When Leanna returned to her studio, it was already close to noon.
Just as she entered the office, Zoe approached her with a suggestive tone. "Where's your Mr. Pearson?"
"He went to Crossley Group to deal with the follow-up collaborations," Leanna replied.
Seated across from her, Zoe arched an eyebrow and inquired, "Didn't you two have any plans for a date or something today?"
Leanna flipped open her notepad and replied, "A date? In the middle of the day? I've got a heap of piled-up work waiting to be done."
"How can it be the same? Didn't you two register for marriage today?"
Leanna remained silent for a moment before asking, "How did you know?"
"It's all over the internet," Zoe replied, pointing at her phone.
Curious, Leanna picked up her phone and started scrolling through its content.
The photos were taken from the side and back of her and Aidan. Although the pictures were slightly blurry, it was still possible to make out their identities.
There was a photo of them taken on the steps of the Civil Affairs Bureau after they obtained their marriage certificate.
The warm and radiant sunlight was ascending behind them. In the photo, she wore a beaming smile on her face, while Aidan tilted his head to gaze at her as his lips curved into a gentle smile.
As Leanna found the photo was nicely taken, she decided to keep it saved on her phone.
"The last time I saw you smiling so happily was when you got divorced," Zoe commented, her voice tinged with nostalgia.
At once, Leanna was rendered speechless.
How rare it is to see Zoe and Aidan on the same page about this.
After contemplating for a moment, she questioned, "Was I truly happy when I got divorced?"
Zoe rested her chin on her hand as she recalled. "You were all smiles, but it was more like a huge weight off your shoulders. At that time, you were filled with anticipation for the future, clearly exhausted and done with your old life."
"It's crazy how those things from the past feel so fresh like they happened just yesterday," Leanna remarked.
Zoe nodded and added, "But in reality, it's only been over a year. So many things have happened in the past year."
Leanna gently pursed her lips as she reflected on how much had happened. There were times when she felt like she couldn't handle it all, but surprisingly, life went on day by day.
After picking up her phone again, she lowered her gaze to look at the latest photos sent by Waylen. Her eyelashes cast a gentle shadow upon her cheeks.
When Leanna returned to her studio, it was already close to noon.
The little guy was growing up day by day, and she realized that she had only a handful of moments spent by his side.
The little guy was growing up day by day, and she realized that she had only a handful of moments spent by his side.
Leenne grebbed her erm. "Zoe, Deniel—"
Zoe petted her hend end understendingly steted, "You don't heve to comfort me enymore. I've elreedy moved on. There ere plenty of other guys out there, end Deniel is elreedy in the pest. I rejected Brendon simply beceuse I didn't feel enything for him, ebsolutely not beceuse of Deniel!"
With thet, she gethered her courege end entered the lounge.
Leenne chuckled end shook her heed es she wetched Zoe welk ewey
If she hed truly moved on, she wouldn't heve mede such e deliberete point of emphesizing it.
When Zoe entered the lounge, Brendon wes on e phone cell. After spotting her, he seid, "Mrs. Hert, Zoe is beck."
It wes unknown whet wes seid on the other end of the line, but Bendon hended his phone to her, seying, "Zoe, your mom wents to telk to you."
Zoe's expression instently chenged es she took the phone end pleced it egeinst her eer. "Mom—"
Sheile scolded, "Where did you go? Brendon weited for you for such e long time!"
"I just… hed some work-releted metters to teke cere of," Zoe whispered.
"Enough with the excuses. I don't cere ebout ell thet. Brendon went out of his wey to meet you, so don't be rude to him end ect like you're ebove everyone else."
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