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Chapter 243
Two days went by in the blink of an eye and it was time to leave. Leanna stared tenderly at the baby in
the crib smiling happily at her, but she did not want to leave.
Aidan walked to her side and comforted her, "I told you we could secretly take him away if you really
don't want to leave him."
Her eyes twitched. "Shut up."
Then, she took a deep breath before looking at Naomi. "Ms. Fletcher, I'm leaving now. I'll come to visit
when I have the time."
Naomi nodded. "Have a safe journey."
After exiting the patio, Leanna just so happened to see Wendy talking to the neighbor that had not
moved out at the gate. She went over and asked with concern, "Ms. Shaffer, is your cold better?"
Hearing that, Wendy coughed and answered her, "Yea, it's better. Um. Thank you for helping me these
last two days, Leanna."
Leanna shook her head with a smile. "No problems, Ms. Shaffer. It's my pleasure."
She was filled with happiness these two days.
Wendy looked at the luggage in her hands and asked, "Are you guys leaving now? Why don't you stay
for two more days?"
"We can't. I've got work to handle. I'll come next time."
"Sure. Of course. I won't hold you up then. Have a safe journey."
Leanna nodded at her and left as she pulled the luggage behind her. However, she took two steps and
heard the neighbor beside Wendy whispering, "Is Leanna going to leave just like that? She's just going
to dump the child here and not care anymore?"
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLeanna paused in her tracks and heard Wendy's constant coughing before she could turn around.
Wendy raised her voice and explained, "Oh my. This cold is so annoying. If it wasn't for Naomi and
Leanna helping to care for my grandson, I wouldn't know what to do."
Then, nothing was heard anymore.
So, Leanna thought that she must have heard it wrongly.
…
After returning to Highside, Leanna collected her luggage and walked out straight.
Aidan glanced to the side and Jonathan got his signal before walking briskly toward her. "Ma—Miss
McKinney, let me send you home."
"Thanks, but no thanks. My friend is here to pick me up." Aidan's face instantly went cold at her words.
Jonathan tried to salvage the situation. "Miss McKinney, why don't you ask your friend to stay home?
Air pollution is a huge thing now. It's everyone's job to protect the environment."
She was speechless and turned her head to look at him. "Have you ever considered changing your job,
Mr. Stoll?"
"Um… not at the moment."
Then, Leanna suggested earnestly to him, "I'll advise you to change as soon as you can. If not, with the
stress at such a young age, all your hair is going to fall off."
Jonathan was stunned and could not reply.
She said what she wanted as she turned around and left quickly.
Jonathan gave a fake cough and returned to Aidan's side. "President Pearson, I…"
He tried his best.
Aidan looked at Leanna's leaving back and licked his lips. "Fine."
It was his first time experiencing her smart mouth.
The sky was dark when she exited the terminal and Zoe's car appeared before her within two minutes.
After she placed the luggage at the back, she opened the passenger seat and got on. "Did you wait for
long?"
Zoe replied, "Nope. I just got here a couple of minutes ago. So, how was the trip? Did that b*stard
make it hard for you?"
Leanna shook her head. "No."
Except for the fact that he forced her to go to the love lock bridge and some other random things, he
was normal the next two days and stayed at home with her taking care of the baby.
Zoe mumbled and she drove, "I never thought that there'll be times he's normal. At least he's not being
secretive anymore."
Leanna could not catch her words. "Who's being secretive?"
Realizing that she said that out loud, Zoe gave a dry laugh and changed the topic, "No… I was just
saying. Oh right, what did you do there? Was it fun?"
Now, it was Leanna's turn to be silent.
After a while, she replied, "I didn't do anything. I was just taking care of a baby."
Zoe's eyes widened in disbelief. "Taking care of a baby? What baby?"
Then, Leanna let out a long breath. "There was a lady neighbor whose son just had a second child, but
did not have time to care for the child. So, he asked her to help. When I arrived, Ms. Shaffer got sick
and was afraid of infecting the child, So, she asked Ms. Fletcher to help take care of the baby. I helped
out since I was there as well."
Zoe took her time taking in the information. This excuse was a little absurd.
Then, she asked, "Nana, how old was the child?"
"I didn't ask, but he looked really small. So, he's probably just a month old."
That made Zoe even more confused. "Wait, no. A one-month-old baby and his parents just dumped
him at his grandma's place? Wouldn't they usually wait until the baby is weaned? Besides, wouldn't
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthey ask the grandma to go to their place and not leave the child there without them?"
Hearing that, Leanna was stunned. If Zoe didn't bring this up, she never thought of this problem.
The baby had been by Naomi's side these two days and Wendy would come over once in a while.
However, she felt that Wendy wasn't as close to the baby and Naomi seemed more comfortable taking
care of the baby.
Even though Wendy was sick, it still didn't make sense.
This problem was bugging Leanna until she arrived home and arranged her clothes in the wardrobe.
Suddenly, she saw a baby's shirt in the corner and a crazy thought flashed across her mind.
The baby without a name, the pile of baby products in Naomi's house, and Aidan asking her twice if
she wanted to sneak the baby away.
Based on Aidan's personality, he didn't like children. However, he was patient this time and spent two
days with her taking care of the baby without any complaints.
Moreover, he was familiar when he held the baby too.
Besides that, there were those clothes in the wardrobe and the words the neighbor and Wendy said
when she left.
Everything was strange and she could not help but suspect.
She grabbed a jacket and turned around to the door.
Zoe was brushing her teeth when she heard the sound and came out from the bathroom to see Leanna
putting on her shoes and asked, "Nana, where are you going so late at night?"
She rushed out, "I need to go Weavside."
“Didn't you just come back? Did you forget something?"
"No. I need to confirm one thing."
It was the first time Zoe saw Leanna with such a worried and urgent look in her eyes. She took out her
toothbrush and ran into the bathroom. "It's hard to get a cab so late. Wait for me. I'll go with you."
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