Chapter 549

Afterwards, Lois noticed a brown leather wallet on the table. She picked it up, considered something,

and then put it down.

She reached into her handbag, took out a small photo of hers, and contemplated placing it inside

Leon’s wallet.

However, as she opened the wallet, she was taken aback by what she found.

In the spot where her photo should have been, there was a small photograph. The girl in the picture

held a bunch of apricot flowers, partially obscuring her face. Her eyes radiated an innocent and pure

smile.

Lois’ eyes trembled with emotion. She flipped the photo over, revealing a note on the back, “Protect the

most beautiful girl in the world forever, Aisha, your Flynn.”

Asharp pain gripped Lois’ chest as she read the note.

Leon stirred slightly, sensing Lois’ presence.

Startled, Lois quickly replaced the photo in the wallet, her breath trembling with nervousness. She

crumpled her own photo into a ball in her hand, inadvertently pricking her palm on its edges.

Ever since she first encountered Leon, she had observed that there was no woman around him. He

always maintained a cold demeanor toward others. Was it because he had already fallen in love with

Aisha?

Prior to returning to the Thomas family, Leon’s name was Flynn Davies, not Leon Thomas.

When Leon awoke and saw Lois’ pale expression, he felt puzzled. He realized that his cluttered

workspace had been tidied up by her.

“When did you arrive?” he inquired.

Lois put on a facade of calmness, loosening her grip on the crumpled photo even though her heart

raced. She offered him a strained smile.

“I just got here. Why don’t you go back to your bedroom and rest? Sleeping here might cause you to

catch a cold.”

Leon glanced at his wristwatch. It was eight o’clock in the morning. He had spent the entire night in the

study, poring over documents. By four in the morning, his fatigue had overwhelmed him, and he had

ended up falling asleep against the chair.

Leon rose from his seat, picked up his wallet from the table, and slipped it into his coat pocket.

“I didn’t plan to. I need to oversee the project. I’ll drive you back.”

As Leon took a few steps, Lois suddenly stepped forward, embracing him from behind and resting her

head against his broad back.

She felt his back tense up, igniting her desperation. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t seem to

make him love her.

Even her touch seemed to make him rigid.

Had he been waiting for this girl for all these years?

She had heard a saying that the colder a person appeared, the deeper their love ran.