Ch. 356..360: Begging For A Reconciliation Chapter 356-360

Chapter 356 The So-Called Truth

A damp and cool evening wind blew toward them.

Leah brushed off the hair sticking to her lips and raised her eyes puzzledly. "Nothing."

I don't know why Ron hates me too.

Thinking about it, Leah laughed, "I don't know why he hates me so much."

Han frowned. "When you asked me to save Ron, you did not hesitate to make a deal and committed yourself to me. What did you get in return? Leah, you're so stupid."

Even though she was used to his teasing, she still could not help but feel sad. She was speechless.

Han furrowed again. "He refused to save you yesterday. If I came too late, you all died."

Han did not want to experience that flustered and suffocated despair again.

Ron had to pay for his choice.

However, if Leah still treasured Ron, he could not deal with Ron. She was only just getting better. He did not want to see her continue to be swallowed up by guilt and remorse.

Leah took a long time to adjust her emotions, and her expression was indifferent. "I have never regretted saving Ron, but he refused to save Carlotta yesterday. We'll only be strangers from now on."

After speaking, she frowned and looked at Han. "Why do you ask these?"

Han did not answer her, and he left after sending her to the villa.

Leah stood upstairs to watch his luxury car disappear into the night. She felt a little uneasy in her heart.

She had a bad premonition that Han seemed to be planning something.

On the other side, Ron heard Han and Leah's conversation on the riverside.

He stared blankly at the video sent by his subordinates. He could barely recognize Han and Leah on the dim screen, but their conversation penetrated his ears.

"When you asked me to save Ron, you..."

Pa!

After the video ended and replayed, Ron could not listen anymore and shut his laptop hard.

His pupils trembled violently, and his usual gloomy face gradually collapsed.

Seeing Ron like that, the subordinates at the side hurried forward to comfort him.

"Boss, don't listen to their nonsense! They must be deceiving us on purpose! We installed a camera on the riverside to monitor other underground organizations in this area the day before, and they went

there to talk the next day. It must be their conspiracy!"

At first, Ron thought it was a coincidence, but when Leah said they could only be strangers, her alienated and disappointed tone pierced his heart. He felt like poisoned needles passing over his body.

"No..." Ron shook his head unwillingly, and the cold barrier in his heart collapsed instantly.

Could it be I have wrongly blamed her for the past two years? Was it because of Han that I misunderstood her behavior?

No matter what, the rift between them had grown infinitely, and it was hard to return to the past.

"Ask someone to buy gifts now!" Ron's eyes were reddish, and his voice was chaotic.

He would go to her studio tomorrow to ask about everything that happened back then. Since it was a misunderstanding, he wondered why Leah did not tell him earlier.

The next day. Leah returned to the studio early to start the work.

"I'm sorry, Dream Designs Studio has received many orders, and we've arranged the scheduled orders in three months. Are you sure you want to make a reservation? Okay, we'll send an electronic contract to show you..."

Before Leah could finish talking on the phone, someone opened the door hastily.

Ron barged in with a group of his men. Each of them had a gift in hand.

"I have something to ask you." Ron came to Leah. His beautiful peach eyes were reddish as if he had not slept all night.

Leah's eyes turned cold. "I'm sorry, please go out. I don't welcome you here."

Leah did not like Ron, who refused to save Carlotta.

Her poor attitude did not make Ron feel discomfort, and the guilt on his face was even worse. "I knew the truth yesterday. You committed yourself to Han to save me, and following his arrangement to cause a misunderstanding between us..."

"Enough! The friendship between us ended that year. Let the past be the past." Leah interrupted him coldly.

Her smile was full of sarcasm. It was too late to struggle with the past now.

Ron was about to say something, but another group of people entered. It was Donald and his men.

When Donald met Ron, they stared at each other coldly and full of hostility.

"I heard your conversation just now. An ungrateful person like you should go away early. You've upset Ms. White!" Donald showed a kind smile, but what he said was aggressive.

