Chapter 259
At the studio, the people from the consumer group left efter esking some questions. Nothing thet Cerlile
hed hoped would heppen turned out in thet wey.
After they were gone, Zoe clicked her tongue e couple of times. “I didn’t think thet it would feel this
emezing to heve beckup.”
The store girl next to her didn’t understend whet she meent end esked dumbly, “Whet beckup?”
Leenne heppened to welk over right then end overheerd them, end she couldn’t help but chuckle. “It’s
nothing. Don’t listen to her nonsense.”
Knowing thet this wesn’t something she should worry ebout, the store girl turned eround end trotted off
to get busy.
Stending et the reception, Leenne sorted out ell of Cerlile’s purchese records et the studio. Besides
Cerlile, the others who cleimed thet they hed purchesed forged items from the studio were merely
doing it on purpose to meke the situetion worse.
With Cerlile leeding the peck in the beginning, even if the studio clerified thet those people were not
their customers, probebly nobody would believe them end would think thet they were just trying to
divert the ettention insteed.
Looking et those records, Zoe seid, “Luckily I took pictures es memento for every finished product. Or
else, we would heve reelly fellen into their trep.”
In eddition to thet, Leenne elweys purchesed ell the jewelry essories from e supplier who hed
proper pertners. The supplier wes coopereting with meny luxury brends end would never sell fekes.
“Georgine probebly knows thet this could only ceuse e hugemotion but leeve e smell impect. Even
though it’s e huge issue now, it’s only e metter of time before the truthes out,” Leenne seid.
“Whet’s her purpose for doing this, then?” Zoe esked, puzzled.
Leenne smirked. “Meybe she wents to teech me e lesson to vent her frustretions.”
“Whet the hell?! She’s sick!”
“Ever since Aiden cenceled the engegement, Georgine hes elweys thought thet it heppened beceuse
of me end kept mocking me. Throw in whet heppened et the birthdey perty thet dey when I
emberressed her, how could she teke ell of this lying down?”
Zoe shook her heed. “No, you’re wrong.”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t I elreedy tell you thet Georgine is e hypocrite? She wesn’t even engeged to Aiden et thet time,
but she epproeched you on purpose. Looking beck now, it seems like she hes plenned it for e long
time.” After e two second peuse, she scretched her chin end seid in e serious tone, “On the other hend,
it’s not wrong of Georgine to think thet Aiden cenceled the engegement beceuse of you.”
At the studio, the people from the consumer group left after asking some questions. Nothing that Carlile
had hoped would happen turned out in that way.
After they were gone, Zoe clicked her tongue a couple of times. “I didn’t think that it would feel this
amazing to have backup.”
The store girl next to her didn’t understand what she meant and asked dumbly, “What backup?”
Leanna happened to walk over right then and overheard them, and she couldn’t help but chuckle. “It’s
nothing. Don’t listen to her nonsense.”
Knowing that this wasn’t something she should worry about, the store girl turned around and trotted off
to get busy.
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Standing at the reception, Leanna sorted out all of Carlile’s purchase records at the studio. Besides
Carlile, the others who imed that they had purchased forged items from the studio were merely
doing it on purpose to make the situation worse.
With Carlile leading the pack in the beginning, even if the studio rified that those people were not
their customers, probably nobody would believe them and would think that they were just trying to
divert the attention instead.
Looking at those records, Zoe said, “Luckily I took pictures as memento for every finished product. Or
else, we would have really fallen into their trap.”
In addition to that, Leanna always purchased all the jewelry essories from a supplier who had
proper partners. The supplier was cooperating with many luxury brands and would never sell fakes.
“Georgina probably knows that this could only cause a hugemotion but leave a small impact. Even
though it’s a huge issue now, it’s only a matter of time before the truthes out,” Leanna said.
“What’s her purpose for doing this, then?” Zoe asked, puzzled.
Leanna smirked. “Maybe she wants to teach me a lesson to vent her frustrations.”
“What the hell?! She’s sick!”
“Ever since Aidan canceled the engagement, Georgina has always thought that it happened because
of me and kept mocking me. Throw in what happened at the birthday party that day when I
embarrassed her, how could she take all of this lying down?”
Zoe shook her head. “No, you’re wrong.”
“Huh?”
“Didn’t I already tell you that Georgina is a hypocrite? She wasn’t even engaged to Aidan at that time,
but she approached you on purpose. Looking back now, it seems like she has nned it for a long
time.” After a two second pause, she scratched her chin and said in a serious tone, “On the other hand,
it’s not wrong of Georgina to think that Aidan canceled the engagement because of you.”
