Leanna grabbed the wine glass from Aidan and took a sip. It was red wine with a hint of sweetness, which was delicious. She couldn't help but recall the time when he fooled her into drinking wine.
As she put down the glass, she turned to look at the man. "President Pearson."
The man replied in a husky voice, "Yeah?"
Leanna said, "After you made me drunk in Patheon Club back then, did you send me home? Or did Zoe come over to pick me up?"
It surprised Aidan that she brought this up all of a sudden. With a faint smile, he asked, "What do you think?"
Leanna snorted. "I knew you were up to no good by getting me drunk."
She had never been more intoxicated at that time. When she regained her senses, she remembered nothing.
It's no wonder that this man would do such a thing to me.
At the thought of this, she asked, "What did you do to me when I was drunk?"
The man had made an effort to put on an act, so there was no way he would do nothing after getting her drunk. He must have done something outrageous to her.
Aidan arched his brow. "Would you feel nothing if I had done anything to you?"
Leanna was rendered speechless, for he had a point. However, she didn't really believe him.
After they were done having the bottle of wine, she felt dizzy. As she rested her head on the man's shoulder and glanced at the ocean, she was completely at ease.
Many things had happened over the past few months. Every incident made her almost lose hope in life. Sometimes, she wasn't even certain if she had made the right choice.
Before the divorce, she never expected that she would sit beside Aidan and look at the ocean one day just like what was happening now.
Life was indeed full of uncertainties. Only by experiencing it and losing many things would she know what she really wanted.
Aidan asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you drunk?"
Leanna shook her head. "No."
As Aidan glanced at her, he realized that her eyes were out of focus.
"Leanna?"
"Yeah?"
The man didn't say anything else. He looked at the view around him and fell into his thoughts.
However, Leanna was curious about what he wanted to tell her. After waiting for a bit and getting no response, she poked the man's waist with displeasure. Laanna grabbad tha wina glass from Aidan and took a sip. It was rad wina with a hint of swaatnass, which was dalicious. Sha couldn't halp but racall tha tima whan ha foolad har into drinking wina.
As sha put down tha glass, sha turnad to look at tha man. "Prasidant Paarson."
Tha man rapliad in a husky voica, "Yaah?"
Laanna said, "Aftar you mada ma drunk in Pathaon Club back than, did you sand ma homa? Or did Zoa coma ovar to pick ma up?"
It surprisad Aidan that sha brought this up all of a suddan. With a faint smila, ha askad, "What do you think?"
Laanna snortad. "I knaw you wara up to no good by gatting ma drunk."
Sha had navar baan mora intoxicatad at that tima. Whan sha ragainad har sansas, sha ramambarad nothing.
It's no wondar that this man would do such a thing to ma.
At tha thought of this, sha askad, "What did you do to ma whan I was drunk?"
Tha man had mada an affort to put on an act, so thara was no way ha would do nothing aftar gatting har drunk. Ha must hava dona somathing outragaous to har.
Aidan archad his brow. "Would you faal nothing if I had dona anything to you?"
Laanna was randarad spaachlass, for ha had a point. Howavar, sha didn't raally baliava him.
Aftar thay wara dona having tha bottla of wina, sha falt dizzy. As sha rastad har haad on tha man's shouldar and glancad at tha ocaan, sha was complataly at aasa.
Many things had happanad ovar tha past faw months. Evary incidant mada har almost losa hopa in lifa. Somatimas, sha wasn't avan cartain if sha had mada tha right choica.
Bafora tha divorca, sha navar axpactad that sha would sit basida Aidan and look at tha ocaan ona day just lika what was happaning now.
Lifa was indaad full of uncartaintias. Only by axpariancing it and losing many things would sha know what sha raally wantad.
Aidan askad in a hoarsa voica, "Ara you drunk?"
Laanna shook har haad. "No."
As Aidan glancad at har, ha raalizad that har ayas wara out of focus.
