I'm Sorry My Love Novel

Chapter 533

Once the couple was gone, Zoe looked away only to meet Daniel's gaze. She cleared her throat and pulled her hand away. "It's not that serious. I can walk by myself. You don't have to—"

"I can hold you in my arms if you'd like."

Zoe whispered, "Please don't."

Daniel propped her up and helped her walk, and they left the hospital.

Zoe stared outside the window on the way back. She had nothing to say to Daniel. Once she was home, she lay on the bed and took the pills and glass of water from Daniel. After she took her pills, she said, "Thanks. There's nothing for you to do here anymore, so you can go back now."

Daniel tucked her in. "I'm not leaving."

Zoe sat up. "What?"

Daniel held her shoulders and pushed her back down gently. "You need to rest for a bit. Doctor's orders. I'll be taking care of you. I'll sleep on the couch outside. I won't get in your way."

Zoe quickly waved her hands. "It's alright. Nana sent one of her servants here to take care of me. She's a good cook. I appreciate the thought, but I don't need it, Daniel."

"She can make breakfast and lunch for you. But what about dinner? Or supper."

"I can—"

Daniel continued, "And you don't have to trouble anyone if you have me."

Zoe frowned. She was about to say something, but Daniel interjected, "And this is my responsibility too."

Zoe lay back down. "True." We both had fun. I can't be the only one to take the pain. What's more, I don't want to trouble Alice. I'm not the one paying her after all.

Daniel smiled and took the glass. "I'm going now. Call me if you need anything."

"Sure."

Daniel turned the lights off, and Zoe heard him closing the door. She turned to her side and stared outside the window where the streetlamp shone.

Daniel placed the glass on the dining table and turned off the rest of the lights in the house. He then lay on the couch. It was a small couch, so he felt cramped sleeping on it. He turned around and curled his legs up, then he hugged his shoulders and closed his eyes.

…

When Leanna got to the company the next morning, a worried Raymond hurried over to her. "We have trouble, Miss McKinney."

"What is it?"

Raymond was hesitant to talk, but a few moments later, he said, "Mr. Ollander went for a negotiation last night. He had too much to drink, and…"

He had too much to drink? I have a bad feeling about this, and Raymond is looking worried. Leanna tensed up. "And then what?"

Raymond lowered his voice, "And he sexually assaulted one of the waitresses. The girl just got out of college, and she's threatening to call the cops."

Leanna slammed the table and shot up from her seat, shaking with rage. "You knew the b*stard would do this. Why didn't you stop him?"

Raymond fidgeted. "I left early because I had something to do. I-I didn't expect this to happen. A-And it isn't the first time he has done this. I-I thought he would have known better."

Rage flowed through Leanna like lava. She clenched her teeth so hard that she could crush them. "It wasn't his first time?"

"Things like this would happen back in Mr. Crossley's time, but usually the partnering company would arrange everything before Mr. Ollander made his way there. Maybe they didn't coordinate things properly this time."

"Didn't coordinate things properly?" Leanna laughed mirthlessly. "Do you really think that's an excuse? That girl just graduated college. She's young enough to be your daughter!"

Raymond heaved a sigh. "I know it's unacceptable to you, Miss McKinney, but this is unavoidable in our line of work. As long as consent is given and the terms are agreed to, nothing would happen."

Coldly, Leanna said, "Unavoidable? I never heard scandals like these happening in Pearson."

"Um…" Raymond hesitated for a moment, then he answered, "It used to happen a lot, but Mr. Pearson saw it once, and he got rid of almost everyone who was involved. Since then, nobody has tried to do things like this anymore."

"So, you're saying this happens because the management is weak." Leanna calmed down a lot. "So, Leroy allowed something like this to happen."