What about you, Leena? Have you had lunch?" Daisy worried about her even though Leena owned this place and there was no way she'd be at a loss for anything to eat.
"No, I haven't. So I ordered ahead of time." Leena always had meals alone. She wouldn't miss the chance to have lunch with her close friends.
"So you only come here for food?" Edward frowned. It hurt him to see Kevin run off on some military exercise and leave Leena alone.
"I have no other choice but to come here. I don't bother to cook a single meal. Takeout is cool," Leena said lightly, not complaining about anything. But to outsiders, it sounded sad. After all, Leena got married at such a young age. On top of it, she married a military officer who couldn't be with her all the time. Maybe it's okay to have a husband who was not as rich as her. But she was sad that she had to live alone, because the loneliness and grief came in waves at night.
"Why don't you move back to the Leng mansion? You don't have to stay at Kevin's apartment since he is not there anyway. Besides, it's not safe for you a girl to live there alone." If it hadn't been for Leena's own wishes, Edward wouldn't have let her marry Kevin. The officer was beneath them. But there was nothing he could do as Leena chose Kevin at her own will. Edward would finally accept Kevin as one of his close friends as long as Kevin was nice to Leena.
"I did. I came back there yesterday to give them the wedding dress." Leena gobbled the food. She was starved as she stayed up very late last night and got up near lunch time, missing her breakfast.
"Oh, the wedding dress is done. Did you design it?" Daisy knew how good Leena was at fashion design. She guessed Leena would design it herself when Belinda told her Leena would be in charge of the wedding dress.
"Oh yeah. That was me! It took a long time to finish. But I guess it's worth it, as you can see, the dress is pretty impressive," Leena answered after finishing another bite.
"The wedding ceremony is coming up fast. I don't know whether Kevin can finish the exercises in time to attend their wedding." Daisy frowned. She hadn't heard from Kevin and hoped he at least updated Leena on how he was doing.
It's okay. His work always comes first. My brother will understand," Leena said with a weak smile. She didn't know when Kevin was coming back either. Leena tried to reach him, but failed since his phone was off all the time.
I guess there's nothing we can do even if he can't come back in time. You know sometimes you have to give up something as a soldier." Daisy gave a light smile. She could tell Kevin tried to avoid her after she made everything clear to him. Maybe it was because he felt embarrassed or he wanted to go through the tough time alone. Anyway, Daisy wished Kevin could focus on Leena and realized what a lovely girl she was.
"Don't worry, I'll explain everything to my brother." Leena gave a sweet smile, but a shadow passed across her face.
Sometimes, Leena envied Daisy for the lucky girl could attract Kevin easily. But she couldn't complain about anything, because they met before she came into the picture. Leena didn't get involved in his life until later, so she had to work hard to catch up. Kevin had been away from her for such a long time, she missed him more and more. She had a huge crush on him and nothing could change that. They had an agreement before getting married. Leena and Kevin would try to fall in love with each other. Now Leena got into him so much. But what about Kevin? Would he do what he promised?
After Edward and Daisy left, Leena hung out in a shopping mall alone to kill the afternoon. As every girl would do, Leena liked buying accessories to please herself. She passed by windows full of silent, lonely manikins, music piping out of the stores on the small speakers above.
At an accessory store, a fair hand grabbed the pair of diamond studs when the staff handed them to Leena.
"I'll take these," An arrogant voice came from the back. Leena was irritated and turned around to see who the person was.
"What are you looking at? Do you think you can afford them?" Louisa snorted, squinting at Leena.
Hey chica, why are you saying that?" Leena glanced over the woman in front of her. She was attractive, wearing a fancy suit. But no matter how good she looked, she couldn't grab other's items.
Oh, look at what garbage you're wearing. It is easy to tell you are way too poor to afford such fancy diamond studs." Louisa gave a superior smile. She didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.
"What's your problem? They're not rags, and my boobs aren't popping out. I don't look like a whore in them. Unlike someone..." Leena knew what Louisa meant. She just pretended to be confused to mess with her. Leena was going to embarrass her by what Louisa said herself.
"Bitch, are you implying that I look like a whore in my suit?" Louisa thought Leena was just a normal little girl and couldn't take her on. She didn't expect that Leena had such a sharp tongue to piss her off.
"You said it, I didn't. No take backs!" Leena said in a light tone. She seemed peaceful which annoyed Louisa.
What a rude girl! Telling me I look like a whore!" Louisa gave Leena a stern look. Even though Leena looked lovely and cute, she hated Leena and her eloquence.
Oh, I guess there is nothing I can do if you insist on saying it. I'll give up on the studs if you want to buy them. They are not in. I don't really like them. I just looked around," Leena said with a cold smile. She would be nice to others if they were friendly to her and vice versa.
The staff immediately perked up their ears when Leena talked about the studs. They were new arrival. They were definitely in. She couldn't accuse them of being outdated simply because she didn't like them. The deal would be off if Louisa didn't buy them too.
Oh, really? Maybe you can just confess that you can't afford them instead of complaining they are outdated. I am sick of you pretending to know diamond studs well." Louisa hastened to retort, otherwise others might really think she knew nothing about fashion.
"Even though I don't have much money to burn, I am way better than some upstarts." Sometimes, fancy clothes couldn't change an ill-educated and rude person into a well-bred one. Louisa proved that to be true.
I am not nouveau riche! The wealth in my family goes back generations." Louisa was determined to teach Leena a lesson at any cost. It was the first time she confronted someone so eloquent and attacking her using something she really cared about. She didn't know how to retort.
"Lady, listen up. I was saying 'some', not 'you'. You don't have to prove what I said by taking yourself as an example. Otherwise, I guess there is nothing I can do." Leena sneered. The woman was so stupid and so easy to mess with.
"You... bitch! Don't be proud. I am just too kind, letting you talk to me like that. If you had talked to someone else like that, he or she might have beaten you to a pulp!" Louisa gave Leena a stern look. She wanted to slap Leena across her face, but she had to control her temper for her father's sake. If she had met Leena a few years ago, she wouldn't have held back her anger and been unable to beat Leena up like she wanted to. For now, she'd just let her off the hook. It just wasn't worth it.