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Chapter 309
When the alarm clock rang the next day, Leanna woke up, stretched her hand to the bedside table out
of habit, and was surprised that she couldn't feel the clock against her palm.
She closed her eyes and listened for a while before realizing that the sound of the alarm clock was
coming from underneath the bed.
When she wanted to turn to her side to grab her phone, the arm around her waist was tightened, and
she was pulled back against someone's body.
She was caught unawares and was tugged straight into Aidan's embrace.
Aidan kissed her ear, and his voice was hoarse from sleep as he mumbled half-awake, "Let's sleep in."
"I need to turn off the alarm." Then, after a pause, she reminded him, "It's 8. Don't you have to go to the
office?"
"No."
"But I need to go to the studio," Leanna muttered softly.
After a few seconds of silence, he slowly opened his eyes and teased, "You look pretty energized. I
remembered someone begging me to stop last night. Who she was, I wonder."
Leanna blushed shyly and huffed, "Can you be more civilized?"
"How can you expect a… Dog was it? To act civilized?"
As he taunted, his hand slowly moved down from her waist.
"No..." Leanna began to whine. "Stop..."
He gently kissed her neck. "Go later. You have your staff in the studio, right?"
"But I can't just—"
Before she could even finish her words, her lips were sealed, and he effectively silenced her protests.
Soon, the morning passed.
It was already 1.00PM when Leanna arrived at the studio. She cursed Aidan repeatedly in her mind
while limping into the studio, feeling sore all over.
Zoe was lazily sprawled over the reception desk, catching up on the drama. When she saw Leanna
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwalking in with difficulty, she grinned cheekily and followed Leanna into her office.
Leanna was startled to see Zoe standing behind her. She patted her chest to calm herself down and
said, "What's up?"
Zoe closed the office door, pulled a chair to sit next to her, and winked. "How was it last night?"
"Wha—" Leanna was jittery as Zoe giggled and eyed her in amusement. She scratched her nose as
she gingerly sat down, desperately trying to come up with a topic to change the subject.
"When will you move to the Crossleys? I think I'd better stay out tonight to give you and Aidan some
privacy. If I return, not only will I be an annoying third wheel, but I'll end up disturbing your lovely
moments. I don't want Aidan's efforts to be in vain, you know?"
She parted her lips repeatedly before she gave up on answering Zoe. Then, she massaged her neck
and tried to smooth things over wearily, "What the heck are you talking about?"
Zoe clicked her tongue and tapped her finger against her lips. "I'm talking about the hickeys on your
neck."
Her remark made Leanna gasp in shock, and she quickly pulled her collar up.
No way! How does she see them? I specifically wore a turtleneck sweater today and even double-
checked it before I left the house!
"I lied." Zoe giggled mischievously.
Leanna slapped her arm with a pout. "I need to draw the design drafts. So go ahead and get busy."
Zoe rose to her feet and was about to leave when she recalled something. "Oh yes, when will you
move? I need to return to my hometown in the next two days."
"Why? Did something happen?"
"It's nothing serious. My mom sprained her ankle and had to be hospitalized for a few days, but my dad
is very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with the dishes, much less a patient. I haven't seen them for a while,
so I might as well take this chance to visit them."
"Alright, go then." Leanna nodded. "I think... I'll move to the Crossleys in a couple of days."
"Okay, it's about time. I've informed the owner that we'll be moving out. So when I return, we'll move
our things."
Leanna wasn't sure where she would be and what she would be doing when Zoe needed to move her
things. She pondered for a moment before saying, "Call Louis when you need to move your things. Ask
him to help you."
"But what if he asks me where you've been?
There were so many things happening lately that she had wholly forgotten about this.
Zoe patted her shoulder and reassured her, "Relax. I'll contact a moving company. It's not a big deal."
She didn't bother to wait for Leanna's response as she continued, "If there's nothing urgent today, I'll
make a trip to my hometown tonight."
"Alright." Leanna nodded. "Don't worry. I can handle things around here."
That said, Zoe immediately booked a flight home and returned to pack her luggage.
She dragged her luggage and waited for the elevator when she heard some sound from the side. The
door to Daniel's apartment opened wide.
Oh, speak of the devil! Zoe barged into the elevator with her luggage in tow as soon as the door
opened. Still, it seemed that the heavens were playing a prank on her because the most bizarre thing
happened right at this crucial moment—the luggage wheels were stuck in the elevator slot.
Zoe tried tugging the luggage hard, but it refused to budge. The blasted thing!
Daniel appeared in front of her within a few seconds. First, he looked at her, and then his gaze trailed
down to the stuck luggage. "Do you need help?"
Zoe gave him a fake smile. "Yes, please."
Daniel easily lifted the luggage as if there was no hindrance at all and placed the luggage next to her
feet.
Zoe watched the whole scene with bewildered eyes. D*mn, I didn't get my luggage stuck on purpose, I
swear.
Zoe pressed the button to the lobby and stood in the elevator's corner. Daniel pressed the button to the
basement.
None of them talked as the elevator went down.
Zoe fidgeted with her fingers nervously and kept reassuring herself that this should be the last time
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthey met because she would move away immediately after her return.
All of a sudden, Daniel asked, "W-Where are you going?"
"I'm going back to my hometown," Zoe answered calmly.
Then, another round of awkward silence ensued.
At this moment, the elevator stopped, and the door opened. A group of people entered the elevator
while chatting and laughing. It seemed to be a large family.
Zoe was forced to the back wall of the elevator, and Daniel retreated to her side.
The space in the elevator was small, to begin with. Earlier, she had tried her best to keep a safe
distance from him. Now that they stood so close to each other, she could vaguely smell the faint scent
of his body. But wait, it smelled like canned food.
At the thought of this, she couldn't help giggling in amusement.
Her smile froze when she looked up and met Daniel's profound gaze. She hastily coughed to ease the
awkwardness and looked elsewhere as if nothing had happened.
Soon, the elevator stopped on the first floor.
Zoe didn't want to talk to Daniel, so she quickly left along with the group of people.
Daniel looked at her back silhouette and touched his eyebrows until the elevator door closed again.
When Zoe left the apartment complex, she found that it was raining. She left in a hurry just now and
forgot to bring an umbrella.
As she shielded herself from the rain with one hand, she took her phone with the other and clicked on
the Uber app.
While she was searching for the nearest rides, she found that the nearest ride was five kilometers away
from her, and it would take more than ten minutes to get there.
As she stared at her screen, she pondered and muttered under her breath, "Maybe there'll be a cab
nearby. Fine, I'll wait for a cab instead." With that, she canceled the Uber.
At this moment, a black Maserati stopped before her, and she was dumbstruck by the sight. Was the
economy doing so poorly lately that the owner of such a luxury sports car had to become a cab driver
too?
Alas, when the car door opened, and Daniel came down with an umbrella, her thoughts screeched to a
halt, Oh, for the love of…
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