Even he picked up her calls, he would hang up without talking much. It lasted for about a year, until Rose called her and told her that Harry got married. That was when she realized she had lost this man.
Yolanda bitterly and deeply regretted her decision.
Hearing a sob, Harry looked up from work and found Yolanda weeping on the couch.
He put the pen down, and walked to her. "What's the matter?"
Yolanda kept crying without a word. Harry bent down, but he failed to say anything.
Suddenly, Yolanda flung herself into Harry's arms. Unprepared, he almost fell down, but he took a step back on the right side and kept their balance.
"Harry, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry and I regret so much. I beg you. Please come back to me. Please..." Yolanda weltered in tears. Harry closed his eyes to hide the pain inside.
He pushed Yolanda away and insisted it was too late.
To send Yolanda back to the villa, Harry finished work earlier.
The villa was very quiet. Mrs. Du was not there. He could not found Lola on the second floor either.
Looking out of the window, he saw Lola, Mrs. Du and two other servants were talking by the pool.
Harry changed clothes and went to Lola. "Harry, have you seen Naughty?" Yolanda was searching around the living room, her eyes red from crying.
"It might be in your room. Go and check." Harry walked towards the pool directly.
Before he got there, he heard Lola's voice. "It's too late to say that. Get it out now!"
Seeing Harry walking to her in leisure wear, Lola put on a sulky face, as he stayed with Yolanda in the company this afternoon.
"What's going on?" Harry stood beside Lola.
"Look..." Lola pointed at the pool, where a lifeless cat was floating.
"Ah!" "Naughty!" Yolanda came out at one point and saw Naughty in the pool, letting out a scream.
Harry frowned and took his top off by the pool. Then he jumped into water and took Naughty out.
It was indeed too late. Naughty was already stiff.
"Naughty, wake up. Naughty." Yolanda wanted to stroke the dripping-wet Naughty with her trembling hands, but dared not to do so.
"What happened? Harry looked at Mrs. Du and the other two servants coldly.
"We have no idea, Young Master. It was My Lady who asked us to take Naughty out. We didn't know that Naughty are ..." Dead. The younger servant answered. Her name was Betty Fei and she had been here only since they moved to this villa.
"Lola Li! Why did you kill Naughty?" Yolanda accused Lola of killing her cat immediately, while actually Lola had no idea about the accident.
"Don't sling mud at me! I didn't do anything. You should have taken better care of your own cat!" Lola rolled her eyes at Yolanda.
"Harry! Is this your so-called wife? Someone who killed Naughty just because she didn't like it? I should have sent it away..." Yolanda firmly believed that Lola had killed Naughty. She was the only possible suspect.
"Hey, your cat is dead, but it's not my fault. Okay? I just passed by and I didn't do anything. What's wrong with you?" Lola got anxious, and looked at the silent Harry.
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