Finally, the old man looked away and said in a loud voice, âMario, where did you get that wench? Get her out of here. How dare she challenge me?
Does she want to die?â
I sneered and said with disdain, âIf it hadnât been for my daughterâs accident at your Bennett house, do you think I would have entered the Bennett house?â
âBullshit!â The old man was completely angry, swinging his crutch towards me.
âMr. Bennett, long time no see!â Outside the door came a manâs loud voice.
The old man frowned, and his eyes fell on me. Mario looked back and frowned.
I got it. It was Dennis.
Sure enough.
In almost a matter of seconds, Dennisâs tall figure was standing in front of me. He raised his hand to press the old manâs walking stick, smiling gently, and he was polite and noble. âMr. Bennett, all visitors are guests. Even if you Bennett family didnât want my wife, you wouldnât need to beat her with a club, would you?â
Mr. Bennettâs face sank and he snorted. He looked at him and pointed at me, âAnd this shallow hussy is your wife?â
Dennis nodded and smiled, âYes. My grandfather picked her out for me. Are you happy with that?â
âHum!â Mr. Bennett snorted coldly and said with some disdain, âNo wonder. What kind of granddaughter-in-law that old prick could pick out? Itâs just so-so.â
Dennis didnât get angry. He just looked at Mario and said, âWhereâs my daughter?â
Mario didnât look very well. After a pause, he said, âYesterday, Clarie said she wanted to go for a walk with Snowball, so I asked my aunt to follow her.
When they came back, it rained and Clarie disappeared while sheltering.â
Dennisâs anger had subsided from his face, but as noble as he was, he asked quietly, âWhatâs going on now?â
âI have contacted the police in H Town, and the investigation is focused on the import and export people in H Town. The Bennett family has also sent people to search all parts of the city.â
I pressed my lips together to suppress my agitation.
I looked at Mario and said, controlling my anger, âClarie went missing with Snowball?â
He nodded.
Dennis frowned, pursed his lips, and said, âA child with a dog is not easily lost. Snowball is a dog trained to bring Clarie back even if they get lost.
Looks like it wasnât just a case of getting lost.â
He looked at Mario and said, âGet in touch with the police, investigate anyone with a problem with the Bennett family. Keep an eye out for anything suspicious around the Bennett family, especially these last few days.â
Mario probably got the message, too. He nodded and took out his cell phone.
A group of people were silent in the hall. Dennis gave them a look and smiled, greeting them.
Then he looked at Mr. Bennett and said, âMr. Bennett, weâre running out of time. My wife is worried about the child, and she canât help but speak impulsively. Hope you can understand. Weâll call another day. Now, excuse us.â
Then he pulled me toward the door. Mr. Bennett was going to say something more, but he just opened his mouth and said nothing.
Dennis and I were silent outside the Bennett familyâs house.
The car was parked at a hotel not far from Bennettâs house. Dennis looked at me and said, âItâs late tonight. You need to get a good rest. The Bennett family is on it. Itâs gonna be okay.â
I looked at him and got angry, so I got out of the car and went straight into the hotel.
The receptionist looked at me, smiled and greeted me, âHello, may I help you?â
âA room, please.â I handed my bank card and ID card to the receptionist.
Instead of taking them, she looked behind me at Dennis, who was following. He was tall and handsome. He was the spotlight everywhere.
Dennis stopped beside me, looked at the receptionist and said, âDonât bother. The room is already reserved.â
This was clearly addressed to me.
The receptionist was embarrassed and handed me my bank card and ID card, âPlease keep your credentials, miss.â
I frowned and said in a heavy tone, âYouâre a five-star hotel. How can guests check in without ID card?â
She desperately looked up at Dennis with her lips pressed together.
I handed her my bank card and ID, and I said, âPlease hurry. I need a room.â
After a momentâs hesitation, she offered me a room.
Dennis seemed to let me go and didnât say much.
I took my key card and got into the elevator. Dennis followed me, silent and frighteningly silent.
People could be weird sometimes. We both knew that we had grudges in each otherâs hearts, and we both knew that we were in a bad mood. We also knew that we needed to forgive each other and make things clear to each other. We knew it, but nobody wanted to talk about it.
I went into the room and Dennis followed me. I went in, turned around, and blocked him out.
I made it very clear that I didnât want him in there.
He frowned, and his thin cold eyes fell on me. Then he said playfully, âClara, is this necessary?â
He was a head taller than me. I looked up at him, pressed my lips together, ignored the coolness of his eyes, and said almost without mercy, âYes.â
Then I raised my hand and pushed him out of the room. Then I slammed the door shut.
By the way, I locked it inside.
This extremely expensive hotel was just like home. It had a living room, bedroom, and kitchen. It was not as large as the villa in City P, but it had got everything.
After taking a quick look at the room, I called Leo and the call was put through in no time.
He seemed to be asleep, and said in a low voice, âClara, whatâs up?â
I looked at the clock on the wall and realized it was early morning.
I didnât want to disturb him, but now that he answered the call, it would be worse to keep silent than to disturb his sleep.
I thought about it and said, âCould you please ask Link to help contact the leaders of H Town? Clarieâs gone missing. Itâs been almost 72 hours. The Bennett family are looking for her, but they havenât found her yet. I didnât know what to do. I had to call you.â
Please Love Me, Mr. George ï¤Chapter 431 Weâre all Half Demon 10 At the end of these words, I got a lump in my throat.
There was a momentâs silence on the other end of the line, and then Leo clearly woke up and said, âDonât worry. Link and I will be right back in H Town, and weâll find Clarie.â
For a moment, a warm current ran through my chest. Tears filled my eyes and my voice broke for a moment.
After a while, I said, âThank you, Leo.â
I noticed Leo frowning on the other end of the phone. He said seriously, âClara, weâre family.â
I nodded, tears running down my cheeks, somewhat moved.
After hanging up the phone, I felt somewhat relieved.
I breathed a slight sigh of relief from the fear and worry I had just felt. I realized, belatedly, that I had just broken out in a cold sweat.
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