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Louisa was silent in her office with her eyes vacant and her head lowered. Her facial expression had hardened ever since. She was now sitting in her chair and facing it towards the office balcony. Her back to her desk and office door. The palm of her right hand tightly gripped a drinking glass filled with whiskey liquid. Her mind was still wandering. She tried to think clearly, but her efforts seemed futile. She didn't manage to get those images of Henry and Jane hugging out of her mind. All of that was very annoying and sickening. And she couldn't even describe it in words. 'Boss, are you inside now?" The voice called out to her from outside her office. And Louisa instantly lifted her head. Louisa believed that it was Jane's voice. She didn't want to talk right now. Not with Jane. Not with Henry either. And not with anyone either. Instead of answering Jane's call there, Louisa chose to raise her right hand and immediately drank the whiskey left in the glass. Her eyes moved wildly. She feels so emotion. There was a burning feeling in her throat and in her heart right now. Click Click Louisa glanced at the door to her office which she was trying to open. Then the next thing was a faint knocking sound. "Boss? Are you inside? We…" Jane's voice over there was silent for a moment. "I mean, Henry can't go inside, Boss." 'Henry..." Louisa mumbled. Her mind was unfocused once again now. "Let me." Henry's voice interrupted there. 'Miss Louisa? Are you inside? Allow me to enter, Miss." tok tok "Miss Louisa?" Henry called once again. And Louisa couldn't take it anymore. I'll just act normal. I had to keep quiet, gathering information about Henry and Jane. And there is a relationship what happened between the two of them. Until then, as much as possible I should remain as usual. Louisa's mind spoke. Before finally hurrying, Louisa put the glass on the table, then walked closer to the door of her office. Louisa slowly opened the door, and tried to calm her beating heart. When Louisa opened the door, she could see Henry's face so close to hers. "Henry?" She muttered. "Oh my, Miss... why haven't you answered my calls earlier?" Henry asked, describing his concern immediately. Although of course it would be very difficult to hold back again. 'Um… I just overslept a little. So, I didn't realize if you called me. I'm so sorry. But I'm so tired today, that I unconsciously fell asleep on my desk," answered Louisa, trying to explain the lie well enough. Henry seemed to be silent for a moment. He felt strange about Louisa's behavior, but didn't want to say anything. Especially when he noticed the smell of Louisa's breath which smelled of alcohol. Of course, that depicted the obvious, that Louisa had just drunk alcohol. As for Louisa, she was starting to feel awkward. In front of her there was still Jane who was silent watching the two of them. Louisa decided to look at Jane. "Jane? Are you just going to stay there and not going back to work?" Louisa asked firmly. Jane looked taken aback by the rebuke. And immediately put an awkward smile on her lips. "Um, of course Boss. I mean, I'm going back to work. Then, I'll excuse myself first..." she answered who immediately ran to her desk there. Louisa sighed. She lowered her eyes. This is a difficult situation for her. She couldn't just pretend that she didn't care or wasn't jealous of what her eyes saw was. However, this felt a little sickening and embarrassing for a twenty-seven year old woman like her. She's too old to be overprotective about love. But she couldn't help it at all. And Henry hadn't even stopped to look at her ever since. And it felt even more awkward. "Wanna... go inside??" Louisa tried to open another conversation with Henry. While leaning a little against the wall, so that Henry could enter his office there. Henry nodded his head, before starting to slowly walk into Louisa's office. When Henry was inside, Louisa immediately closed the door and turned to look at Henry. Likewise with Henry who was already staring at her. They were both silent. "I know that you're mad at me, Louisa." Henry suddenly spoke. Louisa was tensed. Could it be that Henry knew I was jealous of him? Louisa wondered in thought. Henry looks slightly lowered his head there. "I know, I didn't contact you according to my promise that day. And I'm so sorry . . . my family business in Hampstead is taking up so much of my time, and I feel so helpless. I just opened my phone this morning, and it turns out you've been sending me a lot of messages. I am truly sorry. I should have kept my promise to immediately inform you…" Henry explained with a worried and worried look on his face. Louisa blinked her eyelids a few times. She breathed a sigh of relief. "It's okay Henry. I can understand that family matters cannot be abandoned. I'm not upset about it. I just feel worried, when you don't reply to the messages that I send. I'm afraid something bad will happen to you, and I won't be able to figure it out." And Louisa didn't lie about it. While still upset and jealous, she couldn't lie if she wasn't worried about Henry. Henry started to put a small smile on his face. Then started walking slowly closer to Louisa, before finally hugging Louisa's body tightly. Louisa was silent and returned Henry's hug there. Gently, Henry kissed Louisa's lips, then whispered, "I miss you so much, Louisa..." *** "Miss Louisa." Louisa and Henry instantly turned their heads towards the front yard, where Leo was seen walking hastily toward them. Louisa looked curiously at a map that was in Leo's hands there. "Yes, Leo? What happened?" Louisa asked seriously. 'Someone sent this folder this morning for you, Miss. I didn't have time to give it to Miss, because Miss already left very early…" Leo replied, handing a gray folder to Louisa. Louisa immediately accepted it, then stared at it for a moment. "Thanks, Leo. You can go back to work now…" Louisa gave a faint smile. "Of course, Miss." After that Leo, went back to continue his work. "Let's go to the house first..." said Louisa to Henry who was standing right next to her. "Come on..." Henry once again grabbed Louisa's palm and walked together into the house. Even so, Henry's mind couldn't stop thinking about the contents of the folder in Louisa's hand. Of course he felt very curious about its contents. Once inside the house, Louisa let go of Henry's hand slowly. 'I want to go to my room first, to clean myself and rest for a while. Okay?" "Of course. In that case, I'll also go to my room first too. Then I'll cook something for the two of us for dinner tonight." Henry answered before finally giving Louisa a soft kiss on the lips. "Take the rest, Babe..." Louisa smiled and walked straight to her room. Likewise with Henry who entered his room. Louisa put the folder on her bed, and decided to clean herself first in the bathroom. After twenty minutes, Louisa came out of the bathroom in her casual pajamas. When combing her hair right in front of the dressing table, Louisa's gaze fell on the folder that was still lying on her bed. Louise sighed. 'If it's a work matter, then it shouldn't be sent directly to the house. Besides, I didn't see the slightest sign of the folder's sender's identity there…" She muttered. Louisa immediately put the comb she was holding onto the dressing table and walked towards her bed. Then sat there, and held the folder in both hands. The folder is gray with a black wax stamp that locks it. Louisa frowned. Slowly, Louisa opened the wax stamp and took out the contents in the folder. There were sheets of paper and an envelope in it, and Louisa immediately put it on her bed. "Taking pictures?" Louisa muttered with an irregular feeling. Louisa's right palm lightly touched the photos. All the photo sheets scattered on her bed were pictures of her. Everything is taken remotely. Most of the photos contain when Louisa is alone and some when Louisa is with Henry. 'W-what do these photos mean? Why does everything contain my photos?" Louisa muttered with worry filling her feelings. Hastily, Louisa opened the small envelope containing the letter that was also in the folder. Louisa started to read the contents of the letter that had the contents written on it in red ink there. 'Did you think it could be that easy to hide from me LoLo? I can find you easily, wherever you are. It doesn't matter if you're alone or with your bodyguard. You will always be under my care, LoLo.' Louisa's hands immediately trembled after she finished reading the contents of the letter. She could even feel her body starting to tremble violently with anxious feelings filling every part of her body at this moment. Her eyes were glazed over with tears starting to well up. No. This is not possible. Louisa's mind spoke.