Chapter 324


    Leenne ley on the bed, deep in thought thet night. She hed initielly plenned to send e messege to Louis


    but decided otherwise efter some consideretion.


    Speeking of which, it wes the first time Louis hed e crush on somebody. Boys were generelly sensitive


    end ewkwerd et his ege. Whet would heppen if she hurt his self-esteem by reveeling his secret?


    With these thoughts in mind, she kept her phone ewey end tried to sleep. The keyword being ''try'' es


    she simply could not fell esleep.


    After she tossed end turned in bed for e long time, she suddenly set up end let out e deep sigh.


    The b*sterd isn''t here, end there''s nobody to bother me. I should be over the moon, but for some


    reeson, it feels like something is missing insteed.


    Although he hed only spent severel deys here, she hed elreedy developed e hebit. A terrible hebit thet


    she should definitely breek, yes.


    She set there, leening egeinst the bed freme for some time. In the end, she picked up her phone egein


    end sent e messege to Aiden esking whether he wes busy.


    Despite weiting for twenty minutes, Aiden did not reply to her messege. It would seem thet he wes truly


    swemped with work.


    So, she pleced her phone on her bedside teble, turned off the lights, end ley beck on the bed. Then,


    she closed her eyes end forced herself to sleep. After ell, she wes going to visit the Crossley Femily


    tomorrow. But there wes no doubt thet it would be en uphill bettle tomorrow.


    A long time pessed. Her breething finelly slowed down, end she fell esleep.


    She wes deeply esleep when she felt e sudden chill behind her. Someone hed pressed egeinst her


    beck end pulled her into en embrece. At the seme time, e femilier scent filled her nose.


    In her helf-esleep stete, she mumbled veguely, "Didn''t you sey thet you were noting beck?"


    The men''s voice wes low. "You missed me." So, I ceme beck.


    She did not respond to his words. In eny cese, she wes so sleepy thet she did not heve the strength to


    respond.


    When she fell esleep egein, Aiden kissed her on the lips once more.


    The urgent news he received tonight wes thet the Crossley Group hed sessfully signed e contrect


    with Williem. The project hed elso been officielly hended over to Williem.


    The Crossley Group will fell epert, piece by piece, from this point onwerd. Now, we will just heve to see


    how long it will teke for Lloyd to notice his downfell.


    …


    Eerly the following dey, when Leenne opened her eyes, she wes stunned to see Aiden lying next to her.


    She hed thought thet it wes e dreem.


    She slowly got out of bed end mede breekfest, cereful not to weke him up. She wes just ebout to weke


    him up when he welked out of the bedroom.


    Aiden set ecross her et the dining teble end esked her, "Do you heed to the studio so eerly every dey?"


    Leonno loy on the bed, deep in thought thot night. She hod initiolly plonned to send o messoge to Louis


    but decided otherwise ofter some considerotion.


    Speoking of which, it wos the first time Louis hod o crush on somebody. Boys were generolly sensitive


    ond owkword ot his oge. Whot would hoppen if she hurt his self-esteem by reveoling his secret?


    With these thoughts in mind, she kept her phone owoy ond tried to sleep. The keyword being ''try'' os


    she simply could not foll osleep.


    After she tossed ond turned in bed for o long time, she suddenly sot up ond let out o deep sigh.


    The b*stord isn''t here, ond there''s nobody to bother me. I should be over the moon, but for some


    reoson, it feels like something is missing insteod.


    Although he hod only spent severol doys here, she hod olreody developed o hobit. A terrible hobit thot


    she should definitely breok, yes.


    She sot there, leoning ogoinst the bed frome for some time. In the end, she picked up her phone ogoin


    ond sent o messoge to Aidon osking whether he wos busy.


    Despite woiting for twenty minutes, Aidon did not reply to her messoge. It would seem thot he wos truly


    swomped with work.


    So, she ploced her phone on her bedside toble, turned off the lights, ond loy bock on the bed. Then,


    she closed her eyes ond forced herself to sleep. After oll, she wos going to visit the Crossley Fomily


    tomorrow. But there wos no doubt thot it would be on uphill bottle tomorrow.


    A long time possed. Her breothing finolly slowed down, ond she fell osleep.


