My Love, Enlighten me

Tina Clarke showed great curiosity toward Gloria Taylor’s words, “Smoke and feel full?”

She knew what smoking meant, but she was surprise that smoking could make one be full.

Gloria Taylor smiled, “This is your father’s special skill. You just need to know that your father is full.”

Tina Clarke nodded clumsily.

***

When Gloria Taylor and Tina Clarke came back from dinner, the room was unusually quiet.

Gloria Taylor turned on the lights, looked around, and set her eyes on Kenny Clarke’s door.

She didn’t have to push the door open to know that Kenny Clarke wasn’t there. She knew it because she didn’t smell his scent around.

She couldn’t tell what feeling it was, but she could feel it as soon as she entered the door whether Kenny Clarke was there or not.

Right after she was inside, her eyes paid special attention to his door.

The ashes and the cigarette butts were gone. She was surprised to know that Kenny Clarke actually cleaned them up.

She imagined Kenny Clarke swept the floor with a broom.

She had never seen him doing it. It happened only in her imagination.

But, Tina Clarke ran to push his door opened as soon as she was inside, “Dad?”

She tried to open the door a few times, no one responded to her. She casted a puzzled look at Gloria Taylor, “Mom, Dad won’t open the door.”

The little girl thought that Kenny Clarke was in the room.

“He’s probably asleep.” Gloria Taylor walked over and took her to the bathroom, “You have to go to bed early.”

It was getting late. Tina Clarke looked sleepy when she was eating.

When Gloria Taylor bathed her, Tina Clarke dozed off like a little chicken.

After tucking her to sleep, Gloria Taylor closed the door and came out. She took her phone and search his number in the phonebook. Her finger hesitated for a while, but finally she didn’t dial his number.

It was clearly his fault. Why would she reach out first?

if she reached out and made up with him first, the problem between them would still

what Kenny Clarke was thinking.

***

Kenny Clarke. He asked him to go to the villa to fetch him daily necessities and a pair of clothes and send it

Shi Ye

did he suddenly ask him to fetch

Did they have a fight?

at the company, his

The whole day, Kenny Clarke

He was in a bad mood. The way

excuse. He was actually coming because Gloria Taylor asked him to urge Kenny Clarke to

I drive you

“No.” Kenny Clarke replied without looking

“Can I get off work now?” Shi

this, he

also looked

“You were never in a hurry to go home before.” Kenny Clarke said inexplicably.

is waiting for me to have dinner at home.” he smiled

smile was unpleasant in Kenny Clarke’s eyes.

Ye for a moment.

past Shi Ye,

Young Master?” Shi Ye followed.

going to Jin Ding for dinner.”

drive him

go home after sending Kenny Clarke to Jin Ding, but

Clarke had already strode inside the building. Now, his tall and straight figure was gone under the

want to have dinner with Kenny Clarke at all. He wanted to go home and

old and homesick.

Clarke had given his order.

course, he had to go in.

that he ordered a table full of dishes.

But, these were light dishes.

him for years. He knew that Kenny Clarke was keen

were sitting face to face without saying a word. The atmosphere was awkward.

back home for dinner, so he wouldn’t let Shi Ye go back to

assistant’s face. He raised his eyebrows and asked, “Are you

“No.” Shi Ye denied it.