"Then how about Kevin? Does he have time too?" asked Leena with a bit worry. She was afraid that Kevin might come home to an empty apartment without anything to eat. Thus, she badly needed to know if he would come with them.
"Leena, he is your husband. If you want to know if he has the time or not, just call and ask him yourself. You shouldn't be this careful and worried." Edward slightly furrowed his brows at her question. She shouldn't be this anxious about calling her own husband, should she? She was being overly cautious!
"I'm just worried that I might interrupt his work if I call now." The thought of Kevin's impatient voice when she called this morning made Leena a little depressed. Although she knew that he wasn't upset with her, she could tell that Kevin wasn't the type of person who liked being interrupted during his work.
"You two are already married, Leena. Why are you being so careful around him? You have the right to just ask him! He won't be mad with just a simple question. There is no need for you to guess. I don't want you to do that to yourself, okay?" Concerned, Edward shot Leena a soft glare. It broke his heart to see her like this. He didn't know if Kevin still had some unresolved feelings for Daisy. But if so, then it would surely hurt Leena. And frankly, Leena getting hurt was the very last thing he would want to see.
"I am not doing anything to myself. Don't worry about me, okay? Well, it's time for me to go home now. See you tonight at dinner!" Leena grabbed her purse and got herself ready to leave. She was worried that Claire might come home and didn't see her. Thus, it was better for her to go home as early as now.
Yeah. Go ahead. I have to finish my work too. Remember what I said just now, okay?" Edward was still bothered about Leena and thought that he might never stop worrying about her. He wouldn't have been this anxious if he didn't know about Kevin's feelings towards Daisy before. It was unfortunate that he knew. Thus, he couldn't hold himself back from being distressed even if she was already married.
"Of course. Goodbye, Edward!" Leena made a face at Edward. It was true that she was thinking about Claire but it wasn't exactly the reason why she wanted to leave. What she really wanted was to dodge Edward's constant worry. She didn't want to talk to Edward about her relationship problem too much because she was afraid that Edward would see right through her and find something he wasn't supposed to know. There were a few things that she wanted to avoid now.
"Bye!" Edward watched Leena quickly leave his office. She was moving so fast as if she was running away from something. That made him frown even more. He was really hoping that things between Leena and her husband were fine. He just wanted his dear sister to be happy and to stop worrying too much. He also hoped for Kevin not to hurt Leena. He could never be at peace until he saw her live happily.
A few minutes after and Leena was already back at the Grand Apartment. It was then that she met Claire who just came in too. Behind her sister-in-law was Louisa who drove Claire back. Though Leena didn't like Louisa at all and didn't want to see her, she had to walk up to them because of Claire.
"Claire, where did you go? Why didn't you answer my call?" Leena put all her attention to her sister-in-law and deliberately ignored Louisa. To be honest, she didn't even want to see Louisa here.
"Oh!" We went out. The music there was so loud that I didn't hear my phone ringing." Claire's face looked tired. She never knew that modeling was actually a tiring job until just earlier. The title might be somewhat flattering but it sure required a lot of energy.
"You seem so tired. Are you okay, Claire? Are you feeling well?" Leena gave her sister-in-law a worried stare. She got no clue of where Claire and Louisa went. 'A place with loud music? Did they go to a bar? But that was impossible! It was daytime!' she silently wondered but didn't want to ask Claire. She was afraid that Claire might think that she was judging her. The two of them had been getting along so well these days and she didn't want to ask some stupid questions that might damage their fragile relationship.
"I'm fine. Don't worry. I'm just a little tired after being out for a long time. I just need to rest for a bit." Claire touched her face after hearing what Leena said. Did she really look that tired? But they only had a few hours' practice. Maybe it was because she hadn't exercise for a very long time and that was why she got haggard.
"Okay. Then go upstairs and have a good rest." Leena's eyebrows slightly furrowed upon hearing Claire's words. It was fortunate that there were still a few hours until dinner time. Thus, Claire could rest for a bit. Otherwise, she would be so anxious that she might not be able to join them for dinner. It was then that an uninvited voice tore between the sister-in-laws' conversation. It was Louisa, whose only hobby was to pick on Leena whenever she could. Who said that she was a fan of Leena on the first place? She didn't even like her!
Leena, where are your manners? Aren't you going to greet me at all?"