"I know. It''s my fault. I won''t do it again." Leena admitted to her mistake modestly. She didn''t want to argue, for that would only worsen things.


    "Don''t ever leave without telling us! We already have enough children to carry on the family line! Don''t you ever worry yourself about that." Nathan threw her a chilly look before storming to his study.


    "Look at him! He is just worried about you. He didn''t mean to make it sound like a threat. Leave him be, Leena. He just doesn''t know how to express his emotions." Shannon tried to ease the situation. She was surprised that Nathan had finally straightened out and changed his thoughts regarding Leena. What had made himpromise?


    "I know he cares about me, Mom." It was fine that her father-inw was upset. Leena was just relieved that he didn''t make a fuss over her infertility.


    "Good. Don''t take what he said seriously." Shannon patted Leena on the shoulder,forting her.


    "I''ll go and have a talk with him." Just like Leena, Kevin didn''t expect his father to be so liberal this time. As his son, Kevin thought he should talk to him.


    "Okay. Be nice. Don''t piss him off." Shannon looked at Kevin with admiration in her eyes. She had never needed to worry about her son and hoped that she never would have to either, in the future.


    Leena bit her lip, feeling ufortable. She knew she shouldn''t have been so headstrong and run away from home. She had troubled so many people.


    "Dad, are you all right?" Kevin asked Nathan with a hesitant look in his eyes. He stood respectfully at the end of his father''s desk.


    "As you can see, I''m very well." Nathan red at his son. It was Kevin who wasn''t all right. Why was his son asking him this question? He just left the hospital and hadn''t even fully recovered yet.


    "Thank you, Dad. Thank you for epting Leena." Kevin knew it was hard for his father to make such a decision. He could understand what Nathan was going through.


    "Yes, well. We are family. Besides, you''re not my only child. ire will have babies, won''t she?" Truthfully, Nathan was disappointed, but he could do nothing about it. He had just resigned himself to the unpleasant fact of Leena''s infertility. He wanted Kevin and Leena to be happy together. Infertility shouldn''t be an obstacle in their marriage.


    "Again, I want to thank you for understanding this." For the first time, Kevin realized that his father was not as old-fashioned as he had always thought. Nathan was surprisingly considerate about this.


    "y chess with me." Nathan sighed. He didn''t like Leena at first, but as time passed by, he found her to be quite a good girl. She had many strong points that most young people didn''t have these days. It was tough to marry a military officer, but Leena, who came from a rich family, had done her best. Nathan was hard pressed to find fault in her.


    "Okay," Kevin dly agreed. He looked up and observed that his father looked much older. Nathan was not as daring and energetic as he used to be when he was young. After the recent misfortune, he looked quite dispirited. Kevin took a deep breath, feeling sad.


    Kevin and Leena stayed at the capital city for two days. After returning to S City, Kevin became busy with his work again. Leena was worried about him and feared that he would overexert himself.


    "Major General Gu, how are you? Do you feel much more energetic after the holiday?" Themander joked as he walked into Kevin''s office. He had had a lot of work to do while Kevin was away.


    "Yes. Thank you for asking." Kevin knew that themander would not havee to his office without any reason and wondered what he was up to this time.


    "Oh, stop. Well, since you can''t participate in the military exercise these days, you can help me write a n. Daisy and Hank will participate in the operation." Sure enough, themander hade here with a purpose.


    "Commander, I have almost recovered fully. Can''t I join the exercises now?" Therge-scale military exercise was held every two years. If Kevin missed this one, he would have to wait for two more years to participate, so he was unwilling to pass the chance. "No, don''t even think about it. You know it''s not an ordinary military exercise. It will have live ammunition. You can''t go. If you hadn''t been injured, you''d have had your say. But this time, I refuse your request," themander said in all seriousness. He couldn''t let Kevin take risks before he returned to health.


    "But I''m afraid they''re notpetent enough in actualbat." Kevin frowned. Themander was right. Intelligence and agility were equally important in this nationwide military exercise. Kevin was smart, but right now, he was not as skillful as before. He was still injured.


    "That''s why I asked you to write an operation n for them. Write down your past experience and they''ll have a look at it." Themander was worried about the n, so he came to Kevin as soon as thetter returned to work.


    "Okay, I see. I won''t let you down." Kevin no longer insisted on joining the exercise. He knew it was time for Hank to improve his fighting abilities.


    "I know you''re an able man, but don''t work too hard and wear yourself out. Otherwise I wouldn''t know how to defend myself to your family," themander teased him. He thought about how his daughter still had feelings for Kevin and sighed inwardly. When would Louisa give up? She should know that nothing forcibly done was ever agreeable. Her behavior was very toxic.


    "Don''t worry. I won''t," Kevin said with a smile. He didn''t think he was so fragile.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    "Well then. Go ahead. I''ll go and meet Daisy." Themanderughed loudly and left, marching in the direction of Daisy''s office.


    Belinda''s baby came ahead of schedule. After receiving her anxious call, Leena rushed to her house. ''Duke shouldn''t have gone on a business trip right now!'' she whined to herself. ''Didn''t he know that the baby coulde at any time?''


    "Belinda,e on. Calm down. Are you havingbor pains?" It wasn''t summer yet, but Leena was so nervous that she was covered in sweat. She should have called Tom ahead of arriving here all alone.


    "Nope. The baby won''te out so fast. I just feel a dull pain. Duke is not home, so I think it''s better to go to the hospital in advance, just in case." Belinda''s forehead was bathed in sweat. One could not tell if it was because of pain or nervousness.


    "Okay. Tell me if you feel any pain. I''ll drive you there." Leena took a deep breath. Everyone was at work except for her. She could not call anyone to help her out. Leena was in a state of panic, but she had to calm down to prevent any idents. That would do them no good.


    "Okay. Let''s go," Belinda said. Her mouth twisted all of a sudden as she felt a burst of pain in her lower abdomen.


    Leena drove cautiously. She paid attention to the traffic on the road and to Belinda simultaneously. In the process, Leena felt like her muscles had gone stiff.


    "Belinda, call Tom and ask him to meet us at the gate of the hospital," Leena said to Belinda. She was driving so she dared not make the call herself.


    "Oh, right! I almost forgot to do that. I''ll call him up." Belinda felt relieved when the pain in her stomach ebbed away. She exhaled slowly and took out her phone.


    "What about Duke? Should we call him too?" Leena proposed. When a woman gave birth to a child, she felt at ease in her husband''spany. Leena was sure that Belinda would feel better with Duke there.


    "He should be on the ne. He saidst night that he would fly back today. He might arrive in an hour or so," Belinda said. She dialed Tom''s number and told him that her baby wasing.


    "Good. I was afraid he wouldn''t make it." Leena was reassured to hear that Duke woulde back soon. She sighed and ckened against the car seat. She wouldn''t know what to do if Duke didn''t arrive in time.