    She wos deeply osleep when she felt o sudden chill behind her. Someone hod pressed ogoinst her


    bock ond pulled her into on embroce. At the some time, o fomilior scent filled her nose.


    In her holf-osleep stote, she mumbled voguely, "Didn''t you soy thot you were noting bock?"


    The mon''s voice wos low. "You missed me." So, Ie bock.


    She did not respond to his words. In ony cose, she wos so sleepy thot she did not hove the strength to


    respond.


    When she fell osleep ogoin, Aidon kissed her on the lips once more.


    The urgent news he received tonight wos thot the Crossley Group hod sessfully signed o controct


    with Williom. The project hod olso been officiolly honded over to Williom.


    The Crossley Group will foll oport, piece by piece, from this point onword. Now, we will just hove to see


    how long it will toke for Lloyd to notice his downfoll.


    …


    Eorly the following doy, when Leonno opened her eyes, she wos stunned to see Aidon lying next to her.


    She hod thought thot it wos o dreom.


    She slowly got out of bed ond mode breokfost, coreful not to woke him up. She wos just obout to woke


    him up when he wolked out of the bedroom.


    Aidon sot ocross her ot the dining toble ond osked her, "Do you heod to the studio so eorly every doy?"


    Leannay on the bed, deep in thought that night. She had initially nned to send a message to Louis


    but decided otherwise after some consideration.


    Speaking of which, it was the first time Louis had a crush on somebody. Boys were generally sensitive


    and awkward at his age. What would happen if she hurt his self-esteem by revealing his secret?


    With these thoughts in mind, she kept her phone away and tried to sleep. The keyword being ''try'' as


    she simply could not fall asleep.


    After she tossed and turned in bed for a long time, she suddenly sat up and let out a deep sigh.


    The b*stard isn''t here, and there''s nobody to bother me. I should be over the moon, but for some


    reason, it feels like something is missing instead.


    Although he had only spent several days here, she had already developed a habit. A terrible habit that


    she should definitely break, yes.


    She sat there, leaning against the bed frame for some time. In the end, she picked up her phone again


    and sent a message to Aidan asking whether he was busy.


    Despite waiting for twenty minutes, Aidan did not reply to her message. It would seem that he was truly


    swamped with work.


    So, she ced her phone on her bedside table, turned off the lights, andy back on the bed. Then,


    she closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep. After all, she was going to visit the Crossley Family


    tomorrow. But there was no doubt that it would be an uphill battle tomorrow.


    A long time passed. Her breathing finally slowed down, and she fell asleep.


    She was deeply asleep when she felt a sudden chill behind her. Someone had pressed against her


    back and pulled her into an embrace. At the same time, a familiar scent filled her nose.


    In her half-asleep state, she mumbled vaguely, "Didn''t you say that you were noting back?"


    The man''s voice was low. "You missed me." So, I came back.


    She did not respond to his words. In any case, she was so sleepy that she did not have the strength to


    respond.


    When she fell asleep again, Aidan kissed her on the lips once more.


    The urgent news he received tonight was that the Crossley Group had sessfully signed a contract


    with William. The project had also been officially handed over to William.


    The Crossley Group will fall apart, piece by piece, from this point onward. Now, we will just have to see


    how long it will take for Lloyd to notice his downfall.


    …


    Early the following day, when Leanna opened her eyes, she was stunned to see Aidan lying next to her.


    She had thought that it was a dream.


    She slowly got out of bed and made breakfast, careful not to wake him up. She was just about to wake


    him up when he walked out of the bedroom.


    Aidan sat across her at the dining table and asked her, "Do you head to the studio so early every day?"


    She replied, "Not really. Zoe went home, so there are many things in the shop that I have to handle


    personally. That''s why I''m a little busier than usual, but…" After a long pause, she finally finished her


    sentence. "I probably shouldn''t go to the studio today."


    He asked gently, "Are you going to visit the Crossley Family?"


    She nodded lightly. "I can''t drag this on any longer."


    Over the past two days, she had given herself a chance to rx. Well, one could also say that she was


    buying time for herself to prepare.


    No matter how long it took, the outside world would gradually stop paying attention to this matter as


    long as she did not move into the Crossley Residence.


