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Chapter 436
Leanna didn't enter the building immediately upon arriving at the Pearson Group. First, she went to a
nearby bakery and bought a few things before heading up to Aidan's office.
Aidan was in a meeting.
"The meeting will end in about half an hour, Miss McKinney. Please have a seat," Jonathan said.
She smiled. "Alright."
She took out one of the pastries she had bought and handed it over to him. "I bought a lot. You can
have this."
He was a little surprised. He didn't expect her to include his share when she dropped by with lovingly
prepared snacks for Aidan. "Oh, my. You shouldn't have."
Yet, even as he said so, his hand reached out to take it from her.
Just then, another one of Aidan's assistants knocked on the door. There was a document that required
Jonathan's attention.
He cleared his throat before saying, "I'll get going then, Miss McKinney. Let me know if you need
anything."
Leanna nodded. "Will do."
Once he left, she sat on the couch and occupied herself with her phone for a while. Soon, she began to
feel rather drowsy.
She hadn't slept a wink last night, and her eyes were drooping heavily now. It wasn't long before she
dozed off.
When Aidan came back to his office after the meeting ended, he was greeted by the sight of a woman
sleeping on his couch.
He stopped in his tracks.
The two executives who followed along behind him stopped as well, but they didn't know what was
going on inside the president's office as Aidan blocked their view.
He turned around and eyed them before stating calmly, "Go back to work first. Come here in an hour."
The two executives got the hint and left at once.
Aidan closed the door and went over to the couch.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe sat down beside Leanna and was about to wake her up when he saw the dark eye circles she
sported. It was clear that she didn't sleep well last night.
He took his tie off and shrugged off his jacket before draping it over her. He picked up a folder from the
coffee table and began to go through the documents inside.
Leanna ended up sleeping for four whole hours. The sky was completely dark by the time she opened
her eyes again.
She stretched lazily and yawned, but her hand brushed against something.
"What did you do last night?" A man's voice rang out.
She looked up and spotted Aidan, who was sitting beside her and still going through his documents.
She slowly sat up. Her head was a little woozy, but she didn't forget to lay it on thick. "I spent all night
thinking of you, so that's why I couldn't fall asleep."
He cocked his eyebrows. "Oh? Is that true?"
"Of course not."
He was speechless.
After sleeping so long, Leanna was getting pretty hungry. She began digging into a slice of cake that
she took off the coffee table.
Aidan observed her for a little while before speaking up all of a sudden, "Did you buy that for yourself?"
She swallowed and replied, "You can't finish everything anyway. I'll help you finish some of it."
She reached out to grab another bite, but he caught her wrist. "Leave it. I can finish everything by
myself."
She was dumbfounded.
You stingy, miserly b*stard.
She nestled comfortably on the couch and stared blankly in front of her. It was as if she wasn't fully
awake yet.
"No work at the studio today?" Aidan asked.
"There was."
"Why did you come over, then?"
Leanna turned to him and blinked. "I missed you."
He chuckled and stretched his arm out behind her as he licked his lips. "What kind of trouble did you
get into?"
She pouted. "I'm not a child. Why would I get into any trouble?"
She wriggled in her seat. The man was distracted, so she seized the chance to grab another bite of
cake. However, she didn't eat it. Instead, she held it out to him. "This tastes pretty good. Try it."
He bent down and took a bite. His expression remained the same.
She stared at him expectantly. "Does it taste—"
Before she could even get the last word out, a pair of lips pressed against hers.
Aidan deepened the kiss as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his lap. Then, he
held the back of her neck and kissed her even more fiercely.
Leanna was nearly out of oxygen, so she shoved him lightly in protest.
He let go of her a while later and murmured into her ear, "What do you think?"
"What?" She was still a little out of it.
"You were asking me if it tasted good, right?"
She silently repeated his words before she understood what he meant. Instantly, she turned bright red.
Ugh. He's so sleazy.
"What did you want to tell me?" he drawled.
"I…"
"Hm?"
She licked her lips. They'd kissed, he'd eaten the cake, and she'd even flattered him earlier.
Now was as good a time as ever. She'd covered all the bases.
"Well, I wanted to discuss my moving out of Crossley Residence," she muttered.
"There's no room for discussion," Aidan declared.
"I haven't said anything yet."
"Wasn't it clear enough already?"
Still, Leanna did her best to put up a fight. "I really did give it my fullest consideration, okay? I do want
to move in with you too, but circumstances forbid me to do it just yet."
He snorted. "Are you alternating between the carrot and the stick right now?"
She ignored his comment and continued, "I know nothing good will come out of me staying at Crossley
Residence now, but I'm not someone who gives up halfway. I should see things through till the end."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Then, why did you get a divorce with me if you were someone who saw things through till the end?"
She was rendered speechless at that.
How on earth are these two things the same?!
Aidan let go of her and walked over to his desk. "Wait a little while longer. There's still something I need
to do."
"Oh. Well, that's fine. I can leave first—"
"Go ahead and try."
Leanna glanced at the remaining desserts on the table. I shouldn't have bought him anything.
She trudged over to his desk and slumped down on it to stare at him while he worked.
After a few seconds, she called out, "President Pearson."
"Out with it."
"You're quite handsome."
"I know," he replied plainly without even looking up.
She took a deep breath as she didn't feel like talking anymore.
At last, once Aidan put his pen down, she looked up at him again. "Are you done with work?"
He hummed in affirmation. "Let's go home."
"Actually… there's something I haven't told you yet."
He leaned back against his chair and stared at her with a neutral expression as if he was waiting to see
what kind of harebrained excuse she could come up with this time.
However, Leanna was completely serious this time. "I know where Lloyd's hiding Jethro, and I'll move
out once I've found him."
"What are you going to do once you've found him?"
"I'll…" She gave it some thought before continuing, "I think Lloyd will most likely get rid of Jethro once
he's no longer useful, but there's still something I want to ask him."
"What's that?" Aidan probed.
"I want to know where my mother's buried," she said softly. "And I want to know whether he's Louis'
father."
He tapped his fingers on the desk and asked impassively, "Do you think he'll tell you the truth?"
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