Chapter 182 Stepping Away is Also a Way of Expressing Love

She may be suffering inside but she tried to put on a face of enthusiasm in the office. She has to act
professional at all times for herself and also for Nicole.

But Zoe could see right through the Lola's outer self. He has known Zoe for a long time. He paused his
thoughts and said, "Lola, if you are free tonight, why not have a drink with me to relax?" Zoe painfully
stood in front of the window and looked at the view outside.

Whenever Lola was sad, he was even sadder.

Zoe wanted to say it even louder: Lola, please allow me to protect you for the rest of your life!

But her mind was full of that man anyway. That man has everything one can ask for. Power, wealth,
and fame among many others. Besides, what could he possibly give her to ensure her happiness when
he himself was at a mess?

He did not have the courage to tell her his feelings. He feared that once he opened his heart to her,
everything would change between them! He could not risk letting her go.

The office door slowly closed from the inside. Harry looked at the mess on the floor and instantly felt
sorry for her.

He was here to commence the turnover of command but ended up trying to fix all of these. Lola looked
so upset while talking to someone in the phone. She has been like that whenever she was alone.

Lola laughed dryly. She and Zoe could still hang out like the old times, merrily drinking in the bars in D
City. However, she and Harry could no longer go back to the times when they were intimate with each
other, passionate about making one another happy.

In a burst of harsh reality, her dry laugh finally broke into a sad weep. No matter what she do and will
do, Harry was no longer hers to keep.



"Zoe, I really love him. I love him very much." Her voice was incredibly weak and the words hurt both of
Zoe's and Harry's hearts deeply.

"Lola, I love you very much as well." Both of them had a moment of comfortable silence.

"Lola, sometimes stepping away is also a way of expressing love." There are different ways of showing
one's love. Some would show it by being faithful and loyal companion. Others express it by stepping
away for greater courses.

Lola paused, looked at Zoe with tears in her eyes and then said, "Stepping away?" She murmured to
herself, "I thought of it, you know, I tried to let go of him. But it never worked. Never once did I
successfully let go of him." She was really happy whenever she was with him. The happy feeling was
the most genuine feeling she had in her lifetime.

Sometimes, they get into heated argument. Even then, she still felt safe and at home when her eyes
linger on his handsome face.

Zoe heard how her voice has been so weak and his heart became filled of sorrow as if someone was
cutting his flesh with a sharp knife. If Lola was unhappy, how could he just stand right here and do
nothing about it?

"Don't be sad. Do not give up until the last moment!" In his mind, Lola is a tough, strong girl who would
never quit. She never gave up!

Do not give up until the last moment? She knew that. She was just very heartbroken right now.

"Let's find a place and drink all these sorrows away!" She refused to keep her feelings inside. The
loneliness will just burn her from the inside. It will slowly kill her and she needs to stay sane for Nicole.
She needed to find a place to drink and dance, so that she could feel better and vent her sadness out.



Somehow, she sensed that there was someone else in the office. She could trace a scent she was very
familiar with. Lola quickly looked up and found no one but her own reflection on the office window. The
office was empty and she was still alone.

Only the sign that read "Knock before you come in" hung on the doorknob and it was swaying slightly.
She was too caught up in her thoughts. She could not even be aware of her surroundings anymore.
She has to do something about this.

In the night club.

The dance floor was full of beautiful people. It smelled of sweat, but the lively music made you forget
that. Lots of women and men were dancing their hearts out on the floor. The music was becoming so
loud and fierce. The whole floor was boiling with excitement.

Lola was in the booth seat at the corner. She was holding a liquor bottle and there was another empty
bottle lying in front of her. She had been drinking nonstop since they arrived here.

Zoe lit up another cigarette and gazed at her in silence. He did not drink anything tonight.

He could not afford to drink as he still needed to drive her home safely later. He might not have the
attention of Lola but he had promised himself that he will protect her at all times.

Lola finished another half bottle of liquor and was now too drunk to understand anything.

Lola was now completely drunk and Zoe grinned bitterly. She had been uttering the word "douchebag"
for so many times tonight and had gradually becoming her favorite word.

He knew very well who she referred to. Until the last moment of her passing out, she was still
murmuring one name: Harry.



He envied Harry so much. Not because of his wealth and power, but because of all the love and
attention he got from Lola. He thought Harry did not deserve all of these.

Zoe put out the cigarette and carried the sleeping Lola out of the club.