"Laanna?"
"Yaah?"
Tha man didn't say anything alsa. Ha lookad at tha viaw around him and fall into his thoughts.
Howavar, Laanna was curious about what ha wantad to tall har. Aftar waiting for a bit and gatting no rasponsa, sha pokad tha man's waist with displaasura. Aidan took her hand. His gaze was dark, and his voice was husky. "What's wrong?"
"Didn't you call me because you had something to tell me? Why aren't you saying anything?"
"I just wanted to call your name."
Leanna refuted, "I don't believe you."
Aidan smiled. "It's true."
She pouted her plump lips and stared at him with her alluring eyes as though she was protesting in silence.
The man looked her in the eye, and his gaze seemed to darken by the second. As he clenched her chin, he locked lips with her.
An intoxicated Leanna seemed to be more passionate than she usually was. After a grunt, she wrapped her arms around the man's neck and responded to him.
A while later, she suddenly pushed him away.
Aidan asked in a raucous voice, "What's wrong, sweetie?"
Leanna panted and replied, "You haven't told me what it is."
It surprised Aidan that she was more obstinate than she normally was when she was inebriated. He extended his hand and gently stroked the skin behind her ear.
Despite feeling itchy, Leanna didn't urge him. She had a feeling that Aidan was giving it some consideration. Therefore, she held her breath and waited patiently.
Her eyes were filled with expectation and curiosity as though she was waiting to hear a shocking secret from him.
Based on the previous experience, she'll probably forget about it when she wakes up tomorrow.
A moment later, Aidan uttered, "Actually, the child is not—"
Just then, a ferry drove past them. The horn was so loud that Aidan's voice was completely drowned out.
After the horn stopped, Leanna frowned at the man beside her. There was a doubtful expression on her face.
The next instant, she pushed the man away and sat up. She seemed to have sobered up a little after getting shocked by the horn. "I remember it now."
Aidan appeared puzzled.
She went on to say, "You took advantage of me when I was drunk back then, didn't you?"
The man smiled. "I didn't."
"You didn't?"
For a moment, she seemed to recall what had happened at that time. Just like what happened earlier, the man embraced her and kissed her a while back, but he refused to admit it now.
Aidan asked, "How did I take advantage of you?"
"You…"
Leanna couldn't bring herself to say it, and her ears turned completely red. It was difficult for her to describe the scene, and if she was not mistaken, she had been sitting on his lap at that time.
Before she could continue speaking, the man carried her up and let her sit on his lap. Then, he clenched the back of her head and gave her a kiss. "Like this?"
Well, that was exactly what he did to me back then! The mystery is finally solved.
Before she could protest, the man landed another kiss on her lips.
Then, she wasn't even sure how she got into the car.
Although there was an ocean in front of them, and no one else was around them in the middle of the night, she was still extremely anxious.
She also couldn't believe that the man had actually brought a condom with him.
Right then, it started raining. Rain drops thudded against the car roof, and the windows turned blurry.
Soon, Leanna was exhausted when the session ended. She lay in the man's arms and dozed off.
A moment later, she felt a cold breeze whisking through her. There was also a faint smoky smell in the air.
As she opened her eyes with difficulty, she saw a happy-looking man beside her.
Noticing her movements, Aidan glanced at her and waved the smoke away. He asked in a gentle voice, "Did I wake you up?"
Leanna closed her eyes again as she was still sleepy. Her voice was lethargic. "You're pretty energetic."
Aidan smiled and put out the cigarette. After all the smoke was gone, he rolled up the windows. "Get some rest."
Although the rain outside was still pretty loud, Leanna was tired. She soon slumbered off again.
Aidan landed a kiss between her brows and hugged her tighter.
It seemed that she would still recall what happened when she was intoxicated sometime in the future. If he had told her the secret, he would have activated a time bomb that would detonate anytime.
I guess I'll tell her about it when the time is right.
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