Chapter 474
Chapter 474 Take It Back Myself
By the time the two of them returned to Victoria Precinct, it was starting to snow. The snowkes gently
descended upon the earth, bringing with them an even colder chill and causing ayer of ice to slowly
form over the tiny puddles along the street.
“It’s snowing!” Leah eximed as she closed the window. Her eyes gleamed as she watched the tiny
bits of snow fluttering under the streemps.
To someone that was born in the south, snow was a rather new experience after all.
The onset of winter also meant that the year wasing to an end.
Just as she was about to reopen the window and feel the snow outside, a big, strong hand grabbed her
by the wrist. A deep and calming voice resounded in her ear, “You don’t want to catch a cold.”
Not willing to listen to excuses, Han pulled Leah right back to bed and ced her under a thick wool
nket. He said, “You need to rest this frail, illness-prone body of yours and not try to see the snow
every chance you get.”
“Okay.” Leah could do little but nod in obedience. However, the excitement in her eyes was quickly
rekindled as she looked towards the snow outside. She said, “Another year has gone by just like that.
It’s Carlotta’s birthday after New Year’s. I want to give her an extra special present this time.”
The little one would turn three in theing year and Leah was very excited to see her grow.
Han sat down by her side and wrapped his hands around her waist. He asked, “What about my
present? Shouldn’t I get one too, considering how we promised to get married next spring?”
Truthfully, Han didn’t care about any presents at all and simply wanted to tease the youngdy in his
embrace.
In all those years, he had never felt this close to her before as they were now, where they could eat and
live together like a normal couple and didn’t have to lie to one another.
These boring but joyful days were like a perfect dream to him, so much so that he didn’t want to wake
from them.
Leah leaned into his warm embrace, revealing a soft smile as she replied, “That’s a secret.”
Since they had decided to stay together, she was also thinking ofmemorating their rtionship
with an extra special gift.
However, she didn’t want to let the cat out of the bag before that day woulde.
Hearing that Leah was really going to give him a gift and how she didn’t deny marrying him next spring,
Han felt as though his heart was being embraced by a warm pair of hands.
He thought back to Ben’s report earlier that day, then brought Leah even closer in his arms. His
seductive lips breaking into a smile, he teased, “I heard that you were peeping in on Ben and Serena
kissing today?”
Leah waspletely on cloud nine as she thought about the gift she was going to give Han. However,
thetter’s sudden question immediately brought her down to Earth. Recalling the scene of Mr.
Wright trying to kiss Serena earlier that day, her cheeks flushed slightly as she said, “That was an
ident–”
The desperate look on Leah’s face made Han want to tease her even more. He said, “Sure, it was. You
little perv.”
Leah was at a loss for words.
Can we at least try to be civil here?
Her cheekspletely red with anger, she eximed, “I told you it was an ident!”
Never did she think a day woulde when someone would brand her a pervert.
Han knew that it was time to call it quits and stop the teasing. He stood up and handed Leah a
document, “Here’s the transfer proposal for the White Group.”
Leah was shocked to find out that he was nning to hand over the entire White Group to her. She
smiled and said, “Feeling generous are we, Mr. Howard?”
Pinching Leah’s face with his slender fingers, Han looked at her with a gentle gaze and replied, “Yeah,
it’s yours.”
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He had wanted to give Leah the White Group right from the start, but one thing led to another and he
had to dy it until now.
Feeling the warmth of his fingertips on her cheeks, Leah smiled and said, “I’ll leave this document with
you for now, Mr. Howard. When the timees, I’ll take it back myself.”
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White Group’s market value had grown significantly since the time it was still under Shawn, and was
definitely a sizable conglomerate at its current state.
Even though it was her wish to reim the White Group, she wanted to one day do so with her own
capabilities.
While her confidence was admirable, Han didn’t agree with her decision. He said, “We’re family. What’s
mine is yours. If you absolutely must have some kind of external pressure, then consider it my gift for
our wedding.”
He had no want for anything, so there was no reason for her to work so hard anymore.
“It’s alright, Mr. Howard. You can hold onto it for me for the time being.” Leah hadpletely different
ideas. She had seen her fair share of hardship and knew that one could only rely on the things one
personally owned.
Even though she could ept all that Han was offering, she could not let it waste away all that she had
worked for her entire life.
Without her pride and the skills she had amassed throughout her career, if the two of them were to
have a falling out again one day, then she would truly lose it all.
It wasn’t as if she was considering these things prematurely, her life just wasn’t her own anymore. She
had a responsibility to ensure that Carlotta grew up safe and healthy. That was why she had to have a
backup n for both their sakes.
Seeing how adamant she was, Han did not push the matter any further and simply changed the
subject, “Alright then. Ben has mostly recovered from his injuries. With some special medicine from
overseas, he should be back on his feet in around half a month. As for the disturbances from
Ravensong, I’ll have Ben and Serena escorted back to the vi first thing tomorrow.”
Leah had always been weak against Han’s sudden bursts of affection. She hugged him by the waist
and nodded in his embrace, “Okay. Anna has control of the whole of Ravensong, and she has sent
every one of them after us. It’ll be safer for all of us to stick together.”
Susan had bought a vi in Victoria Precinct a long time ago for the sole purpose of sheltering
everyone together.
Han’s expression turned grim with the mention of Anna’s name, and he said, “Leave that foolish
woman to me. You should also avoid going out for the time being and just stay home with Carlotta.
Serena and Ben will be here to apany you two as well.”
Leah couldn’t help but feel a little worried when she saw the cold look in his eyes, “What are you
nning to do? If they can control a family as old as Ravensong, then their influence has surely grown
leagues from what it once was. If you get poisoned by any chance–”
“I won’t,” Han said confidently as he brushed his hand against her soft hair. Underneath his reassuring
smile, a cold murderous intent could be found.
I should’ve never given Anna a chance for survival to begin with. Because of my mistake, she has now
be a threat to Leah. Damn it all! he thought.
“We’re getting married next spring. I won’t let anything happen to me that easily,” he reassured Leah.
Seeing as she was still worried however, he brought himself closer and gently added in her ear, “As for
you, there’s no backing out of our promise.”
“I won’t,” she argued. The deep tone of his voice always had a way of easing her worries and
comforting her.
As she rested into his embrace, she feltpletely at peace, as though she could take the whole world
on even if the road ahead of her was filled with danger.
With him by her side, there was nothing she couldn’t handle.
The snow outside was starting to grow heavier.
Leah nestled into Han’s embrace and slowly drifted off to sleep.
It waste at night, and Han slowly opened his eyes, as the woman in his embrace continued toy
tightly wrapped in his arms.
A ring light shed by his eyes. He picked up his phone to see a short message: “Make preparations
to fight Ravensong. n A will be moving ahead of schedule.”