"Check out who the owner of this club is."
The surveillance video showed Windy coming out of the club alone.
"Wait, what about the video before that?"
The man shook his head. "That's all we got."
"I see. Off you go. I'll call you if I need you."
Aleigha was the only one left in the office. Looking at the incomplete video, she was lost in thought.
Someone deliberately deleted the previous video, but why did they leave this one?
Weren't they afraid that she'd find out more by following the clues?
What was their plan?
The phone call interrupted her thoughts.
"Aleigha, it's Lennon."
Aleigha held the phone in silence, waiting for him to continue.
"Are you free? I want to treat you to dinner."
"Okay. Where? I don't have much time."
They agreed to meet at a restaurant.
Lennon looked very haggard. When Aleigha came in, she was frightened.
She stood not far away from him and only walked over after making sure it was him.
"Aleigha, sit down."
Lennon got up to welcome her. He was still as polite and gentle as before.
"You..."
Aleigha didn't know what to say. There seemed to be no communication between them since their last meeting.
He was no longer the bright handsome guy. He looked like he hadn't shaved in days.
Her eyes were empty and his hair was in a mess.
"What do you want?" Aleigha still remembered how the Landry family and Darien went against Adrian. She and Lennon could never be friends again.
"Adrian made a move on us. My family is in chaos, and all the elders are very angry.
"They know that I have a good relationship with you, so they wonder if you can stop Adrian from targeting us."
Aleigha said with a smile, "I never meddle in Adrian's decisions. What he does to the Landry family is his business.
"Lennon, I'm with Adrian, but I can't control him.
I'm afraid I can't do anything about it."
"Aleigha, I'm begging you!"
Lennon suddenly stood up and placed his hands on the table. His bloodshot eyes stared intently at Aleigha.
"Lennon, you know, I hate being threatened.
"You can't change my mind. I won't ask Adrian to show mercy to you.
"The feud between you guys was caused by the older generation. It's impossible for Adrian to show mercy.
"Why didn't you ask your family to show mercy when the Xiao family was in trouble?"
Lennon looked at Aleigha with deep eyes, and then he sneered.
"Aleigha, what if I say I'm asking you to pay me back for all the favors I did for you?"
"Still, no. This is a matter of principle. If you need money, I can do my best to help you.
"That's all I can do."
Aleigha got up, picked up her purse. Lennon reached out and stopped her from leaving.
"Well, I won't force you, but can you stay with me today?"
Looking back at him, Aleigha's eyes flashed with coldness. Then she nodded.
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