She was sure of it now. She really heard Harry's voice. She sat up on the bed and stared at the man.
...
"Ah! He could still find me even if I used my sister-in-law's identity card to rent a room? His abilities are really exceptional!" Lola thought in dismay.
"Mr. Si, don't disturb me while I am sleeping! Leave me alone!" She complained like a child. And then Lola, once again, lay in the bed. With the air conditioner on, the air of the room was so cold that she didn't feel hot when she covered herself with the quilt.
So, she tightly wrapped herself in the quilt again.
Harry sat down at the bedside, reclined beside her and comforted her, "Honey, you ran away from home just because of that simple mistake of mine. Are you really a good wife?"
When she heard him, Lola suddenly sat up again and stared angrily at him. "What simple mistake? If I have an affair with a man outside our relationship, could you still think that's just a simple mistake?" She retorted.
Harry's face suddenly became serious and replied, "I won't allow you to do this! You can't even try to make an assumption!" He also didn't want her to imagine such thing!
"Harry Si, I don't want to see you now. Get out of here!" shouted Lola. She then lay on the bed once more, with her head covered by the quilt.
Harry held her along with the quilt in his arms and said, "If you don't want to see me next time, you can kick me out of the house and you stay home. Will that be okay?" She couldn't leave their house.
If he still couldn't persuade her, then he had to make a threat to her. This was for her own good anyway.
"Kick you out of the house?" asked Lola. She pulled the quilt away, and stared at him. "You're so thick-skinned that even if I beat you, you won't get out of the house! Don't you try to fool me, Harry?" she said.
Harry looked at her, could not help but laugh and answered, "Honey, let's go home. Come on, now." Since he couldn't remove the quilt from Lola, Harry carried her together with the quilt in his arms and walked towards the door.
"Let me go! I don't want to go home with you!" Lola shouted frantically. She was so disappointed and just kept struggling. She was still angry and didn't want to go home with Harry. She just wanted to be by herself for the meantime.
He suddenly stood still and whispered in her ear: "Tonight, the bodyguards failed to watch over you. I'm going to peel off their skin and throw them to the river to feed to the fish." Of course, he just wanted to scare her. That was just a mere threat. Since Lola was safe in the hotel, he would, at most, just dismiss them.
Lola was silent and looked at the man in front of her in disbelief. "Harry Si, how could you be so heartless?" She was so dismayed and scared. When she remembered that man whose tendon had been pulled out at the V Hall, Lola believed that Harry would do what he just said. He was a man of his words!
"Right. I'm heartless. You're safe in the hotel today. But if something bad happened to you because they ignored their work, I think it is merciful of me to treat them this way!" said Harry. He didn't deny that he was heartless. But he also never admitted that he was a good man.
And then, he added, "If you go home with me, you can decide what's the best for their future!"
... When Lola stared at the man who looked as calm as usual, she gritted her teeth in dismay. "Harry Si, you're so cunning...and cruel!"
"Thanks for the compliment!" said Harry. He raised the corners of his mouth and smirked.
... Lola was disappointed and immediately got down from him. She put on the black dress which she wore when he came here and obediently left the hotel with Harry. She didn't have a choice, anyway.
When Joey, who leaned against the car, saw that Harry and Lola coming out of the hotel, he put out the cigarette butt and opened the backseat door.
As they approached him, Joey pretended to be very respectful. "Mr. Si, Mrs. Si, please!"
"Thank you!" said Harry. He was in a good mood because he succeeded in taking his wife away. Thus he didn't mind thanking Joey.
However, Lola discontentedly stared at Joey and believed that Joey must have helped Harry find her!
When he saw her suspicious stare, Joey was confused and wondered what he did to infuriate her.
When they returned to the manor, it was already around three o'clock in the morning.
Lola was really tired, so she took off her clothes, crawled to the bed and fell asleep.
When Harry came out from the bathroom, he saw that Lola was already sound asleep. She looked very lovely as the quilt was wrapped around her body.
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