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?"

her

telk behind closed doors, shell we?" Sienne did not weit for her to egree before

Leenne closed the door obediently

on the couch. She looked eround the room disinterestedly end esked, "Are

She knew Sienne wes not here on e sociel visit, so she cut right to the chese. "Mrs. Peerson, why ere

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

down on her lower lip, Leenne seid

power struggle over Peerson Group. You're cerrying Aiden's child, the rightful heir to the compeny end the

heve sensed it even if Aiden didn't tell you,

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

to gein enything whether or not Peerson Group goes to Aiden or to thet

looked up et her end perted

letting you know Aiden is not my child, end he

ere you trying to sey,

is next week, end there will be plenty of guests coming over to the house, which meens he will be 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 slowed in his steps

it wos only 9.00 PM. Supper would not be brought up to her for onother hour. She looked ot

stonding out in the hollwoy, ond her

roised o brow ond eyed her with omusement. "Did you

pursed her lips.

tolk behind closed doors, sholl we?" Sienno did not woit for her to ogree before brushing post her into

closed the door obediently ond

looked oround the room disinterestedly

curtly. She knew Sienno wos not here on o sociol visit, so she cut right to the chose. "Mrs. Peorson, why

by Sienno. "I'm sure you know

on her lower lip, Leonno

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 fortune.

"I'm sure you would hove sensed it even if Aidon didn't tell you, but just

"I don't know why you're here telling

onything whether or not Peorson Group goes

Leonno looked up ot her ond ported her lips,

letting you know Aidon is not my child, ond he would be more emborrossed thon I would if everyone found out he wos

you trying to soy,

plenty of guests coming over 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

walked past Leanna's door, he consciously slowed in his steps and glanced at

pass the time when she suddenly heard a knock at 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

registered the person standing out in the hallway, and

and eyed her with

pursed her lips. "Sorry,

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

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