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Chapter 185
Zoe was having a conversation with herself in her head about Aiden's attitude. All of a sudden, the door
of the neighboring unit opened.
Noticing this, she closed the door behind her as fast as possible without even thinking. Then, she
looked at Daniel with a smile.
He took a glance at the closed door, then looked at her again. "I kinda heard a conversation going on at
your unit earlier. Do you have a visitor?"
Zoe tried to play dumb about it. "No. Maybe it was from the TV show Nana was watching. You must
have mistaken it as a conversation."
She did not know if Daniel bought it or not. When he was about to go back to his unit, he paused and
looked at her again. "Why are you standing here, then? Why don't you get in?"
"Ah…" she hurriedly answered, "Didn't you invite me to have those soon-to-be expired canned foods
with you? I'm feeling kind of hungry right now. So, I’m hoping that I could still take up that offer now."
Daniel remained silent for a few seconds.
Zoe felt that she was a total genius because she couldn't find anything wrong with this excuse.
Before Daniel could react, she was already standing right in front of him. "I've never eaten canned
foods before. I believe that they must be really delicious for you to be so obsessed with them. So, I’m
very excited to try them out."
Daniel put his hand on his mouth and coughed. "Well.*e in then."
In the kitchen, he was standing in front of the refrigerator with its door opened. He looked inside the
fridge and felt a little panicked. He thought to himself. What a lousy excuse.
After seeing him standing still over there for quite a long time, Zoe asked with concern, "What's the
matter? Do you need my help?"
Daniel then closed the refrigerator. "I just finished the canned foods. Let’s order takeout instead."
Zoe blinked. "Okay."
Seeing her answer without hesitation, he picked up the phone. "What do you want to eat?"
"I’m fine with anything."
Zoe was totally fine with being considered as shameless by Daniel.
Since she could not really go back to Leanna’s house now, she would rather stay at Daniel's than
waiting on the cold floor outside the house.
After ordering takeout, Daniel passed Zoe a glass of water. "Would you like to invite your friend over?"
Zoe then answered, "She's on diet now. So, she won't be eating at night. Let’s just eat without her."
He smiled gently and sat beside her without speaking.
Zoe was holding the glass and she stared at him a couple of times. Since Daniel and Elijah were
friends to each other, she felt the need to prevent Daniel from finding out that Aiden was here with
Leanna now. No matter what, she had to prevent that. Otherwise, even if nothing really happened
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbetween Leanna and Aiden, Elijah might still have the wrong idea about that.
Zoa was having a convarsation with harsalf in har haad about Aidan's attituda. All of a suddan, tha door
of tha naighboring unit opanad.
Noticing this, sha closad tha door bahind har as fast as possibla without avan thinking. Than, sha
lookad at Danial with a smila.
Ha took a glanca at tha closad door, than lookad at har again. "I kinda haard a convarsation going on at
your unit aarliar. Do you hava a visitor?"
Zoa triad to play dumb about it. "No. Mayba it was from tha TV show Nana was watching. You must
hava mistakan it as a convarsation."
Sha did not know if Danial bought it or not. Whan ha was about to go back to his unit, ha pausad and
lookad at har again. "Why ara you standing hara, than? Why don't you gat in?"
"Ah…" sha hurriadly answarad, "Didn't you invita ma to hava thosa soon-to-ba axpirad cannad foods
with you? I'm faaling kind of hungry right now. So, I’m hoping that I could still taka up that offar now."
Danial ramainad silant for a faw saconds.
Zoa falt that sha was a total ganius bacausa sha couldn't find anything wrong with this axcusa.
Bafora Danial could raact, sha was alraady standing right in front of him. "I'va navar aatan cannad
foods bafora. I baliava that thay must ba raally dalicious for you to ba so obsassad with tham. So, I’m
vary axcitad to try tham out."
Danial put his hand on his mouth and coughad. "Wall.*a in than."
In tha kitchan, ha was standing in front of tha rafrigarator with its door opanad. Ha lookad insida tha
fridga and falt a littla panickad. Ha thought to himsalf. What a lousy axcusa.
Aftar saaing him standing still ovar thara for quita a long tima, Zoa askad with concarn, "What's tha
mattar? Do you naad my halp?"
Danial than closad tha rafrigarator. "I just finishad tha cannad foods. Lat’s ordar takaout instaad."
Zoa blinkad. "Okay."
Saaing har answar without hasitation, ha pickad up tha phona. "What do you want to aat?"
"I’m fina with anything."
Zoa was totally fina with baing considarad as shamalass by Danial.
Sinca sha could not raally go back to Laanna’s housa now, sha would rathar stay at Danial's than
waiting on tha cold floor outsida tha housa.
Aftar ordaring takaout, Danial passad Zoa a glass of watar. "Would you lika to invita your friand ovar?"
