Chapter 13

"As you can see, I am one with a proper career. Would it be so outrageous for me to return to my roots?" Leanna answered with the assumption that Aidan was referring to the contract-signing with Lux Jewelry.

"Did I ask you about this?" he asked with a low tone.

"Then, what were you talking about?" She was perplexed.

"You said…"

Just as Aidan was about to continue, Leanna felt nauseated all of a sudden and she quickly covered her mouth. However, the muffled sound of retching was still loud and clear.

"President Pearson, please stay away from me. I'm feeling a little sick," she warned while stretching out her other hand to push him away.

"Keep up with your act," he said nonchalantly. What a show you're putting on just to avoid the topic.

"Oh, I'm exposed. Haha. What is it really that you wanted to ask? If there's nothing, I'll excuse myself to the bathroom, President Pearson."

Since the day before yesterday, her morning sickness had been overwhelming. After a few retches earlier, she was really about to vomit this time.

Aidan gripped her wrist tightly and asked in a cold voice, "What happened to your first love?"

Leanna was taken aback for a moment as she did not expect this to be the question he wanted to ask.

"It was just... first love," she answered. She looked up at him after finishing her sentence and solemnly added, "President Pearson, this better not be a fuss you're trying to make. Don't you think that it's ironic to bring this up again, given the state of our current relationship?"

At that, he frowned and tightened his grip on her wrist even harder. "What is our relationship, then?"

"In the midst of a divorce."

"Leanna McKinney, quit challenging my patience."

I don't understand; all I want is for him to agree with the reasonable, legal, and non-aggressive divorce that I'm proposing. How am I challenging his patience?

That uneasy feeling returned just as she was about to ask, but he was still gripping her hand tightly.

In a hurry, she grabbed a trash can nearby and vomited into it.

Even though Aidan quickly retracted his hand, a few drops of vomit inevitably stained the cuffs of his shirt.

"Leanna!" he exclaimed while his face darkened instantly.

water and rinsed her mouth before apologizing,

and tossed it aside before opening the window

if you have time

expressionlessly; his face a little colder than when

confused. Can't he

a moment, there was a knock on the door before Zoe's voice sounded, "Have

I'm almost done," she

that, she turned to Aidan and excused herself. "President Pearson, I'll get going first. Please wait for

wanted to run, but because Leanna was pregnant,

say the editor-in-chief is looking for me?"

with those dignitaries. If I don't

left Leanna speechless.

door, a voice from the side called

a

meant to come will always

Leanna?" After a long silence at the

replied while

returned and I've been looking everywhere for you. Everyone's

years ago, she severed contact with not only Zayn, but

not want to tell anyone about

a human, it was natural of her to want to

be leaving again this time?" she asked with

and shook his head.

"Zayn!"

Anna appeared out of nowhere and squeezed in between

the wall behind as she barely managed

exclaimed with her

My cousin, Aidan, is right inside and you're here seducing another man in public? Are you

at this point as her

not anticipated the reveal to turn out like

Anna's hand away

angrily, "This is for your own good, Zayn! Why don't you ask her what she did to my cousin? Is she brave

I'm not willing to admit," Leanna stated calmly, "But Anna, I did warn you; if you're still so incompetent in walking like a normal human

to the point where she could no longer reason. She had never seen Zayn speak to her so gently, yet he was doing it

Anna challenged Leanna as she was about to push her again when

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