Chapter 184
When the car stopped at the apartment, Leanna let out her breath. "Elijah, I'm so sorry about what
happened earlier."
Elijah smiled and gently shook his head. "I've heard about Aidan's behavior before. I just didn't expect
him to do such a thing."
"Yeah, he's too arrogant. That's ridiculous." She then opened the car door. "Thank you so much for
today. See you."
"Leanna," Elijah stopped her while looking a little nervous. He hesitated for a moment before asking.
"Are we still friends?"
Leanna was slightly taken aback by the question. Then, she nodded. "Of course. What's wrong?"
A smile reappeared on his face. "Nothing. I’ll see you around then."
"Alright, please be careful on your way back. Text me when you get home."
"Okay."
Elijah decided to take it step by step and not to rush it. There was at least still a little hope for him so
long as she did not reject him right away.
After Elijah’s black car had left, Leanna withdrew her gaze from the car and went upstairs.
When she opened the door, she saw Zoe lying on the couch and having some snacks over there.
Leanna changed her shoes. She then walked over and asked, "Zoe, aren't you supposed to be having
dinner with Daniel now?"
Hearing this, Zoe let out a long sigh. "Yeah, that was the plan. Elijah mentioned that Daniel does not
have any food allergies, right? So, I was going to take Daniel to enjoy the Highside specialties," Zoe
was getting angrier as she continued. "But just when we were right in front of the restaurant, he told me
that there were some canned foods in his fridge which will be expired after tonight and he had to finish
them before they expired!"
Leanna was left speechless.
After a while, she asked, "So, you come back just like that?"
"Yep, that’s right." Zoe rested again on the couch and said indifferently, "He even invited me to his
house to have those canned foods with him, but I refused."
Leanna couldn't help laughing.
Zoe let out another long sigh. "I think he was either making an excuse to avoid having dinner with me,
or he must have a mental problem."
Leanna said, "Foreigners sometimes do have some strange cultures. So, just get over it."
"No, seriously. If it wasn't for his good-looking face, I would definitely take him to a psychiatrist from that
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all hot guys always act this weird?"
Whan tha car stoppad at tha apartmant, Laanna lat out har braath. "Elijah, I'm so sorry about what
happanad aarliar."
Elijah smilad and gantly shook his haad. "I'va haard about Aidan's bahavior bafora. I just didn't axpact
him to do such a thing."
"Yaah, ha's too arrogant. That's ridiculous." Sha than opanad tha car door. "Thank you so much for
today. Saa you."
"Laanna," Elijah stoppad har whila looking a littla narvous. Ha hasitatad for a momant bafora asking.
"Ara wa still friands?"
Laanna was slightly takan aback by tha quastion. Than, sha noddad. "Of coursa. What's wrong?"
A smila raappaarad on his faca. "Nothing. I’ll saa you around than."
"Alright, plaasa ba caraful on your way back. Taxt ma whan you gat homa."
"Okay."
Elijah dacidad to taka it stap by stap and not to rush it. Thara was at laast still a littla hopa for him so
long as sha did not rajact him right away.
Aftar Elijah’s black car had laft, Laanna withdraw har gaza from tha car and want upstairs.
Whan sha opanad tha door, sha saw Zoa lying on tha couch and having soma snacks ovar thara.
Laanna changad har shoas. Sha than walkad ovar and askad, "Zoa, aran't you supposad to ba having
dinnar with Danial now?"
Haaring this, Zoa lat out a long sigh. "Yaah, that was tha plan. Elijah mantionad that Danial doas not
hava any food allargias, right? So, I was going to taka Danial to anjoy tha Highsida spacialtias," Zoa
was gatting angriar as sha continuad. "But just whan wa wara right in front of tha rastaurant, ha told ma
that thara wara soma cannad foods in his fridga which will ba axpirad aftar tonight and ha had to finish
tham bafora thay axpirad!"
Laanna was laft spaachlass.
Aftar a whila, sha askad, "So, you coma back just lika that?"
"Yap, that’s right." Zoa rastad again on tha couch and said indiffarantly, "Ha avan invitad ma to his
housa to hava thosa cannad foods with him, but I rafusad."
Laanna couldn't halp laughing.
Zoa lat out anothar long sigh. "I think ha was aithar making an axcusa to avoid having dinnar with ma,
or ha must hava a mantal problam."
