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Lara called her mother and told her not to wait for her. she was going to be with Joey for the night. They went to a newly opened restaurant to have dinner before going home.

This restaurant was typical of Ning Zou's restaurant. Ning Zou's was a famous chef recognized in the whole of central province and abroad. No wonder his restaurants were most reckon with among the wealthy people of the province. The waiter and waitress have a custom made uniform and tag which made them unique among their counter parts in other restaurants.

Ning Zou had become an old man now who hardly accept contracts and when he does, it costs millions to Yuan to hire him.

The owner of this restaurant was an apprentice of Ning Zou and his restaurant bears a lot of similarities to Ning Zou's.

As they entered and took a seat. A waiter walked toward them to take their orders. They ordered for sweet and sour pork. The waiter soon returned with two plates of food.

As soon as Lara saw the food, smelled the aroma and the vapor emanating from it, she salivates. Joey threw a glance and saw her eyes bright, he smiled silently, he knew how much she likes this food.

Picking her chopsticks, Lara gulped down her food. Joey watched her finish quietly and gently push his plate of food to her. She looked up at him and realised perhaps she had finished her food too soon. She shook her head to Joey to indicate she's full but he would not listen, rather, he tooth the chopstick and shoved food into her mouth.

After two bites, she decides to feed him too. He obediently opened his mouth and accept the food.She continued until the plate was almost empty, then she stopped.

Joey had the habit of not emptying his plate when eating. He ascribed it to poverty and Lara had long known of this habit of his. They talked and went home.

When they got to Joey's Villa, the light in the sitting room was on which puzzled Lara. No one had access into the house except she and Joey. Why is the light on then? Before she could ask Joey any question, he gave an answer to her thought "She's probably watching a movie or something".

She?, who was Joey reffering to? Who's the She in the villa?. Without giving her a chance to ask him any further questions, he lifted her off the ground and placed her on his shoulder as he turned the door knob.

As Joey turned the knob and entered, Mu Xin stood up to meet him but froze when she saw that Joey was carrying a lady.

Without as much as a glance, Joey Strode pass her and went up the stairs. Lara saw the tear filled eyes of Mu Xin and Chuckle. Joey didn't put her down until he got to the master bedroom.

"So she's the 'she' you were reffering to? '' Lara asked as soon as her feet touched the floor. "Mum...m" Joey grunted as he tried to remove his tie.

Lara went over and helped him with his ties and unbuttoned his shirt. He went in to take a shower and when he came out, his hair was wet as drops of water fell to his shoulder. Around his waist was a white towel, which allowed for full glaring of his long hairy straight legs. He was wiping his hair to dry as he stared at Lara who was momentarily lost in her thoughts.

"Not going for a shower?" Joey asked . Who's question literarily brought Lara back to her sense. She felt shy of her Shamelessness and blushed. As she tried to pass by him, he held her and hugged her tightly that made Lara almost suffocating. He freed her and cuped her face with his palm "tell me, what you admired the most. My body or me?".

Lara blushed the more, she shouldn't have stared at him so long. Now his flirting with her. But what different does it make, whether his body or himself, its all the same to her.

She wanted to dodge and run off but he was still cupping her face and staring at her obviously waiting for an answer. "the both" Lara answered and pushed him off, running into the bathroom with a giggle.

Joey chuckled and put on a robe before going out. When Lara came out , she didn't find him. She dried her hair and took a robe from the wardrobe . Climbing into the bed, she covered herself with a guilt.

Joey came back with two glass of milk and handed one over to her, she sat up quickly and drank the milk Joey lay beside Lara and held her to sleep. He put off the bedside lamb and waited a long time until he assumed she's asleep. He stood up quietly, and opened the door and went to his study.

Lara opened her eyes with a grin, he must have thought she's asleep already. For her to have meet a man like Joey, it was a fortune accumulated for ten thousand generations.

Lara tossed on the bed as she remembered the past, how she had meet Joey. "Speak!" Joey had ordered, staring at her with that cold heffy height which emanates a cold chilling aura.Shivering, "am sorry sir but your drink has been drugged. I didn't want to do it but I was force at gun point when I refused the initial offer of money" Lara had said hastily.

" who ordered you to do it?". Joey asked and stared at her irritatingly.

"I don't know him he was putting on a mask" Lara said tearfully". "why are you telling me this?" Joey asked with a hoarse voice. "I don't want you to be hurt. I had to find a way to warn you" Lara explained huriedly. "Mmm...mm I see" Joey mused. His next words froze her as tears poured down her cheeks: