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Chapter 84
Leanna subconsciously stood in front of Aidan. "Nothing, Ms. Fletcher. It's just a friend. I…"
However, in her desperation, she completely forgot that Aidan was much taller than her,
and she couldn't block him from sight at all. Naomi's gaze was turned to her direction, but
she was not looking at her and was looking at the person behind her instead.
After a few seconds of silence, Leanna suddenly heard Aidan's voice that carried a hint of
coldness. "I'm leaving."
"Huh?" She was stumped. He didn't even leave after what I said earlier. What's with the
sudden change?
As Aidan took a few long strides forward, Naomi spoke again. "Aidan…"
Aidan turned a deaf ear to her words and strode away, while Leanna remained frozen in
place, unable to figure out what was going on. She noticed that Naomi's expression was
odd, but she didn't have time to think too much about it, and followed Aidan out.
Jonathan, who was waiting outside the house, was also extremely confused. Aidan had
been fine when he went inside, but his expression was murderous when he came out. How
could these two argue so much every day?
As soon as Aidan walked to the front of the car, Leanna followed out and shouted,
"President Pearson!"
Aidan didn't react at all as he opened the car door and went inside.
Jonathan looked at Leanna with a confused expression, which she returned. Clearly,
neither of them knew what was going on.
However, Aidan had already gotten into the car, so Jonathan didn't dare to linger around
and quickly went to the driver's seat. Hence, Leanna could only stand and watch the black
Maybach disappear into the distance.
After some time, Naomi's slightly tired voice came from the door. "Leanna."
Leanna retracted her gaze and walked toward her. "Ms. Fletcher."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtNaomi glanced at the direction where Aidan had left. "Ai… Is he your friend?"
"...Not at all." Leanna asked in a small voice, "Ms. Fletcher, do you know him?"
As if deep in thought, Naomi looked a little distracted, and it took a few seconds for her to
come to her senses before she forced a weak smile. "He's the president of the Pearson
Group. I've seen him in newspapers."
If she didn't say that, Leanna might not have thought that much of it, but… Now, she
finally understood why Naomi read the business newspaper every day. She thought about
Naomi's son who had left with his father twenty years ago, as well as the illegitimate child
that Justin told her about.
Leanna fell silent for a few moments before she said, "Ms. Fletcher, his pictures have
never been published in newspapers."
Naomi still looked a little out of it. "Is… Is that so?"
"Ms. Fletcher… Aidan is your son, isn't he?"
Naomi didn't answer and lowered her gaze.
Leanna didn't know how to comfort her all of a sudden. After all, the way Aidan had acted
earlier was really hurtful.
She hesitated for a while before saying, "Ms. Fletcher, he isn't my friend. He's my… ex-
husband."
Naomi jolted in surprise. She looked at her, then suddenly looked down at her slightly
bulging stomach.
“……”
The two fell into silence.
Never did Leanna expect that she would meet Aidan's biological mother after escaping to
this place thousands of miles away from Highside. It was too much of a coincidence.
Finally, Naomi massaged her temple and said, "It's getting late. Go and get some rest."
Clearly, she needed time to digest this information as well.
Leanna lay on the bed, finding it difficult to fall asleep. She made a few calls to Aidan, but
all of them were rejected before he finally blocked her number.
She was speechless. This b*stard has such a bad temper.
Then, she secretly called Jonathan, who said that Aidan looked extremely angry when he
returned to the hotel, adding that he had never seen him so angry.
Leanna could only hum in reply without saying anything else. After all, Aidan had already
blocked her number, so there was nothing she could do.
…
Early the next morning, Wendy came over with a basket of vegetables to peel.
As she took a seat at the stone table, she asked Naomi quietly, "Did Leanna tell you yet?"
Naomi wasn't quite herself as she peeled the vegetables in front of her absent-mindedly.
"Tell me what?"
"Gosh, I really couldn't tell that Leanna was a stubborn person before. She almost
quarreled with that developer during dinner last night. If Harry hadn't told me, I wouldn't
have believed it. I told you that it was right to let Leanna go. She helped Underwood Lane
gain some pride, and she really managed to look imposing."
Naomi fell silent.
Wendy began to gossip again as she continued, "After this incident, I'm starting to feel
that Leanna and Harry are a good match more and more. Harry is an earnest and good
man who can't refuse when others ask him to do something. If he has Leanna by his side,
he won't suffer anymore. What do you think? Why don't we persuade Leanna again and
set them up?"
Naomi's smile was a little stiff as she declined, "I don't think we should. I think… They're
not really a good match."
"Heh, look at you. Didn't you think that Harry was a good person? What's with the sudden
change?"
"Harry is a good person, but Leanna doesn't like him."
Thinking that her words made sense, Wendy sighed. "It seems that Leanna still can't
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmforget about her ex-husband. I don't know what's good about him. I mean, even if they
were divorced, he shouldn't leave his wife and son alone for so long. What an irresponsible
and unreliable person. If I see him, I'll definitely give him a good beating!"
Naomi didn't answer.
After peeling the vegetables, Wendy asked, "Naomi, what happened to you today? Your
face is so pale. Did you not get a good rest last night?"
"A little."
"Then I won't bother you. You can go back to sleep." Wendy lifted the basket before she
leaned over and whispered, "You must remember what I told you about setting up Harry
and Leanna."
Her words made Naomi even more troubled.
Not long after Wendy left, Leanna came downstairs.
With a hand on her forehead, Naomi said, "Your breakfast is in the kitchen."
Leanna hummed in response as she turned back inside to take her breakfast. Taking a seat
next to Naomi, she asked softly, "Ms. Fletcher, do you feel ill?"
Naomi waved a hand. "Just my usual migraine."
"Why don't you get a checkup at the hospital? I'll go with you."
"It's fine, I'll feel better after taking some medicine." Naomi looked at her. "Are you going
out?"
Leanna paused for a moment before saying, "I… don't think so."
"All right, I'll go inside and rest." Naomi had just taken a few steps before she turned
around and asked, "What do you want for lunch?"
Leanna took a small bite of her bread. "I want some fish stew."
"What a coincidence. Wendy brought me some fish last night. I'll cook some for you later."
"Thank you, Ms. Fletcher."
Naomi's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she just sighed
silently and went back to her room.
After Leanna finished her breakfast, she felt that she couldn't just freeload food off of
Naomi, and after sitting for a while, she gave Jonathan a call.
Jonathan informed her that Aidan hadn't left his room since he went back last night, let
alone eat. After Leanna replied that she understood, she hung up.
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