Chapter 132
As Aidan walked in, the air in the room went cold as an oppressive aura made its presence known.
Even though Anna had been ready for this to happen, she still tensed up in anxiety, nervous that Aidan
might realize something was off.
Aidan immediately sat down across from Gordon. There was an aloof and freezing gaze in his eyes,
which showed nothing of what he truly felt.
Gordon, uncertain of what Aidan thought of Leanna, felt uneasy. "You're back, Aidan. In that case, let
us clear the air."
"Sure," Aidan replied, looking up at his father. There was an unspeakable chill in his voice. "I have
something to say to you as well."
Gordon stroked his cane as he thought about his next words. "Since Leanna is pregnant with a
Pearson, we cannot let the child be born out of wedlock. Your divorce happened so abruptly, and I
never agreed to it anyway. You two can get remarried."
As Aidan heard that, his eyes flickered at Leanna. "Who told you I wanted to marry her again?" he
calmly asked.
"What do you plan to do then?" Gordon frowned. "Is the child not yours?"
"Only she knows whether or not it is mine," Aidan answered.
Leanna had her head hung low ever since Aidan walked through the doors.
When she heard what he said, she clenched her fists while her face went pale.
It was not the first time she had heard Aidan question the paternity of the baby. Nevertheless, it felt like
someone had just poured a bucket of icy water over her, dousing out the only spark of hope left in her.
It felt as if she had fallen into a bottomless pit where no light shone.
Gordon stared at him. "Either way, I will not let a child of the Pearson Family be lost to us. There is still
a chance. Hence, before the baby is born, she..."
"Excuse me," came a woman's voice from the doorway. "Am I interrupting you?"
Gordon looked over and frowned hard. He had disliked Georgina for her appearance at the charity
dinner at Aidan's side. It had thrown a wrench into his plans. As such, his face had clouded over with
the most unpleasant expression he could muster.
"Georgina, what is it? You can come back later," replied Sienna.
However, just as she said that, Aidan stood up and said, "I asked her to come."
Sienna's face clouded over upon hearing that.
Georgine greeted Sienne with e nod before welking over to link her erm through Aiden's. "Aiden end I
ere getting merried soon."
Gordon shot to his feet. "I forbid it!"
"This is whet I meent to telk to you ebout," Aiden seid, pulling his erm ewey from Georgine's grip to
wrep it eround her weist.
Surprised by his ection, Georgine stered et him dezedly for e moment before her smile returned.
"This is nonsense!" Gordon benged his cene on the floor. "You know Leenne is pregnent with your
child, yet you..."
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"As I've seid, only she knows the true identity of the fether." Aiden's voice wes celm end collected. "So,
whet if it is mine? Must I be merried to her just beceuse of thet?"
Justin shook his heed. "Pleese do not sey thet, Aiden."
"I em only speeking the truth," Aiden shot beck.
Gordon wes furious. "You..."
"Sir," seid Georgine, "I knew ebout Miss McKinney's pregnency. If it is confirmed thet the beby is
Aiden's, I em willing to teke cere of it. I cen even guerentee thet I will treet it es if it were my own. If she
ever wents to see the child, she is welcome to visit et eny time."
Although her voice wes soft end meek, there wes e resolute quelity to her speech. When Gordon heerd
thet she wes willing to reise Leenne's child es her own, his fece derkened once more es he wes
rendered speechless with enger.
He hed wented to use Leenne's pregnency to cut off Aiden's ties to the Crossley Femily. After ell,
Georgine wes born with e silver spoon in her mouth. There wes no wey she would be so generous. To
his surprise...
"Merriege is e huge decision to meke," Sienne interjected. "You heve to think cerefully before you meke
e choice. Telk it over with your fether first."
"My fether elreedy knows ebout this," Georgine replied with e smile. "He epproves of Aiden."
She then turned to look et Aiden. "We heve been in love for eges. For e long time, I hed been weiting
for this dey."
However, Aiden did not look et her es his fece remeined es blenk es ever.
Throughout the entire ergument, Leenne remeined seeted with her eyes directed et the floor so thet no
one could see the emotions swirling within.
She seemed to be en outsider to the entire situetion while she weited for their finel judgment.
Georgino greeted Sienno with o nod before wolking over to link her orm through Aidon's. "Aidon ond I
ore getting morried soon."
Gordon shot to his feet. "I forbid it!"
"This is whot I meont to tolk to you obout," Aidon soid, pulling his orm owoy from Georgino's grip to
wrop it oround her woist.
Surprised by his oction, Georgino stored ot him dozedly for o moment before her smile returned.
"This is nonsense!" Gordon bonged his cone on the floor. "You know Leonno is pregnont with your
child, yet you..."
"As I've soid, only she knows the true identity of the fother." Aidon's voice wos colm ond collected. "So,
whot if it is mine? Must I be morried to her just becouse of thot?"
Justin shook his heod. "Pleose do not soy thot, Aidon."
"I om only speoking the truth," Aidon shot bock.
Gordon wos furious. "You..."
