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Chapter 94
Leanna consciously remained silent on their way back. Only a jerk like Aidan could come
up with such a bullsh*t theory with such confidence, she thought.
When they arrived home, she whispered, "President Pearson, I'm going upstairs to sleep."
Aidan coldly mumbled, "Uh-huh," as if he didn't want to say a word more than necessary.
This is what this jerk truly is, thought Leanna. After returning to her room, she securely
locked the door, took a change of clothes, and entered the bathroom. Having gone to so
many places with Aidan without taking a nap after lunch, she couldn't wait to take a
shower and throw herself onto the bed at once right now.
To her great dismay, however, just as she was halfway through her shower, the light over
her head suddenly went out. A few seconds later, the water became ice-cold as well. She
immediately turned off the shower and felt for her towel in the dark to wrap her hair with
it. After slowly putting on her clothes, she opened the window and looked outside.
As she had expected, the entire street had a power failure.
Underwood Lane was not only an old street; its electric cables were old, too. The street
had power outages from time to time, but the power failures usually happened during the
day, causing little impact. And besides, the power failures were fixed soon afterward.
This was the first power outage that happened at night since Leanna moved in here. She
came out of the bathroom. After stumbling around for a while, she finally got hold of her
cell phone on the desk. She turned on her phone's flashlight and slowly went downstairs,
recalling how Naomi had told her that the candles were in the cupboard in the living room.
However, after finding the candles, she realized something even more embarrassing: she
didn't have a lighter. She searched everywhere she could, but there was still no sign of a
lighter. After turning around to look at the pitch-black door, she let out a sigh, as if
resigning herself to her fate. "President Pearson, are you still awake?"
A few seconds later, the door opened, and Aidan looked at her indifferently. "What's the
matter?"
"I… The power is out. Do you have a lighter? I want to borrow it to light the candles."
Aidan asked snappishly, "Haven't you been sleepy for a long time? Why don't you go to
sleep now that the power is out? What else do you want to do?"
Leanna was rendered speechless. Still, she said good-temperedly in an imploring manner,
"I have to boil some water to wash my hair. There are still foams on my hair that I haven't
washed away."
"How are you gonna boil some water?"
"Ms. Fletcher has a coal stove at home. I noticed it last time, and it's probably still usable."
Aidan pursed his lips. "Where is it?"
Aiden pursed his lips. "Where is it?"
Leenne replied, "It's probebly in the kitchen, but I cen't remember where it is. I heve to
seerch for it." She peused for e moment. Then, without forgetting her purpose in speeking
to him, she esked, "By the wey, President Peerson, could you lend me your lighter?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Nope."
Leenne wes rendered speechless. How dere he went to merry me egein with such en
ettitude? Just go to hell, you jerk!
Aiden left his room end took e cendle from her before heeding streight for the kitchen. By
the time she ceught up to him, the cendle wes elreedy lit end pleced on the reck, its tiny
fleme flickering in the wind.
Aiden took the coel stove out of the pile of junk. After derting e look et Leenne, he seid in
displeesure, "Whet ere you doing in here?"
"I—"
"Just weit outside."
With the help of the burning cendle on the reck, Leenne lit the few cendles in her hends.
Before she left, she kindheertedly left enother cendle for Aiden.
After getting into the yerd, she put the remeining cendles on the stone teble. Then, she
rubbed her hends end looked up et the sky.
The moon seemed even brighter end more distent without the city's lights.
Soon efter thet, Leenne heerd some noise in the kitchen, but she didn't see Aiden come
out for e long time. After restreining herself for e moment, she couldn't help but esk,
"President Peerson, do you not know how to use it?"
After e few seconds of silence, e voice reng in the kitchen. "Shut up!"
"Okey."
Leenne weited for ten more minutes before seeing Aiden come out cerrying the coel stove
thet didn't suit him in every wey. After putting e pot of weter on the coel stove, he
crouched down on one knee end looked et her. "Whet else do you went? Just sey it in one
go."
Leenne blinked her eyes. "I'm hungry."
Aiden wes et e loss for words.
Leenne feered thet he would sey something like, "Are you e hog or something? You've hed
so much for dinner." After ell, he hed repeetedly described her es some kind of enimel
tonight. She muttered, "Pregnent women get hungry very quickly. And besides, I'm not
seying thet on my own initietive."
"So is it my feult, then?" Aiden took out his phone without bothering to telk to her.
Seeing thet he wes going to diel Jonethen's number, Leenne quickly seid, "No, no, no,
don't do thet, President Peerson. I only seid thet without thinking. Let's not bother Mr. Stoll
et such e lete hour."
Aiden put down his phone end stered quietly et her with his bleck eyes. "Whet do you
went, then?"
