Chapter 565

The situation made Gordon furrow his brows deeply, and he turned to the nanny, who was panic-stricken and had fallen to the ground with a loud thud. "It's not my fault! It's Mrs. Pearson who told me to do it!"

Gordon was taken aback as he demanded, "What are you talking about?"

She answered tremulously, "It's Mrs. Pearson who told me to suffocate that child in front of you. I-I'm merely following her orders…"

Even if it was Gordon, his heart shuddered at her confession. Suffocate the child in secret in front of us. How heartless is she that she could bring herself to do something like this?

Aidan released Leanna as he intoned icily, "I almost forgot about her."

Gordon was in the wrong in this current situation. So, he didn't have the cheeks to say anything, merely donning a grim face as he walked toward the front yard with his cane.

His men followed behind him and left the spot, but Leanna stood there and pursed her lips with an unreadable look on her face.

Right then, Oscar rushed over with two doctors; one to examine Naomi, and another wanted to check the baby in Leanna's arms.

However, she tilted to the side and held the baby protectively in her embrace.

The helpless doctor turned to Aidan, who said to Leanna, "He's been crying non-stop. Let the doctor examine him."

Leanna raised her head, and their eyes met; all that was left in her eyes were wariness and distrust. His body tensed at her gaze, and he parted his lips to speak, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything.

Eventually, she sidestepped him, went to the doctor, and asked, "Is it alright if I hold the baby?"

The doctor nodded and started examining the baby. Jonathan and Oscar watched this scene and shared a look with each other, where they saw pity in each other's eyes.

This time, it was completely over for Aidan.

Oscar cleared his throat as he stepped forward and said to Aidan, "I just received news that Celia is… Dead and the murderer is Raymond."

Aidan froze for a moment, and a dazed look appeared on his face before he said softly, "I got it. Take care of the situation here. I'm going over there."

"Hey," Oscar said, grabbing his arm. "Don't be rash and see how Old Master Pearson is going to handle it."

"Okay."

After Aidan left, Oscar withdrew his hand. He scrunched his eyebrows in confusion, thinking his palm felt rather wet. So, he checked his opened palm and saw that it was stained with blood.

He became stunned and wanted to stop Aidan, but it was too late, as he was already long gone.

















































As for Naomi, the doctor examined her and said that she was only injected with a small dose of tranquilizer and would regain consciousness soon.

In the meantime, the baby in Leanna's arms gradually stopped crying, only sobbing softly and fidgeting occasionally.

The doctor kept away his stethoscope. "He's probably just in shock. Fortunately, you showed up on time, so he didn't suffocate. If you were a second later, his condition might not look so good."

Leanna's arms tightened around the baby at his words, and a thin layer of cold sweat formed on her back as her heart trembled with fear.

"Miss McKinney," Jonathan began, approaching her, but she didn't say a thing to him when she saw him and went to the other side with the baby.

Her defensive reaction rendered him speechless, and he thought, That's it. It's over this time.

Not long afterward, there were movements from the back door, and Louis ran over together with Elijah.

After he saw the blood stains on the ground, he turned to Leanna and asked, "Are you hurt?"

Leanna shook her head. "I'm alright."

Elijah swept his gaze across the surroundings with a frown. He could only imagine what had happened here earlier.

When Oscar saw that the cavalry had arrived, he told Jonathan, "It should be fine now. Take care of Aidan's mother while I check what's happening in the front yard. I can stop him in case anything happens."

Jonathan nodded. "Okay."

As Oscar left, the people around started to disperse as well, and Leanna shut her eyes before saying suddenly, "Louis, hold me steady."

Immediately, Louis raised his hands and held her arms. Only then did he realize that she was shaking like a leaf. Coupled with her request, he reckoned that she could no longer stand up without support.
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