Chapter 183 Freeing Himself


    "Hey, Jordan." Jordan stopped when he heard the deep familiar voice.


    He turned around and saw the man leaning against the Maserati. Jordan''s eyes had something very


    complicated and anxious in them.


    "How long have you been here?" He noticed the cigarette butts on the ground and thought to himself


    that Harry must have been waiting here for hours. But howe would he actually let L stay in the


    same room with another man? Knowing Harry, he could not risk something bad to happen to L.


    Harry put out another cigarette butt and reached for another. He was getting very worried and smoking


    was his only way of repressing his emotions. Unfortunately, the cigarette case was already empty and


    he had run out of cigarettes. He slightly shook his head and looked at Jordan: "Just go and pick her up.


    Pretend that you never saw me here."


    Jordan thought of what happened during the day, silently nodded and briskly walked into the hotel.


    Inside the hotel suite, Zoe wiped L''s face with a warm towel and helped her with the sheets.


    Just at that moment, somebody knocked on the door and he went to answer it. Outside the door stood


    a man in a tidy military uniform. He must be L''s elder brother, thought Zoe.


    "Hello. I am L''s elder brother." Jordan briefly examined Zoe from head to toe. This was the first time


    they met. He heard his sister mention that she had a close male friend. He must be the one then.


    Zoe stepped aside and said: "Hi. L is now sleeping inside. You''d better take her home then."


    Jordan nodded and walked into the suite. He saw his sister lying on the bed. Next to the bed, there


    were a basin full of water and a clean towel.


    He carried his sleeping sister in his arms and started walking towards the door: "Thank you for taking


    care of her. We''ll pay you back for whatever expenses you must have had." He extended his sincere


    gratefulness to Zoe.


    "No need for that. L and I have been friends for ages. It is my obligation to help her out." Zoe picked


    up L''s bag and decided to take off with them.


    The two carried the sleeping L out of the hotel and stopped by the road. Zoe asked, "Where is your


    car? I''ll help carry her bag." He walked a few meters ahead and saw a military jeep. That should be it.


    However, he also noticed a ck luxury car next to the jeep. A man was leaning against the car with


    his hands in the pockets of his trousers. The figure seemed to be familiar.


    Harry saw Jordan and a girl in his arms. He made sure that L was doing fine and then sat in his car.


    He couldn''t risk L seeing him right now. Without saying anything, he started the engine and drove


    off.


    Zoe''s eyes followed Harry''s car as it disappeared into the distance and then he opened the door of the


    military jeep. Jordan helpedy L into the jeep along with her bag onto the back seat and then he


    bid goodbye to Zoe.


    The jeep drove off as well.


    Zoe stood still as both cars went out of his sight. A strong sense of destion seized him and he felt a


    tinge of loneliness.


    He was in love with her for so many years and yet he never dared to show her his love. He did not


    have the guts to let her know.


    He would smile when she was happy and he would feel sad when she cried.


    He would never forget the day when he first met L. She was such a charming girl with a very bright


    smile.


    With one look at her, he knew that he has given his heart to her forever.


    However, she never returned his love. She first had a crush on Mike and then on Harry. She never


    loved him back. Never did she paid any special attention to him.


    A speeding car dashed pass him. Zoe''s desire of freeing himself from all the disappointment got even


    stronger.


    He tried hard to pull himself back to reality. He convinced himself that it was not the right time for him to


    go crazy. Thepany needs him and L needed him even more. He just had to be the best friend


    that she could have.


    Jordan brought L back to the vi without waking up someone. Afterying her in bed, he returned


    to his study room.


    He sat in the chair and lit up a cigarette. In the darkness, Jordan remembered that his sister also had a


    close friend Wendy and another woman.


    He thought of all of these and finally came to the conclusion that he would forget that woman and marry


    Wendy instead. He would treat Wendy with full respect. He should not let his marriage upset his sister.


    It was getting dark andte.


