Chapter 24


    Typically, Jonathan was able toe up with various reasons; it was usually either a standard gift from


    theirpany that everyone received or he imed that it was a gift from thepany they


    coborated with.


    Inside the Rolls-Royce, the atmosphere suddenly became eerily silent.


    Aidan opened his eyes and they were full of coldness.


    It had been more than a month, but he kept forgetting about their divorce. There were some habits that


    were deeply entrenched in him, so it was pretty much impossible to change within this timeframe.


    However, Leanna was the exact opposite as she was able to move on swiftly.


    Jonathan spoke, "President Pearson, Lux Jewelry is organizing a show next week. Since we have


    previously coborated with them, should we send them gifts to express our congrattions? We don''t


    have to send gifts to the entirepany. We can just focus on the editors, the photographers, and…


    perhaps their designer as well?"


    Aidan remained silent for several seconds before suddenly mentioning, "There are some artists from


    Pearson Group involved in the show, so we should actually send them gifts."


    Finally, Jonathan heaved a sigh of relief and started preparing gifts for everyone else.


    As such, three dayster, the staff from the personal assistant office of Pearson Group arrived at Lux


    Jewelry and started to distribute gifts.


    Harvey was confused to receive the gift and he was momentarily stunned. What''s going on here? Why


    did Aidan suddenly turn into such a friendly guy?


    Some of the photographers that received the gifts were shocked as well. This is unexpected!


    Leanna, the only contracted designer of Lux Jewelry, was the only person who kept her cool and


    maintained aposed look upon seeing the present, which had gone through so many hurdles to


    arrive in her hands.


    The pantry was located next to Leanna''s desk and there were a few staff furiously gossiping about the


    matter at the moment.


    "Look! I was right indeed! Pearson Group has been giving ourpany preferential treatmenttely. It


    must be because they''re attempting to pave the way for Mia. President Pearson''s done so much just to


    win over a woman and his actions are one of a kind!"


    "It''s no wonder then… I recently heard that Mr. Mancini had the notion of changing the ambassador for


    the First Love series. Mia has found Pearson Group to back her and they''re a well-established


    company, so it''s no wonder that Mia was able to defeat so many other impressive models and be


    selected for the show."


    "I heard that President Pearson''s wife is quite pretty and her looks areparable to Mia''s. He doesn''t


    even need to…"


    "Well, you''re too naive here. Even if one has a stunning wife at home, one would still prefer the woman


    outside. Mia may appear to be a clueless bimbo, but she''s actually really good at winning men''s


    affections."


    "I''ve got another gossip to share and it''s a juicy one. President Pearson and his wife have gotten a


    divorce, so Mia might actually seed in bing his wife!"


    "Oh my gosh. It then makes sense how she''s got such great resources. She seems ready to marry into


    a wealthy family. But then, the Pearson family is such a reputable family, would they be able to ept


    her?"


    "That''s no big deal. I recently got word that President Pearson''s ex-wife was sold into service at


    Patheon Club. She was allowed to marry into the family, so surely Mia would be allowed to as well."


    Zoe heard thest sentence upon walking into the pantry and instantly raged at them, "Why are you


    guys gossiping nonsense right now during your working hours? If you guys don''t wish to work, then just


    hand over your resignation letters!"


    The others had never seen Zoe lose her temper like this. The gossipers quickly turned awkward and


    disbanded to their respective seats.


    After they left, Zoe walked to stand in front of Leanna andforted, "Nana, they''re just spouting


    nonsense, so don''t take it personally."


    Leanna came back to her senses with a smile. "It''s fine. Did you receive a gift too?"


    Naturally, Zoe, a rtively reputable photographer, received an exquisite gift too.


    She continued to hurl insults at the despicable couple furiously for ten minutes before finally calming


    down and asked, "The fashion show is starting next week. How''s the preparation work going?"


    "It''s great. Everything is going well."


    After Leanna left Lux Jewelry, she headed off to the hospital as it was the day of her pregnancy check-


    up.


    The doctor mentioned that the child she was carrying was developing well and had already grown from


    the size of a little bean to a pea.


