After his unsuccessful attempts in finding her, he decided to go to Leng House. It was quite late when Kevin finally got there. When Duke greeted him at the door, he was shocked to see Kevin's messy appearance and his clothes in disarray.
"What happened to you? Were you robbed? But that doesn't make sense! You're a soldier. No one would rob you unless they don't want to live!" Duke teased him coldly, eyebrows wrinkling in slight confusion.
"Do you know where Nana is?" Kevin didn't mind the teasing at all, but he couldn't mask the frustration on his face. He didn't find her even after several hours of searching at the airport with the people looking at him like he had gone mad. He felt like he was about to collapse.
"What do you mean? Did something happen to Leena?" Duke then stopped teasing him when Kevin said that. He immediately asked when Kevin mentioned Leena, nervousness evident in his voice.
"No. But she left." Kevin sadly shut his eyes. Before he opened them, a heavy fist landed squarely on his face. However, he did not feel surprised at all, it was as if he was expecting it.
"Kevin, you bastard! She left? What do you mean by she left? Tell me what happened!?" Duke punched him again. He would lose control in anything bad that concerned his sister.
"I said she left! Didn't you hear me?" It was the first time Kevin shouted at Duke. He yelled at him not because Duke hit him, but because that he had no way to ease the pain in his heart--so he shouted at him, expecting Duke would beat him to no end. That way, he might feel better. It was a bitter attempt at catharsis but he really couldn't bear the pain of Leena leaving.
"Where did she go? Tell me!" Duke shouted back at him. He glared at the inconsolable man in front of him with rage filled eyes, the hate radiating from every nerve in his body. He did not punch him this time.
"I would not come here if I know where she is," Kevin replied curtly. At this moment, he was so weak and done. He felt extremely helpless because he was unable to find any trace of her at all. Before he came here, he called Claire to keep an eye out because Leena might go to Paris. She had her work and needed to prepare for the fashion week, after all.
"What happened?" Belinda had heard the commotion and went downstairs, walking down the steps as carefully as she could with her big belly. Seeing the two men locked in a staring contest as if they were about to kill each other made her feel alarmed.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you, Belinda," Kevin greeted. Although Kevin had lost his mind and patience because of Leena's leaving, he was still polite.
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