Ron recognized Donald, then immediately sneered. "You are only a boss of a small company. How dare you provoke me? As far as I know, you've committed many crimes in other countries. You just want to use Sarah to catch up with Shawn to develop in Pasteria, right?"

Donald did not expect people in Pasteria to know about his underworld businesses abroad. His expression darkened.

Just as Donald was about to defend himself, Ron's phone rang.

"Boss, the police have sealed up several of our bar bases! State agency inspectors are also cooperating with the police in investigating our company's business..."

Ron was taken aback by his subordinate's words, and after looking at Leah, he left.

Before going out, Ron stopped and said to Leah, "I'm sorry. Whether it was back then or now, I hope you can accept my apology..."

Leah did not accept his gifts and asked Donald to handle them. Donald's way was simple and rough. He asked his subordinates to throw Ron's gifts into the trash.

Then, he smiled and came to Leah in a good mood. "Ms. White, I'm glad that I can help you!"

Leah asked him lightly, "What do you want from me?"

Hearing her question, Donald remembered what he was about to say, and his smile suddenly disappeared. He glanced around vigilantly. After ensuring no one else was around, he whispered to Leah, "Ms. White, the Princess of Yoroland asked you to place an order yesterday, right?"

"Yes. What's wrong?" Leah nodded.

Seeing his solemn expression, she was vaguely flustered.

Donald continued, "Miss Coleman asked me to investigate Princess Daisy and her father's preferences early in the morning. But what I found was contrary to Princess Daisy's perception. Her father, the former king, doesn't like Pasteria culture at all. Since her husband became the king, she has been by his side to assist in political affairs and rarely goes abroad. My subordinate in Yoroland told me that he found Princess Daisy's call records. Before coming to Pasteria, the Princess of Fetriybia went to find Princess Daisy..."

Donald said a lot in one go. He cleared his throat and continued, "You also know that the Princess of Fetriybia is Anna Lancaster. She..."

Chapter 357 Differential Treatment

Leah instantly understood everything, and tiredness faintly flashed in her complicated eyes.

It was Anna again.

Immediately afterward, Leah recalled Ron saying that Donald committed crimes abroad. She frowned and asked, "We are not in the same world. Why did you change yourself to be so close to me?"

Leah still asked out the confusion in her heart.

After getting along with Donald, Leah believed he did not lie to her. However, she was puzzled by his purpose in approaching her.

Is it just because I helped him once?

It happened that Serena entered and heard Leah's question, which sounded ambiguous to her.

Why does Sarah ask this? Does she want to accept Donald?

"No! I can't accept you being together!" Serena rushed forward and stood between them.

Leah and Donald's expressions darkened at the same time.

Donald said, "Miss Coleman, please don't talk nonsense! Even if I'm short of women, I won't do anything to Ms. White! I admit I'm not a good person. But for Ms. White, I have great respect and no

other intentions!"

His turbid and greasy face was serious and sincere. Both Serena and Leah were in a daze.

When they were silent, Donald reminded them, "As for Princess Daisy, I'll try my best to find out whether she cooperated with Anna, but you should be careful. After all, the former king of Yoroland is a crazy person in private. If he sees unsavory jewelry, he will kill the jewelry designer!"

Leah felt her head throb slightly as Donald left.

Serena blamed herself and kept apologizing. "I'm sorry, Sarah. I won't take orders indiscriminately anymore. I didn't expect this kind of people to target us..."

Leah shook her head and gave Serena a comforting smile. "It's fine. We can reject this order."

Serena was a little emotional. "I never thought that Donald would help us so many times. He used to be bad back then."

Serena never thought they would get Donald's sincere help.

Leah did not expect it either. She sighed softly. "Yes. If Donald didn't help us, our studio probably wouldn't be able to maintain operation long ago."

As Donald helped them, they seemed to avoid a fatal accident this time.

That afternoon, Leah called Daisy to explain the situation and canceled the cooperation.

"Mrs. Jensen, I'm sorry that we need to cancel our cooperation with you. It's because our order line is too full..."

After all, Daisy was the Princess of Yoroland. Leah could not afford to mess with her and could only find a slightly reasonable excuse.

