Chapter 1047: Can I Trust You (part two)

Hah! Don't bother! I'll get you a bath towel! Kevin got out of the bed, naked. He had a nice body, so why not? But when Leena saw him, she couldn't help screaming and hid herself in the quilt. She felt that seeing him like that was not right. So, she became even more embarrassed, with?her?heart?pounding madly?in?her?body and both ears turning red.

Kevin stopped when he heard her cry out. He turned back, only to find the girl hiding herself completely in the bedding. Looking down on his desire pointing straight out, he finally figured it out and smiled. It seemed that his girl was so simple that she fussed over his naked body every time. Even though they had been naked so many times, her conservative side still won out sometimes. What a shy little girl! He turned back to the bathroom, leaving the room to his girl.

Leena only stuck her head out of the quilt after hearing the sounds of the shower. He was in the bathroom now, right? Leena finally relaxed. After all, if she had a repeat of last night, then she definitely wouldn't be leaving the bed today. She trembled when she thought of that tireless perpetual motion man!

But her relieved heart soon started worrying again. There was still the matter of dealing with the fallout from yesterday's incident. She had to face the Gu family sometime, and now was as good a time as any. And yes, Louisa was also there. Had Louisa finally won the rest of the family over? Would they become even more disgusted with her. This was what she cared about most at this moment.

How she wished she could go back in time. In that case, she would probably be more rational, and became less impulsive. Then she wouldn't be in the pickle she was in.

However, it was hard for her to escape even though she was eager to run away. So she finally bit the bullet and went back to the in-laws'. When she stood at the door of the Gu house, she could not help being paralyzed by fear. She was afraid of walking into a situation that she could not accept.

"Come in! Leena. What's the matter?" Kevin looked at her with confusion on his face. It was Leena who asked again and again to come back early. Why did she stop, and just stood at the door?

Oh, no. Nothing!" Leena smiled. It was a matter that she had to face sooner or later. Why not simply do it right away? Leena made up her mind. After gritting her teeth, she hurried to keep up with Kevin. There was an old saying about this, right? "Take care of the little problems while they're still little." Now Leena was trying to do like that. She stepped into the house.

Kevin paused deliberately for a while, waiting for her. He took Leena's cold hand in his, as if to tell her that he would face the unknown future together with her. No matter what, he was by her side.

"Hi, Leena, Kevin. You finally came back! Go and wash your hands. It's lunchtime!" Shannon greeted them warmly, without mentioning Leena's departure. She behaved as if Leena and Kevin just went shopping and came back as usual.

"Mom, anything I can do?" Leena responded with a sweet smile. She was very moved by Shannon's discretion and wanted to help with lunch. She felt very welcome here.

"No need. Thanks, Leena. Everything will be ready soon. There is no need to get your hands all icky." Shannon knew that she had to pretend like nothing happened yesterday. That would be the best thing for Leena's emotional state. The whole family being together and happy was the most important thing. That was why she did not mention anything about the problems yesterday.

"It's okay. Just let me do something to help." Leena smiled embarrassedly. But at least Shannon was kind to her, and hadn't mentioned anything. Maybe she could finally relax a bit.

"Will wonders never cease? I wondered where you were and there you are! My sister-in-law! Why are you back so early? Scratch that; why are you back at all?" Just at this moment, a burst of acid remarks suddenly sounded from the outside. Turning, everyone saw Claire in the doorway, followed by Louisa. The remarks were said in a mocking tone, letting everyone know what Claire thought of Leena.

"Claire, if you don't know how to say anything nice, then don't say anything at all. In other words, shut up." Shannon stared at Claire angrily. All her efforts to comfort Leena were in vain, because of this stupid girl and her foolish remarks.

"Nothing I said was wrong. And I'm entitled to my opinion," Claire muttered, pouting. She looked at Leena indignantly. She thought she'd seen the last of Leena. Claire celebrated too soon, for her sister-in-law was back. The one her mother had scolded her for was back.

When these words reached her ears, Leena bit her lip, tears welled in her eyes and her face turned pale. She had felt welcome too soon. Even though her mother-in-law deliberately ignored those things, there were still other people who would use them to hurt her.

So I guess my slap didn't teach you anything. Do you need another lesson?" Kevin glared at Claire coldly. In his opinion, this girl was a spoiled brat. She badly needed to be taught manners.

That was why Claire said those acid remarks without any consideration for others. She only said what she thought and what made her happy and never thought how it would hurt other people.

Leena turned to Kevin immediately when she heard what he said. She was surprised that Kevin would even raise a hand to Claire. And why didn't she know this?

Shannon also felt shocked to find this out. How did stubborn, opinionated Claire keep this to herself? Surely she would have run to Daddy and had him deal with it. But she didn't, and that just showed how much, deep down, she really loved Kevin. Her family was everything to her.

Claire looked at Kevin again. She opened?her mouth?several times?but?no words came out. Kevin's fierce eyes cowed her. After all, in this family, she might not care about what anybody else thought, but she had to consider the feelings of her own brother. Kevin was not like her parents, who would let her do anything she wanted. Kevin was strict and cold with her, never sparing her a tender look. He had a frigid coolness in his eyes when he looked at her. That was why she hated Leena so much. Because when her elder brother gazed at Leena, his eyes were so tender and soft. She'd never gotten that kind of affection from her brother.