Keso gulped and then ran to the driver"s seat. Throughout the drive, Lena had her eyes closed and he did not dare make a sound. He did not know if she was asleep or not.
When they arrived at the apartment, Lena opened her eyes and walked out of the car. She went inside the elevator first as Keso grabbed the suitcases. Lena waited in the elevator for him.
The silence was killing him but he made no noises.
They rode up all the way to the penthouse. Lena kicked off her shoes and walked to Kris"s room.
"Don"t tell him I was awake." Lena finally spoke before she slammed the door shut.
Keso put the suitcases in the other room. He sat down in the living room and looked at some doc.u.ments that Kris had given him several days ago.
Days past since they returned and Lena did not mention at all where Kris was. What she did notice was that his mood was a bit more energetic. She did not know if it was because they were finally telling the elders about their decision to get married, or it was something else.
She still went to work as usual. SHYNE had been preparing for the permanent position of their CEO, but with just the recent plagiarism, it was held back for a few more weeks. It would be drama if Lena was to step down just after that.
Regardless, her position was always only temporary for experience and helping her mother. If she wanted to get married and have lots of kids... she preferred a more convenient job. The good thing about marrying a wealthy man is that you don"t have to work.
Lena smiled as the thought of marriage brought a sweet sensation to her heart.
Kris and Lena were meeting with the elders for dinner tonight. James was dropping Lena off at the Li Company so she can go with Kris after his meeting.
Lena held a bag of clothes to change into as she arrived at Kris" office. She nodded at the only worker there as everyone else was at the meeting.
She quickly went inside the office and locked the door. Kris already wears a suit to work... so he didn"t need extra time to make himself look good. However, Lena did not dress very formal to work today so she brought a change of clothes.
She changed into her dress and did some final touches to her make-up. Lena walked over to his desk and sat on the tabletop as she stared at his desk. She noticed that Kris had added a few more pictures... of her.
Lena wondered how he even got these? She picked up a picture frame and looked at it. If she recalled correctly... this was taken before they were even dating.
At that moment, Kris and Collin walked in.
Lena put down the picture and glanced up at them. She smiled.
She walked up to Kris and gave him a small kiss. Then she turned to Collin. "How was the honeymoon?"
"Great." Colline replied.
"Are we going to expect little Collins in 9 months?" Lena asked.
Collin"s eye widened and he blushed.
"I mean... Stella canceled our appointment this week. You must have really worked her hard."
"Ah.. that"s not true." Collin blurted out. How was he supposed to tell anyone what really happened? In their amazing honeymoon, his wife was a bit too excited that she ended up with a broken ankle.
"I was just teasing you." Lena smiled at him, then gave her attention to the man patiently waiting for her to finish bullying Collin.
"Then.. I"ll leave you two then." Collin excused himself.
Once Collin left and closed the door, Kris picked Lena up from her waist. She carried her over to the sofa. He gave her a quick kiss as he sat her down on his lap.
"Are we going to see little Lena"s in about 9 months too?" Kris continued to give her small pecks of kisses.
"Kris, stop it. I just fixed my makeup."
"That"s not an answer." Kris did not stop.
"Why little Lena"s? I want a small chubby Kris."
"A chubby boy..?" Kris stopped and looked at Lena.
He recalled that he was not a chubby child. Most of childhood, he only remembered himself as being sickly.
He also remembered about that stupid curse on his family... if Lena had a boy... wouldn"t that just confirmed that he is also stuck in this curse. Well, considering the things that he had done... being cursed to have only one heir is very lenient. But... Lena deserves a big family.
"Don"t think about that." Lena interrupted him as she squeezed his cheeks like a baby. "Whether a boy or girl, one or ten, no matter, it will be ours. The child will grow up with lots and lots of love. And my sweet man will have to work extra hard to feed his chubby child and foodie wife."
She got up and fixed her dress. "You hurry up and get ready too."
"Mhm." Kris smiled and got up.
Kris quickly put away his doc.u.ments that he would take care of tomorrow. Lena fixed his tie and they head off down. They did not want to be late for the dinner.
When Kris and Lena arrived at the diner that Kris had reserved, Madam Li was already there.
What no one had expected was that a few moments later, Lena"s parents would arrive... but with uninvited guests. They can hear Shen Milli"s happy laughter as she opened the door and invited the two guests inside.
Lena felt Kris immediately tensed up. She felt a cold killing chill from both mother and son, as it filled the room. She grabbed his hands and squeezed it softly. Madam Li was also caught by surprise. She did not expect those two to be here also.
"Mom... dad." Lena smiled. Then she looked at their guests... "h.e.l.lo, Elder Li... Old Madam Li."