"I just got in touch with her some time ago. How come you speak of me and her as if we were old friends?" Kevin frowned in confusion. He would have forgotten about Louisa if she hadn't tricked him to her birthday party that day.
"What? I heard that you used to be lovers, though." Claire was puzzled. Weren't things like what she had been told?
"What lovers? What are you thinking? I just met her a couple of times and that's it." Playfully, Kevin reached out and pushed her on the forehead. He wouldn't have acted so naturally around Louisa If they were really old lovers.
"Really? That's it?" The young lady ended up furrowing her eyebrows. She didn't understand a thing. Why would Louisa lie to her?
"Why Claire? What else should it be? Okay, I am going upstairs to have a shower. I'll leave you alone." Kevin stood up and was ready to leave. He decided not to stay any longer since Claire didn't want to tell him why she was mad anyway. Moreover, he had no interest in talking about Louisa at all.
"Where is the study? I need the computer." A bad mood wasn't enough for Claire to forget her curiosity about the FX International Group. Thus, she decided to surf the Internet and learn about it amidst being low.
"It's upstairs. But you are only allowed to use the desktop. Do not touch my laptop because there are a lot of important work-related files on it." Uneasiness flooded Kevin even with the thought that his computer was password protected. All the files that he was keeping were way too confidential. He couldn't afford an accident in regards to those.
"Okay, okay. I got it. Gee, relax. I am not a spy. Why would I be interested in your files?" said Claire as she jumped off the bed. The lady had this mild case of being simple-minded and she couldn't really keep things inside her head for long. She had to feed her curiosity as soon as possible or else it would just slip her mind.
"I just felt that I need to give you a heads-up just in case you make trouble for me." Kevin knew his sister too well to let his guard down.
"My God, I said I got it. Why are you still nagging? You sound just like Mom." Just like how little girls would, Claire twitched her mouth disapprovingly. Should Kevin really be this overacting? For Pete's sake, he was too cautious!
"I said it for your own good. You should appreciate it." The man exhaled in resignation. Kevin was just trying to explain things to her. What was bad in making her understand that she couldn't use his laptop? Did she really have to be impatient about it?
"It's not my fault. Sometimes you can be very annoying." As childish as she was, Claire made a funny face at Kevin and ran upstairs. The act made her look as adorable as Leena. In all honesty, Claire wasn't really a troublemaker. There were times when she could be as lovely as sunshine. It was only when Leena was around that Claire's loveliness caved in and got replaced by her hateful and mean attitude.
The idea made Kevin shake his head as he went upstairs too. Fatigue was suddenly surging in him. It could probably be because he had just recovered from a bad cold and was still weak, or because of the long drive from his parents' house.
He was literally trudging when he opened their bedroom door and found Leena coming out of their private bathroom at the very same time. The lady involuntarily straightened her pajamas upon seeing him as if she was scared that something might be inappropriate with how she looked.
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