"Well, since it's dinner time, why don't you stay and have supper with us?" Leena was indeed very kind. Though she was still mad at Louisa, she couldn't just forget her manners. That was why she asked her to stay for dinner.
"Yeah. Leena is right. Have dinner with us. You are not a stranger here anyway." Kevin said, only because he had a good relationship with Louisa's father, the commander. But to Leena, the words sounded different. She looked at him thoughtfully for a moment, then silently turned around and started walking towards the kitchen area. Now it was up to Louisa if she wanted to stay for dinner or not. Leena had already asked her politely. She was being too nice about what just happened. But it was not her business anymore.
"Thank you for your offer, but I don't want to intrude. I can go home and have dinner myself." Though Louisa was indeed glad at their suggestion, she reluctantly declined their offer. She didn't want to seem so eager. However, the thought of staying at Kevin's place for some more time delighted her.
"That's alright. You are not intruding. Just stay for dinner, will you?" Since Leena already invited Louisa to join them for dinner, he couldn't just pick a fight and disagree with his wife. At the same time he thought of the commander, realizing that it would not be nice of him to ask his daughter to leave immediately. After all, she was like a little sister to him. All in all, he couldn't be displeased about this and throw her out.
"Okay, if you insist." Louisa wanted to stay not because she was hungry and had to eat. She just wanted to see if Leena was a good cook. After all, she was not a wealthy girl. If she was not even a good cook, then what did Kevin see in her? Louisa was bitter of course, but she was also very curious.
"Come on. Let's have dinner," Kevin said, walking straight to the dining room, without looking to see if Louisa was following him. Just as he expected, Leena had made a number of delicious dishes that were already on the dinner table. After looking around, he found that she had cleaned the room too. He worried about her health. If she continued doing all this and stressed herself out, it wouldn't be good for her body. After all, she only just recovered from the cold she had caught back in France.
"Have a seat." Kevin pulled the chair for Louisa like a gentleman would do, asking her to sit. He walked over to the kitchen, to see if there was anything he could help his wife with. He was very grateful to Leena for making such a wonderful dinner for him. She very well knew how hungry he always was when he came home from work.
"Leena, is everything ready?" Kevin walked to her from behind, putting his arms around her waist. He put his chin on her shoulder and asked in a gentle voice. He felt guilty and sorry for what happened with Louisa just now.
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