Now that you have condemned me, do I still have a chance to explain myself to you?" The questions and the corresponding answers between the two of them were not regarding the same issue at all. The seeds of contradiction were buried deep. Both of them misunderstood each other's meaning at the same time, which led to the situation worsening.
When they went back to the car, Claire and Louisa had already got in. As the two of them spotted Leena, they glared daggers at her mercilessly. The strange thing was that they all sat on the back seat. Claire and Louisa did not use any tricks this time.
At their stares, Leena just ignored them. She looked at the passing scenery outside of the window with calm. However, her mind was not as calm as her face expressed. The conversation between Kevin and her had not solved the problem, but only let it get worse. Even now, they suspected each other.
At the time, she couldn't help but speak out the secret she had tried to keep all this time. She always pretended to know nothing about Kevin loving Daisy. Although she did not say her name out loud, she told him that she knew he loved another woman. She didn't know whether that was a good decision or not. According to the degree of regret she felt right now, it was probably not a good one. But she lacked patience.
Kevin gave her one last look and did not say anything. He still wondered how she knew that the person he loved before was Daisy. Did he do something that had exposed his secret? However, he did not feel any panic. On the contrary, he was relieved. After all, he was hiding nothing from her now. Also, he no longer loved Daisy. He could explain that to her. When they went back to Gu house, Claire was the first one to get out of the car. She walked straight toward the door. Leena knew she was in a hurry to tell Nathan and Shannon about what happened today. Louisa took a look at the two other people sitting in the car and got out. She pressed her lips together and quickly followed Claire's pace. The clock ticked away. Seeing Leena was not moving from her seat at all, Kevin decided to make a compromise. It did not mean the problem between them was solved. It was just put away temporary. "Get out of the car," Kevin said. It was the first time he said something after they left that place. With Claire and Louisa in the car, he did not know how to communicate with Leena. He always felt like there was a high wall placed between them that he couldn't climb, and that didn't let him come any closer to her.
Leena bit her lip, wondering how she would be treated later. Would Shannon scold her? Would Nathan kick her out of the house? In all honesty, she had no idea. But she could not just stay inside the car. She got out, not seeming to want to wait for Kevin as she directly walked into the house. No matter how much she wanted to escape, she could not change the fact that she had slapped Louisa. Inevitably, as soon as Leena entered the living room, she saw Nathan glare at her sternly. The only person in the family who was kind to her, Shannon, was not there. She would really be scolded this time.
"Leena, come with me to the study room," Nathan said in a dignified manner. He did not tolerate it when others put any resistance against his commands.
"Yes, okay," Leena said as her voice trembled. From the periphery of her eyes, she saw Claire and Louisa looking at her, chuffed. She had come in a little late after them. In the short time, Claire must have told Nathan everything.
Claire made a smug face at Leena. 'Hmph!' She knew that her father would certainly help Louisa and her get justice. She would like to see how this awful woman continued to stay in their house.
"Tell me! Why did you slap Louisa?" As soon as Leena entered his study room, Nathan asked her the question. Leena did not even get the chance to glance around the room.
"I apologize. I'm a little impulsive today." Even though she did not think she did anything wrong, Leena still had to take the initiative to admit the mistake in front of her elder.
"Impulsiveness is not a reason to hit someone. It's not a response you should have as a member of the Gu family," Nathan said firmly He looked a bit aggressive.
"I..." Leena bit her lip. She did not know how to describe what happened today to him. She could only drop her head and listen to his rebuke with embarrassment.
"I don't want to see something like that happen again. Conduct yourself well and don't make trouble any more. And go and apologize to Louisa. This is your punishment." Nathan kept his face majestic and it scared Leena. She did not dare to explain herself.
However, she didn't want to do what he said. "Dad! I don't want to apologize." Leena insisted on not doing this, because she felt that she had done nothing wrong. She was unwilling to bow down to Louisa.
"This is not up to you, unless you don't want to stay in the family any longer," Nathan said in all seriousness. He was not kidding. Although he was glad that Leena had given him an expensive gift, it didn't do anything to satisfy him about her family background.