Chapter 288

Chapter 288

At 3.00AM, Leanna was in a drowsy, sleepy state when she suddenly heard a buzz from her phone that

was placed on her nightstand.

She thought that it was her alarm, so she grabbed it and tapped on it randomly before putting it aside to

continue sleeping.

Yet not long after that, her phone started to vibrate on her blanket and she finally awoke from the

commotion. Her eyes were half-shut as she held her phone in front of her. Eventually, she saw that it

was not her alarm but the b*stard on the line.

She took the call and placed the phone next to her ear before responding in a hoarse voice, "Yes."

On the other end, Aidan's voice paused for a moment. "Were you asleep?"

Leanna shut her eyes and it took her a lot of effort to continue speaking, "It's literally 3.00AM, what else

can I be doing? President Pearson, why are you awake?"

"I just got off my flight."

All of a sudden, she jolted awake and became speechless. I'd nearly forgotten that the b*stard is

arriving back from abroad tonight!

As soon as he heard the voice on the other end go silent, he asked, "Have you gone to sleep?"

"No." Leanna slowly sat up in bed and leaned against the headboard. "President Pearson, have you

arrived back home?"

"I'm downstairs. Come down."



Momentarily stunned, Leanna came to her senses and realized that he was actually downstairs in her

residential area.

She hung up the phone, grabbed a jacket, and put it on before heading out of the door.

Although spring had arrived, the weather at night was still low. As the cold wind swept across, one

could still feel the chilly breeze.

Leanna had just arrived downstairs when she saw his strapping figure slightly hunched against his car.

At that point, she noticed his sharp features and the cold look in his eyes.

Ever since their meal together last time, she had not seen him again from then on.

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She heaved a faint sigh before slowing down her footsteps as she made her way toward him.

Then, she stood behind him and asked, "It's late now. Why are you here? Why didn't you head home?"

Aidan lifted his brows slightly and reached out to pull her into his arms. Subsequently, he spoke in a

low voice into her ears, "I wanted to see you right away."

Leanna felt her heart thud frantically and it took her a moment to react. "You will be able to see me

tomorrow. No, wait—actually, it's today. It's just in a matter of a few hours."

Aidan did not say a word and merely embraced her.

After some time, Leanna asked, "Have you found out?"

"About?"

"I…"




Leanna was just about to say something when she paused all of a sudden. After all, she would just be

exposing herself if she mentioned it on her own accord while Aidan was still clueless.

Hence, she replied rather dejectedly, "Nothing too important."

In response, Aidan patted her on the back gently. "Do you have anything that you'd like to share with

me?"

"No."

"Yes." After a slight pause, Leanna swiftly mentioned, "I'd like to go back and sleep, so could you let go

of me, President Pearson?"

Naturally, Aidan was rendered speechless by her words.

Subsequently, he answered in annoyance, "You should tell me that you missed me. Other than that, I

don't want to hear any other answer."

"Repeat your question, then."

"Forget about it. You lack sincerity."

Leanna pouted. "If I lacked sincerity, then I wouldn't have come out of my warm bed in the middle of the

night and stood here with you to experience the cold."

At that point, Aidan tightened his grip around her waist. "Do you feel cold?"

"Don't hug me so tightly. I can't breathe."

Aidan looked down and focused his eyes on her before lowering his head. Subsequently, his thin lips

zoomed in and left a kiss on her lips.
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After ending the long kiss, Leanna panted slightly. "You…"

He responded, "You were breathless, right? I'm just sharing some air with you."

Speechless, she responded exasperatedly, "You're disgusting."

"You were the one who said you were breathless."

At that point, Leanna could not be bothered to continue the banter with him. "I really need to go,

Otherwise, I won't be able to wake up on time tomorrow."

Aidan replied, "Don't wake up, then."

"I'm not loaded like you, President Pearson. Plus, I have a life. Everyday I wake up, I'm reminded of the

fact that I'm poor. So, I need to work. Got it?"

"If you agree to remarry me, then my money would belong to you."

"Thanks, but I don't have this mindset at the moment."

As Leanna spoke, she extricated herself from his arms. "I'll leave now. President Pearson, you should

head home too."

However, the man kept a grip on her wrist and refused to let go.

Surprised, Leanna turned to look at him.

Aidan kept his dark eyes on her as he stared at her intently. "Can't I head upstairs with you?"

In response, she clenched her teeth. "No!" What sort of nonsense is the b*stard thinking about again?

"Then, why don't you come back with me to Castor Villa and I'll send you back before dawn breaks?"



Leanna reminded him, "Dawn would break in a few more hours, so why are you making such a fuss?"

Aidan pursed his thin lips and remained silent without letting go of her.

This was the first time that Leanna saw this clingy side of him and she was torn whether to remain or

leave.

It seemed that Zoe was right; absence did make the heart grow fonder indeed.

At last, both of them gave in.

Leanna did not head back upstairs whereas Aidan no longer insisted for her to return to Castor Villa

with him either.

…

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The time ticked by slowly. As the sun rose gradually, the rays of light became rather glaring.

Leanna lifted her head and rubbed her eyes. In close proximity, her eyes met the man's face, which

was leaning against the window, looking seemingly large.

She was startled and instinctively tried to sit up, but Aidan pulled her back into his arms. Subsequently,

his hoarse but magnetic voice rang out. "You should get some more sleep."

At that point, Leanna was already jolted awake and she no longer had the urge to continue sleeping.

She shifted his hand aside before pulling open the car door. "Go home and get some sleep. I need to

go to work."

After she said that, she alighted from the car hastily.



Meanwhile, there was a drowsy look in Aidan's cold eyes and he lowered his head to look down as he

lifted his hand to press in between his brows.

Zoe instantly leaned in toward Leanna upon seeing her come out of the car. Then, she teased,

"Morning, sunshine."

Leanna blushed at that, dragged Zoe inside, and exclaimed, "Why were you perched on the car?"

"I woke up and found that you were gone. I tried to call you, but I couldn't get through you. Then, I saw

President B*stard's car when I came downstairs. I can't believe you…" A nosy look was smudged on

Zoe's face as she nudged Leanna with her elbow and winked. "What happened inside the car last

night? Got too tired? Overworked yourself?"

Utterly speechless, Leanna uttered through clenched teeth, "Nothing happened. We just fell asleep."

"Is that true? I don't trust your words."

Leanna pressed the button on the elevator and stated firmly, "Nothing happened at all. Why are you so

dirty-minded all the time?"

Indeed, she had merely fallen asleep in Aidan's car with him for a couple of hours. Although the b*stard

could not quite contain his urges and tried to touch her inappropriately when they were about to fall

asleep, she stopped him.

After reaching home to take a shower, Leanna left with Zoe to the studio upon changing.

They had just gotten out of the car when they saw a familiar figure outside the studio.

Zoe turned to look at Leanna with a surprised expression. "Why is she here?"

As soon as Maya heard her voice, she turned in their direction.