My Love, Enlighten me

Kenny suspended his hand with chopsticks in the air.

Then he put down the chopsticks in a hurry and was going to reach his phone but was stopped by Gloria.

“Carl Cook was on it now.”

Gloria did not want him to get back to work at this hour, so she told him that, while the fact was she did not know whether Carl could deal with it or not.

Yet Kenny still took it and then dialed the number of Carl.

Carl Cook just laid down after a busy day but got woken up. He picked the phone without a look at the number.

“Who the hell is this?!” He shouted.

“Me.” One word of Kenny and Carl was sober.

Carl softened his tone a lot and then said.

“Holy shit, my young master. Don’t you think it’s too late to call me right now? If you got that time, please do me a favor and check the whole thing of Si Chengyu, will you? Gloria has also been involved, and for that, I don’t even have time to sleep these days.”

Carl Cook and Kenny Clarke were close friends, and when it comes to important things, there will be straight talk

“And we don’t know what the one behind this want from us, but he clearly knew the relationship between you and Gloria, or he wouldn’t stick to Gloria like a goddamn chewed gum on the floor, leaving us in this tricky situation.”

Kenny kept listening without a word, making Gloria unaware of what Carl was saying.

After Kenny hung up, they both sat there quietly and did not say anything for a long time.

“I met Si in the company today.” Gloria broke the silence.

the words and looked up at her suddenly with a

a word about this,” Gloria said. “And he did not mention the news as well.”

full.” Kenny stood up.

no longer accept Kenny's avoidance, and she stood up and said to him loudly.

“Kenny Clarke. Stop making yourself a fool! You knew it was him but

these words for a

back twitched, and then

I will deal with it.”

were cold, just like his

and opened her mouth but no word came out.

was strange, cold, and alienated, or perhaps she had never

She froze where she stood.

the bed with their backs to each other without hugging or communicating...

...

day, Gloria

night, so she went to the

the glass overflowed that Gloria

sip of it, she took out

did not post anything. That might

But before she opened the APP, Carl Cook called in.

why Carl called her for he should know Kenny would not be with her

anxiety and did not give her a

break

there. I’m coming. And don’t hang up.”

tell me what

till I see

breath, Gloria could tell he was

happened to her.

her finger slid to