Love's Change of Heart

Right after Leanna left the office, a black car pulled to a stop in front of her.

She instinctively backed away as her heart began to race and her unease grew stronger.

Soon, the car door opened to reveal Mr. Johnson, the butler of the Pearson Family.

"Miss McKinney, please come with me to the Pearson Family Estate," he said.

While he said 'please', there was not an ounce of politeness in his voice. In fact, it was aloof and spine-chilling.

"No, I won't go." She shook her head. "Aidan and I are divorced. I do not need..."

"Miss McKinney, I have been sent by Old Master Pearson. Even if you do not want to come, please think of your child. It cannot suffer through a lot, after all."

Two men appeared to stand behind Mr. Johnson.

Her face went pale as her blood seemed to freeze inside her veins. She went numb.

She had thought this might happen, but she did not think it would happen so soon.

She was not prepared at all.

"Please, Old Master Pearson is waiting for you," repeated Mr. Johnson.

She bit her lip. Her entire body was trembling.

Still, she had no other choice.

After they left, Queenie walked out from around the corner. She frowned. Just to whom did Leanna get married?

On the way back to the Pearson Family Estate, Leanna kept her head down as she pressed her hands tightly together. She barely even breathed.

From the passenger seat where he was sitting, Mr. Johnson glanced at her through the rearview mirror. "There is no need to be so nervous. Old Master Pearson merely wished to confirm the identity of the father. If it is Young Master Aidan's, you need only focus on giving birth to the child. No one would be allowed to harm you before that happened."

Hearing that made her throat go so dry that it hurt. She had no reply to that, and she could not speak anyway.

Aidan surely detested her right now.

She closed her eyes and laid her hands on her abdomen. Immense despair overwhelmed her.

There was a chance she could not save this child.

...

Pearson Group.

Jonathon hurriedly knocked on the door before barging into the president's office. "Bad news, President Pearson," he gasped.

"What has Leanna done now?" Aidan glared at him in impatience.

"Mrs. Pearson has been taken away by the Pearsons!"

Aidan's face clouded over. "When did it happen?" His voice was as cold as ice.

"About ten minutes ago. Our people were nearby, but Mr. Johnson was there. Since she is pregnant, we were afraid she might be hurt if a fight broke out, so..."

Aidan shot to his feet and strode out of the room as he coldly said, "He took Leanna because he wanted to control me through the child she bears. Stay here and keep an eye on the office, Jonathon. Once his men make a move, kick them out immediately."

"Yes, sir," Jonathon hurriedly replied.

"Call Georgina. Tell her I will do anything she asks as long as she heads over to the Pearson Family Estate now."

Jonathon paused. "Yes, sir."

...

At Pearson Family Estate.

Gordon was staring at Anna from where he sat on the couch. He looked very upset. "Why did you not tell me about something so major?"

"I only just found out, Uncle Gordon," Anna said with a sad look on her face. "Anyway, that woman is no virtuous woman. No one knows if her child was actually sired by Aidan."

"What is the point of asking about all this now?" Sienna calmly interjected. "It is not Anna's responsibility, so why are you angry with her?"

He let out a sigh and went silent, leaning against his cane.

If not for Carly's visit, there was no way he would have known about the baby. After all, he only knew when he overheard Anna and Carly talking about Leanna's pregnancy.

Anna quietly withdrew to stand behind Sienna. She had called Carly over for exactly this purpose. After a few questions about Carly's baby and some manipulation, Carly brought up Leanna's pregnancy without any prompting from her. Gordon had overheard their conversation because Sienna helped out.

Now, no matter who Aidan asked, Anna was not at all involved in letting Gordon know about the pregnancy.

Furthermore, Leanna had fallen and nearly drowned because of Carly. If Aidan was itching for a target, he would only be aiming at Carly.

A few minutes later, Leanna was brought back to the family's residence.

She stood there, fidgeting and nervous, exactly like how she looked back then when she was first brought back to the house. No one would have thought she would be back once more for the same reason after three years.

Gordon shot her a look before coldly asking, "I will only ask you this once; is the child Aidan's?"

Leanna clenched her jaw and remained silent. If she responded 'yes', there would be no hope left for her. What if Aidan helped her out? What if...

Seeing that, Gordon sneered. "Okay, I don't care if you keep quiet. You will be giving birth in a few months anyway. We can have a paternity test done then. Before that happens, you are not allowed to leave this house at all. We can afford a freeloader."