Chapter 217
The station needed time to investigate and collect evidence, so they sent Leanna and Louis home,
promising to notify them immediately upon any news.
It was already dark out when they left the police station.
"Louis, do you still plan to stay at the school after the holidays?" Leanna asked.
Louis did not answer immediately. After some thought, he responded, "I'll crash at your studio from
tomorrow onward."
"Huh?" She was taken aback by his answer for a moment before returning to her senses. He must be
worried about me because of what has happened recently. "It's fine. No one comes to look for trouble
anymore. I'm worried for you. How about I rent you a place outside during the holidays?"
"There's no need. I can rent it myself."
Hearing this, she laughed and said, "Isn't it the same thing?"
Louis stretched his neck as he replied, "I can make my own money now."
Smiling, she did not pester him about the topic any further. Instead, she merely asked, "Where are you
going to rent? I'll come with you to check out the place tomorrow morning."
"It's okay. I've seen it already."
Two hours later, Daniel opened the door and looked at the two people standing outside with surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
Leanna rubbed her nose and replied, "Sorry for bothering you, but my brother here is on winter
vacation and is currently looking for a place to rent. I just wanna ask if you have a spare room here."
"About that…"
"I'll pay the rent," Louis immediately piped up.
"That's not the case, kid. It's not about the rent." Daniel thought for a long time to cook up an excuse. "I
grew up abroad, and some of my personal habits and tastes may differ from yours. I'm afraid it'll make
you feel uncomfortable, so it's best if—"
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"It's fine. I like canned food too."
Daniel was at a loss for words.
That was the worst excuse he had ever made in his life.
When Leanna saw Louis pulling his suitcase in, she closed the door and apologized, "Daniel, I'm so
sorry, but something happened to me recently and my brother is worried. That's why he's here to live
with you. Don't worry. I'll convince him to move elsewhere as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Daniel immediately pulled back his thoughts and asked, "What happened, Miss
McKinney? Do you need my help?"
"It's not a big deal and it's almost resolved anyway. Again, I'm really sorry about this."
"Since that's the case, your lil' brother can live here in peace. You don't have to pay rent. We should
help each other as neighbors."
"I'm sorry for troubling you again. If you don't mind, you can come over to our place to eat at any time
in the future," Leanna suggested.
"If that's the case, I'll definitely take advantage of that." Then, Daniel looked back. "Miss McKinney, I'll
take your brother to the guest room first. We'll talk more next time."
"All right. Thank you."
After closing the door behind him, he walked to the living room and pointed at the two rooms to Louis.
"You can choose any of those two rooms."
Louis nodded. "Thank you."
Then, he quickly added, "I won't use anything in your house, nor will I evade your privacy. I'll live here
for, at most, a month. As an apology, you can get me to do anything for you."
Daniel sat on the couch with his hands in his pockets and said with a smile, "You can skip the
courtesies. Since we're living here together, treat this as your own place. Quickly unpack your stuff."
Hearing this, Louis nodded again with appreciation. "Thank you."
Ten minutes later, he came out of the guest bedroom.
Daniel took a can of beer from the fridge and threw it to Louis. "Are you on a break now? How was your
exam?"
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"It was all right."
"The last time I heard, you did well in your studies. It seems like you're just being modest now."
Louis chewed on his bottom lips and said nothing.
Daniel sat across from him and opened his own can of beer. "May I ask if your sister has been in any
trouble recently?"
"Someone deliberately went to her studio to make a scene."
"Do you think that they'll do it again?"
"Possibly." Louis' thin lips pursed slightly. "They even found me. Although their plan failed this time,
they'll definitely make another move."
Surprised by the bridge of events, Daniel paused before asking, "In your family… Is there anyone else
besides you and your sister? I don't recall her bringing it up."
"No." Louis looked indifferent.
Catching the hint that Louis did not want to dive further into the topic, Daniel rose up and changed the
topic. "I'm going out. You can use whatever you want in this house."
Before he left, he informed Louis the lock code.
…
At Constellation Tech, Daniel stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Elijah's face. "I'm talking to
you. Are you listening?"
Elijah was still a little dazed as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "What did you say?"
"I said, what's happening to Leanna is very weird. Have you gone to find out what's going on?"
"I did, but I didn't find much."
"Things aren't as simple as they seem. Leanna is just a girl; she couldn't have offended anyone,"
Daniel uttered slowly.
Once Elijah got over his initial shock, he finally understood what Daniel meant. "Are you saying that the
person these people are trying to threaten is actually Aidan?"
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"It's just one of my guesses." Daniel tapped his fingers on the armrest of the couch and squinted his
eyes. "The fact that Aidan canceled the marriage must have disgraced the Crossley Family to a certain
extent. It's not impossible for them to try and use Leanna as their punching bag now."
"Do you think it's possible that Lloyd did this?"
"The possibility of that is high. I'll test Georgina again in the next few days. We'll see what she has to
say."
After hearing that, Elijah kept quiet and lowered his head while lost in his thoughts.
When Daniel noticed his strange expression, he could not help but ask, "What's wrong with you
today?"
Elijah shook his head. "Nothing. Maybe I just didn't get a good sleep last night."
"I also heard that Georgina may be engaged to Justin."
"Justin, as in… Aidan's brother?"
Daniel hummed. "But it's not confirmed yet. I still can't figure out why Lloyd would put forward such a
request at this time. Theoretically, we have not done anything. Isn't he reacting a little too hastily?"
Elijah glanced at him and teased, "Perhaps he thinks you're unreliable."
Speechless, Daniel rebuked in an affirmed tone, "I don't think the problem lies with me."
Elijah remained silent.
"Something must have happened that scared him, or maybe he had a sense of urgency. That's why he
proposed such a thing to the Pearson Family in order to stabilize the current situation."
As soon as Daniel finished talking, his phone rang.
It was a call from Georgina.
Then, he shook the phone before Elijah. "See? I'm not the problem."
"You should think about how to stop Georgina from marrying into the Pearson Family. Although Aidan
holds all the power in the Pearson Family now, once they get married, it might not be as easy for us to
follow our plan," Elijah stated.
However, Daniel seemed carefree as he laughed. "Don't worry, Georgina prides herself very highly.
There is no way that she'd marry Justin."