Chapter 500

Aidan raised his eyebrows. "Love needs to develop on its own. You cannot rush it."

"Just who was impatient before?" Leanna shot him an unhappy look.

He smiled. Unable to deny her pointed question, he gently bit her ear. "Well, I am also quite impatient now."

She stared at him, speechless.

His hands wandered into her clothes as he languidly said, "You don't need to worry so much. Their relationship might be progressing better than you imagined."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Play along and I'll sell you a piece of exclusive news."

A moan escaped her lips. She tried to pull his hands away, but it was useless. "What exclusive news?"

"Have you ever wondered why Zoe's ex-boyfriend never showed his face again?"

She had not wondered about that before. However, now that he mentioned it, she could not help but freeze. "Daniel did it, didn't he?"

He must have.

When Zoe told Leanna of Anthony barging into her home, she said he only left after Daniel beat him up.

Leanna had thought that it was the end of the incident.

She did not expect to hear that there was more to the story.

"Why else? Did anyone think he would've seen the light and amended his ways?"

"In that case, Daniel really..."

"Alright," he interrupted. "You have your piece of news. It is time for the payment."

His response rendered her speechless once more.

"I have to wake up early tomorrow," she whispered. Her mind was still reeling from the revelation.

"Work with me, and we will end early," he murmured back.

"H-How?"

you forget what you owe

out

call he had missed half an

"President Pearson," greeted Jonathan.

his lips,

Crossley Group. He

barked out, "When

long while ago," answered Jonathan. "As our men followed him, we found no abnormal behavior other than

his cigarette.

getting close to Celia, sir? He has no reason to! After all, only a

an eye on him for

"Should we tell Celia?"

Let us not alert

"Yes, sir."

hanging up. Once his cigarette was finished, he scrolled to Freddie's contact number on

Leanna woke up before

at the bright sky outside as she

arm wrapped around her waist. "It's still early," said Aidan. His voice was hoarse and tinged with exhaustion. "Sleep for

the headboard. There were

about time," she replied. "I have to get up. Go

pulled up the blanket to cover his head

he was silent and still, as if he had fallen

she could stand

next thing she knew, she

as his deep, dark eyes bore

in his eyes before, so it took her a moment before she could speak.

as he rasped, "Nothing much. I just remembered

morning years ago, she did the same

so that his eyes were shielded from the blinding sunlight. Then, she gently patted

gentle, so soft, and so

all of his

about how he could have made her disappear back when

not

to seize the chance

said he hated Leanna, he was not

in the whole world

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