Chapter 244
In the car, Leanna booked the earliest ticket to Weavside available.
Even so, it was 6.00AM the next day when they got off the airplane.
Standing in front of Naomi's house, Leanna had never felt her heart pounding that fast.
She took a deep breath and calmed herself down before knocking on the door.
It so happened that Naomi just got up and opened the door to see her standing outside and exclaimed
in surprise, "Leanna, why are you—"
Leanna pursed her lips. "Miss Fletcher, I want to see the child again."
Naomi was taken aback and couldn't form the words for a moment.
Without waiting for an answer, Leanna strode into the house and Zoe trailed behind her.
However, the little guy seemed to have disappeared. There was nothing left in the house.
Just as Leanna was standing there zoning out, Naomi walked over and muttered, "As you know Ms.
Shaffer was sick, so her daughter-in-law came over last night and took the baby home."
Leanna opened her lip but didn't know what to say as tears brimmed her eyes.
Naomi sighed as she knew what she was thinking, but could not tell her the truth and patted her on the
shoulder. "You can still have a baby in the future, Leanna"
She bit down on her lips to stop the tears from flowing and mumbled, "I thought… I was also sure
that…"
In the end, she overthought it.
Naomi offered her some solace. "If you want to see the child, I can help you ask for an address from
Ms. Shaffer."
She shook her head. "There's no need for that."
"Leanna."
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"Sorry, Ms. Fletcher. I got to go," said Leanna resolutely before turning around and walking out with
such sadness as her shoulders slumped.
Zoe smiled awkwardly at Naomi and gave her a quick nod before following Leanna.
The sun was just rising and the yellow lights shone from the street lights by the small river in the chilly
dawn.
Leanna's head hung low as she strolled.
Zoe caught up to her and scratched her head. "I'm sorry, Nana. If it wasn't for my big mouth, you
wouldn't have mistaken and—"
Leanna lightly shook her head. "It's not you. It's me. I was too sensitive."
It might be because she had spent a lot of time with the little guy these past two days. That's why she
had unrealistic expectations.
Thinking back, it was natural that her child would not have lived in that horrendous accident.
She took a deep breath and told Zoe, "Let's go back, Zoe."
Naomi waited until Leanna left before calling Aidan. "Leanna's left, Aidan."
"Got it." He paused before continuing, "I'll send someone to help you leave in the afternoon. You can't
stay there anymore since she's started to suspect."
Naomi sighed. "You… If Leanna knows the truth, she will hate you."
"It's not the only thing she hates me for."
Leanna wouldn't just hate him. She would probably kill him.
After hanging up, Aidan kept his phone away and grabbed a jacket before leaving.
…
After the hectic traveling, Leanna and Zoe didn't get to sleep at all. When they returned to Highside,
Zoe yawned. "Nana, let's head back to sleep. We have pillows in the studio."
Leanna collected her thoughts. "You go ahead. I'm not tired. I've got lots of work to catch up on."
Zoe knew nothing could convince Leanna's stubborn mind. Besides, Leanna must be going through a
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lot now, so she wouldn't be able to sleep anyway.
She yawned again. "Alright. Then, you head to the studio first. Don't mind me. I'll get a cab later."
Leanna nodded. "Alright. I'll leave first."
It was 3.00PM when she got to the studio.
Louis asked, "Where have you been? I've been looking for you the whole day. Zoe's gone missing as
well."
She answered, "She was with me. We were settling some stuff."
He wanted to say something, but she cut him off, "I'll be drawing some drafts in the office. Call me if
you've got any issues."
After entering her office, she sat down, but could not focus and just stared out the window.
After some time, she took out her phone and scrolled to the pictures she took of the little guy two days
ago.
He was so cute in each picture.
Then, she flopped onto the table sullenly.
It was nighttime when Louis came to get her, only to realize that she had fallen asleep on the table.
He pursed his lips and closed the doors.
Just as he turned around, Daphne asked, "Where's Leanna? Still working?"
"She's asleep."
"Asleep?" She was confused. "Wake her up and ask her to head home and sleep. What if she catches
a cold?"
She was about to walk forward when Louis stopped her with a hand on her arm. "Let her rest. The
heater's on. She won't catch a cold."
"Alright." Daphne could only give up.
After completing a magazine shoot this afternoon, she received a task from the evil capitalist that was
her boss.
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It seemed like Aidan had angered Leanna again.
There were only two of them in the studio, so it turned awkward after they fell silent.
Before Daphne could think of something to say, Louis offered, "Would you like some water?"
She stuttered, "O-Okay."
As he went to get some water, she took out her phone and sent a quick text to Aidan.
Two minutes later, he placed the glass before her. "Thank you for the previous time."
She quickly put her phone down and took a couple of seconds to respond. "Huh? It's nothing. It's a
coincidence that I was there. I wouldn't be able to help if I wasn't."
She said as she picked up the glass, "You're Leanna's brother and she's my friend. So, you don't need
to be so courteous with me."
Louis was at a loss for what to say.
At that moment, Daphne's phone vibrated. She took a look at it as she drank from the glass and
pondered before asking, "Have… you eaten? Why don't we go out and grab something? We can get
something for Leanna on our way back too."
He glanced at her phone discreetly and decided to not say anything. "Sure."
She placed the glass down and got up. "That's great! Let's go."
Pursing his lips, he could not help but ask, "I heard that you've gotten a best actress award?"
There was silence.
Was he saying that her acting was dramatic?
She cleared her throat and avoided his question as she casually thanked him, "Oh, that's nothing. I was
just lucky."
Louis didn't say anything and strode out.
Seeing that, Daphne followed him hurriedly.
She really was the most professional actor in Pearson Group. After completing her magazine shots
during the day, she even came here during the non-working hours to help Aidan with this drama.
It would not make sense if he didn't give her a long holiday after this.