Harry could not stop himself from staring at Lola. She had this rare aura of pure charm and wit as she presided over the meeting. His thoughts took him back to last night as she whispered sweet nothings to him. Seeing that she shone on the stage with confidence and grace, Harry nodded with satisfaction.
She was even better than before. No, I believe that she is slowly becoming better than me!
As the meeting neared its end, Harry said in his usual emotionless voice, "Yolanda and Joseph have finished their work. It is the first broadcast today. If Deputy CEO and General Manager find something wrong, communicate with the film crew as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble!"
Lola and Julie reassuringly nodded at the same time.
After the board was dismissed, Harry, who was always the first one to leave the meeting room, didn't rush to leave. As he stayed, executives didn't dare to leave. They respect Harry too much and because of this, they do not have the guts to be the first ones to leave. Seeing this, Lola sighed and left first. Then the other executives followed suit and left.
Pretending not to notice, Harry saw Lola leave from the corner of his eye. She was always the last one to leave, wasn't she? He waited for her this time. Why did she leave so quickly?
Harry frowned and felt really bad.
After all the others left the room, he stood and began walking back to his office.
Soon after he returned to his office, he received an email.
It was from Lola! She is asking for a day off tomorrow.
He replied, "Tell me what you want to do tomorrow!"
Lola smiled. It was exactly what she waited for. She replied quickly, "I hung out with some man last night. It will be Saturday tomorrow, so I want to make it up for Nicole and take her out!"
She clicked "send" and clenched her fist, hoping he will say that he would go with them!
Trying not to be overanxious, she quietly looked forward to his reply.
Finally, she received a new email and instantly opened it.
"I will meet you at the door of Li Manor at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."
Yeah! With Harry's company, Nicole must be very happy.
Lola blushed and playfully replied, "Mr. Si, drive carefully!"
Lola was not the only one in high spirits. Seeing that she did not refuse his offer to join, Harry was also very happy.
Suddenly, someone knocked at the door and Joey came in, seeing the glee in the face of Harry.
He reported, "Boss, Her Lady called me last night and asked where you were. She is waiting for your call. You're supposed to see Miss Mo off today."
Harry immediately looked grim. Joey's heart jolted.
"Do it for me!" Harry said indifferently. It was obvious that he is still preoccupied with his thoughts of Lola.
... I'm going to see Miss Mo off by myself? This could get a bit tricky. Joey anxiously thought. Joey wiped away the cold sweat, agreed reluctantly and left.
At 7:55 in Li Manor on Saturday.
Holding her hand, Lola led Nicole to the door. Both of them were in yellow jackets. Attractive as they are, Harry could not help but to fix his eyes on them.
He got out of the car and walked towards them. Seeing Harry, Nicole let go of Lola's hand and joyfully ran to him.
"Uncle! Uncle!" Harry smiled. He bent on his knees to pick up the little girl.
Little did they know that at the door of Li Manor, Joseph was holding his mobile phone. He was still in his pajamas. He brought the camera into focus and took many pictures of them.
Harry wore a white casual shirt as usual. He held Nicole in his arms as she kissed him in his cheek and took Lola's hand while walking towards the car.
Even their backs against him, the pictures showed their deep love. Joseph took a dozen of pictures in a row. Then he sorted them out and saved the three best ones.
Ideas circled his mind as he walked back to the villa in slippers. With these evidences in his possession, he had three more chances to negotiate with Harry. Good!
He should think about how to use these conditions the best way possible!
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