Chapter 175


    The next afternoon, Leanna had just finished eating and was about to enter the office when a call from


    an unknown number appeared on her phone. After her experience from the previous day, she looked at


    her phone and hesitated for a while before picking up without saying anything, preparing to hang up as


    soon as she heard that b*stard’s voiceing from the other end. She would never give him a chance


    to threaten her.


    Unexpectedly, what she heard was the voice of an unfamiliar man. “Hello, Miss McKinney, I’m from the


    movingpany. Are you at home now? We’ve already arrived downstairs at your house.”


    She was puzzled. “Movingpany? I’m not moving at all.”


    “Yes, let me verify again. You’re Leanna, Miss McKinney, right?”


    She frowned. “Who called you?”


    “I’m sorry, Miss McKinney, it only shows your name, address and contact information.”


    Leanna fell silent before she took a deep breath. “In that case, please wait for me. I’lle back now.”


    After hanging up, she kept her phone and exited her office.


    Seeing that, Zoe asked, “Nana, where are you going?”


    “The movingpany called me and said that they’re already downstairs, so I’m going back.”


    “Huh? Let mee with you.”


    Leanna refused. “It’s all right, I’ll go back alone.”


    A girl was already on leave today and another had gone for lunch. If she left, Zoe would be the only


    one left in the studio.


    After a moment of deliberation, Zoe handed the car keys to her. “All right, go and see what’s going on.


    If anythinges up, just give me a call.”


    “All right.”


    The studio was not far from her apartment, so Leanna arrived home in just a few minutes. When she


    opened the car door, she saw the movingpany’s car parked nearby.


    They had also spotted her and instantly walked over. “Are you Miss McKinney?”


    She nodded.


    The man waved his colleague over, who dragged arge box over on a cart. “Miss McKinney, please


    sign here. We’ll bring it up for you.”


    She asked, “Do you have a de that I can borrow?”


    “Here.”


    She used the de to cut through the tape around the box. When she saw that it was filled with clothes


    and not anything terrifying, she finally let out a subtle sigh of relief and said, “I’m sorry, these don’t


    belong to me. Please send it back to where you got it from.”


    The movers clearly didn’t expect this result, and they instantly became troubled. “Miss McKinney, this is


    an order sent directly by thepany with orders that it must be delivered to you. If we send it back,


    we’ll be fired.”


    Tha naxt aftarnoon, Laanna had just finishad aating and was about to antar tha offica whan a call from


    an unknown numbar appaarad on har phona. Aftar har axparianca from tha pravious day, sha lookad at


    har phona and hasitatad for a wh bafora picking up without saying anything, praparing to hang up as


    soon as sha haard that b*stard’s voicaing from tha othar and. Sha would navar giva him a chanca


    to thraatan har.


    Unaxpactadly, what sha haard was tha voica of an unfamiliar man. “Hallo, Miss McKinnay, I’m from tha


    movingpany. Ara you at homa now? Wa’va alraady arrivad downstairs at your housa.”


    Sha was puzd. “Movingpany? I’m not moving at all.”


    “Yas,t ma varify again. You’ra Laanna, Miss McKinnay, right?”


    Sha frownad. “Who cad you?”


    “I’m sorry, Miss McKinnay, it only shows your nama, addrass and contact information.”


    Laanna fall snt bafora sha took a daap braath. “In that casa, asa wait for ma. I’ back now.”


    Aftar hanging up, sha kapt har phona and axitad har offica.


    Saaing that, Zoa askad, “Nana, whara ara you going?”


    “Tha movingpany cad ma and said that thay’ra alraady downstairs, so I’m going back.”


    “Huh? Lat maa with you.”


    Laanna rafusad. “It’s all right, I’ll go back alona.”


    A girl was alraady onava today and anothar had gona for lunch. If shaft, Zoa would ba tha only


    onaft in tha studio.


    Aftar a momant of dalibaration, Zoa handad tha car kays to har. “All right, go and saa what’s going on.


    If anythingas up, just giva ma a call.”


    “All right.”


    Tha studio was not far from har apartmant, so Laanna arrivad homa in just a faw minutas. Whan sha


    opanad tha car door, sha saw tha movingpany’s car parkad naarby.


    Thay had also spottad har and instantly walkad ovar. “Ara you Miss McKinnay?”


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    Sha noddad.


    Tha man wavad his coagua ovar, who draggad arga box ovar on a cart. “Miss McKinnay, asa


    sign hara. Wa’ll bring it up for you.”


    Sha askad, “Do you hava a da that I can borrow?”


    “Hara.”


