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Chapter 117
Meanwhile, in the president's office, Aidan was seated on his chair. He tapped his slender
fingers on his phone screen and raised his brows slightly. I guess that woman has a
conscience, after all. At least she bothered to ask if I'd had dinner. He gazed at the time
and rechecked his phone. He stared at the set of numbers on his screen, and massaged
his temples with two fingers for a while before he decided to dial the number. At that very
moment, someone knocked on the door.
He quickly threw his phone aside before picking up his documents and a pen. "Come in,"
he uttered as his expression turned stern. The door was pushed open, and Mia's voice
filled the room a few moments later. "President Pearson…" she muttered. He glanced in
her direction before lowering his pen and glaring at her with a hostile look on his face.
"What are you doing here?" he asked flatly.
Mia explained the reason she was there before she continued. "Everything that happened
in the past was my fault, President Pearson. I promise I won't make the same mistake. If
you could just give me one chance, I swear… I'll make good use of it."
"Why should I give you another chance?" he asked.
"I…" She bit her lip.
"I told you—I don't like manipulative and sly people. Do you really think I don't know how
you previously went to Leanna and convinced her to get a divorce with me?" he uttered in
a harsh and forbidding voice. Mia thought that they had resolved this matter in the past—
she hadn't expected him to bring it up again. His words came to her as a shock, and she
stuttered for a long time before forming a proper sentence. "I was doing it for your own
good, President Pearson… I heard that you hated her, so I—"
"Forget it." Aidan interrupted her. "Whether or not I hate her is none of your business."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMia wasn't willing to drop the topic just yet. "But President Pearson, it's true that Leanna
faked her pregnancy to get married to you. I know you don't like when others threaten you
and make decisions for you. So, I just wanted to help you resolve this issue. If Leanna
weren't guilty and hadn't used such unethical means of getting married to you, she
wouldn't have agreed to the divorce right after I uttered a few sentences," Mia pointed
out.
"Get out." Aidan's expression turned colder than before.
"President P—"
"Don't make me repeat myself," Aidan warned. Mia bit her bottom lip as she turned to
leave. Her face was drained of color.
Once she left, the whole office fell silent, and Aidan gazed out the window with a blank
look on his face. He had a sudden realization—Leanna didn't ask for the divorce just
because Mia showed up. She always had this thought, and Mia simply allowed her to
speak up. She has always played the role of a good wife in our marriage, but that's just an
act. That's why she can turn and leave without any hesitation. I've given her chances to
remarry me, yet she has always rejected such opportunities. Ultimately, she has never
loved me. She just asked if I had dinner, but I misunderstood and expected her to show up
in the middle of the night. I can't believe it. He picked up his phone and left the office
while dialing Oscar's number. "Where are you?"
…
Since Leanna claimed that she was just a passerby, the guards had no reason to let her in.
She had no choice but to wait outside the front entrance, where there were benches for
her to sit. She gave Jonathan a call with the intention of getting him to come down and
collect the food, but Jonathan didn't pick up her phone call. The weather was starting to
turn cold in recent days, so the jacket that Leanna was wearing was no match for the
harsh, cold winds in the nighttime.
She was shivering in the cold when she saw Mia walking out of the Pearson Group's front
entrance. Leanna froze for a moment, and her gaze followed Mia's figure, only looking
away after Mia got into the car. After a long while, Leanna let out a self-deprecating laugh.
That explains why the b*stard is so busy every night. It seems like he's busy dating
someone else.
Leanna rubbed her nose, which had turned numb from the cold. She walked to the nearest
trash can and left the food container beside it, but she had only turned and taken two
steps before turning back around to retrieve the container. Regardless, food is still food.
You can eat sh*t, you b*stard.
When she returned home, she sat at the dining table and shoved all the food into her
mouth out of frustration. Once she was done, she headed upstairs to sleep. Yet, she
couldn't help but feel frustrated after she lay down on her bed. How can you be so dumb,
Leanna? You know how much that b*stard, Aidan, hates you. Why do you keep allowing
yourself to be fooled by what things seem like on the surface? He's only doing all of this
for the child in my belly. Even though he got me to move in, he's still having his own fun
out there.
Leanna tossed and turned in bed without being able to fall asleep. She rolled around until
3.00AM, and she finally stood up to move around as she felt like she was still rather full.
She had just opened her bedroom door to head downstairs when she felt someone
grabbing her wrist. Moments later, a pair of lips pressed against hers. The lips tasted like
alcohol, and its touch made Leanna's mouth burn.
She wanted to wrestle her way out of Aidan's grip, but he had already pinned both her
hands above her head. He managed to hold her tight in his arms. At the same time, she
knitted her brows in pain—he had bitten her bottom lip a little too hard. Blood seeped out
from the wound on her bottom lip as her skin cracked, and the metallic taste of blood filled
both their mouths.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLeanna didn't go along with what Aidan wanted, which eventually turned him off. He took
a few steps back before pinching her chin. His words were like hail thrown in her face as
he parted his thin lips to speak. "I don't recall you being so resistant when you were in bed
with me."
Leanna's face turned red with fury. "I didn't know you had such an odd… fetish of waiting
for someone outside their room in the middle of the night, President Pearson!"
"At least you know I spent the whole night waiting for you, huh!" he retorted. Leanna felt
like he was complaining after he made a mistake. She had prepared supper for him and
braved the cold wind to send it to him while he had a lovey-dovey night with Mia in his
office. How dare he say such a thing? Who is he to question me in this situation?
Without any hesitation, Leanna turned to respond to him. "Why are you waiting for me,
President Pearson? Do you want to brag to me about how loyal and loving Mia is toward
you?"
"Did you see her?" Aidan asked after a short pause.
"I'm not blind. Of course, I saw her." Leanna took a deep breath before continuing. "Please
show our relationship some respect, President Pearson. You just returned from a date with
Mia, yet you're here to do these things to me. Don't you find yourself disgusting?"
"Are you jealous?" he asked calmly.
"I'm j—" What the f*ck?! Leanna refrained from cursing due to etiquette. "Why do you care
so much otherwise?" he asked when he saw her keeping quiet.
Leanna gritted her teeth. "I don't care about her. I just find your behavior really shameful,
President Pearson. It makes me feel—"
Aidan didn't want to hear her explanation. "Do you care about her existence, or are you
bothered because I came home to look for you after I met up with her?" he asked.
"Is there a difference?" Leanna retorted harshly.
"How is it the same?" Aidan glared at the woman with an icy gaze. "Do you like me,
Leanna?" he questioned after a few seconds.
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