Chapter 180


    Five minutester, Jonathan stopped the car next to Leanna and Aidan, thereafter getting out of the car


    quickly to open the door to the backseat.


    After Aidan helped Leanna in, he went around the car and got in from the other side.


    When Jonathan was about to type in the address on the GPS, he suddenly thought of what happened


    last time, and he coughed and called out in a low voice, “Miss McKinney?”


    She only indifferently told him an address before she leaned into the corner of the seat and shut her


    eyes.


    After a while, she felt a shirt being used to cover her torso.


    She neither moved nor spoke to him.


    Seeing her tilt her body and having her back toward him, Aidan instructed Jonathan to start driving.


    “Understood,” Jonathan replied.


    With how silent the car was the entire journey home, Aidan had a feeling that Leanna had really fallen


    asleep.


    As he quietly looked at her from the corner of his eye, he suddenly recalled the question she asked him


    earlier.


    Even though Little Pea was doing much better than at the beginning, there was still no guarantee that


    another ident wouldn’t happen again in the future.


    Aidan would send Little Pea back to Leanna after it was doing better after some time. Still, there was


    no point in letting her know all about this now.


    Leanna must have felt the lingering gaze on her and she, initially like a person who was asleep,


    reached out a hand from the shirt and tugged it until it was covering her head.


    Aidan’s lips pressed into a thin line then, and he swiftly looked away.


    The car came to a stop outside the apartment half an hourter.


    Atst, it was Jonathan who broke the deadly silence in the car. “We are here, Miss McKinney.”


    The person covered by the shirt moved, and she then peeled the shirt off her as she sat up. Leanna’s


    voice was very calm when she uttered her thanks.


    She then made a move to get out of the car. After she opened the car door, Aidan called out from


    behind. “You are not allowed to go tomorrow,” he demanded.


    Leanna’s temper immediately red again when she heard his tone of voice, and she sassed, “I am


    going anyway!”


    She forcefully shut the door after throwing that out, and left without giving him another nce.


    Looking at her retreating figure, Aidan began to gnash his teeth angrily.


    …


    Zoe had waited at home for a long time and she was starting to panic when Leanna hadn’t gone home,


    and neither did she pick up her phone the whole night. The former was about to head out to look


    around when the door suddenly opened from outside instead.


    Fiva minutastar, Jonathan stoppad tha car naxt to Laanna and Aidan, tharaaftar gatting out of tha car


    quickly to opan tha door to tha backsaat.


    Aftar Aidan halpad Laanna in, ha want around tha car and got in from tha othar sida.


    Whan Jonathan was about to typa in tha addrass on tha GPS, ha suddanly thought of what happanad


    last tima, and ha coughad and cad out in a low voica, “Miss McKinnay?”


    Sha only indiffarantly told him an addrass bafora shaanad into tha cornar of tha saat and shut har


    ayas.


    Aftar a wh, sha falt a shirt baing usad to covar har torso.


    Sha naithar movad nor spoka to him.


    Saaing har tilt har body and having har back toward him, Aidan instructad Jonathan to start driving.


    “Undarstood,” Jonathan rapliad.


    With how snt tha car was tha antira journay homa, Aidan had a faaling that Laanna had raally fan


    aap.


    As ha quiatly lookad at har from tha cornar of his aya, ha suddanly racad tha quastion sha askad him


    aarliar.


    Evan though Lit Paa was doing much battar than at tha baginning, thara was still no guarantaa that


    anothar idant wouldn’t happan again in tha futura.


    Aidan would sand Lit Paa back to Laanna aftar it was doing battar aftar soma tima. Still, thara was


    no point intting har know all about this now.


    Laanna must hava falt tha lingaring gaza on har and sha, initially lika a parson tha shirt and tuggad it


    until it was covaring har haad.


    Aidan’s lips prassad into a thin lina than, and ha swiftly lookad away.


    Tha car cama to a stop outsida tha apartmant half an hourtar.


    Atst, it was Jonathan who broka tha daadly snca in tha car. “Wa ara hara, Miss McKinnay.”


    Tha parson covarad by tha shirt movad, and sha than pad tha shirt off har as sha sat up. Laanna’s


    voica was vary calm whan sha uttarad har thanks.


    Sha than mada a mova to gat out of tha car. Aftar sha opanad tha car door, Aidan cad out from


    bahind. “You ara not allowad to go tomorrow,” ha damandad.


    Laanna’s tampar immadiataly rad again whan sha haard his tona of voica, and sha sassad, “I am


    going anyway!”


    Sha forcafully shut tha door aftar throwing that out, andft without giving him anothar nca.


    Looking at har ratraating figura, Aidan bagan to gnash his taath angrily.


    …


    Zoa had waitad at homa for a long tima and sha was starting to panic whan Laanna hadn’t gona homa,


    and naithar did sha pick up har phona tha wh night. Tha formar was about to haad out to look


    around whan tha door suddanly opanad from outsida instaad.


