Chapter 197

Chapter 197 I’m Not a Quitter Leanna was in no mood to engage in nonsense with him. “Whatever.”

“Leanna, do you have feelings for Elijah?” Aidan asked while holding her shoulders. She went silent for

a moment before asking with a frown, “What sort of question is this?” “Answer me.” After a few

seconds, she replied, “I don’t.” He exerted force on her shoulder and asked slowly, “Then, do you like

me?” “President Pearson, why did you stop me here to ask such lame questions?” “How are they

lame?” At that moment, she raised her tone and yelled, “Everything is lame! Also, I’ve been meaning to

ask you today. Why did you show up at my friend’s party? Don’t you feel uncomfortable around them?”

“No, I don’t.” “Didn’t you notice that your presence brought down the whole party?” “I don’t care what’s

on their mind.

I only care about what you think,” he affirmed lightly. When Leanna heard this, she could not help but

laugh and questioned, “President Pearson, are you serious?” “Yes.” “If you truly cared about what I

think, you’ll realize that I despise you. Your presence not only makes my friends feel uneasy, but it also

makes me uncomfortable…” “Is this your answer, Leanna?” Aidan cut her off. “Wha-” She only realized

what he was referring to afterward. He’s asking if I like him. “I thought you always knew,” she

responded quietly. “Since you despise me so much, why did you defend me today?” he asked. “I just

thought that I shouldn’t make the situation more awkward than it should, especially when everyone is

having dinner together. After all, don’t I owe you a lot? I’m just repaying you whenever there’s an

opportunity. There’s no other reason.” Deep inside Leanna, she could not deny that her heart had

softened at that moment. Although Aidan was a b*stard who treated her rudely most of the time, there

were times when he was good to her. Especially her time at Underwood Lane where she experienced

the most peaceful and comfortable period in her life. Although Aidan did not know how to cook, he did

not hesitate to prepare fish stew for her.

Despite the fact that he ended up destroying the kitchen… Although he always complained that she

was troublesome, he did not hesitate to boil water off a coal stove for her to wash her hair when the

power went out. Despite the fact that the power was restored afterward… Although he told her to abort

the baby, he still did not hesitate to accompany her for pregnancy checkup. Despite the fact that… At

that point, Leanna sighed, not wanting to revisit the past anymore. “I know you have feelings for me

and you can’t deny it, Leanna,” Aidan asserted. “So what?” she asked calmly and continued, “President

Pearson, we’re both grown-ups. There’s more to life than just dating and love. Let me tell you the truth,

then; I never expected us to reconcile from the moment I filed for divorce.” Speechless, he pursed his

lips and gulped. “I understand the way I forced you into marriage with a child is disgusting, so it is

natural for you to despise me. These are all my faults and I am willing to accept the consequences

without any complaints. It’s just that, President Pearson, while those three years may seem

insignificant to you, they were hell for me,” she declared.

“It’s been six months since we’re divorced and the child is gone just as you wished. We no longer owe

each other anything. Shouldn’t you just let me go?” After she finished speaking, Aidan asked quietly,

“So everything that I’ve done… all ended up as a hindrance to you?” “Yes.” Leanna gave an affirmative

answer and added, “I just want to live my own life. I wish you would never appear in front of me again,

President Pearson.” After a few seconds, he questioned again, “Would your answer be different if the

child had been born?” “Life is not a ‘what if’ game,” she sighed. “Aidan, you should know that our

issues don’t only revolve around the child.” “I get it now,” he said as he let go of her. After hearing that,

she was not quite sure what she was feeling. I should be relieved, but why does my heart feel so

heavy? My words should be enough to convince him to leave for good… After all, I’ve said everything I

possibly can. Just as Leanna was about to bid her final goodbye to Aidan, the cold man suddenly

appeared in front of her and kissed her on the lips. Needless to say, she was bewildered by his kiss. He

took a step back just as she was about to push him away.

“Aidan…” she uttered while trying to maintain her cool. “I understand what you’ve said, but it makes no

difference to me. All I needed to know was that you like me,” he said. At that moment, Leanna was

desperate to crack his skull open and see what was inside. “You had three difficult years and I know

that I was the source of the problem, but I’m not a quitter.” His words perplexed her. “I will try to make

amends until you can let go of the past and forgive me.” “No, you misunderstood me. I didn’t mean

that…” “Yes, you did.” She was baffled once again. This b*stard never changed; he still enjoyed

imposing his ideas onto others. Seeing how Leanna could not refute, Aidan curled his lips while raising

his hand to tuck her hair behind her ears, but she avoided him. “Don’t be worried about other matters.

I’ll take care of them,” he assured. “What are the other matters?” she asked defensively. “Leanna,

believe me. You will happily remarry me sooner or later.” “I don’t think so.” “How about a bet?” he

suggested as he took a step forward. “I’m not going to have a random bet with you—” she refused. “If I

win, you have to promise me one thing.” “What if you lose?” “That is not going to happen.” Ugh… “Get

lost.” Leanna’s patience had run out. “Rest early.

Good night.” Aidan grinned with his face bright. Rest early, my foot. How can I possibly sleep after the

talk we just had?? After his mission was accomplished, he no longer stayed there; instead, he marched

toward his Rolls-Royce which was parked on the street. Leanna rubbed her swollen temples vigorously

but just as she prepared to head home, she realized that she was still dressed in Aidan’s clothes. She

turned her head only to find that the car had driven away. She looked out at the deserted street and

realized she had nothing to say. She assumed that her harsh words would enrage the ill-tempered

Aidan. However, out of her expectations, he was extremely shameless. Still, in the face of a crowd who

despised him, he managed to maintain a straight and calm face. His mastery really is of another world.