Ivan chuckled, "They've known each other for over a decade, but Darin has never been very interested in a romantic relationship. He's had girlfriends over the years, but they always end up breaking up."
"Does Mr. Walsh have feelings for Vivian?"
Ivan shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. He never talks to me about his personal life."
At this point, Ivan paused and said, "According to what you just said, it seems like Vivian has feelings for Darin. Is this what they call 'familiarity breeds affection'?"
Yanis replied softly, "I think Vivian likes Mr. Walsh."
"Vivian thinks that Darin likes you and asked you to design jewelry for her friend just to confirm something," Ivan said.
"Not really," Yanis replied. "She added me as a friend and said she wanted to introduce me to her friends."
"They would make a good match if they were together," Ivan joked with Darin before.
But at the time, Darin's reaction was calm and he had no interest in pursuing anything with Vivian.
He even spoke calmly saying: "It's impossible; I can only be friends with Vivian at most."
So Ivan felt that Vivian's long-standing affection towards Darin was impressive.
For more than ten years of liking someone without revealing any signs is quite remarkable.
Perhaps this sudden display of emotions was due to the fact that Darin went all the way from Manches City specifically for Yanis and stayed there for so long which made Vivian feel insecure.
Yanis glanced towards Vivian and suggested playfully: "Do you want to play matchmaker?"
Ivan shook his head: "No need; if it's not something he wants himself then no one else can change it – especially when it comes down to matters of love."
Yanis simply made a passing comment and seeing how serious Ivan was about it, she didn't say anything more on the subject.
As they chatted away in the hall suddenly all lights went out leaving them in complete darkness except for emergency lighting strips along walls illuminating their path forward
Almost instinctively Yanis moved closer towards Ivan who remained unfazed by everything happening around him - instead he looked back towards where Zane stood earlier only now realizing he wasn't there anymore
Just as Ivan was about say something regarding Zane's disappearance from sight - out of nowhere appeared someone familiar walking straight toward them
Without alerting Yanis or anyone else present - slowly but surely - inch by inch - step by step- until finally reaching an area close enough where both could see each other clearlyZane and Yanis had distanced themselves from each other.
As Zane stood beside Yanis, the entire hall went completely dark.
Yanis instinctively reached out to grab Ivan's arm.
Zane timely held onto Yanis' hand.
When Ivan held her hand, Yanis hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Ivan, did the power go out?"
Zane didn't say anything but pulled her closer into his embrace.
Yanis reflexively tried to push him away but as Zane got closer, she recognized his familiar scent and froze. "Zane?"
He hummed in response and lowered his head to kiss her lips accurately. "It's me."
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