Chapter 213


    Chapter 213 A Long-Term n In the private room. The moment Aidan stepped into the room, the


    temperature seemed to drop several degrees lower. The air was tense and rather ufortable. One


    of the men seated around the poker table muttered, “What’s with President Pearson?” Oscar nced


    at the man knocking back sses of alcohol on the couch. “My guess is he got bitten.” What? “That


    wild, huh? I didn’t hear about President Pearson getting close to any woman recently, though,” one of


    the other menmented. Oscar smiled knowingly without saying anything. Just then, the door


    opened again, and the perpetrator who did the biting came in. He looked toward the door and was


    taken aback when he saw Leanna walk in. He didn’t think that Aidan would’ve been able to bring her


    here.


    Aren’t they at loggerheads right now? After catching Oscar’s eye, Leanna nodded lightly in greeting.


    Then, she walked over to Aidan and sat down beside him. Oscar quirked his eyebrows and looked


    away. “Who’s that? She’s quite pretty. Is she a new model or celebrity that President Pearson’s


    investing in?” someone asked. Oscar shuffled the cards and answered off-handedly, “President


    Pearson’s ex-wife.” Everyone was dumbstruck. Didn’t Aidan hate his ex-wife? He finally managed to


    get a divorce, so why were they hanging out together again? All this while, Aidan sat in his corner


    without talking. Leanna sat there in silence as well. In any case, he only said that she needed to


    apany him to the poker game. He didn’t say she had to do anything. She nced at the people


    around Oscar.


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    They were all young and wealthy yboys, and she couldn’t help but feel curious as to why Aidan


    joined them today. Was his appearance here really going to be useful in aiding thepany projects


    that had been affected? Just as she began to sense the strangeness of it all, Aidan’s voice called out to


    her. “Want a drink?” She withdrew her gaze and looked at him. Half of his face was in the shadow. She


    couldn’t tell what he was thinking or feeling. All she could see was his taut lower jaw. She was startled


    for a moment, but she quickly came to. “I’m not drinking tonight.” Aidan seemed to chuckle in the


    darkness as he downed his ss with a visible gulp. After setting the ss down, he walked over to


    the poker table. As soon as he approached, one of them got up. “Take my seat, President Pearson. I’m


    about to head off anyway.” Once Aidan took the seat, Oscar said, “That seat of his has rotten luck. He’s


    been losing all night. You better be careful, President Pearson.”


    “Can it be any worse than yours?” Oscar wanted to roll his eyes. Did he ingest a stick of dynamite or


    something? Why is he exploding as soon as he speaks? Right then, everyone around the poker table


    came to a mutual understanding. Aidan was in a foul mood right now. They had better not cross him.


    True to Oscar’s words, after a few rounds, Aidan suffered heavy losses. He flicked the cards and


    turned to Leanna. “Come here.” She walked over to the table, and after hesitating for a moment, she


    said, “I don’t know how to y.” “I don’t have any money either,” she added solemnly after a slight


    pause. She was not going to lose her hard-earned money to these evil capitalists. Even Aidan couldn’t


    say anything to that. Oscar chuckled and assured her, “It’s fine. President Pearson likes doing charity.


    Just recently, he started tree-nting projects all over the city under the guise of protecting the environ


    —” He faltered right before getting to thest syble when he felt an icy pair of eyes sweeping across


    him. Leanna sat down in Aidan’s old spot. “I really don’t know how to y.” “Aren’t you supposed to be


    great at everything? I’m surprised there’s something you don’t know,” Aidan remarked coolly. Oscar


    cleared his throat to warn him to stop before going too far. When Aidan gets out of control, he goes


    around baring his teeth at everyone in sight.


    And once he finally snaps out of it, it’d be toote for regrets. In the past, Leanna would’ve shot back at


    him right away, but this time, she kept reminding herself that she was here to resolve an issue, and not


    to get into a fight with the b*stard. Before she could respond, however, the b*stard finally said


    something decent. “I’ll teach you.” “Fine,” she said in response. Perhaps it was thanks to being around


    a gambling addict like Jethro that Leanna had never shown any interest in poker games. She didn’t


    know what was fun about it. Throughout the whole game, she was like a mindless robot that carried out


    Aidan’s instructions to the letter, doing whatever he told her to. However, ever since she sat down in


    the chair, the tides seemed to turn in her favor. She won several rounds in a row, and the atmosphere


    around the table became even more exciting, but she was getting drowsy. “Use that card.” It was


    unclear whether it was Aidan who failed to point at the right card, or if it was Leanna who


    misunderstood him, but when she took out the card that she thought Aidan meant and attempted to


    ce it down on the table, someone caught her hand midway. His palm was warm and dry. The


    moment it wrapped around her hand, she felt as if she had been burnt. Her drowsiness vanished, and


    she immediately wanted to pull away from him. Before she could, however, Aidan had already released


    her. “Not that one. The one beside it.”


    Leanna withdrew her hand and switched cards. When the round ended, she got up. “I want to use the


    washroom. You should y instead, President Pearson.” She left swiftly without even waiting for his


    assent. Once she was gone, the others around the table quickly came up with excuses to leave. It was


    not a good day for poker. One false move and they would get themselves killed for stepping on a


    landmine, which was Aidan. After watching the others scamper off, Oscar tutted and pushed his cards


    aside. “Are you here to y cards, or are you here to ruin the game?” Aidan sat down on the couch


    and poured himself a ss. “I’m not the one who chased them off.” “You might not have said those


    words, but your actions spoke louder.” Oscar sat down beside him. “Who ruffled your feathers today?


    Didn’t I tell you that you should watch that mouth of yours? The less you say, the better.” Aidan picked


    up his ss and swirled it about. His expression was neutral as he said, “She’s heartless, not deaf.”


    Oscar was exasperated. “What’s with you? Just not too long ago, you were still doggedly determined.


    Why are you acting like this now? Have you recognized the error in your ways?” Aidan downed the


    ss without responding to him. Oscar continued, “Aidan, you need to have patience when you’re


    trying to win a woman over. Look at where you stand with her right now. Not to mention the fact that


    you did misunderstand her a fair bitst time. Being hasty doesn’t get you anywhere.” “If I don’t hurry


    up, you might be attending her wedding in two months.” Oscar couldn’t say anything. He did hear from


    Jonathan that Leanna was hanging out with Constetion Tech’s Elijah Parkertely.


    He didn’t think things would escte so quickly. Oscar was confused. “Why are you still behaving like


    this, then?” “Did anything I do in the past work?” Oscar paused for a bit before he said, “I guess not.” If


    they did, he wouldn’t be sitting here drowning himself in alcohol. Aidan’s dark eyes were fixed on the


    ss in his hand. He smirked and said, “This time, I’ll go with a long-term n.”