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Chapter 561
At Pearson Group, Oscar pushed the office door open and walked in, saying, "Jonathan said that
you're looking for me."
Aidan was seated behind his desk, looking through some files. He didn't even lift his head as he said,
"Give me a minute."
So, Oscar plopped himself on the couch, closed his eyes, and decided to take a quick break.
Unfortunately, Aidan wasn't the only one unable to catch any proper sleep recently.
About fifteen minutes later, Aidan took a seat across from him. "I remember you're from Jamesdon."
Oscar opened one eye and stared at him before saying lazily, "Yeah, I am. What's up?"
"What do you know about the Woodley Family?" Aidan inquired.
As Oscar wasn't expecting him to ask this, he blinked his eyes open before he hesitantly responded,
"Why are you suddenly—"
"There's a high chance that this matter has something to do with Jamesdon."
"You mean why the child was brought back to the Pearson Family?" Oscar frowned. "That's unlikely.
What would the Woodley Family even gain by doing this?"
"It doesn't matter whether they're the mastermind behind that incident. But, judging from the current
situation, there's something fishy going around in Jamesdon."
A few seconds passed by silently before he finally answered, "What would you like to know?"
"Everything. Tell me everything."
"The Woodley Family has been living in Jamesdon for generations," he began slowly. "Over the years,
their descendants ventured into business, politics, and the military until they gradually took over the
entire Jamesdon and became unbeatable in terms of financial worth and influence. However, there's an
unwritten rule within the family: they could never leave Jamesdon their whole lives. If they do, that's as
good as cutting off all ties with the Woodley Family, and they're not allowed to return to Jamesdon ever
again. Also, their life and death are unrelated to the Woodley Family once they do so. But the Woodley
Family simply grew too big and developed far too many branch families over the years, watering down
their bloodline. Eventually, nobody really bothered with that unwritten rule, and it was slowly forgotten
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwith time. However, I heard that the direct descendants of the Woodley Family in Jamesdon are still
strictly following this code."
Aidan merely stared at him steadily.
A confused Oscar questioned, "Hey, what are you looking at me like that for? I'm not even from that
Woodley Family. My parents moved to Highside long ago, and I have no friends or relatives in
Jamesdon. So, why would I even go there?"
Aidan tapped his fingers on his knees softly and said, "Go on."
"Where was I? Oh, that's right. The old master of the family has already passed away, and the one in
charge now is his grandson, Lachlan Woodley. I've never met this person, but I've heard a few rumors
about him over the years. Whatever it is, it's better not to be involved with him if you can avoid it."
At Pearson Group, Oscar pushed the office door open and walked in, saying, "Jonathan said that
you're looking for me."
"That's it?"
Oscar shrugged in resignation as he said, "That's it. Honestly, although I've never met Lachlan, I'm
pretty sure that this has nothing to do with the Woodley Family. Jamesdon and Highside are hundreds
of miles apart. So, there's no reason for him to intentionally provoke you and cause himself
unnecessary trouble."
Just then, Keaton strode in, reporting, "President Pearson, he confessed. Mrs. Pearson and the young
master are in the backyard of Pearson Estate."
…
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Zoe was tense all over as she sat in the chair. She even shut her eyes due
to fear as she held onto Leanna's hand tightly.
Next to them, the TV was broadcasting the news. "Today at midnight, a citizen discovered a body.
According to investigations, the deceased, named Green, was estimated to have died between 3.00PM
to 7.00PM yesterday. Further investigations are ongoing as we await more updates on the case. Next
up, let's take a look at…"
Soon, a nurse called out, "Zoe Hart."
Zoe reflexively jerked to her feet as the nurse nodded toward her and beckoned, "Come on, let's do a
checkup."
She inhaled sharply before she started walking forward, but Leanna held onto her hand. "Zoe…"
Zoe flashed her a grin and comforted her, saying, "It's going to be okay. It will be over in a blink of an
eye. I'm sure I won't even feel the pain!"
Although Zoe looked so confident right then, Leanna still couldn't bring herself to return the smile. After
her worried gaze couldn't catch a glimpse of Zoe's back, she immediately whisked out her phone to
check the time.
Before they arrived, she sent a text informing Daniel that Zoe was in the hospital and asked him to
consider it carefully. If he wanted to keep the baby, he should come over, but he could save the trip if
he didn't want the baby.
From the looks of it now, it seemed like Zoe's instincts were right—he probably wouldn't be coming.
Leanna sighed wearily and was just about to put her phone aside when a news headline popped out.
It was that news regarding the murder, and she rubbed her temples, wondering why there were so
many deranged people in this world.
Just a few minutes later, Zoe strolled out after her checkup. All her vitals were normal, and she was
good to go.
Leanna accompanied her all the way to the operating room, but she didn't know what she should say to
her.
On the other hand, it was Zoe who became relaxed when they were near the doors. "They said that
this procedure would be quick. Wait here for me, Leanna. I'll be out soon, and we can go for a feast
tonight."
Tears started to well up in Leanna's eyes as she snapped with her tone laced with amusement, "Don't
be silly. You shouldn't overeat after surgery."
"Oh, well. What a shame. I'm feeling hungry already."
"We should go in now," the nurse urged.
"Okay," Zoe answered and waved to Leanna. "Take a seat over there, and I'll see you later!"
Leanna could only stare at the doors anxiously as she paced around. Finally, after a while, she hung
her head and sighed. Eventually, she had just decided to buy herself a drink when she noticed a man
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmrunning around like a headless chicken in the lobby.
She hastily approached him. "Hey, Daniel!"
Daniel swiveled his head toward her and demanded breathlessly, "Where's Zoe?"
Leanna pointed out to him. "Over there."
He didn't even waste a second as he dashed toward the direction she had gestured. By now, all her
plans about purchasing a drink had been tossed out of her mind as she closely followed after the man.
Alas, when he reached the operating room, he saw the doors tightly shut. So, he bashed against the
door with all his might.
"Zoe, what are you doing in there? Get out of there!"
The ruckus he made attracted the loitering passersby as they gradually surrounded him in curiosity.
Even the nurse was alerted by the commotion as she reprimanded sternly, "What on Earth are you
doing?! Don't you know that this is a hospital?"
Daniel was currently experiencing such severe tunnel vision that he didn't have the mind to bother with
others around him. Nevertheless, it was clear that he was in a terrible mood with his gloomy face and
tightly pursed lips. Hence, Leanna took the initiative to be the mediator as she said, "Don't panic. She
just went in, and I don't think the operation had started yet." Then, she turned to the nurse and said
apologetically, "My friend has just gone inside. Is it possible for you to let her know that someone wants
to see her?"
The nurse glanced at the determined look painted on Daniel's face and reckoned with a trace of
annoyance that he wouldn't give up that easily. Nonetheless, there was a high chance that he would
make a bigger scene than he already did, so she nodded firmly. "I'll see what I can do."
"Thank you."
Two minutes later, she returned and said succinctly, "I'm afraid the operation is already over."
"But she just went in less than five minutes ago…" Leanna muttered in surprise.
"Well, I'm only telling you what I was told. The operation is done."
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have hesitated. Then, things wouldn't have turned out this way," Daniel
mumbled dejectedly.
There was an audible gasp from the crowd; from their point of view, it was a bonus to be able to
witness a dramatic and classic scene of a man coming to his senses.
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