part0319

"Fuck! Do you think I could just believe this right away? I saw it with my own eyes! My mother pointed at her before she died." Harry slammed the glass onto the wall. It fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

His mother hated Lola. But a dying woman would be honest, right? He knew his mother. She has a good heart, too.

"Stop quarreling, you guys. Harry, the first thing you need to do is to find out the truth as soon as possible. Start fresh with this matter and use your logic, not your emotions." Samuel tried to talk them out of fighting. As a lawyer, he was the known pacifist of the group.

Harry himself did not believe that Lola would kill someone, not to mention that the person who was murdered was her mother-in-law.

There must be something wrong. The truth must be found out soon. Otherwise, both Harry and Lola would be in great conflict with this.

Harry sat on a chair. He picked up a bottle of unopened white spirit, opened it, and poured it directly into his mouth.

Harry drank a half bottle of it and lighted a cigar, letting himself be intoxicated by the alcohol. His mind was playing crazy thoughts on him and he wanted to escape from it.

It was quiet for a while as none of them spoke a single word.

Harry opened another bottle of spirit and handed it to Chuck. Chuck gratefully took it and started to drink.

"You'd better have no more illusions about Lola. There is only me in her heart. You won't win her. I guarantee that." Harry was not aware that he said this with a very arrogant tone.

But Chuck did. He continued drinking as if he was just drinking water.

He knew how Harry and Lola loved each other. So he has never showed his affection to Lola. Never ever. He just kept away from her. But he was really hard on himself when he was not able to protect her when she jumped off the hospital building.

The truth was if it won't be him who could win Lola's heart, he wished Thomas Herren will. Harry has been hurting her and he just wanted her to forget him. Why should she take the most difficult path?

They seldom met each other. He just occasionally saw her through the television. Because of her conflicts with Harry, Lola has become widely popular. Paparazzi has been all over her and she has been so popular in the social media platforms.

Also, Harry always took her to their gatherings and parties. Whenever he saw her very happy with Harry during those times, Chuck would also feel joyful for her.

He didn't know his feeling for Lola has already deepened until she jumped off the hospital.

He would feel happy for her happiness, and feel bad for her loneliness as well.

Chunk took another sip of the spirit while thinking of this.

"Be good to her. Don't leave me a single chance." Lola never lacked admirers. They were almost everywhere. Lola and her admirers were often the talk of the town in D City.

If Chuck was not a good friend of Harry's, he would have already threw the bottle to his head. That man didn't deserve such a beautiful and kindhearted girl.

At that very moment, Joey arrived. He took the drunk Harry away from the room.

Joey parked the car at the gate of the mansion. He decided to help Harry into the house before he left. He was worried that his boss might faint. He was too drunk.

Harry waved his hand and said, "You just go back. I'm fine." He really seemed okay except for his wobbly legs and flushed cheeks.

Harry took a glance at his watch. It was already past ten. Nicole must have fallen asleep.

He staggered to Nicola's room at the second floor. It was pitch black already.

He turned on the lamp, and saw that the mother and the daughter were cuddling up to each other and were sleeping so soundly.

He gently kissed his daughter on her cheek and lifted Lola from the bed.

Lola woke up in a daze, but she was immediately aware that she was lifted up by Harry and they were walking outside the room. She asked warily, "Harry, what are you going to do with me? Please. I'm already tired and sleepy."

How much wine did he drink? She was almost choked to death by the smell of the alcohol.

Harry took her into the room opposite Nicole's and put her on the ground.

"Lola, You are really something!" Aside from Thomas Herren, his good friend also liked her. She has so many admirers.

He shouted at her with smelly breath. Lola looked to one side and watched the hanging chair in front of the French windows.

"How much did your coffee shop business lose? Lola, beg me! I'll let go of your coffee shop immediately. I promise!" He looked down at the face in front of him, as his alcoholic breath sprayed on her face.

Lola frowned and said, "Just go to bed if you're drunk." She pushed him away.

With his hands on the wall, he said to Lola again, "Lola, I say you beg me! Don't refuse me!"

"Why should I beg you? It doesn't matter even if it was to be closed down..." Harry stopped her before she even finished her words.

She didn't want to beg him? But Harry knew that she would eventually give in.

After a long time, Lola stepped on the chair and whispered, "Harry, I... beg you... to let go of my coffee shop."

He smiled wickedly and threw the clothes in his hand to the ground.

Then he took her back to the bedroom and pushed her over on the bed.

That night, Harry was more gentle than he did several days ago.

Lola felt a bit flattered and didn't know why he suddenly changed. She actually enjoyed it this time around.

She stayed at the coffee shop for two days and found that there were more customers.

She let someone inquire what was going on, and the truth was that other coffee shops had restored their drinks to their original prices.

Was this the benefit of giving in to his desires? He was certainly true to his words.

The days went by peacefully the next few days. Lola just stared blankly to waste away the time or went home early to play with her little nephew. That was her everyday routine.

Harry was so busy recently that he couldn't even accompany Nicole for a good meal.

Someone was knocking the office's door. "Come in." Harry responded without lifting his head.

Joey came in with a mobile phone, "Boss." He wanted to say something but stopped and hesitated.

"I'm afraid you would be rather busy in the next few days." He spoke with a tone of caution.

Harry looked at the files piled up in front of him and said, "I'm already very busy. Just tell me."

Hearing what Joey just said, Harry immediately put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and carefully observed Joey.

"It's the truth." He has never been so nervous before because this could change his life.

Joey told him what he heard from the other side of the phone. "There is no monitor behind the hotel, and there were only small warehouses. But there is a housing development estate away from the hotel. Our people did a house to house and they found something."

"At first, all the people said that they only heard the shot but didn't see anyone. But when our people were about to give up, a junior high school student just came back from school. He said that he was reviewing for a test on the balcony of the house that day. He saw everything that happened."