Love You Can’t Say

“What time will the developer arrive?” I spoke. I served Joey and Clarie some vegetables. These two kids had the same preference in food – They both preferred meat over greens. So I had to make them eat some vegetables, or they wouldn’t help themselves to those at all.

Nathan finished eating, put down the tableware, and said, “Around noon. You should dress smart.”

I nodded. Although I hadn’t done reception work before. But when I worked at the George group before, I had been received a few times by others because of my identity then.

I knew what I should do!

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The next day!

Because I needed to receive guests, I especially wore something that I had brought from Newton Town. In the past few years, I hadn’t bought that many clothes in the HL Area. Even when I did, I would go for those inexpensive ones at the night market. Basically, I didn’t wear branded designs anymore, not to mention customized clothing.

This outfit was custom-made by a famous Italian designer specially invited by Dennis back then. There were many similar ones in the cloakroom. Back then, because I was holding Clarie Bear, I had worn this capable one for convenience when I boarded the plane.

Later, I stopped wearing this outfit after I had come to the HL Area. After a few years in the box, it smelled musty. Fortunately, the quality and design of these clothes worthy of tens of thousands of dollars were top-notch, it didn’t get outdated even after years.

I stood in front of the hotel door waiting for the developer.

Today, Antonia happened to be on duty at the front desk. Seeing me in some high-quality clothes, it was inevitable that she would belittle me.

“Oh wow, now she’s trying to lure the developer after getting into the manager’s pants. What a slut!”

After all, it was a public place, so I just gave her a cold look and didn’t say much.

But after yesterday, she and I had forged some bad blood.

Now, it had become a well-known fact that Antonia didn’t like me.

In front of the hotel entrance, a black Mercedes-Benz S-Class pulled over, This should be the best car that had shown up in the HL Area so far.

Seeing the developer arriving, Antonia took her resentful eyes away from me and waited at the door of the hotel with a standard smile on her face.

All the hotel staff who were available to make it to the reception had come at the entrance and waited for the guest to come out of the car.

I stepped forward, walked to the side of the car, and bent over to open the door for the person in the car.

Before my hand could even get to the door, someone opened it instead.

“Please allow me.”

The man’s voice was low and cold, I was familiar with it.

At the same time, I raised my eyes to look at the person who was speaking. I was stunned for a while, and after a second, I realized that the developer we had been talking about was Dennis George.

Toby was probably surprised too. When he saw me, he paused for a moment. Afterward, he retracted his hand, took two steps back, looked at me, and said, “Please, ma’am!”Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

I stiffened, and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t surprised. I was surprised, but just for a few seconds.

I calmed down and bent over to open the door respectfully.

The man in the car stepped down to the ground with a pair of polished black leather shoes. Then, a slender-built gentleman stepped out of the car and stood there. The man’s eyes were cold and capable.

Dennis looked at Toby coldly, his voice full of displeasure, “Toby, you…” His voice was extremely powerful, but he stopped talking only halfway through, and even his hand in arranging his suit stopped in place as if he had been immobilized.

Everyone was attracted by his sudden silence, and their eyes followed his gaze.

I frowned – I never liked being stared at by so many people.

Dennis’s trance was too long, so long that the people who greeted him thought he wasn’t happy about our reception service.

Toby knew Dennis well. Seeing him looking at me with a deep and obscure gaze, Toby spoke to remind him, “Mr. George, shall we get in first and get some rest?”

Maybe it was my illusion, but I could feel that the man’s body was shaking, either it was out of excitement or anger.

After a long time, he took his gaze away from me and entered the hotel without saying a word, surrounded by many people.

Dennis sparkled and was always in the spotlight wherever he went.

Looking at his tall and straight back, I sighed slightly. After all, now he had now become the stranger I used to know well.

A circle of people surrounded him. If it weren’t for work, I probably wouldn’t be able to squeeze in, so I rushed forward and pressed the elevator.

I didn’t pay attention to my steps, I was tripped over suddenly – I lost my balance and fell towards the front.

Frankly, falling to kneel on the ground hurt so badly. The numb pain made me subconsciously shout “Ouch!”

My shouting wasn’t that loud, though. After all, there were so many people on the site, and it was not strange for someone in the crowd to trip over.

But I didn’t expect that Dennis would stop and walk towards me, pulling me up almost without hesitation.

I hadn’t seen him for four years, and he became more handsome and warm. “Are you all right?”

I shook my head, stood firm, pulled my hand back from his palm, and smiled, “Thank you!”

Then I endured the pain and directly stepped forward to press the elevator.

In the elevator.

Nathan said, “Mr. George, this is Clara Kennedy. She’s in charge of the reception service at our hotel. Ms. Clara has arranged your itinerary for the following days. Please feel free to speak with her if you have any questions.”

Dennis looked up at me, and he spoke calmly after a brief hesitation, “Sounds great!”

However, as Dennis spoke, his hand in his pocket moved slightly. The motion was small. I didn’t notice it at first, but I kept my head down and followed behind him, so I inevitably found out.

After swiping the room card, Nathan went to arrange other things. Toby looked at me and said, “Mrs… Ms. Clara, please go through the itinerary with Mr. George for the next few days. I will go to handle other errands first!”

I pursed my lips. Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t it be Toby and me to go through these things together? Why did he leave Dennis and me to it now?

Toby left. Dennis’s slender body leaned on the sofa, looking a little tired.

It was my duty after all. After a moment of silence, Dennis still didn’t speak. I assumed he was tired and didn’t want to talk about work now.

I spoke to break the ice, “You must be tired just arriving in the HL Area, Mr. George. I will let you get some rest first. I will go over the itinerary with your assistant instead.”

After saying that, I turned around and was about to leave the room.

A low and restrained voice sounded behind me, “Why are you avoiding me now? We just met again.”

I was stunned for a while. I then turned to look at him and said calmly after a brief pause, “Mr. George, please don’t read too much into what I just said. You are our honorable guest. We can always speak about work after you get a good rest.”

Seeing Dennis’s deep black eyes looking at me, I was calm and said with a light smile, “Mr. George, please have a good rest. You are welcome to come to me anytime if you have any questions during my working hours.”

After that, I turned around and left – I was not trying to escape.

From the time I left Newton Town, I had known that there would inevitably be a day when Dennis and I would meet again. With that thought born in mind, I was prepared to face it whenever it came.

Everyone has a past, there was no need to dwell on it.

When I got back to the office, I rolled up my pants to look at my knees. They were sore and numb from the bad pain, both bruised and swollen.