"Hello. It's me," Leena answered in a low voice and didn't say Kevin's name out loud because she was in front of Dorothy. She didn't want Dorothy to know it was Kevin's call.
"I know it's you. I am wondering if you are free now?" Kevin felt amused at her words. How could he not know whom he was calling?
"Yeah, I am free. What's up?" Leena got a bit nervous all of a sudden. She was worried that he might want to discuss with her again, the thing that he brought up the other night.
"Right. I forgot to bring one of the documents. I'm sure I left it on your desk. Do you think you can bring it to me?" It was not some secret file, just his daily report that was important for the meeting this afternoon, Leena could save him a lot of time and effort if she could bring it to him. This way, he wouldn't have to drive home himself..
"Yeah, of course. Give me your location and I'll bring it to you. See you later." Leena stood up after these words. But then she sat down again as if she suddenly thought of something.
"Miss Lu, I'm sorry. I have to go now. I have something urgent to do. You can stay here and finish your coffee. It's all on me, as an apology." Leena smiled a bit apologetically at her. Secretly, she let out a sigh of relief. She was glad that Kevin called her now, because she really wanted to leave but she couldn't find a good excuse to do so. It was so awkward sitting in front of a person she didn't really like and having small talk with the said person. The call was really a life-saver.
"That's all right. Just do your thing. Thanks for the coffee. Good-bye!" Dorothy flashed a friendly smile at Leena and thanked her for the coffee, as if she didn't mind Leena brushing her off at all. But as soon as Leena turned around and left the coffee shop, her smile quickly disappeared. She stared at Leena's back with cold and angry eyes, then a mocking smirk slowly came up on her face as she rolled her eyes.
When Leena pulled over in front of the army base, Kevin was already there waiting for her. As soon as he saw Leena's car, he quickly walked over to her with an excited smile on his face. He was grateful that Leena had agreed to bring his document for him. Also, he was happy to see his adorable little wife at his place of work. It was not the most ideal thing to do but maybe they should do this more often.
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