You send back Claire and Louisa first! I want to stay here alone for a moment." Leena did not think that she could continue to pretend to keep peace with them. So she wanted to avoid facing them if she could. She also needed time to think about how she would explain what she did today to Nathan and Shannon when they returned home. It was a serious claim that she slapped Louisa. She knew that Claire would definitely tell them.
"You can choose. Either we go back together or I stay here with you." In truth, Kevin wanted to hold her petite body in his arms. But he held back as he wanted Leena to realize her mistake. After all, no matter how he skirted around the issue, it was her who slapped Louisa. Even if she had been bullied by Louisa and Claire, she was not in a dignified position here. Slapping someone was indeed a bad conduct.
"Kevin, do you know you are forcing me to do what I don't want to do?" Leena really didn't want to cry. But she couldn't restrain her tears any longer. She hadn't yet thought out how she would explain this to Nathan and Shannon. Couldn't he give her some time to think?
"What? I am forcing you? Really? What I have forced you to do? Tell me!" Kevin fumed. Was he wrong to ask her to go home first? Or did she want to cry alone in front of so many people? They were outside and had an audience.
"All right. I seem to have used the wrong word. I am sorry. I just want to be alone for a while. I didn't mean anything else." Leena felt exhausted in both body and mind. She was really tired.
"Do you want to keep me out of your heart?" Kevin felt helpless. Did this mean he was just a sham husband in her eyes? Why did she not trust that he believed her?
"But you have never thought of coming into it, have you? Don't you think that question is kind of ridiculous?" Leena didn't want to quarrel with him. But the words were out of her mouth before she knew. It was the truth of how she felt unconsciously. She felt as helpless as he seemed to be.
"What if I say I have? Do you think I am lying to you? If I did not take you seriously, why would I have promised you a marriage?" Kevin had thought that she did not care if he loved her or not, because she had never asked him before. It turned out that she just hadn't had the opportunity to erupt like a volcano.
"Kevin Gu, sometimes I think you are so hypocritical. The woman you love is clearly not me, but you still show a kind of loyalty to me. In other people's eyes, you are good to me. But only I know how deceitful you really are." Leena didn't know why she wanted to blurt out her thoughts all of a sudden. She also did not think about the consequences they would have once she said the words out loud.
"Leena, what are you saying?! If I don't like you, whom do I like?" The word Kevin used was 'like', not 'love'. Even now, his feelings for Leena could not be labelled as love.
"You should ask yourself that. How would I know the answer?" Was Leena so hell-bound to speak out no matter what the cost was? Otherwise why was she so keyed up today?
"I don't know what you're talking about. There is no such woman. I do not like any other," Kevin answered flatly. If Leena had questioned him about this in the past, he would definitely have been robbed of words. But now, he had completely forgotten about his infatuation for Daisy. He felt wronged when he heard Leena accuse him like this.
"If I were you, I wouldn't mind saying it out loud. There is nothing wrong with liking a person. So why do you hide it? If you continue to hide it, it just makes you seem like that you don't have the courage to assume the responsibility." Leena continued to be aggressive. Didn't he want to hide whom he liked from everyone? She should make the matter public, and see how he continued to hide it.
"Leena, have you been investigating me?" Kevin was a bit provoked. The one thing he hated the most was for someone to intrude on his privacy. Leena was looking to touch a raw nerve.
"I apologize. But I don't need to pry. I would know what you are thinking and could easily get the answers I need. I don't need to investigate you." Leena knew that even if she wanted to stop speaking now, it would be impossible for her to comply to her rationality. So why not take advantage of this opportunity to put her sorrows out in the open? After all, she needed to face them sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
"It seems to me that Claire and Louisa are quite right. I do not know you well." Kevin did not know that Leena already knew so many things about him. She even knew that he loved a woman before! However, Leena took the meaning of his words as that he thought she was a scheming woman. She assumed that he was indirectly telling her that he believed Claire and Louisa, but not Leena herself. His words hurt her, but she still did not compromise on her pride.
"Are you disappointed? I am indeed such a vicious woman." Leena bit her lip. She felt utterly hopeless. She didn't care what he thought anymore. Moreover, she was not afraid to bear such grievance again.
"So you have known all this, but you just pretended not to care about it?" Kevin smiled with self-mockery. Since she said so, she must know whom he loved before. How could she keep the secret of her knowing for such a long time? He was so curious.