Echoes of Unrequited Love

Chapter 195

Well, I can’t fault Wallis for her line of thinking, but it just doesn’t sit right with me to constantly bug Darren, you know?

Right after hanging up the phone, I hightailed it to the hospital.

Standing at the door to the ward, I could hear Jason’s sporadic thanks. Peering through the glass door, I caught sight of Darren, who was meticulously adjusting Jason’s pillow, while in front of Jason was a neatly arranged spread of two dishes and a soup.

And the containers of the dishes, not takeout ones, looked quite familiar.

After a moment, it hit me–last time Darren rocked up at the office with a big ol‘ lunchbox, he used the same set of dishes.

So, Darren had whipped up Jason’s lunch with his own two hands?

I knocked on the door at an awkward moment.

Seeing me, Darren stood up and coolly asked, “All done with your stuff?”

I glanced at the meal, feeling a tad sheepish, and said, “Thanks for making the trek.”

“It’s not big deal,” Darren said with a smile playing on his lips and in a warm tone. “I just checked with the doc. No bones about it, no serious damage. He’ll be right as rain in a few days.”

then I heard Jason add, “Next time… don’t… don’t

all,” Darren leaned in, making eye contact with Jason, and patiently

to bug Darren with this little errand, so I tried to stop him.

hang out with

as if it was all in a day’s

and me in the ward, he gave me a meaningful look and said, “Xaviera… that kid Darren… he’s

murmured

on… thank

probably thinking it wasn’t quite right to send Darren

out of the ward.

me, and it took me a

11:381

Darren was nowhere to be seen.

getting puzzled, a

Aaron’s situation, but there’s no way I can make it to the blind date tomorrow

afternoon.”

Blind date?

I don’t need anyone meddling in my love life, besides,”