of himself if he agreed with their idea.


    "It was just a gathering of officers and soldiers. I don''t think you like those types of events," answered Kevin. Frankly, he felt awkward when the soldiers asked him to sing a song earlier. He was never a singer and he couldn''t even carry a tune. He would just make a show "Have you been drinking in the party?" Leena asked as she could smell the wine from his breath.


    "Yes, but just a little. Don''t worry. I''m not drunk," assured Kevin before kissing her on the forehead. He knew how much Leena hated it when he got drunk, thus, he just drank a little.


    "Take a bath now, Kevin," said Leena while standing up. She had initially nned to wait for him but she didn''t expect herself to fall asleep on their couch.


    "Nana, I guess we need to talk." Kevin''s voice was low when he spoke. He then looked at his wife straight into her eyes as he didn''t want to miss any of her expression.


    "Oh, okay. What are you trying to say?" In reaction, Leena sat again as she waited for his response.


    "Nana, I''m really worried about you. You''ve changed a lot since you came back from Paris. Can you tell me what happened?" As Kevin wasn''t the type of person to beat around the bush, he went straight to the main problem without any ado.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    "Uh... Are you kidding me? I think you''re thinking too much," said Leena. She refused to talk about it as she still wished to get pregnant soon. She was not ready to tell Kevin about her situation right now. She sincerely didn''t want him to worry about her. Moreover, she feared that he would leave her once he found out the truth.


    "Nana, running away from reality doesn''t help solve any problem. We can face everything together, okay?" Kevin noticed how Leena evaded his eyes and looked guilty even. Thus, he was sure that she was hiding something from him. His wife''s reaction made him a bit upset since he hoped for their rtionship to be based on honesty.


    "Could you give me more time, Kevin? I will tell you everything once I''m ready," pleaded Leena with a hopeful expression. She knew that her secrets would be eventually exposed. However, she was not prepared for it yet. She and Kevin had just confessed their feelings for each other and she didn''t want anything to destroy their happiness.


    "Okay, but you have to give me a deadline. I won''t bother you before that time," Kevin said in a serious manner. He couldn''t just wait without a deadline. He would be lost in various spections in case.


    "I..." stammered Leena. God knew how much she wanted to tell him to retract his words and say no deadline. It was just that she couldn''t. Hesitation flooded her in an instant as she didn''t know how to respond.


    "Forget it. I won''t force you. You can tell me once you''re ready. I''m going to take a bath." After saying that, Kevin went upstairs without looking back. It was easy to tell how sad and dejected he was with how his shoulders sagged.


    On the other hand, Leena sat on the couch, rigid. Biting her lower lip, she buried herself in deep thoughts.


    ''Is he angry at me? Is he hurt by my attitude? Does he think that I don''t trust him?'' she asked herself silently. She would also get angry if she were Kevin. However, she just didn''t know how to tell him the cruel fact.


    There was amotion in Renxin Hospital early in the morning. Patricia had been under treatment for a long time now and yet she hadn''t seen any improvement. She was having a nervous breakdown as she couldn''t contain her grief anymore. She began smashing everything she could grab against the wall. Thus, the nurse who was taking care of her freaked out.


    "Miss Bai, calm down, please! This is not good for your recovery." The nurse was dodging everything in horror. Patricia had always been an amiable and calm patient. However, it was such a surprise that she suddenly went crazy today.


    "Get out! Get out of my room!" screamed Patricia as she waspletely losing control. It scared her to realize that she might be disabled forever. The idea itself was enough to frighten and anger her. ''I might have to sit in a wheelchair for the rest of my life! No, this can''t be true! No!'' she thought.


    "What''s going on here? Why is it so noisy?" A cold voice came from outside the door. Tom entered the hospital room and frowned at the sight of the mess all over the ce. It was then that his confused gazended on Patricia, who was still hysterical on her bed. He didn''t intend to but for a while, he felt his heart broke silently while looking at the woman he secretly loved.


    "Doctor Qin, please do something. Miss Bai got angry as she thinks that her medication isn''t working." The nurse exined in one breath upon seeing Tom. Fear was written all over her face and it seemed like she was going to pass out anytime. "You may leave now. I can handle this," said Tom to the nurse as he walked towards Patricia. His eyes were dark as he focused all his attention on the woman.


    Meanwhile, the nurse who was attending Patricia left the room in record speed. The door even created a huge bang when she shut the door behind her. She really felt grateful that Tom came as she didn''t know if she could stand another second inside the room.????