Chapter 102
After hearing Ryan’s question, Christopher seemed taken aback. He shook his head and chuckled,
“No, I met her online.”
It was somewhat dramatic how Leah and Christopher became friends. Leah loved jewelry design, and
before she married Han, she used to be a frence designer to earn a living. After all, Charlie would
never give her money for her college tuition.
She remembered the night before she married Han when she drew herst work with joy.
Han did not like her to be involved in such “meaningless” things, so she gradually stopped drawing and
focused on bing the Madam of the Howard family. However, Leah has a Twitter ount, where
she would asionally post sketches and designs out of boredom. That was how Christopher became
friends with Leah. When Christopher first approached her, Leah thought he was a scammer. It took him
a lot of effort for him to convince Leah he was not, and they became good friends after that.
While chatting, she learned that Christopher was the boss of a listed jewelrypany. In the jewelry
industry, and in fact, he was one of the biggest industry yers in Linkville. Of course, this was not the
first time Christopher offered Leah the opportunity to work with him. After troubles started appearing in
the White family, Leah wanted to rejoin the jewelry design industry, so she brought her design to meet
Christopher.
Ryan reacted vaguely after listening to how they met. In the car, he asked her, “Are you married?”
Leah was not perturbed. She could now face the question calmly, regardless if the person asking the
question had any malicious intentions. “Yes,” she answered.
“You’re not divorced, are you?” Ryan asked again.
Leah looked at him apologetically. “I’m sorry, Mr. Crawford, I don’t really want to talk about that.”
Ryan shook his head. “I’m the one who should apologize.” After all, a normal person would find those
questions offensive.
No one spoke for the next few minutes until Ryan eventually broke the silence. “I heard that your
father…”
“Yes, my father passed away two months ago,” Leah replied calmly. She thought he would say “I’m
sorry to hear that,” like how usually people would. Yet, he did not.
Ryan nodded to show his acknowledgment. Even though Ryan did not react much, Leah thought he
seemed interested in her family affairs.
The three of them went to the restaurant where Christopher had a reservation. After dinner, Leah
showed Ryan the design she had brought along. Unsurprisingly, as soon as Ryan saw her design, he
was amazed by her work.
It was already night by the time they left the restaurant. Leah bade farewell to Christopher and called a
taxi home.
Before she left, Ryan suddenly stopped her. “Youngdy, do you mind inviting me to your house?”
Leah wondered why Ryan made that request.
Although confused, Leah said out of courtesy, “You can stay the night, if you don’t mind.”
Christopher overheard their conversations and stared at Ryan, “Mr. Crawford, you…”
Ryan raised his hand to stop him from talking. Even though Ryan had nned to visit the Xavier family,
he suddenly changed his mind. After that, Christopher drove the two back to the White residence.
A ck Bugatti was parked In front of the White residence. The car owner was sitting in the driver’s
seat, smoking. It was Han. He had been drinking a little, and though he wanted to go home, he
somehow found himself in front of the White residence.
He looked up at the slightly dim light in the vi and lowered his gaze as though thinking about
something. He had a phone in his hand, and on the lit screen was Leah’s number. He had been trying
to call her, but she did not answer. He knew she could not have gone to bed so early, at nine o’clock in
the evening.
While still deep in his thoughts, another car stopped in front of the vi. The door opened, and a man
stepped out with Leah following behind him.
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Han narrowed his gaze slightly. The ash from his cigarette fell on his pants, but he did not notice it at
all.
“Ah!” Leah suddenly eximed. When Christopher heard her exmation, he immediately asked,
“What’s wrong?”
Leah smiled awkwardly at him. “My hair is tangled in the seat belt.”
Christopher smiled and walked over to help her. The two people were very close together, so close that
Christopher could even smell the faint perfume fragrance on her body. He was suddenly a little
nervous, and his palms were sweaty.
When he finally untangled her hair from the seatbelt, he noticed a sharp gaze staring at him from
behind. He turned around and tried to find it but saw nothing.
Out of a sudden, a car rushed toward them at a high speed, as if wanting to kill them both. Christopher
instinctively shielded Leah with his body. The car passed by their car and drove away.
Leah’s face was pale, and she hurriedly thanked Christopher. Christopher reassured her as he stared
at the car that had disappeared from sight.
After slowing his car down when he was some distance away, Han’s eyes were full of rage. I should
have expected that. Leah is an ambitious woman. After leaving him for less than a year, she’s flirting
around with other men. No wonder she’s reluctant to be involved with me.
Han took a deep breath, trying to stop the thoughts from running wild.
Leah brought Ryan to the White residence. It was the first time she brought someone back home, and
what’s more, that person was a well-known jewelry investor from abroad. She was a little worried.
However, Ryan did not feel that way. He walked around the White residence as though he was touring
an exhibit. He sighed and said to himself, “So this is where she lived for twenty-three years.”
Leah was puzzled.
When the two of them came to the living room, Leah poured Ryan a ss of water and said, “Please
have a seat here. I’ll go inform my mother.”
Upon hearing it, Ryan’s eyes suddenly flickered with hesitation. He held the cup and pursed his lips.
Before Leah could call Jane, thetter came down the stairs. Jane asked, “Sarah, why did youe
home sote tonight?”
She was surprised to see a man sitting on the sofa. “You are…”
Ryan turned around slowly as he heard the footsteps. As soon as Jane saw him, she was stunned.