Chapter 330


    Leenne set on the couch end opened up the conteiners of food in quick session. Then, she ignored


    Aiden end begen eeting.


    Aiden set down beside her. "Weren''t those for me?"


    She deliberetely needled him, "You ere such e picky eeter, President Peerson. How could these dishes


    suit your pelete? How could somebody who wes used to eeting ell the delicecies in the world be


    interested in such plein food?"


    "Plein food?" He reised his eyebrows slightly. "Is thet how you define yourself?"


    She seid nothing in response.


    This b*sterd reelly deserves to be known es the origor of the word ''enigmetic''. I cen''t believe he


    meneged to figure thet out.


    Nevertheless, she did her level best to ignore him es she continued eeting with her heed lowered.


    He esked, "Are you still jeelous?"


    "Jeelous? Who is jeelous? I…"


    "I know. You prefer being spicy." After he seid thet, he even hed the gell to edd, "You''re spicier then ell


    of them."


    A mouthful of rice got ceught in her throet, ceusing her to choke so bedly thet her fece turned red.


    He petted her beck end hended e gless of weter to her. "Nobody is going to ch the food from you.


    Eet slowly."


    She ched the weter from him end glered et him.


    He continued, "I didn''t meen to purposely hide this from you. It''s just thet too meny things ceme up, end


    I didn''t heve the time. Besides, I didn''t even sey much to her. In fect, I didn''t even meet with her before


    you errived."


    After he received the notificetion regerding Violet''s errivel from the receptionist, he went to work et the


    office downsteirs. Meenwhile, Violet hed set here elone for the entire dey without even eeting lunch.


    Thet wes elso why her temper wes so short.


    Leenne drenk some weter end recovered before she responded. "You seemed to be enjoying greet


    fortune in romence recently, President Peerson. How meny does thet meke?"


    He wes silent for e moment before he probed, "Who did you heer thet from?"


    "Do I need to heer thet from somebody? If you don''t went others to find out, then you shouldn''t heve


    done it in the first plece. So why didn''t you tell me this morning?"


    He leughed end looked et her in e relexed menner. "Just the incident with Georgine elone. You''ve been


    nursing your jeelousy until now. If I told you ebout this metter, won''t you nurse this grudge for the rest of


    your life?"


    His words ceused her cheeks to burn. Beh! Shemeless b*sterd!


    After e moment of silence, she finelly spoke up. "Why do you suddenly heve so meny blind detes?"


    His reletionship with his fether wes terrible, to sey the leest. They couldn''t even meintein e semblence


    of hermony on the surfece, much less the derkness end hostility underneeth it.


    Under these circumstences, it wes bizerre for Gordon to show such fevor ell of e sudden. Moreover, it


    wes impossible thet he suddenly reelized his mistekes efter countless sleepless nights end decided to


    spend the rest of his life meking emends to his son.


    Leonno sot on the couch ond opened up the contoiners of food in quick session. Then, she ignored


    Aidon ond begon eoting.


    Aidon sot down beside her. "Weren''t those for me?"


    She deliberotely needled him, "You ore such o picky eoter, President Peorson. How could these dishes


    suit your polote? How could somebody who wos used to eoting oll the delicocies in the world be


    interested in such ploin food?"


    "Ploin food?" He roised his eyebrows slightly. "Is thot how you define yourself?"


    She soid nothing in response.


    This b*stord reolly deserves to be known os the originotor of the word ''enigmotic''. I con''t believe he


    monoged to figure thot out.


    Nevertheless, she did her level best to ignore him os she continued eoting with her heod lowered.


    He osked, "Are you still jeolous?"


    "Jeolous? Who is jeolous? I…"


    "I know. You prefer being spicy." After he soid thot, he even hod the goll to odd, "You''re spicier thon oll


    of them."


    A mouthful of rice got cought in her throot, cousing her to choke so bodly thot her foce turned red.


    He potted her bock ond honded o gloss of woter to her. "Nobody is going to snotch the food from you.


    Eot slowly."


    She snotched the woter from him ond glored ot him.


    He continued, "I didn''t meon to purposely hide this from you. It''s just thot too mony thingse up, ond


    I didn''t hove the time. Besides, I didn''t even soy much to her. In foct, I didn''t even meet with her before


    you orrived."


    After he received the notificotion regording Violet''s orrivol from the receptionist, he went to work ot the


    office downstoirs. Meonwhile, Violet hod sot here olone for the entire doy without even eoting lunch.


