"Well, that's all that I know about him." Lee could tell that Kevin was not happy with his stories, so he stopped talking. He figured it wouldn't be wise to continue.
"Leena, if you'd like to hear more, how about I tell you when we're back home?" Kevin shook his head, feeling a bit helpless about Leena. He suddenly found that Leena was more relaxed with him. He didn't know if that was because Lee was also here. Leena always got a bit more nervous when the two of them were alone together and didn't usually talk this much.
"No! I want to hear it right now." Leena puckered her lips. She was entranced and impatient to hear the rest. Plus, she was annoyed by Kevin's intrusion. As a spoiled girl in a rich and loving family, she couldn't help being a baby sometimes. After all, she always got what she wanted.
"Come on, Leena. Please don't be like this. Besides, we're almost there." Kevin pressed his lips. There was also a small frown on his face. They had been talking non-stop for more than two hours. Weren't they tired by now? He just couldn't understand why they were so energetic.
Leena was shocked at Kevin's tone. It seemed like he was pleading. And it was something Kevin never did when others were around. Leena couldn't believe her own ears. Also, this clammed her up, and made her not want to argue with Kevin anymore. So she just shut her mouth and sat silently sulking in the car.
The closer they got to Kevin's home, the more nervous Leena became. Though she had prepared gifts for everyone like the sweet girl she was, she was still worried that she wouldn't meet with their approval. Because she had heard a lot of things about military families before. She'd heard that they didn't like girls who were from business world or even rich girls. So she was afraid that Kevin's family wouldn't accept her as his wife. Besides, as the princess in her own family who had been spoiled a lot since she was just a baby, she had no idea if she could live up to their expectations of a daughter-in-law.
When the Quattro slowly rolled past the gate guarded by two soldiers with guns, for the first time, Leena realized that the place they were going to wasn't some ordinary neighborhood, but a military compound. Thinking of this, her hands immediately started sweating due to her nervousness.
Kevin expertly maneuvered through some narrow paths to a three-story house with a garden in the front, then stopped the car. He stayed in the car for a while, and poked his head out of the window to take a look at the house first, maybe because he hadn't been home for so long, or maybe this visit had a totally different meaning to him.
"We're here, Leena. Come on, let's get out." Kevin got out of the car first. And on the other side, Lee had already opened the door for Leena.
Leena straightened her clothes after getting out of the car. And considering that Kevin was from a military family, she had chosen some plain and normal clothes for this visit, instead of the fashionable and trendy clothes she usually wore.
"Kevin, look at me. How do I look?" Leena suddenly grabbed Kevin and asked him. She felt that she was going to be sick -- that was how much she was worrying about right now.
"Okay, let me see. Your hair is nice enough, though it's a bit messy. But considering that we drove for so long, it's understandable. As for your face... It's impeccable! Well, and the clothes you are wearing, though they are not all bright-colored, they compliment you well." Kevin seemed like he was answering her question, giving it some serious thought. Even his face was serious. But Kevin's tone was off, like he was just messing with her. He even said something about bright-colored clothes. She didn't understand what he was trying to say.
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