I'm Sorry My Love Novel

Chapter 489

Chapter 489

On the other end of the phone, Celia replied, "I have no idea. That's the boss' business. It'd be weird if I asked him about it. What I do know is that the child was born prematurely because of his family. His family situation is quite complicated. I guess he wants to deal with all the messy stuff at home quickly."

"All of this… messy stuff at home, is there any chance it could involve you?"

"No way. Don't worry about it."

Raymond shut his eyes and massaged his brows. "Alright, I'm coming to pick you up."

"Alright, see you soon."

With that, he tossed the phone onto the passenger seat. Then, he yanked at his tie and glared at the office with mockery and contempt.

…

After Raymond and Jimmy left, Zoe strutted into the office. "Nana, what did they want?"

Leanna pursed her lips and stared aimlessly into the distance. "It's about the Crossleys."

"The Crossleys? What about them?"

"They've been leaderless since Leroy fled. They're a mess right now."

"That has nothing to do with you. Why did they come to bug you about it?"

Leanna whispered, "They want me to take over the Crossley Group to help them secure investments and bank loans."

Zoe frowned, for the whole thing smelled fishy. "Don't do it. With Crossley Group's current state, whoever gets involved would be equivalent to digging their graves. Let them do whatever they want. It has nothing to do with you."

Leanna hummed. "That's what I thought at first, but …"

"But what?"

"Crossley Group isn't the only one affected; it's their employees as well. They're innocent."

Zoe pursed her lips. "Well, that might be true. Leroy has done a great job screwing everything up. Lots of people are caught in the crossfire. However, that has nothing to do with you. You don't have to take responsibility for their mess. You don't have to care at all."

Hearing this, Leanna lowered her eyes. Her voice was low and sullen. "I know."

Zoe couldn't help but sigh.


Of course, Leanna knew all of this. However, that might not affect her decision.

After a spell of uncomfortable silence, Leanna suddenly asked, "Zoe, do you still talk to Daniel?"

Zoe flushed. "No. I haven't spoken to him."

The last time they saw each other was at the funeral of Leanna's mother.

Leanna nodded. That was good, for it would save everyone a ton of heartache.

She said, "I want to talk to him."

Zoe tilted her head slightly in confusion. "Does he have a solution for this mess?"

"Nope."

Leanna didn't know what to say. After a pause, she ventured, "It's just that… he has a better picture of the Crossley Group's situation than I do."

Zoe nodded reluctantly. "That's true. He went through a lot of trouble while getting close to Georgina."

A teasing smile darted across Leanna's face. She couldn't help but ask, "Are you jealous?"

"D-Don't be ridiculous. I just think he's quite the charmer. Even someone as accomplished as Georgina isn't immune to his lies."

Leanna nodded. "Okay, then. I'm going to visit him later. Do you want to come along?"

Zoe shifted her feet. "I won't be joining you. I have a date tonight."

Leanna faintly remembered Zoe mentioning that, but she was still surprised. "That's tonight?"

"Yeah, it's just dinner. I'll just come up with a reason to leave after we eat."

Leanna nodded thoughtfully. "In that case, when are you leaving?"

Zoe checked her watch. "Well, we're meeting at 6.00PM. I should probably get going at 5.30PM. The place is pretty close, and I can get there in ten minutes."

Leanna rubbed her palms together. "That's great. I'll drop you off."

Zoe shook her head. "It's fine. I'll drive."

Leanna had a grave expression on her face. "You don't get it. If you think the blind date's going well, you can get him to send you home after dinner. If you drive, you won't get that option. Besides, you can always call a cab if things go badly and you need to leave."

Zoe chuckled mischievously. Her friend was making a lot of sense. "That's true. I can get him to drop me home if he's dreamy."

"It's settled, then. I'll drive you there."

"Cool, let me change and put on my makeup. I couldn't get ready this morning; things were too hectic."

"Go on, then."

As soon as Zoe left, Leanna breathed deeply to steady herself. Then, she called Daniel.

She asked, "Are you free to meet up?"

He replied flippantly, "Sure. Where?"

"I'm still at the office. I'll send you the address soon."

"Okay."

After hanging up, Leanna frowned. Glancing around the office for a while, she then messaged Aidan to ask when he would be home tonight.

After ten minutes slogged by and Aidan had not replied, she decided that he must be pulling another all-nighter at his office.

Turning to her laptop, she searched up the Crossley Group.

Every news article portended doom for that poor family.

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