What do you think? Do you like it?" Shannon asked excitedly as she was unaware of the overflowing emotions between the couple. She had no idea that they got married out of impulse and not because they were in love. How could anyone even think that they were not in love back then when all their actions screamed nothing but affection for each other now? It really never came to Shannon that there were other reasons for them to marry other than love.
"Yes, it's very beautiful," Leena said with a sweet smile. The sudden blush on her face made her look both more gentle and exceptionally beautiful. She was beaming with so much happiness and it had nothing to do with the ring at all. It was all because of the man who had put the ring on her, it was Kevin!
"Of course, it's very beautiful. Don't you see how much they are selling the rings here?" Claire interrupted in a harsh tone. She meant to find faults on every word Leena said. Moreover, it was a fact that it was her mother who purchased the rings at such an outrageous price.
"Could you place the ring on my finger?" Kevin offered his hand to Leena and gave her an expecting gaze.
"Okay ..." Leena lifted her head and met his intense gaze. She was instantly flustered and almost dropped the ring Shannon handed her. It took her a second to regain her composure and finally move shakily to put the ring on his ring finger. Alas! Relief flooded her upon seeing how the ring stayed firmly on its place. Unexplainable as it seemed but at that very moment, she felt like Kevin had willingly locked his heart with hers.
"You guys are giving me goosebumps! Are you going to kiss each other next?" Claire pursed her lips scornfully. She couldn't stand their way of displaying affection in public. Moreover, she felt very sad for Louisa. What could be worse than watching the one you loved fall for someone else? She could only imagine how she would feel if she was standing in her shoes.
"Oh, I almost forget about that. Thank you for reminding me," said Kevin as he gently lifted Leena's chin up. He didn't even waste a second before he bent over and planted a gentle kiss on her sweet lips. He was tenderly kissing her as if no one was around. The kiss caught the attention of people around them. All the women in there watched them in both envy and awe. How they hoped to exchange places with the woman he was holding close to him. Kevin was such a handsome man and there was no reason for any woman not to fall for him.
Meanwhile, Louisa felt her heart shattered as she stared at the two. Never had she experienced the same gentleness from Kevin. Worse, his love never belonged to her at all. It was almost strange how she longed for his love even more while watching the tenderness between the two. She was desperately hoping that she was the one he loved. She had even gone as far as imagining herself and Kevin making love to each other. She was completely lost in her illusions.
"Louisa, are you OK?" Claire tapped her arm as she wondered about what made her spaced out.
"Oh! I am fine." Louisa shook her head to wipe the pictures she imagined inside her mind. She would need to muster all her strength and go all out for Kevin if she really wanted to make her wishes come true.
Okay, let's go. We can take this chance to hang around. You guys don't come to this place much, anyway." Shannon was happy to see how much her son and daughter-in-law loved each other. She couldn't even help her smile from showing on her face the whole time.
"Good idea! But where are we going?" It was Claire who was the most excited upon hearing Shannon's suggestion. Hurray! She could go shopping! There was no such thing as a girl with enough beautiful clothes after all.
"Let's go buy some tea. We don't have any at home." Shannon knew that a woman as rich as Leena would never lack anything, thus, she didn't make any other suggestions like shopping for clothes. She had found out that all Leena's clothes were expensive and of most famous brands.
"Oh no! Why is it tea?" Disappointment immediately replaced Claire's excitement. She suddenly looked depressed and bowed her head. Wasn't it her mother who suggested hanging out? What did she mean? Hang around in a tea shop? She got to be kidding!
"Where do you want to go? If you don't want to go with us then feel free to hang around with yourself." Shannon rolled her eyes. She didn't even have the intention to bring them in the first place. They just followed her and gave her no choice about it.
"Louisa, do you want to go with them?" Claire pouted with a sullen face. Should she have known that her mother came out mainly just to take the rings, she definitely would have just stayed at home. It was disappointing that she didn't get any benefits from all this. On the contrary, she even had to tolerate Leena's happiness and gracious smile. What she did was nothing but a wrong decision!
"Okay, let's go with them." Louisa still managed to nod even after she lost her enthusiasm. There was no doubt that she was making a big fool out of herself. She could have stayed at home and avoided all this but it was her who stubbornly chose to follow them.
That reaction made Shannon shoot Louisa a cautious stare. It seemed that she needed to find some time and remind her son to avoid this woman. She could see the strong desire from Louisa's eyes and it would be better for Kevin to be careful. She could almost imagine Louisa trapping Kevin.