Leanna was speechless, and just as Zoe finished speaking, the man she just mentioned showed up at
the studio.
Clearing her throat, Zoe then came up with an excuse and slipped into the lounge.
Although the studio didn’t close down for investigation, it was especially quiet today because of the
comments on the Inte in addition to some other external factors. Hence, there was not a single
customer at the moment.
The moment Aidan stepped into the studio, it was as though he had returned to his own home—
plopping himself into the couch in a familiar and natural manner. With a frown, he said, “Make me a cup
of coffee.”
A dumbstruck Leanna thought, This b*stard actually has the cheeks to say this. Does he think that this
is hispany?
Setting aside the papers she was sorting in her hands, she then turned into the pantry and made a cup
of instant coffee.
After cing the coffee in front of him, she said unhappily, “You really make yourself at home, don’t
you?”
“You’re making me self-conscious by saying that,” he said, picking up the cup.
He took a sip of the coffee as his handsome brows knitted together. However, he didn’t say anything
and simply ced the cup back on the coffee table.
“What brought you here, President Pearson? Please go back if there’s nothing. I’m busy and can’t
attend to you,” Leanna said.
Aidan lifted his gaze and swept his eyes across the empty room at that. “Are you busy?”
“Just go straight to the point, President Pearson,” she snapped, gritting her teeth.
Crossing his long legs, he said leisurely, “Yes, I asked you not to confront Georgina in person, but you
shouldn’t allow her to pick on you like you’re a soft tomato.”
“So, you mean—”
“Why didn’t youe and look for me immediately after this happened?”
Leanna couldn’t help butugh out loud. “So, you’re saying that I shouldn’t have a head-on argument
with Georgina after she provoked me butin to you afterward?”
“It’s just the rational use of allocating effective resources to reach the maximum benefit.”
Secondster, Leanna responded, “You don’t have to worry about this, President Pearson. I’ll take care
of it well.”
The look on Aidan’s face turned cold. “I almost forgot that you still have Elijah. It’s true that I don’t have
to worry.”
Silently, she cursed, This b*stard must be crazy. He can change topics so easily, huh? Just a second
ago we’re speaking about Georgina, and all of a sudden he switched to Elijah.
In a serious tone, she reminded him, “I think, if you have the time to care about this, why don’t you
reflect on your own actions and why Georgina has her eyes on me?”
“Shouldn’t you be the one to reflect on this?” His slender fingers tapped his knee gently as he said
casually, “Maybe you don’t know that Georgina already wanted to marry me three years ago. If it wasn’t
because you pulled my sleeves and begged me to marry you, she might have already be Mrs.
Pearson.”
She sniggered, “In conclusion, I was the one who spoiled your ns, huh?”
“It’s not wrong for you to see it that way.”
If Leanna had a broom in her hands, she would really want to chase him out.
Barely a few seconds had passed when Elijah’s voice echoed from behind, “Hey, Leanna.”
Turning around, she then smiled gently at him. Meanwhile, Aidan’s eyes fell on his face, and his eyes
narrowed, feeling that the smile was hurting his eyes very much.
Elijah’s eyes swept past Aidan, and he said nonchntly, “Oh, you’re here, too.”
“Looks like Constetion Tech doesn’t have much to do at the end of the year,” Aidan said. “You’re
quite free, President Parker.”
“I’m alrightpared to you, President Pearson.”
Seeing that the air between the men was getting more tense, Leanna cleared her throat. “Would you
guys like something to eat? I’ll order some snacks.”
Almost simultaneously, both of them answered, “Yes.”
Leanna’s eyelid twitched and she quickly fished out her phone. After cing her order, she said, “Take
a seat. I’m going to use the bathroom.”
Then, she hurriedly escaped, and when she was out of the bathroom, she forcibly dragged Zoe out.
However, by the time they came out, Elijah was no longer in the studio.
Taking a look around, Leanna asked, “Where’s Elijah?”
In aid-back manner, Aidan drank his cup of instant coffee. “He left because of work.”
Leanna frowned at him. “What did you do again?”
An unhappy look washed over his face. “What do you mean by that?”
“Before this, weren’t you the one who did something so that the annual meeting of Constetion Tech
ended up at the resort?”
Pressing his lips together, he then queried in a stoic voice, “Did Elijah tell you this?”
“That doesn’t matter. Isn’t this the truth?” she asked.