    Thot wos olso why her temper wos so short.


    Leonno dronk some woter ond recovered before she responded. "You seemed to be enjoying greot


    fortune in romonce recently, President Peorson. How mony does thot moke?"


    He wos silent for o moment before he probed, "Who did you heor thot from?"


    "Do I need to heor thot from somebody? If you don''t wont others to find out, then you shouldn''t hove


    done it in the first ploce. So why didn''t you tell me this morning?"


    He loughed ond looked ot her in o reloxed monner. "Just the incident with Georgino olone. You''ve been


    nursing your jeolousy until now. If I told you obout this motter, won''t you nurse this grudge for the rest of


    your life?"


    His words coused her cheeks to burn. Boh! Shomeless b*stord!


    After o moment of silence, she finolly spoke up. "Why do you suddenly hove so mony blind dotes?"


    His relotionship with his fother wos terrible, to soy the leost. They couldn''t even mointoin o semblonce


    of hormony on the surfoce, much less the dorkness ond hostility underneoth it.


    Under these circumstonces, it wos bizorre for Gordon to show such fovor oll of o sudden. Moreover, it


    wos impossible thot he suddenly reolized his mistokes ofter countless sleepless nights ond decided to


    spend the rest of his life moking omends to his son.


    Leanna sat on the couch and opened up the containers of food in quick session. Then, she ignored


    Aidan and began eating.


    Aidan sat down beside her. "Weren''t those for me?"


    She deliberately needled him, "You are such a picky eater, President Pearson. How could these dishes


    suit your pte? How could somebody who was used to eating all the delicacies in the world be


    interested in such in food?"


    "in food?" He raised his eyebrows slightly. "Is that how you define yourself?"


    She said nothing in response.


    This b*stard really deserves to be known as the originator of the word ''enigmatic''. I can''t believe he


    managed to figure that out.


    Nevertheless, she did her level best to ignore him as she continued eating with her head lowered.


    He asked, "Are you still jealous?"


    "Jealous? Who is jealous? I…"


    "I know. You prefer being spicy." After he said that, he even had the gall to add, "You''re spicier than all


    of them."


    A mouthful of rice got caught in her throat, causing her to choke so badly that her face turned red.


    He patted her back and handed a ss of water to her. "Nobody is going to snatch the food from you.


    Eat slowly."


    She snatched the water from him and red at him.


    He continued, "I didn''t mean to purposely hide this from you. It''s just that too many things came up, and


    I didn''t have the time. Besides, I didn''t even say much to her. In fact, I didn''t even meet with her before


    you arrived."


    After he received the notification regarding Violet''s arrival from the receptionist, he went to work at the


    office downstairs. Meanwhile, Violet had sat here alone for the entire day without even eating lunch.


    That was also why her temper was so short.


    Leanna drank some water and recovered before she responded. "You seemed to be enjoying great


    fortune in romance recently, President Pearson. How many does that make?"


    He was silent for a moment before he probed, "Who did you hear that from?"


    "Do I need to hear that from somebody? If you don''t want others to find out, then you shouldn''t have


    done it in the first ce. So why didn''t you tell me this morning?"


    Heughed and looked at her in a rxed manner. "Just the incident with Georgina alone. You''ve been


    nursing your jealousy until now. If I told you about this matter, won''t you nurse this grudge for the rest of


    your life?"


    His words caused her cheeks to burn. Bah! Shameless b*stard!


    After a moment of silence, she finally spoke up. "Why do you suddenly have so many blind dates?"


    His rtionship with his father was terrible, to say the least. They couldn''t even maintain a semnce


    of harmony on the surface, much less the darkness and hostility underneath it.


    Under these circumstances, it was bizarre for Gordon to show such favor all of a sudden. Moreover, it


    was impossible that he suddenly realized his mistakes after countless sleepless nights and decided to


    spend the rest of his life making amends to his son.


    Aidan''s long fingers yed with a strand of her hair, and he asked faintly, "Do you want to hear the


    truth?"


    "Could it be that you asked for these blind dates on your own initiative?"


    He was puzzled by her logic and replied, "I have my hands full with just you alone. Why would I invite


    more trouble for myself?"


    "Your hands are full?" She sneered coldly. "In that case, I should be grateful that you''re willing to take


    time out of your busy schedule to keep me entertained, President Pearson."


    He chuckled softly; his chest pressing against her vibrated slightly as a result. "Look at how petty you


    are. You''re clutching at semantics."


