"Uhh... It's nothing. Belinda happened to grab my hand while she was in labor pain. I'll recover soon enough," Leena reassured. Granted, her reactions in the past might have been exaggerated to a point where she wanted to die. But since she knew that she had been helpful when her sister-in-law was in labor pain, the bruises on her hand became more of a medal of honor that reminded her what she did that day.
"Did she endure so much?" Kevin asked, while blowing her hand softly. Although it didn't really do much to alleviate the pain, she was moved by his display of affection.
"I don't know," said Leena, putting on a rueful smile. "But she looked like she was in great pain." She thought to herself, 'Maybe it's the kind of pain I'll never get to feel.'
"Nana," Kevin said, noticing the change in her facial expression. "What do you want to eat? I'll buy you dinner." As he noticed that the topic was beginning to be too much for her, he decided it was time to talk about something else.
Leena wore a teasing smile, asking, "Are you sure you have the money?" Lee had told her that Kevin HAD donated his wages to the people who were affected by the natural disaster. On top of that, he had also given her his ATM card when she returned to him. She could only guess that he didn't have much money on him right now.
"Rest assured. I can afford us some street food," Kevin said with a confident smile. "As long as we don't go to some fancy restaurant, we're good." He wasn't embarrassed at all to admit it. With Leena, he could always be himself.
"Never mind that," said Leena, shaking her head. "Let me buy us dinner." Her offer wasn't brought on because she looked down on street food. Glancing at Kevin, she realized that he was still in recovery and thus, needed nutritious food.
"Really? Well, I'm so glad I have a rich wife then," Kevin teased. In order to avoid her aching hand, he held her shoulder gently. Discreetly, he decided by himself that he was going to apply medicine on her hand when they got home.
Quietly enjoying each other's company for dinner, they were met with an unexpected guest.
"Leena Leng? I thought you already left," said a dissatisfied voice. "Why are you still here?" In complete disbelief, Louisa stopped in front of their table. When the news of Leena's disappearance had reached her, she thought that she might finally have the chance to be with Kevin. But if the rumors were true, then why was she there?
"I went away to travel abroad, okay?" said Leena coldly. "Whatever I do in my own time has nothing to do with you," she added. "So it's really none of your business." Still arrogant like she used to be, Louisa was never going to learn her lesson. It seemed like she was fated to make the same mistakes over and over again.
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