Leena just smiled forcefully. She withdrew her hand, feeling awkward as she dropped it to her side. She had thought that Louisa would at least return the friendly gesture. But it looked like she was wrong. Was she stupid to think that everybody could be nice?
Louisa, what are you doing?" Kevin saw the exchange between the two women. He frowned and looked at Leena, an apology in his eyes. He didn't know what had gotten into Louisa. Why would she act like this? He had always called Louisa 'Miss Ye' before, but she vexed him. He addressed her by her first name, being stern.
Kevin, she is just a housekeeper. Why do you even care?" Even though Louisa saw Kevin help Leena with her hair, she didn't read too much into it. She thought that he was being nice and it was just a spur-of-the-moment action. What she didn't realize was that an employer would never be that intimate with someone who was just his employee.
"What? Housekeeper? Who told you that Leena is my housekeeper?! For your information, she is my one and only wife!" Kevin stared at Louisa with anger in his eyes. What was she saying? Why was she acting so arrogantly toward Leena? 'She must be out of her mind right now.' he thought. Even if Leena was actually his housekeeper, it would be very ill-mannered of Louisa to treat her like that.
"Umm... What? Are you telling me that this woman is your wife? How is that possible?" Louisa took a step back in utter disbelief at what she heard. She couldn't accept his harsh words. Was Kevin joking? Was he messing with her? He must be, right? She didn't want to believe what he just said.
"Well, you tell us. How is that so impossible?" Kevin was vexed with Louisa. His tone was stern and cold. In his opinion, disrespecting his wife was disrespecting his own self. Naturally, he couldn't help it when the anger seeped into his voice.
Your wife shouldn't be such a woman! Even if your wife is not someone from a rich and famous family, she should at least be decent enough. Not this tawdry woman, who looks like she could be Cinderella!" Louisa felt sorry for him. At the same time, she thought that she was the suitable wife for Kevin, not the girl standing in front of her. Since Louisa was from a very good family, she could also help Kevin with his career. On the contrary, the girl standing next to him didn't look like she came from a good background. 'She must be from an ordinary family,' Louisa thought. 'Even a poor one.'
"Cinderella? What? You mean her?" Kevin was surprised at Louisa's words. He couldn't help but turn his head to give Leena a once-over. In his eyes, there was nothing different about her. She was wearing her usual clothes. She was still the sweet and beautiful girl she always was.
"Who else would I mean? I really cannot understand why you married her. In my opinion, she doesn't seem like the kind of woman who should be your wife. She is not suited for you at all." The more she spoke out, the more she thought that she was right. She didn't realize what was wrong with her behavior. She was being absolutely rude and unbearable to Kevin and Leena.
"Whatever you say, according to me, she is the only one who suits me," Kevin told her the most honest thought on his mind. He looked at Leena with eyes full of love. He wanted everyone, especially Leena, to know how lucky he was to have her as his wife. Maybe in Louisa's eyes, Leena didn't deserve him. To be honest, he believed that he was the one who didn't really deserve her.
"Kevin, didn't you think of your career when you got married to her? She cannot help you with it. On the contrary, she is a burden to you! Didn't you consider that at all? I just can't believe that a man like you would make such a bad decision." Louisa didn't care that Leena was also there and could hear her every word. She bluntly blurted out what she thought. She didn't realize how ill-mannered and intrusive she was being.
"Well, if my career needs my wife's help, then I'd rather not have a career at all. And to be honest, she will never be a burden to me. Marrying her is the best decision I have ever made. In fact, I am the lucky one in this relationship. I am very fortunate to have her as my wife," Kevin said, looking at Louisa with disdain. She had absolutely no right to talk about Leena like that. As a matter of fact, she shouldn't insult ANYONE like that. She was being extremely presumptuous and disrespectful. He had considered her a nice girl, but it seemed to him that he had been awfully wrong. Besides, whether or not Leena was the right one for him was none of her business. Only Kevin could decide that. He had spoken the truth. Leena was the one for him. It didn't matter what Louisa believed.
But won't you feel embarrassed and ashamed when you take her out? That such a woman is your wife?" Louisa insisted. She presumed that Leena was from an ordinary family and didn't have much money. She was not afraid to hurt her or make her angry. 'Besides, what could Leena do to me anyway?' Louisa thought haughtily. Kevin had clearly made a big mistake. But it was all right, because she had set her mind to make him realize that. She was being mean and hurtful on purpose.