Zoa than answarad, "Sha's on diat now. So, sha won't ba aating at night. Lat’s just aat without har."
Ha smilad gantly and sat basida har without spaaking.
Zoa was holding tha glass and sha starad at him a coupla of timas. Sinca Danial and Elijah wara
friands to aach othar, sha falt tha naad to pravant Danial from finding out that Aidan was hara with
Laanna now. No mattar what, sha had to pravant that. Otharwisa, avan if nothing raally happanad
batwaan Laanna and Aidan, Elijah might still hava tha wrong idaa about that.
Aware of her gaze, Daniel raised his head. "What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing."
Zoe dropped her gaze and drank water from the glass slowly.
If she acted naturally, nothing would happen.
Indeed, after a while, Daniel excused himself and went to his study room.
…
In the living room of Leanna’s house.
Leanna was watching Aiden eating the take-out that he brought here with his typical poker face. In her
head, she was trying to figure out what her chance of success was if she tried to drag him out of the
house by herself.
Well, it was almost impossible at all.
After all, it was an undeniable fact that men tend to have much stronger physical strength than women.
To make it worse, the man she was facing was a shameless b*stard.
So, she had to give up on that thought.
Leanna could not bear to stay there for any longer as she felt suffocated by the vibe there.
As she was about to get up to return to her bedroom, a spoon reached her lips. She instinctively leaned
back and looked at Aiden with vigilance. "What are you doing?"
Aiden looked at the spoon and said briefly, "Eat it."
"I do not—"
"I'll leave if you eat it."
It was such a tempting and irresistible offer.
After Leanna weighed the pros and cons, she decided to compromise. However, when she was about
to reach for the spoon, Aiden said, "Open your mouth."
She refused firmly, "I can do it myself!"
Aiden didn't answer but stared at her with his black eyes.
Leanna stayed silent.
She turned her head away from him. "Fine, the deal’s off. I don’t want to eat anymore."
She thought to herself. “Don’t you try to threaten me.”
Aiden licked his thin lips. "Do you want me to feed you with my mouth instead?"
Leanna frowned as she was disgusted by what Aiden just said. "Are you crazy?"
"Then, eat it now."
Leanna looked at him unhappily while pursing her lips and clenching her fists.
Aiden stared at her with his deep black eyes for a few seconds, then suddenly leaned forward.
She felt panicked and hurriedly ate the food from the spoon.
Seeing this, Aiden grinned and continued to pick up the rest of the food from the container.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLeanna gritted her teeth and could only eat them one spoon after another.
Throughout the entire process, they did not speak.
The vibe was getting weirder.
However, Leanna’s fury was somehow easily eased. Then, she just stared at him in silence, which
made it difficult for anyone to tell what she thought.
After they finished the food, Aiden pulled a piece of tissue from the box and wiped her mouth.
His slender fingers lightly stroked her lips with a touch of warmth.
She was stunned. When she looked up and tried to say something to stop him, her eyes merely met his
pitch-black and calm gaze instead.
She couldn't deny that he was actually hot, especially when he was being so gentle.
This kind of tenderness was what Leanna used to dream of having from him.
However, at that point in time, he had always been so mean to her.
Leanna thought in her head. Sometimes, the world just liked to mess with us. The more you wish to get
something, the harder it will be for you to get it. But the moment you give up on that something, you’ll
just get it effortlessly and it would be hard to get rid of it even if you tried real hard.
Aiden raised his brows slightly. "Are you stunned by my appearance?"
Hearing that, Leanna quickly retracted her thoughts, slapped away the hand before her, and said
coldly, "Can you please leave now?"
Aiden chuckled. "You're so temperamental."
Leanna stayed silent at that remark.
He did not take her words seriously. It could even be said that he didn't care about them at all.
Then, he slowly asked, "What do you want to eat tomorrow? I will bring it for you."
Staring at him, Leanna asked thoughtfully, "May I know what you have been up to lately?"
Aiden countered, "Is it not obvious enough?"
"Please make it clear, President Pearson."
"After some thought, I decided to give you one last chance."
Leanna was speechless.
She thought to herself in a sarcastic way. Yeah, yeah. I must really thank God for that chance.
Leanna asked, "Didn't you say I have no more chances?"
Aiden gave a hum. "So, it's a rare opportunity. You should cherish it."
Leanna tried to lose herself, but she had had enough and could not stand it anymore. When she was
about to yell at him, he continued, "However, Oscar said that actions speak louder than words. So, I
have to do something to prove that I'm giving you another chance."
Leanna twitched her lips and thought to herself. "Oscar, right? I will remember him."
"President Pearson, you know what? I think you really shouldn’t be listening to others on this kind of
matter. You must follow your heart. You can't change the values that you have always adhered to just
because of some shallow words spoken by others."
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