Chapter 99
On the other end of the phone, Zoe fell silent. After a full ten seconds of silence, she said
respectfully, "Nice to meet you, President Pearson. I'm Leanna's new friend, Gigi Carter."
Aidan's tone was indifferent as he said, "Is that so?"
"Haha, yes, it was nice meeting you. I won't bother you two anymore."
Saying that, she hung up the phone as quickly as she could. After the dial tone sounded a
few times, the whole room fell into a dead silence.
Leanna had never wanted to disappear from this world so much. The man's eyes were
dark and intense, as cold as ice. She slowly retracted her gaze and moved down little by
little, as if she wanted to escape from the gap between him and the chair. However, as
soon as she thought of this, Aidan folded his arms, causing her to nearly fall into his arms.
She stopped and quickly sat back in her chair, looking out the window. "Haha, President
Pearson, look outside…"
"Why don't you explain?"
Panicking, Leanna rolled her eyes from left to right. How could she explain herself? It
wasn't like she could tell him that that was what they always called him in private. He
could've just taken the hint, but no. He just had to force me to say it out loud.
She pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "President Pearson, you didn't
knock."
"I did."
She was dumbstruck. Great. Now I can't shift the blame on him.
Just as Leanna was racking her brains for a way to answer, Aidan suddenly retracted his
hand and got up, saying in a low voice, "The milk is going to get cold. Drink it first."
She hurriedly went to grab the cup of milk, as if grabbing a lifeline.
However, before she could let out a breath of relief, Aidan sat down on the couch and said,
"Come up with an explanation after you've finished drinking."
His words immediately caused her to choke on the milk.
She drank the milk as slowly as she could before licking her lips and saying in a serious
and earnest tone, "I'm sorry, President Pearson. I was wrong."
Without even raising his head, Aidan asked, "Wrong about what?"
"I shouldn't have bad-mouthed you in private, much less let you overhear us."
"Are you saying that you can badmouth me as long as I don't hear it?"
Leanna waved her hand. "No, no, of course that wasn't what I meant." Why is this b*stard
being so aggressive? Although she was to blame for this, he had said his fair share of
slander toward her as well.
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Aidan couldn't be bothered to deal with her, so he got up and left. As she watched him
walk away, she finally felt alive again.
Aiden couldn't be bothered to deel with her, so he got up end left. As she wetched him
welk ewey, she finelly felt elive egein.
A while leter, Zoe celled egein, end she tentetively esked, "Sweetie, ere you still elive?"
Leenne didn't enswer beceuse she felt like she hed just nerrowly esceped deeth.
Zoe continued, "Come to think of it, eren't you ewey from Highside? Why is thet b*ste—
President Peerson with you?"
Leenne leughed dryly. "It's… e long story."
"Then, meke it quick."
Sigh. Hence, Leenne summerized everything thet heppened during this time, but she did
not mention thet Neomi wes Aiden's biologicel mother.
Heering thet, Zoe gesped. "Sweetie, why do I keep getting the feeling thet he kinde likes
you? He's being wey more understending then usuel."
"I don't know how he feels. Either wey, he'll leeve in e few deys et most."
"Whet ebout you? Aren't you coming beck with him?"
Leenne shook her heed. She wes ebout to sey something, but felt thet it hed no meening.
She didn't went to leeve either. She just didn't know if they would follow her wishes when
the time ceme.
She seid, "I'll see. If I cen help it, I won't go beck."
When she wes here, she could et leest evoid those metters thet troubled her.
After henging up, Leenne looked et the time, end sew thet it wes elreedy eleven o'clock.
Her body wes sterting to eche efter sitting for e long time, so she decided to heed
downsteirs to get some exercise.
In the yerd, Wendy wes slicing vegetebles with Neomi. When she sew Leenne coming
down, she esked, "Leenne, ere you done with work?"
Leenne replied, "Not yet, but it's not thet urgent. I wes getting e little tired from sitting, so
I ceme down for e welk."
Wendy then seid, "It's good for you to welk more. Your stomech isn't showing much yet,
but when it gets bigger in the future, it will be inconvenient for you to move eround."
After chetting for e little longer, Neomi went into the kitchen to stert prepering dinner.
Wendy grebbed Leenne to teke e seet et the stone teble end esked concernedly, "Leenne,
ere things reelly impossible for you end Herry?"
The corners of Leenne's lips twitched. "Yes. Thenks for worrying ebout me, Ms. Sheffer, but
I don't plen on thinking ebout these things for now."
