Chapter 27
Aidan remained silent for a moment before replying, "That''s not necessary."
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He was not keen to see her right now.
Ever since he was brought back to the Pearson Family as the illegitimate son, he had been disgusted
by the so-called blood ties and bloodline.
That was even more so when he stepped through the doors of the Pearson Family Estate and saw
Justin Pearson, who was paralyzed in a wheelchair with eyes that were nothing but darkness. The
lavishness of the ce could not even mask the corruption and inferiority that was radiated in the air.
With that, Aidan was suffocated by the sight of it.
As such, Leanna''s action of using her unborn child as a bargaining chip had undoubtedly crossed the
line for him.
Aidan took out his phone and unlocked it once again before staring at the nk chatbox. Since he had
deleted Leanna''s contact previously, he could no longer look back on the precious texts sent by her. No
concerning texts, no more incessant nagging words nor any ''I''m waiting for you'' messages. Just…
nk.
He tapped on the input box with his slender fingers and typed a sentence before slowly backspacing it
again.
An hourter, the phone rang by Leanna''s bedside just as she was about to go to sleep.
She nced at her phone with half-opened eyes and noticed the cold words sent by the b*stard.
''You''ve got twenty-five days left.''
At that moment, she was rendered speechless. Does he really need to send me a countdown at this
time of the night?
She considered the situation for a moment and could not be bothered to reply to that. She merely
responded with an emoji of an OK sign. Her reply was proper and solemn, which signified her
determination to repay him the money on time.
However, she was significantly displeased by his action of disrupting her sleep, so she instantly
changed his name from ''b*stard'' to ''stingy man''.
Subsequently, she ced her phone down and went to sleep contentedly.
Meanwhile, Mia had also gotten word of the rumors from Lux Jewelry. After a bout of self-doubt, she
became convinced about one thing; she was convinced that President Pearson appeared to be coldly
indifferent toward her, but actually cared so much for her.
Now that she had recalled their moments carefully, Aidan only chided her whenever she was trying to
win him over by shaming Leanna and her schemes; however, not only did he not punish her afterward,
he had also made his way to obtain the best resources of Lux Jewelry for her. Therefore, Mia
concluded that Aidan was a person who highly detested schemes and tricks, thanks to Leanna.
If that was the case, then there would be no need for her to scheme and plot at all. As long as she
behaved herself, then naturally, she would not be associated with someone as shameful as Leanna;
hence, Aidan would fancy her even more!
With this in mind, Mia merely scoffed coldly and left after bumping into Leanna backstage at the fashion
show. Without her mockery and rudeness this time round, it seemed that she had taken the higher
road.
A stilted Zoe clicked her tongue upon seeing that. "Why didn''t she pounce at you like a rabid dog
today?"
Leanna tidied the jewelry in front of her. "Perhaps she got her rabies shot today."
Although Zoe did not mention to Leanna about Mia being the uing star of the fashion show,
Leanna had heard plenty of discussions regarding what Aidan had done for Mia when she went to see
Harvey at Lux Jewelry days ago.
Not only was the staff at Lux Jewelry impressed by that, but even the models and designers involved in
this show had expressed their admiration.
As a model, it would be wonderful to have the chance to pick and select from all the great resources.
Meanwhile, if a designer received this opportunity, then they would undoubtedly possess the chance to
showcase their talents on various tforms. Not only that, they might even gain the opportunity of
coborating with internationally-acimed designers or seek pointers from them; that would be the
biggest break for them in gaining recognition. However, this was a chance that clearly seemed
achievable yet way out of reach in reality. One could not help butment the despicable qualities of
capitalists.
Inparison, Leanna was indifferent to all of that. If this had happened three years ago, then perhaps
she would choose to put up a fight and try for it. However, the harshness of reality had struck her hope
down to nothing.
Furthermore, she was criticized three years ago for being one whocked goals.
At this stage, she merely intended to repay Aidan''s debt as soon as possible and bring up the child in
her womb to be safe and healthy.
As for Aidan and Mia''s public disy of affections, that had nothing to do with her at all.
However, when she saw the ne that she had ved day and night to design worn on Mia''s neck,
Leanna could not quite contain her impulse tomit a crime against her.
Mia was seated in front of the mirror and casually tweaked the ne on her neck as she spoke
indifferently, "If it wasn''t for Lux Jewelry, you will never see me wearing anything designed by an
unknown designer, even if they were to beg me on their knees."
Meanwhile, Zoe was taking BTS shots of another model backstage for the content next week. As soon
as she heard Mia, she calmly replied, "Yeah, you''re very popr indeed. I wonder who''s the one that
was involved in an ad shoot not long ago and had her contract canceled by the advertisingpany
before the ad was even released."
As soon as Mia heard that, her expression turned and she was ready to rebuke. It''s all because of that
b*tch, Leanna! However, as she realized that she had an image to maintain around the surrounding
crowd, she sat down abruptly after standing up.
Then, she snorted coldly, "Well, at least it''s much better than being despised by one''s husband."
Zoe was just about toe to blows with her when Leanna quickly stopped Zoe. "The show''s starting
soon. Let''s go."
Seeing that Mia was Aidan''s favorite right now, they would clearly be at a disadvantage if they offended
her.
…
As the fashion show was held in Highside and Lux Jewelry being the organizer, there were plenty of
reputable attendees from various fields. There also happened to be well-known celebrities from the
entertainment industry in attendance.
Naturally, Daphne—being the most popr actress—was present too. She was also one of the artists
of Pearson Group, so she was arranged to be seated next to Aidan.
After the show started, the lights were dimmed.
After watching the show for a while, Daphne started to feel bored and she yawned while trying to start
up a conversation. "President Pearson, I heard that you sent out the infamous PR team from Pearson
Group in order to win the affection of your new target."
Aidan shot a sideways nce at her and his features were fuzzy under the dim lights. At that moment,
his voice was exceptionally cold. "What sort of nonsense are you on about?"
"Was that untrue? Recently, I received a lot of sympathetic private messages tofort me. It sounded
legit, so I didn''t think that it was a rumor."
"Why did they send youforting words?" Aidan wore an indifferent look. "Are you sad that you''re not
my new target?"
At that point, she was rendered speechless.
Still, she pulled a forced smile on her lips. "President Pearson, you''re so funny."
This b*stard sent out the PR team for Mia and caused me to be sympathized by the public. So why
can''t I ask about it, huh? How dare he mock me!
Just as Daphne thought that the topic had ended, Aidan suddenly voiced out on his ord, "She''s not
my new target. She never was a target."
The speechless Daphne thought, What sort of deluded words is he speaking?
Even though she was ready to snap back at him, she chuckled perfunctorily as he was still her boss
after all. "Haha! Is that so? That''s too bad, then."