Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1533 The Meaning Of Family (Part Three)

Walking into Leena's room again felt like walking into a time machine for Kevin. Everything there was

the same as he remembered. It could have been a perfect nostalgia if only Leena was around. His

heart broke a bit more when his eyes landed on the huge picture she had inside her room. It was a

floor to ceiling picture of Leena smiling brightly. His feet moved by their own towards it as he couldn't

help but want to touch it. She was so beautiful and innocent on that photo and God knew how it was

making him miss her more.

'Nana, when are you coming back? Did you forget your way home? Did you forget about me? There

are a lot of people who love you in S City, you know?'

He ran his fingertips on the photo to gently touch Leena's lips. He had always been a strong man but

then he wasn't able to control himself from crying at that moment. He was empty! He was nothing but a

hollow space without her and it hurt more than any other pain that he had encountered in the

battlefield.

There was still a faint smell of her perfume that was left on her soft bed. Standing inside the room

where Leena had lived for many years gave Kevin the feeling that she was still next to him.

With her scent surrounding him, Kevin soon felt at ease and fell asleep. He was too worn out that his

body couldn't take the abuse anymore. He couldn't sleep the past few days, and he even couldn't eat.

Belinda was about to wake him up for lunch when Duke suddenly stopped her. Duke might not be on

the good side with Kevin but then he knew that his brother-in-law badly needed to rest.

"I am sorry that I've slept too long." Kevin felt a bit ashamed the moment he stepped into the living

room and found everyone waiting for him. He just had a shower, thus, part of his hair was still wet. He

didn't expect himself to sleep that long at all.

"It's okay. You are too tired. We were about to wake you up for lunch earlier. However, you were

sleeping like a baby, so we didn't do that." Lloyd laughed as soon as he saw Kevin's reddened face.

"Dinner will be ready in a minute. Are you hungry? Would you like something to eat first?" interrupted

Belinda with a soft smile. Everyone in the room looked easy and light except for Duke who remained

cold as ever.

"It's all right. I can wait." This was the first time Kevin had been with them without Leena. Although he

was not restrained, he was somewhat disappointed. It just felt like everything around him didn't mean a

thing without Leena around.

"Then come and sit with me." Lloyd motioned Kevin to sit next to him enthusiastically. The old man did

it with so much warmth that it took Duke's attention from his laptop. Suddenly jealousy flooded Duke,

nonetheless, he kept quiet.

"Okay." Kevin did not refuse, and went straight to him and sat down.

"Are you feeling better now? Are you still tired?" Lloyd said happily with a kind smile on his face. Even

in the face of Leena, Lloyd had not been so happy like now.

"I'm fine. I'm sorry I've slept long this afternoon." Kevin ran his fingers through his hair awkwardly. It

was the best sleep he had since Leena left.

"You don't have to be sorry. This house is also your home! You can do whatever you want here,"

Belinda looked at Duke. She knew that her husband would not say a word, thus, she felt obliged to talk NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

on his behalf.

"Maybe Major General Gu doesn't take this place as his home at all." However, in contrary to what

Belinda believed, Duke was more than willing to say something, especially in a sarcastic tone. 'Why is

everyone paying attention to him?' he thought while looking at Kevin uninterestedly.

"You could have done better if you have kept your mouth shut! How could you say that?" Belinda said

in a high tone as she turned to Duke. She then looked back at Kevin and smiled at the man

apologetically. "Kevin, ignore him. He is such a strange man. You know that."

"It's all right. I know he's just kidding with me." To tell the truth, Kevin didn't even care if Duke meant

what he said or not. In his heart, he had long regarded them as his family and was willing to tolerate

everything about them.

"You bet!" Duke chuckled and thought, 'Forget it. You've been sad for so many days. Let's cheer you

up.'

Kevin smiled and didn't mind what his brother-in-law said. For him, Duke could say whatever he

wanted as long as he was happy.

After dinner, Kevin played chess with Lloyd. It was when he was already about to leave that Duke

suddenly asked him to drink with him out of nowhere.

"You know what? Now, I am the most insignificant in our family. I am even less important than you."

Duke complained. As the heir to Leng Group, Duke was destined to be much busier than his peers

around him. It was the reason why he learned to disguise his vulnerability with apathy as a child. It was

not until his mother gave birth to Leena that he felt a change in life. It was unfortunate though that his

mother died early. Thus, he had been taking care of Leena all these years until Kevin showed up. It

was only after Kevin that he was able to get back to his own life. He knew that the little girl had grown

up and no longer needed his care.

"I'm sorry! I seem to have stolen your thunder." Kevin, as he said, poured him a glass of wine and

thought, 'I'm not going to the army base tomorrow, so I can have a drink with him.' He knew that Duke

also loved Leena. It was possible that Duke asked him to drink because he was missing Leena too.

Little did Kevin know though that his guess was right. Duke was already on the verge as well, thus, he

asked Kevin to drink with him. His love for Leena was no less than Kevin's after all.

"That's fine. Remember, you owe me this." Duke raised his glass and gently clinked it against his. In

fact, there was no eternal hatred between the two. Although he was reluctant to accept the fact that his

little sister was married, he knew that Kevin was a man worthy of Leena's love. His sister might be

away for now but he believed that Kevin and Leena would eventually get back together.

"I know what I took from you. I will cherish it." Kevin knew that what Duke wanted most was his

commitment to Leena, thus, he told him that. He never meant to give up on Leena.

"You have to remember what you said. Don't let me down. I've always been worried about Leena. To be

honest, I didn't want her to marry you at first! However, after observing you these days, I think you are

the only one who can make her happy. You mustn't hurt her. Although she is gone now, I believe in her

love for you. You must be patient until she comes back. I believe that after this, she will become

maturer and more suitable to be a soldier's wife." This was the first time Duke had spoken so much to

Kevin. It might be all about Leena, but then, it also showed how Duke was slowly getting rid of his bias

against Kevin.