"We're fine as long as we leave your brother alone and unprovoked. Claire, am I right?" Louisa tried to convince Claire. She would have no chance to approach the man she loved if Claire would not help her.
"Alright. I'll wait for you at home tonight." Claire gave in and eventually felt more cheerful despite everything. She finally got fed up with how Louisa was pestering her. Thus, she had to grant Louisa's request regardless of Leena's possible protests and grudges.
"Thanks, I'll come to you before Kevin gets back home." Louisa was ecstatic. Claire's change of mind made her think that she was one more step closer to becoming Kevin's wife.
"Ok. See you later. Bye," said Claire before she hung up the phone. She was in low spirit the whole night and it was only now that she felt relieved. In general, she didn't forget her promise to Louisa that she would do everything to make her brother love her and eventually, marry her.
Leena's face darkened as she heard what Claire said over the phone. She didn't intend to eavesdrop, it was just that Claire didn't even attempt to hide the conversation from her. She might not have heard what Louisa said to convince Claire on inviting her home. But Leena was smart and could guess.
"I have invited Louisa to come to our house tonight. I don't think you'll refuse her and embarrass me," said Claire defiantly as she turned to Leena. She might sound that she was asking Leena for permission but the truth was that she wasn't. She doubted it if Leena could turn such a small request down from her husband's sister.
"You already promised Louisa, Claire. Will my opinion even matter?" Leena sneered. Her heart was silently aching with the fact that she was such a loser when it came to getting along with her sister-in-law. She had already tried her best but still failed completely. On the contrary, Louisa could become one of Claire's best friends with just a snap of a finger.
"I'm asked to consider your opinions. Haven't my brother told you that? He certainly will be mad at me if you make a complaint to him," Claire sniffed. She wouldn't even care about how Leena felt if Kevin didn't warn her about it.
"I know. Now get off the car. Here we are!" Leena grasped the steering wheel firmly and refrained herself from bursting out crying. It was her husband's house, and she was also its owner and hostess. Shouldn't a hostess' permission be asked first before Claire invited anybody to the house as a guest? Claire had completely ignored her opinions.
"Now, look at the hurt expression on your face. Rain would definitely think that I hurt you if we enter the restaurant and meet him there. I can't be accused by him again. Do you know that?" Claire said with a sulking tone. She took the opportunity to warn Leena before they got off the car and came inside the restaurant. She seemed to really care about what Rain would think of her.
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