Leena! Please! You must help me. I can't talk to Kevin about this. If I ever brought it up, he would definitely go to the bottom of it and learn about my feelings for Rain. How can I let that happen?" pouting, Claire pleaded.
"Well... Okay then." For the first time in her life, Leena was treated like a big sister and relied on. Back in her home, she was the one to plead with her big brothers. It was refreshing now that she was the one to be pleaded with. In this circumstance, she felt like she had to agree to Claire's request.
Thank you so much, Leena!" Claire exclaimed happily. She started to feel that it wasn't too hard to get along with Leena.
Just say it in advance, I can't promise anything. I'll try what I can. Truth be told, I honestly don't want you to live there alone. But I'll try to talk Kevin down." Now that Leena had given her word, she had to bite the bullet and try her best.
However, things went smoother than both of them anticipated. Later in the evening, Kevin readily agreed when Leena brought it up. Kevin believed it was time for Claire to learn about independence. As they had agreed, Leena didn't mention Claire's feelings for Rain, not only because of her earlier agreement with Claire but also for the fear that it might make Claire feel worse by them peeping into her broken heart. As she understood, girls were more sensitive than men especially when they were young.
Louisa was overjoyed when she received Claire's report. Now that the rehearsal place was nailed, she stood a chance to be popular again.
The next morning, after Kevin headed off to work, Claire sneaked into their bedroom and woke Leena up. Louisa had urged her many times about the villa earlier yesterday. She could no longer delay it and had to discuss her "moving out" with Leena.
"Wha-- Claire? Gosh! It's early in the morning. I got to sleep more. I'll talk to you later..." said Leena, half asleep. Her whole body was sore due to Kevin's passionate love-making and she had no wish to get up at this early hour. She tucked herself in and fell asleep in a few seconds.
"No! Please! Leena, I can't wait to move there! Please take me there! You can have some sleep later." Claire pulled the quilt off Leena. When she saw the kiss marks on Leena's milky white skin, she flushed. It was lucky that Leena didn't feel a thing because she was now completely bleary-eyed.
"Okay! Okay! You keep getting weirder these days. I'll take you there. Give me a few minutes to dress up." Still asleep, Leena complained inwardly. The Gu siblings were truly some trouble makers. She would be more than happy if she didn't have to spend a night being tortured by the brother and the next morning being tormented by his sister.
Thank you! I'll wait for you downstairs." Claire hurried downstairs, lest Leena would realize that the kiss marks on her skin had been seen.
However, it was Claire's odd behavior that made Leena wonder. She thought to herself, 'What is wrong with Claire? When has she started to leave some space for others?' Still drowsy, Leena felt like sleeping in but she struggled to get up for the fear that Claire might get upstairs again and wake her up more violently. She decided to take Claire to the villa as she requested, and had more sleep after everything was fine. She wobbled to the bathroom but when she looked into the mirror, her sleepy eyes widened. She saw the kiss marks leading from her neck into her cleavage, which was an obvious sign for her sex with Kevin. Her face flushed scarlet that she screamed in embarrassment. She now understood why Claire retreated so quickly. For a moment, she also wanted to bury her head into the sand like an ostrich to avoid the harsh reality. She felt extremely awkward that her husband's younger sister had seen their sex life!
But no matter how much she wanted to run away, she had to take Claire to the villa first. Fortunately, it was winter now and she could always wear a turtleneck sweater. That would be a good way to hide the hickeys all over her neck and body. Putting herself together, Leena went downstairs with her flushed face. She spotted Claire, pretended that she was okay, and then said in a calm tone, "Let's go! Here are the car keys for you. The villa is located far away from the urban area so we will lend you this car in case you need a ride." Leena decided to behave as nothing happened at all.
"Thank you. But what about you? I've heard that your Ferrari hasn't been repaired yet. And speaking of which, how's your back? Are you feeling any better?" Claire wasn't bad in her nature. She was a good girl and knew how to care about people. It was just that she was spoiled and always went in her own way.
"I'm better. And I can drive Kevin's car." Leena flushed again upon mentioning Kevin's name. Yesterday's memories rushed into her and she couldn't help thinking of the embarrassing positions Kevin used on her. That man appeared to be righteous and dignified but was always so wicked on the bed.
"Oh, I see. Let's go then!" Claire knew Leena was a bashful woman so she didn't dare to mention the kiss marks. However, she wondered why Leena had flushed again. Was it because of Kevin? Had anything happened between them? With that on her mind, she stared at Leena and wished to find out what she was blushed about.
Let's do a convoy. I'll lead and you will drive after me. I won't drive very fast and you got this navigation system installed in your car. It will be easy for you to follow up." Claire's stare embarrassed Leena more. She opened the door and walked out first to avoid Claire's gaze.
Leena's villa was within the famous villa cluster built by FX International Group. The mentioned villa cluster had its occupancy rate reach 100 percent in no time after the completion of work. Surrounded by nice neighbors, it wasn't too scary for a single young lady to live there.
As they reached the place, Claire got out of the car and looked around. "Leena, why is the villa cluster called Waterside? I haven't seen any river, lake or spring around yet!" asked her wonderingly.
"Well, I don't know either but I suppose it has some special meanings, maybe a metaphor." It was only Leena's second time to set foot on the villa cluster. In reality, she had no idea about the story behind its name either.
"I see. But the scenery is still good. I guess the villas here are very expensive," said Claire as she glanced around. She started to like the villa at first sight.