    Sha usad tha da to cut through tha tapa around tha box. Whan sha saw that it was fid with clothas


    and not anything tarrifying, sha finallyt out a sub sigh of raliaf and said, “I’m sorry, thasa don’t


    balong to ma. asa sand it back to whara you got it from.”


    Tha movars arly didn’t axpact this rasult, and thay instantly bacama troud. “Miss McKinnay, this is


    an ordar sant diractly by thapany with ordars that it must ba dalivarad to you. If wa sand it back,


    wa’ll ba firad.”


    His colleague piped up, “Miss McKinney, I’m begging you. It’s my first day at work, and my sister is still


    in school. I can’t lose this job.”


    Leanna’s temples throbbed. This method of threatening had that b*stard’s name written all over it.


    After a few moments of silence, she gave in. “Bring it upstairs.”


    “Thank you, Miss McKinney!”


    “Miss McKinney, you’re the best!”


    When she returned to the studio, Zoe saw that Leanna lookedpletely exhausted and couldn’t help


    but ask, “Nana, what happened?”


    She shook her head weakly and forced a smile on her face as she returned the car keys to her. “I’m


    going to continue drafting.”


    Sitting at her desk, she forced herself to cheer up and not easily lose her spirit over some mild


    difficulties. It was precisely because she knew that b*stard was deliberately causing trouble for her in


    order to make her beg for his mercy that she knew she only had to ignore his actions.


    However, she didn’t expect that he would be persistent enough to mail a big box over for several days.


    Soon, theirfortable and slightly spacious apartment was piled with boxes, leaving no room for them


    to even walk.


    Zoe opened the boxes skillfully and took out a ruby ne, her eyes lighting up at the sight. “Wow,


    I’ve seen this ne at a photography exhibition before. Apparently it’s worth tens of millions. How


    did it get stuffed in a box like this? Is Aidan crazy or am I the one who’s lost my mind?”


    Leanna, who was nestling on the couch, nced up, thinking that the ne seemed a little familiar.


    It was probably during one of her birthdays that Jonathan said it was a gift from one of thepany’s


    clients.


    Immediately afterward, Zoe found many more treasures from the box. “This earring, this, and this…


    Wow, this coat is a limited edition from a foreign luxury brand!”


    Zoe looked at the boxes with a startled gaze. Apart from the clothes, most of the jewelry inside was


    given to her from Jonathan who either said that they were from thepany’s clients or as part of the


    company’s benefits, and she had never expected each of them to be so expensive. If she had known


    that, she would’ve taken one or two things away back then so that she wouldn’t be so helpless when


    Aidan asked her to return the money.


    Sitting next to her, she sighed quietly. “I really couldn’t tell that that b*stard would actually be generous


    enough to give you such pricey gifts.”


    After a moment of deliberation, Leanna picked up her phone before getting up. “Zoe, I’m going to make


    a phone call.”


    She said through a bite of strawberry, “Go on.”


    As she walked to the balcony, she found Aidan’s number from her blocklist and called him. Within a few


    seconds, he picked up, and his indifferent voice sounded from the other end. “Speak.”


    She said, “President Pearson, stop sending things over. I don’t need any of them.”


    Hearing that, he paused. “You don’t need them?”


    “Yes…”


    Before she could finish, he continued, “Leanna, you’re overthinking it. I’m not giving you those things as


    a present, but you were the one who left them at Castor Vi without taking them away.”


    She was rendered speechless.


    Aidan said, “Since you don’t have the time toe over and take them, is there a problem with me


    asking someone to send them over to you?”


    After a long while, she only managed to squeeze out a word, “No.”


    He concluded, “That’s good. There’s still more left in the closet.”


    There was a moment of silence before Leanna hurriedly interrupted, “President Pearson! President


    Pearson, I don’t want any of these things. Please give them to someone else or something, all right?”


    “That’s your problem. It has nothing to do with me.”


    She fell silent. See, this b*stard can really hold a grudge.


    Just as she was about to smash her phone out of frustration, he slowly spoke up, “This isn’t a difficult


    problem to solve. You just have to go somewhere with me this weekend.”


    Leanna scoffed coldly, having expected that he had ulterior motives. She rejected, “President Pearson,


    I have ns this weekend.”


    “With who?”


    “A friend.”


    “Which friend?”


    Leanna’s hands tightened around the window rails. “President Pearson, I don’t have the obligation to


    report everything I do to you.”


    Aidan scoffed. “When did I ask you to report to me? I was just asking you.”


    “Oh, then I can refuse to answer too.”


    Her words rendered him speechless.