Chapter 828 100 Steps Between Them (Part One)


    Walking out from themander''s office, Kevin sighed in relief. He finally got around fixing what he


    intended to. As a man, he must be responsible for what he promised. If he couldn''t do it, then he


    shouldn''t make such a promise. He told Louisa that he''d get her a presentter. He felt obligated since


    he was at her birthday party. So he bought it and handed it over to the Commander to avoid getting too


    close to the girl. She did have a crush on him, and that wouldn''t end well.


    He went back to his office and checked his phone. He wanted to see if Leena had called, or at least


    texted. But there was nothing on the screen. Leena had been in Paris for a few days now and all she


    did was call him to let him know shended safely. In thest few days, she hadn''t even sent a text.


    What was she so busy doing? She should at least have tried to contact him.


    Fingertips sliding across the screen, Kevin idly scrolled through his apps. He thought maybe he could


    call her. But it was 2 o''clock in the morning there. She''d be asleep for sure, tucked into bed. Well, he


    decided to call her in the afternoon, when it was daytime in Paris.


    Kevin could not help frowning slightly when he recalled Leena''s reluctance to leave him when he sent


    her off at the airport. He thought Leena was unwilling to stay away from him. But he also wondered;


    was she pretending to show her reluctance? Was it all an act? Or did she really want to be with him? If


    she was really reluctant, why hadn''t she called? How cold, he thought. Now that he hadn''t heard from


    her, he thought maybe he''d call, hopefully catching her at a good time. But every time when he thought


    about this, it would be in the middle of the night orter, thanks to the time difference. What''s more, he


    would always forget it when he got busy at work. Oh, God! He was so tangled up and couldn''t see any


    way out of it.


    At the same time, Leena, who was in Paris now, was still wide awake and not sleepy at all. Big eyes


    staring at the screen of her cell phone, Leena was lost in thought. Suddenly, a smile of self-mockery


    appeared on her face, the corners of her mouth raising up slightly. Oh, sure, she should have realized


    it; he never offered to call her. What was she expecting? She asked for disappointment, expecting that


    he might call.


    She''d waited for him every day, waiting for the time that he might asionally think of her and call. She


    didn''t call him deliberately, just in case he tried to call at the same time. But now it looked like she was


    wrong. Maybe she expected too much from him. Leena threw herself onto the soft andfortable


    king-sized bed. Suddenly, she felt a lump in her throat and soon tears flowed from her eyes and blurred


    her eyesight. The world in front of her became so distant from her. It was so unreal.


    As a matter of fact, after she came back to Paris, there was little time to miss him. She was so busy in


    the daytime, since she needed to attend various shows with her instructor. Meanwhile, there was the


    matter of her dissertation that she needed to research and write. She was actually extremely busy.


    What was more, she had to spare even more time to prepare for the spring fashion show of her own


    brand. So even if she wanted to miss him, she could not make it since there was even not one second


    when she was not busy. Her fashion show was already behind schedule, and she had to spend as


    much time as she could on it to make it perfect.


    She sniffed a bit and then sat up, walking to the balcony. Her phone was still held firmly in her hand.


    Looking at the sparkling stars in the night sky, Leena suddenly felt a hundred years old. She still


    remembered that she was hurt and went back to her home country because of love gone bad. And now


    she came back to thisnd, withplicated feelings for another man. Compared with her pain at that


    time, she was devastated. If she thought she was heartbroken before, she was wrong. Oh, that was


    exactly the difference. She felt heartbroken because she was in love with Kevin.


    It was about 9 o''clock in the morning there now. What was he doing? In a meeting, or in training? But


    no matter where he was, he seemed never to save a ce for her in his heart. Leena bit her lips


    slightly, staring at the handsome man on her screen. She couldn''t helpughing at herself. How could


    she expect such a perfect man to love such a perfect mess?


    Leena took a deep breath and calmed down. Alright!


    If there were 100 steps between them, she did not mind walking 99 of those steps. Her only wish was


    that he wouldn''t turn around and walk away when she reached thest step. She would finish thest


    one. She was a brave woman!


    When the phone rang, Kevin was about to go to the training field of the Falcon to check thetest


    training situation. He was kind of in a rush so he answered the phone without checking the number.


    "Hello! This is Kevin Gu." Kevin answered while picking up his army cap on the desk. He was walking


    toward the door, phone to his ear.


    "Hi, Kevin! Good morning!"


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    Leena said in a spirited voice, trying hard to pretend to be delighted. Despite the bright smile on her


    face, she felt sorrow in her heart and no one would know it. She did not want Kevin to know her


    bitterness.


    "Hi, you! It''s sote there now. Why are you still up? It''s bedtime." Kevin frowned slightly. He was not


    sure whether he was happy to hear from her or he should me her for not living a healthy life. His


    hand, which originally was about to pull the door open, stopped in the air. He stopped walking and


    stood still.


    "Hee hee! I''m about to go to bed! Am I interrupting you at work?" Leena always cared about his work.


    After all, he was career military and had a different job from ordinary white-cor workers. She did not


    want to distract him if he was super busy. There was always time to talk when he got home.


    "No. I''m free now. How are you doing there? Are you used to it yet?" Kevin walked to the sofa and sat


    down, worry showing on his handsome face.


    "I''m doing great here! Don''t forget it, I lived here for years. There''s no way I couldn''t be used to it." Her


    apartment in Paris was bought by Duke. He wanted to prepare afortable ce for Leena to stay


    and also hired a house-maid. But Leena let the maid go before she went back home because a maid


    would not be necessary. So she was the only one in the apartment now.


    "How''s your dissertation? Is it going well?"


    Kevin did not know how long she''d be staying in Paris. Without her home, he always felt that something


    was not right in that house. It was cold because she wasn''t there. Once he got used to it, there was no


    denying something was missing.