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This morning, Louisa decided to just stay at home. Don't want to do anything either. Still wearing her pajama sleep, she was lost in thoughts that felt very frantic. She still didn't understand everything that was happening right now to her. Of course. Everything changes. What was fine at first, now, for Louisa nothing was okay. And Louisa felt so overwhelmed. She tries sobhard to overcome everything that she is feeling as well as what she is thinking. But everything feels just in vain. Louisa was holding the wine bottle in her right hand. She was currently on the balcony of her room, alone. Henry, it's been almost two hours away from Louisa's house for the reasons that even Louisa doesn't want to know. Louisa couldn't even sleep well last night thinking about the things that Henry and Jane had talked about. She had never thought that between Henry and Jane there was something going on. She couldn't even bear to just imagine about it. Louisa took a deep breath. She felt so weak because of love that she felt for Henry. And unfortunately, that is not the hallmark of Louisa's life for a long times. 'I feel so weak and helpless. But why?" Louisa muttered. She kept asking herself what was really going on. It was as if now everything was spinning and crashing towards her. And for the umpteenth time she felt crushed. Drrrtt Drrrtt Louisa's cell phone vibrated and immediately startled her. She immediately put the bottle of wine on the mini table, and grabbed her cell phone deftly. It was a call from Lenore. Louisa immediately picked up the voice call. "Yes, Lenore? How are you?" Louisa tried to make small talk. "I'm fine. Everything is under control. How about you? Is everything okay? From what I heard right now, from your voice, it seems that you are a little drunk." Lenore answered in a tone of voice that remained cheerful there. The same as usual. Louisa suddenly frowned slightly. 'Um… well, just a little. But, I'm fine, of course. Everything is just fine." 'That's good then… because I need you to stay well to come to the party I'm having tomorrow night." Lenore explained. "Party? I never knew that you were one of the partying types before." Louisa slightly changed her tone to sound cheerful even though she didn't feel cheerful in the slightest. "Hey, don't assume that about me." Louisa laughed lightly when she heard Lenore's answer there. 'I'm not really a party person, but this was a very special party for me. Especially for Miliana." "Miliana? So this is Miliana's party?" "Of course. Women really like to party and confuse all of the men. I can't even bear to listen to all her wishes regarding tomorrow night's party. Alright, I'll say it more clearly right now. Tomorrow night is my and Miliana's engagement party." Lenore explained emphatically. Louisa who heard that momentarily fell silent, with her lips slightly parted. Didn't think that Lenore and Miliana would actually formalize their relationship to a more serious level. It was something that made Louisa feel happy to hear that too. 'Jeez, you and Miliana are getting engaged?" Louisa still couldn't believe her ears this time. 'Oh my God, Louisa. That's right. Me and Miliana too, we're both getting engaged. Isn't that a great thing to hear about? I've been waiting for this day coming since seven years ago. I'm so excited, so is Miliana. Now she doesn't have to worry about the continuity of the relationship between the two of us." "Oh, Lenore. I'm very happy to hear that. Congratulations to both of you. And of course, I'm coming tomorrow night to your engagement party. Is there a dress code and such? Because I'm sure, Miliana will really take care of things in such great detail, of course." Louisa didn't even notice she was putting on a cheerful face right now. I don't know if it was just the happy effect of Lenore and Miliana's engagement or maybe the effect of the alcohol she had drunk earlier. "Fortunately not. I'm very grateful for that. If there is, then I'm sure there will be a lot of people who won't want to come to our party." Louise laughed. 'Okay, I just wanted to let you know about this. Don't forget to come at eight o'clock at night. Make sure you also dress up beautifully, and come with your lover. So that you are not alone at this party full of old relationship couples. See you later, Louisa." "See you later, Lenore." Lenore turned off the voice call and left Louisa still smiling with her thoughts wandering. She was happy for Lenore and Miliana's happiness. Of course. But to come to their engagement party with Henry? Louisa felt it was impossible. She became doubtful, can Henry really be trusted at this time? Before long, Louisa raised her gaze to the sky which was still bright with its blue color. "Mom, Dad... I'm so sorry. But, I have to go back to being the old Louisa again. This time, I will give no mercy. I will prove that I am not a weak woman who wears a mask to look strong and cold." Louisa took the bottle of wine and drank a few sips of the liquid in it. Then began to rise from his sitting position. 'Let's see, what I can do to you all. Louisa, this is a very good time to be able to reveal evidence, about who is the perpetrator of the burning of the Tomkins House data center building. Anything related to the continuity of Tomkins House, I'll sort it out on my own. It's going to be a lot of fun, isn't it?" Prak Louisa slammed the wine bottle on the floor, and made the bottle shatter and its contents scattered. She didn't even care that her leg was starting to bleed from the shards of glass that came from the wine bottle there. Both of Louisa's gazes lit up. Full of emotion. 'You think I'm a stupid woman who will always be in your evil plans? I won't let you play with me never again. You guys don't really know me as Louisa Tomkins yet." *** Louisa finally decided to come to Tomkins House company alone. By driving her own car, Louisa could feel a little calmer now. She didn't even care about her cell phone which he immediately turned off before leaving for the Tomkins House company. She didn't want to be bothered by the messages or calls that Henry was getting for her. She had to finish everything. Louisa walked in with the cold aura she had all along. And of course, it came as a shock to all the Tomkins House employees who stared at her. It had been a long time since they had felt the cold aura possessed by Louisa, and now they felt it again. Louisa stopped walking when she was right in front of Mrs. Grace. Louisa looked at him with a sharp gaze. It was as if the Louisa Tomkins from five years ago was back there again. While Mrs. Grace looked fearfully at Louisa. "Boss? Is there anything I can help you about?" Mrs. Grace tried to say something even though it sounded very stuttering there. "Yes, Mrs. Grace. Actually, you can help me with this one." Louisa answered with a slight smirk on her lips. Mrs. Grace blinked her eyelids in confusion and curiosity together. "And what was it about, Boss?" She asked again. Although there was a feeling of fear that had filled her entire body. 'Could you tell all the employees of Tomkins House to quickly gather into the hall? I want to announce a lot of things right now. And yes, don't forget to immediately prepare an LCD projector in the hall at once. Can you do all that???" Louisa explained in her cold and even tone. All the words that came out of her mouth at this time even felt very sharp in Mrs. Grace. Louisa didn't even care about the look of fear, curiosity and confusion being the one that almost all of her employees there had. "Of course, Boss. I'll do it right away." Mrs. Grace nodded her head in a very fast motion. 'Good, I will wait in my room. And when everything is ready, give me a call." After saying all that, Louisa quickly walked away to enter her office. Walked over to her desk and opened the bottom drawer, to be able to retrieve the CCTV videotape. Louisa gripped the tape tightly, then started to turn on the laptop to play the video. Everything is still safe, and fine. Louisa felt this was the right thing she should have done since she first discovered the video. But she feels cheated and falls into an absurd plot instead. 'Boss, everyone has gathered in the Hall room." Mrs. Grace who came from outside her office. "Okay." Louisa immediately took the tape again, and walked out of her office. Walking together with Mrs. Grace headed for the hall on the sixth floor of the Tomkins House building. Louisa saw that almost all the employees she worked with were already there. Without exception. Louisa even saw Henry who was standing far at the back, as she decided to continue walking forward, towards the direction of the hall podium. Louisa was now standing right on the podium, and was staring in all directions at her employees. 'Thank you all for taking the time to come to this hall. Because I'm going to say quite a few things to all of you. So that not only I know, but you also know it." Louisa looked at the reaction of her employees who were looking at her confusedly, and some of the others whispered to each other. 'I will show you a video which I should have shown you all a long time ago." Louisa walked over to the LCD projector that was available there, and inserted the tape. 'I found it after the Tomkins House data center building fire incident last time. And I really hope that all of you... will watch this video together, and confirm it. Perhaps, you will understand what I said earlier." Louisa stood up straight after placing the tape there. Her face had a smile on her face, but everyone knew it was the old Louisa Tomkins. The cruel, cold, and untouchable. And she's already back again. "Then please watch this video everyone, in particular, especially you, Jane." Louisa displayed a grin that she hadn't shown in a long time.