"Is it really just you missing Dad? I don''t think so," said Kevin. He looked at Leena knowingly. Leena really thought that she did a great job in disguising herself but her nces betrayed her thoughts. She was afraid of looking at Kevin directly in his eyes whenever she lied. "Enlighten me. Tell me what I''m thinking of right now?" asked Leena. A wry smile was on her face when she lifted her head and looked at Kevin with both tenderness and passion.


    "You must be thinking about me right now. You love me too much to ignore me or get angry at me. Am I right?" Kevin touched her pink and soft cheek. He had nned to speak out what was inside her mind but stopped on second thought in fear that he might frustrate her


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    "Don''t be silly. I can''t think about you now. Plus, you''re standing in front of me. How and why would I miss you?" said Leena. Thedy pursed her lips and smiled in a mocking manner. Her lively and smart expression was charming.


    "Well, Haven''t you decided to marry me and be my wife atst?" said Kevin. Then, he pulled Leena''s body closer to himself, moved his lips close to her ear, and let his breath slowly touch her skin. His warm and clean breath alone was magic and it set Leena''s heartbeat to skyrocket.


    "Yeah! You should be nice to me. Otherwise, you may end up as my ex-husband." Leena squeezed her fist between herself and Kevin as she tried to keep some distance between them. The intimacy between them was just too bewildering.


    "Well done, Sweetie. You have learned how to threaten me. Think about this though. Do you think I''ll ever be your ex-husband? I can''t even wait to find out who will dare to take you away from me," said Kevin animatedly. It wouldn''t be easy for anybody to rob him of any of his possessions, more so, his wife.


    "Why can''t you stay away from me?" Leena felt a little shaky as she continued to feel his breath on her skin. She could feel her knees about to buckle with how his manliness melt the woman in her. In the end, she ced her hands on his hips for support.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    "I can''t. Haven''t you just said that you might consider divorce if I don''t behave? You might run away if I don''t hold you tightly. Where else will I find a wife as lovely as you are after that?" joked Kevin. He had developed a habit of embarrassing Leena and making her flush. "Kevin, think carefully about what you''re gonna say next because I''ll take your words seriously." Leena''s eyelids drooped as she seemed displeased.


    "What''re you talking about?" The man kept a straight face. He knew that Leena hadpletely fallen in love with him. So he usually spoke his mind and never held himself from saying what he felt.


    "Nothing. Never mind. However, please don''t give me too many hopes. I''ll definitely feel disappointed if those hopes don''t happen. That will be a catastrophe for me," said Leena while pouting her lips. She had tried pretending to be kind but found that she was also selfish. She was afraid to reveal her true feelings as it might hurt their rtionship if she chose to be true to everyone.


    "Sweetie, have you lost your confidence in yourself? Or, have I disappointed you in any circumstance? Didn''t I tell you that you would be denied any permission to regret your decision about marrying me once you sign your name on that marriage contract? I said that was a warning not just to you but to myself too." Kevin had no clue about how he had let Leena down for her to feel insecure.


    "I remember you told me that. Nheless, I''m afraid that you have forgotten your own words." Atst, thedy raised her head and locked her eyes with him. For a while, the act made her appear stern and confident.


    "Don''t worry. I haven''t forgotten my vow. I will remember it forever. I need some time though," said Kevin. He embraced her and let her bury her head on his shoulder. For some reason, he suddenly found it hard to stare back at Leena''s clear and innocent eyes. "Alright. I''ll always be here, waiting for your answer." Leena wondered whether her statement was a kind of love confession. Nevertheless, she wanted him to know that she wouldn''t give up on him and their marriage, whatever the cost was.


    "Sweetie, don''t worry. I promise that I won''t let you down," reassured Kevin and kissed her forehead. They had tried to avoid this problem as much as they could. However, he never took anything between them for granted and had considered their problems seriously and silently. Leena remained quiet, leaned her head against his shoulder, and nodded. Hismitment was good enough and she didn''t have the strength to ask for too much. After all, selfishness would not do her any good. She decided to stop where it should stop and didn''t push him much.


    It waste at night. Would their feelings also be profound with every second? For good or for bad, they started tomunicate and re-confirm theirmitments about their love and marriage.


    Leena was awakened by the noise of some soldiers participating in training the next morning. To her surprise, Kevin wasn''t lying in the bed with her. She wondered where he was, when did he leave and how could she sleep like a log without knowing anything. Before she could get out of the bed, ire came inside the room without tapping at the door. She looked at Leena''s in pajamas defiantly and scornfully.


    "You woke upte! Mom and Dad are taking a walk outside. Change and cook breakfast for the whole family before Mom and Dade home," ire snapped. She looked at Leena with disdain. Her goal was to embarrass Leena before the whole family. She had hated the woman because her mother had been ming her for everything ever since Leena came.


    "I''m sorry. I''ll do it in a few minutes after I have cleaned up." Leena blushed scarlet by her sister-inw''s cold remarks. However, it was just six o''clock in the morning. Thus, she didn''t think she got upte. She was never a morning person and she wasn''t used to waking up this early.00