"Do you need any help with the tea?" asked Leena as she forced a sweet smile. She realized that her fake smiles had become a necessity to her since she arrived at that place. The fake expression had helped her win over many of Kevin's relatives and friends. She couldn't tell if it was a good or a bad thing but she was almost getting used to it by now.
"No, I am good here. You may need to go upstairs to check on Kevin. He has also drunk a lot tonight." Shannon was very pleased to have Leena as her daughter-in-law and had no intention to keep it a secret. There had been a lot of guests earlier that agreed that Leena was not just exceptionally beautiful but also had a good personality. The only thing she regretted was not finding her daughter-in-law a suitable company during the event as there were only very few girls who attended. Claire could have been a good choice but they all knew that the two were not going along well.
"Okay, Mother." Speaking of Kevin, Leena was indeed a little worried about him. He went straight upstairs right after they sent all the guests out. He said he needed a shower. Thinking that he might be tired from socializing the whole night, Leena let him leave and chose to help her mother-in-law with cleaning the mess the party had left.
"It's been a long day. You must be tired. Take a warm bath, it helps you fall asleep." That was a tender reminder from Shannon as she wished for Claire to be half as good as Leena. She wouldn't need to worry about her finding a boyfriend if that was the case.
"Okay, good night, Mother." As she said this, Leena turned and walked briskly upstairs. She was indeed worn out after all the trips today.
Kevin's room was on the top floor. Thus, she needed to
at hard for you to get along with me?" Leena sighed with great resignation and shut her eyes. She had changed a lot since she went home with Kevin. She had matured a lot in just a span of overnight. She would have argued with Claire more if she hadn't tried very hard to control herself.
"Yes, very. Because I can't stand having the slightest connection with a hypocrite," replied Claire directly. She shook her hair for some drama effect, turned, and then went back to her room. She knew that she herself was vain. It was just that she didn't expect Leena to outstrip her in this respect.
Leena bit her lip in astonishment. Her sister-in-law's discrimination of her was just unbelievable. She even had the gut to call her a hypocrite! Her old self would never have imagined something like this to happen to her. As much as she felt hurt about the way Claire judged her, Leena also found the whole thing bizarrely hilarious.
Time seemed to have stopped as Leena processed what just happened. She was unable to think of anything to defend herself as Claire's words echoed inside her head. As if paralyzed, she just stood there, gazing off into space.
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