Chapter 143


    Chapter 144 The Last Help


    Jonathan could only bitterly inside. I think you should worry about yourself first! You are in much deeper


    trouble than you think you are!


    In actuality, he had already suppressed the incident concerning Leanna.


    Aidan continued, “This woman wouldn’t even know what caused her downfall upon death if it wasn’t for


    me.”


    “President Pearson…”


    “From the charity eventst time up until today’s scandal, it looks like someone desperately wanted her


    reputation to be ruined. Therefore, whoever we should be looking into now will be the person who


    would benefit the most from Leanna’s departure from Lux.”


    Pondering for a while, Jonathan knew what he was getting at. “What you mean… is the perpetrator


    might be an employee of Lux?”


    While leaning against his chair with a cold look, Aidan replied, “That sharp tongue of hers must’ve


    pissed a lot of people off. Let’s start off with the ones that are the most suspicious.”


    “Understood.” Jonathan almost left the office before he turned back. “Then… What about the other


    matters?”


    “There’s no point in worrying ourselves with things that we have no control over. She’ll naturally stop


    when the desired oue is achieved.”


    Jonathan was rather shocked upon this statement. “President Pearson, you know who’s the


    mastermind?”


    In return, Aidan only lifted his gaze at him emotionlessly which made Jonathan reply, “I’ll get to


    business on Madam’s affairs right now.”


    After he left, the office descended into silence.


    Standing up, Aidan arrived in front of the window with both hands in his pocket as he stared at the busy


    street below while deep in thought.


    It was momentster when the phone on the table rang.


    Turning back, he noticed it was from Leanna yet chose not to move from the spot.


    The phone rang until the ringtone ended and the screen faded to darkness.


    Directing his gaze elsewhere, he stood for another few minutes before picking up his phone and dialing


    back.


    It was only a few seconds when Leanna’s voice came from the other side. “President Pearson, were


    you busy just now?”


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    He grunted coldly. “I was.”


    It sounded as if even uttering a word more was too much for him.


    “I see. You should continue your work, then. I won’t hold you up any longer.”


    Just as she wanted to hang up, she heard his voice in an upset tone. “Speak.”


    She then replied carefully, “Miss Fletcher called me earlier. She’s very worried about you.”


    “What’s there to worry about? It’s not like I’ll kill myself or whatever.”


    Leanna was originally concerned about him, but after hearing how rude he was, she grew a bit


    frustrated. “President Pearson, do you have to talk like this?”


    Looking straight ahead, Aidan seemed to have recalled something when he saw his reflection from the


    window.


    It was then that he uttered, “I’m sorry about that. Could you repeat your question?”


    Leanna did not.


    “I’m fine. She doesn’t have to worry about anything,” he continued.


    “Then… If you’re really fine, give her a call.”


    “I got it.”


    “Okay, that’s all. I’m hanging up.”


    At that moment, Aidan suddenly called out to her. “Leanna.”


    His tone made her heart skip a beat. “What?”


    “I’m giving you onest chance.” He continued gently, “Do you want to get back together with me?”


    After a long pause, she replied, “Why are you bringing this up now?”


    “Just answer me.”


    “Aren’t you going to marry Miss Crossley?”


    Her continuous questions made Aidan respond, “Alright. Enough with your excuses. You wasted your


    chance.”


    The call ended abruptly.


    Leanna was then left with the disconnect tone.


    Looking outside the window, she felt a little mncholic.


    What is that b*stard doing again? He keeps testing my patience out of nowhere.


    It was then that someone knocked on the door.


    Rubbing her eyes, she went to open it.


    …


    On the other hand, Queenie, who was watching the shift in attention on the inte, became restless


    and fidgety.


    She knew that the journalists would not dare to expose the Pearson Group; frankly, she only wanted to


    use them to let the public know that Leanna was a kept woman and that she had an illegitimate child.


    Yet, she never nned for things to spiral out of her control.


    Obviously, someone has pointed out the location to be Pearson Family Estate before highlighting the


    topic about the illegitimate child. In the end, they actually directed all the attention to Aidan Pearson!!!


    Queenie knew that things werepletely out of hand now. In her worst case scenario, she might even


    be dragged into this mess.


    In the midst of her helplessness, her phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was an unregistered phone


    number, she quickly picked it up. “Hello, is this Ron?”


    On the other end, Ron paused before speaking, “Queenie, I think they found me. So, this might be the


    last time I can help you.”


    “Where are you, Ron?” asked Queenie.


    “You don’t have to worry, Queenie. I told you that no matter what happens, I will bear it all by myself. I


    will not drag you down with me.”


    Even though he said that, she was still worried. “But… But…”


    “Live a good life, Queenie. Don’t be like me. Don’t live a life where you can only survive in the


    shadows.”


    As soon as he said that, sounds of quickened footsteps could be heard from Ron’s side. Queenie could


    only hear him mumbling, “When?” before a ssh of impact was heard.


    It turned out that he had thrown the phone into the water.


    To that, she breathed a sigh of relief. If that’s what I think happened, then I’m sure they won’t be able to


    find me even if they track down the perpetrators.


    Still holding onto her phone, she hesitated for a while before calling someone.


    After the line connected, she said softly, “It’s me, Miss Crossley.”


    Georgina smiled. “Hello, Miss Wojzicki. Is there anything I can help you with?”


    “About the scandal online, I wanted to ask if that will affect Pearson Group in any way?”


    “What do you mean by this, Miss Wojzicki?”


    Queenie hastily exined, “Please don’t misunderstand, Miss Crossley. It’s because… It’s because…”


    In a state of panic, she did not know what to say as she only uttered after a while, “I was once


    sponsored by thepany to go to Aeras for further studies. After I came back, the Pearson Group


    also helped me out. Regardless of anything, it is true that I owe them a lot, so I wanted to clear up my


    confusion concerning the sudden scandal.”


    “Oh, I see.” Georgina continued in a gentle manner, “Actually, I’m not too sure about the entire situation


    myself. How about this? I’ll ask around and inform youter. Is that okay with you?”


    “Of course. Thank you for your help, Miss Crossley.”


    “No worries. It’s just that since this happened so suddenly, Pearson Group’s stock price has been


    affected quite severely by this.”


    Her words had nearly made Queenie’s heart beat out of chest, but she did not dare to say much in fear


    of exposing herself. Therefore, she could only say, “I’ll thank you in advance then, Miss Crossley.


    Please tell me if there’s anything that I can do to help.”


    “Thank you for your concern, Miss Wojzicki,” Georgina replied.


    After hanging up, Queenie looked at the various news articles on her phone only to notice that the


    comments had lessened. Looks like the people of Pearson Group have begun to make their move.


    Yet, it was this exact turn of events that struck fear into her heart.


    Once they clean up the scandal online, they will be sure to trace the roots back to me.