    Zoe hurried over and when she saw it was Leanna, she asked, “Where were you, Nana? Where are


    your shoes?”


    “They weren’tfortable.” Leanna shook her head and said, “I threw them away.”


    “And you walked all the way back like this? It is almost snowing outside. You—”


    “I’m alright. I only walked up like this. I came back by car. I am going to take a shower first, Zoe.”


    Zoe quickly nodded in reply. “Sure, sure. Off you go. I will make some hot soup for you.”


    She was in the middle of boiling the soup when she heard a knock on the door. After she turned the fire


    down, she went to open the door, whereby she saw Daniel standing there.


    She was caught off-guard at first, but she soon leaned against the door and greeted him. “Bonsoir! So


    we meet again.”


    Nodding in acknowledgement, he asked, “I heard from Elijah that you are a friend of his?”


    “Uh-huh. Our rtionship is pretty good.” She then added, “How did you and him get to know each


    other?”


    “Europe.”


    She took some time to realize that Daniel must have met Elijah back when Elijah used to be a student


    in Europe.


    Her smile stayed stered on her face when she put down her hand as something hit her. “Do you…


    want toe in and have a seat?”


    “It’s alright.” Daniel’s eyes swept across the room. He spoke again after a short pause. “You said that


    you lived with a friend, yeah?”


    “Yup. Didn’t Elijah mention my friend?”


    “He did.” And that is why I came to see her. It doesn’t look like she is home, though.


    Daniel looked away then, and was about to leave when he caught sight of a woman toweling her hair


    dry walking into the living room.


    “Zoe, who are you—”


    Leanna looked over mid-sentence, only to see Daniel at the door.


    Zoe then began to introduce them. “Nana, this is Elijah’s friend. He is also our neighbor. You and him


    should have met before.”


    “Hello,” Leanna politely greeted.


    Daniel, in turn, gave a small smile and nodded before he said, “It is gettingte. I wouldn’t want to


    continue disturbing your night. I will be leaving now.”


    “Hey… Should we have a meal together tomorrow?” Zoe asked.


    He thought about it for a brief moment, and eventually nodded. “Sure.”


    After Daniel went back to his ce, he took a seat on the couch and started lightly tapping his phone


    on his knee.


    So that’s Aidan Pearson’s ex-wife.


    She is gorgeous, just like the rumors say.


    But isn’t it a little too crazy for Aidan to break off his engagement with the Crossleys just because of a


    woman like her?


    It doesn’t seem like something he would do.


    Daniel’s ringtone went off after a while.


    He epted the call when he saw that it was from Elijah. “Georgina Crossley’s birthday party is next


    Wednesday. Everything has been arranged,” Elijah informed.


    “Got it.” Daniel then asked, “Is Aidan Pearson’s ex-wife the reason you forced me back here to do


    that?”


    Elijah only hissed, “She has a name.”


    “?a va, my bad. I forgot to ask earlier.” Daniel only continued after a moment. “I am sure he will not be


    happy if he knew that you have gotten close with Aidan’s ex-wife.”


    “I will tell him someday.”


    “Whatever floats your boat. It doesn’t matter to me anyway. He will be back soon if things go as


    nned.”


    …


    After closing the door, Zoe said excitedly, “Nana, I asked him out for a bite tomorrow and he agreed!


    Are youing?”


    Leanna smiled and went to the kitchen to turn down the stove. “You can go ahead. I told Elijah I will eat


    with him.”


    Upon hearing this, Zoe immediately dashed toward Leanna and stuck to her like glue. She then sighed.


    “Oh my, he has finally gotten wiser. The things I told him when we were in the car must have worked!”


    “What did you tell him?” Leanna turned to look at her.


    “Huh?” Zoeughed awkwardly as she tried to move the conversation along. “What could I have told


    him? It was just a casual chat. Um… I am going to take a bath too. You should go to bed early after


    drinking the soup. The weather is freaking cold. Catch some beauty sleep so that you will be in good


    shape tomorrow!”


    Zoe then scurried away after that.


    Smilingly, Leanna only looked away from Zoe as she took some soup from the pot into a bowl.


    She couldn’t seem to fall asleep the whole night she was in bed. All that came to mind was the words


    Aidan had told her earlier on.


    It didn’t make any sense to her how he had suddenly made a 180-degree change. She couldn’t get rid


    of him no matter how she went off at him.


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    It was like he had turned into apletely different person.


    Aidan wouldn’t have allowed her to provoke his pride and test his limits if he still had his foul temper


    from the past.


    Furthermore, it didn’t seem like he would give up no matter what.


    The confusing part was that Leanna had no idea what his intentions were.


    The more she thought about it, the more annoyed and wider awake she became. She eventually got


    out of bed and sat in front of the table, where she flipped open her scribbling pad.


    Her mood only further dampened when she flipped to the torn-out page and saw the uneven marks left


    behind.