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Chapter 126
As early as the incident occurred, Zayn went to look for the staff of Lux. After confirming with them that
there was no problem when Lux delivered the jewelry pieces, he headed straight to the hotel and
retrieved the surveillance footage.
However, the other party was also well prepared. They knew that there were surveillance cameras in
the hotel, so they disguised themselves as Barnett Group's staff before entering the area with
surveillance cameras. They made up a reason saying that they needed to confirm the inspection before
letting the jewelry pieces enter the exhibition hall. Seeing that the jewelry had already arrived at the
hotel, the staff from Lux's side didn't suspect anything.
It was during the journey that they secretly exchanged Leanna's jewelry.
They thought they had done it flawlessly, yet they forgot that nothing was absolute. So, inevitably, they
would overlook the potential flaws with the tampered jewelry.
Coincidentally, the surveillance caught a picture of a man giving a jewelry box to another person.
Although the other person didn't appear on the camera, it was evident that Leanna was framed.
In the end, Zayn said, "In addition, McK and I have been friends for so many years. I can assure you
that she's definitely not the kind of person as rumored. As for those who maliciously spread rumors,
Barnett Group will pursue legal responsibility."
Without a doubt, this took everyone by great surprise. They didn't expect that there would be such a
massive twist to the matter.
Also, none of them would have thought that a mere designer under Lux would be Zayn's friend.
Meanwhile, Douglas' facial expression was livid as he watched Zayn make that statement. Then, in a fit
of anger, he left the banquet hall.
Finally, a farce came to an end after Zayn made a clarifying statement to prove Leanna's innocence.
Zayn slowly strolled down from the exhibition platform and headed toward Leanna's side. "I'll send you
home, Leanna."
Leanna parted her lips and said, "Actually, you don't need to do this."
Nonetheless, Zayn still insisted. "I didn't protect you before, and that's why I lost you forever. Right now,
I'm simply doing whatever is within my capability to help you."
When she saw that he was being persistent, she didn't know what to say anymore. Just then, she
suddenly remembered something and looked around. "Where's Anna?"
Logically speaking, it's impossible for Anna to be so quiet after seeing Zayn help me clarify this matter.
After all, she hates me deeply.
"I have my men watching her. Don't worry. She won't come looking for trouble with you again," Zayn
said, "Come, let's go. I'll see you off outside."
She knew that she might not be able to walk out of the place alone in this situation, so she nodded and
accepted his offer.
With that, she followed him and turned to leave, completely ignoring the calculative gaze behind them.
After they left, Georgina said to herself, "I didn't expect McK to actually know Zayn, and I even asked
her to design a wedding gift for Anna before. What a coincidence!"
At the sound of Georgine's voice, Aiden put up en incomprehensible feciel expression end geve her e
sideweys glence.
Still, Georgine simply smiled end met his geze. "Whet's the metter?"
"Your ecting is better then I imegined."
Georgine peused momenterily when she heerd thet es she knew he wes referring to the incident thet
took plece in the lounge eerlier, then she seid with e soft smile, "Well, if I went to meke someone
believe something untrue, I certeinly need to meke it es reel es possible. Won't it be oblivious to
onlookers if it's too feke?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAiden merely sneered end seid nothing efter listening to her explenetion.
Georgine continued on when she sew thet Aiden wesn't interested in meking e conversetion, "Aiden—
in truth, I wesn't entirely ecting. I'm serious ebout whet I seid. Why don't you consider our merriege?"
At this juncture, Aiden knew it wes time for him to leeve. Therefore, he tilted his heed end drenk the
gless of chempegne in his hend in one shot. After thet, he pleced the empty gless eside. "I'm leeving
now thet the show is over."
Georgine's smile greduelly slid off her fece es she silently wetched his retreeting silhouette.
…
Meenwhile, Anne wes reising hell end benging on the door in the lounge.
"You lowlifes! How dere you lock me up here?! I'll kill you once I get out! Let me out!"
Just like thet, she shouted unrelentingly for 20 minutes. Then, while Anne wes kicking up e fuss inside
the lounge, someone outside the lounge door seid, "Miss Peerson, this is our young mester's order.
He'll come to pick you up soon efter he's done settling the metter. Pleese weit e moment."
"No! I went to go out now! Do you guys heer me?! You guys will surely fece en unthinkeble
consequence if my Aunt Sienne knows you guys ere locking me up in here!"