Daisy answered, "Okay, I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."

After the call ended, Leah and Serena were surprised by the kind Daisy.

"Could it be that we misunderstood her? Princess Daisy seems kind and has a gentle personality." Serena was in confusing.

Leah shook her head and rejected Serena's conjecture. "Probably not. I believe Donald."

As Donald said, Leah could feel his sincerity toward her from him.

When Han, who came to pick Leah up from get off work, heard that, his eyes turned cold. He turned around and left. The sudden murderous aura around him made Ben's scalp tingle.

Ms. White made Boss mad every time. She would rather believe in people like Donald so much, but she didn't trust Boss that he didn't hurt Carlotta. This kind of differential treatment, even for me, I feel uncomfortable and aggrieved.

When Leah heard the sound of a luxury car starting outside the studio, she turned to look over, only to find that it was Han's car. Seeing Han leave, she looked puzzled and continued to work.

Although Daisy's big order was gone, Leah did not feel sad. As long as she could make money, she was satisfied.

At night, Leah returned to Han's villa after getting off work. It was dark inside, and the surroundings were quiet. She could only hear her breathing.

She flashed her mobile phone to walk to Carlotta's room and called softly, "Carlotta?"

After waiting a long time, she found no sound in the room.

Carlotta is not here!

Leah suddenly became nervous and wanted to find Carlotta outside. However, someone suddenly dragged her into another room on the way and imprisoned her firmly in his arms.

She was so scared that she wanted to scream instinctively, but Han's familiar cold fragrance relieved her.

"Han, where's Carlotta?" As Leah spoke, she pushed Han to break free from his arms.

"Leah, why do you always think of me so badly?" Han's voice was hoarse and gloomy.

His intense pressure made Leah sweat slightly on her forehead.

She could not help but sneer and faced his cold eyes in the dark. "I don't know what you mean."

What right does he have to question me? I should be the one to ask him.

Her sarcastic tone filled Han's eyes with frost. He did not say anything else. He just pressed her and kissed her lips. This time, he did not intend to stop.

Leah panicked, but she failed to escape from Han. He gradually seized the dominance with his fierce kiss.

She was dizzy and fell heavily on the bed, then yelled, "Stop! Han..."

Every time Leah resisted, all she got was an emotional outburst that Han had suppressed for many days.

He grabbed her tender face fiercely and asked, "Why? Why would you rather believe someone like Donald than me? Why would you suspect that I'm a murderer? I'm Carlotta's father! Why can't you trust me!"

Leah finally understood that Han left in the afternoon because he heard what she said.

However, before she could explain, he blocked her with his vengeful kiss.

The night was dark while the wind was howling. The night was still long.

Meanwhile, in the presidential suite of the International Hotel, Anna came out of the dark.

She looked at Daisy sitting in the seat drinking coffee, and her expression was cold. "I don't know Ethan's recent whereabouts. He deliberately avoided my people. Help me investigate him."

Daisy put down her coffee cup and looked at Anna coldly. "Now is not the time to deal with that man. Since you want me to help you get rid of Sarah White, let's this matter be the main thing."

It was not what Anna wanted to hear. She roared crazily, "Ethan must be meeting that b*tch somewhere in this city! Find him! Every time he says he's working overtime at night! But I didn't find him in the company!"

Anna was obsessed with Han and lost her past elegance, which made Daisy contempt her. "Are you going to be crazy for that man? He must belong to you when you find a way to kill Sarah."

Hearing that, Anna became much calmer. "But Ethan secretly helps that b*tch. I can't deal with her."

Daisy frowned slightly. "According to my investigation, apart from Ethan, several other forces seem to protect Sarah secretly. Today, she suddenly canceled the cooperation. She seemed to notice my anomaly. I have to find another way to deal with her."

 

Chapter 359 Do You Still Like Me?

Two days later, Serena's friends were already working in the studio. Leah arrived at the airport and bought a ticket to Qustraebar.

