Chapter 211


    The next day, at Pearson Group.


    After stepping into the lobby, Leanna proceeded at a snail’s pace. She hung back as much as she


    could as her entire soul resisted the idea of being here.


    An indeterminate amount of time passed before her phone started ringing.


    It was Jonathan.


    She answered the call, but she heard Aidan’s voice instead.


    “Are you nning on polishing all the tiles in the lobby beforeing up?” he asked coolly.


    Leanna was dumbstruck.


    She looked up around here. Are there security cameras here?!


    “Hurry up. I have a meetinging up,” he said.


    “Oh.”


    She looked back down and stepped into an elevator.


    In the office, Aidan tossed Jonathan’s phone back to him. “Wait for her at the elevator. Don’t let her


    escape.”


    Jonathan was speechless.


    He couldn’t help but think, Why did it sound like a trial is about to start?


    Five minutester, Leanna arrived at the office.


    Aidan was leaning against the back of the couch with his legs crossed. His expression was somewhat


    aloof as his fingers tapped against his knees.


    She stood in front of him and greeted, “President Pearson.”


    “Take a seat.”


    She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end, she pursed her lips and sat down opposite


    him.


    Jonathan delivered two cups of coffee before exiting quietly.


    Leanna nced at the coffee table before stating matter-of-factly, “President Pearson, I will take


    responsibility for the negative impact caused by the rumors involving Daphne.”


    Aidan took a sip of coffee and asked coolly, “How do you n on taking responsibility for it?”


    “I will do my best to cooperate with the n of action thepany draws up.”


    “Leanna, do you know why you always get involved in all sorts of trouble?”


    She didn’t respond.


    “It’s because you always like to shoulder the responsibility for things that do not concern you. You take


    it all upon yourself,” he stated inly.


    Her expression was neutral as she looked at him. “Louis isn’t a stranger. He’s my brother. His matters


    as well. That said, I don’t expect you to understand, President Pearson. After all, only humans have


    feelings.”


    Aidan looked at her. “Remember what you said. If you’re going to take responsibility for it, then you


    better see it to the end.”


    “I won’t take it back, provided that it’s within the realm of reason.”


    He set his cup down and smirked. “Great.”


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    For some reason, Leanna felt like she had fallen into a trap.


    She stood up and said, “I’ll be leaving now, then. If there’s anything, you can ask Mr. Stoll to get in


    touch with me —”


    “There’s something right now,” Aidan said.


    Leanna paused. “Go ahead, President Pearson.”


    He nced at his watch. “I have a meeting, so wait for me here. You’re not allowed to leave before my


    return.”


    “But—”


    “Feel free to leave if you wish. I don’t force people into doing things they don’t want to.”


    What was that?


    She couldn’t believe how he could say that with a straight face.


    He looked at her and spelled it out clearly, “The person who caused this should take responsibility for


    it.”


    Leanna closed her eyes and sat down on the couch. “I’ll wait for you toe back, President Pearson.”


    “Why do I sense reluctance on your part?” Aidan quizzed nonchntly.


    She forced herself to put on a stic smile and responded through gritted teeth, “You’re wrong,


    President Pearson.”


    “I hope so. Otherwise, someone will say that I’m the clingy one who refuses to stop pestering her


    again.”


    She was speechless.


    Hurry up and leave, you b*stard!


    As Aidan stepped out of his office, he turned back to nce at her. She immediately withdrew her gaze


    and straightened up as her gaze was fixed at something in front of her.


    “There’s a lounge inside. You can take a nap if you’re tired.”


    Leanna ignored him as if she hadn’t heard what he said.


    Once the door closed, she exhaled and leaned back into the couch.


    She felt defeated.


    Soon, she got a call from Daphne.


    “I was a little busy yesterday. I only saw your missed call today,” Daphne said.


    “Have you settled everything on your end?”


    “Settling things… is going to be a bit difficult. Although the news isn’t trending anymore, it’s still


    affecting my uing work.”


    “Will it cause a great loss to Pearson Group?”


    “I’m not sure about that, but all my work has stopped, and President Pearson has asked me to go


    abroad on hol —to avoid the media. I’m sure there are losses during the break.”


    Leanna nodded. “I got it. Thanks for helping Louis.”


    “There’s no need to thank me. Your brother’s my brother too. I can’t stand by and not lend a hand.”


    “Enjoy your break abroad. I’ll handle things from here.”


    “Did you meet President Pearson?” Daphne asked tentatively.


    “I’m in his office right now.”


    Daphne coughed and came up with an excuse. “Oh, alright. I’m about to board the ne now, so let’s


    talkter.”


    “Okay.”


    Leanna sat in the office the entire afternoon. One of Aidan’s assistants brought lunch for her, but she


    didn’t take a single bite.


    Her attitude toward this was clear. She was merely here to resolve the matter. She wasn’t going to get


    involved with that b*stard in any way.


    At 5.00PM, Aidan came back and saw her sitting in the same position as when he left her. It looked like


    she barely moved.


    He walked over to her. “Have you eaten?”


    “Have you thought about how you wish to resolve this, President Pearson?” she asked coolly.


    Aidan rubbed his forehead. “If you haven’t eaten, then have dinner with me.”


    “If you haven’t decided yet, President Pearson, I cane again tomorrow.”


    “What do you want to eat?”


    Ugh.


    It was as if they were holding two separate conversations.


    Aidan retrieved his suit jacket. “We’ll have dinner outside.”


    Leanna remained quiet for a moment, but she couldn’t resist asking, “Do you need to get your ears


    checked, President Pearson?”


    “Sure. You cane along and get your heart checked to see if you have a conscience.”


    She couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. She followed him out of the building beforeing to a


    halt. “President Pearson, I —”


    He nced at her before turning away. “Talk about it in the car.”


    She took a deep breath. She had no choice but to climb in.


    He was silent for most of the ride. Just when she was about to assume that he was only toying with her,


    he passed a folder to her. “Daphne’s reputation reflects Pearson Group to a certain extent. Therefore, it


    isn’t just her career that’s affected this time. It’s also bad publicity for thepany.”


    Leanna took the folder and asked quietly, “Is it any worse than the bad publicity thepany received


    when you broke off the engagement?”


    Aidan eyed her coolly. “I’m not joking.”


    She sobered up right away. “Sorry.”


    He continued, “There’s only one way to make up for the damage caused to thepany.”


    She flipped through the documents and listened carefully. He didn’t lie to her. ording to the


    documents, apart from Daphne’s working to a halt, several of thepany’s projects were also


    beset with problems.


    Leanna looked up and asked, “What should I do, President Pearson?”