Begging For A Reconciliation
Chapter 403

Chapter 403

Chapter 403 The Poison Will Soon Take Effect

Leah was carried to the bed by Han. He gave her a passionate kiss before she had a chance to react.

She was taken aback when she noticed a glimmer of sadness in his cold eyes, which were ordinarilycold and aloof in the dim moonlight. Leah felt a tightness in her chest.

Is he in a bad mood? Why?

As the temperature in the room gradually increased due to their intimacy, she thought Han was going todo something to her. Instead, he abruptly released her and hugged her from behind.

After a long period of silence, the atmosphere began to cool down once more.

"What's wrong with you?" Leah asked as she panted. She was unable to hold back her question.

Han did not say anything other than to firmly hold her in his arms. His unusual behavior made heruneasy.

Leah slowly dozed off in his arms because it was late at night and she had been up all day.

"Leah, why can't you try to love me?" Han asked softly once she was breathing steadily.

His voice was soft. His words were lost in the soft breeze that entered the room.

Leah awoke the following morning in a cozy embrace. She noticed that she had spent the entire night

falling asleep in Han's arms. Her cheeks were slightly flushed. She cautiously got up and prepared toleave, but Han caught her in his arms again.

Han stared blankly at her and said, "Mr. Baldwin told me that you have your eye on his building."

Leah struggled to free herself and ultimately sat on top of him. It appeared as though she was riding onhim. She considered this posture to be inappropriate. She perfunctorily responded to get herself out ofthis situation, "Uh-huh, what's wrong?"

She wondered, did Mr. Baldwin tell Han so quickly before I even had a chance to go see the building?

Han mocked, "You are such a moron, Leah. Your level of intelligence hasn't increased over time."

He got out of bed and hugged her waist, but he kept her on top of him.

Leah's complexion turned slightly dark when he inexplicably scolded her. She asked, "What do youmean?"

"Do you believe that a building in the city center would be sold for such a low price of 150 milliondollars for no apparent reason?"

Leah had some reservations as well, but Mr. Baldwin had assured her that he was in desperate need ofcash to expand his business overseas.

Han's sexy lips curled into a more cynical smile when he heard the explanation. He remarked, "It'sincredible that after hearing him say this, you still don't understand how dangerous the situation is. Ask

me if you want a building. I have one that I can give you."

Immediately after, Han’s lips were pressed against Leah's delicate neck. His voice became low andhoarse, "Of course, you have to please me first."

The bedroom door burst open before he could finish. Ben, Mrs. Fisher, the butler, and Carlotta all losttheir balance and fell into the room.

Leah was at a loss for words.

Are they peeping on us?

She thought she was about to pass out from shame. She quickly covered herself with the quilt. Herears were now red, and she was hiding her face with her hands.

Han's expression darkened as he reprimanded, "Get out."

Mrs. Fisher swiftly took Carlotta and fled after realizing that he had become enraged. She said,"Carlotta, let's go!"

Carlotta sighed regretfully, "I haven't seen the climax yet. I don't know if my parents have made up. It'sall Ben's fault for coming over here. If he hadn’t, none of that would've happened!"

When Mrs. Fisher thought of the erotic scene just now, she could not help but break out in a coldsweat. She urged, "Carlotta, the two of them must have made up!"

Mrs. Fisher thought, how could the two still fight after Mrs. Howard sat on Mr. Howard? Speaking ofwhich, it was the first time I discovered Mr. Howard's preferences.

The butler got up quickly and pretended to calmly straighten his suit after Mrs. Fisher and Carlotta left.He said, "Mr. and Mrs. Howard, breakfast is ready. Please come downstairs and enjoy your breakfast."

Ben wanted to leave after everyone else did. He was unable to do that, though, as he had somethingcrucial to report. He had to bite the bullet and take a step forward.

"Boss, it has been confirmed that Mr. Baldwin is illegally raising funds and preparing to flee the country.Additionally, he took our 5 million dollar joint fund. Shall we send our own men to track him down orhand him over to the police?"

Han cast a downward glance at the woman hiding beneath the quilt. He answered calmly, "Let thepolice handle it."

Before Ben left, he asked him coldly, "What about that guy?"

Ben understood right away that Han was referred to as Donald. He said, "Boss, after our men warnedhim, he had restrained himself and found several scapegoats to clear his suspicions. He won't haveany issues as long as we don't reveal him."

After that, the door was closed and the room quieted down.

Leah emerged from the quilt with a bewildered look. She asked, "Mr. Baldwin broke the law?"

Han sneered and mocked, "That's why I’m saying that you're stupid. Didn't you look into his

background before cooperating with them? Many serious crimes had taken place in that building. Hewas desperate to get rid of it before his wrongdoings were exposed. If you bought it, you would have tobear all the responsibility."

This time, Leah did not get angry in the face of his ridicule. She was grateful and felt a pang of fear.

"Thank you."

Although she felt awkward, she still swallowed her pride and thanked him.

Her bright eyes had a dim glow to them. She was disappointed with herself. Everything she attemptedto do failed and she nearly got herself into trouble when she tried to purchase a building to expandDream Designs.

In the end, Leah was forced to abandon her plan to purchase the property and refocus on finishing theadvertising copy for HJ Corporation's new product.

Two days later, she sent the final colored draft of the design and the advertising copy to Susan.

That afternoon, she met with a client before going back to her office.

Ross handed her a list and reported, "Ms. White, these are some people who are interested in buyingour company shares. Do any of them appeal to you? Our company needs several high-levelshareholders."

More than a dozen top executives were detained a few days ago because they may have beeninvolved in criminal activity. Leah was the only person left to manage the business at this point. She

could not, of course, manage everything on her own for very long.

Leah meticulously reviewed the list and inquired, "Have you looked into their backgrounds? They mustnot be associated with Jackson or any other forces in any way."

Ross shook her head, "I have looked into them, and they seem fine, but I cannot guarantee that theywill be loyal to the company. Don't worry, Ms. White. Mr. Hendrik will manipulate everything in secret.You don't have to worry about anyone infiltrating the company."

Leah breathed a sigh of relief and put down the list. She said, "Good. Set up a meeting so I can speakwith them. Furthermore, has the West Street project begun yet?"

She inquired about the land that she had acquired from Mr. Thompson. Leah only had two years tofulfill the gambling. She had to speed up.

"The construction has begun."

…

Anna also discovered that Leah had purchased the West Street property.

She lost her poise and frantically smashed the glass in her hand. Then she chastised, "How can thisb*tch have such great abilities? Why is she so hard to get rid of? No matter how many people I send tokill her, there are no results. She even avoided Mr. Baldwin, whom I had set up to drag her down!"

Anna's anger drove her crazy.

How did this rural beggar have such incredible luck? If this went on, wouldn't she draw more of Ethan'sattention as she got stronger?

Owen heard the commotion and walked over. He had a sinister smile on his face and soothed, "Noneed to worry, Nana. She won't live for very long. She didn't just take a simple sleeping pill when shedrank the red wine at the auction; it also contained a deadly poison. Given the timing, the effects of thepoison will start to manifest in two days."