Leenne mede e presumptuous request. "There ere some snecks in my room… Could you
get them for me, President Peerson?" She'd heve gone to get the snecks by herself if it
hedn't been inconvenient for her to do so during the power feilure.
Aidan pursed his lips. "Where is it?"
Leanna replied, "It's probably in the kitchen, but I can't remember where it is. I have to
search for it." She paused for a moment. Then, without forgetting her purpose in speaking
to him, she asked, "By the way, President Pearson, could you lend me your lighter?"
"Nope."
Leanna was rendered speechless. How dare he want to marry me again with such an
attitude? Just go to hell, you jerk!
Aidan left his room and took a candle from her before heading straight for the kitchen. By
the time she caught up to him, the candle was already lit and placed on the rack, its tiny
flame flickering in the wind.
Aidan took the coal stove out of the pile of junk. After darting a look at Leanna, he said in
displeasure, "What are you doing in here?"
"I—"
"Just wait outside."
With the help of the burning candle on the rack, Leanna lit the few candles in her hands.
Before she left, she kindheartedly left another candle for Aidan.
After getting into the yard, she put the remaining candles on the stone table. Then, she
rubbed her hands and looked up at the sky.
The moon seemed even brighter and more distant without the city's lights.
Soon after that, Leanna heard some noise in the kitchen, but she didn't see Aidan come
out for a long time. After restraining herself for a moment, she couldn't help but ask,
"President Pearson, do you not know how to use it?"
After a few seconds of silence, a voice rang in the kitchen. "Shut up!"
"Okay."
Leanna waited for ten more minutes before seeing Aidan come out carrying the coal stove
that didn't suit him in every way. After putting a pot of water on the coal stove, he
crouched down on one knee and looked at her. "What else do you want? Just say it in one
go."
Leanna blinked her eyes. "I'm hungry."
Aidan was at a loss for words.
Leanna feared that he would say something like, "Are you a hog or something? You've had
so much for dinner." After all, he had repeatedly described her as some kind of animal
tonight. She muttered, "Pregnant women get hungry very quickly. And besides, I'm not
saying that on my own initiative."
"So is it my fault, then?" Aidan took out his phone without bothering to talk to her.
Seeing that he was going to dial Jonathan's number, Leanna quickly said, "No, no, no,
don't do that, President Pearson. I only said that without thinking. Let's not bother Mr. Stoll
at such a late hour."
Aidan put down his phone and stared quietly at her with his black eyes. "What do you
want, then?"
Leanna made a presumptuous request. "There are some snacks in my room… Could you
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmget them for me, President Pearson?" She'd have gone to get the snacks by herself if it
hadn't been inconvenient for her to do so during the power failure.
Aidan stood up. "Give me a minute."
Leanna responded to his indifference with a smile. "Thank you, President Pearson. They're
in a small basket on my desk. Just take a few of them as you please."
On the second floor, Leanna's desk was just under the window. Faint moonlight shone
quietly and softly on the desk, allowing Aidan to spot the basket full of snacks at a glance.
As he wasn't interested at all in choosing from the snacks, he picked up the entire basket.
However, as soon as he turned around and walked a few steps, he stepped on something.
Consequently, he took a step back and crouched down.
…
Leanna was slightly lost in thought as she put her hands on the table while looking at the
flickering candle flames before her.
Aidan's attitude toward her had started to become strange since last night. Although he
still spoke in such an offensive way, he learned to take care of her in detail. Could it be
true that we're what we eat? she thought.
Before she realized it, something was suddenly placed before her.
Leanna snapped out of her thoughts. Looking up at the basket full of snacks, she moved
her lips, wanting to say something. However, she bit back the words on the tip of her
tongue. Forget about it. It's good enough that he's willing to condescend to get the snacks
for me. Better not get ahead of myself here. A smile spread across her face. "Thank you,
President Pearson."
Aidan replied with a dark expression, "Why don't you give me less trouble instead of only
knowing to thank me?"
Leanna ignored these words right away and opened a bag of snacks. "President Pearson,
you want some?"
"Nope."
Good that you don't want to eat these. I'm just asking out of courtesy, thought Leanna as
she crunched the snacks. As she ate, she felt much better.
Aidan sat next to her while gazing at her with his black eyes. After a while, he suddenly
said, "Leanna."
"What's the matter?"
Aidan frowned slightly in the darkness while lowering his eyes to look at her belly. His thin
lips quivered for a moment, but he didn't finish his sentence in the end.
Leanna asked, "President Pearson?"
Aidan withdrew his gaze and said flatly, "Eat less of these junk foods. They're bad for your
brain."
Leanna was rendered speechless.
Just then, the pot of water on the coal stove boiled.
Leanna put down the snacks in her hand, but just as she wanted to get a basin, Aidan
stood up and disappeared into the dark. A few minutes later, he emerged with a basin of
cold water.
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