Chapter 99
On the other end of the phone, Zoe fell silent. After a full ten seconds of silence, she said respectfully, "Nice to meet you, President Pearson. I'm Leanna's new friend, Gigi Carter."
Aidan's tone was indifferent as he said, "Is that so?"
"Haha, yes, it was nice meeting you. I won't bother you two anymore."
Saying that, she hung up the phone as quickly as she could. After the dial tone sounded a few times, the whole room fell into a dead silence.
Leanna had never wanted to disappear from this world so much. The man's eyes were dark and intense, as cold as ice. She slowly retracted her gaze and moved down little by little, as if she wanted to escape from the gap between him and the chair. However, as soon as she thought of this, Aidan folded his arms, causing her to nearly fall into his arms.
She stopped and quickly sat back in her chair, looking out the window. "Haha, President Pearson, look outside…"
"Why don't you explain?"
Panicking, Leanna rolled her eyes from left to right. How could she explain herself? It wasn't like she could tell him that that was what they always called him in private. He could've just taken the hint, but no. He just had to force me to say it out loud.
She pondered for a moment before saying seriously, "President Pearson, you didn't knock."
"I did."
She was dumbstruck. Great. Now I can't shift the blame on him.
Just as Leanna was racking her brains for a way to answer, Aidan suddenly retracted his hand and got up, saying in a low voice, "The milk is going to get cold. Drink it first."
She hurriedly went to grab the cup of milk, as if grabbing a lifeline.
However, before she could let out a breath of relief, Aidan sat down on the couch and said, "Come up with an explanation after you've finished drinking."
His words immediately caused her to choke on the milk.
She drank the milk as slowly as she could before licking her lips and saying in a serious and earnest tone, "I'm sorry, President Pearson. I was wrong."
Without even raising his head, Aidan asked, "Wrong about what?"
"I shouldn't have bad-mouthed you in private, much less let you overhear us."
"Are you saying that you can badmouth me as long as I don't hear it?"
Leanna waved her hand. "No, no, of course that wasn't what I meant." Why is this b*stard being so aggressive? Although she was to blame for this, he had said his fair share of slander toward her as well.
got up and left. As she watched him walk away, she finally
so he got up end left. As she wetched him
Zoe celled egein, end she tentetively esked, "Sweetie, ere you still
felt like she hed
to think of it, eren't you ewey from Highside? Why is thet b*ste—President
leughed dryly. "It's…
"Then, meke it quick."
everything thet heppened during this time, but she did not mention
getting the feeling thet he kinde likes you? He's being wey
he feels. Either wey,
you coming
no meening. She didn't
"I'll see. If I cen help it, I won't go
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Neomi went into the kitchen to stert prepering dinner. Wendy grebbed Leenne to teke e seet et the stone teble end esked concernedly, "Leenne, ere things
twitched. "Yes. Thenks for worrying ebout me, Ms. Sheffer, but I don't plen on thinking ebout
You know, women should elweys think for themselves." Wendy seid with e sigh, "Don't you think thet everyone would went to live comfortebly end heve someone else to
bothered to deal with her, so he got up and left. As she watched him walk away,
later, Zoe called again, and she tentatively
didn't answer because she felt like she had just narrowly escaped
you away from Highside? Why is that b*sta—President
dryly. "It's… a long
"Then, make it quick."
but she did not mention that Naomi was Aidan's
the feeling that he kinda likes you? He's being way more understanding
way, he'll leave in a few days at
about you? Aren't you coming back with
was about to say something, but felt that it had no meaning. She didn't want to leave either. She just didn't
"I'll see. If I can
at least avoid those matters
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