StarNovel
Chapter 118
Leanna was terrified. For Aidan to ask if I like him… That's almost as scary as him asking
me what time I'd like to die tonight or how I'd like to die tonight! She licked her cracked
lips and tasted a hint of alcohol on them. "You must be drunk, President Pearson."
Aidan fixed his dark pupils on her without responding. "You should be, right? Why else
would you fool around with me?" she asked carefully. He scoffed and gradually let go of
her before he loosened his necktie. "Do you think I'm fooling around with you?"
"Aren't you?" Leanna tried to analyze the situation. "I don't understand the purpose of you
asking me this question. If I say I like you, you'd think I'm crazy in love. If I say I don't like
you, you'd think I have bad taste. One way or another, I won't be able to give you an
answer you're satisfied with. Why don't you tell me the answer you'd like to hear? I'll just
go along with it," she offered.
He glared at her icily. "Do you also make such comparisons when you're with Zayn?"
"No…" Because I've never been together with Zayn. Furthermore, only God knows what's
going on in this madman's mind. So, it's only natural for me to want to protect myself! She
explained herself once more. "There's nothing between Zayn and me, President Pearson.
Furthermore, he's engaged now, so I hope you can stop making assumptions about Zayn's
relationship with me."
"Is that so…" Aidan uttered thoughtfully.
"Of course!" she replied.
"Since you guys claim to be innocent, then what about that First Love series you
designed? Who was that for?" he asked.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLeanna was speechless for a while. "That's just a general topic that I thought the audience
could relate to. I'm not designing it for anyone. But, it seems like you keep finding issues
with the title of my series, President Pearson. Aren't you jealous too?" she retorted.
Aidan pressed his thin lips together as his gaze darkened. At that moment, Leanna
realized how her question seemed rather abrupt—it felt like she was asking to be punished
by uttering such a thing. She was just about to take her words back when she heard
Aidan's emotionless voice. "So what if that's true?"
"What?" Leanna was shocked. What's going on?
"You know what I mean, Leanna," he uttered in a thick voice. She was silent for a moment
before she replied. "Liking someone doesn't prove anything. Didn't you say this in the
past, President Pearson?"
"That's true. However, I can give you the spot as Mrs. Pearson. No one can take that away
from you," he uttered.
"Even if that's the case, I still can't have the public know about my child, right?" Aidan
wasn't done, but Leanna already had a clear answer in her mind. He claims to like me, but
he wants things to go back to how they were before we divorced. My guess is correct—
he's just used to having me by his side. He's used to me pampering him, and he's used to
having someone waiting for him when he returns to the Castor Villa every day. Habits are
such a scary thing.
"Well, can you answer this, President Pearson? What are you planning to do with the child
in my stomach? Will it survive? Can you be clear about this?" she asked.
He hesitated for a few moments before answering her question. "You can have the child,
but you'll have to send it away." She hadn't expected this answer, so she froze for a
moment before responding to him. "That's on condition that the Pearsons never find out
about my pregnancy, right?"
"Yes."
Leanna was quiet for a long while after that. "I know I might not be in a position to say
such a thing, Aidan, but…" Her voice was shaky as she spoke. "This isn't just my child.
Haven't you ever considered allowing the child to be peacefully born into this world?" she
asked.
His expression remained cold as ever. "I told you about this. I don't plan on having children
for the next two years." He had assumed that she wouldn't get pregnant as long as they
took the necessary precautionary measures. However, he hadn't expected such an
accident to occur. He didn't want the child to end up like a rag doll that they threw around
after birth, so he figured that the best solution was to counter the root of the issue.
Leanna knew that there was no point in attempting to change Aidan's mind after he had
made a decision. She sniffed before gazing at him with her bloodshot eyes. "Will… I get to
see the baby after sending it away?"
"No."
"But…" she protested.
"You know you should've told me about your pregnancy the moment you found out about
it, Leanna. You shouldn't have waited for me to find out about it on my own. Furthermore,
you're the one who insists on having the child, so you'll have to bear the responsibilities
regardless of the outcome of this matter," he spoke in a bone-chilling tone. He voiced this
matter as if it were just another unimportant task he had to deal with.
He might show some occasional care toward her, but deep down, he was still heartless as
ever. No one could change that about him. He continued speaking when Leanna was silent
for a short while. "I promised that I would try my best to keep this a secret from the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmPearsons. Also, Leanna, you should remember that I'm your husband, not your enemy or
some crazy beast. So, you need to stop having your guard up against me," he uttered.
"Ex-husband." She corrected him. "You still think of me as your enemy, huh," he said with
a scoff. "Both of us will suffer in that case," he said. It was hard for her to fight back when
he sounded like he was on her side after putting the blame all on her. I don't have the
strength to argue anymore. He can say whatever he wants to, she thought.
"Well, if that's all you have to say, then I'll go to bed now," she said with a mirthless smile.
Then, without waiting for his response, she turned and entered her room. Her tummy no
longer felt bloated after their argument, so she went back to lie on her bed. Yet, her eyes
were wide open—she couldn't sleep at all. She rested her palm on her belly as she could
feel the little one moving around. It seems like the commotion earlier woke it up. It's
flipping around in my belly.
Sometimes, Leanna could feel the baby's arms fumbling in her belly. If she couldn't find a
way to leave before the child was born, then Aidan would end up sending the child away,
and she would never be able to see her baby again. It wasn't that Leanna was trying to go
against Aidan after understanding his side of the story. On the contrary, she was very
concerned about this whole matter—that was why she didn't want the child to be
associated with Aidan or anyone in the family.
She didn't care about the feuds and grudges held between people in the Pearson Family,
and she couldn't bring herself to fulfill all of Aidan's wishes. She was just a regular mother
who wanted her child to come to this world safely. Nevertheless, it seemed like they'd
gotten to a point where she had no other choice.
What disappointed Leanna the most wasn't the consequences she had to face after the
Pearsons found out about the child—what disappointed her the most was that b*stard's
callous attitude. Aidan had never thought about the baby from the very start. It was
almost as if he didn't care about the baby's life. He was like an observer on the sidelines
who made a few sarcastic remarks every now and then.
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