无法获得CSS / html下拉菜单的第二级工作

I'm trying to add a second level to a dropdown menu using CSS. Its an immutable requirement that when hovering over the trigger text that the menu complex displays, and the first level (Options >>>, menu X) looks fine, but no matter what I do, I can't prevent the options level (option X, etc), from displaying at the top level. I need these options to display to the side on hover over Options >>>. I haven't included the second level CSS code cause not one of all the things I've tried have come close to working, so I'm not sure what to even include.I'm trying to add a second level to a dropdown