Love You Can’t Say

“Sounds great!” Saying so, Dennis hung up the call.

I was hiding under the quilt so I didn’t see what he did exactly. He shut the lights a while later and lay in bed.

Dennis pulled the corner of the quilt I was using to cover myself up, and he said, “Clara, the winter here in City P is freezing, which is nothing like in Newton Town. If you don’t share the quilt with me, you would have to call 911 for me in the morning.”

After saying so, he lay next to me quietly, without pulling anymore the quilt around me.

Hearing the sound of his breathing, I assumed he must have fallen asleep. I couldn’t help sticking my head out of the quilt, and through the dim light, I saw most of his body exposed.

He usually wears a pair of pajamas, but today he was obviously showing it on purpose.

After a while, his skin felt a little cold. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, I couldn’t help but cover him with the quilt wrapped around me.

He grabbed my hand suddenly, and he caught the opportunity to get under the quilt with me. He hugged me, and an air of cold surrounded me instantly.

“So you do care about me? You are worried that I would catch a cold, right?”

I was so angry that I just wanted to kick him with my foot, but he was fast enough to already have held me down, ” Your foot is recovering – Watch out, babe, don’t get hurt again.”

“Dennis George, you bastard!” I yelled at him, pouting my mouth, and looked at him with disappointment.

He hugged me into his arms, and said gently, “Marcus didn’t mean to upset you. You should blame me but no one else. I should have told everyone that we are married and introduced you to them properly. But I am starting up here in City P, and I have been swamped with work. City P is full of competitions. I have to be very careful and not let anyone know my weak spot. Or I fear I won’t be able to protect you.”

He sighed and hugged me even more tightly.

I pursed my lips with unspoken feelings piling up suddenly. I understood that he had to deal with a lot of challenges and difficulties, so I never forced him to do anything.C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.

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I had a good night’s sleep. The next morning, City P woke up to a sunny day after several rainy ones.

Dennis wasn’t in the bedroom. I moved my body – My ankle still hurt. I got out of bed and freshened up.

Nanny Daisy served breakfast. There were two people following behind Daisy, Dennis and Mario.

Daisy saw that I had gotten out of bed, she put down the breakfast on the bedside stand and said, “It’s such a sunny day! It seems like it’s going to snow – probably in the next couple of days. Ms. Clara, please freshen up and enjoy breakfast first. I would love to take you to check out the new blossoms on the plum trees in our yard. They have bloomed since yesterday, looking gorgeous!”

I was a bit surprised as I hadn’t seen plum blossoms in Newton Town before. I barely saw snow before, either. And hearing Nanny Daisy bring it up, I now couldn’t stop thinking that it was going to snow in the next few days – I couldn’t help smiling, “Sounds great, let’s go!”

Nanny Daisy went downstairs. Dennis asked Mario to check on my twisted ankle.

“The ligament was torn. Apply some medication, rest for a few days and it’ll be just fine.” Mario said so after he took a look at it for me and threw the plastic gloves in the trash.

Dennis nodded, looked at me, and said, “Grab something to eat and get some rest early. Mario and I will be in the study. Call me if you need anything, okay?”

I nodded – I did seem a bit more well-behaved.

Dennis and Mario walked out of the bedroom. I just woke up and hadn’t freshened up yet – I dragged myself out of bed.

After all, it takes time to recover from an injury. As soon as the soles of my feet landed on the floor, a piercing pain almost took my breath away instantly. However, luckily I got used to it a few steps later.

I freshened up quickly and went back to the bedside. I couldn’t help but take a deep breath. I overestimated myself. Now I feared I wouldn’t be able to go in for work today.

I reached out for a glass of water, but I accidentally dropped it and the glass broke.

Someone opened the bedroom door when I was bending over trying to pick up the broken glasses. Dennis walked in with a look of anger, “Did you burn yourself? Did you get hurt?”

He walked toward me, held me up, and put me back on the bed. He looked so strict with his lips tightly closed.

I was a bit shocked as if I had done something wrong, “I am fine, but the glass was broken.”

He looked at him, “Would you like some water?”

I nodded.

He got up and poured me a glass of water. He also told Nanny Daisy up to clean up the mess.

With the thought that I had drowned him away from he and Mario’s conservation, I spoke, “Go back into the study now. Don’t keep Dr. Bennett waiting.”

Nanny Daisy had served breakfast to our bedroom. Dennis placed it next to me and said, “Don’t worry about it. Mario will understand.”

I…

Dennis stayed until I had finished breakfast before heading back to the study.

I had a good night’s sleep last night. So I didn’t feel sleepy at all at the moment. I lay in bed feeling quite bored and kept browsing on my phone.

I thought about going into the study to find something to read, and of course, to also help kill the time. My ankle was feeling much better after Mario had helped me apply some medication.

It took me a while to get to the study with a hurting foot. I reached out to knock on the door as Dennis and Mario had been chatting inside.

My hand was still hanging in the air. But I heard Dennis’s hoarse voice, “How is she?”

“She has been having high fevers and feeling dazed. The Lewis family has got a doctor by her side 24/7 to make sure she’s okay. Luna was transferred because Luna herself didn’t have time to take care of her.”

Mario took a quick pause and continued, “Are you sure you don’t want to pay her a visit?”

“It’s not necessary!” Dennis spoke, “I used to take care of her because she had no one to turn to when Calvin Pearson was gone. Now the Lewis family got her back. It’s not my place anymore.”

Mario agreed, and he said with ease, “Things seem to have gotten more serious between you and Clara – Are you making any progress?”

“She’s my wife – There’s no doubt we’ve grown on each other,” Dennis said, proud and calm. “What about you? Have you moved on after all these years?”

“Why wouldn’t I?” Mario seemed upset hearing Dennis ask so.

“Well, now that you’ve moved on – You should really think about your future plans, you know, find someone and start a family,” Dennis added.

“What the f-” Mario almost swore, “Are you out of your mind, Dennis? Are you worried I would become an issue to your marriage so you are coming at me? Why don’t you have the same speech with Marcus?”

“Well, it’s just a matter of time for him to get married – He’s found someone already. But what’s with you and Diana? You saved her life from the car crash – I thought you were into her. Why haven’t you done something yet?”

This was the very first time to find out Dennis could be so nosey. I pushed the door and walked in, “Dennis, you have the potential to be a match-maker and run a marriage agency.”

They were both surprised and looked up to me. Dennis raised his brows, “What are you doing here in the study?”

I shrugged, “Just here to find some good reads!”

However, I couldn’t help but ask Mario out of curiosity, “Dr. Bennett, What happened with you and Diana? Did you get in touch with her?”

Mario was surprised that I would ask so and he replied, “I don’t really know!”

He let out these four words with no passion. I was so close to losing my temper to yell at him – Replaying their conversation in my head, I had assumed there was something going on with Mario and Diana.

But now Mario’s response sounded like he barely cared about Diana.

I grabbed the books. On my way, I took a look at Dennis and said, “Give me a ride to the Gibson’s if you are finished here.”

Dennis…