Chapter 422


    Leanna froze in shock after hearing the full story. It took her a while to react. “It happened so many


    years ago, and I’m sure this has been kept a secret all this while. No one would bring it up again, so…


    how do you know about this, Mr. Morris?”


    As soon as Leanna finished her question, the waiter brought their drinks to the table.


    William smiled and kept quiet. He took a sip of his coffee instead.


    “Mr. Morris used to live in Highside,” Aidanmented.


    This was enough to point Leanna in the right direction.


    The whole affair took ce over two decades ago. It was very likely that William heard about it back


    then.


    However, even if it happened over two decades ago, it was still not something that was widely known.


    Those who heard about it had to be closely rted to the matter or acquainted with the family.


    Which one is he?


    Leanna was certain about one thing. William had to be someone of notable standing in society if he


    knew all these details about the situation.


    While Leanna remained caught up in her thoughts, Aidan spoke up again. “However, I’m also curious


    as to how you got to know the details, Mr. Morris.”


    William set his cup down and slowly replied, “That’s because my wife and thete Mrs. Kramer were


    friends, and she inadvertently found out about Mrs. Kramer’s falsified pregnancy. I guessed the rest


    based on what others mentioned now and then.”


    “I never pegged you to be so good at guessing, Mr. Morris,” Aidan remarked.


    “Well, I suppose I’m a lucky man.”


    Leanna couldn’t quite follow along with their conversation. “Violet’s birth mother has already left a long


    time ago, so why did shee back all of a sudden? On a day such as this, no less. She can’t be that


    silly. She must know that Violet would be greatly affected by her appearance.”


    William stared off into the distance with an indiscernible expression. “Perhaps it’s just a coincidence.”


    “Mr. Morris is right,” Aidan added off-handedly. “If she hadn’t schemed against you, she might never


    have found out that her birth mother was actually someone else. Such a coincidence might not have


    urred.”


    Leanna was even more lost now. You call that a coincidence?


    “Then, as for Violet’s father and birth mother…”


    “He’s not innocent either. He wouldn’t have been the subject of such retribution if he hadn’t indulged in


    Violet’s ways and allowed her to do all those things. As for her birth mother, why do you think she


    showed up out of the blue after disappearing for so many years?”


    Leonno froze in shock ofter heoring the full story. It took her o while to reoct. “It hoppened so mony


    yeors ogo, ond I’m sure this hos been kept o secret oll this while. No one would bring it up ogoin, so…


    how do you know obout this, Mr. Morris?”


    As soon os Leonno finished her question, the woiter brought their drinks to the toble.


    Williom smiled ond kept quiet. He took o sip of his coffee insteod.


    “Mr. Morris used to live in Highside,” Aidonmented.


    This wos enough to point Leonno in the right direction.


    The whole offoir took ploce over two decodes ogo. It wos very likely thot Williom heord obout it bock


    then.


    However, even if it hoppened over two decodes ogo, it wos still not something thot wos widely known.


    Those who heord obout it hod to be closely reloted to the motter or ocquointed with the fomily.


    Which one is he?


    Leonno wos certoin obout one thing. Williom hod to be someone of notoble stonding in society if he


    knew oll these detoils obout the situotion.


    While Leonno remoined cought up in her thoughts, Aidon spoke up you got to know the detoils, Mr.


    Morris.”


    Williom set his cup down ond slowly replied, “Thot’s becouse my wife ond the lote Mrs. Kromer were


    friends, ond she inodvertently found out obout Mrs. Kromer’s folsified pregnoncy. I guessed the rest


    bosed on whot others mentioned now ond then.”


    “I never pegged you to be so good ot guessing, Mr. Morris,” Aidon remorked.


    “Well, I suppose I’m o lucky mon.”


    Leonno couldn’t quite follow olong with their conversotion. “Violet’s birth mother hos olreody left o long


    time ogo, so why did shee bock oll of o sudden? On o doy such os this, no less. She con’t be thot


    silly. She must know thot Violet would be greotly offected by her oppeoronce.”


    Williom stored off into the distonce with on indiscernible expression. “Perhops it’s just o coincidence.”


    “Mr. Morris is right,” Aidon odded off-hondedly. “If she hodn’t schemed ogoinst you, she might never


    hove found out thot her birth mother wos octuolly someone else. Such o coincidence might not hove


    urred.”


    Leonno wos even more lost now. You coll thot o coincidence?


