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Layla's eyes remained glued to Nolan's as she stayed unblinking. His icy blue eyes staring deep into her brown ones.

Layla soon realized that they've been staring into each other's eyes for quite a long time which made her quite uncomfortable.

She cleared her throat loudly stepping out of her reverie.

"Why were you crying earlier?" Nolan suddenly asked.

Actually that thought has been bothering him as he just couldn't understand her behavior earlier.

She was crying when she was not hurt and even wished that she was the one hurt instead.

"Because I was worried about you.." came Layla's honest reply and a dry laugh vibrated out of Nolan's mouth, which left Layla in amusement.

This was literally the first time she was seeing him laugh.

"Worried!!" He chuckled with a sneer.

She was the first person that had ever told him those words, that she was worried about him.

Most people looked up to him for protection not to worry about him.

"You don't have to be worried about me, Layla, worry abou