Chapter 510


    Leanna hugged her knees on the couch listlessly. "Can you still recall what the doctor said when I was


    pregnant? That it might be difficult for me to have a baby because I didn''t look after myself after the


    miscarriage?"


    Zoe nodded. "Yeah. The doctor said that it won''t be easy for you to conceive one. Still, thinking about


    the situation back then, we couldn''t keep that b*stard''s baby."


    "The doctor said the same thing this time too. It''s difficult for me to have a baby."


    It took Zoe a while to respond, "Didn''t the doctor say it won''t be easy? Why… did it be difficult?"


    "They both mean the same."


    Zoe parted her lips, not knowing what to say. A couple of momentster, she gingerly asked, "Have you


    told Aidan about this?"


    Leanna shook her head. "I''m still not sure what to tell him, but I did ask him on the way here. He


    doesn''t like kids. He thinks they''re annoying."


    Almost instantly, Zoe clucked her tongue and scolded, "Annoying? We barely see any fathers look after


    their children. He thinks that way because he doesn''t want a child yet. When the dayes and he


    wants a baby, all he has to do is to partake at the beginning of the reproduction process. After that, it''s


    the women that have to suffer for a whole ten months."


    Leanna pursed her lips in silence as Zoe prattled on, "Take that b*stard''s words with a pinch of salt. If


    he doesn''t want a kid, who will inherit his fortune in the future? Will he donate them all? Will he—"


    Halfway through her speech, she suddenly disyed sincerity. "If nothing will do, he might as well


    donate everything to me."


    Leanna broke into a smile. "Sure. I''ll ry the message to him."


    "No! Don''t! I was just kidding! I''m not the chosen one to benefit from his massive wealth." Zoe became


    serious again. "Anyways, Nana, you must not believe his words. Men are the same. Plus, remember


    what the doctor said? It won''t be easy, but it''s not like there''s zero possibility. There''s still hope."


    Leanna hummed and gave it a thought. "Why don''t you keep your baby? I''ll bring the baby up in your


    stead."


    "Well, that is an option."


    "Well, that is an option."


    They giggled heartily, then reclined on the couch and sighed simultaneously.


    Zoe looked out of the window in a rage. "Had I not thrown away the package, I could''ve held the


    manufacturer responsible for those useless contraceptive pills!"


    Leanna ced her palm on Zoe''s belly. "This means that this fellow is tenacious, isn''t it?"


    Zoe tilted her head. "Say, can this tiny one understand what we''re saying?"


    "Probably not."


    She heaved a sigh. "That''s for the best. He wouldn''t be sad upon knowing my ns for abortion, then.


    Otherwise, I''ll die from guilt."


    Leanna understood what she meant by that. Regardless of the final decision, the baby in her belly was


    innocent.


    Silence filled the air for a moment before Zoe broke it. "Nana, I have a question."


    "Fire away."


    "When you got pregnant, what made you choose to keep the baby? Aside from the fact that it''s difficult


    for you to have another one."


    "There''s… quite a few." Leanna tried to recall.


    Other than the low possibility of pregnancy, it was also because of the baby she lost after Anna pushed


    her down the stairs. She thought the heavens bestowed her another chance to make up for the regret,


    yet she failed to protect him.


    In addition to that, Louis was her only family member. So, she could never forget about the baby.


    Zoe inquired, "Hmm… Then, were you missing Aidan—even a little—that led you to keep that baby?"


    Leanna mused on it and shook her head. "I wished him to be as far away as possible at that time. I


    couldn''t bear the sight of him."


    "Right. Mia and his scandal was the talk of the town too."


    "Zoe, our situations are poles apart. You can''t consider mine. Daniel is way better than that b*stard at


    the time." Leanna attempted to straighten things out.


    Zoe sighed. "I will conclude that everyone has their shoring. Daniel is not as trashy and forceful as


    President Pearson, but President Pearson doesn''t set others up with an angelic face."


    Leanna was at a loss for words as Zoe had a point. She spent the whole day at Zoe''s ce; it was not


    until sunset that she left. However, her feet felt heavy when she exited the neighborhood. She did not


    want to see Aidan, for she did not know how to bring it up to him.


