Chapter 386 Injured


    Tom took a deep breath, exchanged a look with Duke, then sprayed the medicine he brought on


    Leena''s hand. Leena screeched in pain. Tom knew she would, but he figured he had to treat her


    anyway.


    "Ouch! It hurts, Tom! You lied to me! You said I wouldn''t feel a thing." The sudden pain pulled not only a


    scream out of her, but her head from Duke''s arms. She struggled to get her hand free, but it was


    grasped firmly by Duke. She had no choice but to look at Tom pitifully. Her tears were the silent


    allegation of Tom''s lie. She felt something! A big something. It hurt so much. Throwing the fact that she


    was surrounded by many people to the wind, she began to cry sadly. At the same time, her eyes drifted


    around the crowd. The sight of Kevin somehow made her feel quite reassured.


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    "But if I didn''t lie to you, you wouldn''t let me apply the medicine. What else could I do?" Then Tom took


    out a small bottle of white powder and sprinkled it onto Leena''s injured hand. He did it so carefully,


    maybe because he didn''t want to hurt Leena, or maybe because he was feeling reluctant to use the


    expensive powder. Anyway, with the medicine applied, Leena''s pain went away.


    Kevin was almost heartbroken to see Leena cry. So now he also looked at Tom worriedly, afraid he


    would use other painful medicines. Luckily, Tom packed up his medical kit after sprinkling the powder.


    That meant that Leena didn''t need to go through anymore pain from the treatment.


    "Take a look at her foot too." That was the first time Kevin said something since they all came in. And


    his words were quite explosive as now all their attention shifted to Leena''s foot. All of them waited,


    holding their breath, not knowing what other injuries they were going to see.


    "It''s not necessary. I''m alright." Leena dreaded pain. She didn''t want more done with her foot. She was


    tired of feeling pain -- she''d been through enough.


    "Your foot got scalded too?" Duke cared about Leena so much that he held her foot up right away after


    hearing about any more injuries. When he saw her bruise, his eyes grew even colder.


    "No." Leena murmured. She knew that Duke was already quite angry about her scald. Another bruise


    would only add insult to injury. She didn''t want to see Duke fly into a rage and make a big deal out of


    her injuries. She was already in pain -- she didn''t need to deal with him too.


    "You must have been hit by something. But lucky you, it''s not serious. I''ll write up a prescription for you.


    You''ll be fine." Tom smiled tacitly. He felt Leena''s quivering foot and he knew what Leena worried about


    was more painful treatment.


    "Okay. Thank you, Tom." Leena was relieved that she didn''t need to be massaged like the treatment


    Kevin had given her. Yet when she saw the expressions on everyone''s face, she sensed something


    bad might happen. ''Would Duke me Kevin for my injuries? Hopefully not! I was careless. That''s why


    I got burned and bruised. Kevin had nothing to do with it. What kind of wife would I be if I let him take


    the me? Justin will call me a trouble maker again then, '' Leena pondered anxiously.


    "Kevin, this is why you tricked my sister into marrying you? You just want her to get hurt? Is your so-


    called happiness purely based on injuries?" Duke questioned Kevin. Leena''s premonition was right.


    Panicked, she embraced Duke tightly in case he stood up and picked up a fight with Kevin.


    "Sorry. It''s all my fault. I will be more careful." Kevin didn''t exin. He took all the me willingly. For


    him, it was kind of his bad for not taking care of his wife Leena well. Even if Duke didn''t pound him for


    her being hurt, he would me himself for it.


    "Humph. Sorry? You think a sorry is enough? Kevin, you should know that I have never let Leena get


    hurt, not even for once, let alone the serious scald like today. And you think a sorry could wipe all these


    efforts off? How can I trust you with my sister again?"


    Duke''s words were aggressive and domineering, maybe because he hadn''t quite gotten used to their


    sh marriage. That was why he was never kind to Kevin. Duke spent most of his time loathing the


    man.


