I'm Sorry My Love Novel

Chapter 608 Could It Be That He’s Handsome?

The night view in Jamesdon was beautiful, especially near the river, where the entire city's night view reflected on the river surface could be seen.

The evening breeze was also pleasant.

The restaurant where they had dinner was located by the river. At a glance, there were ripples on the river surface that were caused by the wind and created a shimmering effect.

After taking a nap in the afternoon, Leanna wasn't very hungry and didn't eat much.

Aidan noticed this and ordered a dessert for her, to which she mentioned, "I can't eat anymore."

"If you eat that little, you'll be hungry at night." He pushed the plate of dessert toward her. "Hurry up and eat, or you won't be able to gain even a pound, let alone five pounds."

"You were the one who said it, not me!"

Aidan's lips curved. "Mm-hmm, I said it."

Leanna was a bit full and couldn't eat anymore, so she had the dessert packed for takeout and took it back to the hotel where she planned to eat it when she was hungry later.

He didn't say anything about it, either.

After dinner, they walked by the river for a while. Leanna lazily leaned against the railing to enjoy the breeze.

Aidan asked, "What's wrong?"

"My legs are weak; I have no strength."

She slept the whole afternoon and didn't do anything, but she still felt tired for some reason.

The man turned around and squatted while facing away from her. "Come up."

She looked around and saw many people around her. Then, she whispered, "What are you doing?"

"Since your legs are weak, I'll carry you."

"I… just want to rest for a while. It's not like I can't walk."

Aidan turned his head back and pulled her arm, which caused her to be off guard and fall directly on his back.

He carried her and said, "You should have listened to me earlier."

Leanna was speechless.

Although there were many people around, most of them were just walking around, and no one was carrying anyone on their backs like they were doing. As a result, many people cast ambiguous glances at them.

She buried her head in his shoulder and urged him in a soft voice, "Let's go back to the hotel."

"Don't you want to walk for a little more?"

"Am I even walking right now?"

As they walked toward the hotel, Aidan's lips curled into a wider smile.

It would take them about 10 minutes to arrive at the hotel, and as they got closer, there were fewer people around.

Looking at their long shadows under the streetlights, Leanna suddenly spoke up, "Aidan."

"Hmm?"

"What do you think the truth from 20 years ago will be?"

When she found her mother's body, he told her that the people who helped Leroy with the plan 20 years ago and caused Justin's car accident were likely the same group of people.

Before coming to Jamesdon, she had always thought that everything was done by the Woodleys. However, for some reason, that feeling was less intense now that she interacted with Waylen and Lachlan and heard what they said.

Leanna's intuition told her they probably wouldn't stoop so low as to do such things. Be it 20 years ago or now.

The Woodleys were not as heinous as others imagined them to be.

Aidan replied calmly, "Whatever it is, it won't be a happy revelation."

"What do you think the Woodleys' role was in the events from 20 years ago?"

"Definitely not any positive roles."

"Why is that?"

"The Woodleys couldn't leave Jamesdon for their entire lives. Yet, they were involved in those events 20 years ago. The Crossleys' fire, Leroy's subterfuge, taking advantage of that situation, and Justin's paralysis after the car accident. Besides these, what good things happened?"

Leanna opened her mouth but was unable to answer for a moment.

Aidan continued, "Perhaps the Woodleys aren't the mastermind behind the scenes, but there must be a link to these events somehow. Though, there's still one thing I can't figure out."

He added, "But I'm sure there should be an answer soon."

If the Woodleys could not leave Jamesdon, why did they participate in these events in Highside at any cost?

Back at the hotel, Leanna only briefly washed up because she had just showered before leaving. Then, she lay down on the bed and turned on her fully charged phone to check in with her friends at Highside.

Zoe answered her call while she was still out of breath. "I've been so scared for the past two days while you were missing, but fortunately, President Pearson called this morning."

Leanna paused for a moment and looked outside the bedroom. "He called you?"

"He didn't intend to call me. Daniel sent someone to look for you, but President Pearson simply said that we don't have to search for you anymore," Zoe explained. "Nana, what happened? How did you suddenly disappear from the hospital?"

Leanna gently pursed her lips. "Lachlan's people took me away."

"Lachlan? Do you mean Lachlan the monster, who eats people and doesn't leave a trace of bones? Is he as terrifying and creepy as the rumors say? He didn't do anything to you, did he?"

She smiled. "No. I met him, and he's completely different from what the rumors say. His appearance—"