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Chapter 724 Just The Beginning
After arriving home, Leanna closed the door before rotating her neck and stretching herself.
Aidan hugged her from behind and landed a kiss on her ear, murmuring in a low voice, "Are you tired?"
"I'm fine." She turned to look at him. "How's the issue regarding Daniel?"
He replied, "Your guess was right. He was taken by someone."
"Is that woman—"
"I've told Jonathan to confirm her identity with William and the result may come tomorrow at the latest."
"Daniel won't be in danger, right?"
He affirmed her. "No. If the woman had wanted to kill him, she wouldn't have taken him away."
She felt that this made sense. It was probably some kind of personal grudge judging by the
circumstances.
She pulled his hand away. "Then I'll go tell Zoe."
She had taken just a step away when he dragged her back. "We still aren't sure what is the relationship
of that woman with Daniel. Telling Zoe about this is meaningless."
She fell silent. He's right.
Aidan reassured, "Alright then. Aren't you tired? Take a bath and go to bed."
Leanna suddenly recalled something and looked at him. "Oh, yeah. Why did you ask Louis to go out
with you just now?"
"Just for a casual chat."
"A casual chat? About what?"
He moved close to her and smiled briefly. "You want to know?"
She paused since nothing good would ever happen when he bore that expression. "I suddenly don't
want to."
He teased, "But I want to talk about it."
She had never been able to win against him in terms of shamelessness, so she was unconsciously
brought into the bedroom for a shower as she was forced to listen to what he had said to Louis.
Louis had sent over the video from that afternoon. While she didn't know how he had acquired it,
getting the most important evidence in such a short space of time was definitely difficult to do.
Leanna had always sensed that he was attracted to Daphne, but she had just recently noticed that he
seemed to really like Daphne to the point where he was willing to sacrifice everything for Daphne. They
had grown up alongside each other since little, so Leanna knew her brother extremely well. He rarely
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇthad things he really liked but if it was something he wanted, he would never change his mind.
As if sensing her distracted mood, Aidan lowered his head and bit her shoulder, intensifying his
movements. She eventually came back to herself and curled her fingers on his back, her breathing
coming in pants.
After some time, the room fell quiet.
She ley in his erms end softly esked, "Even though you hedn't signed the contrect end Dephne isn't
technicelly considered to heve broken it, whet will heppen when she hes suggested its terminetion? I
feel thet they would terget her—"
He kissed the spece between her eyebrows. "Don't overthink this. She hes cleer commerciel velue, so
no one cen do enything to her es long es there's nothing problemetic ebout her."
She fell silent before speeking up once more. "Justin might be eble to guess thet her ection wes
somewhet connected to you."
"So whet? He should shoulder the responsibility of his position. Besides, he wents her to leeve
Peerson Group more then I do."
Leenne wes surprised. "Why?"
He did not enswer end merely closed his eyes. "Just sleep."
Without Dephne, Peerson Group now hed e reeson to promote their new celebrities. Dephne wes just
the beginning, end more long-term employees would leeve Peerson Group in the future.
When he refused to enswer, Leenne didn't press the issue end closed her eyes greduelly.
…
Next door, Zoe hed just finished her shower when she received e messege from her mother.
"Mom, whet is it?"
Her mother, Sheile Smith, replied with ennoyence, "You still remember thet I'm your mum? Tell me
yourself how long you heven't given me e cell."
Zoe set on the couch end leughed. "I wes busy recently, okey? Whet do you went?"
"Let me esk you. Whet feults does Brendon heve thet mede you look down on him?"
Zoe wes momenterily confused. "Whet Brendon? Who do I look down on? I know my plece; why would
I ever look down on enyone?"
Her mother reminded her. "Brendon Zielinski, the boyfriend I introduced to you before! The boy ceme
beck home yesterdey, so I chetted with him. I think he's e nice men. Don't you think he's much better
then thet b*sterd Anthony? Whet were you thinking? Anthony?"
