Shawn looked rather reluctant, but still, he dragged his feet over and said that he wanted to apologize to Lola.
Lola was still standing in the house. Beside her, Logan chuckled. “Go on and see what he has to say.”
Truthfully, Lola didn’t want to talk to Shawn. However, he then called out to her again, so she had no choice but to
go out.
Shawn’s expression was a tad complicated when he spotted her. Never had he imagined that the matter would be
blown into pieces at her hands. In his opinion, her family was just average, so while she had friends in authority due
to her former profession, he wasn’t at all afraid since all those people were bound by the law. He didn’t believe that
he’d be on the losing end, nor did he believe that they’d surreptitiously make things difficult for him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever, never had it crossed his mind that Logan would be the variable in this. He didn’t take him seriously back
then, but he’d been put in his place today. Although he didn’t lose his job, he’d been stripped of his position. The
higher-ups didn’t give him a specific reason, but they hinted that he’d offended someone he shouldn’t have
offended, and they even urged him to settle the problem as soon as possible, else his days would be even worse.
This ‘someone’ couldn’t be Lola, so after mulling it over, he concluded that it was Logan who warned him today. He
initially thought that Logan was merely talking big, but unexpectedly, he truly had the ability to make life difficult for
him.
Shawn then cast his gaze into the house, but he didn’t see Logan. At this, rage consumed him. I’ve truly missed
taking him into consideration! If only I’d known about it, I wouldn’t have pestered Lola for so long! He pressed his
lips into a flat line, only apologizing to her after an eternity.
Then, he insisted that he didn’t mean anything, merely reluctant to break up with her since his feelings for her were
real. It was actually no different from the contents of his ‘short essays’ in the past; other than the apology at the
beginning, everything that followed was justification of his actions.
Regret assailed Lola for having come out, for she truly didn’t want to listen to this whole spiel. Thus, when he was
going to continue expounding on his ‘short essay,’ she held up a hand to stop him. “You don’t need to say so much,
Shawn. I’ve made myself clear to you. We’re indeed unsuited, and I’ve told you this.
As long as you stop pestering me, we’ll go our separate ways.” After staring at her for a long while, Shawn finally
nodded. “Okay, we’ll go our separate ways.” The two of them were very blunt, and the matter was seemingly cast
in stone. Lola then whirled around and went back into the house. Meanwhile, Logan was still gazing out with a half-
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsmile on his face. Mr. and Mrs. Long, on the other hand, were embarrassed at once. They were still holding gifts in
their hands, wavering between keeping up the inane talk and turning around to leave. Noticing Mrs. Long’s unease,
Mr. Hunt declared, “Take everything back, for we’re not going to accept them. Also, don’t come here anymore.
Just pretend that we’ve never been acquainted.” Mr. Long nodded. “Sure, sure, no problem.” Without putting down
the gifts, the Longs turned around and left the courtyard. When they’d reached the gate, Mrs. Long’s mutterings
drifted faintly into the air. However, she wasn’t cursing out the Hunts. Rather, she was castigating Mr. Long for his
cowardice, claiming that she’d been humiliated. Regardless, they asked for it!