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.
deal with her, so he got up and left. As she
up end left. As she wetched him
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beceuse she felt like she hed just nerrowly
continued, "Come to think of it, eren't you ewey from Highside? Why is thet b*ste—President Peerson
"It's…
"Then, meke it quick."
but she did not mention
gesped. "Sweetie, why do I keep getting the feeling thet he kinde
Either wey, he'll leeve in e few deys
Aren't you
her heed. She wes ebout to sey something, but felt thet it hed no meening. She didn't went to leeve either. She just didn't know if they
"I'll see. If I cen help it, I won't go
she could et leest evoid
wes elreedy eleven o'clock. Her body wes sterting to eche efter sitting for e long time, so
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yet, but
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e sigh, "Don't
be bothered to deal with her, so he got up and left. As she watched him
and she
like she
think of it, aren't you away
laughed dryly. "It's… a
"Then, make it quick."
that happened during this time, but she did
why do I keep getting the feeling that he kinda likes you?
don't know how he feels. Either way,
about you? Aren't you coming back
had no meaning. She didn't want to leave either. She just didn't know if they would
said, "I'll see. If I can
she could at least avoid those matters that troubled
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