Chapter 220
When Elijah walked Leanna to the entrance of the door and passed her the room key, hemented,
“Leanna, I’m in the room opposite yours. We’ll head downstairs in a short while. I’lle over to call
you.”
A smiling Leanna nodded. “Sure.”
The moment she entered the room and set aside the items, she went to the bathroom to wash her face
before she headed to the balcony. Then, she leaned against the railing to breathe some fresh air.
Her room was facing the man-madeke. From a distance, it was obvious that theke was more
beautiful than before, as if it was sprinkled with countless diamonds that shone brightly.
She shook her head to cast aside the messy thoughts in her mind.
She stretchedfortably under the sun, but when she turned around, she realized that someone was
already standing on the neighboring balcony.
Such a sight left Leanna speechless.
She stopped stretching in mid-air, which caused her whole body to stiffen.
However, Aidan looked like he never realized her presence and merely looked into the horizon with his
emotionless cold face.
Leanna slowly withdrew her hand as her lips moved, as if she was hesitating whether to speak or not.
This one in a million urrence could not even be considered as coincidence.
It was intentional.
What does this idiot want again? This is really never ending.
Leanna took a step forward. “Ai—”
“President Pearson, this is the annual financial statement for the resort as well as a n to develop the
area next year. We’re going to build another theme park next to the artificialke and include more
recreational activities for the theme park.
She stared at the scene before her and was immediately stunned.
It was only at this time that Aidan seemed to have realized her presence. Then, he turned his head to
politely answer, “Madam, I’m the hotel manager. Can I assist you with anything?”
“S-Sorry.”
An embarrassed Leanna hurried off to her room.
She was only relieved that she had not said anything.
Otherwise, the idiot would mock her in ways that she would least expect.
On the balcony, Aidan perused the financial statements that were in front of him before he handed it
over to the hotel manager.
The hotel manager asked again, “What do you think about the theme park project?”
“Produce a detailed proposal for me.” As Aidan instructed, he nced sideways at the vacant balcony
next door before he turned his gaze to theke in the distance and added with a calm tone, “Also, add
an area for children’s activities.”
As the hotel manager had not expected to hear such words from Aidan, he quickly regained his
composure and replied after a momentary shock, “Alright, I’ll ask them to draft the proposal as soon as
possible.”
Aidan adjusted his cuffs and turned back to return to his room.
It wasn’t long before the hotel manager left that Jonathan knocked on the door and entered. “President
Pearson, we’ve investigated the arrangement for Constetion Tech’s annual meeting.”
Aidan sat on the couch and lightly tapped his knees with his long fingers. “Speak.”
“They will be heading to akeside restaurant for a meal at noon whereas there will be rafting and other
activitiester in the afternoon. You can choose to participate in the activities. The annual meeting itself
will start on time at 7.00PM tonight at the banquet hall. Then, there will be a mountain climbing session
tomorrow morning. We’ll return to Highside after lunch.”
Aidan asked, “Has it all been arranged?”
Jonathan nodded. “Don’t worry, President Pearson. Everything has been settled in advance.”
Aidan raised his eyebrow as he turned his head toward the window. No one could decipher what he
was thinking.
…
Leanna washed her face with cold water for a good two minutes before the embarrassment that
developed her finally disappeared. She had no idea whether it was because of her own self or because
of the room’s environment that left her feeling suffocated.
She dressed herself again and prepared to head downstairs to get some fresh air.
However, she ran into the same hotel manager from earlier in the elevator as he had just finished
reporting to Aidan.
The hotel manager had also recognized her and gave her a slight nod.
She pursed her lips and smiled, after which she leaned against the elevator cabin while watching the
disy panel indicating the slow descent.
After a while, she suddenly asked, “Is your hotel owned by the Pearsons?”
When the hotel manager heard this, he answered, “Yes.”
At that, he suddenly remembered the earlier encounter and asked in hesitation, “Madam, are you
acquainted with President Pearson?”
Leanna smiled dryly. “We’ve met before.”
The hotel manager thought that she was here to attend the annual meeting for Constetion Tech, so it
was not strange for her to be acquainted with President Pearson. As such, he didn’t probe any further
and made small talk instead. “The entire resort is owned by the Pearsons, save for the hotel. President
Pearson has made a visit this time to conduct a routine inspection at the end of the year.”
She nodded before she hesitated and inquired, “Then… W-When did he arrive?”
“Last night.”
However, what the hotel manager didn’t mention was that President Pearson never made a personal
visit for the inspectionst year.
When President Pearson arrivedst night, it frightened all of the resort employees because they
thought that something grave had happened.
Judging from this morning’s situation, everything was normal and President Pearson had merely asked
them to provide their reports.
When Leanna heard that Aidan had arrivedst night, thest bit of her doubt was finally alleviated.
This one in a million urrence for her to run into Aidan was probably a result of her bad luck.
The hotel manager then introduced her to the nearby scenery and some ces to visit.
When the elevator arrived on the ground floor, she bid her thanks and left the hotel lobby.
She never visited the ces that the hotel manager introduced, though. Instead, she aimlessly walked
around.
Before she was even aware of it, she had returned to the artificialke once again.
As she stood on the bridge and enjoyed the quiet breeze, she felt that her mind was free of worries.
Perhaps it was because of her environment because she found herself reflecting on the time she lived
in Underwood Lane ever since she arrived.
She wanted to know if Underwood Lane had changed and whether all the residents had moved out.
Especially Ms. Shaffer and Ms. Fletcher…
Are they doing well in life?
Leanna felt that it would be arduous for her to have such peace in her life again and there was also a
chance that she would never be able to enjoy such a leisurely andfortable period.
Her phone suddenly rang after what seemed like an eternity.
It was from Elijah.
“Leanna, aren’t you in your room?”
“I’m sorry. I’m actually outside the hotel and forgot to inform you. I’ll be right back.”
Elijah responded, “It’s alright. I’ll wait for you at the hotel lobby then.”
After he hung up the phone, he left from his spot in front of Leanna’s room and pressed the elevator
button.
At this moment, Aidan’s figure appeared from nowhere and stood beside Elijah.
Elijah broke the silence. “It shouldn’t be a coincidence that you’ll be here, President Pearson. I really
never expected that you’d make such a big deal for a chance meeting with Leanna.”
Aidan cooly retorted, “I also never expected that you’dck self-esteem, President Parker. Say, was the
scene that you saw that night not clear enough?”
Such words left Elijah clenching his fists as he turned to face Aidan, whose face was full of silent
endurance.
When Aidan met Elijah’s gaze, the corners of his lips curled upward to reveal a sneer.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.