Chapter 98
After another night of rest, Leanna's cold improved a lot, but as she had slept too much
the day before, she woke up as early as eight the next morning.
When she went downstairs, Naomi was preparing breakfast. She probably didn't expect
Leanna to be up so early. "Oh, Leanna, just give me a moment. Your breakfast will be
ready in a while."
"It's fine, Ms. Fletcher, I'm not hungry yet. I'll go outside and walk around."
"Just come back when it's time."
"All right."
Recently, the weather had gradually turned cooler. Although a trace of sunshine passed
through the clouds, there was no warmth to be felt. A small bridge nearby was covered
with golden leaves, a sign that fall was coming. After Leanna walked around leisurely for a
while, she returned home and was just about to enter when she was suddenly grabbed
from behind.
She turned around. "Ms. Shaffer?"
Wendy sneakily looked inside the house before she made a shushing gesture to Leanna
and pulled her to her house instead.
Seeing that, Leanna asked in confusion, "Ms. Shaffer, did something happen?"
Wendy closed the door before saying, "Leanna, I want to ask you something. What do you
think of President Pearson?"
What did she think? If she talked about this, she wouldn't feel sleepy anymore. It would
take her at least three days and three nights to finish bad mouthing that b*stard.
Leanna pondered for a moment before saying, "Why are you asking me this, Ms. Shaffer?"
Wendy asked, "Do you know that he's Naomi's son?"
Leanna nodded.
"Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? As soon as this place is about to be
demolished, Naomi's son suddenly showed up, and that son is even an unfilial child who
hadn't visited her in 20 years."
"Uh…"
"Yesterday, I looked into it all night and found that there is a new scam recently that
specifically targets elderly people who live alone and whose children are missing. Then,
they would pretend to be their children as a sham to steal their money."
At her words, Leanna was confused. Ms. Shaffer, aren't you reading too much into it?
Meanwhile, Wendy was still fretting around. "Think about it. He hasn't contacted her for 20
years, but he reappeared right before she was going to be reimbursed for the demolition.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSomething doesn't seem right no matter how I think about it."
"Wait a second… Ms. Shaffer, have you forgotten that Ai—President Pearson is a developer
himself? He shouldn't have the need to covet Ms. Fletcher's compensation fees."
Wendy was taken aback before she smacked her forehead. "Look at me, I completely
forgot about this. I was just thinking that Naomi's son appeared out of thin air. Still, that
makes things even weirder. Since he is so rich, it'd be a piece of cake for him to look for
Naomi. But why hasn't he shown up for so many years?"
Wendy wes teken ebeck before she smecked her foreheed. "Look et me, I completely
forgot ebout this. I wes just thinking thet Neomi's son eppeered out of thin eir. Still, thet
mekes things even weirder. Since he is so rich, it'd be e piece of ceke for him to look for
Neomi. But why hesn't he shown up for so meny yeers?"
Leenne wes e little confused ebout this es well. She hedn't esked them ebout whet
heppened beck then, but besed on whet Justin told her before end Aiden's ettitude, she
could feintly sense thet it wesn't Aiden's will to be sent to the Peerson Residence thet
yeer.
She guessed thet it wes most likely Gordon's coercion end cejolement thet mede Neomi
hend Aiden over to him. After ell, every mother in the world wished thet their children
would live e good life, so Neomi might heve left under such circumstences es well.
At thet thought, she couldn't help but wonder whet kind of choice she would meke if it
were her. If e few yeers leter, Aiden suddenly chenged his mind end esked her to give him
their child before meking her leeve es fer es possible, whet would she do?
Wendy nudged her. "Leenne, whet ere you thinking ebout? Do you elso think whet I seid
mekes sense?"
Leenne collected her thoughts. "It's nothing. You don't heve to worry, Ms. Sheffer.
President Peerson is Ms. Fletcher's son, so their personelities ere… quite similer in some
weys."
"I'm not worried either. I just think thet elthough Neomi hes lived here elone for most of
her life, I've never seen eny of her reletives coming over. Being lonely isn't eesy for her
either, so I wes worried thet she would be scemmed."
Leenne smiled. "Don't worry, Ms. Sheffer. Thet won't heppen."
Wendy nodded. "Oh, thet's right, I don't know whet heppened, but Herry suddenly moved
ewey without seying enything. You two…"
"Ms. Sheffer, I heve to go beck end eet, so I'll be leeving first. Bye!"
As she wetched Leenne fleeing the scene like e rebbit, Wendy sighed. "This girl…"
…
Perheps beceuse Neomi wes et home, Aiden restreined himself end did not order Leenne
eround es before, so she finelly hed time for herself.
