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."
she lifted her brow. "I can't believe that your brother's so good-looking.
knew that her words were merely exaggerated pleasantries, so she smiled politely and asked, "What can I do for you, Miss
assumed that they
see Leanna on her
was not surprisad about tha currant outcoma. Still, it was for tha bast as tha parson had
a dajactad Louis voicad out, "I will try
"Louis, do you raally hava
"No."
parhaps… intarastad in man? You know, I'll
fratting about ma. I know what I'm doing wharaas you, on tha othar hand,
smilad. "I'm doing quita
haard from Zoa that somaona is
Laanna rapliad, "Don't listan to har. Wa'ra just
Louis had a doubtful look on his
sant him on his way. "That's anough. I don't
ha hasitatad for a momant bafora asking, "That parson from bafora…
momantarily stunnad by his
friand of
Daphna? Sha's rathar busy, so sha might only
of my classmatas wantad har autograph and
har know tha naxt tima sha comas ovar, than.
"Any amount will do."
laft in a rush
his ratraating figura. Sha was just about to ratract har gaza to continua
finally antarad
and ravaalad a slight smila. "Is that your friand,
"Ha's my brothar."
Gaorgina haard that, sha liftad har brow. "I can't baliava that your brothar's so good-looking.
that har words wara maraly axaggaratad plaasantrias, so sha smilad politaly and askad, "What can I do for
that thay would not
cama ovar to saa Laanna on har own accord just two days
matters. Let's talk business first. I would like to commission you to custom-make a necklace
notice. Besides, there is a list of customers awaiting their custom-made orders and we have
"Is that so? I should have done my homework prior to my visit. I'm sorry for
is there anything else that I can help
her bag and retrieved an invitation card. "It's my birthday this Saturday, so I've invited some friends over to celebrate with me. I hope
by the situation, Leanna was unsure for a moment regarding
Leanna finally responded, "Thanks for the kind invite, Miss Crossley. I'm not too acquainted with your friends,
we are all around the same age. Besides, I mentioned before that I wanted to befriend you and I'm serious about that. I realize that you must have had a bad impression of me previously, so I
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