He looked at Luna, whose face had brightened and seemed to rejoice, and nodded, “All right, all right. I’m gonna go rest, and I’ll be right back.”
Luna raised her hand and signaled him to hurry back to rest.
As soon as Samuel Lewis left, Dennis pulled me over to the side of the bed, looked at me and said, “You guys have a chat. We’re running out of fluids. I’ll get the doctor.”
He had gone out before I could answer.
As soon as he left, the atmosphere in the ward fell completely silent.
For I was accustomed to silence, and though it was quiet, I was at ease.
But Luna opened her mouth several times, hesitated, looked at me for a long time and said, “He was really nice to you.”
When she said “he,” she meant Dennis. I knew. So I nodded and said yes.
Then there was a long silence.
“I heard that Clariana and Mario Bennett are going over to his home in H Town?” She said, somewhat warily.
I nodded, then looked at the messy lines on my palms, feeling irritated.
After a pause, she said, “You and Dennis are old enough to have another baby.”
I looked up at her. She froze and said nervously, “I… I’m just worried about you.”
I sighed.
How did it come to this? Why were they so wary of each other?
But if not, how were we supposed to get along?
Luckily, Dennis called in a nurse to change her potion, which helped lighten the atmosphere.
Dennis came in with breakfast, mostly porridge, and she looked at Luna, “Luna, have some porridge first! I’ll get you something you like at noon.”
Luna nodded and said thank you.
After all, they didn’t spend much time together, and when there was nothing to talk about, everyone would be silent.
Good thing Karina came. She carried a lot of bags. Although she didn’t seem to talk much, she couldn’t stop once she started talking.
So, it was Karina who kept Luna chatting for hours.
Being sick, after all, Luna fell asleep after talking for a while.
Karina left in a hurry because she was busy going home to see her child.
Before long, Samuel Lewis was back.
Dennis and I got out of the hospital, and there was nothing left to do but go to the George Group.
In the car, Dennis looked at me sideways. It was not until the traffic lights that he said, “Are you in a bad mood?”
I was stunned and said lightly, “Not exactly. I don’t know how to put it. If the way a mother and her daughter get along with each other is cautious, it is always a little sad.”
He pressed his lips together and looked at me, “So, you chose to let it go?
I looked up at him and sighed, “Do I have any other choice but to go this way?”
He shook his head, “No!”
I laughed, “So, in the future, we still have to have children and live, people are always inseparable from family. Grandma would be happy to know that I found my parents.”
He nodded, took me in his broad palm, and smiled, “Yes, she would.”
The George Group.
Dennis pulled up to the building, we got out, and he took right into the building.
Since I came back to City P, there had been basically all kinds of good and bad gossip.
I was more or less familiar with City P and people here.
So when Dennis and I walked into the hall, everyone we met would say hello to us.
I managed to smile my way into the elevator. I sighed and quipped, “I guess being Mrs. George can be hard work sometimes.”
Dennis smiled a little and said, “You have to get used to it.”
I shrugged. What else could I say?
Dennis had to get to a meeting. We were just getting off the elevator when Toby came over with the papers. He looked at me and said, “You can wait for me in the office later. If you feel sleepy, you can take a rest. I will come with you after the meeting.”
I nodded and watched as he and Toby entered the office. They were really busy with the holidays coming up.
“Miss Kennedy!” Someone behind me said. I was stunned, then I turned back to see an acquaintance, but I can’t remember her name.
I pulled a smile and said, “Hi!”
When she saw me polite and distant, she smiled and said, “Miss Kennedy, this is Rose. I work for the George Group in Newton Town. I’ve been transferred here recently. I’m from the accounting department.”
I remembered, with hindsight, that I had dealt with her when I accepted money from Mr. Stefan Pearson for the project.
I couldn’t help but say with a smile, “It’s been almost five years, and I haven’t remembered who you are. I’m really sorry!”
She shook her head and said, “It’s okay. It’s okay. It’s been so long, and it’s normal to forget. By the way, you’re here with Mr. George, right?”
I nodded and pointed in the direction of the conference room, “He’s at a meeting, so I’m just hanging around.”
She said with a smile, “I’m downstairs, dropping off this year’s financial reports for Mr. George. The meeting will be over soon. Are you available? May I invite you for lunch?”
She was a little embarrassed, “I have been here for several months, but I don’t have any friends, so I thought since we have known each other for many years, I would like to invite you to have lunch and go shopping.”
I nodded and said with a smile, “Sure, whenever you’re free, I’m always available. I’m off work, so I’m not pressed for time.”
She paused for a moment, then smiled pleasantly and said, “Really? We’ll take a rain check then. I’m getting the paperwork in now.”
I nodded and smiled as she hurried to the meeting room with the report.
The door to the conference room opened, and the person inside came out, and it was Sheila Torres. Rose met her, said hello, and hurried in.
I was going to go straight into Dennis’s office, but I was stopped a few steps later.
“Miss Kennedy!”
I frowned, stopped, and looked back at her, but I didn’t respond.
Her body was soft and slender, her disposition excellent, her face delicate and beautiful. As I said, this woman was the beauty of beauties.
She walked up to me, wearing high heels and a head taller than me. She looked at me and smiled, “Miss Kennedy, do you have a minute? Would you like to join me for a cup of afternoon tea?”
I looked at her and shook my head without thinking, “I’m sorry, but I’m not in the habit of having afternoon tea.”
She raised her eyebrows, “You can get into the habit.”
“No, thank you.”
With that, I turned and went straight into Dennis’s office.
Fortunately, the woman knew the right balance, and she did not follow.
Dennis was very good. I had known that since I married him. But I also knew that he was as loyal to his wife, to his family, to his country as a soldier.
Thank Grandpa George for that. Although he didn’t teach Dennis how to love, he taught Dennis the greatest love.
So, I could see Sheila Torres’s admiration for Dennis. I was not blind. I could see her ambition, too. She was a woman that no ordinary man could handle.