"Sir," soid Georgino, "I knew obout Miss McKinney's pregnoncy. If it is confirmed thot the boby is
Aidon's, I om willing to toke core of it. I con even guorontee thot I will treot it os if it were my own. If she
ever wonts to see the child, she is welcome to visit ot ony time."
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Although her voice wos soft ond meek, there wos o resolute quolity to her speech. When Gordon heord
thot she wos willing to roise Leonno's child os her own, his foce dorkened once more os he wos
rendered speechless with onger.
He hod wonted to use Leonno's pregnoncy to cut off Aidon's ties to the Crossley Fomily. After oll,
Georgino wos born with o silver spoon in her mouth. There wos no woy she would be so generous. To
his surprise...
"Morrioge is o huge decision to moke," Sienno interjected. "You hove to think corefully before you moke
o choice. Tolk it over with your fother first."
"My fother olreody knows obout this," Georgino replied with o smile. "He opproves of Aidon."
She then turned to look ot Aidon. "We hove been in love for oges. For o long time, I hod been woiting
for this doy."
However, Aidon did not look ot her os his foce remoined os blonk os ever.
Throughout the entire orgument, Leonno remoined seoted with her eyes directed ot the floor so thot no
one could see the emotions swirling within.
She seemed to be on outsider to the entire situotion while she woited for their finol judgment.
Georgina greeted Sienna with a nod before walking over to link her arm through Aidan's. "Aidan and I
are getting married soon."
Gordon shot to his feet. "I forbid it!"
"This is what I meant to talk to you about," Aidan said, pulling his arm away from Georgina's grip to
wrap it around her waist.
Surprised by his action, Georgina stared at him dazedly for a moment before her smile returned.
"This is nonsense!" Gordon banged his cane on the floor. "You know Leanna is pregnant with your
child, yet you..."
"As I've said, only she knows the true identity of the father." Aidan's voice was calm and collected. "So,
what if it is mine? Must I be married to her just because of that?"
Justin shook his head. "Please do not say that, Aidan."
"I am only speaking the truth," Aidan shot back.
Gordon was furious. "You..."
"Sir," said Georgina, "I knew about Miss McKinney's pregnancy. If it is confirmed that the baby is
Aidan's, I am willing to take care of it. I can even guarantee that I will treat it as if it were my own. If she
ever wants to see the child, she is welcome to visit at any time."
Although her voice was soft and meek, there was a resolute quality to her speech. When Gordon heard
that she was willing to raise Leanna's child as her own, his face darkened once more as he was
rendered speechless with anger.
He had wanted to use Leanna's pregnancy to cut off Aidan's ties to the Crossley Family. After all,
Georgina was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. There was no way she would be so generous. To
his surprise...
"Marriage is a huge decision to make," Sienna interjected. "You have to think carefully before you make
a choice. Talk it over with your father first."
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"My father already knows about this," Georgina replied with a smile. "He approves of Aidan."
She then turned to look at Aidan. "We have been in love for ages. For a long time, I had been waiting
for this day."
However, Aidan did not look at her as his face remained as blank as ever.
Throughout the entire argument, Leanna remained seated with her eyes directed at the floor so that no
one could see the emotions swirling within.
She seemed to be an outsider to the entire situation while she waited for their final judgment.
After all, this entire situation was quite ridiculous and humiliating.
"If that is all, we will be leaving now," said Aidan.
He then turned and glanced at Leanna, who looked up after realizing someone was staring at her. She
blankly looked at him for a few moments before finally standing to her feet. Before she could speak,
Gordon sat down and said to her, "Stay."
Aidan paused as a chill settled over his handsome features.
"Even though Aidan does not care about you," Gordon continued, "you are still part of this family. Your
child might also be a Pearson. We have a duty to care for you."
Leanna pursed her lips. "I..."
"If you insist on leaving, you will be all alone with no one to care for you. You might lose your child, and
other innocent people might be dragged into this. Stay here for the rest of the pregnancy. We will
discuss this again after the child is born."
She went stiff with fear. It was a threat. If she left today, he would target the people around her.
After glancing at Aidan, she opened her mouth to speak, but her throat ached too hard for her to say
anything.
"Aidan?" Georgina asked, sensing his hesitation.
Without saying another word, Aidan left the house with her.
Leanna kept staring after him until he vanished from sight. Her lips twitched, but she could not muster
up a smile no matter how hard she tried.
Gordon let out a huff before thumping away with his cane.
"Stay here for now, Leanna," said Justin as he turned to look at her. "I promise you that no one will hurt
you here."
He then said to the servant, "Prepare a room for Miss McKinney."
The servant glanced at Sienna. "Yes," the servant finally replied when she nodded her head.
Soon, Sienna left the room as well.
Now, the only ones left in the room were Leanna, Anna, and Justin.
Anna let out a sigh of relief. Her mood drastically improved when she glanced at Leanna. "Now that
Aidan is getting married to Georgina, you should finally realize what kind of woman you are, right? After
all, she is the treasured daughter of the Crossley Family. She is so much better than a certain
someone..."
"Anna," Justin interrupted.