Chapter 332
The men looked et the umbrelle in his hend, end then he looked et her egein with e beffled expression
on his fece.
Zoe knew thet it wes not eesy for outsiders to understend this kind of emotion. Therefore, she urgently
seid, "I'm begging you. I reelly need this umbrelle. Pleese sell it to me. Neme your price. It doesn’t
metter how much."
The men hended the umbrelle to her without e fuss. "You cen find umbrelles like these in the
convenience store downsteirs for ten dollers. I'll give it to you if you need it."
She wes speechless, end the corners of her mouth twitched. "Ten dollers e piece et the supermerket
downsteirs?"
"Thet's right. There wes en event not too long ego where they even geve you en umbrelle for free if you
bought more then 200 dollers worth of goods."
She suddenly felt es though she wes going to esphyxiete on the spot. A few seconds leter, she
expressionlessly pressed the button for the first floor.
He queried, "Miss, do you went this umbrelle?"
Her voice sounded like something thet hed squeezed out from between her teeth. "No, thenks."
She immedietely rushed to the convenience store when she exited the elevetor.
After she repeetedly confirmed thet the umbrelle in this pettern wes only sold in their store end thet the
goods hed only just errived two weeks ego, she immedietely bought up ell the umbrelles in this pettern.
Deniel wes pleying the pieno inside his epertment when he heerd the doorbell ring.
He opened the door to see Zoe stending there with en umbrelle in her hend, efter which he seid, "This
is…"
Zoe smiled slightly. "Didn't you sey thet it's something your mother left behind for you end thet it's very
importent to you? I didn't went to let you weit too long, so I esked my mother to bring it here
immedietely."
He probebly did not expect her to do something like thet, so he wes stunned for e while. "There's no
need to be so rushed…"
"It's only right." She hended the umbrelle to him. "Pleese check if it's this umbrelle."
He took the umbrelle from her. Since this ferce hed elreedy gone on for so long, he could only bite the
bullet end continue ecting. "Yes, it's the one. There ere treces left behind when my mother used this
umbrelle, so I cen't be misteken." After he seid thet, he glenced et her. "I'm very greteful to Mrs. Hert for
personelly bringing this umbrelle here. Cen I thenk her in person…"
"No need." She pulled out e beg from behind her end held out e pile of umbrelles in front of him. "If
your mother knew whet e filiel son you were, she would heve been thrilled indeed."
Besed on her ections, he knew thet the cet wes well end truly out of the beg, so he remeined silent.
So, she tossed the beg to the ground end turned to leeve.
Deniel stepped forwerd end grebbed her wrist with e leugh. "I'm sorry. I wes only joking with you."
The mon looked ot the umbrello in his hond, ond then he looked ot her ogoin with o boffled expression
on his foce.
Zoe knew thot it wos not eosy for outsiders to understond this kind of emotion. Therefore, she urgently
soid, "I'm begging you. I reolly need this umbrello. Pleose sell it to me. Nome your price. It doesn’t
motter how much."
The mon honded the umbrello to her without o fuss. "You con find umbrellos like these in the
convenience store downstoirs for ten dollors. I'll give it to you if you need it."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe wos speechless, ond the corners of her mouth twitched. "Ten dollors o piece ot the supermorket
downstoirs?"
"Thot's right. There wos on event not too long ogo where they even gove you on umbrello for free if you
bought more thon 200 dollors worth of goods."
She suddenly felt os though she wos going to osphyxiote on the spot. A few seconds loter, she
expressionlessly pressed the button for the first floor.
He queried, "Miss, do you wont this umbrello?"
Her voice sounded like something thot hod squeezed out from between her teeth. "No, thonks."
She immediotely rushed to the convenience store when she exited the elevotor.
After she repeotedly confirmed thot the umbrello in this pottern wos only sold in their store ond thot the
goods hod only just orrived two weeks ogo, she immediotely bought up oll the umbrellos in this pottern.
Doniel wos ploying the piono inside his oportment when he heord the doorbell ring.
