Chapter 198 Here... (1/2)

Meanwhile…

Ethan Lu recklessly drove around the city. He didn't have any destination nor did he thought of having one. The emotions rampaging inside his heart was too overwhelming that he didn't know what to feel anymore.

”I love her…”

”What are you to her?”

”You don't mind me telling her this…?”

These words kept on repeating over and over again inside his mind that made him step on the accelerator even harder— reaching the maximum speed of his vehicle.

He didn't care about the loud honks outside as he overtook other cars on the road. He couldn't care less as Morris Liu's words rang much louder.

The way Morris Liu uttered his sentiments... there wasn't any difference with how Ethan Lu says those words to the same girl he was pertaining. If Ethan Lu heard it from someone else, he would not be threatened. However, it was delivered by Morris Liu; Lexi's first love, the man that she loved that she was willing to surrender everything, even her own life.

Therefore, how could he keep himself calm? His brain worked in wonder as he recapped the pieces of information he amassed from their tense meeting.

First, Morris Liu did those horrible things to Lexi to divert the attention of the man named Kong Shuren; an underworld boss who was, in fact, the real owner of the Liu Empire.

Second, because of Lexi's stubbornness, his friend had to take extreme measures to push her away. However, he didn't expect that Lexi would commit suicide in the end.

Lastly, now that Kong Shuren was gone and Morris Liu was still preoccupied dealing with the last will of that said man— then what would happen next? After he was done and he finally regained his freedom? What would be his next move? Pursue Lexi?

Ethan Lu's unwillingly turned paranoid with the thought of Morris Liu coming into the picture, again. Maybe he was being selfish, but he didn't want him to breeze right in Lexi's life again because of the 'ifs' and 'buts'.

In spite that Ethan Lu acknowledged and respected that Lexi had her own decision of who she was willing to accept in her life and not, alas, the fear of the possibility that she might waver and choose Morris Liu in the end after knowing his real reason TERRIFIED him.

Ethan Lu loves her so much that he was afraid to lose her. However, no matter how pissed he was at his friend— Ethan Lu could not just throw away the years he has been friends with Morris Liu. After all, he treated him as his own big brother and what happened to him and Lexi— his heart ached for them while his mind was justifying that he shouldn't.

”Damn it!” He cursed loudly as he pounded on the steering wheel with great force. By doing this, his car suddenly turned, almost crashing into another vehicle. He heard a wild honk from outside yet, he didn't care as Ethan Lu only sped away.

After a long drive circling around the city, Ethan Lu found himself parked in front of the club Lexi went. It has almost the same exterior just like Chris Yu's nightclub.

”Damn you, Morris Liu.” He cursed under his breath while still clutching on the steering wheel.

If this was before, he would shamelessly without any reserved show himself to her. But now, for some reason, even if his heart yearned for her, part of his stopped him— afraid that he would tell everything to her.

One of the many reasons why Ethan Lu was too frustrated about the matter was because he wanted to be a hundred percent honest to her. However, even if he still wanted to do that— tell her that Morris Liu had this huge dilemma and he loved her, then, what will happen to him?

It was not that Ethan Lu didn't trust her, but he's too terrified to lose her. He's afraid of these uncertainties because, in the first place, he was just the guy that she started to like. Hence, how could he compete with the man she loved all her life?