"OK, OK! You got me." Kevin twisted the corners of his mouth heavily. She had been acting matured the past few days and he almost forgot her real age. He had been too comfortable thinking that she could do everything without him needing to worry. Bad, it was just now that he realized he was wrong.
"What? Does it taste bad?" Leena took a tentative look at the empty bowl then shot Kevin with a questioning glare. If it really tasted terrible, how could he drain the bowl without even pausing for breath? It did not make sense at all!
"Didn't you taste it?" Kevin put his coat on and wondered, 'Isn't she supposed to taste whatever she's cooking?'
"No, I didn't. Did I put too much sugar in it?" was Leena's puzzled reply. She just put a small amount of sugar. The soup shouldn't be that sweet.
"I should have left some for you." Kevin said adoringly and shook his head. She might have anticipated this thing unconsciously and skipped tasting it. Lucky her! She just spared herself from drinking a terrible soup.
"Is it really that bad?" The lady cocked her head innocently. She could just imagine how the soup tasted like based on how Kevin looked.
"What do you think? You put two big pieces of ginger? How much soup were you cooking? Were you looking forward to making enough to fill our bathtub or just our casserole?" The man gave her a side glance in a defiant manner. He aimed to make her understand what was wrong when he suddenly sneezed twice. Shoot! It seemed that he did catch a cold.
"Uh! Well! I thought the more I put, the better. Isn't it?" It was then that Leena decided to use her most powerful weapon and flash her sweet smile at him. It was so effective that Kevin was instantly caught on a phase where he couldn't rebuke her anymore.
"Hey, never mind. Let's go downstairs. It's probably dinner time." There was no more discussion needed since her smile already captured him. His hand gently reached to comb her beautiful hair. He then took her hand and guided her out of their room. It was to their surprise when they met Nathan, who was coincidentally just walking out of the study at that same time.
"Dad." Kevin greeted with a low voice. He never complained a bit even if his father just punished him. He was so casual with how he moved as if nothing happened.
"Did you finish the running?" Nathan asked in an unnatural tone. He was silently worried about him though he wouldn't say. He wondered if he had been too harsh on him. He was his son after all and not one of his soldiers. Just like what Shannon said, this was their home and not the army base.
"Yes!" Kevin had already been used to his strict father, thus, he did not feel anything unnatural at all. It was Leena who had sensed the slight changes in Nathan. The old man looked like he was masking his concern with his solid voice. It came to Leena that Nathan loved Kevin regardless of how strict he was. It was probably because he wasn't accustomed to expressing his feelings thus his voice sounded unnatural to her ear.
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