Chapter 854: The Calm Before The Storm (part one)

"Okay, ask Leena to call Kevin. He is really worried about her." Belinda knew that Kevin was concerned for Leena. Kevin had never called Belinda personally before. Had it not been for his worry for his wife, he would not have called Belinda several times in such a short span.

"Fine. I'll ask her later. You are busy. We'll talk later. I have to get Leena some food." Duke glanced at the blackened porridge made by Gerard. He didn't dare give it to Leena to eat, fearing that she might get diarrhea before she even recovered from the cold.

"Okay. Keep in touch. Goodbye!" Belinda hung up and walked out of the office with her documents. Duke pursed his lips, turning to stare at Leena.

"Duke, why are you looking at me like that? It's scaring me." Leena frowned, wondering why Duke was acting so strangely.

"Take a look at your cell phone." Although Belinda had asked Duke to tell Leena to call Kevin, Duke was reluctant to swallow his pride. He let Leena find out herself that Kevin had called her.

"What's wrong with my phone?" Leena looked around for her cell phone. She finally found it lying under the quilt. She picked it up, finding that it was turned off. Perhaps she had accidentally pressed the shutdown button.

Duke thought, 'I figured she didn't hear the ring because of the fever. It turns out her phone was turned off. No wonder Kevin is anxious. If I were Kevin, I would be anxious too.' Duke turned to the kitchen without answering Leena.

Watching Duke go toward the kitchen, Leena turned on the phone. Just like she guessed, Kevin had made hundreds of calls to her. Leena smiled, remembering what she had said last night. At the moment, she didn't know if she should call him back.

'It must be afternoon there. Kevin would be at the army base. I would be interrupting his work if I call him now. Should I call him when he's free?' Leena wondered. Before Leena could decide whether or not she should call Kevin, her phone rang, startling her.

Kevin had been worrying about Leena for more than ten hours now. He had been unable to reach her. Although he knew that Duke had flown to Paris, he wasn't sure if he had arrived yet. What if something happened to her before then? 'Who is taking care of her?' Kevin kept wondering, trying to call Leena. However, her phone was turned off, which troubled him even more. Kevin never brought his phone with him when he was training Falcon, but today he had it with him as he wanted to call his wife in his spare time. Kevin made hundreds of phone calls, but couldn't get through. Unexpectedly, he succeeded in ringing her up this time. He was elated.

"Hey, Kevin," Leena said with a trace of timidity. 'Is he mad at me? He called me so many times. He must be really worried,' she thought.

"Leena, how are you? Are you feeling better now?" Upon hearing Leena's soft voice, Kevin sighed in relief. He had no intention of blaming her this time.

Yeah. I am much better now. I am sorry for troubling you. I didn't turn off my phone on purpose. It must have been an accident." Although Leena had woken up, she still felt weak. Her tone sounded particularly frail.

I am glad you are fine. Have good rest, so that you recover faster. Can you do that?" Kevin whispered to Leena as he looked at the Falcon special soldiers who were driving along in the blaze.

"Are you ordering me?" In truth, Leena was so happy when she heard his words. However, she pouted, pretending to be annoyed with him.

Will you obey my orders?" Kevin frowned. Suddenly, one of the vehicles tipped over on the ground. He hurriedly walked toward it, thinking, 'Damn it! Didn't I tell them to be careful? How did it overturn?'

"No." Leena smiled, imagining his anger upon hearing this.

Leena, something just came up, so I have to go. I'll call you later." As soon as Kevin finished speaking, he hung up and put the phone in his back pocket.

"Major General." When the members of the special forces saw Kevin approach them, they took a step back in fear. He was in a bad mood today and had been training them fiercely since morning.

Are your guys fine?" Kevin frowned at the two soldiers who climbed out of the car, but didn't lose his temper as they had predicted.

"We are fine. I am sorry that we didn't complete the mission," said the two with their heads bowed. Kevin knew it wasn't their fault. Their training periods were so long that they had grown tired. So they were making mistakes.

"All right. That's it for today. You guys clean this place up, then go take some rest." Kevin knew he had over-trained them today. They deserved the rest. More importantly, he had other things to do, like continuing the phone call that had been interrupted because of the accident.

"Yes, Major General." The special forces saluted him promptly. They smiled in relief. Kevin seemed to be very hostile since morning, so they were mentally prepared to train all day. To be honest, they were surprised that Kevin had called off the session. After Kevin left the secret training base of Falcon, he took out his phone and called up Leena once again. She was concerned about what had happened to make him hang up in such a hurry. When the phone rang again, she ignored Duke and picked it up quickly.

"Hey! Kevin, what's going on there?" Duke helped Leena sit by the dining table. He put the food prepared by him in front of her. Duke started to go back to the kitchen, but when he heard Leena respond to the call, he stopped, turning around to frown at her.

"Well, it's fine. There just was a little accident in the training. It's settled now. Don't worry about it," Kevin got into his car and drove away as he talked on the phone. This was also a part of the military base, but in a remote area. It was a restricted area, so no soldiers were allowed to come here.

"I'm glad you are all right. But... are you allowed to call me during training?" Leena asked hesitantly. On many occasions, she had been afraid to call him for fear of interfering with his work.

"It's okay. The training is over. Is Duke there yet?" Kevin was still worried that no one was there to take care of her.

"Yeah, he is. Don't worry. He'll take care of me." Leena looked up at Duke. He raised his eyebrows at her, urging her to eat.

"Eat! Or the food will get cold. Whom are you talking to?" Duke asked loudly, making sure that Kevin heard him. His mouth was set in a grim line. It didn't matter that he no longer hated Kevin as much as he used to.

"Leena, you gotta eat something now. I'm ending the call. Rest well. I'll call you after work." Kevin heard Duke, so he stopped bothering Leena so she could eat. He didn't want her to go hungry.

Okay. Bye." Leena was relieved that he hadn't mentioned the words 'I miss you' she said last night. She was feeling so fragile when she had said that to him. She didn't actually want to confess to it.

Kevin put the phone aside. He wondered why his heart ached. Did he love her? He could not help but step on the brakes as the question popped into his head, but soon drove off. 'After all, she is my wife. I should take care of her when she is sick,' he thought.

It was sultry in the afternoon at the military base. It was estimated that it was going to rain. A few dragonflies flew over the military base yard, making the vast region seem a little lonely. No sooner had Kevin returned to the office that Daisy knocked on his door, promptly walking in.

"Major General, are you free tonight?" Daisy asked with a faint smile on her face, sitting down before Kevin could speak.