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Chapter 211 I Don’t Force People The next day, at Pearson Group. After stepping into the lobby,
Leanna proceeded at a snail’s pace. She hung back as much as she could as her entire soul resisted
the idea of being here. An indeterminate amount of time passed before her phone started ringing. It
was Jonathan. She answered the call, but she heard Aidan’s voice instead. “Are you planning on
polishing all the tiles in the lobby before coming up?” he asked coolly. Leanna was dumbstruck. She
looked up around here. Are there security cameras here?! “Hurry up. I have a meeting coming up,” he
said. “Oh.” She looked back down and stepped into an elevator. In the office, Aidan tossed Jonathan’s
phone back to him. “Wait for her at the elevator. Don’t let her escape.” Jonathan was speechless.
He couldn’t help but think, Why did it sound like a trial is about to start? Five minutes later, Leanna
arrived at the office. Aidan was leaning against the back of the couch with his legs crossed. His
expression was somewhat aloof as his fingers tapped against his knees. She stood in front of him and
greeted, “President Pearson.” “Take a seat.” She opened her mouth to say something, but in the end,
she pursed her lips and sat down opposite him. Jonathan delivered two cups of coffee before exiting
quietly. Leanna glanced at the coffee table before stating matter-of-factly, “President Pearson, I will take
responsibility for the negative impact caused by the rumors involving Daphne.” Aidan took a sip of
coffee and asked coolly, “How do you plan on taking responsibility for it?” “I will do my best to
cooperate with the plan of action the company draws up.” “Leanna, do you know why you always get
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtinvolved in all sorts of trouble?” She didn’t respond. “It’s because you always like to shoulder the
responsibility for things that do not concern you. You take it all upon yourself,” he stated plainly. Her
expression was neutral as she looked at him. “Louis isn’t a stranger. He’s my brother. His matters are
mine as well. That said, I don’t expect you to understand, President Pearson. After all, only humans
have feelings.” Aidan looked at her. “Remember what you said. If you’re going to take responsibility for
it, then you better see it to the end.” “I won’t take it back, provided that it’s within the realm of reason.”
He set his cup down and smirked.
“Great.” For some reason, Leanna felt like she had fallen into a trap. She stood up and said, “I’ll be
leaving now, then. If there’s anything, you can ask Mr. Stoll to get in touch with me —” “There’s
something right now,” Aidan said. Leanna paused. “Go ahead, President Pearson.” He glanced at his
watch. “I have a meeting, so wait for me here. You’re not allowed to leave before my return.” “But—”
“Feel free to leave if you wish. I don’t force people into doing things they don’t want to.” What was that?
She couldn’t believe how he could say that with a straight face. He looked at her and spelled it out
clearly, “The person who caused this should take responsibility for it.” Leanna closed her eyes and sat
down on the couch. “I’ll wait for you to come back, President Pearson.” “Why do I sense reluctance on
your part?” Aidan quizzed nonchalantly. She forced herself to put on a plastic smile and responded
through gritted teeth, “You’re wrong, President Pearson.”
“I hope so. Otherwise, someone will say that I’m the clingy one who refuses to stop pestering her
again.” She was speechless. Hurry up and leave, you b*stard! As Aidan stepped out of his office, he
turned back to glance at her. She immediately withdrew her gaze and straightened up as her gaze was
fixed at something in front of her. “There’s a lounge inside. You can take a nap if you’re tired.” Leanna
ignored him as if she hadn’t heard what he said. Once the door closed, she exhaled and leaned back
into the couch. She felt defeated. Soon, she got a call from Daphne. “I was a little busy yesterday. I
only saw your missed call today,” Daphne said. “Have you settled everything on your end?” “Settling
things… is going to be a bit difficult. Although the news isn’t trending anymore, it’s still affecting my
upcoming work.” “Will it cause a great loss to Pearson Group?” “I’m not sure about that, but all my work
has stopped, and President Pearson has asked me to go abroad on hol —to avoid the media. I’m sure
there are losses during the break.” Leanna nodded. “I got it. Thanks for helping Louis.”
“There’s no need to thank me. Your brother’s my brother too. I can’t stand by and not lend a hand.”
“Enjoy your break abroad. I’ll handle things from here.” “Did you meet President Pearson?” Daphne
asked tentatively. “I’m in his office right now.” Daphne coughed and came up with an excuse. “Oh,
alright. I’m about to board the plane now, so let’s talk later.” “Okay.” Leanna sat in the office the entire
afternoon. One of Aidan’s assistants brought lunch for her, but she didn’t take a single bite. Her attitude
toward this was clear. She was merely here to resolve the matter. She wasn’t going to get involved with
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthat b*stard in any way. At 5.00PM, Aidan came back and saw her sitting in the same position as when
he left her. It looked like she barely moved. He walked over to her. “Have you eaten?” “Have you
thought about how you wish to resolve this, President Pearson?” she asked coolly. Aidan rubbed his
forehead. “If you haven’t eaten, then have dinner with me.” “If you haven’t decided yet, President
Pearson, I can come again tomorrow.” “What do you want to eat?” Ugh. It was as if they were holding
two separate conversations. Aidan retrieved his suit jacket. “We’ll have dinner outside.” Leanna
remained quiet for a moment, but she couldn’t resist asking, “Do you need to get your ears checked,
President Pearson?” “Sure. You can come along and get your heart checked to see if you have a
conscience.” She couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. She followed him out of the building before
coming to a halt.
“President Pearson, I —” He glanced at her before turning away. “Talk about it in the car.” She took a
deep breath. She had no choice but to climb in. He was silent for most of the ride. Just when she was
about to assume that he was only toying with her, he passed a folder to her. “Daphne’s reputation
reflects Pearson Group to a certain extent. Therefore, it isn’t just her career that’s affected this time. It’s
also bad publicity for the company.” Leanna took the folder and asked quietly, “Is it any worse than the
bad publicity the company received when you broke off the engagement?” Aidan eyed her coolly. “I’m
not joking.” She sobered up right away. “Sorry.” He continued, “There’s only one way to make up for the
damage caused to the company.” She flipped through the documents and listened carefully. He didn’t
lie to her. According to the documents, apart from Daphne’s work coming to a halt, several of the
company’s projects were also beset with problems. Leanna looked up and asked, “What should I do,
President Pearson?”
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