He walked towards to his Benz, opened the car door and laid her down on the back seats.

He stood by the car and instantly remembered something. He forgot a very important one! "How could I
forget to ask about her address when she was still sober?"

If he turned to his so-called father for help, he would sure to get more unnecessary trouble to himself.
All right, fine. He would simply bring her to a hotel first.

But Zoe did not know that everything was seen by the man sitting in the black Maserati not far away
from them.

Zoe checked Lola into a hotel room and laid her down on the luxury suite bed. He took off her shoes
and tucked her nicely into the sheets.

Then he sat quietly on the sofa by the bed and let his eyes linger on the beautiful woman in the sheets.
Lola was quiet at first, and then she started turning around restlessly as if she was in great pain.

She tossed around in the bed for a couple of minutes, then suddenly, she sat up and walked on the
floor with bare feet.

Zoe quickly brought a pair of slippers for her and muttered, "What's wrong, wear your slippers first."

Lola covered her mouth in a quick motion and stepped into the slippers. She anxiously pointed to the
bathroom and Zoe immediately understood.

He stepped over and opened the door for her.



Lola vomited hard in the bathroom. Zoe felt sorry for her and opened a water bottle for her to drink
when she's done.

He also went out and asked for hot tea from the hotel service desk.

Lola was in the bathroom for over ten minutes. When she finally came out, she confusedly took over
the water bottle from Zoe. She staggered back to the bathroom and rinsed her mouth there.

Lola was really drunk and could not tell who was standing in front of her. She opened her mouth and
asked with a goofy smile, "Harry, is that you? You came back." She placed a hand on Zoe's right
shoulder.

Zoe looked at the red-faced Lola and a sense of pain completely seized him. After all, in her eyes, she
only saw Harry.

Zoe helplessly shook his head but to his surprise, Lola giggled and circled her hands around his neck.

"Harry, please do not be with Yolanda, alright? She is the most evil woman!"

Zoe pulled away Lola's arms and gently hugged her, "Girl, you should behave and go to sleep now."
Patiently, he sweetly whispered in her ear.

Lola walked towards the direction of the bed. But it was not long before she got up and walked into the
bathroom again.

She struggled back and forth the bathroom and the bed for over two hours. She drank all the hot tea
but it was not very helpful. She kept on throwing up.

In the end, Zoe gave up and decided to send her to the hospital. Hearing this, Lola miraculously felt
asleep on the bed like a peaceful angel.



She held on to Zoe's arm and was no longer murmuring Harry's name.

Zoe scratched his ear. He really had heard enough tonight to the point that he thought his ear was
going to bleed.

Lola's phone started ringing inside her bag. Zoe carefully pulled his arm out of Lola's hands and
reached for the phone.

He did not hesitate to answer the phone for her.

Outside the hotel.

The Black Maserati was parked by the road. Next to the car were a dozen of cigarette butts. Harry was
standing here since the moment the two walked into the hotel.

Harry tried very hard to convince himself that he should not go inside the hotel and interfere with Lola's
life. He has done this to himself. After all, she deserved to have her own life.

However, his clenched fists revealed his true feelings. Lola went into a hotel room with a man! What's
more, that silly girl was drunk to begin with!

He could not possibly imagine what was going on inside that room. Who was he to judge and to take
her away from that man?

2 and a half hours later.

A military car urgently pulled up next to the black Maserati. The people stepping out of the car all
walked straight into the hotel in a hurry.

She held on to Zoe's arm and was no longer murmuring Harry's name.

Zoe scratched his ear. He really had heard enough tonight to the point that he thought his ear was
going to bleed.

Lola's phone started ringing inside her bag. Zoe carefully pulled his arm out of Lola's hands and
reached for the phone.

He did not hesitate to answer the phone for her.
Outside the hotel.

The Black Maserati was parked by the road. Next to the car were a dozen of cigarette butts. Harry was
standing here since the moment the two walked into the hotel.

Harry tried very hard to convince himself that he should not go inside the hotel and interfere with Lola's
life. He has done this to himself. After all, she deserved to have her own life.

However, his clenched fists revealed his true feelings. Lola went into a hotel room with a man! What's
more, that silly girl was drunk to begin with!

He could not possibly imagine what was going on inside that room. Who was he to judge and to take
her away from that man?

2 and a half hours later.

A military car urgently pulled up next to the black Maserati. The people stepping out of the car all
walked straight into the hotel in a hurry.



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