Chapter 212


    Chapter 212 The Farmer and the Snake Aidan used his businesslike tone and said, “There’s a poker


    game happening tonight. Come with me.” Leanna was startled for a moment, but she nodded. “Alright.”


    “So, we can get dinner now, right?” Leannaughed dryly and passed the folder back to him. “Do


    whatever you want, President Pearson.” He leaned back into the seat and closed his eyes. Less than


    two minutester, Leanna’s phone started ringing. It was a call from Elijah. She cast a nce at the


    man beside her.


    She didn’t know if he was actually asleep or just faking it, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided


    to answer the call. “Leanna, I heard about everything from Zoe. Do you need my help?” Elijah asked.


    Her instinctive response was to say no. The word was on the tip of her tongue when she suddenly


    changed her mind. “Yes, please. Thank you.” Beside her, Aidan slowly opened his eyes. After hanging


    up, she turned around and looked straight into his deep, brooding eyes. He looked away and stated


    inly, “We’re here. Get off.” Leanna wanted to stick to her resolve and skip dinner, but it was torture


    for someone who had skipped lunch to sit and watch someone else eat. She took a deep breath before


    heading out of the restaurant to buy something for herself. Aidan stared at her as she walked off.


    There was no expression on his face as he asked, “What goes on in that head of hers?” Jonathan, who


    was standing beside him, didn’t know what to say. Her intentions were obvious. She was keeping a


    distance between them. No matter what Aidan did to create opportunities between them, chances were


    they weren’t going to amount to much. Leanna’s thoughts were rather simple. Since she couldn’t avoid


    seeing that b*stard, she decided to just deal with the situation head-on. Aidan stood up and followed


    her out the door. She had just sat down at a table in front of the convenience store to dig into her to-go


    meal when the box was snatched out of her hands. Her cutlery disappeared as well. She was


    perplexed and a little disgruntled. “Weren’t you having dinner, President Pearson?” “The food was


    lousy.” “How can the food at such an expensive restaurant be lousy?” “Why didn’t you eat it then?” he


    retorted coolly. She wanted to roll her eyes, but she held back the urge and stayed silent. He, too,


    didn’t say anything further. Then, he took the cutlery and began eating the food he had stolen from her.


    Leanna was so mad that she felt as if she was just one step away from dying of a heart attack. She


    pursed her lips and went back into the convenience store to get more food. When she came back out,


    she chose to sit down at a different table


    . Aidan set the cutlery down. He pressed his tongue against his inner cheek, thinking. After finishing the


    food, Leanna’s throat felt a little dry. She was about to head back inside the convenience store to buy a


    bottle of water when a cup of warm water set down in front of her. She looked up at the man standing


    beside her. Before she coulde up with a reason to decline, Aidan said, “Consider it the payment for


    the meal. You can toss it if you don’t want to drink it.” He strode off to the Rolls-Royce parked beside


    the road right after saying that. She eyed him before looking down at the cup of warm water on the


    table. The b*stard had a point. He did owe me for the meal. I needn’t make a fuss since the money is


    from my pocket. With that in mind, she took the cup and started drinking. … They arrived at Patheon


    Club. Leanna never dreamed that she would be here with Aidan again. It was odd. In the past,


    whenever she came here, she would relive the humiliation and despair that had gripped her soul back


    then. However, this time, she felt nothing at all.


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    catalyst for her to let go of her harrowing past. After snapping out of her thoughts, Leanna noticed that


    Aidan was staring coolly at a nearby area. She didn’t know what he was thinking about as she couldn’t


    read his emotions. Two minutes had passed when she finally couldn’t stop herself from asking, “Aren’t


    you heading in, President Pearson?” “I was just thinking about something,” he stated matter-of-factly.


    “What —” She regretted ever saying anything as soon as she uttered the first word, but it was toote to


    take it back. He exined ever so coolly, “Once upon a time, in that spot over there, someone held my


    hand and begged for help.” Of course. She knew this wasing. Sure enough, it was never a good


    idea to keep the conversation going with him. He continued, “I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a good


    man, but sometimes, I like to do a good deed for the day.” Probably because his conscience would eat


    him up otherwise. “However, in the end, that person bit the helping hand.” Again, she wanted to roll her


    eyes. “Leanna, have you ever heard of the fable about the farmer and the snake?” Enough is enough.


    Leanna gritted her teeth. “President Pearson, can you just… shut up?!” He nced at her and


    commented off-handedly, “I’m talking about Jonathan. Why are you getting so worked up?” Both


    Leanna and Jonathan were dumbstruck. However, being an assistant with a downright remarkable


    work ethic, Jonathan begrudgingly took a step forward and said, “President Pearson’s right, Miss


    McKinney. At the time, I happened to be here, and President Pearson showed up by coincidence…”


    Leanna stared at him with a straight face as she waited to see what he came up with this time. He


    continued, “As for why I was here, well, it’s a long story. It starts with my mother’s illness…” “Shut up,”


    Aidanmanded. “Yes, President Pearson,” Jonathan responded right away. “Don’t bother exining


    all that to her.” Aidan then headed upstairs without turning back. Jonathan cleared his throat. “This way,


    Miss McKinney.” “Can I ask you something, Mr. Stoll?” she asked. “W -What is it?” Please don’t let it be


    about what we were just talking about earlier! He couldn’t think of a usible story to tell. “Did


    President Pearson make a trip back to Pearson Family Estate several days ago?” “Miss McKinney,


    you’re referring to…” “The day he came to look for me.” Jonathan nodded. He didn’t expect her to ask


    about this. “Did someone say something to him?” She continued asking. “After the Zielinskis came and


    took Miss Anna away, Mr. Justin asked President Pearson to take him back into the house, but I’m not


    sure what they talked about.”


    Leanna nodded after hearing that. “Alright. I got it. Thanks.” Ever since that day, Aidan’s attitude had


    been rather strange. Although talking to him was just as frustrating as ever, and he was constantly


    picking on her on purpose, she still felt as if he was keeping his distance from her. It was entirely


    different from what she sensed from him in the past. She was beginning to think that he was


    developing a split personality disorder. Justin Pearson, huh? Is all this due to something he said to


    Aidan? If that were the case, she was going to buy some balloons and throw a party to celebrate.


    Jonathan hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Leanna was the one who started the conversation,


    he decided to say something. “Miss McKinney, there’s something that President Pearson probably


    wouldn’t tell you, but I thought it’d be best if you knew.” “What is it?” “It’s about how you lost your first


    child when Miss Anna pushed you down the stairs. President Pearson only found out about it recently. I


    encountered a lot of obstacles when I tried to look into it. Mrs. Pearson must’ve gotten involved to keep


    it under wraps, so that’s why President Pearson misunderstood…” Leanna nearlyughed out loud.


    That exined why Aidan’s actions were so unlike him recently. So, it’s all because of this.