"Yeah! I'm gonna explain that to her. However, we should talk about my wife right now." Kevin closed his eyes as the mild sadness attacked him. Getting Leena hurt was the last thing he wanted and many had said that 'Prevention is better than cure.' Thus, It was better for him to learn how to love his wife rather than to repair their relationship once the damage was done.
"Leena and I are doing fine together, okay? You see, we have nothing to talk about, Kevin. We just happen to be two different people who are thinking differently from one another," said Claire strategically as she made their issue appear smaller. It might have taken Claire some time to realize that Leena was the epitome of elegance, calm confidence, and kindness. Only those few people who were good at observing could find these things about Leena. Compared to her sister-in-law, Claire found herself a nobody.
"That's absolutely nonsense. Your perception of Leena is biased. You overlook her good traits and complain about the bad. Then you find her impulsive? Why don't you try to see things from her perspectives? I assure you that you'll like her. I promise." Kevin couldn't bear to see Leena getting tired of handling her sister. He hoped to improve their relationship by solving the problems between the two ladies. He couldn't just take sides as doing so would cause the other harm. He really wanted Leena and Claire to get along with each other as that was the only time when he wouldn't worry about them anymore.
"Brother, don't you see that she's a hypocrite? She's just good at hiding her true self from others. She is just pretending to be lovely and kind. I hate her already." Claire had already been holding grudges against Leena from the beginning. She had always thought that Leena was a hypocrite by nature. Her later observations proved that Leena was never a punching bag. She knew that Leena only did those stunts to gain recognition from Kevin's family. That was a no-no. To sum it up, Claire disliked Leena more and decided to make her life a tough one.
"Claire, speaking of which, I think it's all my fault. She has given up a lot for me. She stopped being passionate and lovely so she could be what she thinks I want. She has quit being herself to please me and become a qualified wife. I'm the only one who understands her sacrifices. She changed for me. That's her only fault. Plus, she's too kind to harm anyone, isn't she? She has learned how to tolerate all kinds of injustice against her after our marriage. She has coped with you, and learned how to treat a mean and jealous sister-in-law with filial respect. I feel sorry for her because I can't understand what she's doing all these things for? What's the point of tolerating her husband's family when she gets nothing from it in return? Claire, you are with her in the same house, but why do you turn a blind eye to all her efforts? Damn you, Claire!"
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