Chapter 202 Stop While You’re Ahead He drove her to a holiday home. Elijah got out of the car and went around to open the door for her. “Thank you,” she said. “No prob. Let’s go inside.” Leanna looked at the holiday home. It was lushly decorated, and she thought it felt like a house owned by intellectuals. A servant came to welcome them. “Mr. Jackson is waiting for you in the tea room, sir.” Elijah nodded. He took Leanna to the tea room. Before they went inside, he whispered, “Just say nothing and watch what happens, Leanna.” Leanna nodded. “Sure.” A man with gray hair sat in front of the table, and he was making tea. This man was Mr. Jackson, and sitting before him was a middle-aged couple. Leanna was surprised to see the couple here. Mr. Jackson heard the sounds of footsteps, and he put his teapot down. When he saw Leanna, it caught him by surprise.

“And this is?” Elijah said, “This is Leanna, my friend.” He told Leanna, “This is Mr. Jackson, my father’s mentor.” Leanna said, “Hello, Mr. Jackson.” Mr. Jackson smiled. “You have a gorgeous friend, Elijah. Come. Sit.” Anna’s parents looked at each other. Anna told them Elijah knew Leanna, but they didn’t expect him to bring her here. Mr. Jackson poured a cup of tea for Elijah and Leanna. He said, “This is the first time Elijah brought someone here. You must be really close to him.” Leanna was a little dazed. She had no idea how to answer that. Elijah smiled. “Sorry, Mr. Jackson. I brought her here for personal and formal reasons. She needs your help.” “Is that so?” Mr. Jackson said, “What happened, girl? Tell me. I’ll help as long as I can.” Anna’s father said, “It’s just a misunderstanding, Mr. Jackson.”

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he nodded at her, telling her to calm down. Elijah told him about what Anna did at Leanna’s workshop. She wasn’t the kid like her parents claimed. That woman was a spoiled brat who thought she could do as she pleased just because she was rich. The Pearson couple looked upset, but they had no argument against that. They knew how spoiled Anna was, but nobody in the family lectured her, since Leanna was just a nobody. In the end, Anna’s mother got upset. She said, “That’s our family matter. Don’t you

her down. “I’m sorry, Mr. Jackson. We…” he apologized. “Enough! How much longer do you want to bow to them? I’m a proud Zielinski, and I bow to no one!” She picked her bag up and was about to storm off. He kept bowing at Mr. Jackson. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Jackson. She didn’t mean what she said. Don’t take it to heart.” Mr. Jackson sipped on his tea. “I can’t help you at this point.” Anna’s mother looked at Elijah, but he spared her no smiles. She gnashed her teeth and left in frustration. Once they were gone, Mr. Jackson sighed. “I’m sorry for not

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