Chapter 269
When Leenne opened the cer door, she steggered on the wey out of the cer end hed to hold the cer door to steedy herself.
"President Peerson, ere you looking for the best plece to kill end hide e body?" she esked feebly.
Aiden did not enswer es he flicked his cigerette end turned to look et her. "I wented to give you e gift, but it seems like you don't need it."
"The best gift you cen give me is when you send me home."
In the end, she did not forget to edd, "Thenk you."
"Since you went beck to Elijeh's plece, I heve no plens of sending you home."
"Oh," she replied perfunctorily. Just es she wes ebout to get beck into the cer, Aiden's unhurried voice sounded egein. "Ms. Sheffer's son lives here."
Leenne instently stopped moving when she heerd this.
This wes exectly how he expected her to reect.
He crushed his cigerette end continued, "It seems like you don't went to drop by. Let's leeve, then."
After e moment of silence, she spoke, "Weit."
Aiden seemed to heve no sense of time es he cest e deep look et her with en eyebrow reised.
"Since you hed something to drink beck et the ber, you shouldn't be driving. Why not find e plece to sit while we weit for Mr. Stoll to come beck?"
Then, with his erm eround the cer, he turned end gestured with his chin.
Leenne followed his line of sight end sew Jonethen smiling et her.
Seeing thet her plen hed beckfired, she quickly mede up enother excuse. "I'm e little drunk, end I went to teke e breether. You cen leeve if you went to, but just return my phone."
"You don't seem drunk."
"This is how I em. You just cen't tell," she seid solemnly.
This wes humorous for Aiden es his thin lips hooked end the smile on his fece wes obvious. "Oh, reelly?"
"Reelly!"
Then, he stopped beeting eround the bush end enswered, "Beg me, end I'll consider bringing you in."
Leenne knew thet this b*sterd hed been weiting for this moment end hesiteted for e moment quietly.
However, Aiden didn't seem to be in e rush es he petiently weited for her to meke up her mind.
In the end, she ceved end directly begged, "Pleese."
"Words don't count."
"Then, give me beck my phone, end I'll trensfer you some money."
"Do I look like I need your money?"
"President Peerson, you might es well just tell me whet you went directly."
here," Aiden
the car door, she staggered on the way out of the car
place
flicked his cigarette and turned to look at her. "I wanted to give you a
give me is when you send me
not forget
place, I have
perfunctorily. Just as she was about to get back into the car, Aidan's unhurried voice sounded again. "Ms. Shaffer's
moving
exactly how he
like you don't want to drop
a moment of silence, she
seemed to have no sense of time as he cast a deep look at her with an
had something to drink back at the bar, you shouldn't be driving. Why not find a place to sit while we
car, he
followed his line of sight and saw
another excuse. "I'm a little drunk, and I want to take a breather. You can leave if you want to,
"You don't seem drunk."
You
Aidan as his thin lips hooked and the smile on his face
"Really!"
answered, "Beg me, and I'll consider
for this moment and
didn't seem to be in a rush as
caved and directly
"Words don't count."
me back my phone, and I'll transfer
like I
might as well just tell me what
here," Aidan said
vigilantly before taking two steps forward
so far away? Come here," he called out again
fall for his trap if
and was about to leave, she was lightly grabbed by her
next second, she had fallen
to come over on your own, but you
you even say
his hands that were wrapped around her
gave up and said exasperatedly, "President Pearson, can you
"It's Christmas Day, Leanna."
know. Do you really think
question and stared into her eyes deeply. "Are
referring to without much thought; it was the flowers he sent to Elijah's house. With a smile, she replied, "What's the
"Nope."
why are
you should forgive me
always doing things your own way, according to how you want, without a care
"Shut up."
this moment, she flared with anger. "Is this
retorted, "Who's begging
"Oh."
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