My Wife is an Aloof Beauty

"I know, I\'m sorry. I\'ll be back soon, at any rate. Go eat!" Kevin checked his watch and found that it was nearly meal time. He wanted to make sure she had something to eat. It wasn\'t healthy to skip meals.

"I will. Drive safely." After their exchange, Leena hung up the phone. She felt warm from the bottom of her heart. Her eyes were laughing, and that sight was just as beautiful as the crescent moon.

Kevin looked at the phone. A smile tugged at his lips. He was quite satisfied with his life now. It couldn\'t get any better, could it?

"Major General, are we heading back to the base?" Lee looked at Kevin through the rearview mirror. He wondered if they were going to drop off the documents at the base. These were confidential files, and it would be best to have them under lock and key.

"Yeah! We\'ll drop by there first!" Kevin was insistent on this. Though he was pretty sure Leena wouldn\'t peek at them if he brought the files home, he was a stickler for the rules. They needed to be filed correctly and locked up. He needed to obey the rules even if he was a major general. There was no privilege for him.

"Yes sir." Lee answered briskly. He liked Major General Gu because he was considerate, but tended to do the right thing. He knew Kevin loved his wife, but duty came first. They all knew that the confidential documents could not be taken home no matter how much they trusted their families. What was more, the military code was very clear on how these files were to be handled.

When Kevin finally got back home, it was nearly ten o \'clock. The lights were off downstairs, and Leena wasn\'t there. But he could hear gentle music coming from the first floor

She was gasping, her chest hurt, her heart threatening to burst.

Because she was afraid innocents might be hurt, she aimed for dark alleys and backroads, where they hopefully wouldn\'t see anyone. But no people meant less chance of getting help, too. Besides, everyone just minded their own business downtown. If they caught up to her there, there still would be nobody willing to help.

She could hear the voices of those thugs behind her. "Bitch, can\'t you run faster?" "We\'re gaining on her!" "You better run!" She rounded the corner, and it was a dead end. She turned to face them. More than a dozen gangsters blocked Michelle\'s path. Some were holding weapons. They advanced on her slowly, enjoying the thrill of the chase, like a serpent stalking a mouse.

"Are you kidding? I\'ll run if I feel like it!" Michelle knew that she was probably screwed. But she held her chin up and faced these guys head on. She acted high and mighty, so maybe she could scare them off. She was arrogant, and it showed.

"Ha ha! I think the choice is made for you. There\'s nowhere to run," one of the gangsters said, laughing. But he coughed a little after that. It was possible he was still out of breath, and needed more time to recover.

"Great, then I can stop running, huh? Bye!" Michelle joked, stalling for time. She rolled her big eyes as she racked her brain, trying to find a way out of this. She was Michelle. If they intended to hurt her, she wasn\'t going to make it easy for them.