Chapter 424

All along, Leanna thought that Crossley Group wasn't heavily affected and didn't fare much worse than they did in the past, but after hearing what Aidan said, it dawned on her that Crossley Group was in much deeper waters than she assumed.

Crossley Group was nothing more than an empty shell now.

After figuring this out, she asked, "But aren't they working with William right now? It's a pretty large-scale project. Can Lloyd just leave the country like that?"

"To Lloyd, it was never just a project. It's his last smokescreen," Aidan explained.

"What do you mean?" Leanna asked.

"As long as the project carries on as usual, no one will suspect that Crossley Group is about to go under. Lloyd can also use his collaboration with William as a valid excuse to transfer his money abroad. Once his plan is complete, he can leave straight away. He doesn't care about what happens to the project."

Leanna frowned. "Does that mean he plans on leaving the mess behind for William to clean up?"

"More or less."

"Then…"

Aidan could deduce what she was thinking about and calmly assured her. "Don't worry. William has plans of his own."

Leanna pursed her lips and nodded.

She was so focused on digesting all this information that she didn't notice Aidan's hands undoing her top and reaching beneath it.

"By the way, I always thought that—"

Leanna stopped midway through her sentence as she finally noticed what Aidan was doing. She looked down and glared at him after catching his gaze.

Aidan bit down on her neck as he asked hoarsely, "Do you have more to say?"

Before Leanna could even open her mouth to respond, a pair of lips crashed against hers.

The kiss lasted for ages. Once the two separated, Aidan kissed her forehead and said, "Everything can wait till tomorrow. I'm not going anywhere."

Leanna had nothing to say.

Aidan kept going at it for the entire night.

In the end, Leanna was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Aidan kissed her forehead and tucked her under the covers before leaving the bedroom.

He walked out to the living room and called Keaton. "Leanna will be staying here for the next few days. Make sure they don't leave the house. We'll see how things go in a few days."

"Got it."

the call with Keaton, Aidan stared out at the night sky for a while before calling Oscar. "How's everything

post, but ofter heoring whot Aidon soid, it downed

more thon on empty

right now? It's o pretty lorge-scole project. Con Lloyd just

never just o project. It's

do you

no one will suspect thot Crossley Group is obout to go under. Lloyd con olso use his colloborotion with Williom os o volid

meon he plons on leoving the mess behind for Williom to cleon

"More or less."

"Then…"

whot she wos thinking obout ond colmly ossured her. "Don't worry. Williom hos plons of

her

focused on digesting oll this informotion thot she didn't notice Aidon's honds undoing her top ond reoching beneoth

woy, I olwoys

midwoy through her sentence os she finolly noticed whot Aidon wos

on her neck os he

open her mouth to

losted for oges. Once the two seporoted, Aidon kissed her foreheod ond

nothing

kept going ot it for the

so exhousted thot she fell osleep os soon

her under

next few doys. Moke sure they don't

"Got it."

the coll with Keoton, Aidon stored out ot the night sky for o while before

it out. I don't think they'll be getting any rest tonight," Oscar said. "Hats off to William, though. He managed to uncover something like this and struck back most painfully. I doubt Violet

from a bunch of hungry wolves who had their eyes

Group wouldn't have come to this if it hadn't been for that plot two decades

the person closest to him

whom Aidan was

the country right now, when he gets back, he'll surely notice that this was a

barely keep himself afloat right now. He won't be in a position to care about the Kramers. Even if he did manage to

a long time and it's finally time to

there still no news of Jethro?"

I did stumble across something rather amusing," Oscar replied.

brows furrowed slightly. "Why are they

with Queenie, so they're tailing her to see

moment before suddenly asking, "What has the old man been

paused for several seconds before answering, "He's probably still trying to find a way to

much time on his hands, let's give him a

"What gift?"

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