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Chapter 526
When Aidan arrived at the garden, he heard a voice in the back. "Aidan."
Turning around, he saw a calm Justin in his wheelchair, quietly sitting not far from him. Aidan
approached him and asked, "Did you hear everything?"
Justin nodded lightly. "Yes. You did nothing wrong. If it were me, I would've done the same as well."
Aidan replied, "You could've stayed out of this."
With a resigned smile, Justin replied, "I can only say this isn't something I can control."
He was a member of the Pearson Family, and his mom had also played a part in hurting Leanna, so
how could he stay out of it? Even if he knew there was no going back, he wanted to drag this secret for
as long as possible.
Aidan sat on a long bench and watched the sun slowly rise in the distance. "If you're willing to leave, I
can send you somewhere comfortable after this comes to an end."
"What about my mom?"
In a deep voice, Aidan stated, "She had her hand in it, so she has to pay the price."
Justin sighed silently. "Aidan, I know she had previously done a lot of things she can't make up for, and
I feel sorry for Leanna, but what can I do? She's my mother, and she did all that for me. During these
twenty-plus years, I could feel her despair and sorrow, but with my condition, I can't even perform the
most basic filial piety."
After withdrawing his gaze, Aidan promised, "I won't do anything to her. I just want her to get punished
for what she did."
"If possible, I hope I can take on the punishment in her place, no matter what it is."
Aidan did not respond while Justin was gazing somewhere, pondering about something. It took him a
while before saying, "Aidan, you can go ahead and do what you've planned. There's no need to care
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtfor my feelings because if they fall, I'll also finally be free." He sounded relieved in those last words.
It was as if he had been waiting for this moment for the longest time.
Aidan glanced at Justin and frowned.
On the day he was brought back to the Pearsons twenty years ago, Gordon and Sienna got into a huge
fight, and she went mad, screaming degrading words like b*stard, filthy, douchebag, and others.
Helplessness was evident in Gordon's tone. Had that accident not happened and the Pearson Group
needed an heir, he would not have cared about his illegitimate son, even if he died.
Back then, Aidan stood at the door and watched them argue.
Justin came over in his wheelchair and held Aidan's hand before greeting him, "You must be Aidan,
right? I'm Justin, your older brother."
Aidan turned to look at Justin, his young face filled with disdain and hatred.
Back then, it seemed like Justin had just been discharged from the hospital and was not familiar with
how a wheelchair worked, so he would frequently fall from his wheelchair and get bruises all over his
body.
He smiled at Aidan with his bruise-filled face. "Don't just stand there. I'll bring you to your room."
Since then, every time Sienna came to make things hard for Aidan, Justin would shield before him. He
would also send Aidan food in the middle of the night whenever Sienna forbade the servants from
providing Aidan food. When Aidan went to school, Justin would secretly hide a bank card inside Aidan's
bag as he was worried Gordon might not have given Aidan enough pocket money.
It was not until Aidan took over Pearson Group and gradually showed his talents that Sienna stopped
her actions.
Among the entire Pearson Family, only Justin thought of Aidan as a person, family, and younger
brother.
Unfortunately, his mother was Sienna Zielinski.
Justin could not find a balance between the two sides, so he wanted to be free. Similarly, Aidan was
missing that balance as well.
After who knew how long, Justin piped up, "How's Leanna? She must've been scared the other night."
"She's fine. She's not that timid."
Justin smiled. "When I saw her, I thought she seemed better than before. It seems like you've taken
very good care of her, which is what you should've done earlier."
Aidan raised his eyebrows. "You said a long time ago that I like her."
"When it comes to things like that, the bystanders see the picture better than the ones involved."
While looking at Justin, Aidan concurred, "That's how it is. Those stuck in the problem find it hard to
find a solution, but there are plenty of solutions to crack a problem, so it's still not the time for that."
The smile on Justin's face froze. "Aidan…"
"Death is never a solution. It's just an escape."
Justin lowered his head and did not comment on that.
Then, Aidan got up. "I'm leaving."
Nodding, Justin bade him goodbye. "Drive safely."
He watched Aidan leave with both hands on his senseless knees for a long time before gazing away.
He's right. Death is never a solution but an excuse for the weak and useless.
…
Leanna accompanied Zoe out for lunch and dealt with some trivial matters at the studio. Once she was
done, it was only about 4.00 PM.
There was still plenty of time before dinner.
Hence, Leanna decided to phone Aidan, who did not pick up. This can't be. If Aidan had gone to the
Pearson Family Estate in the morning like he said he would, he would've been back long ago because
there's no way he would've stayed for lunch.
Then, she called again but to no avail.
A bad feeling arose inside Leanna as she quickly packed her things and left her studio. Yet, when she
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsaw the Rolls Royce parked beside the road, her anxious heart instantly calmed down. I was almost
scared to death. I thought something might've happened to him while he was at the Pearsons.
Following that, she approached the Rolls Royce and stood before Aidan.
There was a cigarette between his lips, and his eyes were staring aimlessly in front. He seemed to be
thinking about something so intently that he did not even notice Leanna.
She had never seen him dazing off like this before. Waving her hand before his eyes, she asked
tentatively, "Hey, handsome. Got your heart broken?"
Aidan did not know how to respond and turned to look at the person speaking to him. When he saw it
was Leanna, he removed his cigarette and asked in a husky voice, "Are you done?"
She hummed in response. "I finished a while ago and called you, but you didn't pick up."
Instinctively reaching for his phone, he apologized. "I'm sorry. I had it on silent, so I didn't hear you
call."
While leaning against the car's window, Leanna stared into his jet-black eyes. "What's the matter? Are
you feeling down?"
Aidan tugged his lips into a smile. "No, I'm fine."
"It's written all over your face, yet you say you're fine." Her gaze lowered onto the ashtray inside the
car, and she frowned. "How many have you smoked?"
"Not many," he replied.
"Be truthful. I'm not blind, you know." She pulled the door open and ordered, "Get out. We'll take my
car. Yours reek with smoke."
As such, Aidan descended the car and pulled her into his embrace after closing the door.
Before Leanna could speak, he hushed. "Don't move. Let's just stay like this for a while."
Placing her hands on his waist, she could speculate why he was acting this way. "Did you meet
Justin?"
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