Love You Can’t Say

Saying so, Dennis got up and went downstairs.

I was stunned for a while, not knowing what to say.

…

Dennis didn’t come back until the night. Alex had taken Clarie Bear home with him, and I lay in bed all day, having trouble falling asleep.

When he came back, it was already early morning. He frowned slightly when he saw that I was still awake, “Did you get some sleep, babe?”

“I am about to sleep.”

He started speaking with an “mhm.” “Turn off the lights and go to bed!” He walked up to me and kissed me on the forehead, slowly.

He said in a deep voice, “I have to go to Country M and come back tomorrow afternoon. Have a good night’s sleep, okay? Nanny Daisy has already come, so just tell her what you would like to eat, and sleep well. Don’t stay up late, or I will forcefully take you to the hospital myself when I come back.”

“Why are you going to Country M suddenly?” It was so late already – Why was Dennis leaving for Country M now?

He smoothed my hair and said in a warm voice, “I just have to go there and deal with some minor matter – That’s all.”

I frowned. Usually, if it was not a big deal, he basically would not come to me with an explanation but send me a message, instead. But he came back today and told me in person, so it was probably a quite serious problem.

Pulling him, I said, “What’s wrong?”

He laughed and kissed me on my forehead, “Did you prepare something special for me as a romantic farewell?”

I…

“Dennis, you rascal!”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

He smiled, “I’m your husband, not a rascal. This is called flirting, babe. Rest well at home, and make it up to me when I come back!”

Dennis George, you did always say everything calmly and confidently.

Seeing me blushing, he didn’t say much, and said, “Marcus is waiting for me downstairs, have a good rest, and wait for me to come back!”

He grabbed a jacket and went out with a few belongings. I was going to follow him and see him off.

But I was then pressed on the bed by him. “Listen to me, babe. Have a good rest!”

Shortly after he went downstairs, I heard the sound of the car engine starting. And he drove off away.

I was lying on the bed, and just as I thought, I could hardly fall asleep, especially with Dennis not around, it was even more impossible for me to fall asleep.

I stayed up until dawn. When I got up, I was groggy – I felt dizzy after walking a few steps.

Nanny Daisy was cleaning up in the kitchen, and when she saw me stumbled, she quickly stepped forward to help me.

“Ms. Clara, were you not being able to sleep last night? Why are there such big dark circles under your eyes?”

I rubbed between my brows, and my shoulders and waist were sore. I sat on the chair, looked at Nanny Daisy, and said, “Daisy, can you please pour me a glass of water?”

She nodded immediately, poured some water for me, watched me take a few sips, and said, “I’ll make some porridge for you in a while. And after you finish breakfast, you should go back to your bedroom and have a good rest. If you still can’t fall asleep, I’ll take you to the hospital.”

I nodded lightly. My shoulders were sore and uncomfortable, probably due to a lack of rest.

I took out my mobile phone and called Jackie Wells. The call got connected after ringing a couple of times.

“Ms. Clara, I’ll be there in about an hour. I have to deal with some stuff at home, so there might be a few minutes’ delays.”

I was supposed to meet with her yesterday, but because of my health condition, it got postponed.

Toward the phone, I took a breath and said, “I may not be able to make it today. Could you come to the T Villas instead?”

She paused and nodded, “Sure!”

“And on your way here, can you please stop by the hospital and pick up my prescription? I need the sleeping pills.”

“Are you okay?”

“I have trouble sleeping lately.” Continuing to endure like this was not the right way.

She paused, then said, “I’ll be there in thirty minutes.”

I hung up the call. Nanny Daisy served some porridge. Seeing that I was not in a good mood, he asked worriedly, “How about I accompany you to the hospital?”

I shook my head, “No!” It was caused by a lack of sleep. After a body check, the doctor would always advise me to take a good rest, and nothing else.

After a pause, I looked at Daisy and said, “By the way, I have a friend coming over in a while. Please prepare some fruits and pastries at noon.”

She nodded and asked me to finish my breakfast.

Because I didn’t get enough sleep, I barely had my appetite. After a few bites, I was no more in the mood to continue eating.

I went ahead and sat in the living room to watch TV. When Jackie arrived, she saw that I had dark circles under my eyes and said, “I thought you have been feeling better. How are you feeling now?”

I rubbed between my eyebrows and spoke, “Dennis is recruiting a secretary for the headquarters in City P. Are you interested?”

She was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise, “Secretary to the president? Doesn’t Mr. George already have Toby? Besides, Mr. George never hired a female secretary before.”

I took a sip of water. My head was buzzing, “The company is going to expand after the new year holiday, and there are a lot of minor things that Toby doesn’t have time to handle. After all, you used to work in the George group, and you know Dennis’s temperament, so it is more convenient to work with him again!”

She was puzzled, “Ms. Clara, your workload at the Gibson’s is not busy now, why wouldn’t you consider going back to the George group directly?”

“I don’t have to worry too much about the work at the Gibson’s now, but I won’t join the George group again – I have other plans for myself. But it’s okay, you can turn it down if you don’t want to join once again!”

She shook her head, “It’s not that I don’t want to, I work in the Lewis group, and to put it bluntly, I can’t even compare to a receptionist. I am very lucky if I could return to the George group to become the secretary to Mr. George, but Ms. Clara, the Lewis family doesn’t need me…”

“Don’t worry about it!” I had done everything that should be done, and I had gone through all the punishments that I deserved.

Now that the new year had come, everything had to start from scratch all over again.

Hearing what I said, she was stunned, handed me the sleeping pills she brought for me, and said after a pause, “Steve Pearson doesn’t know much about Mr. Bennett and Mr. George’s history. But according to him, when Mr. Bennett was a teenager, he fell in love with a girl. That girl was Mr. George’s cousin. Later, the girl committed suicide by jumping off the building for unknown reasons. It’s been a long time since it happened, but Mr. Bennett probably never moved on from what happened. So he wanted to cause some trouble for Mr. George’s work.”

I couldn’t help frowning, “Just to create some trouble?” It had been more than ten years since Mario Bennett was a teenager.

Besides, Dennis’s cousin? Didn’t Uncle Andrew have no children?

What was really going on?

This was getting even more complicated now.

She nodded, paused, looked at me, and said, “I have kept an eye on Nova Pearson recently. She hasn’t seemed to be in contact with anyone else, but Mr. Bennett. But a while ago, she went to City P once. I am not sure what she was up to there, though.”

“Are you still going to City P after the new year holiday?”

She nodded, “She must have been in touch with the Gibsons. Hank Gibson used to have an assistant named Rose.”

I answered with an “Mhm.” Nanny Daisy served some food, and I took sleeping pills after a few bites during the meal. This way, as soon as the sleeping pills kicked in, I could go straight back to the bedroom.

I didn’t wake up until the early morning. Daisy seemed to have been waiting for me to wake up.