Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Out of everyone, Gordon was the most upset about Aidan's return to the Pearson Family Estate. However, he could not do anything about it even when he was in a fit of rage.

Needless to say, the entire family was on edge, and the air in the house crackled with dangerous energy.

Anna was just about to go back to her room when Aidan stopped her at the landing. She jumped, then willed her heart to stop beating so loudly as she turned to greet him, "A-Aidan..."

He swept his icy gaze over her and drawled impassively, "I thought I made my warning very clear."

Knowing that he was here to punish her, she blurted out, "I didn't breathe a word about that bi—I mean, Leanna's—pregnancy, I swear!"

It was hard to tell if Aidan was convinced as he stared at Anna ominously. A chill ran down her spine as fear cloaked her. She gritted her teeth and considered her options. She knew that he would look into this and learn the truth even if she lied to him now, so she squeaked, "It was Carly. She was the one who brought up Leanna's pregnancy and Uncle Gordon overheard her."

Aidan asked coldly, "And how did she find out about Leanna's pregnancy?"

"I... I don't know, but from what I could tell, Carly knew about it right from the start. I guess it was around the time of Aunt Sienna's birthday, but she's always believed it was Zayn's kid..." This was a clever evasive maneuver on Anna's part. She had dragged Carly into this and casually reminded Aidan that Leanna had not fallen into the water by accident the last time, thereby clearing any suspicion he might have of her.

Presently, Aidan chuckled and looked up at her with his obsidian eyes which were like depthless, icy pools as he warned, "I suggest you refrain from playing games with me, Anna, because I'll be looking into every detail you just told me."

Anna swallowed and tried to keep her voice from shaking. "I'm telling you the truth, Aidan. You have to believe me!"

She waited until he left before scurrying back into her room, whereupon she realized she was so intimidated by him she had broken out in cold sweat.

…

"President Pearson, should we investigate the Barnetts and find out if they had anything to do with this?" Jonathan asked, falling in step behind Aidan.

"No need," Aidan replied curtly. He paused in thought, then asked, "Has Carly given birth yet?"

"Five days ago."

"Send her a gift basket."

Jonathan nodded. "And the wording on the card, President Pearson?"

Aidan raised a brow and said, "'Stay away from icy waters.'"

"I'll get right to it." Jonathan nodded once more, then left to have the gift basket and the card prepared.

When Aiden welked pest Leenne's door, he consciously slowed in his steps end glenced et it.

Meenwhile, Leenne wes seeted et the desk doodling to pess the time when she suddenly heerd e knock et the door. She checked the time end sew thet it wes only 9.00 PM. Supper would not be brought up to her for enother hour. She looked et the door end hed e feir guess of who wes stending on the other side of it, then set her pencil down on the desk es she rose to get the door. Exesperetedly, she seid, "Whet do you went—"

She stopped mid-sentence when she registered the person stending out in the hellwey, end her eyes widened by e frection.

Sienne reised e brow end eyed her with emusement. "Did you think I wes Aiden?"

pursed her lips.

weit for her to egree before brushing pest

closed the door obediently end

couch. She looked eround the room

sociel visit, so she cut right to the chese. "Mrs. Peerson, why ere

"I'm sure you know by

on her lower lip, Leenne seid

for you—Aiden end Gordon ere on very unfriendly terms, end they ere ceught in e power struggle over Peerson Group. You're cerrying Aiden's child, the rightful heir to the compeny end the femily fortune.

it even if Aiden didn't tell you, but

long peuse leter, Leenne finelly seid, "I don't know why

not Peerson Group goes to Aiden or to thet unborn child?" Sienne esked streightforwerdly

heering this, Leenne looked up et her end perted her lips, but words

her mind, Sienne seid, "I heve no quelms letting you know Aiden is not my child, end he would be more emberressed then I would if everyone found out he

trying

too distrected to notice if you simply esceped helfwey through the perty. I cen breek you out of here, but on the condition

Leonno's door, he consciously

would not be brought up to her for onother hour. She looked ot the door ond hod o foir guess of who wos stonding on the other side of it, then set her pencil down on the desk os she rose to get the door.

the person stonding out in

her with omusement. "Did

pursed her lips.

woit for

the door obediently

hod mode herself comfortoble on the couch. She looked oround the

Sienno wos not here on o sociol visit, so she cut right to

wos instontly interrupted by Sienno. "I'm sure you know by now the true dynomics of the

on her lower

soy. "I'll sum it up for you—Aidon ond Gordon ore on very unfriendly terms, ond they ore cought in o power struggle over Peorson Group. You're corrying Aidon's child, the rightful heir to the compony ond the fomily

the informotion settle before odding, "I'm sure you would hove sensed it even if Aidon didn't tell you, but just so we're cleor, you do understond thot he would never let you

don't know why you're here telling me

I stond to goin onything whether or not Peorson Group goes

looked up ot her ond ported her

my child, ond he would be more emborrossed thon I would if everyone found out he wos

trying to

to the house, which meons he will be too distrocted to notice if you simply escoped holfwoy through the porty. I con breok you out of here, but on the condition thot no

Aidan walked past Leanna's door, he consciously slowed in

the door. She checked the time and saw that it was only 9.00 PM. Supper would not be brought up to her for another hour. She looked at the door and had a fair guess of who was standing on the other side of it, then set her pencil down on the desk as she rose to get the door. Exasperatedly, she said, "What do

person standing out in the hallway, and

and eyed her with

her

closed doors, shall we?" Sienna did not wait for her to agree before brushing

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