Chapter 1266: Edward's Tricks (part three)

Hey. Why don't you catch some zzz's? I can stay here, and make sure she's okay," Tom suggested, when he walked out of the ward and saw Kevin's tired face.

"Naw. I'm good.. How's Leena? Is she alright?" Kevin asked eagerly. He was still deeply concerned, and that eclipsed his need for sleep. Leena's condition was what worried him most.

"Currently, her vital signs are normal. I'd like to keep her under observation for a few hours. If she stays stable, we can transfer her to a normal bed." Tom felt delighted to tell Kevin this. More importantly, he could see clearly that Leena had the will to survive now. That was some serious progress. He wanted to see everything be okay again, which was why he became a doctor in the first place.

"Really? Great. It's all thanks to you." Kevin got very excited when he heard Tom's words. He really wanted to hold Tom's hands to show his thanks. But he gave up when he found that he had that cup of coffee in his hand. Even so, he couldn't help feeling overjoyed. He hadn't felt like this in awhile.

"Hey, no need to thank me, thank yourself. You lit that spark in her. She improved as soon as you started talking to her. Whatever you said did the trick. " Tom didn't really want to know what Kevin said to Leena. In his eyes, as long as it worked, the process was not that important.

"I didn't help that much. You're the hero who saved the day." Kevin smiled. The past several hours were torturing to him. So he would keep this lesson in his mind and never let any situation deteriorate again.

"You're too kind. No matter what, Leena's my sister. So don't worry about it. And don't pay any attention to Edward and the gang. They said what they said because they were worried about Leena," Tom said after he sat down beside Kevin. The white gown he wore made him look all the more gentle. Maybe he wasn't as drop-dead gorgeous as Edward, Duke, and all them. But he was the nicest out of all of them.

"I know, it already rolled off my back." Kevin knew they were good to Leena, so he never paid much attention. Besides, he knew who he was, and didn't care what they thought.

"I'm glad you get it. But keep in mind that I'm a good guy doesn't mean I don't have issues with you. I'm just more rational than them, because I'm a doctor. My duty is to heal the wounded and save the dying, and there's nothing personal. We're a lot alike, soldier boy. We both serve the people." Tom narrowed his eyes and glanced at him. Truthfully, the more time he spent with Kevin, the more he felt that the man was a pretty good guy overall. That might be why Leena married him.

"Someday, you guys will trust me that I can take good care of Leena. We'll probably end up in an old folk's home by then, but at least you'll trust me." Kevin said firmly. He thought about it for awhile -- he had a long time to do nothing but think. And he finally figured out how he could be a good husband to Leena. He couldn't follow her around all day, but he could love her wholeheartedly. His love was the only thing he could offer, because she was so rich and lacked for nothing. except his love. He aimed to change that.

The international airport of the city was as grand and spectacular as it ever was. Although there was still some time before dawn, the place was as busy as it was in the day. The people who had to run around for a living filled the place, running helter skelter, going about their daily tasks, checking flight info, etc. Duke embraced the first morning ray in the city as he arrived.

Because his flight taxied in at dawn, Duke didn't ask Belinda to meet him at the airport. But when he saw the familiar figure waiting for him, he still felt moved.

"Why are you here? I told you you didn't have to come. I can just grab a taxi," Duke said with a frown, his face as cold as ever. But when he looked straight at Belinda, his eyes were full of tenderness and affection.

"It's okay. I was up anyway," Belinda said with a smile. If anybody knew that the CEO of Leng Group had to take a taxi home, it would make him a laughingstock.

"How are you? Are you alright?" She told him over and over again that she wasn't pregnant, but Duke still couldn't believe her. So from the moment he saw her, he checked her out from head to toe.

"Huh! Right in front of you, safe and sound. You can see for yourself I'm okay." Belinda couldn't help laughing. Before she went out to pick Duke up, she had called Tom to confirm that Leena was doing better. She felt relived after she got the good news and that was why she was so happy now.

"I'm gonna get you to a hospital. I worry about you, you know," Duke said as he reached out his arm and circled her waist. They walked out of the airport holding each other. What a loving couple!

"Where are we going? Don't we need to go home first?" Duke asked doubtfully when he saw that Belinda missed the turnoff for the highway.

"Didn't you say that you want me to get a checkup at the hospital? Let's drop by there now. We can save time and energy," Belinda said with evasive eyes. She didn't tell him now that Leena was fighting with death. She didn't want him to lose his mind. That was probably not what he wanted to hear right when he got home.

"But we don't have to do it so early. I just got in. And it's probably too early for a nurse practitioner." Duke looked at her with doubt in his eyes. Didn't she say that she was alright? But why did she seem like she wanted to rush to the hospital?

"Don't worry. I just called Tom. He's there now. He'll get everything set up," It was hard to keep lying. Belinda now regretted that she came up with such a lame excuse.

"Okay, it's all you. But wasn't Tom pissed? I know he likes his beauty sleep." Duke didn't have any reason not to believe Belinda. But subconsciously he had a hunch that something was wrong. He just didn't know what it was.