Begging For A Reconciliation

Chapter 449 A Massive Tree

"Get together with him?" Serena stared at Leah as if she had just suggested something unspeakable. Her voice was rather shrill as she clapped Leah on the shoulder just a little too hard. "Sarah, this is the modern era, you know. All we did was have a one-night stand; you shouldn't have such a conservative mentality! Anyway, I don't want to get together with him. He's been working for Han for ages, which means he's as wily an old fox as his employer and can't be trusted!"

Seeing that Serena was so adamantly against the idea, Leah did not force the issue. "Very well then. Do you feel sore or uncomfortable? Would you like me to make you some breakfast?"

Serena smiled suddenly and threw her arms around Leah in a big hug, rubbing her cheek against her friend's shoulder like a cat. "See, being together with you is much better. I don't want to hang around people like Ben Wright. Let's just consider this chapter closed, alright? It never happened!"

Leah remained at Serena's place for the entire day. In the late evening, Han came to take her home.

The bleak winter landscape flashed past as they drove, and the cold, dry air seeped in through the slightly open window. Leah rubbed her hands together and rolled the window closed. "Where's Mr. Wright?" She was a little perplexed because Han was driving instead.

Han shot her a bland look. "He's lost his innocence, that's for sure. I gave him some time off. What did Serena say? Is she willing to get together with him?"

Leah shook her head. "No. She said she'll treat it as though nothing happened…"

Before she could finish speaking, Han's sardonic chuckle interrupted her. "Heh. As far as these matters are concerned, the two of you are astoundingly similar. Both of you don't bother taking responsibility for your actions."

This was something Leah did not want to hear. Frowning, she retorted, "Serena might have initiated things, but in this kind of affair, she's the one who has to bear the consequences, right?" Besides, the two of them are adults. Surely something like this can be handled a little more liberally?"

Han's gaze grew slightly chillier, and his grip on the steering wheel involuntarily tightened. "That's what you think as well?"

as she answered, "Something like that, anyway. It depends on the situation…" Why was he trying to drag her

nothing more, and the tension in the car gradually

he was upset. Weren't things like

hour later, they arrived at the Villa

door, Leah caught sight of a haggard-looking Ben. In one night, he had undergone a startling transformation; it was as if he had aged ten years. She felt a pang of anxiety. What on earth had Serena done

Ms. Coleman…" Ben asked,

heart by telling him what Serena had said. It would be too cruel. Instead, she chose to approach the matter from

and asked me to get her some medicine, I was quite worried, but at the same time, I felt happy that she felt she could rely on me under those circumstances. Just now, Mr. Howard explained that I might have

just kept his mouth shut, Ben would have remained happily ignorant without the heartache that

she was thinking and smiled again sardonically. "Leah, love and affection are seeds. Once they take root and sprout, they'll eventually grow into a massive tree. Lying to yourself and saying that it's mere carelessness will only result in irreparable harm; once you've let the opportunity slip by, you'll regret it, but you can never get it

with him through thick and thin and was practically family. Now that the young man had met someone he truly liked, Han wanted nothing more than for them to be

was very cold; his

and she felt the

her silence but turned toward Ben. "Serena doesn't have feelings for you at the moment, but if you like her, then by all means pursue her and try your

trace of hurt flickered over Ben's expression. With a

room suddenly blared out the headlines for the

to Prince Ricardo! Wedding to take