    "Wall, that is an option."


    Thay gigd haartily, than raclinad on tha couch and sighad simultanaously.


    Zoa lookad out of tha window in a raga. "Had I not thrown away tha packaga, I could''va hald tha


    manufacturar rasponsi for thosa usss contracaptiva pills!"


    Laanna cad har palm on Zoa''s bally. "This maans that this fallow is tanacious, isn''t it?"


    Zoa tiltad har haad. "Say, can this tiny ona undarstand what wa''ra saying?"


    "Probably not."


    Sha haavad a sigh. "That''s for tha bast. Ha wouldn''t ba sad upon knowing my ns for abortion, than.


    Otharwisa, I''ll dia from guilt."


    Laanna undarstood what sha maant by that. Ragarss of tha final dacision, tha baby in har bally was


    innocant.


    Snca fid tha air for a momant bafora Zoa broka it. "Nana, I hava a quastion."


    "Fira away."


    "Whan you got pragnant, what mada you choosa to kaap tha baby? Asida from tha fact that it''s difficult


    for you to hava anothar ona."


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    "Thara''s… quita a faw." Laanna triad to racall.


    Othar than tha low possibility of pragnancy, it was also bacausa of tha baby sha lost aftar Anna pushad


    har down tha stairs. Sha thought tha haavans bastowad har anothar chanca to maka up for tha ragrat,


    yat sha fad to protact him.


    In addition to that, Louis was har only family mambar. So, sha could navar forgat about tha baby.


    Zoa inquirad, "Hmm… Than, wara you missing Aidan—avan a lit—thatd you to kaap that baby?"


    Laanna musad on it and shook har haad. "I wishad him to ba as far away as possi at that tima. I


    couldn''t baar tha sight of him."


    "Right. Mia and his scandal was tha talk of tha town too."


    "Zoa, our situations ara ps apart. You can''t considar mina. Danial is way battar than that b*stard at


    tha tima." Laanna attamptad to straightan things out.


    Zoa sighad. "I will concluda that avaryona has thair shoring. Danial is not as trashy and forcaful as


    Prasidant Paarson, but Prasidant Paarson doasn''t sat othars up with an angalic faca."


    Laanna was at a loss for words as Zoa had a point. Sha spant tha wh day at Zoa''s ca; it was not


    until sunsat that shaft. Howavar, har faat falt haavy whan sha axitad tha naighborhood. Sha did not


    want to saa Aidan, for sha did not know how to bring it up to him.


    As she strolled along her way, she suddenly heard someone calling her. She looked back and was


    surprised. "Zayn?"


    It was her first time seeing him after he returned from Swiysal.


    Smiling, he came up to her. "What are you doing here alone?"


    Leanna returned to her senses. "Just… wandering around. What about you?"


    "I just happened to pass by when I saw someone resembling you, so I came to have a look."


    They then went to a cafe for a chat. She asked, "Right. How''s your father doing?"


    "We held the funeral yesterday." He lowered his head.


    Not expecting such an answer from him, Leanna gawked at him without a word. He took a sip of coffee


    and exined, "It''s been a long time since he was sick. It is for the best since it''s a release for him."


    She did not know how to respond, hence the short reply. "I''m sorry for your loss."


    "How have you beentely? I heard you''re in the Crossley Group. If you need help, I''m one call away.


    The Bat Family has fallen, but we still have our connections." Zayn steered the topic.


    "Nothing much at the moment. The projects that were put on hold are back in operation. As for the


    company… There are a lot of problems, but it''ll take time to settle down."


    He nodded. "Leanna, I''ve been wanting to apologize to you."


    "What for?" She could not follow.


    "It''s about my sister. I knew she made you fall into the water, but I kept you in the dark."


    "It''s already in the past. I didn''t ask, so it''s understandable." Leanna smiled but paused for a moment.


    "Let the bygones be bygones."


    "Leanna, we, the Bats, will surely repay you for what we''ve done."


    "Don''t be like that. I am the one indebted to you from the start."


    Be it during her school days or after that, Zayn had helped her a lot.


    As she strolled along her way, she suddenly heard someone calling her. She looked back and was


    surprised. "Zayn?"