    Meanwhile in Crescent Spring, Harry could not fall asleep as well. He worked veryte in his study.


    Before he left, he wanted to sort out allpany matters so that L would not stress herself


    anymore. He needed to relocate two capable assistants from the headquarters for her.


    The workload of a CEO was really overwhelming. She would get very busy. The only thing he could do


    for her was to get two skilled assistants to help her out.


    In the middle of all these, his mind eventually got a bit exhausted. He thought of L''s beautiful and


    adorable face and could no longer concentrate on his work. He frowned and closed his eyes in


    distress.


    Harry sighed and reached for a cigarette. He lit it up and felt into deep thoughts.


    L was woken up by Jordan the next morning. Her head was aching like hell. The hangover fromst


    night''s drinking was something she has not experienced before.


    "You should take a day off. How about resting at home for today?" Jordan looked at his sister with care


    as she rubbed her head in pain.


    L shook her head and declined: "No, I can''t. I have a lot to deal with at work." Harry was leaving


    soon. He sure had a lot to hand over to her.


    After she became the new CEO, her job would considerably be moreplicated and stressful.


    Jordan agreed and said: "Then you should dress up. I have asked Mrs. Yuan to cook you some soup to


    ease your hangover."


    L nodded in appreciation: "Thank you brother. By the way, how did I get homest night?" She


    asked him in a small voice.


    "I went there and picked you up." He also ran into Harry but chose not to mention this to L.


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    L nodded: "Does father and mother know about this?" She drank so much that all her memories of


    the previous night were gone.


    Jordan shook his head. L was quite relieved and she went to the bathroom to dress up.


    In SL Group.


    L showed up in an elegant ck dress as she walked the corridors of thepany. She was warmly


    greeted by the staff.


    "Good morning, Miss Li!"


    She nodded and walked fast towards the elevator.


    The staff started gossiping behind her back.


    "Do you guys think that there is nothing going on between Miss Li and Boss Si?"


    "I don''t think so. Four years ago, they used to have a history. It was quite sensational." "I heard that not


    long time ago, the mother of Boss Si actually came to thepany to straighten things up. At that time,


    Boss Si confirmed that he was the father of L''s child!"


    "Yeah! I heard about this as well. I think President Herren is involved too!" "Miss Li has stirred up quite


    a mess around here!"


    "Not in a good way. Rumor said that she had an affair with Joshua from the Design Department. I think


    she is quite slutty."


    ... Since L was no longer in their sight, they dared to gossip behind her back about almost anything.


    A few words flew into L''s ears but she ignored them and walked straight into the elevator. She didn''t


    care what other people will say anymore.


    Harry was going to leave her anyway. What else could she do? The important thing was to do her role


    as the new CEO and that was it. Inside the empty elevator, L''s face was full of uncertainty and


    disappointment.


    In the morning meeting.


    L tried very hard to concentrate on her work and efficiently sorted out tasks for her subordinates.


    She controlled herself from ncing at Harry who sat in the chair she used to sit on.


    When the meeting was dismissed, Harry called out to L and said: "Miss Li, pleasee to my office,


    I have something to hand over for you to do."


    L stopped on her tracks without looking back. She simply nodded and replied, "Sure thing, Mr. Si!"


    She walked away and left Harry alone in the meeting room.


    He gazed at the ce where he usually stood when presiding over the meetings. Then he thought


    about L, and how she just recently did his usual work. It felt like she was standing right next to him


    and he couldn''t help but extend his hands to touch her.


    But there was nothing. L was in an entirely new ce and this was his fault.


    Harry stood from his chair in great distress. When he returned to his CEO office, L was already


    there waiting for him.


    He closed the office door and gazed deeply at the woman who was fixing the papers on the desk.


    "Miss Li, are you ready?" He stood in front of her and asked her the question without any hint of


    emotion.


    L was confused. Ready for what? Was he referring to her taking over his work? "Not yet. I don''t think


    I would ever be ready for that."