Love You Can’t Say

I pursed my lips, but I didn’t accept the Black Card from Samuel. After being silent for a while, I said, “I appreciate the kindness of the two of you. I don’t have that much money, but I have had some savings over the years. I can still afford to raise Clarie Bear. Thank you.”

After I finished speaking, I got up, “It’s getting late. Clarie Bear is getting hungry, so please excuse me.”

I carried Clarie Bear into the bedroom and happened to bump into Alex who was standing at the door. Our eyes met, he smiled awkwardly and said, “You go ahead to feed Clarie Bear first. I will be waiting for you outside.”

Then he got out of the bedroom. I closed the bedroom door to breastfeed Clarie Bear.

A brief moment later, Alex knocked outside the door, “Clara, is Clarie Bear fed yet? Can I come in?”

I put the sleeping Clarie Bear on the bed, got up to open the door, and lowered my voice, “Clarie Bear is asleep. Let’s talk outside.”

He nodded.

We were in the living room.

He looked at me, stretched out his hand, looked at me, and said, “Give me your hand.”

I frowned, “What is it?”

Alex didn’t say anything, just looking at me.

I was speechless. I stretched out my hand, and he put the Black Card in my palm. I was about to reject it, but he stopped me, “Take it. At least it will give them peace of mind.”

I pursed my lips and said nothing for a long time.

“Clara, no one wants to get to this point, but we have to move forward eventually. We have no other way out. All we can do is live in the moment.”

I nodded. I understood what he meant. I smiled lightly, “Stop making a big deal out of this. I am not as bad as you think. I know I am doing okay now, and I will be doing just fine in the future.”

It was the beginning of spring.

In Newton Town, sometimes it drizzled and sometimes the sun shone brightly. There were already beautiful blossoms all over the trees on the sides of a viewing avenue in the center of Newton Town.

Plum blossoms began to bloom in many tourist attractions. After dealing with some stuff in Newton Town, I took Clarie Bear to book the tickets to City P.

We were at the airport.

Alex and Luis were a little worried, and they insisted on taking me to the boarding gate. Alex hugged Clarie Bear, and his face was full of reluctance, “You can also live a good life in Newton Town, why do you have to leave?”

I smiled, “We’ve talked about it yesterday. And you promised that you wouldn’t be whining about parting. Are you worried about Clarie Bear living with me?”

Alex curled his lips, “You are her mother. What do I have to worry about? Go now, don’t prolong it.”

I didn’t have much luggage – I only had a hand-carry bag with us and I was holding Clarie Bear. Besides, it was inconvenient to bring along other things. The only things I brought were the baby’s nursing bottle and some diapers.

Luis had spoken with the flight crew, so someone already helped me get everything up aboard.

Seeing that boarding time had already started, Alex hesitated for a while and said, “Are you sure you are not going to tell Dennis about your leaving?”

I shook my head, smiling gently.

Alex sighed, “But the relationship between Dennis and the Lewis family is completely broken. Samuel is probably thinking about how to revenge at him now, and he might not be able to get away to see you off.”

I didn’t say much. I boarded the plane with my ticket, looked at them, and waved. I said, “Take care, guys!”

Alex was reluctant to see Clarie Bear leave, his face was sad, and his voice choked, “When you settle down, be sure to send me a message. Luis and I will come over to see you.”

I nodded. Luis had one hand in his pocket, his eyes were deep, and after a long time, he said, “Take care!”

I smiled, “Take care, buddy!”

In the first-class cabin, the flight attendant brought Clarie Bear a baby pillow and set up a child seat next to me.

Probably it was her first time on a plane, the little guy was very excited and stayed awake during the four-hour flight.

Clarie Bear was an adorable baby, and every now and then there would come a flight attendant to tease her. When the plane landed in City P, as soon as we got off the plane, she fell asleep lying over my shoulder.

After leaving the airport, I was going to take a cab and go directly to the hotel. As soon as I walked outside the waiting hall, I received a call from Leo Kennedy.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

But I didn’t answer his call. I turned off the phone and was about to grab a cab.

While waiting for the car, a black Bentley pulled up in front of me, and the car window was rolled down.

I hadn’t seen Leo for a few days, and he seemed to have lost weight. His facial features looked even more pronounced.

“It’s not easy to take a cab at the airport. It will be the rush hour in a while, and the traffic jam in City P is serious. Get in now!” Leo spoke, and his eyes were deep.

I pursed my lips, glanced at the cab coming not far behind him, ignored him, and walked directly to the cab.

When I got in the cab, I told the driver the hotel’s address. When the driver saw me with the baby, he could not help but kindly ask, “Are you here to visit family in City P, ma’am?”

I shook my head. Clarie Bear was sound asleep, so I lowered my voice and said, “I have to handle some stuff here.”

The driver started the car and said with a smile, “Is it a matter of work?”

I nodded, “Yeah!”

“My daughter is at your age. It’s not easy for young people these days. She is so young and she takes the child to work. Motherhood is such hard work, I know.” The driver sighed and said. Then he took a look at the rear-view mirror.

He frowned, “What is going on with this Bentley in the back? It’s been following us from the airport, do you know the driver?”

I shook my head, “No, I don’t know!”

Fortunately, there was no traffic jam. I arrived at the hotel in forty minutes. I got off the car and entered the hotel directly.

Leo followed me in. When checking in, the lady at the front desk looked at the handsome man behind me, from time to time, who had one hand in his pocket.

After checking in, the lady at the front desk saw that I was holding the child and carrying the luggage, so she said, “Miss, do you need any help with your luggage? Should I take it up to your room for you?”

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll take it from here!” Before I could say anything, Leo said.

The lady was taken aback, “Mr. Kennedy!”

Leo nodded, picked up the bag I had put on the ground before me, took the key card from the lady, and walked toward the elevator.

I frowned and said nothing.

After entering the hotel room, seeing that I still wasn’t interested in speaking with him, Leo went ahead to run a safety check around inside the room, and then he called room service to order some food.

It had been such a long day, and I was a bit worn out. Noticing that Leo didn’t seem to want to leave, I finally spoke, “We are all good here, you should go. I would like to get some rest!”

Seeing that I took the initiative to speak to him, a gleam of light flashed in his dark eyes, and he said, “I ordered some food for you. Just have some before you go to sleep. I promise I won’t disturb you.”

I…

Never mind! I didn’t say much. I went into the bathroom and took a shower. And then I took out Clarie Bear’s nursing bottle and her diapers.

In a while, Clarie Bear should wake up – I had to feed her then, and change her diaper.

It didn’t take long for the meal Leo had ordered to arrive. I was used to light-flavored food, and almost everything Leo had ordered was light and fresh. And now the food was served.

I looked up at him, without much emotion, “The meal is served. You should leave now.”

Leo opened his mouth and wanted to say something. In the meantime, Clarie Bear woke up. Seeing so, Leo couldn’t help but say happily, “Clarie Bear is awake. I will keep an eye on her for you, so you can enjoy the food. After you finish your meal, I will leave, okay?”

I didn’t say anything else. After the long flight, I was indeed hungry. I had some of the ordered food and asked the room attendant to take away the utensils.

Clarie Bear had been crying, probably because she wasn’t used to the environment yet. I then changed her diaper.

I wasn’t used to using the water in the hotel. After a brief thought, I looked up at Leo and said, “I need some warm mineral water.”