Chapter 331
Not long after Leanna left, the rain began pouring down in earnest. The raindrops constantly pelted against the glass in front of her. Considering the lack of her own car prior to Aidan's gift, it was only natural to assume that she did not drive often. Nevertheless, she drove much slower than usual due to the traffic jam caused by the pouring rain. More than an hour had passed by the time she arrived at the Crossley Residence.
When her car slowly drove through the gates of the Crossley Residence, she thought to herself. If Aidan had not given me this car, I might have had to walk along this road in the pouring rain today.
As soon as she stopped the car in front of the main building, a servant immediately came forward with an umbrella and called out, "Miss McKinney."
She smiled. "Thank you."
The servant did not answer and simply backed away without a sound.
As she walked from the entrance to her room upstairs, she could sense the significant change in the attitude of the servants in the entire Crossley Residence. Although she could not say they were being nice, compared to how they turned a blind eye to her when she first arrived in the morning, at least they were now greeting her.
She did not know whether Lloyd and Georgina were not at home or whether they had already gone back to their respective rooms. In any case, she discovered that the items she placed on the table seemed to have been touched when she entered the bedroom. She pursed her lips and carefully checked once more. Once she confirmed that nothing had gone missing, she finally locked the door and entered the bathroom.
It looks like I'm not the only one playing detective. The Crossley Family is also investigating me.
After she took a long, hot shower, she began to flip through the information regarding The Designer Competition.
A short while later, her phone rang. It was a phone call from Zoe.
Leanna answered the call, "What's up, Zoe?"
Zoe replied, "It's nothing. I'm packing right now. But, since I'm taking a break, I wanted to ask how you were doing over there."
"I'm fine." After a pause, Leanna added, "Are you packing so soon?"
might not believe me, but I ran into Daniel at the elevator when I returned in the afternoon. I suddenly understand the twisted fate that you and President Pearson used to share when
know what to say, so a long while passed before she finally responded, "Can you ask the moving company to
asked puzzledly, "Didn't you already move all
Leanna was confused.
they just left not too long ago. I
deeply. That b*stard sure is tight-lipped. I can't believe he didn't even say
probed tentatively, "Don't tell me he secretly
just go and get my stuff from him when the time
plan to live
"W-We'll see."
before she could live to a ripe old age. Besides, it would not
chatted with Leanna for some time before she hung up and continued
as she finished packing a
not until she opened the door
that flashed across her face, from joy to indifference to
help but
the relationship civil for Elijah's sake. Hence, she smiled slightly. "Can I
an umbrella last time. Can I have it back? It's raining outside, and I need
she heard those words, she fell silent for a long while. "I think I left
she handed an umbrella she took from beside the
her but did
asked, "Is
"It's something my mother left behind for me. Can you bring it back for me when you return home next
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