She did not ask Serena to send her. She simply ate some snacks for breakfast while waiting for the plane.

"Sarah, you just treat yourself like this without me. If you don't have breakfast, Carlotta will feel sad."

The sudden appearance of Shawn shocked Leah into a cold sweat. She got up and looked at him in surprise. "Why are you here?"

Only Serena knew about her going abroad. Serena would not tell Shawn about it!

Shawn shook the briefcase in his hand and smiled helplessly. "I should be the one to ask you. I'm going to Qustraebar on a business trip today to discuss cooperation. I didn't expect to see you."

His eyes reflected Leah's complicated expression. In the end, she accepted the fact reluctantly.

After getting on the plane and seeing Shawn sitting right next to her, Leah was already unable to complain about such a bad fate.

From the beginning to the end, she only regarded it as a coincidence and never suspected anyone around her.

The air conditioner on the plane was low. Shawn asked the flight attendant to bring a blanket to cover Leah. "Sarah, be careful of catching a cold."

He looked at Leah's fair and peaceful face. His eyes were full of tenderness, and his smile was also intoxicating.

Not far away, Shawn's people had taken photos of the sweet interaction between Shawn and Leah.

Leah was not used to Shawn doing that. She silently pulled down the blanket and returned it to him. "No, thank you. I'm not cold."

Shawn felt disappointed by her polite tone, but he did not force her. "Okay."

He sat down again. His eyes calmly glanced at the people he arranged not far ahead. Seeing the other party make an okay gesture, Shawn smiled.

His people had photographed everything he needed.

The client Leah was looking for this time was the president of HJ Corporation, as HJ Corporation was one of the top five jewelry companies in the world.

As an aristocratic jewelry brand with 300 years of history that led the world 30 years ago, HJ Corporation's power had gradually declined due to internal conflicts between the family and the company.

HJ Corporation was now on the verge of withdrawing from the international market as many geniuses

increased in the jewelry industry.

As HJ Corporation had gradually declined, no designer was willing to work with them. It exacerbated their exit from the market.

In the afternoon of Qustraebar time, Leah and Shawn got off the plane together.

Qustraebar was close to the arctic zone, and winter came before autumn was over.

The thick snow on the ground brought biting coldness. Shawn held an umbrella to block most of the wind and snow for her. "Sarah, which hotel did you book? I'll take you there."

However, Leah wrapped her thin coat tightly and withdrew from his protection. She smiled politely. "It's nearby. I'm fine. You can go for your business."

After speaking, she walked to the other side without looking back.

When Shawn saw her figure disappearing in the wind and snow, his face quietly turned cold.

He took out his mobile phone and called his assistant. "How is it?"

"The posts, trending topics, and related photos are ready!" The assistant's voice sounded.

Shawn ordered expressionlessly, "Post them online."

He was still looking in the direction Leah left, and he seemed to get crazy.

Sarah, why do you always try to run away from me? As long as you nod, we can live together happily like before. No, it's not your fault. It's all the fault of that cunning Han who appears again!

He suddenly laughed. "It's fine. From now on, I'll never let Sarah get close to Han again..."

Soon, the hashtags about Shawn and Leah inundated Twitter.

"Mr. Ford and Mrs. Ford have a sweet outing."

"Mr. Ford's daily life dotes on his wife."

Many commenters were commenting about Shawn and Leah on the internet.

"I envy Mrs. Ford. She married into a wealthy family and has a good husband!"

"Wait, why does this Mrs. Ford look so familiar? She seems to be the designer on the trending search a while ago!"

"You just know about this? That designer is Mrs. Ford! Otherwise, how could the final public opinion quickly subside when people hacked her at that time?"

"Oh my god, Mr. Ford is so handsome! Why was she cheating on that short and ugly Donald?"

When Leah arrived at the hotel near the airport, she saw domestic trending searches explode again.

She sat on the chair and clicked on them, only to realize she was the protagonist. She was stunned.

"This..." Someone filmed all her interactions with Shawn today.

For no reason, she panicked. She did not know what Han would think when he saw the trending searches.

As soon as Leah thought of Han, his phone call came. The death-like ringtone of the mobile phone kept echoing in the room, and she was a little afraid to answer it.

She did not pick up the phone until it was about to hang up. "What's the matter?"

"Leah, you're amazing. Serena told me this morning that you were going abroad alone to discuss business. I didn't expect that I underestimated you. You came up with a clumsy reason to lie to me to be with Shawn."

His tone was unexpectedly calm, and he even chuckled. But hearing his pleasant laughter, Leah felt her scalp tingle for no reason, and cold sweat dripped from her palms.

"I met Shawn by chance." Although Han would not believe her, she still told the truth.

Han's expression suddenly darkened. "Did I warn you long ago to cut off these unclean relationships? It's a pity that you ignored my words."

Leah froze at his veiled threat. "I just happened to meet him."

The repeated explanation made Leah feel anger and grievance. "Why do you keep restricting my freedom? I promised to pay you back. You also took Carlotta away from me. What else do you want?"

Leah tried her best to live every day so that she would not think about those who were hurt and sacrificed their lives to protect her.

Her soft voice mixed with pain, and it hurt Han's heart. His narrow and deep eyes were slightly closed. "So, did I wrong you? Did you force yourself to be intimate with Shawn? I don't think so."

Leah was speechless and felt tired to explain.

Her silence seemed tacit consent to Han. The anger and cold murderous aura he forcibly suppressed in his heart suddenly burst out.

Han said coldly, "I've changed my mind. Sure enough, you are not suitable to be Carlotta's mother."

Leah was stunned, then broke down and shouted, "Han! What on earth are you trying to do? I told you that I met Shawn by chance! I had no idea that someone deliberately photographed us like that! Carlotta is my daughter and will always be mine! Even if I die, I won't let you take her away!"

After yelling, as if someone had taken all the strength in her body, Leah knelt powerlessly on the ground. Tears fell helplessly from her eyes, and she smiled mockingly.

"Why do you care so much about the men around me? Do you still like me?"

Chapter 360 Mysterious Boss

After Leah finished speaking, she froze in disbelief.

What am I saying? Han may have regretted loving me once, but how could he still have feelings for me now? He only has cold hatred toward me.

The strange thing was that Han was silent for a long time and finally changed the topic coldly, "If you still want to be Carlotta's mother, show the way a mother should be. You'd better cut off the relationship with those men. Otherwise, you'll be too late to regret it."

His warning made Leah want to cry.

She replied to him lightly, "I have my own life. You have no right to interfere with me. I'll pay back your money as soon as possible."

Suddenly, she recalled the warnings Han had given her many times. He told her to stay away from Anna and let Carlotta live with him.

It happened to keep her and Carlotta out of danger again and again. It seemed like a coincidence, but she still could not forget it.

Han knew her stubbornness well. He frowned and reminded Leah, "Shawn is not as simple as you think."

Leah also knew about that. She just wondered why Han reminded her. So, she asked him, "Why did

you..."

However, before Leah finished speaking, she heard a gunshot outside the door. "Come out! I must kill you today!"

Although the movement was in the opposite room, Leah was still startled and exclaimed. She hung up the phone in a panic and prepared to call the police.

Her exclamation and the sudden hanging up made Han anxious. He called back, but Leah hung it up again.

It was not until three more calls in succession that he connected the call again.

"What's going on?" Han stood up. The uneasiness in his heart permeated his whole body and made him tense up.

Now Leah was far away abroad. If something happened to her, no matter how capable he was, he would not be able to find her immediately.

His usually cold tone was tainted with panic, but Leah did not notice it as she was in extreme fear.

She replied in a low and trembling voice, "I... there is a shootout outside. I'll hang up first. I must call the police quickly..."

It would be bad if she took a step too late and someone died.

Hearing that Leah wanted to call the police, Han stopped her anxiously. "No! The local gangs in Qustraebar are extremely powerful. You'll be in trouble if you call the police!"

Leah blinked blankly, and a teardrop rolled down her face. "Got it..."