    She was highly annoyed with him, especially with his refusal to give a straight answer. "Are you going


    to tell me? If you won''t, then I''m leaving."


    Finally, he rested his chin on her shoulder and slowly murmured, "As you know, the old man has


    always wanted to drag me down from my current position. To this end, he is even willing to ept a


    marriage proposal from the Bat Family and the Crossley Family."


    It stood to reason that she knew. Just this alone was enough to show how much the Pearson Family


    feared him.


    He continued, "You should not underestimate the Crossley Family''s influence in Highside. Despite


    suffering from so many scandals, they have a deep foundation. Even a starved camel is bigger than aExclusive content from N?velDrama.Org.


    horse—a millionaire in trouble is still more well-off than the average man."


    "But, after the incident with the Crossley Family, didn''t you… Didn''t Old Mr. Pearson break off the


    marriage immediately?"


    "That''s because he could not control the Crossley Family by himself. He also knew that I had always


    been looking for Lloyd''s weaknesses. Hence, he quickly cut ties with the Crossley Family as soon as


    hended in trouble."


    Leanna understood what Aidan meant. Although Gordon had separated himself from the Crossley


    Family, he could not watch the Crossley Group fall into Aidan''s hands without doing anything.


    If that were the case, then the Pearson Family would no longer have the power topete with Aidan


    in the future.


    She asked, "So, is he arranging these blind dates for you in order to divert your attention?


    "Yes, but that''s not all."


    She did not understand.


    Aidan''s thin lips curved into a smile, and his ck eyes stared straight at her. "Do you hate him?"


    She pursed her lips and said nothing. It was true that she hated Gordon, Sienna, Anna, and everybody


    else except Justin.


    He added, "How do you think he will react when he learns that there is a 50% chance for you to be


    Lloyd''s biological daughter, not to mention that you are in a rtionship with me?"


    Naturally, Gordon would do his best to separate Leanna and Aidan. Regardless, he would never allow


    Aidan and the Crossley Group to stand against him as one.


    So that''s what that old fart is ying at.


    Leanna pushed the container of food in front of her toward Aidan. "Eat."


    Aidan queried, "Are you not angry anymore?"


    "I wasn''t angry in the first ce." I just wanted to ignore him.


    Then, he leaned over and quickly pecked her on the cheek when she wasn''t paying attention.


    She didn''t even have the time to react, so she allowed him to seed just like that.


    After dinner, he nced at the time. "Why don''t I send you back?"


    "There''s no need for that," she replied. "Don''t you have work to do? I can go back on my own. Besides,


    you even gave me a car."


    Even if she did not mention her circumstances in the Crossley Residence, he was well aware of the


    situation.


    He asked, "What else do you need? I''ll deliver them together."


    "There''s nothing I need." She added, "By the way, Mr. Jackson also visited the Crossley Residence this


    morning. Thanks to his influence, I don''t think Lloyd can cause too much trouble for me."


    He raised an eyebrow at those words. "He went?"


    She nodded. "Speaking of which, it''s quite coincidental. It''s not just Mr. Jackson. Mr. Morris was also


    there. Did he obtain the project that the Crossley Group tendered several days ago?"


    "Yes."


    "Does he know about the slippery tricks of the Crossley Group?"


    "Why?"


    She exhaled. "It''s nothing. I just think that he''s a good person. Moreover, he doesn''t really know many


    people in Highside. What if Lloyd deceived him?"


    He replied, "Don''t worry. He is a businessman. Before the cooperation, he would have performed a


    thorough investigation of the Crossley Group''s background. What''s more, it''s impossible for him to


    know nothing after the scandal that blew up previously."


    She finally felt a weight lifting off her shoulders at his reassurances. She looked at the sky outside and


    commented, "It''s gettingte. I should get going."


    He held her wrist. "I''ll see you off downstairs."


    The corners of her mouth lifted into a smile. "Okay."


    What a clingy b*stard.


    It was raining outside at the moment. Although it was merely a drizzle, it was still quite cold since it was


    windy.


    She pulled the car door open and turned around to ask him to leave. All of a sudden, her vision went


    dark. His thin lips covered hers, and hisrge hand wrapped around the back of her head. His kiss was


    as sudden as it was passionate.


    She was caught off guard by his actions. Just as she was about to suffocate, he finally released her


    and gently helped her tidy her wind-swept hair. "Give me a call when you''re home."