Chapter 122


    Chapter 122 A True B*stard, Born and Bred!


    Meanwhile, at Lux Magazine, the workers in charge of sending the jewelry to the charity dinner had just


    left when Queenie stepped out of the shadows as she made a call. “They’re just about to head over.”


    “Got it,” a man’s voice uttered from the other end of the line.


    “Remember what I told you. You have to deal with this before they bring it into the jewelry disy area.


    Otherwise, it’s more likely for you to get caught,” Queenie reminded him.


    The line was silent for a while after that. “Are you sure you want to do this, Queenie?” the man uttered.


    His words seemed to have triggered a switch in her. “Do you think I want to do this?” she scoffed


    sarcastically. “I put in all my effort in The Emerging Designer Competition three years ago, yet I only got


    second ce. How could that be? I should’ve been the one who won the trip to Paris, yet in the end, it


    seemed like I just got something that she threw out like trash.” She took a deep breath before


    continuing. “I’m just trying to get rid of a passerby blocking my way. What’s wrong with that? She has to


    disappear for my dreams and hopes toe true. I don’t want to continue being looked down upon by


    others. You’re going to help me, aren’t you, Ron?”


    “I’ll bear all the responsibilities if anyone ever finds out about this, Queenie. I won’t get you involved,”


    he replied.


    “Just do as I say, and you’re not going to get caught,” she reminded him before ending the call. Then,


    she tightened her fists before turning around and leaving. I will ensure that Leanna leaves the design


    industry once and for all!


    …


    Louis poured a ss of milk for Leanna in the café. “How did you find the time toe over?” he


    asked as he sat opposite her. She held the ss with both hands and took a sip of the milk before


    responding. “I’m on break today, so I don’t have much to do.”


    “Zoe told me that you’re going for a charity dinner tonight,” Louis uttered after a short pause. Leanna


    was speechless. I can’t believe Zoe already told Louis about this event. “Well, something came up, so


    I’m not going anymore,” she said with a rather stiff smile.


    “Is it because Aidan’s going? Do you want to avoid him?” he asked.


    “What are you talking about? It’s not rted to him; I just…” Leanna didn’t know how to exin things


    to him, so she changed the topic. When she realized how all the girls were gazing over at their table,


    she quicklymented on them. “There’re so many girls here who fancy you. Aren’t you interested in


    any of them?” she asked.


    “I’ve no ns to date anymore,” he replied tly.


    “Why not? You’re at the perfect age to be in a rtionship. It’d be a shame not to date someone,” she


    said. “Why didn’t you date anyone when you were my age, then?” he asked. She was speechless once


    more. This guy is really straightforward. She finally found an answer after a while. “Well, I was busy


    working and studying back then, and… Even though I didn’t date anyone, I had a crush. That felt pretty


    nice too.” “He ended up getting engaged to someone else, and you guys didn’t get together in the end.


    What’s so nice about that?” Louis muttered. Leanna was wise enough to keep her mouth shut this time


    —she simply focused on drinking her milk. Finally, after a few minutes, it was Louis who spoke again.


    “Do you… want to look for that guy now?” Leanna didn’t get who he was referring to at first. “What


    guy?”


    “The guy in that picture,” he replied after some hesitation. “Louis…” she muttered. He looked away and


    leaned back in his seat after that. “You don’t have to worry about how I feel. I don’t mind, you know?


    After all, as you said, at least we have the same mother. I don’t care who my father is—it’s all the same


    to me.” Jethro was dead, after all. Leanna let out a softugh. “I’m not doing it for your sake, Louis. It’s


    just that… this world is too big, and we might not be able to find him. Even if we managed to locate


    him… What if he’s no longer alive? Or what if he’s married to a new family? What’s the purpose of me


    finding him, right?”


    “If I were you, I’d want to look for him regardless of whether he has a new family. Then, I would want to


    ask him why he abandoned us. Even if it means that I’ll have to ask him in front of his tombstone, I’ll


    still do it if it gives me an answer,” Louis replied in a serious tone. After that, Leanna lowered her head


    without saying anything.


    After all, she didn’t want to look into this thing because she was afraid of what she would find. She was


    scared that the answer she had found wasn’t what she wanted. When Louis saw her keeping quiet, he


    spoke up again. “This is just what I think. I just wanted to tell you not to worry about me. I’m not a child


    anymore,” he said.


    “I got it. I’ll think about it,” she replied with a smile. Louis was about to say something else, but the café


    was getting too packed, and there were too many people ordering drinks, so the owner had to call him


    to help. “I have to work now,” Louis said as he got to his feet.


    “Alright. Go on. I should probably leave soon, too,” she replied. After Louis left, Leanna finished her


    milk before looking out the window. The sky had already turned dark by then. She was about to head


    out when a girl walked over to her. The girl had been nudged by her friend to approach Leanna.


    “Excuse me. Are you Louis’ girlfriend?” the girl asked in a whisper. Leanna spread her lips into a smile.


    “No.” “Then, who are—” “I’m his sister. I’m 25,” Leanna replied.


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    The girl’s eyes lit up immediately. “Louis’ sister! You’re so gorgeous, and you have great skin. You don’t


    look like you’re in your mid-twenties at all!” The other girls gathered around Leanna after hearing her


    words. “So, you’re Louis’ sister. You’re so pretty. We thought you were his girlfriend!” one girl said.


    “You guys have great genes at home. You’re so pretty, and Louis is so handsome. We’re so jealous of


    you guys,” another girl said.


    Leanna was in a much better mood when she walked out of the café. If only I were actually in my


    teenage years. I would be able to do so much more without feeling any fear. I wouldn’t be afraid to fail


    and start all over again. Instead of hailing a cab, Leanna decided to take a stroll on the street. She had


    no reason to head home, anyway.


    Before she knew it, she ended up at the building of the charity dinner. It was a rare opportunity and an


    honor for any new designer to have their products disyed at a charity dinner as grand as this one.


    Even though she didn’t get the chance to participate in it, it felt pretty good for her to just sit downstairs


    to get a sense of the atmosphere. She had just found a convenience store nearby to take a seat when


    she received Zoe’s call. “Did you go for the charity dinner, Leanna?” Zoe asked.


    “No. I have some other stuff to do.” Leanna hesitated for a moment as she realized Zoe sounded like


    she had some hidden meaning behind her question. “What is it?” Leanna asked.


    “Hahaha, it’s nothing. I was just asking for fun. It’s great to hear that you didn’t go. Where are you?


    Should Ie over to meet you?” Zoe asked.


    Leanna looked through the convenience store ss to see a hotel opposite the street. “I just came from


    Louis’ school, and I’m outside the hotel. So, I’ll sit around and leave soon.”


    “A hotel? Which one? Is this the hotel for the charity dinner?” Zoe asked.


    “Yeah.”


    Zoe was speechless for a second. She gazed at the picture that her photographer friend had just sent


    her, and she felt a headacheing. The picture showed the back figure of a girl with her arm slipped


    into Aidan’s. I take back whatever I said. Aidan is a b*stard. A true b*stard, born and bred!