Chapter 117
Meanwhile, in the president''s office, Aidan was seated on his chair. He tapped his slender fingers on
his phone screen and raised his brows slightly. I guess that woman has a conscience, after all. At least
she bothered to ask if I''d had dinner. He gazed at the time and rechecked his phone. He stared at the
set of numbers on his screen, and massaged his temples with two fingers for a while before he decided
to dial the number. At that very moment, someone knocked on the door.
He quickly threw his phone aside before picking up his documents and a pen. "Come in," he uttered as
his expression turned stern. The door was pushed open, and Mia''s voice filled the room a few
momentster. "President Pearson…" she muttered. He nced in her direction before lowering his
pen and ring at her with a hostile look on his face. "What are you doing here?" he asked tly.
Mia exined the reason she was there before she continued. "Everything that happened in the past
was my fault, President Pearson. I promise I won''t make the same mistake. If you could just give me
one chance, I swear… I''ll make good use of it."
"Why should I give you another chance?" he asked.
"I…" She bit her lip.
"I told you—I don''t like maniptive and sly people. Do you really think I don''t know how you previously
went to Leanna and convinced her to get a divorce with me?" he uttered in a harsh and forbidding
voice. Mia thought that they had resolved this matter in the past—she hadn''t expected him to bring it up
again. His words came to her as a shock, and she stuttered for a long time before forming a proper
sentence. "I was doing it for your own good, President Pearson… I heard that you hated her, so I—"
"Forget it." Aidan interrupted her. "Whether or not I hate her is none of your business."
Mia wasn''t willing to drop the topic just yet. "But President Pearson, it''s true that Leanna faked her
pregnancy to get married to you. I know you don''t like when others threaten you and make decisions
for you. So, I just wanted to help you resolve this issue. If Leanna weren''t guilty and hadn''t used such
hical means of getting married to you, she wouldn''t have agreed to the divorce right after I uttered
a few sentences," Mia pointed out.
"Get out." Aidan''s expression turned colder than before.
"President P—"
"Don''t make me repeat myself," Aidan warned. Mia bit her bottom lip as she turned to leave. Her face
was drained of color.
Once she left, the whole office fell silent, and Aidan gazed out the window with a nk look on his face.
He had a sudden realization—Leanna didn''t ask for the divorce just because Mia showed up. She
always had this thought, and Mia simply allowed her to speak up. She has always yed the role of a
good wife in our marriage, but that''s just an act. That''s why she can turn and leave without any
hesitation. I''ve given her chances to remarry me, yet she has always rejected such opportunities.
Ultimately, she has never loved me. She just asked if I had dinner, but I misunderstood and expected
her to show up in the middle of the night. I can''t believe it. He picked up his phone and left the office
while dialing Oscar''s number. "Where are you?"
…
Since Leanna imed that she was just a passerby, the guards had no reason to let her in. She had no
choice but to wait outside the front entrance, where there were benches for her to sit. She gave
Jonathan a call with the intention of getting him toe down and collect the food, but Jonathan didn''t
pick up her phone call. The weather was starting to turn cold in recent days, so the jacket that Leanna
was wearing was no match for the harsh, cold winds in the nighttime.
She was shivering in the cold when she saw Mia walking out of the Pearson Group''s front entrance.
Leanna froze for a moment, and her gaze followed Mia''s figure, only looking away after Mia got into the
car. After a long while, Leanna let out a self-deprecatingugh. That exins why the b*stard is so
busy every night. It seems like he''s busy dating someone else.
Leanna rubbed her nose, which had turned numb from the cold. She walked to the nearest trash can
and left the food container beside it, but she had only turned and taken two steps before turning back
around to retrieve the container. Regardless, food is still food. You can eat sh*t, you b*stard.
When she returned home, she sat at the dining table and shoved all the food into her mouth out of
frustration. Once she was done, she headed upstairs to sleep. Yet, she couldn''t help but feel frustrated
after shey down on her bed. How can you be so dumb, Leanna? You know how much that b*stard,
Aidan, hates you. Why do you keep allowing yourself to be fooled by what things seem like on the
surface? He''s only doing all of this for the child in my belly. Even though he got me to move in, he''s still
having his own fun out there.
Leanna tossed and turned in bed without being able to fall asleep. She rolled around until 3.00AM, and
she finally stood up to move around as she felt like she was still rather full. She had just opened her
bedroom door to head downstairs when she felt someone grabbing her wrist. Momentster, a pair of
lips pressed against hers. The lips tasted like alcohol, and its touch made Leanna''s mouth burn.
She wanted to wrestle her way out of Aidan''s grip, but he had already pinned both her hands above her
head. He managed to hold her tight in his arms. At the same time, she knitted her brows in pain—he
had bitten her bottom lip a little too hard. Blood seeped out from the wound on her bottom lip as her
skin cracked, and the metallic taste of blood filled both their mouths.
Leanna didn''t go along with what Aidan wanted, which eventually turned him off. He took a few steps
back before pinching her chin. His words were like hail thrown in her face as he parted his thin lips to
speak. "I don''t recall you being so resistant when you were in bed with me."
Leanna''s face turned red with fury. "I didn''t know you had such an odd… fetish of waiting for someone
outside their room in the middle of the night, President Pearson!"
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"At least you know I spent the whole night waiting for you, huh!" he retorted. Leanna felt like he was
comining after he made a mistake. She had prepared supper for him and braved the cold wind to
send it to him while he had a lovey-dovey night with Mia in his office. How dare he say such a thing?
Who is he to question me in this situation?
Without any hesitation, Leanna turned to respond to him. "Why are you waiting for me, President
Pearson? Do you want to brag to me about how loyal and loving Mia is toward you?"
"Did you see her?" Aidan asked after a short pause.
"I''m not blind. Of course, I saw her." Leanna took a deep breath before continuing. "Please show our
rtionship some respect, President Pearson. You just returned from a date with Mia, yet you''re here
to do these things to me. Don''t you find yourself disgusting?"
"Are you jealous?" he asked calmly.
"I''m j—" What the f*ck?! Leanna refrained from cursing due to etiquette. "Why do you care so much
otherwise?" he asked when he saw her keeping quiet.
Leanna gritted her teeth. "I don''t care about her. I just find your behavior really shameful, President
Pearson. It makes me feel—"
Aidan didn''t want to hear her exnation. "Do you care about her existence, or are you bothered
because I came home to look for you after I met up with her?" he asked.
"Is there a difference?" Leanna retorted harshly.
"How is it the same?" Aidan red at the woman with an icy gaze. "Do you like me, Leanna?" he
questioned after a few seconds.