"That's good. You really scared me," Leena said, sticking out her tongue. She would be really busy soon and she was wondering whether she should hire a part-time worker to help with her normal chores. Because she worried that once she got started with the summer lines, she would have no time for housework.

  "Huh, you get stressed out too easily. You need more confidence, really." Belinda smiled. Since Leena made it obvious she wasn't interested, she stopped pushing her. As Leena said, she just graduated not long ago. And she needed more time to find what she really was into. Belinda remembered that she was forced into the family business as soon as she graduated, while her father went abroad with his wife to enjoy their retirement. Belinda was dog-tired from work ever since. So she didn't want Leena to end up like her.

  "You're right. It's better for me to stay at home. I need lots of quiet time anyway." Leena heaved a sigh of relief. She looked cheerful and lively in public but in most of the time she preferred to stay alone in a quiet place. That was the only way she could concentrate and get more inspiration for her design.

  "Are you sure you want to be indoorsy? Be careful about that. You don't want to get too disconnected from people and the society." Belinda liked to tease Leena. Probably because she was an only child, and she liked having a sister around. Although Leena often

  Drugged one night by her ex-boyfriend, a mysterious man took advantage of her in an ecstatic night filled with sex.

  To take her revenge, she married the man, and used him.

  "As long as I'm alive, I'm still his legal wife, while all of you are just his mistresses."

  She remained adamant even when he was involved in scandals with other women.

  Eventually she stormed off after she learned that he had betrayed her again.But life brought her back to him a few years later, to his astonishment.

  didn't mention this to you. She won't give you a hard time. Truth be told, what you saw today is only a small taste. You'd never guess how popular Leena is in this city."

  Kevin meant this as a warning. Leena not only had lots of friends, but powerful ones. He wanted to warn Claire not to make schemes with Louisa, particularly plans to hurt Leena. Otherwise, no one could save her. And she couldn't rely on him either. He was barely able to handle Duke as it was. Even with all his military contacts and his circle of friends, no one could bail her out of whatever trouble she got into if she hurt Leena.

  "I know. I won't mess with Leena. I've been trying to get to know her. Maybe we could get along. We're just not really close right now. My fault, probably." Claire smiled mischievously. But she sighed now that Kevin brought up Louisa. After what happened yesterday, she felt Louisa was becoming someone she didn't know at all.