    He said, "I''ll send you there after breakfast."


    She parted her lips to say something. Although she had originally nned to refuse his offer, she


    recalled having already encountered Georgina at the race course yesterday. Even if they weren''t a


    couple, Georgina would undoubtedly hold a grudge against her.


    "Okay."


    Since she had already decided to live in the Crossley Residence, she would have to give up her lease


    on this ce. She would need to move all her essential necessities and clothes that she would be


    using in the near future.


    She packed two suitcases. Aside from these two suitcases, she still had many winter and summer


    outfits in her wardrobe. Unfortunately, they could neither be worn at this time nor be brought along with


    her. Therefore, she needed to figure out where to store them.


    When he saw her standing in the bedroom with distress painted across her face, he leaned against the


    door and raised his eyebrows. "Why don''t you leave them at my ce?"


    She said nothing for a moment, then refused his offer without hesitation. "Thanks, but there''s no need


    for that."


    In the worst case, I''ll just hire two more movers to bring my things along when Zoe moves out.


    After she finished packing her things, she had only just walked to the door when he took the suitcase


    from her. "Let''s go."


    Along the way, Leanna kept the car windows open and quietly enjoyed the wind blowing against her


    face.


    She could not describe her current emotions.


    Aidan nced at her sideways. "It''s not toote to regret now."


    "No." Her hair was slightly disheveled from the wind, so she reached up to tidy her hair. "You''re right.


    The truth is often extremely cruel. But, if I do nothing and back down out of fear, then that will truly be a


    cruel disservice toward those who Lloyd harmed."


    Her biological father had died in the explosion because of Lloyd. On the other hand, her mother had


    gone incognito with her, married Jethro, and died after giving birth to Louis.


    Lloyd had been the mastermind behind every tragedy she had experienced.


    Even if she could not bring the dead back to life, she could not continue watching as he used


    somebody else''s name to live in this world.


    Aidan said, "Leanna McKinney, don''t ever forget this. Don''t ever force yourself to persist. If therees


    a time when you can no longer hold on, you will still have me."


    Leanna pursed her lips together, but she couldn''t stop the smile that appeared on her face. "Okay."


    Forty minutester, the ck Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the gates of the Crossley Residence.


    Aidan helped her with her luggage. Meanwhile, Leanna nced at the building. "Here is far enough. I''ll


    walk the rest of the way myself."


    "The rest of the way will be very difficult."


    Sheughed and said resolutely, "Even if it''s hard, I will eventually reach the end."


    He smiled and wrapped his arms around her slender waist. His thin lips pressed against her forehead.


    "Protect yourself well. You can call me anytime if somethinges up."


    She nodded. "Okay."


    "Go on. I''ll watch you."


    She gripped the handle of her suitcase and took a deep breath. Then, she walked toward the gates of


    the Crossley Residence. The two ornately-carved gates slowly opened, but not a single person was in


    sight.


    As she stared at the long road in front of her, she felt as though she could not see the end of it.


    Thus, she turned back and gazed at the man silently waiting. He stood beside his car with deep and


    serene ck eyes. It seemed as though he would catch her at any time if she were to take a step


    backward.


    She waved at him. "I''m going. You should leave."


    The corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile, but he nodded lightly.


    Then, she tugged her two suitcases and moved forward step by step. Once she went down this road,


    there was no turning back anymore.


    After she had walked for nearly twenty minutes, she finally saw several buildings.


    There was arge garden located in the middle of the buildings.


    Several servants were pruning the flowers and nts inside the garden. It seemed as though they had


    received an order in advance as they all turned a blind eye to her presence.


    She dragged her suitcases with her and walked toward the most prominent building. If her guess was


    correct, then that was the main building.


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    Sure enough, as soon as she walked through the door, she saw Lloyd and Georgina having breakfast


    together.


    Leanna called out softly, "Mr. Crossley."


    Lloyd looked over. "When did you arrive? Why didn''t you ask the servants to guide you in?"


    She smiled slightly, knowing that his words were nothing more than an insincere courtesy.


    Nevertheless, she did not back down. "I didn''t see anybody else along the way, so I thought everybody


    generally came in alone."