Chapter 499


    Aidan’s slender fingers tapped against the steering wheel as he calmly stated, “That is because no one


    thought of getting rid of Jimmy before.”


    Leanna was stunned by his words but soon snapped out of her daze.


    When Leroy was still the head of the Crossley Group, he knew of Jimmy’s actions. Since Leroy was not


    a good man himself, it was likely Jimmy acted arrogant and brazen because Leroy had implicitly


    approved of Jimmy’s actions.


    When she thought about it that way, Jimmy certainly had no cause for fear.


    Especially since his backer was Leroy, no one would publicly challenge Jimmy.


    “I know what to do now,” she finally said after a few minutes of silence.


    Aidan smiled and turned to look at Leanna. “Do you need my help?”


    “No,” she replied. “I can handle this. You just need to focus on the Pearson Group.”


    “Oh, right,” she said suddenly. “Why did youe back sote that night? You said you would tell me.”


    So many things had happened over the past two days that she nearly forgot about his promise.


    “It is nothing. Georgina was found.”


    “Where did you find her?”


    It took him a while before he replied, “You just need to know she has been found. Her previous location


    is not important.”


    She pouted and decided she was not in the mood to argue. “How is she now?”


    Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    “In prison. She does not seem to be doing well.”


    Pursing her lips, she said, “Well, Georgina has always been a proud woman. A fall from grace is


    certainly uneptable to her.”


    “She deserves it,” he said.


    “Well… What about Leroy? Any news about him?”


    “None.”


    “Are Jethro and Louis’s DNA tests done yet?” she asked after that.


    He licked his lips and did not say a word.


    Something about his hesitance told her bad news was iing.


    If her guess was right, he would have told her by now.


    Since he was reluctant to tell her the news, it was likely…


    A few secondster, Aidan spoke, “Jethro is dead. His name will never appear in this world ever again.


    It no longer matters if he is rted to Louis.”


    Leanna could tell that he was trying tofort her.


    She leaned back in her seat and slowly said, “I just things? It seems like he would be happy as long as


    Louis’s life is ruined.”


    “What can you expect out of a man addicted to gambling?”


    “Still, not even monsters would eat their children. Surely a would never be that horrible to his son?”


    She fell deep in thought after saying that. A few secondster, she abruptly said, “Well, it is not an


    impossible scenario anyway. Please forget I said that.”


    Her statement confused Aidan.


    For the rest of the journey, she stared out of the window while deep in her thoughts, ignoring him in the


    process.


    A vein on his temple throbbed. However, he was the one in the wrong, so he kept quiet.


    As they stepped out of the elevator, she nced at the neighboring unit’s door and asked, “I think


    there’s a kid in that apartment. Have you met them yet?”


    “No,” he replied ndly.


    After a hum of acknowledgment, she followed him into their home.


    She took a shower and settled cross-legged on the couch to message Zoe to ask about her date.


    ‘How was the movie?’ she asked.


    ‘It’s quite good.’ Zoe replied. ‘Daphne was really good, as expected of an award-winning actress. I want


    her autograph now.’


    Leanna responded with a request for rification. ‘I meant, how was your date?’ she continued.


    ‘It’s okay. About the same as yesterday.’ Zoe answered.


    ‘For some reason… I think he’s just alright. My heart wasn’t pounding when we watched the movie, and


    I did not have the urge to take things one step further either.’ Zoe continued.


    ‘Did he ask you for another date after the movie?’ Leanna asked.


    ‘He’ll be going on a business trip tomorrow, so he said he’ll ask me out after that.’ Zoe replied.


    ‘I’ll think about it then. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, after all. Maybe I’ll feel something for him


    once he’s back. It is not impossible.’


    ‘What about you?’ Zoe continued. ‘Did you find Maya? How was your talk with her?’


    ‘I found her.’ answered Leanna. ‘It was okay.’


    ‘Does this mean you have to go to the Crossley Group office tomorrow?’ asked Zoe.


    ‘Yes. Tomorrow morning.’


    ‘Good luck! All the best!’


    Leanna chuckled when she read that. After a few more minutes of chatting with Zoe, Aidan stepped out


    of the bathroom.


    His hair was notpletely dry yet as he sat down beside her. “What are you talking about?” he asked,


    ncing at her phone.


    “Nothing much,” she replied. “I’m asking about Zoe’s date.”


    “Isn’t she dating Daniel already?” he asked.


    “Not yet. They are just,” Leanna answered with a dry chuckle before drifting off. “Oh, it’s too


    complicated to summarize for you.”


    She then paused in thought. “What do you think of Daniel?”


    Aidan stretched out his arm behind her on the couch and yed with a lock of her hair as he


    nonchntly replied, “So-so.”


    “Be serious. Zoe’s future happiness depends on this.”


    “Hm?” he replied softly.


    She smacked his hand away from her hair. “Do not deny that she helped you. In fact, she helped you


    quite a lot when you were trying to get me to date you.”


    “Well, I am not as bad as you, am I?”


    She stared at him, speechless.


    Before she could reply, he continued, “How did she even help me? Did she help me by getting you to


    go out with Elijah?”


    “T-That happened a long time ago,” Leanna stammered. “Why are you still holding onto that grudge?”


    “Forget it,” she continued in frustration. “I won’t ask you about it anymore. You don’t provide any


    concrete opinions anyway.”


    Aidan bit back a chuckle. “So impatient.”


    He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into an embrace as he calmly continued, “I have


    looked into Daniel. He had a lot of girlfriends and he isn’t someone who will stay just because of love.


    However, all of those rtionships ended well. Thus, he is not that bad.”


    “Except when ites to love.”


    “When ites to love?” Aidan pondered for a moment before saying, “You should know that he is an


    orphan William took in. Ever since then, he has been working for William.”


    “I heard he ns on leaving Highside,” shemented.


    “That’s expected,” he said with a hum. “He grew up overseas. He only came here to resolve the issue


    with the Crossleys. Now that he is done with his task, he will leave, as expected.”


    “Will he be focusing on music after he heads back?”


    “Probably.”


    Hearing that, Leanna exined, “While I think he’s quite taken with Zoe, I can’t be sure. I don’t dare


    interfere with the rtionship anymore.”


    “They are both adults,” he finally said. “They know their limits. There is no use worrying about them.”