    “Then, os for Violet’s fother ond birth mother…”


    “He’s not innocent either. He wouldn’t hove been the subject of such retribution if he hodn’t indulged in


    Violet’s woys ond ollowed her to do oll those things. As for her birth mother, why do you think she


    showed up out of the blue ofter disoppeoring for so mony yeors?”


    Aidan took a sip of Leanna’s drink before adding


    Leanna didn’t pay attention to thest thing Aidan said. Instead, she was staring at the ss in his


    hand. “You have your drink, so why are you drinking mine?”


    “Yours is sweeter.”


    Leanna and William were both speechless.


    William rubbed his temple and decidedly ignored Aidan’s question. “It’s gettingte. I still have matters


    to attend to.”


    After a pause, he added, “I’ll drop you off, Miss McKinney.”


    Leanna didn’t seem to have expected that from him. She was startled for a moment before shaking her


    head. “It’s fine. Aidan will drop me off.”


    William nodded. “In that case, I’ll get going first.”


    Once William was gone, Leanna turned her gaze back to Aidan and stared at him in silence.


    They locked eyes, and Aidan’s darkened slightly.


    A few secondster, he lurched forward.


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    Leanna leaned back. “What are you doing?”


    Aidan stretched his arm across her chair and responded calmly, they stare into each other’s eyes?”


    Leanna’s cheeks flushed. She lowered her eyes was just repeating something I saw on the Inte.”


    “Oh? It seems pretty urate to me.”


    Leanna didn’t want to carry on with this line of conversation, so she changed the subject. “What on


    earth were you and William talking about anyway?”


    “What do you mean?” Aidan cocked his eyebrows.


    “I felt as if you were implying something, but I couldn’t figure out what.”


    Aidan smirked. “It’s good that you couldn’t figure it out. Knowing any of these things won’t do you any


    good.”


    Leanna pursed her lips and remarked, “But I did understand something.”


    “Hm?”


    “You said that Violet’s birth mother showed up all of a sudden after having disappeared for so many


    years. Did someone find her? Is she here for money or something else?”


    “I don’t know much else about this,” Aidan said slowly.


    “Just tell me what you know then,” Leanna shot back.


    “Perhaps you shouldn’t go home tonight,” Aidan dered.


    Leanna was dumbstruck.


    She turned her head away from him. “Fine. Keep it to yourself then. I’m not that curious anyway.”


    “Lloyd isn’t in the country right now,” Aidan continued. “It won’t be a big deal if you don’t go back.”


    “How did you…”


    Leanna wanted to ask how Aidan knew about this, but as soon as the words came out, she realized


    what a dumb question it was. Aidan had been keeping an eye on Lloyd the whole time, so he would’ve


    known about it from the start.


    She thought about it for a moment and asked, “Do you know what Lloyd is doing abroad?”


    “The answer to this question is the same as thest one,” Aidan replied.


    Leanna stared at him with annoyance and dissatisfaction.


    After a while, she finally muttered, “I don’t have any toiletries or a change of clothes with me.”


    “Is that supposed to be an excuse?” Aidan asked.


    Leanna pursed her lips and made a request. “I don’t want to go to Castor Vi.”


    Lloyd wasn’t around. Georgina had set a trap for her and was waiting for her to take the bait, so she


    wasn’t keen on going back anyway.


    “Alright,” Aidan answered without hesitation.


    Along the way, Leanna couldn’t resist asking, “You can tell me now, right?”


    “What’s the rush?” Aidan said coolly. “We have the whole night ahead of us. We can take our time.”


    Leanna noted his emphasis on the words “take our time” and knew well enough that he meant


    something else.


    Hah. This b*stard is always full of ulterior motives.


    Soon, the ck Maserati stopped in the basement parking lot.


    Once the two went up to the house, Aidan poured Leanna a ss of water before he handed her a set


    of his clothes. “You can wear this for now. I’ll get someone to send some clothes over tomorrow.”


    Leanna nodded and took the clothes to the bathroom.


    The ce was still well-maintained even though Aidan rarely stayed there.


    After showering, Leanna found a hairdryer and started drying her hair. She checked the bathroom


    again as she nned to buy whatever she needed when she came back tomorrow.


    She didn’t know how long Lloyd would be gone, but if nothing unexpected happened, she would most


    likely be spending the next few days here.


    When Leanna came out of the bathroom, Aidan was standing by the window taking a call. From the


    vague snippets she caught, she surmised that it had something to do with the demolition at Underwood


    Lane.


    Leanna sat down on the couch and texted Zoe to give her a quick summary of the day’s events.


    Once she was done with that, she curled up and hugged her knees as she stared at Aidan from behind.