"You said it! I heard clearly what you said. You said that you loved me!" Leena blushed scarlet with shyness, which added color to her pale face.
"Really? Are you sure of it? You must have misheard it!" Kevin stared at Leena with a big grin on his face, his eyes full of affection for her.
"Come on! How could you deny what you've said? I won't speak to you until you repeat what you've said before," Leena grumbled, pursing her lips. Her energy was starting to come back just because of spending this moment with the man she loved. Leena knew Kevin was trying to make her laugh, so she was pretending to get angry.
Kevin gave her a cunning smile and whispered in her ear, "Nana, I love you. I'll be there, for better or worse, till death do us part." He finally realized his feelings for Leena and showed them to her without hiding. After all, running away from reality did not help solve any problem.
"Kevin, you... you admitted it." Leena stared at Kevin with tears of joy. It was because of Kevin's confession of love that she had woken up from the darkness.
"Yes, I said it. And I will say it every day from now on." He leaned forward and kissed her softly on the lips. He had suffered all kinds of torment in the past two days, and he was not willing to experience that ever again. As long as she was happy, he was willing to say it every day.
"Kevin, do you know how long I've been waiting for you to say it? I thought that I would never hear you say it to me in this life. But you just did. Am I still in the dream? I'm so afraid that this is still only a dream." Tears streamed down her cheeks as it had never occurred to her that Kevin would someday actually fall in love with her.
"Silly girl! You are not dreaming. Touch me, and you'll know I'm real and this is not a dream!" Leena's reaction amused Kevin. But he understood her and what she felt, as he knew how much she cared about him and the way he treated her in the past.
"Well, you are real, and you just said those words to me." Leena sniffled and wondered, 'Is this the so-called blessing in disguise?' But who was the lady? Does she have something to do with him?' Leena was indeed a grudge holder. She still remembered the lady who hugged Kevin a couple of days before, despite his confession of love.
"Are you happy now? You've successfully won the heart of the youngest and best Major General in S City." While joking with Leena, Kevin took out his cell phone to text Tom that she had woken up so he could come and give her a thorough examination. Kevin still had fears about her health condition.
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