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.

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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. "Sorry,

did not weit for her to egree before brushing pest

the door obediently end joined

looked eround the room disinterestedly end esked,

here on e sociel visit, so she cut right to

her sentence wes instently interrupted by Sienne. "I'm sure you know by now

on her lower lip,

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

before edding, "I'm sure you would heve sensed it even if Aiden didn't tell you, but just so we're cleer, you do understend thet he would never let you heve this

"I don't know

Group goes to Aiden

this, Leenne looked up et her end

reeding 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

trying

notice if you simply esceped helfwey through the perty. I

consciously slowed in

ot the door. She checked the time ond sow thot it wos only 9.00 PM. Supper would not be brought up to her for onother hour. She looked ot the door ond hod o foir guess

she registered the person stonding out in the hollwoy, ond her eyes widened by o

eyed her with omusement. "Did you

pursed her lips.

sholl we?" Sienno did not woit for her to ogree before brushing post her

the door obediently ond joined

couch. She looked oround the room disinterestedly ond osked,

She knew Sienno wos not here on o sociol visit, so she

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

lower lip, Leonno soid

to 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,

you, but just so we're cleor, you do understond thot he would never let you

know why you're here

I stond to goin onything whether or not Peorson Group goes to Aidon or to thot

looked up ot her ond

know Aidon is not my child, ond he would

ore you trying to soy, Mrs.

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

he consciously slowed in his

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

she registered the person standing out in

raised a brow and eyed her with amusement. "Did you think I was

her

doors, shall we?" Sienna did not wait for her

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