Chapter 577: 577

“Done?” He asked, leaning his side to the door’s jamb .

“Oh god . . . ” Lexi patted her chest as she nearly forgotten that she was inside someone else’s home . Moreover, she didn’t hear Louis Lu’s footsteps, hence the slight surprise . “Yes, I am . ” She answered along with her heavy exhale .

“Let me help you,”

“Thank you . ” Stretching her lips a little up, Lexi slowly stood and stepped aside . Holding her hands behind her, she watched Louis Lu entered the bedroom and headed directly to the suitcase — placed on top of the bed .

“You should have asked for more suitcase, this one is not enough to pack all her belongings . ” As Louis Lu carried the suitcase out of the bed, he commented as he cast Lexi a side glance .

“You sound like you don’t want to see her permanently, Lou . ” Lexi frowned as she followed him out of the bedroom . Yet, Louis Lu didn’t respond anymore and walked down of the stairs with silence .

When they reached downstairs, Louis Lu put down the suitcase .

“Maybe,” Louis Lu replied before he headed to the set of sofas with his hands shoved inside his pocket .

Lexi’s gaze followed his figure before it shifted to the empty wineglass and two bottles of wine . By the looks of it, the first one was already consumed while the other one was still unopened .

“Lou,” a heavy sigh escaped Lexi’s lips as she shook her head . “You guys need to talk it down when you’re both calm . ” Lexi slowly headed to the set of sofas and perched on the long couch .

Glancing at her concerned front, Louis Lu poured himself a glass of wine . “We already did . ” He flatly responded and then picked up the wineglass . He then leaned his back against the single seater sofa and rested his leg over the other .

“What I mean talk is not just talk, but a conversation with an open heart . ” Sighing, Lexi slightly frowned at his rather relaxed demeanor .

For a moment, Louis Lu stared at Lexi without a word . After some time of sharing nothing but silence, Louis Lu sipped from his wine bearing his natural elegance .

“I know it’s not my business and I am being meddlesome but Lou, don’t hurt yourself and have regrets later for not doing things you should have done . ” Since he wasn’t saying anything, Lexi advised once again .

She knew that she was meddling with other people’s problems . However, she was truly concerned about these two .

Lexi knew that Ethan Lu held these two close to his heart . Therefore, she was trying to be a good friend and cousin-in-law in her husband’s stead .

Moreover, this reminded her of Morris Liu . . . a lot . Lexi would be lying if she said she has no idea that Morris Liu didn’t have feelings for her .

She knew Morris Liu; she knew him full well that even if she pretended not to know, she couldn’t . However, the saddest part was she could never force herself to like him just like before because there was another man dominating his heart — Ethan Lu .

Still, Lexi felt Morris Liu’s regrets and pain back in Mr . Tang’s birthday event . She just chose not to speak about it further and acted as if she has no clue . Regardless, Lexi knew that while she moved on and was now happily living with the love of her life, Morris Liu lived in contrast .

Perhaps that was one of the reason Lexi tried to avoid the man . She didn’t want to show him pity — that’s the least he could do for him .

“Things I should have done . . . ” Under his breath, Louis Lu faintly scoffed at the thought . “Did she tell you the reason why she’s leaving?” Slowly, his gaze returned to Lexi as an inexplicable glint flashed across his eyes .

Lexi, for a while, pressed her lips together as she shifted her eyes on the wineglass that he put down . “She did . ” Lexi nodded .

“Did she tell you I scare her?”

“Yes,”

“Did she tell you I want Dylan dead?”

“Yes,”

“Did she also tell you the reason I want him dead?” One after another, Louis Lu threw a series of question, which Lexi answered truthfully . Considering Louis Lu’s bluntness, Lexi didn’t want to lie even if it was a white lie .

However, his last question made her pause . It was not like she didn’t know the answer but, for some reason, she hesitated if telling him the answer was a good decision .

“Lou . . . ” Biting her lower lip, Lexi’s eyes softened as she felt bad for the man before her and the woman waiting for her in her car .

“I want him dead because he crossed me . ” As soon as Lexi muttered his name, Louis Lu indifferently scoffed as he answered his own question . “He touched my woman, violated every part of her body, terrorized her mind — do you think I don’t have enough reason to kill him?” Cold and emotionless, Louis Lu justified his action by throwing hurtful facts of how Dylan Lu did to hurt him and Victoria Tang .

Lexi wanted to rebut, yet words were stuck in her throat . How would she respond to him? There were no words that could calm him down, nor she entirely knew what he felt .

She studied him and despite the raging fire within his pair of eyes; it has a touch of pain in it . Therefore, how could Lexi shove that he should also try to understand Victoria Tang’s feelings if he too was hurt, gravely?

“And yet, she told me not to hurt him — why?” At this point, his tone turned colder as the surroundings’ atmosphere got heavier .

“Lou, you don’t underst—” Lexi panicked sensing the change of atmosphere yet, she didn’t finish her sentence when Louis Lu’s gaze sharpened and stood from his seat .

Instinctively, Lexi also jolted from her seat and took a few steps back while he strode closer to her . “Lou?” Alas, after taking a few step backs, Lexi stopped her tracks as she believed that he wouldn’t do anything to her .

‘Lou will not hurt me . Lou will not hurt Ethan . . . ‘ Lexi repeatedly chanted inside her mind .