Chapter 1044: A Frank Talk (part two)

Ah! So it's already that late? What shall we do? Mom must be worried a lot!" The woman said as she jumped out of the bed. She almost fell down as she did it too carelessly. It was fortunate that Kevin was right there and caught her in his arms even before she hit the floor.

"It's okay. Mom said that we don't need to hurry back. Don't be nervous. We can stay here for tonight." The man put his coat around her tiny body considerably. It was a bit cold inside the room.

"Really? Didn't you say that to comfort me?" Leena felt a bit shy with how his arms remained wrapped around her. Kevin's continuous gentleness made her face turn red.

"You don't believe it? No problem. We can call Mom to prove it." The man said as he pretended to fish his phone to make a call to his mother.

"Stop! Didn't you say let's eat something? Let's go now!" Leena rejected Kevin's offer instantly without even thinking twice. She wasn't ready to go back home and face Shannon yet. She acted so childishly earlier and she was too embarrassed about it.

"Are you going downstairs like this? Why don't you go and clean yourself a bit before we go for the dinner?" Kevin suppressed his laugh and then gave her messy look a quick once-over.

"Oh! I forgot it. Hold on. I'll finish it soon." Leena stuck her tongue out naughtily and ran to the restroom. She was happy until she stepped in the restroom and saw her face in the mirror. Her smile automatically melted. She looked at the mirror agonizingly and examined how bad her frustration was showing on her face. All her disguise disappeared completely at that moment.

She walked out of that room, refreshed after cleaning herself. There was not even a trace of unhappiness on her face at all. She was far from who she was just seconds ago. Leena couldn't help but mock herself silently as she thought that she should probably become an actress and play on the stage for her excellent skills.

They looked like a perfectly in love couple as they walked downstairs with them holding hands. However, Leena knew that this was not just the case. Her mind was weighed down despite the sweet smile on her face.

"Mrs. Gu, you're awake. Shall we start the meal?" The housekeeper greeted them happily as soon as she saw them. She had just finished warming the dishes with the thought that Leena might still be sleeping. It turned out that she did it at good timing.

"Yes, please. I'm sorry for troubling you and thank you." Leena replied in a polite tone. She knew that the housekeeper cared for her so much simply because of Edward. Nevertheless, she chose to show her good manners to her.

"You're welcome, Mrs. Gu. It's part of my job." The housekeeper rubbed her hands awkwardly. She rarely saw a rich woman like Leena who was so down to earth.

"Leena," Lee turned to Leena and greeted her. Although he did not know what exactly happened to her in the Gu Family, there was a part of him that subconsciously believed that she was the one who was wronged. Based on the couple of days when they got along, he did not think that she was the type of person who would deliberately cause troubles for others.

"Oh, Lee. You are here!" Leena did not expect that Lee was there too, thus, she was surprised upon seeing him. Was the trouble she made for Kevin that big? Goodness! Even his subordinate knew that she had run away.

"Yes. I came here with Major General." Lee replied honestly as he rubbed his hands. He felt a bit shy whenever he was faced with Leena, something that never happened when he was faced with Kevin. After all, he was just a young man, therefore, it was just normal for him to be shy before a beautiful lady no matter who she was.

"I'm sorry for causing such trouble for you." An awkward smile cracked Leena's lips. Unlike Lee, she felt a bit ashamed instead of shy. As the wife of Lee's superior, she did not set a good example at all. She had acted so ill-behaved that she made him and Kevin busy and anxious.

"Oh! Leena, don't say that to me. I can't take that." Lee took a quick glimpse at Kevin before replying to Leena. He didn't want to be punished with heavy training for accepting the woman's apology. What was more, he actually did nothing but just be a driver. That was all! It wasn't like he experienced the same as his Major General who was already at the brink of madness earlier. He could swear to it that he saw him almost go insane.

"Alright! Let's have dinner." Kevin shot Lee an emotionless glare. He felt something odd crept in his heart. Men were naturally territorial and would never be happy to see their wives close to any other man. Kevin was not an exception to that and he felt genuinely neglected in this situation.

As a reaction, Lee ended up scratching his head as he wondered why the Major General suddenly acted weirdly to him. Kevin was very different from the former Major General. Was he just pretending to be calm? Lee was afraid that he might face his punishment somewhere in the future. He could not help but shudder at the thought. His Major General seemed to become more cunning.

"Please, take a seat!" Leena said to the housekeeper and frowned slightly. They had a lot of servants in their family. However, this situation where the masters ate while the servant stood beside never happened at her home

"Mrs. Gu. I'm not supposed to have dinner with you." The housekeeper waved her hand to reject the offer in a hurry. She would not accept such advice because she believed that servants were not supposed to have meals with their masters.

"It's okay! Take a seat and join us! We're family and you don't need to be too polite with us," Kevin also joined Leena to persuade the servant. He would feel more unacceptable and intolerable to enjoy dinner with somebody watching than Leena. As an enthusiastic soldier, he would never be comfortable with that thought as he believed in equality. There was no such thing as class difference to him.

"Yes! Major General and Leena are very easy-going. You can get along with them well. Don't worry. Just sit down and have dinner with us! The more people, the merrier, right?" said Lee. He and Kevin had always got along with each other in a comfortable way, be it inside or outside the army base. Kevin just simply didn't care about hierarchy and such.