Looking at Olivia on the ground, Dennis said, “For the sake of Calvin, I can give you the money you want, no matter how much it is. But today, I have to punish you, since you wanted to hurt my wife. You came in with a knife and almost hurt my wife. You will stay in prison for at most three years. Of course, you can also leave City P with the money I give you and never come back again.”
Dennis’s word was ruthless enough to impale Olivia.
Olivia was desperate now, lying on the ground motionlessly.
Toby did bring the police here. There was no monitor in the villa, and Olivia was still holding a knife in her hand. If Dennis really insisted that she wanted to kill me, he could make it true and send her to jail.
But Dennis didn’t say anything. The police just took Olivia away for interrogation.
In the car.
Dennis didn’t say anything. I looked out of the window, lost in thought. When did he come? How many words did he hear after he came?
It suddenly occurred to me that Dennis once said to Olivia that he could give Olivia something, but she shouldn’t ask for it.
Yes, he could give her, but she couldn’t ask for it. The love she asked for was not real love.
The car stopped at the roadside. I was stunned and looked at him, “We haven’t arrived home yet.”
He nodded and got out of the car. Then he walked to a street.
When he came back, he took a box of dessert and handed it to me, “Have a taste!” He said in a gentle voice.
I didn’t take it. I was just looking at the box of delicate desserts and lost in thought.
He pulled my hand into his palm and said in a low voice, “You can scold me, but you can’t keep silent all the time.”
His hands were warm, maybe it was because my hands were too cold.
Looking up at him, I said in a hoarse voice, “She didn’t break into our house. I took her in.”
He started the car, put the dessert in my hand, and nodded, “I know.”
“Why did you ask the police to arrest her?” I had no appetite to eat.
He sighed slightly and looked at me. “People need to remember the punishment. Clara, I can’t stay with you to protect you at any time. I’m here today. What if I didn’t come in time? What would the consequence be?”
“She would stab me!” I said honestly.
He sneered, “Just that?”
“I might die.”
He sighed, “So, do you want me to spend the rest of my life missing you after waiting for you for four years?”
I was silent.
He sighed, “We don’t have to know how bad human nature is, but we have to be prepared. I can’t guarantee if I can come to you in time when she comes to you next time, and I can’t expect when the next accident will happen, so what I can do is to stop her once and for all.”
After a moment of silence, I asked, “What are you going to do next?”
He held the steering wheel and said coldly, “Ask her to leave City P and not come back again. Otherwise, I’ll sue her and let her stay in prison for three years.”
I frowned. “But have you ever thought that she will have more hatred against us? She’s wronged, and we can’t sue her for something she didn’t really do.”
He looked at me seriously and said, “So I’m going to force her to leave.”
I was speechless.
Ok!
This was the best way.
When we got back to the villa, it was already late. I had dinner in the mall and I was not hungry anymore.
Finn had made some food. Clarie was eating bread. When she saw the dessert in my hand, she looked at me with her big bright eyes and said in a low voice, “Mom, dessert.”
I sighed and handed the dessert to her. “Don’t eat too much. It’s not good for your teeth.”
She nodded and smiled happily when she got the dessert.
Dennis looked at me and said with a smile, “it seems that the child will get your love that used to belong to me.”
Ignoring him, I sat on the sofa and looked at him. “How much have you heard when I talked to Olivia?”
Everyone’s soul had makeup covering it. Once someone got close to us, they would find that our souls were disgusting.
He sat on the sofa and looked at me. “Not much. Just a few words.”
“Do you think I’m a bad woman?”
He smiled and got close to me. “Then do you want to be humiliated by her”
I shook my head. “No.”
He nodded and said, “You are protecting yourself. Why do you care so much? People can’t be divided into only two groups, bad guys and good guys.”
He paused and said, “Most of the time, human nature is in the gray zone. There is not only black and white in the world. It is impossible to distinguish between black and white. Don’t separate good from bad, and don’t think too much.”
Yes, it was true.
Well, I had to admit that he was right.
I stood up, looked at him, and said, “I have had dinner with aunt Yara in the mall. You can have dinner with Clarie later.”
He frowned. “You had lunch at noon. Let’s eat together later.”
He said this in a tough tone. It seemed to be a command.
I stood up at first, but after hearing his words, I looked at him and frown. “Dennis, you have a bad attitude towards me!”
He was a little stunned. He reached out his hand and pulled me back to the sofa. I sat next to him, and he raised his eyebrows and said, “It’s good to have dinner with the family, isn’t it?”
It was so funny.
I pouted, looked at him, and said, “You had a bad attitude just now.”
He smiled and said. “You can punish me.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’m not interested!”
“So, what do you want me to do?” He couldn’t help smiling when he spoke.
I thought for a while and said, “Don’t come to my room tonight.”
He was stunned and whispered in my ear, “Can you change another punishment? This punishment is too heavy for me to bear.”
His voice was deep and hoarse, magnetic and sexy.
I shook my head and said firmly, “No.”
After eating the dessert, Clarie came over with dessert pieces on her face. She crawled over to Dennis’s legs and said softly, “Uncle Dennis, you can’t only hug your mother. You should also hug me!”
When the little guy showed up and butted in, I moved a little to make room for her. I cleared my throat and said, “The new year is coming soon. When will you have a holiday?”
Dennis put his hand on his lap, took a tissue to wipe Clarie’s mouth, and said, “After the annual meeting.”
I nodded and didn’t ask more.
Clarie had been with Dennis for a long time, so she liked Dennis.
Finn prepared the dishes and said, “The dishes are ready. You can eat now.”
Clarie was the most excited one. She ran to the table and saw the delicious food on it. She said thanks to Finn in a cute voice.
Finn got along well with her. She held the kid in her arms and kissed her. After picking up some food for Clarie, she said, “Sir, the snow in the backyard has melted, and the flowers have withered. I think we should plant some vegetables. When spring comes, we can eat the vegetables planted by ourselves.”