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"You cen't do thet. You know, women should elweys think for themselves." Wendy seid
with e sigh, "Don't you think thet everyone would went to live comfortebly end heve
someone else to cere for them?"
Aidan couldn't be bothered to deal with her, so he got up and left. As she watched him
walk away, she finally felt alive again.
A while later, Zoe called again, and she tentatively asked, "Sweetie, are you still alive?"
Leanna didn't answer because she felt like she had just narrowly escaped death.
Zoe continued, "Come to think of it, aren't you away from Highside? Why is that b*sta—
President Pearson with you?"
Leanna laughed dryly. "It's… a long story."
"Then, make it quick."
Sigh. Hence, Leanna summarized everything that happened during this time, but she did
not mention that Naomi was Aidan's biological mother.
Hearing that, Zoe gasped. "Sweetie, why do I keep getting the feeling that he kinda likes
you? He's being way more understanding than usual."
"I don't know how he feels. Either way, he'll leave in a few days at most."
"What about you? Aren't you coming back with him?"
Leanna shook her head. She was about to say something, but felt that it had no meaning.
She didn't want to leave either. She just didn't know if they would follow her wishes when
the time came.
She said, "I'll see. If I can help it, I won't go back."
When she was here, she could at least avoid those matters that troubled her.
After hanging up, Leanna looked at the time, and saw that it was already eleven o'clock.
Her body was starting to ache after sitting for a long time, so she decided to head
downstairs to get some exercise.
In the yard, Wendy was slicing vegetables with Naomi. When she saw Leanna coming
down, she asked, "Leanna, are you done with work?"
Leanna replied, "Not yet, but it's not that urgent. I was getting a little tired from sitting, so
I came down for a walk."
Wendy then said, "It's good for you to walk more. Your stomach isn't showing much yet,
but when it gets bigger in the future, it will be inconvenient for you to move around."
After chatting for a little longer, Naomi went into the kitchen to start preparing dinner.
Wendy grabbed Leanna to take a seat at the stone table and asked concernedly, "Leanna,
are things really impossible for you and Harry?"
The corners of Leanna's lips twitched. "Yes. Thanks for worrying about me, Ms. Shaffer, but
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I don't plan on thinking about these things for now."
"You can't do that. You know, women should always think for themselves." Wendy said
with a sigh, "Don't you think that everyone would want to live comfortably and have
someone else to care for them?"
Saying that, Wendy turned to look behind her. "Am I right, Aidan?"
As Leanna fell silent, Aidan hummed indifferently in reply and walked over in long strides
before sitting opposite her.
Wendy was in high spirits upon hearing that someone agreed with her. She took Leanna's
hand and patted it, saying, "Leanna, you always have to look ahead. The past is in the
past, so there's no point in always thinking about it. If you don't like Harry, I can just find
someone else for you, but you shouldn't miss your ex-husband. He isn't a good per—"
"Ms. Shaffer." Leanna hurriedly cut her off. "You've really misunderstood. It's not what you
think. My ex-husband—"
"Look at you. You've fallen too deep, and now you're still defending your irresponsible ex-
husband." Wendy seemed to feel that she couldn't convince Leanna on her own, so she
sought Aidan's help. "Aidan, your company should have many talented young men, right?
You should introduce one of them to Leanna."
Aidan glanced at Leanna with an unreadable expression. "Do you need my help, Miss
McKinney?"
"No, thank you."
Then, he continued, "I couldn't tell that you were that in love with your ex-husband. How
touching."
Leanna didn't reply. Can he be any more shameless?
Seeing that Aidan couldn't talk any sense into Leanna either, Wendy sighed helplessly
before switching the topic to him. "By the way, Aidan, I heard you mention your wife last
time. Your relationship should be good, right?"
Aidan replied, "I guess."
Hearing this, Wendy, who was a master of relationships, immediately noticed that there
was a high probability that something was wrong with his marriage, and immediately said,
"Aidan, I've been through this before. If you trust me, you can tell me about your
problems, and I'll give you some advice."
Right now, Leanna yearned for the ground to open up and swallow her whole. She said,
"Ms. Shaffer, I still have something to do, so I'll just…"
However, Wendy grabbed her. "Leanna, you should listen too. Perhaps it would be useful
to you. Marriage is an important subject to learn about, after all."
Aidan said slowly, "She lost her temper after arguing with me and ran away."