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Chapter 158
Leanna quirked a brow upon hearing so. "Don't think so."
"Oh, I want to go back to college again. The dating scene in the student days was the best. It's been a
long time since I last felt that kind of infatuation."
"It'll have to be his call. I've asked him once, and he…" Leanna couldn't help shaking her head as she
chuckled to herself when she recollected their conversation.
Sometime later, during their chat, a knock came on the door to their private room. It was the server
bringing their dishes over.
Just then, someone passed by and happened to take an unconscious glance inside. A second after
registering what they saw, they turned into the private room. "What a surprise to see you guys here."
Zoe and Leanna reflexively looked up upon hearing the voice to find it was Daphne standing at the
entrance.
Daphne had been on set for the past few months, and she had also called to check up on Leanna
when she heard about the incident. But who'd have thought she would bump into them right as she
came back?
"Are you also eating here?" Leanna asked.
"Yeah, with A—" Daphne quickly swallowed her words and chuckled hollowly. "My boss has a lunch
meeting about some film investment here, so he asked me to join."
Zoe didn't register who this 'boss' was. "How long until you guys finish the meeting? We'll wait for you.
We're waiting for Nana's brother in the meantime anyway."
Daphne did a quick shift with her eyes before saying with a smile, "We're almost done. I'll come right
over after saying bye. You guys can go ahead and eat. No need to wait for me; I've already eaten
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"Sure, go ahead."
After Daphne left, Zoe grabbed an appetizer, and it wasn't until mid-eating that something hit her.
Daphne is signed under Pearson Group. Doesn't that make her boss…
Zoe lost her appetite in an instant, and her fork slipped, landing on her plate with a clink.
Just what sort of f*cking bad luck do we have?! Who'd have thought that b*stard is so coincidentally
here when we've decided on a whim to eat in this place my friend recommended after working our a*s
off for two months?!
With that, she snuck a peak at Leanna, wanting to see her reaction. The latter was drinking, and she
asked with a smile when she caught Zoe looking at her, "What?"
"Hahaha, nothing. Nothing. Nana, don't just drink. Here, eat something. It'll be a while before Louis gets
here."
While speaking, Zoe kept scooping food into Leanna's plate, piling it up very quickly, rendering Leanna
at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, inside the next private room, Daphne took a tactical sip of water after sitting down. While
the cup covered up her facial expression, she peeked from the corner of her eye at the man sitting
beside her.
Aidan took an indifferent glance at her in exchange. Even when he said nothing, Daphne still felt
inexplicably conscience-stricken.
A while later, Daphne thought it had arrived at the right time, and she put her cup down while clearing
her throat. "President Pearson, everyone, I just got a call saying there's an emergency at home. I'll
have to make a move; you guys enjoy yourselves."
But little did she expect to hear Aidan's distant voice right as she grabbed her bag. "What emergency?"
"It's… some personal stuff. I appreciate your concern, President Pearson."
Aidan raised his eyes and bore into Daphne as though to say, 'The way you were looking at me just
now didn't scream emergency.'
I knew it! This b*stard isn't easy to fool. At that, Daphne pulled a spot-on smile, saying, "Actually, I
bumped into a couple of friends while I was outside. It's been a while since I saw them. So…"
"Who's the lead in this movie? You or me?" Aidan retorted icily.
Daphne knew he was insinuating her attitude toward her job and being irresponsible.
With that, she deflected his retort with ease. "Well, I thought we'd already gotten most of the details
down just now. As for everything else, I'll just follow your call. I know what I'm doing isn't the most
appropriate, but I'm really sorry. That friend of mine had a bad breakup some time ago. She was dating
a s*mbag, you see, so she was hurt pretty badly. I have to go and comfort her."
Aidan stared at her for a couple of seconds before rebutting bluntly, "Sounds to me like you have
nothing better to do."
The others in the room laughed in response and alleviated the tension. "Daphne's right. We've gotten
most of the details down. In that case, we'll discuss the rest of the details and let Daphne go to her
friend, President Pearson. She should comfort her friend when something like this has happened."
"You can say that again," Daphne echoed. "My friend's pretty lovely, and she's pretty and capable too.
Who knows which b*stard had to go and hurt her."
Aidan's temples throbbed in response, and his handsome face turned grimmer by the second.
Daphne, on the other hand, scurried away before he exploded.
When she arrived at the girl's private room, she deliberately looked behind her shoulder to make sure
Aidan hadn't found her actions questionable before entering.
Louis was already seated in the private room at this point.
"What's cookin', good lookin'?" Daphne greeted with a smile, to which Louis gave no response.
After Daphne took her seat, Zoe whispered, "Did your boss not say anything when you've come over
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"No. I've even rebuked him, but I'm sure he couldn't tell I was doing so."
In response, Zoe pulled a like-minded smile and clinked glasses with her.
Meanwhile, Louis asked Leanna with a frown, "What are they talking about?"
"That's their business. Eat your food." Leanna scooped some fish onto his plate, looking unfazed.
With that, the group went on about their lunch.
Halfway, Leanna took a trip to the washroom, but she didn't expect to find Aidan taking a drag not far
away when she came out.
However, as unexpected as it was, she wasn't surprised to see him.
At that, she shifted her gaze and pretended not to see him. Just as she was about to walk away, his
deep, indifferent voice traveled to her ears. "Leanna."
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before turning around to look at him, pulling an especially
half-hearted smile. "Well, if it isn't President Pearson. Fancy seeing you here. Have you come to have
lunch as well?"
Her voice was laced with a hint of politeness, a degree of distance, and a whole lot of indifference.
"Of course." Aiden looked plainly toward her.
"Is that so… Judging by how you're looking, I thought you're here to flatten this place."
Aiden stubbed his cigarette as frustration laced his face. "Do you have to be sarcastic?"
"I'm sure you know I always talk like this, President Pearson." Leanna's countenance gradually turned
calm. "If you have a problem with it, you can—"
"Shut up."
"Okay." Leanna strode away at that, having no intention of wasting any more time with him.
Aidan scraped his tongue against his teeth as he watched her retreating figure, then lit another
cigarette, which he dangled from his lips, and smiled.
As sharp-tongued as ever.
"What took you so long, Nana?" asked Zoe when Leanna finally returned to the private room.
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