"Well, then I'd like to have a look at the competition," Edward said with a smile. It was a casual remark and actually he didn't plan to go there.
"Really? So will you be there tomorrow?" Leena asked with a hopeful expression. The following day, Leena would make her domestic debut, and she was very nervous about it. If Edward would be there, things would be easier for her as he would not allow the media to harass her.
"You want me to be there? Or you also want to join in the fun?" asked Edward. He had no idea that Leena would attend the competition as a judge.
"I will be there with Bella and I'd be glad if you'd be there as well." With her lips pursed, Leena jumped off the desk. At the same time, Anna entered the office.
"Here is your coffee, Mr. Mu. I also made a cup for your guest." Carefully, Anna placed two cups of coffee on the table and then left.
"Thank you, Anna!" Leena said as she walked towards the tea table to pick her cup. She was grateful. Badly, she needed something hot for the freezing weather. She knew Edward had asked Anna to make it, just for her.
"Go ahead, drink something. Your hands are so cold. I'll ask Tom to prescribe some supplements for you." Rising from his chair, Edward walked towards her and sat on the couch next to the tea table. The coffee was the exact taste he was used to.
"What? Oh no! Edward, I hate you! Really!" On hearing about the supplements, Leena put on a long face. She disliked all kinds of medicines or supplements, but her sworn brothers always thought she was too weak and needed more supplements.
"You can hate me, but your health is the most important thing to me. There's no bargaining on that. It's for your own good." To emphasize his point, Edward stared at her with a firm look. He knew she disliked supplements, but he had to stand his ground and force her to continue medication. By any means, he had to put her health first.
I knew I shouldn't have come here." It didn't go down well with Leena that almost everyone around her seemed to take a keen interest in her health. She especially disliked being reminded to take medication. In spite of who did it, she took the reminder as either an invasion of privacy or simply doting, both of which were unnecessary.
Are you mad at me?" asked Edward clasping hands while maintaining eye contact. "How about a gift to you for being consistent with the medication? A Porsche. Maybe the latest model, would it be cool?" Feeling at ease, Edward sighed as he playfully pinched Leena's cute round face. Growing up, she had a happy childhood. With much affection, all her sworn brothers doted on her.
"That's not necessary. I already have enough cars. I actually have no extra space in the carport." It was hard for Leena to change Edward's mind. That was a given. So for the next month, she'd have no other choice but to take supplements. Actually, she had always taken supplements for one to two months each year in the past. But not this year. That might be because she was slowly finding less and less time to meet her brothers after she got married.
"You can move to Waterside. It's a large villa, isn't it? But is Kevin willing to live there?" The thought of his sister suffering for a man did not sit well with Edward. Leena was the family's little princess, and Edward like all his brothers thought she deserved better.
"Come on! It has nothing to do with Kevin. I love the place we're living in now." The villa in Waterside was indeed spacious and luxurious, but she didn't want to live there for Kevin's Grand Apartment was her new home. As the saying goes, "One's own shack is better than other's mansion."
It's up to you. From time to time, you may go there for recreation." 'Maybe I have to talk with Kevin. They might be comfortable with that small house for now, but I'm not sure it would be the best place for them to call home, should they have a baby.' Edward thought, peeking sideways at Leena. The idea of Leena having a baby and devoting even more time to her young family made Edward's throat tighten. He felt Leena was continually drifting further and further, away from her brothers.
What's up, Edward? You seem disturbed," Leena asked nervously. 'Did I say something wrong?' she thought to herself.
"I'm good. I just realized our little princess has grown up and will never ask for candy from us," he said, with a touch of delightful tongue-in-cheek humor.
"If I've grown up, will you guys stop doting on me? If so, I think I will never grow up." Much as she disliked their doting, Leena was a little cautious. Completely isolating herself from her brothers was not something she fancied. She was okay with losing anything else, other than her family who genuinely cared about her.
Of course we won't. You'll always be our loving little sister." Unwilling to accept the fact that his sister was old enough to choose her own fate, Edward held her in an embrace and buried himself in a myriad of thoughts. He knew she would eventually lean and depend more on her husband than her brothers. But he thought the day had arrived a little too early.
Even though Edward was a hard man, who didn't care much about other people, Leena was always an exception. Besides Daisy, his wife, he always had a soft spot for his sister Leena.
When Kevin arrived at FX International Group, Leena was still in Edward's office. Kevin didn't make a call to hurry her up, but pulled over and took a nap in his car. He knew he'd better give her some space.
"Mr. Xia, is it Mrs. Mu's car?" Aaron elbowed Rain and signaled him to look at the military car.
"I don't think it is. The number is different. Even if it is, she should have gone upstairs." Rain saw the registration number and looked away. He remembered Daisy's number was not the same. .