Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 634 Should I Call You Mrs. Pearson

"I'm on the way to the company. Let's talk when we meet."

"Sure."

After hanging up the call, Leanna left the phone aside and started driving. It doesn't matter if it's a regular customer, but Freya has come with a purpose. Her target may not be Queenie, but it is indeed me. She felt highly uneasy if she didn't run an investigation on someone like Freya to find out her background and intentions.

Half an hour later, she arrived at Crossley Group. When she exited the vehicle, Richard was already waiting for her at the entrance of the building.

He then walked over and informed her, "Miss McKinney, Mr. Hall is having a meeting. Let me take you to your office first."

"Sure." Leanna nodded. While taking the elevator, she inquired, "Did something happen in the company recently?"

"A few issues arose among the projects previously under Jimmy Ollander's guide, but Mr. Hall has already dealt with them and kicked those people out of the company. Still—"

Seeing how hesitant he was, she prodded, "What?"

Richard said, "It's no big deal. When Mr. Hall eliminated those people, rumors about him being under Pearson Group and having no right to intervene in Crossley Group started spreading. They even claimed that Pearson Group would acquire the company sooner or later. I feel that rumors like that are spreading because the people being fired are unhappy about leaving for that reason alone. It won't affect the company too badly."

Leanna responded after a while. "In the coming months, I will continue to delegate Crossley Group management to Xavier. If the rumors aren't serious, just let them be."

Then, he paused before asking, "Are you not coming back, Miss McKinney?"

She shook her head lightly in response. "I have matters to attend to. I joined Crossley Group initially because the company was close to falling apart, even though I didn't play a key role in reviving it. Anyway, the company doesn't need me anymore."

"Not at all, Miss McKinney. If it weren't for you, Jimmy and Raymond would have destroyed Crossley Group. We would have no chance to start over again and will live with the stigma forever." Richard continued, "I don't know what the others in the company think, but the few of us really appreciate your help, Miss McKinney. You are the one who shone hope on us."

Leanna smiled in return. Suddenly, she felt that the hard work and the grievances she had suffered in the past few months had paid off. Ever since she was young, she had never been an ambitious person. Her only dream was to escape from Jethro with Louis and live a peaceful life. As a result, she was often unwilling to face any hardships that came along her way later in her life. Even when she had to make decisions, she would worry if her decision was wrong. Nonetheless, Richard's statement reassured her that her choices might not be correct, but they were definitely not the worst.

When she arrived at her office, she noticed that the furnishings were still in the same place as before, and nothing had changed. After that, she turned around and asked, "Doesn't Mr. Hall use this office?"

"He uses the office previously occupied by Jimmy," Richard said.

"Please wait here, Miss McKinney. I'll get this month's processed documents for you to see."

"You don't have to." Leanna stopped him. Anyway, she wouldn't be able to understand the documents. Since Xavier had approved it, she was confident there would be no problems. "Did Freddie Sutton drop by recently?" she inquired.

"No. Mr. Sutton hasn't visited you since you went to Jamesdon. Thankfully we had Mr. Hall to settle all the matters in the Crossley Group."

"Alright. When does his meeting end?"

Richard glanced at his watch and stated, "In another hour, I suppose."

"I'll wait for him here. You can go ahead and do your work."

He nodded and handed the document in his hand to Leanna. "This is Freya's personal details. Everything is written in there, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask."

"Okay," she hummed.

After he left, she sat on the couch and flipped the document open.

Freya's real name was Jenna Yale. After she studied in Aeras ten years ago, she decided to live in Findella permanently. Her husband was a businessman, and they met at a conference. They had been in a close-knit relationship for three years and would get married in October.

Besides that information, Leanna found nothing special after flipping around the document. It also included several photographs of the jewelry Queenie designed for Freya, all were posted to Freya's social media accounts. Everything appeared normal as if Freya had come to ask Leanna to design a wedding ring for her.

Later, Leanna closed the file and rubbed between her brows. Am I too sensitive? Most of the time, it was proven that her assumptions were correct. However, she was clueless at that point.

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An hour later, Xavier strode into her office. "Thanks for waiting, Miss McKinney."

After hearing that, she got up and shot him a smile. "Long time no see, Mr. Hall."