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?

reached out and made up with him first, the problem between them would still remain unsolved.

what Kenny Clarke was

***

asked him to go to the villa to fetch him daily necessities and a pair of

hanging up, Shi Ye had some doubts.

Why did he suddenly ask him to fetch him a pair of clothes and send it to the company?

they have a

at the company, his

day, Kenny

The way he talk was harsher compared to usual.

to Kenny Clarke’s office to bring some documents over as an excuse. He was actually coming because Gloria Taylor asked him

Master, shall I

Clarke replied without

“Can I get off work

heard this, he looked up, “Get off work?”

Shi Ye nodded and also looked up, “It’s

a hurry to go home before.” Kenny

“My wife is waiting for me to have dinner at home.” he smiled when he mentioned ‘wife’.

smile was unpleasant in Kenny Clarke’s eyes.

stared at Shi Ye for a moment. Suddenly, he stood up, took

walked past Shi Ye, he simply

going, Young

“I’m going to Jin Ding for

Ye had to drive him to Jin Ding.

Ding, but when he opened

Clarke had already strode inside the building. Now,

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

old

had given his order. What else could he

he had to go

was feeling extravagant today that he ordered a table

these were light dishes.

were not Kenny Clarke’s taste. Shi Ye had known him for years.

face without saying a word. The atmosphere was awkward.

Clarke was fighting with Gloria Taylor and wouldn’t go back home for dinner, so he wouldn’t let Shi Ye go back

the expression on his assistant’s face. He raised his eyebrows and asked, “Are you this reluctant to have dinner

“No.” Shi Ye denied it.