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Chapter 34
After hearing that, Zoe recalled the scene she witnessed in the ward by chance last night
and she was hesitating whether to tell Leanna about how that b*stard kissed her while she
was fast asleep.
After hearing that, Zoe recalled the scene she witnessed in the ward by chance last night
and she was hesitating whether to tell Leanna about how that b*stard kissed her while she
was fast asleep.
As such, she decided to test the waters first. "I saw Aidan yesterday. Did he say anything
to you?"
Leanna felt helpless at the mention of him. "It's nothing. He told me to return his money
and that Zayn will never marry a divorcée like me."
"Has he lost his mind?"
"To be honest, I think he's been acting strange after the divorce."
Knock. Knock.
A knock resounded on the door, interrupting the conversation and drawing their attention.
Standing by the door was a woman carrying a bouquet while wearing a pair of sunglasses
and a mask.
Zoe stared at the unknown woman for a while before recognizing her identity. "Daphne?"
Daphne took off the mask before closing the door and waving at them. "Hey guys. I'm
here to visit."
She and Zoe had worked together before for a few cover shoots and advertisements.
Although they were not that close, they could be considered as acquaintances. Even so,
she had nothing to do with Leanna, which confused Zoe as to why she would visit.
Daphne arranged the flowers into the vase while explaining, "I heard that the designer of
Lux Jewelry has been hospitalized, so I decided to pay her a visit as I have some free time
today. How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine. Thanks." Leanna nodded as she was well-informed of how Daphne had lent a
hand for the last two rounds of the runway last night.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn actuality, Daphne was only doing someone a favor.
Jonathan spent the whole night racking his brain in order to come up with a solution. Yet,
the employees, including Leanna, had totally mistaken that Aidan's feelings were directed
to Mia instead of Leanna.
Therefore, Jonathan had to explain the situation to Leanna before leveling with his boss.
Otherwise, he might be pushed off the building by a furious Aidan from the president's
office.
Thus, Daphne, who was merely roaming around in the company before her vacation,
became his last strand of hope.
Given how she would retaliate against Aidan at times, Jonathan reckoned that she and
Leanna would manage to get along well. Moreover, Leanna would definitely treat her with
courtesy due to her contribution last night.
As for Daphne, Aidan's sudden yet confident statement of how someone was peeking at
him in addition to the call for help last night had successfully piqued her interest. Her
purpose of stopping by was to simply quench her curiosity.
After hearing that, Zoe recalled the scene she witnessed in the ward by chance last night
and she was hesitating whether to tell Leanna about how that b*stard kissed her while she
was fast asleep.
"Don't be such a stranger. My schedule is quite lenient today anyway. By the way, I heard
that the Pearson Group had chosen the designer as the winner. Did you receive anything?"
She grinned.
Leanna and Zoe were equally baffled by the question.
Zoe responded first, "Isn't that bast—President Pearson trying to support Mia with that
superficial reason? Why would he give it to the designer?"
"I'm not sure either. I heard it by chance."
"You must've got it wrong. That bast—President Pearson has been offering a lot of benefits
to Lux Jewelry because of Mia. He's not that generous."
"True." Daphne nodded approvingly before saying implicitly, "But he did help Lux Jewelry
through sending the PR team as help. It's proof that he's kind-hearted and he knows how
to make up for his mistakes."
Her abrupt assertion had successfully made both Leanna and Zoe speechless.
Still, she could not find a better way to put it into implicit words. It was either Jonathan's
way of expression was confusing or she was not clever enough to read it between lines.
'Let Leanna know that President Pearson is doing all these for her, but do not flatter her
vanity.' Is this even human language? It's obvious that Aidan is the one sending the
message.
Meanwhile, Leanna kept silent for a moment before veering the subject. "Would you like
some grapes?"
No matter what kind of feelings Aidan had for Mia, she was not curious in the slightest as
both of them were toxic enough to make a good match for themselves.
Daphne was stunned, but soon comprehended her intentions. "Yes."
She took a seat and after that, the trio no longer mentioned Aidan and Mia.
Even though Daphne's hands were busy shoving the grapes into her mouth, her brain cells
were being fried as she was trying to find a way to bring up that sensitive topic. Yet, she
was not a professional negotiator; she did not have the ability to convey the message
properly without straining the atmosphere.
Besides, Leanna's avoidance was not helping at all. Thus, Daphne figured that it would be
tactless of her to rub salt to the wound as a mere visitor.
A couple of minutes later, a burdened Daphne was full because of the grapes. "I gotta go
now. Wishing you a speedy recovery."
Leanna smiled. "Thanks for dropping by."
Zoe rose from her seat. "I'll send you off."
After leaving the room, Daphne could not smother her curiosity any longer. "Does Miss
McKinney despise President Pearson that much?"
"Don't be such a stranger. My schedule is quite lenient today anyway. By the way, I heard
that the Pearson Group had chosen the designer as the winner. Did you receive anything?"
She grinned.
"Not to that extent, but she doesn't want to have anything to do with him anymore."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Not to that extent, but she doesn't want to have anything to do with him anymore."
"That's understandable, judging by how selfish he can be sometimes. The way he speaks
and deals with things is always extreme. Anyone with a fragile heart will surely cry after
talking to him for two seconds."
Knowing that Daphne would talk bad about Aidan behind his back, Zoe spoke up for
Leanna, "Not only that, he only has his eyes for money. I've never seen someone as thrifty
as him. I can't wait to see his son calling another man 'daddy'."
Daphne was surprised by the sudden news. "Huh?"
It was not until then did Zoe realize that she had almost let it slip through her tongue at
the spur of the moment. She tried to gloss it over by adding, "It's just an analogy. Anyway,
karma will find its way to him and Mia!"
At long last, Daphne's footsteps came to a halt as she attempted to give the last shot to
accomplish her mission once again. "I heard that there's nothing going on between
President Pearson and Mia. She's not the reason to why he's been favoring Lux Jewelry
these days, but—"
"I know. He's trying to drive Leanna out of Lux Jewelry, isn't he? That explains why he's so
eager about it." Zoe was serious. Why can't he just let her go even after the divorce?
Ridiculous.
At that, Daphne laughed half-heartedly. Is it such a traumatic experience to be with
President Pearson? It seems like… the plan of dropping by has backfired, though.
She relayed the disheartening news to Jonathan, who had the urge to jump off the building
from the president's office by himself without dirtying Aidan's hands.
After a whole thirty minutes, he mustered the courage to knock on the door to the
president's office. He reported today's work before informing very gingerly, "President
Pearson, about the Lux Jewelry—"
"Why do you keep bringing up a collaboration from a few years back? If you like that place
that much, I'll be glad to receive a resignation letter from you."
Jonathan zipped his lips immediately. President Pearson is in a bad mood today.
When the poor Jonathan left the office with careful steps, Aidan placed the pen down and
tore the paper, which had his name wrongly written on, before crumpling and tossing it
into the trash bin.
Leanna McKinney, do you think that the score is settled after returning the money? How
dare you block me on Twitter!
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