Chapter 317: The Stranger I Used to Know Well 4
Toby looked at the two strong men standing beside me, and said, “Be smart, will you? Apologize and
go home.”
The two men weren’t stupid. Seeing Dennis’s elegance, they knew that he was not an ordinary person.
The two men were stunned. But immediately they looked at me, bowed, and apologized, “Ms. Kennedy,
sorry we offended you just now. Please forgive us.”
“Beat it!” Toby said. He looked at the two men and waved at them, signaling them to leave quickly.
Seeing the situation, the two men didn''t say much. They looked at Antonia and said, “Nia, sweetie.
Don’t make a fool of yourself. Go home now!”
After that, the two left.
Seeing so, Antonia’s face became worse. She looked at me and said, “ra Kennedy, you are just a
slut! Perhaps you...”
I wasn’t in the mood at all to keep on arguing with her. So I just ignored Antonia and went straight into
the hotel. But somehow she freaked out and held on to me saying, “What are you running for? Show
me what you can do now. Call help and investigate my dad! I am waiting!”
I frowned and looked up at her with a light expression, “Ms. Antonia, at first I was really confused at
why the daughter of the county magistrate woulde to be a hotel front desk, but now I do
understand - Because your dad is way smarter than you are, and he sees that your stupidity won’t do
you any good. Working in the hotel is just easiest work for you, so you won’t do anything that would risk
pulling him down from his powerful position.”
“You...”
I pushed her away, entered the hotel, and went directly to the office.
...
At noon!
Antonia stopped messing with me. Probably she was in a bad mood, so she went straight home.
I had no idea Toby had shown up in the office until I was taken aback by the screams of other female
colleagues.
“Ms. ra, can we talk in private?” Toby said, with a serious look of distance on his face.
Noticing the gossiping gazes around us, I pursed my lips and nodded, “Yes.”
I walked out of the office with Toby. When there was no one around, I stopped to speak, “What would
you like to talk with me about, Mr. Rollins?”
He pursed his lips, “Mr. George would like to see you.”
I subconsciously wanted to turn him down, but after a pause, I nodded, “Where is he?”
“In the parking lot of the Hotel Garage!”
I nodded, “Okay, I see.”
Seeing that I was about to turn back to the office, Toby continued, “Ms. ra, Mr. George is waiting for
you downstairs.”
I...
Looking back at him, I said after a brief silence, “I know. Let me get my purse.”
Toby was stunned for a brief moment, but there seemed to be no embarrassment. He nodded and said
solemnly, “Then I''ll
wait for you here.”
“Up to you!”
Sure enough, after working for Dennis for a long time, Toby had grown habits and behaviors slowly
simr to his - Now the
way they spoke and acted seemed rather alike.
I came out of the office with my purse and noticed that Toby let out a light relief after seeing me. He
acted as if he had been
in fear that my taking the purse was just a pale excuse so I could leave directly.
In the parking lot.
The door of the ck Mercedes-Benz S-ss had been opened, and Toby made an excuse to leave
when he was halfway
there.
I got in the car. Inside the car, the man lowered his head and looked at the documents seriously. His
movements were elegant
and noble, and his eyes were calm.
I said, “I have to go back to work at two in the afternoon!”
Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.
Dennis paused, closed the document in his hand, and raised his eyes. His eyes fell on me, and his
voice was gentle, “I''ll take
you back here after lunch.”
HL Area was small, and there were not many famous and high-end restaurants. But Dennis found one,
it was a Chinese
restaurant.
He had made a reservation in advance. As soon as Dennis and I arrived, the dishes began to be
served.
I looked at the scenery outside the window lightly - It was already July.
The days passed by so fast, and this summer was almost gone within a blink of an eye.
Dennis didn’t make a sound. He served me the food attentively, and he didn’t stop until there was no
empty space in my bowl.
Dennis then looked at me, “Have a try, these are all your favorites!”
I lowered my eyes and looked at the dining table. Indeed, as he said, these were all that I had used to
like.
But after leaving Newton Town for years, I had changed. I didn’t start eating, instead, I looked up at him
and said lightly, “I
have been trying to eat lightly for years. These are too spicy for me.”
rie Bear couldn’t eat spicy food, so over time, I had grown to not eat peppers. And now I didn’t even
add garlic or ginger in
my cooking anymore because they might be spicy.
Dennis’s Adam’s apple trembled lightly, it seemed that his suppressed emotions were floating. After a
while, he nodded and
said with a warm voice, “Let’s swap these. Hold on!”
Saying so, he raised his hand to signal the waiter toe over and changed all the dishes to light-
vored ones.
I opened my mouth and wanted to stop him, but then I realized it was not necessary, so I just looked at
him and sighed lightly.
The waiter re-arranged the dishes and changed the bowls. Dennis continued to serve me dishes with
gentle movements, “You
should eat more, you seem to have lost weight.”
I pursed my lips and looked at my bowl that had been piled up with food. My feelings were beyond
description, and I had long
lost my appetite.
Four years had passed, and I had be more silent. If it was before, I would have taken the initiative
to ask him why he had
asked me toe here with him.
But now it seemed that I got more and more silent, and I didn’t want to say anything, just looking at the
bowl in front of me,
and eating in silence.
Dennis put a ss of water in front of me and said in a warm voice, “Eat slowly, be mindful about
choking.”
I lowered my eyes, silent.
During the whole meal, he didn’t touch the food at all, just watching me eat.
Seeing me put down my chopsticks, Dennis said, “Are you full?”
I nodded and wiped my mouth slightly.
I looked at the time - It was one-thirty in the afternoon.
Looking at him, I said, “Thank you for your hospitality. It’s gettingte, I will have to go back to work
now.”
I got up and went out of the restaurant.
I was not being aloof, nor was I pushing him away deliberately. It was just that things had changed, and
we went our separate
ways already.
Dennis followed, “I will give you a ride.”
I nodded - I didn’t refuse him. It wasn''t easy to grab a cab in HL Area, and it was time-consuming to
head back to the hotel.
In the car, I remained silent all the way.
Seeing that I didn’t say anything, Dennis spoke, “I will take care of what’s been going on with Antonia
Gilbert. You can go back
to work with a peaceful mind."
I frowned, “It’s not necessary.” Since I had called Uncle Link, I didn''t want Dennis involved in these
trivial matters.
Besides, Link Kennedy had been investigating corruption in various piaces for several years, and my
call to him was just a simple push.
Dennis sank his eyes and said nothing.
Back at the hotel, I said lightly, “Thank you!”
He nodded, remaining gentle and elegant.
Uncle Link arrived fast. When he arrived at the hotel, it was only five in the afternoon. Perhaps because
of his sudden arrival, an hour after he entered the hotel, the county magistrate and the leaders of
several nearby urban areas came one after another.
Some local rich people also showed up. Uncle Link didn’t n to hide his purpose anyway.
After catching up with the people within simple chitchats, Uncle Link arranged for some of his staff to
investigate the matter of the county magistrate, and then sent everyone else away.
Looking at me, Link sighed slightly, “Kiddo, you have lost weight.”
I smiled lightly, seeing that it was gettingte, I spoke, “Are you hungry? Would we have the pleasure to
have you over at our house for dinner? rie Bear would be thrilled to see you!”
He couldn’t help smiling, “Of course! I was worried that you would leave me hanging here at the hotel
and never ask! I would love to see rie Bear!"