Chapter 400

Leanna woke up far too early as her digital clock shone at her with the time of 6.00AM. She turned her attention to her window and saw that it was still dark. Still, she didn't get up as she remained deep in thought.

She spent the whole night trying to figure out why Aidan chose this time to bring her to meet Naomi.

It was definitely not because Leanna had mentioned it to him.

Before this, whenever she mentioned wanting to meet Naomi, he would always change the topic. So, she didn't expect him to bring her here directly this time.

She didn't understand what was going on in that head of his.

Since there was no way Leanna was returning to sleep with her hyperactive brain, she pushed off the covers after a while and headed to the garden.

When she quietly shut the door, Aidan slowly opened his eyes.

The sun slowly made its appearance and painted the dawn sky with a myriad of colors. When Leanna arrived at the garden, it was bright enough for her to make out a walking path.

Then, she sat down on a swing as it rocked gently.

The air was crisp and the breeze brought along the faint fragrance of flowers.

She had been a bundle of nerves due to recent events. It was relaxing to be able to sit there and let her mind wander.

She spent about an hour in the garden as her thoughts began to settle. By then, the sun was shining brightly.

When she took a look at her phone to check the time, she realized it was almost time for breakfast. So, she headed to the kitchen to prepare food.

That was because they would have to return to Highside right after breakfast. Even then, it would have been noon when they arrived.

When Naomi freshened up, she saw that Leanna had already prepared breakfast and asked, "Why didn't you sleep in, Leanna?"

Leanna smiled. "I had a good night's rest. Unfortunately, I couldn't fall back asleep once I woke up."

Naomi offered, "Leave the rest up to me. You should wake Aidan up."

"Sure," Leanna answered as she went up the stairs and pushed open the door to see Aidan putting on a shirt.


She looked at him quizzically with one eyebrow raised. After that, she swept her gaze at the shirt on the couch and questioned, "Didn't you say you didn't have any change of clothes?"

"Well, you're dumb enough to believe me."

Leanna was so annoyed that she could only let out a huff of disbelief as she cursed, Die, you b*stard!

A corner of his lips curved up as Aidan picked up the tie and went to Leanna. He raised his eyebrows slightly. "Help me?"

She snorted, "You can do it yourself perfectly even when I wasn't around."

He smirked and leaned down to whisper into her ear, "I can put it on myself, but it's not as nice."

When she recalled just what had occurred last night, she turned beet red and hastily snatched the tie from his hand. She quickly tied it around his neck and hissed, "Have some shame. Will you?"

When they went downstairs, the flush on Leanna's face had not subsided.

Naomi saw and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Leanna? Did you get a cold? The temperature difference between the day and night is pretty big here. Do you need some medicine?"

Leanna frantically waved her hands in refusal. "No. No. I'm fine. I just…"

She could not come up with an excuse and stomped on the culprit's leg under the table out of frustration.

However, Aidan calmly replied in her stead, "She's fine. She's like that when she gets excited."

Naomi was confused. "Excited?"

He slowly explained, "She was too excited, probably because she woke up and saw such an amazing and perfect boyfriend like me."

Both Naomi and Leanna were rendered speechless by his courage.

Leanna could only wish that she had the guts he did. So, she wouldn't feel so awkward that she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself.

Naomi let out a light cough and promptly switched the topic. "Alright. We're almost done eating. You two should get going. It's getting late."

Leanna nodded quickly. "I'll go up and get my stuff."

She practically ran away from the table after that lame excuse.

Naomi looked up and watched as Leanna disappeared up the stairs and asked in a hushed tone, "How's the little guy?"

Aidan placed the glass down and answered, "Pretty good."

After a short pause, he continued. "I'll get someone to send you back in the afternoon."

She sighed. "You're really…"

She could not finish her sentence and just shook her head slowly as she picked up the plates and brought them into the kitchen.

Aidan sat at the dining table and clicked his tongue.

Now that he had brought Leanna here, all her previous suspicion should disappear. At least it could pacify her for some time if nothing unexpected happened.

He raised his hand and pinched the nose of his bridge with a cold expression on his face.

Soon, Leanna came down with her bags. "I'm ready. Let's go."

Then, she jogged to the kitchen's entrance and informed Naomi, "We're leaving, Ms. Fletcher. You take care, alright?"

Naomi nodded. "I will. Don't worry."

After the couple left, Naomi came out of the kitchen and started to clear the things in the fridge.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255