"That's true. I don't know why you girls are obsessed with getting thinner. I'm sure that you'll look ugly if you are as thin as a lath," Kevin replied as he cut the steak. He didn't know what other men thought but he had never liked skinny women.
"Look at your wife. She is also skinny," Claire answered back as she glanced sideways at Leena. The latter looked plump and awkward in her loose clothing during their stay in the capital city. It was only until now that Claire realized Leena's waist was much more slender than hers. This quite depressed her.
"Yeah, you're right. You're too thin, Leena. I have to feed you up a bit." The man glanced at Leena while he spoke. Despite his words, he thought his wife was curvy and perky. The dress exaggerated her wasp waist and enlarged her bosom.
"Huh? I think I'm good." Leena looked down at her body. She might not be what people called "hot" but she had "hour-glass" figure written all over her body. She wasn't as thin as Kevin said.
"You'll look more beautiful if you get fatter," was Kevin's indifferent reply. Leena didn't know whether he meant what he said as it sounded more like a half-meant joke. He even looked serious while staring at her.
"No! It'll be scary." She shuddered just by the thought of herself being fat. She used to suffer from obesity, so she knew how painful it was. She didn't want to fall into the same old trap again.
"See? I'm not alone in this. No woman wants to be obese." For the first time, Claire took Leena's side as they shared the same idea.
"Good to see that you hang together. Hope you can get along with each other afterward." Kevin smiled widely and pushed the plate back to Claire. His eyes glittered with joy. 'What a delightful scene it is, ' he thought.
The meal wasn't enjoyable but the three got on very well with one another. They asked for the bill after they dined and wined to satiety. Claire chuckled to herself because she thought the price on the bill would embarrass Leena. However, things didn't go that way. Leena calmly took a card out of her purse and gave it to the cashier. More surprisingly, she didn't even need to enter the password. The cashier just swiped the card and respectfully returned it to her.
"Leena, what card did you use just now? You didn't even need to enter the password! It's amazing!" Claire asked curiously when they walked out of the restaurant. What she saw at the checkout counter really surprised her.
"Well, it's a Dragblac Card. What's wrong? You seem curious." Claire's question confused Leena. The card required no passwords and she had been accustomed to it. Why did it surprise Claire?
"How did you get it? Which bank is it from? It looks different from general bank cards," Claire continued to inquire. She also wanted to have this card. Then she could show it off to her friends.
"Yeah. It's not a bank card. It can only be used in all branches under FX International Group." Leena patted her forehead as she was suddenly enlightened. She finally knew why Claire was curious. She used this card in front of them for the first time, so Claire had no idea of it.
"FX International Group? What is it?" Now Claire's curiosity was just unstoppable. She wanted to get the answer to her question despite her dislike towards her sister-in-law.
"Err… It's a little difficult to explain. Well, you can search Google for the answer after you go home. I believe you'll know the ins and outs on the internet." Leena made a mystery of the card. She didn't expect Claire to be so interested in her card.
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