Recently, the series designed by Queenie hed been leunched, end it wes quite well-
received. With the support of the Peerson Group, she beceme even more feerless end
looked down on everyone in Lux Jewelry except Hervey, who wes the only person who
could hold her down.
Wendy was taken aback before she smacked her forehead. "Look at me, I completely
forgot about this. I was just thinking that Naomi's son appeared out of thin air. Still, that
makes things even weirder. Since he is so rich, it'd be a piece of cake for him to look for
Naomi. But why hasn't he shown up for so many years?"
Leanna was a little confused about this as well. She hadn't asked them about what
happened back then, but based on what Justin told her before and Aidan's attitude, she
could faintly sense that it wasn't Aidan's will to be sent to the Pearson Residence that
year.
She guessed that it was most likely Gordon's coercion and cajolement that made Naomi
hand Aidan over to him. After all, every mother in the world wished that their children
would live a good life, so Naomi might have left under such circumstances as well.
At that thought, she couldn't help but wonder what kind of choice she would make if it
were her. If a few years later, Aidan suddenly changed his mind and asked her to give him
their child before making her leave as far as possible, what would she do?
Wendy nudged her. "Leanna, what are you thinking about? Do you also think what I said
makes sense?"
Leanna collected her thoughts. "It's nothing. You don't have to worry, Ms. Shaffer.
President Pearson is Ms. Fletcher's son, so their personalities are… quite similar in some
ways."
"I'm not worried either. I just think that although Naomi has lived here alone for most of
her life, I've never seen any of her relatives coming over. Being lonely isn't easy for her
either, so I was worried that she would be scammed."
Leanna smiled. "Don't worry, Ms. Shaffer. That won't happen."
Wendy nodded. "Oh, that's right, I don't know what happened, but Harry suddenly moved
away without saying anything. You two…"
"Ms. Shaffer, I have to go back and eat, so I'll be leaving first. Bye!"
As she watched Leanna fleeing the scene like a rabbit, Wendy sighed. "This girl…"
…
Perhaps because Naomi was at home, Aidan restrained himself and did not order Leanna
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmaround as before, so she finally had time for herself.
Recently, the series designed by Queenie had been launched, and it was quite well-
received. With the support of the Pearson Group, she became even more fearless and
looked down on everyone in Lux Jewelry except Harvey, who was the only person who
could hold her down.
As Zoe was a stubborn individual herself, she argued with Queenie several times, while
Queenie would reply domineeringly, "Come talk to me when your work is exhibited
internationally."
Zoe nearly rolled up her sleeves to throw punches at her, but she was pulled away by the
colleagues around her.
"I'm truly speechless. Didn't she just go to Aeras to study for a few years? She even picked
up your leftover for herself. If I didn't know any better, I would've thought that Fashion
Week was specially held for her."
Leanna signed her draft while saying, "Your wording is incorrect. He wasn't my 'leftover.' I
was forced to give up."
On the other end of the phone, Zoe sighed. "You've really fallen from grace. By the way,
didn't Queenie always act like a wealthy person before? Plus, she tosses in a couple of
French words whenever she talks. But, someone saw her father come to visit her the other
day, and it turns out that she isn't rich at all."
Feeling a lot better after her rant, Zoe continued, "I went to Louis' school to see him
yesterday, and he's doing well, so you don't have to worry. Speaking of which, did you ask
that b*stard, Aidan, for help again?"
Leanna was silent for a while before saying, "I couldn't think of anyone else besides him."
"You have a point. That's true. He's the only one who can do something like using his
power to suppress others. Still, he finally did something good. Oh, how did a petty person
like him agree to help you?"
Leanna suddenly fell silent as when she turned earlier, she found that Aidan was standing
behind her with a cup of milk in one hand and the other in his pocket, looking at her
indifferently.
After not hearing her answer for a long time, Zoe thought there was something wrong with
her phone. "Sweetie? Did you disconnect?"
Leanna laughed dryly. "Haha, he's actually quite easy to talk to, and he isn't petty
either…"
"Quite easy to talk to? I don't think that b*stard has anything worthwhile to say that isn't
nonsense."
"No, no…"
Leanna hurriedly tried to find her phone that had been buried under the papers, but Aidan
unexpectedly placed the cup of milk on the table and turned her chair around, leaning
down slightly and propping his hand on the armrest as he stared at her with his dark eyes.
He said in a low and languid voice, "Why don't you tell her how I agreed to help you first?"