Begging For A Reconciliation

Chapter 190

When Leah first arrived at Dragon Village, she had come in Han’s private plane. However, she was naturally unable to do so this time, so she had no choice but to take a commercial flight with Shawn when they departed.

Serena met them at the airport when they landed. She had initially intended to greet Leah warmly, but her mind immediately went into flights of fantasy the minute she saw her walking out of the airport with Shawn.

“What on earth is this? You headed out to fix one problem, and now you’ve come back with an Adonis in tow? Such an innocent, angelic young man too!” Serena exclaimed appreciatively, clapping Leah on the shoulder.

Leah’s expression darkened at Serena’s comment. As far as she was concerned, Shawn was no angelic young man; he was the very devil!

Serena noticed Leah’s expression and sensed that she did not wish to explain any further, so she did not pursue the matter.

Once they had rented a car and left the airport, Leah told Serena the entire story about how things had gone wrong.

She had originally wanted to ask for Serena’s opinion. What she had not expected was that Serena would hug herself with a starry-eyed squeal the minute she heard about how the two had fallen into the sea, and Han had injured his head trying to protect Leah.

“That’s so romantic! Is this what they call sacrificing oneself for love? How amazing!” Serena sighed in an extremely sentimental manner.

Leah was rendered speechless. Mentally, she immediately made a resolution to avoid this woman from now on.

“What do you plan to do about this boy, though?” Serena steered the conversation back on topic after her romantic tangent. She stole a glance at Shawn, who was behaving like a silly little child, his face pressed to the window of the car as if he had never seen the outside world before. In her heart, she sighed.

True, he was very handsome, but he was also mentally just a child.

Leah’s face betrayed no expression whatsoever. “The Fords have a business in Linkville. We’ll just send him back home.”

Shawn’s father was not around, but the Ford family had servants and assistants; she did not believe that they would refuse to take care of him.

“Tsk tsk. It’s still a pity.” Serena merely shook her head.

“Sarah, who are you sending home?” Shawn overheard Leah’s comment and turned, staring at her intently.

Leah averted her gaze and closed her eyes without changing her expression. Right now, she felt only disgust for Shawn. When she thought about what had happened in that house in Dragon Village, she still felt like throwing up.

Serena tried to console Shawn by telling him, “You, of course. We’re sending you home.”

The minute Shawn heard this, he panicked and leaned forward, trying to catch Leah’s hand. “I don’t want to go home! I want to stay with you.”

Serena found this rather amusing. Her eyes crinkled with laughter as she explained, “Stay with her? You can’t do that, I’m afraid. You’re a man, and she’s a woman. Besides, you’re not married, so you can’t be together with her.”

Shawn blinked in confusion. “You can only be together if you’re married?”

“That’s right,” Serena said with a chuckle. “Just like your mum and dad. They’re together because they’re married, right?”

Unexpectedly, Shawn shook his head. “No, my mum and dad aren’t married, and they aren’t together. I guess I should say that I don’t have a mum. That woman was a bad woman…”

Leah and Serena were startled when they heard this.

Right now, Shawn had the mentality of a seven-year-old, and seven-year-old “children” were not capable of lying. If that was so, then what he said must be true.

Did this mean that Shawn’s domineering arrogance and ruthlessness had come about because he had a less-than-pleasant childhood?

Leah shot a glance at him and felt a sense of loathing rise up within her. Even if he had an unhappy childhood, it had nothing to do with her. His vileness had been his own choice, after all.

When the rental car stopped at the White family mansion, Leah and Serena unloaded the luggage.

Shawn followed them curiously into the mansion and asked in delight, “Sarah, is this your house? I love it!”

“So what? You can’t stay here even if you love it.” Serena rolled her eyes.

There was not much to unload. Once they were done, Leah dusted off her hands and got up. “Alright, let’s go.”

She called Shawn over.

Shawn was lazing around on the sofa. When he heard Leah calling him, he immediately sat bolt upright and asked excitedly, “Where are we going now? Are we going to play somewhere?”

Leah exchanged a glance with Serena, and Serena gave her the “OK” sign.

Earlier, she had asked Serena to find out Shawn’s address in Linkville. However, because he had the mentality of a seven-year-old, they could not tell him directly. He was already an adult; if he made a fuss, they would not be able to control him.

Serena considered the situation for a moment and decided to try coaxing the young man. With a smile, she answered, “Yes! We’ll take you somewhere you can enjoy yourself. Do you want to come?”

Shawn clapped his hands together happily, then asked Leah, “Sarah, will you be going too?”

“Of course she is,” Serena broke in hurriedly.

“Well then, let’s go!” It was obvious that Shawn could not wait to get going.

Serena surreptitiously flashed Leah a “V” sign with two fingers.

Since she could drive, she loaned a car from the White mansion and set out for the Ford family’s Linkville residence with Shawn and Leah.

The area where the Fords lived was a luxury housing area in Linkville that had only been developed in the last two years. Here, land was as costly as gold, and the houses were exorbitantly priced. However, the Ford family was in the real estate business, so even that amount of money was just a drop in the ocean to them.

As the trio passed a small grocery store, something occurred to Leah. Leaning over, she told Serena, “Stop for a moment, please.”

“What for?” Serena asked, puzzled.

Leah got down from the car and went into the store. She asked the owner, “Do you have any mango- flavored gummy bears?”

The store owner looked amused and chuckled, going behind the counter. “Miss, that’s a mighty rare flavor you’re looking for. You’re in luck, however. My daughter likes that flavor, and when she was younger, I used to get them for her. I purchased a bulk order online just the other day, so I have some in stock.”

Leah heaved a sigh of relief. “How much are they?”

The owner pulled a few bags of gummy bears out of the drawer. “Nothing. Take them as a gift. It makes me happy to know that young folks nowadays still like them. Besides, when I look at you, I’m reminded of my daughter.”

Leah thanked him profusely. This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

She had not bought the gummy bears to fulfill her promise to Shawn. Rather, she was afraid that if he kicked up a fuss later on, she would not be able to handle him without them.

She got into the car again, and Serena resumed driving. Very soon, they reached Felicity Gardens.

This was a massive gated community constructed in the most luxurious style. There were four security guards at the entrance, and any cars that were not registered with them would not be permitted entry.

The guards stopped the car. One of them thought that Shawn looked rather familiar and scrutinized him closely for a moment. “Isn’t this Mr. Ford?” he exclaimed.

“We’re his friends.” Serena got out of the car and flashed the guards an enchanting smile. “If you don’t mind, would you be so kind as to direct us to the Ford residence?”