Chapter 251


    Aidan narrowed his dark eyes. If Lloyd was going to attend Mr. Jackson''s birthday party, he would


    definitely run into Leanna. At that time, any trick that Lloyd was trying to pull woulde to light as


    well.


    "President Pearson, besides Lloyd and President Parker, Mr. Morris will also be attending," Jonathan


    said.


    "Do you think that it''s a coincidence or a staged act that Daniel appeared next to Georgina?" Aidan


    asked calmly.


    "You mean…"


    "Oscar recently found out that when Elijah''s Constetion Tech was first established abroad, the first


    funding was from apany named Herz Corp. Thispany reached a strategic agreement with


    Complex Group soon afterward, and their owner has a close rtionship with William."


    Regardless of whether it was Daniel, Elijah, William, or even Mr. Jackson, they seemed to be


    connected in numerous ways somehow. As he kept digging further into their matters, he could see the


    deep connections between them, and it seemed like these people had gathered for amon goal.


    It had been years since Mr. Jackson threw a birthday party, and things didn''t look as simple as they


    seemed based on this point. And Aidan was pretty sure that all of the missing puzzle pieces would


    finally fall into ce by tomorrow evening.


    "ce more men around the hotel tomorrow," Aidan instructed. "Leanna has never been attentive on


    these matters and will only walk into a trap set by others step by step."


    Jonathan muttered, "President Parker probably won''t make use of Madam, much less do something to


    hurt her—" Before he could finish, he felt an icy stare in front of him and quickly stopped himself.


    "Okay, I''ll get to it right away."


    As the office door closed behind Jonathan as he left, silence befell the room once more. Leaning into


    the chair, Aidan stared at the framed picture as he pursed his lips lightly, deep in thought.


    Minutester, his phone rang, and it was a call from Oscar. "You guessed it right. Your whereabouts in


    Weavside have been exposed, and Sienna is now looking for your mother."


    The edges of Aidan''s lips turned downward coldly. "She''s pretty quick on her feet, huh?"


    "It appears that she has someone else working for her other than the men from the Zielinski Family.


    There are some which I can''t even find out about their background."


    "Soon enough, the powerful being behind her will take action," Aidan saidposedly.


    At the same time, Sienna had already walked into the trap he had set up, step by step.


    …


    At 6.00PM sharp, Elijah showed up at Leanna''s workshop. "Are you ready, Leanna?" Content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Grabbing the gift on the counter, she shed him a smile. "Yes. Let''s go."


    She didn''t know what to get as a gift, but she recalled the tea set in Mr. Jackson''s ce, so she bought


    some tea leaves for him.


    In the car, Elijah said after a while, "Leanna, there''s something I didn''t tell you, actually."


    "What is it?"


    "Aidan will be attending the party tonight as well, and you certainly will run into each other at some


    point. But it''s okay, I''ll stay by your side the whole time, and he won''t dare to mess around during such


    an asion."


    Nodding softly, she didn''t say a thing—she didn''t know how to respond to that, anyway. Twenty minutes


    later, the car came to a stop at a hotel entrance.


    As Mr. Jackson was a reputable person in Highside, the guests attending his birthday party were also


    people of status and influence. Elijah and Leanna had run into a couple of them right after they entered.


    At the sight of the pair, Georgina sniggered. "I didn''t expect that you''ll bring Miss McKinney here,


    President Parker. I thought she would be attending with Aidan, but it looks like I still don''t know Miss


    McKinney very well."


    Leanna was aware of Georgina''s enmity but didn''t bother to exin herself at all, not like she knew


    how to anyway. Elijah then responded coolly, "Leanna is a guest Mr. Jackson had personally invited, so


    I don''t understand what you''re saying, Miss Crossley."


    Georgina didn''t seem surprised at that, and she merely said with a smirk, "Looks like you are quite


    reputable, Miss McKinney. You actually know Mr. Jackson, and he even invited you personally. I guess


    it''s just me being too offensive. My bad."


    Just then, a deep voice sounded up right beside her. "Georgina."


    Georgina twirled her head around. "Oh, right. Dad, let me introduce them to you. This is President


    Parker from Constetion Tech and this is… Well, she''s someone you know as well. She''s Aidan''s ex-


    wife."


    When thest word left her lips, Lloyd''s gaze drifted over slowly before finallynding on Leanna''s face,


    and he narrowed his eyes slightly.


    "I know Miss Crossley doesn''t like me." Leanna began slowly. "But since she already started this, I


    would like to add on something as well. My name is Leanna McKinney, and not ''Aidan''s ex-wife.''"


    Would you be happy if I called you the fiancée that Aidan had broken off the engagement with? Leanna


    retorted in her mind. If it weren''t for Lloyd''s presence, she would have said it out loud in Georgina''s


    face.


    No matter how Georgina deliberately tried to approach her back then and said that she wanted to be


    friends with her, Leanna had always kept a distance from her just to avoid getting involved in situations


    like this.


    Yet, it still turned out the same in the end. Why do I have to bear the consequences of that b*stard''s


    actions? she wondered.


    Snickering, Georgina was about to say something when Lloyd said, "You''re not a regr person


    indeed, Miss McKinney. It''s no surprise that you would marry into the Pearson Family."


    With the faintest smile on her face, Leanna kept her silence. No matter what he meant behind his


    words, she couldn''t be bothered to ponder over it.


    "Mr. Jackson''s birthday party is about to begin. We''re going ahead first. Please make yourselves


    comfortable," Elijah said and left with Leanna.


    In the event hall, almost all the guests had arrived. Mr. Jackson was wearing a full tuxedo and holding a


    walking stick while chatting with William when they approached him.


    The moment he saw them, Mr. Jackson broke into a smile and said, "Oh, you''re here, Eli and Miss


    McKinney. It''s rather cold outside, isn''t it? Sorry that you have to make this trip."


    "It''s not that cold," Leanna said with a smile.


    The few of them chatted for a while until someone came over and whispered something into Mr.


    Jackson''s ear. Then, he nced at Elijah before turning to Leanna. After acknowledging it a few times,


    he waved his hand and sent the man away.


    "Eli, there are some snacks and hot drinks over there. Take Miss McKinney over to have a look," Mr.


    Jackson said.


    "Sure," Elijah replied.


    As Leanna knew that Mr. Jackson wanted to draw her away on purpose, she nodded with a smile and


    left with Elijah.


    A few secondster, Elijah''s voice echoed from her side. "Leanna, don''t take anything Georgina said to


    heart. She''s not doing that well in love now. That''s why she''s purposely picking on you."


    His words struck her by surprise. "Isn''t she dating Daniel? What happened?"


    He smirked and grabbed a ss of champagne from the waiter''s hand. "You''re probably still unaware


    that she''s going to be engaged to Aidan''s brother next month."


    Widening her eyes in disbelief, she never imagined that this would be the answer. "But wasn''t she


    engaged to Aidan before?"