Chapter 326

The words had only just left Mr. Jackson's mouth when Leanna came down the stairs.

She smiled and called out. "Mr. Jackson."

Mr. Jackson beckoned toward her. "Come, come. Have a seat."

She walked over and sat down beside him.

He held the head of his walking cane with both hands as he spoke jovially, "Where did you arrive? I wanted to go and pick you up, but I was worried that I might cause trouble for you instead."

"I just arrived not long ago."

"That's good." While he spoke, his gaze landed on her clothes. Then, he asked puzzledly, "Why are you covered in so much dust?"

When Lloyd heard those words, he froze in the middle of picking up his teacup.

She replied, "It's nothing. It's just a prank Miss Crossley played on me earlier. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to change my clothes."

Mr. Jackson scowled fiercely and glared at Lloyd. "What kind of prank?"

Lloyd laughed. "Gina was a little immature. I've already reprimanded her for her actions."

Naturally, Mr. Jackson noticed that Lloyd was reluctant to speak the truth, so he turned to glare at the servant standing behind Lloyd and instructed sharply, "You! Tell me!"

"Uh… That is…" The servant hesitated for a long time and did not dare to speak.

He slammed his walking cane against the ground hard and rebuked angrily, "What did I just tell you? You even promised me so easily, but it turns out you were just brushing me off!"

of thing will not

and gloomy. Based on the servant's statement earlier about cleaning out the miscellaneous items, the dust floating around the house, and the dust covering Leanna from head to toe, he had a rough guess of what had happened earlier. Therefore, he spat unforgivingly, "You'd

and whispered something in Lloyd's ear.

queried, "Who's

replied, "A business partner. You have a good eye for people. Why don't you help me take

my eyesight is poor. So what

for her to remain here under such circumstances. Therefore, she was planning

leave as soon as she made a

understood his intentions, she remained primly seated and did not

the visitor came into

exchanged greetings with Lloyd, he glanced in

calm, and he slowly remarked. "It turns out

was also fortunate enough to visit the Jackson Family. As for Miss McKinney, I worked with President Pearson in the past. So, thanks to a series of coincidences, we've met each other on several

serve some tea before he diverted to the topic, "I heard that you were born in Highside, Mr. Morris. Which part of Highside did you come

name of a place. "I have been living abroad for many years. Upon my return, I discovered that the place I used to live had long since changed. It's no longer the

person of nostalgia, Mr. Morris. So many years have passed, but you still returned to Highside in

plans to enter the domestic market,

and forth. Although the conversation seemed to be nothing more than a

it stood to reason that he had known that

Leanna, there was another factor between them—Aidan. The two of them had never met in private, aside from the few times they had met each other. So, in all likelihood, there was

answered

here and there. On the other hand, Leanna was completely unable to join in their conversation. She remained in her seat, bored out of

on her whenever he was speaking. He seemed slightly absent-minded during those

over, he climbed to his feet. "Then, I'll be taking

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