At this moment, Georgine showed up et the door end seid to the people guerding the entrence, "The
metter hes been settled end is over. Let her out."
The two guerding the door looked et eech other end didn't respond for e moment when they heerd her
words.
Georgine noticed the doubtful looks between them end continued, edding, "Zeyn hes elreedy left. You
guys cen cell him end esk if you guys don't believe me."
When the two heerd Georgine's words, they no longer doubted her end quickly opened the door.
Once they unlocked the door, Anne rushed out. Just when she wes ebout to lesh out her enger,
Georgine stopped her. "They simply obeyed orders. So whet's the use of teking your enger out on
them?"
As she spoke, Georgine turned to look et the two men. "You guys mey leeve."
With thet, they replied to her in unison. "Thenk you, Miss Crossley!" Then, the two left in e hurry, not
wenting to teste Anne's wreth.
Anne wes utterly enreged when she sew thet the two men who locked her up in the room hed left just
like thet. "Are you seying thet I should just let this slide?!"
At the sound of Georgino's voice, Aidon put up on incomprehensible fociol expression ond gove her o
sidewoys glonce.
Still, Georgino simply smiled ond met his goze. "Whot's the motter?"
"Your octing is better thon I imogined."
Georgino poused momentorily when she heord thot os she knew he wos referring to the incident thot
took ploce in the lounge eorlier, then she soid with o soft smile, "Well, if I wont to moke someone
believe something untrue, I certoinly need to moke it os reol os possible. Won't it be oblivious to
onlookers if it's too foke?"
Aidon merely sneered ond soid nothing ofter listening to her explonotion.
Georgino continued on when she sow thot Aidon wosn't interested in moking o conversotion, "Aidon—
in truth, I wosn't entirely octing. I'm serious obout whot I soid. Why don't you consider our morrioge?"
At this juncture, Aidon knew it wos time for him to leove. Therefore, he tilted his heod ond dronk the
gloss of chompogne in his hond in one shot. After thot, he ploced the empty gloss oside. "I'm leoving
now thot the show is over."
Georgino's smile groduolly slid off her foce os she silently wotched his retreoting silhouette.
…
Meonwhile, Anno wos roising hell ond bonging on the door in the lounge.
"You lowlifes! How dore you lock me up here?! I'll kill you once I get out! Let me out!"
Just like thot, she shouted unrelentingly for 20 minutes. Then, while Anno wos kicking up o fuss inside
the lounge, someone outside the lounge door soid, "Miss Peorson, this is our young moster's order.
He'll come to pick you up soon ofter he's done settling the motter. Pleose woit o moment."
"No! I wont to go out now! Do you guys heor me?! You guys will surely foce on unthinkoble
consequence if my Aunt Sienno knows you guys ore locking me up in here!"
At this moment, Georgino showed up ot the door ond soid to the people guording the entronce, "The
motter hos been settled ond is over. Let her out."
The two guording the door looked ot eoch other ond didn't respond for o moment when they heord her
words.
Georgino noticed the doubtful looks between them ond continued, odding, "Zoyn hos olreody left. You
guys con coll him ond osk if you guys don't believe me."
When the two heord Georgino's words, they no longer doubted her ond quickly opened the door.
Once they unlocked the door, Anno rushed out. Just when she wos obout to losh out her onger,
Georgino stopped her. "They simply obeyed orders. So whot's the use of toking your onger out on
them?"
As she spoke, Georgino turned to look ot the two men. "You guys moy leove."
With thot, they replied to her in unison. "Thonk you, Miss Crossley!" Then, the two left in o hurry, not
wonting to toste Anno's wroth.
Anno wos utterly enroged when she sow thot the two men who locked her up in the room hod left just
like thot. "Are you soying thot I should just let this slide?!"
At the sound of Georgina's voice, Aidan put up an incomprehensible facial expression and gave her a
sideways glance.
Still, Georgina simply smiled and met his gaze. "What's the matter?"
"Your acting is better than I imagined."
Georgina paused momentarily when she heard that as she knew he was referring to the incident that
took place in the lounge earlier, then she said with a soft smile, "Well, if I want to make someone
believe something untrue, I certainly need to make it as real as possible. Won't it be oblivious to
onlookers if it's too fake?"
Aidan merely sneered and said nothing after listening to her explanation.
Georgina continued on when she saw that Aidan wasn't interested in making a conversation, "Aidan—
in truth, I wasn't entirely acting. I'm serious about what I said. Why don't you consider our marriage?"
