"Of course I will, Daddy! I'm already here, right? Oh, I missed you so much!" Leena rushed to her dad's arms and hugged Lloyd tightly. A daughter could never grow up in her father's eyes and Leena had remained as lovely and adorable as how she had been when she was a kid. On the other hand, Claire was stunned upon seeing Leena's reaction. She had never seen her sister-in-law as cute and lively like this. Leena was different tonight and it baffled Claire.
"I miss you too, Leena! Now, let me take a closer look at my little princess. Did you take good care of yourself while I was away? Did you eat enough every day? Come closer, I need to see if you have gained weight or lost weight," Lloyd was trying his best to sound serious. Nonetheless, he just couldn't stop smiling since seeing his baby girl. He was so focused on his daughter that he didn't even notice Claire, who was still standing there.
"Of course I gained weight! Look at my face. I look much rounder than before, right?" Leena said and then puffed her cheeks playfully while blinking cutely at her dad. She tried to make her face look like a plump round apple to prove her saying of gaining weight.
"Awww... Then you must have not missed me at all! How can you eat so well if you really miss me?" Lloyd pretended to facepalm and then acted just as playful as his daughter. He found it very interesting to make fun of his daugher sometimes. They might be joking with each other but the love between the two was just impossible to hide.
"Urr. You're so bad, Daddy! How could you treat me like this?" Leena pouted her lips and pretended to be unhappy. She knew her dad. Lloyd could always find a reason to blame her regardless of what her answer was. He would definitely blame Kevin for not taking care of her if she had said that she lost weight. Thus, whatever her answer was would still be wrong.
It was only then that Lloyd turned and noticed Claire who was still standing frozen on her feet. "Oh! You never said that we were having a guest tonight. This lady must be…"
"Oh geez! I almost forget to introduce her. Dad, this is Claire Gu. She is Kevin's younger sister. You could call her Claire," Leena addressed to Lloyd immediately. Then she turned to Claire and introduced Lloyd to her, "Claire, this is my father, Lloyd Leng." Leena stuck her tongue out in a funny way to cover for her carelessness. She had been so busy talking with her father and forgot about Claire too.
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