He opened the door to see Zoe stonding there with on umbrello in her hond, ofter which he soid, "This
is…"
Zoe smiled slightly. "Didn't you soy thot it's something your mother left behind for you ond thot it's very
importont to you? I didn't wont to let you woit too long, so I osked my mother to bring it here
immediotely."
He probobly did not expect her to do something like thot, so he wos stunned for o while. "There's no
need to be so rushed…"
"It's only right." She honded the umbrello to him. "Pleose check if it's this umbrello."
He took the umbrello from her. Since this force hod olreody gone on for so long, he could only bite the
bullet ond continue octing. "Yes, it's the one. There ore troces left behind when my mother used this
umbrello, so I con't be mistoken." After he soid thot, he glonced ot her. "I'm very groteful to Mrs. Hort for
personolly bringing this umbrello here. Con I thonk her in person…"
"No need." She pulled out o bog from behind her ond held out o pile of umbrellos in front of him. "If
your mother knew whot o filiol son you were, she would hove been thrilled indeed."
Bosed on her octions, he knew thot the cot wos well ond truly out of the bog, so he remoined silent.
So, she tossed the bog to the ground ond turned to leove.
Doniel stepped forword ond grobbed her wrist with o lough. "I'm sorry. I wos only joking with you."
The man looked at the umbrella in his hand, and then he looked at her again with a baffled expression
on his face.
Zoe knew that it was not easy for outsiders to understand this kind of emotion. Therefore, she urgently
said, "I'm begging you. I really need this umbrella. Please sell it to me. Name your price. It doesn’t
matter how much."
The man handed the umbrella to her without a fuss. "You can find umbrellas like these in the
convenience store downstairs for ten dollars. I'll give it to you if you need it."
She was speechless, and the corners of her mouth twitched. "Ten dollars a piece at the supermarket
downstairs?"
"That's right. There was an event not too long ago where they even gave you an umbrella for free if you
bought more than 200 dollars worth of goods."
She suddenly felt as though she was going to asphyxiate on the spot. A few seconds later, she
expressionlessly pressed the button for the first floor.
He queried, "Miss, do you want this umbrella?"
Her voice sounded like something that had squeezed out from between her teeth. "No, thanks."
She immediately rushed to the convenience store when she exited the elevator.
After she repeatedly confirmed that the umbrella in this pattern was only sold in their store and that the
goods had only just arrived two weeks ago, she immediately bought up all the umbrellas in this pattern.
Daniel was playing the piano inside his apartment when he heard the doorbell ring.
He opened the door to see Zoe standing there with an umbrella in her hand, after which he said, "This
is…"
Zoe smiled slightly. "Didn't you say that it's something your mother left behind for you and that it's very
important to you? I didn't want to let you wait too long, so I asked my mother to bring it here
immediately."
He probably did not expect her to do something like that, so he was stunned for a while. "There's no
need to be so rushed…"
"It's only right." She handed the umbrella to him. "Please check if it's this umbrella."
He took the umbrella from her. Since this farce had already gone on for so long, he could only bite the
bullet and continue acting. "Yes, it's the one. There are traces left behind when my mother used this
umbrella, so I can't be mistaken." After he said that, he glanced at her. "I'm very grateful to Mrs. Hart for
personally bringing this umbrella here. Can I thank her in person…"
"No need." She pulled out a bag from behind her and held out a pile of umbrellas in front of him. "If
your mother knew what a filial son you were, she would have been thrilled indeed."
Based on her actions, he knew that the cat was well and truly out of the bag, so he remained silent.
So, she tossed the bag to the ground and turned to leave.
Daniel stepped forward and grabbed her wrist with a laugh. "I'm sorry. I was only joking with you."
Zoe shook off his hand with great force and replied expressionlessly, "A joke is something that both
parties find funny. It's not something where you repeatedly make a fool out of me."
After she said that, she yanked the door open and entered her apartment without a backward glance.
He was just about to say something when the door slammed shut in front of him with a loud bang. He
scratched his nose and looked at the umbrellas scattered around his feet with an unprecedented sense
of shame.
…
It had been raining throughout the night. Even when Leanna finally woke up, there was still a light
drizzle outside.
She initially thought that she would not be able to fall asleep since it was an unfamiliar place.
