Chapter 197 I’m Not a Quitter Leanna was in no mood to engage in nonsense with him. “Whatever.” “Leanna, do you have feelings for Elijah?” Aidan asked while holding her shoulders. She went silent for a moment before asking with a frown, “What sort of question is this?” “Answer me.” After a few seconds, she replied, “I don’t.” He exerted force on her shoulder and asked slowly, “Then, do you like me?” “President Pearson, why did you stop me here to ask such lame questions?” “How are they lame?” At that moment, she raised her tone and yelled, “Everything is lame! Also, I’ve been meaning to ask you today. Why did you show up at my friend’s party? Don’t you feel uncomfortable around them?” “No, I don’t.” “Didn’t you notice that your presence brought down the whole party?” “I don’t care what’s on their mind.

I only care about what you think,” he affirmed lightly. When Leanna heard this, she could not help but laugh and questioned, “President Pearson, are you serious?” “Yes.” “If you truly cared about what I think, you’ll realize that I despise you. Your presence not only makes my friends feel uneasy, but it also makes me uncomfortable…” “Is this your answer, Leanna?” Aidan cut her off. “Wha-” She only realized what he was referring to afterward. He’s asking if I like him. “I thought you always knew,” she responded quietly. “Since you despise me so much, why did you defend me today?” he asked. “I just thought that I shouldn’t make the situation more awkward than it should, especially when everyone is having dinner together. After all, don’t I owe you a lot? I’m just repaying you whenever there’s an opportunity. There’s no other reason.” Deep inside Leanna, she could not deny that her heart had softened at that moment. Although Aidan was a b*stard who treated her rudely most of the time, there were times when he was good to her. Especially her time at Underwood Lane where she experienced the most peaceful and comfortable period in her life. Although Aidan did not know how to cook, he did not hesitate to prepare fish stew for her.

you have feelings for me and you can’t deny it, Leanna,” Aidan asserted. “So what?” she asked calmly and continued, “President Pearson, we’re both grown-ups. There’s more to life than just dating and love. Let me tell you the truth, then; I never expected us to reconcile from the moment I filed for divorce.” Speechless, he pursed his lips and

After she finished speaking, Aidan asked quietly, “So everything that I’ve done… all ended up as a hindrance to you?” “Yes.” Leanna gave an affirmative answer and added, “I just want to live my own life. I wish you would never appear in front of me again, President Pearson.” After a few seconds, he questioned again, “Would your answer be different if the child had been born?” “Life is not a ‘what if’ game,” she sighed. “Aidan, you should know that our issues don’t

misunderstood me. I didn’t mean that…” “Yes, you did.” She was baffled once again. This b*stard never changed; he still enjoyed imposing his ideas onto others. Seeing how Leanna could not refute, Aidan curled his lips

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