Chapter 54. Consoling Davion

At last, Davion reached home and dragged his tired body towards the bedroom. It was 11:30 in the night and everyone would be fast asleep, thankfully. He would just crawl into bed and doze off. The next morning, he could wake up early and escape to his office to avoid Sofia. However, the moment he walked into the room and saw Sofia curled up in one corner of the bed, he forgot all his resolutions. He could see that she was wide awake. Every now and then her body trembled and as he went nearer, he realized that she had been weeping.

Davion's heart went out to her and he just walked up to the bed and stood in front of her.

"Sofia!" he said softly, almost in a whisper. Sofia looked up at him with wide eyes, unable to believe that he was actually here.

"Davion? When did you come?" she asked, wiping her tears as she sat up on the bed.

"Just now. Have you been crying?" he whispered hoarsely, sitting in front of her, his eyes taking in her tear-stricken face. Sofia