"Hey, you're fine. It's all over now."
Harry's soothing tone comforted Lola and pulled her back to reality. She unconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck.
"You are Harry, aren't you?" She urged for an answer and her pale face was full of anxiety.
The man wiped away her tears and gazed at her pretty face with sadness. "Yes, it's me." "Be still..."
Her stiff body slowly relaxed under his words.
She had only been with one man. That was Harry. Harry was the only person who had touched her.
But this evening, her body was groped by other men. She could still feel their phantom hands on her body.
"I feel dirty... I need to shower... They... Touched me... Ugh!" The repulsive scene came back to her and she started retching again.
Harry watched her with concern. She must feel really sick about the incident. Silly girl, it's not as serious as she thought. But how could he comfort her?
Harry stood up and fetched a bottle of water for her. He helped her sit up and held the bottle to her mouth.
She felt much more comfortable as he held her in his arms.
He took the water bottle from her hands, and put it aside. Leaning over, he whispered softly in her ear, "Let me help you forget it."
His deep and alluring masculine voice captivated her.
She gazed back into his intense eyes and felt him slowly push her down.
It was getting dark.
Lola's clothes were in disarray. Fortunately, she still had her brother's coat to cover herself up.
She coldly turned down Harry's proposal to check in to a hotel. Harry berated her, saying she used him before ruthlessly ditching him.
Lola was still upset with Harry on her way back to the villa. For her, Harry was just a second choice! He was just a man at her disposal, ready whenever she asked for him. Apart from that, there were no strings attached.
She quietly sneaked upstairs and returned to her bedroom.
The whole incident must be kept secret. She couldn't let her family find out about it. She didn't want them to worry about her.
The first thing she did was to take off her clothes and throw them into the bin. Then she prepared a bath.
In the bathtub, Lola scrubbed her body roughly. She cursed Yolanda numerous times in her head.
But she did feel better when Harry came to comfort her.
She spent almost two hours in the bathtub, staying until dawn.
She climbed out of the cold water and dried herself up. Then she went to check on Nicole. When she returned, Lola closed her eyes and rested for a while. Harry didn't believe her at all. She couldn't count on him, so he had to leave him out of it and confront Yolanda herself.
The next day, Lola came downstairs with bloodshot eyes. Her whole family approached her in concern and asked her about her swollen eyes.
She was deeply moved. Her family was her sunshine. They always gave her unconditional warmth.
Lola beamed at them and pretended that nothing had happened. "Good morning! I was quite busy with company work lately. I stayed up late last night working on it. I woke up like this because of sleep deprivation."
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