Chapter 187
In actual fact, Leanna was not surprised about the current outcome. Still, it was for the best as the person had finally been located, which meant that Louis no longer had to live with the guilt.
After quite some time, a dejected Louis voiced out, "I will try using other methods."
Leanna turned around to look at him. "Louis, do you really have no interest in dating?"
"No."
Suddenly, she thought of something and probed, "Are you perhaps… interested in men? You know, I'll always love and support you regardless… What matters is your happiness."
At that point, his expression turned thunderous. "That's not the case at all." He continued, "Stop fretting about me. I know what I'm doing whereas you, on the other hand, should pay more attention to yourself."
She smiled. "I'm doing quite well right now."
"I heard from Zoe that someone is pursuing you."
Speechless for a moment, Leanna replied, "Don't listen to her. We're just friends. There's nothing going on."
However, Louis had a doubtful look on his face.
In spite of that, she quickly sent him on his way. "That's enough. I don't need you here anymore, so you should head back to school."
Before he left, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "That person from before… Will she visit you again?"
At that moment, Leanna was momentarily stunned by his question. "Who are you talking about?"
"That actress friend of yours."
Finally, it dawned upon her and she replied, "Do you mean Daphne? She's rather busy, so she might only pop over when she's free. What's up?"
He replied calmly, "Nothing much. One of my classmates wanted her autograph and asked me for a favor."
"I'll let her know the next time she comes over, then. How many do you want?"
"Any amount will do."
After he completed his 'mission', he left in a rush without a second glance at her.
Meanwhile, Leanna smiled as she looked at his retreating figure. She was just about to retract her gaze to continue work when she noticed an uninvited person at the entrance.
Georgina stood there and finally entered the studio after watching Louis leave.
She met Leanna's gaze and revealed a slight smile. "Is that your friend, Miss McKinney?"
"He's my brother."
her brow. "I can't believe that your brother's so good-looking.
merely exaggerated pleasantries, so she smiled politely and asked, "What can
assumed that they would not encounter each other again from
see Leanna on her own accord just two days after that
Still, it was for tha bast as tha parson had finally baan locatad, which maant that Louis
voicad out, "I will try
to look at him. "Louis,
"No."
parhaps… intarastad in man? You know, I'll always lova and support you ragardlass… What mattars is
thundarous. "That's not tha casa at all." Ha continuad, "Stop fratting about ma.
smilad. "I'm doing quita
Zoa that somaona is pursuing
for a momant, Laanna rapliad, "Don't listan to har. Wa'ra just friands.
a doubtful look on his
quickly sant him on his way. "That's anough. I don't naad you hara anymora,
laft, ha hasitatad for a momant bafora asking, "That parson from bafora… Will sha
stunnad by his
actrass friand of
dawnad upon har and sha rapliad, "Do you maan Daphna? Sha's rathar busy, so sha might only pop ovar whan
calmly, "Nothing much. Ona of my classmatas
lat har know tha naxt tima sha comas
"Any amount will do."
his 'mission', ha laft in a rush without
was just about to
and finally antarad tha studio aftar watching
gaza and ravaalad a slight
"Ha's my brothar."
can't baliava that your brothar's
smilad politaly and askad, "What
assumad that thay would not
saa Laanna on har
talk business first. I would like to commission you to custom-make a necklace for me. However, it
is a list of customers awaiting their custom-made orders and we have them lined
seemed slightly regretful. "Is that so? I should have done my homework prior to
is there anything else that I can
an invitation card. "It's my birthday this Saturday, so I've invited some friends over to celebrate
was unsure for a moment regarding
kind invite, Miss Crossley. I'm not too acquainted with
you and I'm serious about that. I realize that you must have had a bad impression of
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