Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 591

Chapter 591 Don’t Want to Be Trapped Here Forever

The Pearson Family Estate had never looked so empty. Due to two whole days of rain, fallen yellow leaves filled the entire garden. The ground was wet and muddy, but no one was there to clean it up.

The Pearson Family Estate was utterly desolate, and there wasn't even a servant in sight.

Aidan swept his gaze across the area after getting out of the car before finally walking into the mansion.

In the backyard, Justin was seated in a wheelchair as he blankly gazed at the sky in the distance, his thoughts unfathomable.

When he heard the footsteps, he turned his head slightly. "Aidan, you're here."

Aidan stood next to him. "Where did the servants go?"

Justin replied, "Dad is now lying immobile on the bed, and I'm the only one left anyway, so I dismissed all of them."

Aidan pursed his thin lips lightly, remaining silent.

Justin said, "Oh, right. Things were too hectic back then, so I keep forgetting to ask. Is your wound all right now?"

"Yeah."

"Leanna and… That child. Are they okay too?"

"Yes, very."

Justin looked toward the distance once more. "I'm glad to hear that."

After a while, Aidan spoke up. "They told me you're looking for me."

Justin nodded slightly as he said softly, "You've seen Dad's condition. I heard that there's an expert on treating such conditions in Vinland, so…"

"You want to take him there?"

"I have to try, at least. It's better than sitting around like this and doing nothing."

"I could send someone there to request for the doctor to make a house call."

Justin fell silent for a moment before saying, "Aidan, I want to go out and see the world. I don't want to be trapped here forever."

Actually, Aidan understood what he meant. His remarks about taking Gordon to Vinland to see a doctor was just an excuse. The one who actually wanted to leave was none other than Justin himself.

Justin continued, "It has been more than 20 years since the accident. Ever since then, I spent most of my time here, and the furthest I've ever been was the hospital. Yet, when I look up, it's always the same sky that greeted me."

Aidan asked, "Are you telling me all this because you thought I won't let you leave?"

Justin chuckled. "Perhaps. I know that those people outside the Pearson Family Estate are your men, and I cannot leave without your permission."

"They're not keeping an eye on you, and they won't stop you from going anywhere either."

"Aidan, even though we're not at fault for everything that happened, I have responsibilities to fulfill as a child."

Aidan asked, "When are you planning to leave?"

"Maybe in two days."

"I won't be seeing you off, then. Have a safe journey."

Justin looked at him, a smile blooming on his face. "I believe we'll meet again very soon."

…

After Aidan left the Pearson Family Estate, Jonathan anxiously asked, "President Pearson, what did Young Master Justin say?"

Aidan massaged his temples as he looked out the window, saying calmly, "He's thinking of leaving this place."

"Leaving? Is it because of… Mrs. Pearson?"

Aidan fell silent.

No matter what excuses Justin came up with, that was the only reason he was leaving.

Sienna's death was just like what she said. After her death, Justin was reduced to being just her son instead of Aidan's brother.

Justin's reason for this request might purely be a desire to leave this place and see the world, or he might be looking for an excuse to put more distance between himself and Aidan. Perhaps, under Sienna's influence, he might even think that Aidan might attack him.

No matter which reason it was, he would be leaving. He could only leave after an incident like that.

Aidan said, "Dismiss all the men surrounding the Pearson Family Estate."

Jonathan replied, "Understood."

Aidan leaned against the back seat, closing his eyes. "Any news from Jamesdon?

"Not yet. The people we sent there said that Lachlan's movements are difficult to track, and it's virtually impossible to find any credible information."

"What about Oscar?"

"Same situation." Jonathan paused briefly before saying, "President Pearson, Jamesdon has always been the Woodleys' territory, and the circumstances are too complicated. So, it's probably not that easy to carry out an investigation on their home ground."

Aidan hummed lightly in response before finally parting his lips and saying, "Tell me as soon as you receive any news."

…

Meanwhile, Leanna was drafting designs in her office when Richard hurried in with a tense expression. "Bad news, Miss McKinney."

Leanna looked up. "What happened?"

Half an hour earlier, Jessamine went to the police station.

Reporters were waiting at the entrance of the police station after getting their information from an unknown source. As soon as they spotted Jessamine, they crowded around her and started interviewing her.

At first, Jessamine looked around her with a troubled expression. Then, after some persistent questioning from the reporters, she let something slip.

"Crossley Group asked me to come… I don't know either, I did have a meal with Mr. Ollander before, but I went home right after the meal… Stop asking. I don't know what's going on either."

Leanna watched Jessamine's intermittent replies through the video. Her lips were slightly pursed as she pondered something.

Not even in his dreams did Richard expect that Jessamine would push the blame on the Crossley Group in front of all the reporters at the police station, suddenly turning everything upside down.

Within two minutes after the interview was released, a business account posted that everything that had happened with Jimmy recently was caused by Leanna, who was manipulating things behind the scenes. She was supposedly doing all this to oust Jimmy from the company so that she could have complete control over Crossley Group.

All sorts of controversies followed suit.

In an instant, Jimmy had turned from a perpetrator into a victim.

It was as if Jessamine wasn't the person who suffered such terrible injustice before this. It was as though she wasn't the one wailing and making a fuss about reporting it to the police.

Richard asked, "Miss McKinney, what should we do now? Shall we respond?"

Jessamine definitely planned ahead before she went to the police station. Jimmy's detainment would end today, and with such a ruckus, it made Jimmy look like he had been falsely accused and was forced to bear the blame.

The entire internet was now in an uproar. Due to the pressure of public opinion, if the authorities found no other evidence, Jimmy would be released tonight.

Leanna said, "Don't worry. Come with me."

40 minutes later, she stood at the entrance of Fessler Advertisements, looking at the locked glass door as she asked, "Is this the right place?"

Richard nodded. "This is the address filled out in the contract. However, by the looks of it, they probably guessed that we would come, so they have already fled."

Leanna said, "No, it's not that they guessed that we'd come knocking. Rather, this entire incident is a vicious plot to destroy the Crossley Group."

It was all an act, including Jessamine getting harassed by Jimmy and also Kevin's persuasive advice at Jessamine's rented place.

If she wasn't mistaken, these people were most probably the ones who told the Pearson Family about the little guy's and Naomi's whereabouts. They might even be the ones who helped Raymond shake off Aidan's subordinates in the first place.

Also, she had previously suspected that Jimmy bailed Raymond out because he had benefited from doing so.

Jimmy found those people and suggested a deal, and those people agreed to help him.

So, everything that happened today was just as they had planned.

Those people were targeting Aidan and Leanna from the very beginning.