Chapter 763


    Chapter 763 Everyone Still Sees Me as a Child


    Geez, he wants me to leave already. Waylen left the ce at lightning speed.


    Soon, L turned around, and as he was about to leave, he noticed Charlotte peeking out from


    behind a nearby stone pir. When their eyes met, she immediately retreated and hid herself behind


    the pir. L looked over and asked impassively, "What are you doing there?"


    After a few seconds, Charlotte slowly walked out and whispered, "L..."


    "Do you need something from me?" L casually ced his hand in his pocket and calmly asked.


    As Charlotte stood in front of him with her hands sped together, she gently nodded. "I came to


    apologize to you."


    "What for?"


    Charlotte said, "I was wrong in the past. I was too stubborn. Please don''t take what I said to heart. If... if


    you''re furious, you can vent your anger on me, but please don''t direct it toward Grandpa and Dad."


    After a moment, L chuckled softly. "Do you think I would get angry because you refused to marry


    me?"


    Hearing that, she pouted and pointed her finger. "It''s not entirely because of that... I said a lot of hurtful


    things back then." Thinking back, she realized she had been quite unreasonable. On top of that, she


    made it seem like he had some ulterior motives toward her when in fact, he didn''t want to marry her


    either. This was all because of the unnecessary marriage engagement.


    Seeing Charlotte lower her head, L said, "Alright, I won''t argue with a child. Now that the


    engagement has beenpletely dissolved, you should focus on what you need to do and stop


    thinking about these matters."


    For some reason, Charlotte felt that L''s words were slightly gentler than what he had said to her


    before. It was as if he truly regarded her as a child and wasforting her. She softly retorted, "I''m


    already twenty years old. You always say I''m a child when I''m already of age to get married."


    L was lost for words upon hearing that. "You should go back," he said.


    She let out a soft ''Oh'' and took two steps forward before turning back. She gazed at L with a


    glint in her beautiful eyes as she said, "Well then, let''s make a deal. You won''t get angry about what


    happened before, and you can''t me it on Grandpa and Dad! Cross your heart!"


    At that, L looked at her quietly, and his expression was unchanged. Perhaps he had never heard


    such a threat before. He found it absurd and a little amusing at the same time. Seeing that he was


    quiet, Charlotte became anxious. Does he really have no intention of letting me off the hook? With that,


    she held her breath and hesitantly reached out her hand. As she held it up in front of him, she asked,


    "Shall we... make a pinky promise?"


    L''s eyebrow twitched imperceptibly as he looked at her expectant and nervous gaze while


    pursing his lips. After a moment, he finally reached out his hand and turned his head to the side as he


    yed along with her silly game.


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    Charlotte''s face immediately lit up with a smile. She didn''t care much about anything else and hooked


    her finger with his while murmuring, "Pinky promise! Cross your heart so that you won''t break the


    promise."


    Afterpleting this series of vows, the satisfied Charlotte finally withdrew her hand and eximed,


    "Alright!" With that said, she looked up at L''s expressionless face, and her smile abruptly faded.


    She then instinctively shrunk her neck.


    L put his hand down and met her gaze before speaking slowly, "Charlotte, anyone over the age


    of ten wouldn''t engage in such childish behavior."


    When she heard that, Charlotte stammered, "B-But it doesn''t matter. You just agreed to it! You can''t go


    back on your word!"


    As she uttered thosest few words, she had an inexplicable feeling that he might change his mind in


    the next second, so she quickly ran away while keeping an eye on him cautiously.


    As expected, she didn''t learn her lesson about not paying attention to where she was going and ended


    up tripping into a pile of leaves that the servants had swept but hadn''t yet dealt with. She was instantly


    submerged in a heap of leaves.


    Meanwhile, L stood in ce while watching the scene unfold as he rubbed his temples with his


    hand. Fortunately, it was a big pile of leaves, so Charlotte didn''t get hurt. She quickly got up and


    dashed away.


    …


    In the evening, Leanna and Zoe saw a man who had been waiting outside for a long time as soon as


    they left the studio. "I''m sorry, I was busy today. You''ve been waiting for a while, haven''t you?" Zoe


    asked.


    She''s here. Brandon replied with a smile, "No, I just arrived a moment ago. "After saying that, he


    looked at Leanna and nodded at her as he greeted her.


    After Brandon and Zoe had gotten together, he would pick her up after work every day. They would


    have dinner together, and then he would send her home—just the usual thing couples did.


    "Have fun, guys. I''ll be heading back." Leanna smiled gently at the young couple.


    "Be careful on your way home. Let me know when you get home." Zoe waved at her.


    "Okay, you guys, go ahead." With that, Zoe and Brandon turned and walked away. Leanna sighed


    while she watched them leave, as the distance between these two people was enough to fit another


    person in. Just by looking at them, she knew that they hadn''t made any progress.


    Perhaps Zoe was right. When one still held feelings for someone else in their heart, they could never


    truly let go. As Leanna shook her head, she withdrew her gaze and headed home. On the way back,


    she remembered that she had said she would make soup for Aidanst night, so she made a detour to


    the supermarket and bought a lot of ingredients. After arriving home, she washed the pork ribs and


    ced them on the stove to cook. Meanwhile, she put away all the groceries she had bought into the


    refrigerator.


    The day before, Leanna was almost caught by Aidan when he discovered the box where she was


    hiding the medicine. She imed it was seafood to avoid suspicion. Thus, when she went to the


    supermarket earlier, she deliberately bought another box of seafood and ced it in the refrigerator,


    conveniently blocking the box of medicine. Afterpleting all of this, the water on the stove had


    boiled. Leanna turned off the heat and poured out the nching liquid before putting them back on the


    stove. After that, she picked up her phone and called Aidan. The phone rang for a while before he


    answered.


    Just as she was about to speak, she remembered the lesson from before. "You''re not in a meeting,


    right?" she asked, making sure he wasn''t upied.


    On the other end of the phone, Aidan chuckled softly, "I just came out of the meeting room."


    Hearing that, Leanna heaved a sigh of relief. That''s great. "I''ve made dinner. What time will you be


    back?"


    "It''ll be a while. Don''t wait for me. Go ahead and eat," Aidan replied. Hearing that, Leanna nced at


    the time and noticed that it was already 8.30PM. "Okay, I got it," she said.


    After hanging up the phone, Leanna sat on the couch and took out her notebook. Since she wasn''t


    hungry yet, she nned to eatter. Just as she picked up her pen, she heard a knocking sound from


    outside, but it wasn''t at her door. However, only she and Zoe lived on this floor, along with the two


    empty houses that Aidan had bought. Who could be knocking at the door?