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Chapter 558
Although Aidan did not look happy and resembled an icy mountain instead, that did not negatively
affect the cheerful atmosphere in the room.
Leanna handed him a piece of cake, and as he was about to take it, she smeared cream on the corner
of his mouth. "What is with the sad face? Come on. Smile."
Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist and drew her closer so he could whisper in her ear, "Didn't you say we
were going on a date?"
She smiled and winked at him. "Does this not count as a date?"
"It is a date if there are only two of us."
"All right. That's enough from you." She shoved him away. "They are here to celebrate your birthday,
not to pick a fight with you."
He raised his eyebrows at her. "So, what present do you have for me?" His voice was deep and
flirtatious.
She was speechless as she stared at him blankly. Instinctively, her cheeks reddened as she whispered,
"I haven't found a present yet. L-Let's talk about it when we get home."
As soon as the others in the room saw what the couple was doing, they silently distanced themselves
from them.
After Daphne, Leanna, and Zoe had gone to the washroom, Louis walked over to Aidan with a much
more hostile expression. "I have a question for you."
"I know what you want to ask about," Aidan calmly responded as he tapped his knee with a slender
finger. "There's no use telling you about it. The situation will resolve itself in a week at most."
"Then, it really—"
Midway through his sentence, Louis realized that other people besides himself. Then, he noticed
Daniel was standing inconspicuously nearby, leaning towards them with half his body, but pretended he
was doing nothing.
Louis read about the apartment being set on fire a few days ago and visited the scene after the fire had
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbeen put out. He noticed that everything was still inside, but no one was there. So, he called Keaton,
but the other man's explanation was too vague. However, his intuition told him that something terrible
had happened. It was the reason he was at the party and wanted to personally question Aidan about it.
Then, he frowned and pursed his lips in concentration.
Seeing that, Freddie nudged Oscar with his elbow, gesturing for him to say something to break this
awkward tension. Oscar took a sip of his wine, gesturing for Freddie to do it himself.
After a moment of silence, Louis asked, "Will they be okay?"
"They will be."
However, Louis did not say anything else and turned and walked out. When Daniel saw him walk out,
he dashed after him.
After the two men had left, Freddie broke the silence by saying, "What is going on?"
Although Aidan did not look happy and resembled an icy mountain instead, that did not negatively
affect the cheerful atmosphere in the room.
"We found the man who gave Keaton's picture to that group of actors," Oscar answered. "He's one of
Old Master Pearson's trusted men. We are unlikely to get any answers from him anytime soon."
"What do we do?"
Aidan tilted his head back and downed his glass of wine. His face was blank as though it was frozen
over. "No matter how tight his lips are, we will find a way to pry them open."
Freddie could not help but shiver upon hearing that.
Aidan grew up on the Pearson Family Estate, known for its ruthlessness. If Aidan had not been so
vicious when he took over Pearson Group, the man in the president's seat would have been Gordon's
puppet and not him.
Nonetheless, Freddie had not seen that icy expression on Aidan's face in a long time since they'd
eliminated the many enemies and rival factions within the Pearson Family.
"Are you going to keep it a secret from Leanna?" Oscar asked.
Aidan pursed his lips and thought about the question for a few seconds. "Do you think this birthday
party would happen if I had told her?"
After a brief pause, Freddie broke the silence. "Well, you can't say that because I came up with this
idea."
"Oh?" Aidan turned to look at him.
Meanwhile, in the washrooms.
Zoe's face was filled with gossip as she turned to face Daphne. "What's going on between you and
Louis?"
"What could there be?" Daphne replied as she washed her hands.
"I saw everything. He kept passing you food. Something is off about you two."
"Daniel kept getting you food as well," Daphne retorted.
"Well—" Zoe was caught off guard in response.
Then, Daphne smiled and explained, "He was only doing it to be nice. There is nothing else about it.
Moreover, he's still a student and six years younger than me. How could there be anything weird
between us?"
Zoe frowned upon hearing the reasoning. "Well, that's true."
Leanna cleared her throat and reached for a paper towel to dry her hands as she stood next to them.
"I've been watching a show lately where the female lead is a few years older than the male lead. I find it
quite nice."
Daphne looked at her, perplexed by what she had heard.
Then, Zoe looked at Leanna and was puzzled as well.
Since Leanna had already made that statement, she was obligated to continue, "I—"
Suddenly, Zoe grabbed her arm. "Is it nice? I have been craving shows with an older woman and a
younger man pairing. What's the show called? I want to watch it too!"
"I'll message you with the name later," Leanna calmly replied.
"Okay! I've been frustrated over finding a good show to binge."
The corners of Daphne's mouth twitched. "You two—"
Zoe chuckled. "To be honest, Louis is handsome and a great student. Isn't that the classic stereotype of
a male lead? Why don't you try it out? Let's keep the good stuff to ourselves. If not for the fact that we
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmare too familiar with each other, I would have tried dating him. However, I have been a sister figure to
him since he was a kid, and I am quite afraid of Nana beating me up."
Leanna was taken aback and couldn't believe what she had heard.
However, Daphne knew Zoe was joking, so she laughed and said, "Okay. I'll give it a go."
When they returned to the room, Leanna noticed that her brother was nowhere to be seen. "Where did
Louis go?" she asked Aidan.
"He went out," he replied.
"Is Daniel with him?" Zoe asked.
Then, Aidan gave an affirmative grunt in response.
Leanna thought it was strange and pondered, What could the men possibly be talking about?
A while later, Daniel and Louis returned to the private room.
As Zoe had yet to fully recover and was still under orders from her doctor to rest more often, she did
not stay for long. Therefore, despite her reluctance, Daniel forced her to leave.
In addition, Daphne had something scheduled the following day, so she had to leave.
"I'm going back to my dorm," Louis commented, standing up as well.
Seeing that, Leanna smirked. I don't need to prod him to act this time, and he appears to have
improved slightly.
Soon, Oscar dragged Freddie away as well.
Presently, the only ones left in the room were Aidan and Leanna.
Her eyelids had felt rather heavy for a while. When she checked the time, she saw that it was five
minutes to midnight. "We should go too," she said, yawning.
Suddenly, Aidan grabbed her hands and pulled her into his embrace. "Now is our time," he said,
wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Tsk! Why are you so clingy today?" Leanna said.
However, he raised an eyebrow. "Am I not always like this?"
"Are you admitting that you're needy and a creep?"
He stared at her in shock. "Flirting is acting like a creep to you?" he asked.
Leanna grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck. Then, she gently pecked him on the lips.
"Happy birthday."
Aidan's black eyes bore down at her as he languidly said, "My birthday wish is for you to always be by
my side on this day."
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