"Get off work?" Leena looked at her in confusion. She couldn't understand what the woman in front of her was saying at first. Then she remembered the "servant" the woman had mentioned earlier. Leena remembered that this woman had mistaken her for the servant. "I don't have to get off work. I live here," Leena said.
"What? What do you mean by 'live here'? How is that possible? Besides, the last time I was here, I didn't even see you! Or are you newly hired?" Even as Louisa uttered these words, she felt nervous. She had a bad feeling about this. What if what she was thinking was true?
Leena pursed her lips and was about to explain, but right then, she heard a sound of someone opening the door. She stopped and turned to look at it. She knew it must be Kevin, since it was time for him to come back from work. Leena relaxed a bit. On the other hand, Louisa panicked. She didn't know what to do. She had crossed paths with Kevin too many times recently. She doubted he would be happy to see her.
Kevin was in a very good mood. Even though he had worked the entire day at the army base, a small smile lingered on his face. However, as soon as he saw Louisa inside the house, his eyebrows drew together and he frowned. The laughter in his eyes disappeared. When he turned to face Leena, his eyes brimmed with affection once again.
"Kevin, you are back." Louisa had a big smile on her face, but it seemed to be forced. Her smile hid the anxiety she felt deep down. She was afraid that Kevin would say something that would embarrass her. After all, she had come to his house without even asking for his permission first. It was a bit rude of her, come to think of it.
"Yeah! How come you are here?" Kevin passed his briefcase to Leena, who had walked to his side. He changed into his slippers and walked into the room.
"Well, I was just passing by, so I thought I'd come to see you. I was wondering if maybe I could treat you a nice dinner, to thank you for giving me a ride yesterday. I didn't expect that you wouldn't be home." Louisa thought that the explanation sounded good enough, at least to her ears. Even though Kevin acted cold and distant with her, at least he was still polite. He didn't even get upset over the fact that she had come here without telling him.
"I told you that you didn't have to do that. We happened to be going the same way. And it's not like it was too much of a hassle anyway." Since Leena was here too, Kevin didn't want to be too rude to Louisa. So, he decided to be his normal, distant self. He didn't want Leena to think that he would be impolite to a woman. However, truthfully, he was displeased with Louisa. Why did she come here anyway? He didn't want anything to do with her. Moreover, she didn't even tell him that she'd be coming! What if Leena misunderstood the relationship between him and Louisa? That would be a headache.
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