    After her checkup, she had just walked out of the room when she heard a male voice ring out from


    behind, "Leanna?"


    She instantly froze and gradually turned her head.


    At that moment, Zayn was striding toward her and grabbed her wrist. "It''s you indeed… Leanna, I


    would like to have a proper chat with you. Can you spare me some time, please?"


    She extricated her hand from his and came up with a reply after quite some time, "Okay."


    They sat across from each other inside the cafe right next to the hospital and neither of them spoke a


    word for quite some time.


    Finally, time went by and he finally pursed his lips to voice out, "Leanna, three years ago—"


    "I''m very sorry for what happened three years ago. If you''re mainly here for a reason why, then I can


    reveal it to you right now," she mentioned briefly, "During the day that I won the award, I received news


    that my dad had owed one million to the loan sharks. I wanted to trade the opportunity to go to Aeras


    for cash, but my request was rejected. Subsequently, you must have also heard about everything else


    that happened from Anna."


    Zayn maintained a deep furrowed look on his face and was shocked to hear the reason to be out of his


    expectation. "Why didn''t you tell me the truth directly? I could have helped…"


    Leanna interjected, "How could you have helped? By giving me money to pay off the debt? Zayn, we


    aren''t rted to each other, so how could I possibly get you to help me pay off the debt?"


    "Leanna, you should know how I feel about you. We were so close to getting together with each other.


    It wasn''t a huge sum, so you could have just asked me directly for it."


    She smiled and shook her head. "I''m thankful that we didn''t end up getting together back then. At least


    we retained that pure rtionship we had. I didn''t want you to see the type of environment I grew up in.


    I didn''t want you to know that I had such a horrible father either. You''re right; perhaps you wouldn''t


    mind at all giving me money to pay off his debts once or twice, but if this went on over time, are you


    sure that you wouldn''t get frustrated?"


    "Am I actually that unreliable in your eyes?"


    "This isn''t a matter of reliability. Most of the time, I can''t even take this myself. I wanted to run off to


    somewhere where no one knows me, but then there are some things that I''ll never ever be able to get


    away from."


    Zayn replied, "What about right now? I know that you''re divorced from Aidan. You could at least turn


    around and take a look. I''m honestly—"


    However, Leanna spoke in a soft voice, "You''ve seen where I just came out from, right?"


    At that point, he slowly clenched the hand he ced on the table and formed a fist.


    Of course, he saw that. However, he tried toe up with all sorts of excuses in his mind to convince


    himself. Perhaps she''s just there to keep her friendpany? Or she could be there just to visit


    someone? However, with the truth ced in front of him right now, there was no way he could continue


    to deny it.


    Zayn was slightly resigned. "Does Aidan know about this?"


    "I don''t n to let him know, so could you keep this a secret for me?"


    "Of course."


    After Leanna left, Zayn walked out of the cafe and he was seen significantly dejected.


    He thought, If only I made a move back then to enter into a rtionship with Leanna before the


    competition and didn''t insist on fulfilling the promise in Aeras, then things might have been different


    right now. She wouldn''t have married Aidan and we wouldn''t have let so much get past us.


    "Zayn, why did you leave toe here?"


    Carly Bat called out his name and reached out her hand to wave in front of him upon noticing his


    daze. "What''s going on in your mind?" Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Zayn came back to his senses, "Carly."


    Meanwhile, his sister huffed, "Hey! You promised toe with me to the pregnancy checkup, but then


    you disappeared in a blink of an eye. If Georgina hadn''te along today, it would be so dangerous


    for me to walk about in such a heavily pregnant state. What if something happened to me?"


    Next to Carly was Georgina who helped her around before letting out a smile. "Carly, don''t say that.


    The doctor mentioned that the baby is growing well inside, so nothing will happen to you."


    "See, Gina''s the best. It would be great if only you''d be willing to marry Zayn. It''s too bad that the two of


    you have never seen eye to eye since you were kids. Gosh. This kid here is getting older by the day,


    but he has never brought a girlfriend home with him. My parents are worried sick."


    Georgina responded, "Carly, I heard that the prettydy from the Pearson Family seems to be pursuing


    Zayntely."