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Chapter 111
Anthony said coldly, "When did I bad-mouth her? I'm just telling the truth! Do you think
she did all that for you? She's just trying to ruin our relationship because her life sucks
now!"
Zoe did not expect him to say such shameless words, and she scoffed in anger. "So, are
you saying that she forced you to cheat on me? Did she have a knife on your neck or
something?"
Anthony just stayed silent. He had always thought he could be with Zoe forever if Leanna
had not caught him and Jeanette. As for Jeanette's existence, that would not hinder him
from being in a relationship with Zoe.
"Am I wrong? Zayn is now engaged to another woman, and her dreams of marrying a rich
man have been crushed! That's why she wants to drag you down into her miserable life
with her. Zoe, you're too naive. Think about this. Why would a pregnant woman be afraid
of other people finding out about her pregnancy? Because she probably had an affair, and
the baby is merely an illegitimate b*stard!"
His words made Zoe blow up. "What the h*ll are you saying?"
She was about to dash toward him, but Leanna pulled her back as she looked at Anthony,
saying, "You don't need to push all the blame on me. Yes, I found out about your affair, but
how am I the one in the wrong when you were basically swaggering around the entire
town with your mistress?"
Zoe said, "I must've been blind to have loved a lowlife like you for so many years! Ugh, I'm
so disgusted!"
His expression turned nasty upon hearing what she said and he warned her, "Mind your
words! Or you'll have to face the consequences!"
At this time, someone from the crowd splashed a cup of coffee toward Anthony and
Jeanette.
Anthony was fine as only half of his sleeve was stained with coffee, but for Jeanette,
someone splashed her entire face with coffee.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Ahhhhhh!"
Following Jeanette's pained scream, Leanna pulled Zoe with her as they left the scene.
It was unnecessary for the two ladies to start a fight with Anthony because they would not
have the upper hand if that happened.
Zoe was still furious even after they left the sales office. "How could that lowlife sprout so
much nonsense? Every time I think about how I've dated him for five years, I feel
nauseous. I think I can even puke the food I ate last week because of it."
As she said, she turned to look at Leanna. "Nana, don't take his nonsense to heart."
Leanna smiled. "I won't. Don't worry about it."
Zoe was about to speak when someone patted her shoulder. She turned around and saw a
person with a mask and a cap standing there.
It then hit Zoe that they invited Daphne too when they went out earlier.
Daphne came over right after work. She had been waiting by the sales office for quite
some time, but they were nowhere in sight, so when she heard a commotion inside the
office, she went in and took a look.
That was when she spotted Leanna and Zoe.
Leanna suddenly realized something and asked, "Were you the one who splashed the
coffee?"
Daphne blinked innocently as she replied, "Yeah. I just bought it, so it's still hot."
All of a sudden, Zoe felt that all her anger had dissipated. "Come on, let's celebrate. Lunch
is on me."
…
Jonathan knocked and entered the president's office of Pearson Group. "President Pearson,
there's a bit of a situation at our sales office in Stusford."
Aidan put his pen down and looked at him coldly.
Jonathan could feel chills at the base of his spine. He had a feeling that if he did not give
Aidan a satisfactory answer today, his career might just end right there and then.
Stusford was a new housing area developed by the real estate company under Pearson
Group. Their problems should not be reported to the headquarters, especially when it was
merely an argument among its clients.
However, the problem was that Jonathan had to constantly monitor Leanna's whereabouts.
Why is my life so difficult? He coughed, took out his phone, and opened the video of the
security footage at the site. Then, after placing his phone on Aidan's desk, he took two
steps back.
The video was about five minutes long. However, it was noisy because there were too
many people, so it was difficult to hear anything clearly.
Thanks to Zoe's anger, though, Aidan managed to hear Anthony say the words,
'illegitimate b*stard'.
His expression did not change much after watching the video. He returned the phone and
asked, "Where's Leanna now?"
"She went for lunch with her friend and Daphne."
"I see she still has the time to relax. Get rid of the security footage and find out who was
at the office today. Make sure that the other Pearsons don't hear about this."
"Got it."
Just as Jonathan was about to leave, Aidan spoke again. "Which company is he from?"
He understood who Aidan was referring to quickly. "He's a capable employee from United
Corporation. Last year, he was sent abroad to study and was promoted to a manager as
soon as he returned."
"That's good. Make a call to United Corporation's president. Tell him I'm interested in the
project he mentioned last time and invite him for dinner tonight."
"I'll get it done right now."
"Hold on." Aidan looked at him, expressionless. Then, after a few seconds, he finally said,
"Just tell me it's about Leanna next time. You don't need to beat around the bush."
Jonathan was rendered speechless. If only he knew I did that because he couldn't admit
that he cared about her.
Before he replied, Aidan averted his gaze and said in a cold tone this time, "I'm not
concerned about her. It's just that it's not a good time for the Pearsons to find out about
her pregnancy now."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe said, "President Pearson, I understand."
Great. President Pearson even knows how to find an excuse for himself now.
Once he left, Aidan picked up his phone and called Leanna. Then, he asked monotonously,
"What are you doing now?'
On the other side of the phone, Leanna said, "I'm having lunch with my friends…"
"Oh. Is it Gigi?"
She did not know what to say. Why does he still remember this? He's so petty.
She laughed awkwardly, ignoring his question. "President Pearson, what can I help you
with?"
"Before you ask me that, shouldn't you tell me what you did today?"
Aidan sounded as if he cared about her. If it were any other girls, that would be what their
boyfriends ask them on a daily basis. However, she could sense that he did not ask her
out of concern for her.
After a moment of silence, Leanna said, "I was shopping with my friends—"
He interrupted her. "How did you make your pregnancy known to hundreds of people
through shopping?'
She did not expect that he would quickly find out about the incident. She was stunned for
a few seconds before she asked, "President Pearson, you already know about it?"
"Why don't you bring a microphone with you the next time you go out? You can announce
it to the whole world and even learn just how fast words can get around."
Leanna knew she was in the wrong, so she could only say softly, "I'm sorry. I didn't know
this would happen."
His voice was cold. "What's the point of apologizing now? Why didn't you think before you
acted earlier?"
Her head bowed down, and she said nothing more. She did not do it on purpose and did
not expect such an incident to happen today either.
After a moment, he said again, "Leanna. Although we're divorced, you were still once my
wife."
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