Obviously frozen, sizing me up from head to tail, her eyes fell on the black shirt I was wearing.
Her face somewhat turned pale. She subconsciously moved, suddenly biting the lips, hidden emotions.
I froze slightly, “I’ll blow later.” I did not like to use the hair dryer. I was reluctant because machine could bring damage to the hair quality.
Seeing this, Dennis frowned slightly, and looked to Sheila said, “AI promotion to the marketing department. For the other things you talk with Toby .”
Sheila frowned, looked at me, and said to him, “Dennis, these are the things that must go through your hands to …”
“Go ahead!” Dennis spoke, interrupting her, looking sideways at me and raising his hand, “Come here!”
I walked towards him. Sheila probably thought I was a bit red-faced and glared at me grimly.
Somewhat huffily, she left.
Pulling me close to his arms, Dennis’ voice was a little low, “If you don’t blow dry your hair, you’ll catch a cold.”
As he spoke, he already took the towel from my hand and wiped my hair for me.
I nodded my head and couldn’t help but look down at my somewhat long nails, which hadn’t been cut for a long time and should have been.
As an afterthought, I noticed him staring at me. His eyebrows looked cool and soft, seemingly able to swallow people up.
“Is there something on my face?” This was my instinctive reaction, raising my hand to wipe my face, and I couldn’t help but be a little puzzled.
He lost his smile, and there was a flash of light in his brow.
“No!” As he spoke, his smile seemed to get heavier.
I nodded and thought for a moment, “Shall we go for lunch later?”
“What do you want to eat?”
“Anything!”
He responded, but didn’t specify what he wanted to eat.
Dennis had a meeting to attend and dried my hair. Toby came by a few times and said there was a meeting starting in Germany, so he should hurry over.
He was in no hurry and instructed Toby to find some clothes for me to change into before he left.
I was a little helpless, but I felt a little shy.
Sheila suddenly came in, which surprised me a little, and when I saw her and said, “He’s gone to a meeting.”
She nodded and put the papers in her hands back on her desk.
Instead of rushing out, she stood in front of me and seemed to have something to say.
I looked up at her and spoke shallowly, “What does Miss Torres have to say?”
She didn’t say anything, but sat down directly across from me and looked at me. “Dennis has been staying out late lately, hasn’t he?”
I frowned at her and didn’t say anything.
She smiled lightly. “Not going to ask?”
“You could have just said.” I was not very good at talking to people I didn’t know well.
She curled her lips, some showy gesture, “AI to public sales, he and I have to work late every night. Sometimes we’re busy, we even forget to eat together. The good thing is Toby is very sweet, can always remind us.”
“Clara, you are already far from him. What he needs around him is a woman who can walk side by side with him.”
I looked at her, but suddenly remembered the lipstick mark on Dennis’ collar earlier.
Rather than getting angry, I just spoke lightly, “I always thought in view that every mother would teach their daughters to understand manners, justice and shame as they grew up, but now it seems not every girl has a mother.”
“You …” She glared at me angrily.
I smiled lightly, “Miss Torres, your excellence and professionalism are points that people recognize and appreciate, but as for the rest, I believe Dennis and I share the same opinion. The later is the best. I actually quite hope you can succeed.”
She frowned and did not understand what I meant.
Looking at her lightly, I smiled and did not say anything.
After a few moments of staring at each other, she went out, but her face didn’t look too good.
Lunch.
It was Dennis’ choice, a restaurant with a light taste, mostly sweet, which was very suitable for girls’ taste.
“Do you have any plans for this afternoon?” Dennis opened his mouth, still not stopping to give me food.
I paused and shook my head, “I don’t know yet!”
Seeing that I didn’t say much, he didn’t bother me, and when I finished eating, he reached out and took me by the hand and said, “I’m sorry I haven’t been with you because I’ve been busy lately.”
I smiled lightly and shook my head, “I know, so you don’t have to say sorry.”
Rather finishing all, the first time I ate so much. My hands were pulled by him, spoke, “Go, go out for a walk.”
It was still early, so I simply followed him and wandered around the city with him.
The streets were crowded with pedestrians, and when I crossed the street he stopped me and turned around and said, “Don’t run around!”
I smiled lightly and looked up at the starlight coming from the sky and saw the envious eyes of the passersby.
Yes, forgot it, the self-glowing him in the crowd can have extra attention.
There were young men and women coming and going on the road, and across the road, a couple clinging to each other, seemingly unwilling to part.
After crossing the road, I couldn’t help but tug on Dennis’ sleeve, and he looked down at me, “Something to say to me?”
I nodded and pointed to the couple still embracing on the side of the road and laughed, “You never seem to talk to me about your youthful love.”
After a pause, I did think of Olivia, but he had once said that he had never loved Olivia.
Walking through the bustling crowd, he leaned close to me and spoke, “I didn’t fall in love when I was young.”
I froze and looked at him with some incredulity and said, “Perfunctory!”
“At that time, I had countless courses and papers to write every day, and my grandfather also made me study extra law, so I basically had no time.”
That was an explanation, but I bristled a little and said, “Where’s the heartthrob?”
His gaze fell on me, somewhat profoundly, “From the time I met you at University.”
I froze, and my cheeks couldn’t help but redden a bit.
Walking slowly, he said, “Don’t you have any questions you want to ask me?”
I was puzzled and looked up at him, “What?”
“Why didn’t you ask me the other day when Finn said I had lipstick on my shirt?”
I froze a little, then said, “I believe you!”
He froze slightly for a moment and seemed to be thinking, but I didn’t think about it and tried to stay in a good mood as I walked with him.
I still had to go to the office in the afternoon.
The company entrance, I did not go up, standing downstairs towards him waving his hand, indicating that he went upstairs.
He did not go, just looked at me and said, “You go back. I will see you off.”
I did not push back, a light smile, some regret that I did not see him and I parted.
After a few steps, I turned back and ran into his arms, hugging him tightly, my voice hoarse, “You’ll be good.”
He frowned, puzzled, “What’s wrong? So reluctant to go back?”
I shook my head and hugged him, “Just want to hug you.”
His chuckle came to my ears, “Why don’t you stay and we’ll go back together tonight?”
Releasing him and fixing his tie for him, I smiled lightly, “Okay, I’m going back.”