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Chapter 520
After Justin left the room, Leanna plopped into bed with throbbing temples, feeling weak and lifeless.
Something felt stuck in her chest, and it was hard for her to breathe.
Although Justin said that they wouldn't harm Aidan, Lachstein was so far away, and it was undoubtedly
perilous over there since they were betting everything they had on this.
For every second Aidan was there, the chances of him getting harmed would increase, but she didn't
even have any communication tools right now and couldn't contact anyone else.
A few minutes later, someone knocked on the door, and a servant's muffled voice sounded from
outside. "Miss McKinney, Mr. Justin asked me to bring you dinner."
"No, thank you," she answered.
The servant didn't say anything and left, but she had just taken a few steps when the door behind her
swung open, and Leanna stood at the entrance. "Give it to me."
The staff nodded and passed the tray to her. Then, Leanna locked the door behind her and started
eating the food, which tasted like wax to her.
Even though she had no appetite, she had to fill her stomach.
She had no clue what drug they injected her with and its effects. Whatever it was, her head was
spinning, and she needed to replenish her energy and recuperate.
When she finished her meal, she took a deep breath and felt somewhat energized. Then, she returned
to the bed and stared out the window in a daze, hoping that the night would be over soon.
She didn't know how long had passed until a beam of light cut through the night sky all of a sudden,
followed by the sounds of a car approaching, which were especially striking in the silent night.
But it's not one car. It sounds like… dozens of vehicles, Leanna thought, jumped out of bed and stood
by the window.
At the same time, Gordon blinked blearily as he was jolted out of his sleep by the sounds of engines
roaring. So, he hurriedly hobbled out with his walking stick. "What's going on?!"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis subordinate rushed over. "Sir, several cars arrived outside, and they're all parked at the front gate."
"Who are these people?" Gordon bellowed. "How dare they!"
"N-No idea, but looking at the cars, it seems like a few of them are journalists."
"Journalists? What do they want at this hour of the day?"
Right then, his aide's cell phone started ringing, and someone reported something to him.
Unfortunately, due to Gordon's advanced age, it was inaudible to him. Nevertheless, after his
subordinate ended the call, he hastily reported, "Sir, there is also some senior management from the
Crossley Group."
Gordon's face fell when he heard that, yet he was only met with further bad news as his second
speculated, "They're probably here because of Miss McKinney."
Gordon hit the floor hard with his walking stick. "They have no idea whom they're messing with!"
"Sir, based on the situation now, they would never leave unless we give them an explanation."
After Gordon considered his options, he gritted his teeth and grounded out, "Send Leanna away
through the side door immediately. Don't ever let them discover her!"
"Got it."
"No."
As soon as the subordinate replied affirmatively, Sienna's voice made them jerk their heads toward her.
Then, she walked out and said with a stony face, "You can't send Leanna away."
"If we don't send her off now, how am I going to explain this to the public if they succeeded at barging
in? What if they found her in our house?" Gordon snapped impatiently.
"Where do they think this is? Can they come and go as they please?" Sienna calmly pointed out.
But Gordon snorted coldly at her naivety. "They might not have the guts, but don't forget who was the
one who gave them the guts to come here. We'd been planning this for so long, and we're so close! We
can't lose everything at this crucial time," he said. Then, he turned his attention back to his underling
and urged, "Hurry!"
"Oh no, you don't!" Sienna barked. "You got what you wanted but not me. I can't let her go just like
that."
"Don't forget that this isn't only what I want," Gordon warned. "It will belong to Justin after I'm gone, but
if you insist on doing this, we'll end up with nothing at the end of the day. Once everything that
happened tonight is exposed, it will be the end of the Pearson Family! If Aidan doesn't drag Justin into
this for the sake of their brotherhood, do you think that he'll let him off after what he did tonight?"
Sienna didn't say a thing, and blood gradually drained from her face as Gordon lifted his hand at his
adjutant, signaling for him to go right away.
He nodded and hurried to Leanna's room.
…
Leanna stared at the flashing lights gathered outside the gates. She knew right then that her hope had
arrived, and sure enough, a knock came at her door a few seconds later.
She opened the door and stared at the man outside, saying composedly, "What's the matter?"
"Miss McKinney, Old Mr. Pearson wants me to take you away."
"Where's Aidan?"
"He's doing fine."
She twisted her head and took a glance outside the window before quietly leaving with him.
There was quite a distance from the front gate to the house, and it was filled with Gordon's men,
making it impossible for her to even attempt an escape.
Furthermore, she had no idea about Aidan's situation in Lachstein, and it wasn't the time for her to
have a confrontation with them. It would be better to leave now.
She took a few steps and asked, "Where's my cell phone?"
"I'll hand it to you once we've out of the Pearson Family Estate," the man answered.
At the side door, there was already a car waiting for them. Leanna couldn't help but find this déjà vu
scene a little amusing even though she was in danger.
Six months ago, they used the same method to send her away, but at that time, they wanted her life.
This time, they merely wanted to send her away as quickly as possible. They needed her to remain
undiscovered. They definitely didn't want her to be discovered by someone else at the Pearson Family
Estate. So, she should just flee as far away as possible.
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Leanna agreed to go with him because she was aware that the Pearsons went through such a big
hassle just so that they could hide her without anyone noticing her disappearance. This was unlike that
time before when the point was just to send her away.
This proved that they didn't dare to lay a finger on her.
In the past, she was nothing. Hence, from their perspective, eliminating her was as simple as crushing
an ant to them.
However, they couldn't kill her now because once she was dead, what awaited the Pearsons would be
endless trouble.
Just like tonight.
When they were in the car, the man asked, "Where would you like to go, Miss McKinney?"
She leaned into the seat and replied nonchalantly, "Anywhere where there are people."
"Well…"
"You just don't want the public to know that I was hidden by the Pearsons. So, why do you care where
I'm going?"
He nodded and started driving, clearly having a destination in mind. Sometime later, the car came to a
stop in the city.
This is quite far, alright, Leanna thought and said expressionlessly, "My phone."
The man took out the cell phone from his pocket and passed it to her. She swiftly took it from him,
opened the door, and climbed out without a single shred of hesitation.
It was already late at night, and there weren't many people around; only some young people were
strolling on the sidewalks.
She paced to the side, turned on her phone, and called Aidan's number. Alas, she was redirected to
voicemail, saying that he had turned his phone off.
She released a weary sigh and called Oscar's number. The instant someone answered the phone, she
said, "I'm out of the Pearson Family Estate. How's Aidan doing?"
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