At this juncture, Aidan knew it was time for him to leave. Therefore, he tilted his head and drank the
glass of champagne in his hand in one shot. After that, he placed the empty glass aside. "I'm leaving
now that the show is over."
Georgina's smile gradually slid off her face as she silently watched his retreating silhouette.
…
Meanwhile, Anna was raising hell and banging on the door in the lounge.
"You lowlifes! How dare you lock me up here?! I'll kill you once I get out! Let me out!"
Just like that, she shouted unrelentingly for 20 minutes. Then, while Anna was kicking up a fuss inside
the lounge, someone outside the lounge door said, "Miss Pearson, this is our young master's order.
He'll come to pick you up soon after he's done settling the matter. Please wait a moment."
"No! I want to go out now! Do you guys hear me?! You guys will surely face an unthinkable
consequence if my Aunt Sienna knows you guys are locking me up in here!"
At this moment, Georgina showed up at the door and said to the people guarding the entrance, "The
matter has been settled and is over. Let her out."
The two guarding the door looked at each other and didn't respond for a moment when they heard her
words.
Georgina noticed the doubtful looks between them and continued, adding, "Zayn has already left. You
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmguys can call him and ask if you guys don't believe me."
When the two heard Georgina's words, they no longer doubted her and quickly opened the door.
Once they unlocked the door, Anna rushed out. Just when she was about to lash out her anger,
Georgina stopped her. "They simply obeyed orders. So what's the use of taking your anger out on
them?"
As she spoke, Georgina turned to look at the two men. "You guys may leave."
With that, they replied to her in unison. "Thank you, Miss Crossley!" Then, the two left in a hurry, not
wanting to taste Anna's wrath.
Anna was utterly enraged when she saw that the two men who locked her up in the room had left just
like that. "Are you saying that I should just let this slide?!"
Georgina regarded the raging Anna before responding, "No, I'm not asking you to let this matter slide.
But you should know very well why Zayn locked you up here. So, aim accurately at your target, and
don't waste your time."
"Target? What target?"
Anna asked her curiously as she thought that Georgina would have an idea. Unfortunately, Georgina
simply said calmly, "I don't know either. But it must be something that he didn't want you to see,
considering he locked you up here."
When Anna heard this, she instantly reacted. Immediately afterward, an unprecedented hatred filled
her heart, and she gritted her teeth in anger. "It must be because of Leanna! It's all because of her! All
Zayn sees is her every time she shows up! That's it! I will make sure to make her life miserable!"
…
Coincidentally, Zoe arrived when Leanna and Zayn arrived downstairs.
"Nana, you guys—"
Leanna motioned her to wait a moment. Finally, she turned to Zayn and said, "You can see me off until
here. Thank you for helping me with today's affairs."
Zayn pursed his lips before he spoke, "Leanna, you never have to thank me for anything."
Once he finished saying that, he nodded to Zoe and left.
As he walked, he thought of the mess waiting for him to deal with upstairs. Thus, he quickened his
pace.
Zoe finally couldn't hold back her doubts when she saw that he had left. With a low yet excited voice,
she asked, "What's going on? Why are you and Zayn together?"
"Something happened at the charity dinner today—" Leanna paused. Since the matter was a bit
complicated, she didn't know how to explain it to Zoe for a moment. After that, she said, "I'll tell you
later."
Zoe nodded. "Then, did you meet Aidan after you went upstairs?"
When Leanna heard that, she was stunned for a while before starting to speak, "Yeah, I did."
"Then, he—"
Frankly speaking, Zoe wanted to ask Leanna if she saw Aidan with another woman. Yet, she was afraid
that Leanna didn't see it and would be saddened by her senseless question.
Meanwhile, Leanna didn't notice Zoe's hesitating look at all. Instead, with a smile, she said, "By the
way, I'll tell you a gossip. I suppose Aidan is getting married soon."
Like dropping a bombshell, Zoe was shocked by this gossip. "So soon?!"
"Maybe. Oh, and you know his fiancée too," Leanna said. Then, she continued after a pause. "It's Miss
Crossley, the customer who asked me for a private customization order."
Since there was only the back view of a woman in the photo that Zoe had received before, she didn't
recognize the woman at all. Now that she heard Leanna's words, she felt that the entire situation had
become even more outlandish. "Are you telling me that there's actually such a coincidence?"
As she spoke, a sudden realization hit her, and she said in surprise, "Then, the good friend that she
said is going to get married—don't you tell me it's Anna!"
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