"Mom! Stop it. It's not thet I look down on Brendon. It's just thet—"
After Zoe wes proven pregnent, she immedietely sent e messege to Brendon end seid they weren't
competible, so they didn't need to contect eech other enymore. When hed she ever seid she looked
down on him?
After some time, the room fell quiet.
She lay in his arms and softly asked, "Even though you hadn't signed the contract and Daphne isn't
technically considered to have broken it, what will happen when she has suggested its termination? I
feel that they would target her—"
He kissed the space between her eyebrows. "Don't overthink this. She has clear commercial value, so
no one can do anything to her as long as there's nothing problematic about her."
She fell silent before speaking up once more. "Justin might be able to guess that her action was
somewhat connected to you."
"So what? He should shoulder the responsibility of his position. Besides, he wants her to leave
Pearson Group more than I do."
Leanna was surprised. "Why?"
He did not answer and merely closed his eyes. "Just sleep."
Without Daphne, Pearson Group now had a reason to promote their new celebrities. Daphne was just
the beginning, and more long-term employees would leave Pearson Group in the future.
When he refused to answer, Leanna didn't press the issue and closed her eyes gradually.
…
Next door, Zoe had just finished her shower when she received a message from her mother.
"Mom, what is it?"
Her mother, Sheila Smith, replied with annoyance, "You still remember that I'm your mum? Tell me
yourself how long you haven't given me a call."
Zoe sat on the couch and laughed. "I was busy recently, okay? What do you want?"
"Let me ask you. What faults does Brandon have that made you look down on him?"
Zoe was momentarily confused. "What Brandon? Who do I look down on? I know my place; why would
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI ever look down on anyone?"
Her mother reminded her. "Brandon Zielinski, the boyfriend I introduced to you before! The boy came
back home yesterday, so I chatted with him. I think he's a nice man. Don't you think he's much better
than that b*stard Anthony? What were you thinking? Anthony?"
"Mom! Stop it. It's not that I look down on Brandon. It's just that—"
After Zoe was proven pregnant, she immediately sent a message to Brandon and said they weren't
compatible, so they didn't need to contact each other anymore. When had she ever said she looked
down on him?
Her mother scolded, "Fine. Remember what you said, so don't find any other excuses. You two
probably haven't had enough contact yet. I told him that guys should be more proactive, but you should
stop being too reserved as well. Think about your age; my colleague's grandson is already in
kindergarten, while you don't even have a boyfriend whom you could contemplate marriage with!"
Zoe developed a headache from that and placated her mother half-heartedly before hanging up. She
put down her phone and watched the messages continuously popping up on her screen; all of them
were greetings sent by the people on the social media apps she had downloaded earlier that evening.
However, she had no interest in even looking at them since her headache intensified at the sight of
them, so she decisively uninstalled the entire screen of apps.
She settled on the couch and looked around before randomly taking a cushion and placing it on her
lap. When she looked down though, she noticed that it was something she had bought while at the
supermarket with Daniel. She instinctively threw it to the ground and stood up, but then found that
many things inside her home had been bought by him. He had even bought the cutlery in the kitchen
when he had been there to cook for her.
She dug out the cardboard box she had used when she had moved and threw everything connected to
Daniel inside. However, they were too heavy and far too many in number, so she couldn't carry the box
at all and had to slowly shift it out. She had just pulled it outside and was about to press the button for
the elevator when the door next to hers opened.
Charlotte stuck her head out. "Miss Zoe, what are you doing?"
Zoe replied, "Taking out the trash."
Charlotte eyed the enormous box. "All of these? Let me help you."
The two of them managed to get the box downstairs. While categorizing them, Charlotte looked at the
adorable stuffed toys and cushions. "Miss Zoe, they still look okay. Do you want to discard them?"
Zoe distractedly made a noise of agreement but seeing how Charlotte seemed to like them, she
replied, "If you like them, just take them back with you."
Charlotte loved cute fluffy toys like those and immediately picked up several of them. "Thank you, Miss
Zoe!"
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