All Chapters of Love in the dark: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Zoey felt her cheeks redden and as she was hesitating, there was a ping from her phone again. Even Zoey could sense he was running out of patience through the phone. “Hurry up.” Zoey was not sure if there was anyone else in the office. She looked around nervously and pushed open the door to his office. As soon as she entered, she was greeted with the familiar scent of tobacco. Laurence was wearing a pair of glasses he rarely wore. The golden frame sat elegantly on his nose, which gave him a distinguished yet mysterious air. He casually removed his glasses, his demeanor intimidating even without saying anything. He wore a black shirt that highlighted his narrow waist and broad shoulders, neatly tucked into his pants which emphasized his long and slender legs. Laurence absently tugged at his tie and asked, “Are you in a hurry to leave?”Zoey looked at the clock and reminded him politely, “Mr. Scott, it’s already late.”It was already past ten, which meant she would arrive home around

Zoey used to think he would never care about her, but yesterday he admitted that he had feelings for her. She knew he wouldn’t say that just to please her.The elevator door opened with a ding. The basement parking was brightly lit. However, it looked very empty. Zoey sat in the passenger seat with a blank face, her thoughts drifting away. She only returned to her senses to say thanks when Laurence reached over to put on her seatbelt. They were out of luck today as the car wouldn’t start no matter what he did.Zoey looked at him and asked, “Is there something wrong with the car?”Laurence frowned and unbuckled his seat belt.“I’ll go take a look.”Zoey sat in the car and watched as he opened the bonnet. Laurence seemed to have knowledge of everything. After some time, he returned to the car and explained, “There’s something wrong with the engine. We’ll call a cab.”Zoey nodded.The wind was howling outside the company. The air felt cold and frigid against their skin. Zoey wrapped the s

The glimmer of hope she had slowly died out.Zoey thought she would not be disappointed if she held no hope. She touched her face, unsure of her appearance.“Am I pretty?”“Very.” Laurence examined her features and snorted. “Are you asking on purpose?”Zoey did not mean it that way and shook her head.“Nobody likes me.”No one was ever interested in her since high school. Others would receive love letters, but she never did. Zoey slowly felt that she must not be that pretty. Laurence did not believe her and thought she was just being humble.Zoey met his eyes and said earnestly, “It’s true. Nobody liked me, and they all hated me.”She was not really popular at that time. Although she tried hard to remain unseen, she felt her classmates deliberately avoided her. Even her deskmate rarely spoke to her. “You can ask Shawn if you don’t believe me. We were classmates.”Laurence did not dwell on this matter.“Maybe they don’t have taste.”Zoey was lonely for most of her high school life. Sh

“I can’t afford to pay you.”Laurence’s lessons would not come cheap, and Zoey kept a close eye on her expenses. Even though she had feelings for Laurence, she couldn’t bear to spend any of her money on him. “I’ll just pick things up by studying.”Laurence gripped her chin. Her lips were still bright red from being bitten earlier. Unable to stop himself, he leaned in to kiss her again until she finally let him past her clenched teeth.Zoey’s breathing was ragged. Her ears burned. Laurence then said in a low voice, “Studying will take too much time. I can give you a discount.”“How much?” Zoey probed.Laurence stuck his fingers up. “Five hundred an hour.”Zoey went silent.Laurence didn’t like how she deliberately avoided his gaze. He was someone who insisted on his own standards of propriety, and he wanted her to look at him. He forcefully tilted her chin up. “I’m already giving you a bargain.”Zoey hadn’t thought his prices too high; she had thought them too low. It was indeed a good

Just as she was about to speak, however, Zoey swallowed her words and opted to devise an excuse. “It’s not that; I just feel a bit cold.”Laurence turned up the thermostat and touched her hand again. It seemed to be as cold as ever. He frowned, seemingly displeased. “Layer up more if you’re cold.”Zoey wasn’t paying attention as she nodded. She knew that she hadn’t stepped on anyone else’s toes, and Sarah wasn’t childish enough to send gory pictures to her to scare her. It was most likely someone had mistakenly sent them to her.Zoey was now a bit more collected, and so she continued her studies under Laurence seriously. Time flew by. It took an hour for Laurence to explain all the words Zoey had marked earlier. She pulled out her phone and transferred the agreed five hundred dollars to Laurence on the spot. He accepted the payment without protest.Zoey was taken aback. She had thought that he would decline out of embarrassment.Laurence couldn’t stop his chuckle when he saw the blank