"Yes, thank you." Kevin followed Louisa and walked in. Because every house in the residence had a garden, it was much warmer inside.
The commander paused for an instant when he saw Kevin show up at the door. But he suddenly burst into laughter. "Kevin, I didn't know you had the time to attend. I didn't invite you because I knew you're quite busy these days. I didn't expect you to be here, what a coincidence!"
"Didn't you call your bodyguard and ask me to come here?" Looking at the guests in the house, Kevin frowned. He didn't understand what the commander meant.
"Dad, I invited Kevin. It's my birthday today, so I invited him to be here and attend the party in your name." Louisa giggled and walked to the commander. She held his arm and turned the charm on her father.
"Naughty girl. Kevin is too busy, and you tricked him into coming here. You're making me worry." The commander doted on his little daughter. Her way of dealing with things was quite unique and he couldn't control her at all. So he just let her be and didn't restrict her so much as long as she didn't go overboard.
The corners of Kevin's mouth twisted unhappily at the realization that he was tricked into attending a party. He had only met this girl once a few years ago. Why did she want him to attend her birthday party? He hadn't prepared a present for her birthday at all.
"Kevin, I'm sorry. I haven't seen you for a long time. I wanted to invite you for dinner or something when I graduated and came back to the country, but I couldn't find a reason. Today is my birthday. You won't blame me for doing this, will you?"
Louisa explained so smoothly that Kevin didn't have the heart to reject her. She looked at Kevin hesitantly, as if she was a child who did something wrong. Even if Kevin wasn't happy about it, he didn't show his displeasure. Kevin had no choice but to smile politely.
"Happy birthday! Unfortunately, I didn't prepare any present for you because I didn't know that today is your birthday. I'll make up for it another time." Kevin smiled gently. His warm smile was quite inconsistent with his identity as a soldier. It was the reason that Louisa fell in love with him instantly back when she saw him in the army base years ago. She never forgot about him after all these years.
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