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 herter. You are busy. We''ll talkter. I have to get Leena some food." Duke nced at


    the ckened 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 identally 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 saidst 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 seeded in


    ringing her up this time. He was ted.


    "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 ming 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 ident." Although Leena had woken up, she still felt weak. Her tone sounded


    particrly frail.


    "I am d 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 ze.


    "Are you ordering me?" In truth, Leena was so happy when she heard his words. However, she pouted,


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    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 youter." 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''tplete 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 ce 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 ident.


    "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 ident 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 toe here.


    "I''m d you are all right. But... are you allowed to call me during training?" Leena asked hesitantly. On


    many asions, 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 saidst 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.