Forgive my selfishness! I still have Carlotta. I can't put my life in danger because of conflicts between strangers!

When she hung up the phone, the gunshot outside also stopped.

Leah was gradually calm. She got up and prepared to wash up.

She also wanted to collect the family information of the person in charge of HJ Corporation for negotiating tomorrow.

However, when she got up, someone knocked on her door. "Please, Miss! Open the door and save my master! Please!"

Leah was stunned. She hesitated to open the door while the old voice continued, "Miss... Please, save my master! He got shot. If he continues like this, he will bleed to death. I know you are inside. I saw you when you came over in the afternoon..."

The old voice choked helplessly, and Leah could not help but think of her past despairs.

She remembered Alfred bled to death. So, she could not sit back and watch the person outside die the same as Alfred.

When Leah opened the door, an old man with gray hair in a delicate and luxurious black suit immediately knelt her.

"Miss, please save my master!" Seeing Leah open the door, the old man burst into tears. It was as if he had fallen into despair and suddenly saw the light.

Leah could not bear to see him kneel and quickly helped him up. "Bring your master in first!"

Together with the old man, she carried a middle-aged man in his sixties back to the room and began to take emergency measures to stop the bleeding.

"Fortunately, he was wearing body armor..." Leah checked briefly and found that where he got shot was his shoulder. She felt relieved.

"I'm not a doctor. I can only do so much. You should send him to the hospital quickly." Leah looked at the old man in front of her in shame.

"Thanks for your kindness! My name is Sinclair Kaur, and I'm the butler of the Victor family. After evading their search, I'll help my master remove the bullet. Thank you very much for your help tonight." Sinclair briefly introduced.

After adjusting his mood, he continued, "Someone will check your room soon. Please be prepared and conceal our presence in your room."

Soon after, as Sinclair said, a hotel waiter came to the door to question and search.

"Ms. White, did you see a middle-aged man?" The waiter asked Leah. He had checked her room

carefully but did not see anyone.

Leah shook her head and trembled with fear. "I don't know. I dared not to go out when I heard the gunshots. Did something happen outside?"

Seeing that she did not know anything, the waiter did not stay and left in a hurry after making an excuse perfunctorily.

After confirming that the waiter was far away, Leah came to the balcony and brought out Sinclair and his master hiding in the curtain.

"It's fine now. Hurry up and remove the bullets for your master." Leah handed over the first aid kit prepared by the hotel to Sinclair.

With the help of Leah, Sinclair used the first aid kit in her room to remove the bullet and stitch the wound for his master.

Not long after, some of his men crawled along the balcony outside the hotel to help Sinclair.

Before Sinclair left with his master, he thanked Leah gratefully at the end. "Thank you so much. What's your name?"

"I'm Sarah White."

The next day. It was only dawn at nine o'clock. Leah was about to leave the hotel, but some men stopped her and other customers in the lobby downstairs.

When the waiter last night saw Leah, he immediately brought his men to detain her. "She was opposite that old man's room yesterday. She must have helped him to leave! F*ck! I wouldn't have turned off the monitoring if I knew it earlier, or I wouldn't have let that old man run away!"

Leah felt panicked but still pretended to be calm. "What does this have to do with me? You checked my room yourself last night, and I also cooperated. Could it be that you can't find your target and want me to be a scapegoat?"

Hearing her words, the waiter immediately became annoyed. "You b*tch! You..."

He was about to slap Leah, but his accomplice rushed in from outside and interrupted him. "Stop! That boss told us to let her leave!"

The waiter was stunned when he heard that. He hurriedly apologized to Leah and let her leave.

While walking on the road of Qustraebar, feeling the cold wind and snow, Leah was still in a daze.

Who was the boss they mentioned? Why did he want to save me? Could it be Sinclair?

When Leah was still confused, she found the building of HJ Corporation.

The receptionist looked Leah up and down. Then, she rejected Leah's request to see the president of HJ Corporation. "A woman like you is a designer? You're just a woman trying to make yourself rich by using unclean means."