    "Duke, it''s my own fault. It has nothing to do with Kevin. Please don''t me Kevin for it. Besides, he


    wasn''t even at home when I got injured. He doesn''t deserve your negativements." Leena


    defended Kevin worriedly, hoping to dispel Duke''s anger. She didn''t want her mistake to worsen their


    rtionship.


    "Leena, do you mean that I am being nosy, that I am ming the wrong guy? Or you think that I have


    been overprotective for all these years and that has made you not able to take care of yourself and get


    injured so badly?" Duke squinted his intimidating eyes. Did their twenty-odd years of bonding lose to


    her twenty days of life with Kevin? And why couldn''t Leena see his love for her, and only thought about


    Kevin''s feelings?


    "I didn''t mean it. I''m just saying that it''s all my bad. It has nothing to do with any of you." Leena


    caressed her forehead in relief. She felt this exnation was enough to clear things up and to smother


    Duke''s rage.


    "Duke, no one wanted this to happen. The most important thing is to let Leena rest and recover. So if


    we''re done here, maybe we should all go home now. That way she can get as much rest as she


    needs."


    Daisy tried to smooth things over after sensing the tension. She sounded like she was letting Kevin off


    the hook too.


    "Right. Uncle Duke, we should just go home. Remember, you need to drive me to school tomorrow.


    And we can''t bete for our first day. If you are still mad, you can talk with Uncle Kevin another day.


    He''s always there anyway."


    Justin would support whatever Daisy did. So he joined his mom in rescuing Kevin.


    "Justin, what are you trying to do? Howe I feel that you just set a trap for them both?" Rain


    quipped to downy the tension. He knew it was no use arguing over who was to me and he didn''t


    want everything to blow up.


    "Well. No way. You saw through my trick so quick. I gotta hone my skills someday." Justin was smart


    enough to see what Rain was trying to do. So he echoed Rain''s words. His foxy eyes revealed his


    sophistication.


    "Huh. Hone your skills? You want to be a con artist or what? Focus on your studies," Tom added, trying


    to lighten the mood. He didn''t like the depressing atmosphere just now. Justin''s words just helped save


    the day. Tom chuckled while he put other medicines on the table.


    "You can''t stir up any trouble now. If you''re resting, then you''ll have no time to think of some other


    scheme," Belinda said. Her words might have sounded as if she were gloating over Leena''s injury, but


    that was who she was. In fact, she cared about Leena a lot. It was just that she showed her concern


    differently than other people.


    "No way. Belinda, you are still holding a grudge over me drugging you? So now you make sarcastic


    remarks when I''m hurt, too weak to fight back." Leena knew that Belinda didn''t mean to make fun of


    her. But still she quipped back as revenge for Belinda not persuading Duke to go back home.


    "Cut the crap. You should spend more time taking care of yourself and not getting hurt again. Duke,


    aren''t you going back with me?" Belinda frowned and looked at Duke. ''Duke really loves his sister. You


    could see the worry in his wrinkled forehead after seeing Leena''s injuries. He could have handled it


    better, though. He has brought the group''s mood down by ming Kevin, '' Belindained to


    herself.


    "Don''t worry, Leena. It''ll only take a few days. We see this stuff in the army all the time. So just take it


    easy, and be careful not to get your wounds wet." Daisy curled her lips into a smile. In the army, you


    weren''t really hurt unless your broke a limb. Bruises and scalds weremon on base. You just had to


    grit your teeth through every ache and pain. There were no wusses in the military -- every injury was a


    badge of courage.


    "Okay, Daisy, I''ll get some rest." Leena was already a big fan of Daisy. Now she admired her even


    more.


    Then, all of them walked out of the house, totally oblivious to Kevin, just like when they first came in.


    Only Tom stopped to talk to him, but just to tell him how to use the medication. Because he knew


    Leena wouldn''t follow his directions, so he had better find another person to remind her.