Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 692

Chapter 692 Can’t Eat

Zoe planned to take a stroll in the park that morning, but it was sweltering hot the moment she stepped out, so she went to the mall instead. It had been a while since she shopped so she bought a ton of stuff. Once she was home, she said, “I bought most of what I might need, so let’s go to the studio in the afternoon. I want to see how it works with Mr. Pearson around.”

Leanna nodded, but she said nothing. Noticing that Leanna was hesitating, Zoe asked, “What’s wrong, Nana?”

Leanna looked at her. “There’s something I need to tell you.”

The solemn look on Leanna’s face scared Zoe, and she said, “Um, is the report for the first six months out? Are we actually in the red?”

“That’s not it.”

Zoe patted her chest. “Good, good. As long as we’re not in the red, it’s no big deal. So, what was it you wanted to talk about?”

“Daniel’s been missing for a month.”

Zoe froze for a moment, then she said, “By that you mean…”

“We didn’t go to Lachstein because my dad was ill; he was ambushed and got taken to a hospital. Daniel went missing before the ambush happened. Once Daniel tried to track those ambushers down, he went off the radar. Before we came back, Lachlan found those ambushers and interrogated them. According to them, Leroy took Daniel away.”

Zoe looked surprised. “Leroy?”

Leanna nodded. “It’s been a while since Leroy left Highside. He was the one behind my father’s attack and Daniel’s disappearance.”

“So, Daniel is…”

“The fact that Leroy took him away means Daniel still has some use for him. He’s safe… for now.”

Zoe plopped down on the couch, looking pale. A while later, she said, “H-He was already missing when I couldn’t establish contact, wasn’t he? It wasn’t because of the company or anything?”

“Yes.”

Zoe was a little lost. “I had no idea… I…”

Leanna hugged her and muttered, “Don’t worry. William has been searching for him, and Aidan’s men are doing the same thing too. Leroy can’t run away. We’ll find Daniel soon.”

Zoe buried her head in Leanna’s shoulder and sobbed. “He’ll be fine. He’s a smart guy. He’ll be fine.”

“Yes, he will be fine.”

A long while later, Zoe let go of Leanna and wiped her tears off. “I have to perk up and stop crying. I’ve been crying for the last few days nonstop.” She hugged Leanna again. “If a b*stard like Anthony can live, Daniel can too. He never did anything wrong aside from lying to me. I can let it slide. If he comes back, I’ll never diss him for eating canned food again.”

Leanna teared up a little and patted Zoe’s back. “He’ll be fine.”

Zoe cried for the whole afternoon causing her eyes to become puffy, so she didn’t go to the studio in the end. Instead, she stayed at home and told Leanna to check out the studio. She would be fine alone, or so she said.

Before Leanna left, she said, “Call me if you need anything, including dinner.”

“I want barbecue.”

“In a month.”

Zoe waved her goodbye. “Drive safe.”

Leanna smiled and closed the door. When she arrived at the studio, she saw the girls working away at their stations, but they quickly huddled around Leanna. She was their ray of hope, after all. “Leanna, you’re here.”

“How’s Zoe doing? When is she coming back?”

“Can you stay for the day, please?”

The girls were staring at her with anticipation, and Leanna smiled. “I’ll stay until you girls clock out for the day.” Guess Aidan’s been scaring them a lot. They used to love him. Every time they saw him, they got excited for days on end.

Leanna went into the office and saw Jonathan, who greeted her. “Miss McKinney.”

Leanna said hi. “I’d have brought you your present if I knew you were here.”

“You mean this?” Jonathan took out something from behind him.

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Aidan said calmly, “I saw it before I came, so I took it with me.”

Jonathan said, “Thank you, Miss McKinney.”

“N-No problem.” She said, “You guys go ahead. I’ll be back in a moment.”

Aidan said, “Nah. It’s time for him to leave.”

Jonathan said, “That’s right. The reports are done. See you, Miss McKinney.”

“See you.”

Once Jonathan left, Leanna looked at Aidan. “He’s gone back to Pearson Group or…”

“Justin let him take a month off.”

A moment later, Leanna said, “So you lost.”

Huh?

Leanna said, “I mean, Justin let him take a month of PTO, while you made him work on his day off. I should’ve given him a better present. That wasn’t enough.”

Aidan said, “He’s not someone money can buy.”

“But he can live better if he has a good boss.”

Aidan shot Leanna with an upset look.

Leanna sat beside him. “Don’t you see? You’re scaring the girls.”

“What? How?”

“Not scaring them, but… Forget it. I don’t know how to put it.” Aidan had an intense air around him. Most of the time he was just aloof, and he might throw in a little teasing comment or two, but when he was working, he seldom tolerated mistakes. She had seen the top brass of Pearson Group scared out

of their wits when he showed up. A moment later, Leanna said, “You might be a bit too professional. Leeching off someone else isn’t what you’re good at. You’re the more independent type.”

“I know, but sucking off you is fun, babe.”

Huh? What the hell is he talking about?

A while later, Aidan asked, “So what should I do?”

Leanna wondered what he was talking about.

Aidan slowly said, “How should I become a boss that’s not scary?