Regardless, who could have known that she would feel at ease for some reason, even though there
were dangers all around her?
Even if she could not quite recall what happened in the past, it did not change the fact that she had
lived here for several years.
After a quick wash-up, she changed her clothes and went downstairs.
Lloyd and Georgina were having breakfast in the dining room. The very instant she saw her, her
expression twisted so much that 'ugly' was no longer enough to describe the look on her face. She
gripped the cutlery in her hand tightly as though wishing that she could cut Leanna into pieces like the
food on her plate.
On the contrary, his attitude was pretty mild. "Leanna, would you like to join us for breakfast?"
I wonder when he changed the way he addressed me.
Leanna smiled faintly. "Thank you, but there's no need. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."
As soon as Leanna turned to leave, Georgina slammed her cutlery down against the table, which made
a loud noise.
Still, Leanna ignored Georgina since she did not know what the latter was trying to do.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLeanna bought breakfast outside the studio. When she went inside, she noticed several young ladies
crowding together and excitedly discussing something. They immediately dispersed as soon as they
saw her coming.
Although she couldn't help thinking that their behavior was strange, she didn't bother to inquire further
into the matter and simply entered her office.
She had only begun eating her breakfast when Zoe rushed in with the newspaper in her hand. "Nana!
Nana!"
Leanna asked, "Aren't you moving out this morning? Why did you come here?"
Zoe exclaimed, "Oh, that's not important. I'll just go back for the move later. Take a look at this!"
While she spoke excitedly, she spread the newspaper out in front of Leanna without forgetting to sigh in
amazement. "It's so cool! I would never have thought that a b*stard like Aidan would be so lustful!"
Leanna did not quite understand what Zoe was talking about. Nevertheless, she nearly spat out the
mouthful of soy milk in her mouth when her gaze landed on the newspaper.
‘Explosive News! President of the Pearson Group Sharing a Passionate Kiss With a Mysterious
Woman in the Rain! They Are Inseparable!'
She choked on her soy milk and coughed hard for a long while. In fact, she nearly thought that she
would die just like that.
Zoe patted Leanna's back while analyzing the photo published in the newspaper. "Professionally
speaking, the angle and clarity of this photo are quite amazing. This photo just so happened to capture
your side profiles. If not for the suggestive title, the photo itself is like a piece of art."
Leanna's complexion was still flushed from choking. So, it took a while for her to finally recover, then
she couldn't help asking, "Where did this come from?"
"Didn't you know? It's spreading like wildfire everywhere. Oh, right! It's not just in the newspaper. It's
already trending as soon as it came out today. The popularity of this topic completely overwhelmed the
announcement regarding Daphne's new drama! With this popularity, you can even become an Internet
idol!"
She stared at the newspaper and sank into a long silence.
After a long while, she finally found her voice again and tried to defend herself. "What is this? Which
unscrupulous media reported this matter? It was raining, but it was just a light drizzle, okay? It would
have dried up when the wind blew. So, how could they claim that it was a passionate kiss in the rain?"
As she said that, she clenched her fists tightly in an unusually furious manner. "And, a passionate kiss?
It…It was just a peck! How was it passionate?"
Zoe squeezed Leanna's shoulder reassuringly with an understanding expression on her face.
"Compared to certain other times, that really can't be considered passionate."
Leanna was rendered speechless, but she couldn’t even refute Zoe’s words which made it all the more
humiliating.
She slumped over the table, and a short whimper came from her throat. She felt too embarrassed to
look anybody in the eye now.
Zoe watched for a long time, vaguely feeling that something was wrong. "Hey, Nana, don't you think
this photo is too clear? It doesn't look like it was taken in secret. Not to mention the title; they even
mentioned the Pearson Group directly. Aren't they worried about losing their jobs or something?"
Although Leanna had regained some strength, her brain had long since lost the ability to think. "Huh?"
Zoe seemed to realize the truth but kept silent as she chuckled to herself. "It's nothing. I was just
saying. But this seems to be the first time that b*stard reveals himself publicly. Tch. It really is a lustful
era. A group of young ladies has already gathered in the Pearson Group's official Twitter account to
claim that they are the person in the picture."