Laanna said, "Foraignars somatimas do hava soma stranga culturas. So, just gat ovar it."
"No, sariously. If it wasn't for his good-looking faca, I would dafinitaly taka him to a psychiatrist from that
rastaurant right away." Zoa sat up on tha couch with har lags crossad and said thoughtfully, "Nana, do
all hot guys always act this waird?"
"Well, I don’t think it has much to do with looks."
"Why not? I do think that Aidan is a weirdo. Now, there's finally another guy who can compete with
him."
Leanna remained silent.
Zoe continued, "Forget it. Let's not talk about such an annoying subject. How is your date with Elijah?
Any progress?"
Leanna corrected, "It's not a date. It's just a meal between friends."
"Right. Then, has anything which is beyond the scope of friendship happened between you two during
the meal?"
Leanna was silent for a while before saying, "No."
Seeing the dejected look on her face, Zoe knew something was off.
Usually, when Leanna had such an expression, it must be something related to that guy.
Zoe was immediately energized. "Did Aiden come to interrupt your meal? Look, what did I just tell you?
He has a mental problem. It's true!"
Leanna laughed a little and did not really know what to say.
She did not understand what that b*stard was thinking about.
Zoe hurriedly asked, "What happened then?"
"Nothing much. Elijah and I left directly."
Zoe said with emotion, "Now, I get what that b*stard is thinking. He does not know how to cherish when
he had you and only regrets it now that he has lost you. However, he forgets that the world is not
revolving around him and nothing would wait for him forever."
As soon as she finished speaking, they heard the doorbell ring.
When Leanna was about to open the door, Zoe immediately stood up. "Hey, I’ll go get the door. It must
be Daniel. He must have felt embarrassed about his behavior earlier, and wants to apologize about it."
"Alright."
Before running to open the door, Zoe hurriedly tidied up her hair and put on her lipstick. Then, she took
a deep breath, showed a pleasing smile, and opened the door. "Hi… A-A-Ai—Aiden?"
Zoe was stunned. Then, she thought to herself. “Why is this b*stard always showing up in a different
way when I'm talking behind him?”
Aiden looked at Zoe with a poker face and tilted his head a little as a gesture to ask her to get out of his
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His attitude was like a robber who asked the owner to open the door for him.
Zoe hesitated for a few seconds as she felt her feet were too heavy to be moved.
She tried to block his way into the house. But as Aiden took one step forward, she immediately stepped
aside and let him in.
Just as Leanna thought it was strange to not hear a conversation on the other side of the door for a
long time, she looked up and saw Aiden appearing in the living room.
Leanna was silent for a while. Then, she took a deep breath. "Don't you know it is illegal to trespass on
private property?"
Aiden glanced. "She let me in."
Zoe guiltily glanced over. She then thought to herself. He is really a b*stard.
Before Leanna was able to say anything else, Aiden put the food he ordered from the restaurant before
her. "Eat it while it's still warm."
She couldn't help frowning and said rudely, "What do you want from me?"
He answered, "Aren't you going to be hungry if you don't have supper? Plus, I don't think you have
really eaten anything at dinner earlier."
She thought it was funny as it was simply outrageous.
She said coldly, "President Pearson, I used to have the habit of having supper because I was pregnant
at that point in time. Pregnant women would normally consume more food than usual, but now—"
"You can still have supper now. No one is stopping those who are not pregnant from having supper."
Leanna was stunned as Aiden interrupted her just like that while she was talking.
So, she raised her voice. "I don't want it!"
As if he didn't hear it, Aiden sat on the couch, unpacked the bag, and took out the food. "If you don't
eat, I will."
Leanna took a deep breath and felt that she was about to lose her temper.
She felt that she would be driven crazy by him sooner or later.
Aiden opened up the container of the take-out and put it in front of her. "Are you sure you don't want
it?"
She looked at him without saying a word as if she was about to splash the soup on his face.
Zoe could not wrap her head around how Aiden was still able to act as if nothing had happened when
Leanna was being hostile to him. He even tried to have a meal there.
However, apart from anything else, one could really learn a thing or two from his calm attitude and his
ability to ignore others’ feelings while immersed in his own world.
Zoe now realized that this might be the reason why the Pearson Group could grow and be developed
at such an incredible speed by him and why the other Pearsons were afraid of him.
It was because he was unbelievably shameless.