"Don't worry! He won't blame you. Don't cry, okay? Or else you'll look messy." Tom wiped the tears on her cheek with his fingertips. Anyone could get mad at this little girl except Edward. Before Daisy and Justin stepped into his life, Edward had doted on her every single day. It seemed to be a daily chore and a necessity. Edward loved her a lot. It was impossible for him to blame her from his heart.
"Really? He won't be disappointed with me? Can you promise that?" Leena sniffed. She was not sure whether Tom was telling the truth or not. She was so concerned about this that she even ignored the word "messy".
"Yes, I promise you. Let's go! I'll drive you home." Tom smiled and lightly pinched her tiny nose. Her little nose had turned red because she had been crying. Leena looked really innocent. She was mischievous and guileful yet kind-hearted. That was why she was the apple of everyone's eye. Everyone loved her.
"Yes! Thank you, Tom." Leena immediately smiled through her tears as she felt comforted by Tom's promise. She was not the typical crying type. However, when she ran out today, she failed to hold back her tears because tons of emotions had emerged in her mind all of a sudden.
Kevin must have ignored her again! Otherwise, he would have called her by now. But the truth was that she didn't get any phone calls from him. Leena felt miserable, but she comforted herself somehow. After all, they had married each other without love, so it made sense that he didn't bother to call and ask about her whereabouts!
Soon they arrived at Leena's luxurious apartment. Leena said goodbye to Tom and then walked home. She felt that she was lacking courage to go home. So she slowed down. But no matter how slowly she walked, she arrived at her home. She turned on the light, knowing Kevin was not home. There was nothing but loneliness in this big room. Leena had to face it alone.
She cozily nestled herself into the soft couch. It was the first time that she got to know what it meant to be lonely. She poked fun at herself; loneliness? What was loneliness? It had been a "luxury" for her in the past since she didn't find any time to be alone. But now she felt nothing but lonely all the time.
As the clock was ticking, her soul was sinking bit by bit. There was a twisted feeling lurking in her heart. She was drenched with this feeling and was losing herself. It was the first time that she questioned herself about their marriage. She didn't know whether she had made the right decision by marrying Kevin in such a rush.
She had assumed that she would never fall in love with him. Although she had sensed it on an intuitive level that he was in love with someone else, she chose to ignore the feeling and made herself believe that it would not be a problem between them. But she hadn't anticipated that the woman in his heart might be sis Daisy. It shocked her so much that she could not help but feel deluded and sad.
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