Chapter 454 I Won''t Bite You (Part One)
"You certainly look quite elegant and tender today. But I prefer the former Leena. You seem a bit dismal
aspared to her. I also feel that this new Leena is detached from me."
Edward had a sharp perception. Leena couldn''t hide the slightest change in her personality from him.
He didn''t know what made her change her dressing style. Did she find something unusual? Or did
Kevin do something to bring about this recent change?
"Puff! Edward, are youposing a poem? What do you mean by ''dismal''? Don''t forget; I am a happy
angel." Leena smiled at her own remark. Despite the bright smile on her face, she had a slight feeling
of tightness in the chest, and she didn''t know why.
"Hope we are just perceiving you wrong. You are still an adorable and angelic girl." Edward smiled and
said in a cosseting tone. No matter how far and fast time flew, Leena always had a ce in his heart,
and that would never change. She was the first person who had shown her kindness and warmth to
Edward.
"Of course I''m still myself! Am I looking like a leprechaun? What''s wrong with you, Edward? Did you
hurt your head? Or else why would you say such strange things to me that I can''tprehend."
Leena''s eyes sparkled with a deceptive light. As a matter of fact, she knew very well what Edward
meant. But after everything she had been through, she was no longer the innocent girl who didn''t have
any secrets in her heart. Leena was a wife now. Although there were still lots of things that she needed
to learn to make a good wife, at least she had turned into an adult. Sometimes Leena couldn''t tell them
everything. She wasn''t asfortable in asking forforts or suggestions as she had been in the
past.
"You came here alone." Duke took a look at the green wound on her hand. Then he turned his eyes to
the door, trying to see if Kevin wasing. But he wasn''t. Duke got angry, as could be told from his
frigid face. He got mad when he realized that Kevin had left Leena and he hadn''t apanied her to
the hospital.
"Yes! It''s much easier to call a cab." She couldn''t drive for a while due to her injured hand. But she felt
guilty when she responded to Duke because Kevin had told her to wait at home before he went to work
in the morning. He told her that he would pick her up after work and take her to the hospital. However,
as soon as Kevin went off to work, she grew anxious. So to avoid meeting him, she left for the hospital
before Kevin came back. Leena didn''t know why she behaved in this manner. She just felt empty and
didn''t know how to get along with him. She knew she was behaving oddly, but she couldn''t figure out
why.
"It''s fine. It''s daytime now. Cabs are safe. Perhaps Kevin is busy with his work. He probably has tons of
work to take care of, especially after what happened yesterday." Daisy smiled softly. She figured out
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that Duke was displeased with Kevin again. So she exined to ease the tension. She was not trying
to praise Kevin because as a military officer she knew the procedures Kevin needed to arrange. Last
night, the gunfire was so violent that there must have been a series of things involved in it. As the most
capable officer in the army base of the city, Kevin would be held responsible for it without question. He
was quite busy for sure.
"Yes! Daisy''s right. He called me and told me that there''s a lot of work that needs his attention. He
didn''t even have time for lunch. So he mighte back home a littlete in the night." Leena knew her
brother''s anger very well. He always felt high resentment towards Kevin. She also regretted that she
hadn''t taken everything into consideration. She was pleased with herself by leaving Kevin behind and
Considering this, Leena immediately exined and chimed in with Daisy. She wanted to find some
excuse for Kevin though she was telling a lie at this moment. She prayed her words would be
convincing. But the fact was that Kevin seldom called her, and most of the time she made the phone
calls to him.
"Hey! You are such a charming girl, but is Kevin really that good? You always say the nicest things
about him. I suppose the old adage is true - ''Daughters and dead fish are no keeping wares!'' You
haven''t been married for too long, but it seems you have forgotten all of us and our love for you." Rain
gazed at Leena with a naughty look. A teasing smile appeared on his face. It was hard to tell whether
he was being serious or making a joke.
"I haven''t forgotten anyone, Rain. You''ve always disliked him. You try to keep him away from us. Why
do you have such hatred against him?" Leena pouted and amusingly stamped her feet. She looked
attractive and charming, but her look was quite inconsistent with her elegant maxi skirt.
"If he informed us about your marriage in advance, we wouldn''t dislike him or have resentment against
him." Rain didn''t hide his resentment towards Kevin. He said it clearly and didn''t pretend to conceal his
thought. His actions matched his personality.
"Hum! I''m not talking to you anymore. I''ll go and find Tom to put some medicine on my hand. Hey little
pal, do you want to apany your aunt?" Leena knew that it would be impossible for them to change
their attitude towards Kevin in such a short time. She decided to let it be. Time would heal everything!
The harder she tried to take Kevin''s side, the greater scunner they took against him. So she thought it
would be best for her to give them space and time to ept the situation.
"Can I refuse it?" Justin firmly held Edward''s hand. He felt something terrible would ensue if he
apanied his guileful aunt. So he decided he should act prudently. All the offensive things she had
done in the past had always shocked everyone.
"My answer would be – no! Hurry up. You are a just little boy. Why do you always overthink everything?
You''re not an old man in his seventies! Why can''t you be sweet?" Did Justin think it would be easy to
refuse her? No way. Did he think she didn''t know what he was thinking? Perhaps he forgot that they
were the same kind. Both of them were guileful.
"Daddy..." Justin looked at Edward and said in a weak tone as if trying to ask for Edward''s help to reject
Leena''s invitation. Though Justin was also difficult to deal with, he was definitely the one to be fooled if
they stayed together because Leena was far more nerve-wracking than him. Just like the saying went,
"if two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind".