His Domineering Lover

Adrian didn't say anything, but he knew what Aleigha meant. He cupped Aleigha's face in his hands and stared at her with his deep eyes.

"Aleigha, what happened? You need to tell me what happened so that I could do more for you."

"No, I won't. I just want to know what Nolan did yesterday."

The firmness in Aleigha's eyes made it impossible for Adrian to ignore. He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll send someone to investigate right now. We'll find out as soon as possible tonight."

"I'll wait here."

Aleigha's mind was in a whirl, but her gut was telling her that Natasha's death had something to do with Nolan.

"Aleigha, I don't like you being like this. It makes me distressed. You can tell me anything and I'll be here for you to face it."

Aleigha shook her head and smiled bitterly. She wiped away her tears and said, "Adrian, don't ask anymore. I don't want to talk about it."

Adrian's eyes darkened and there was a flash of bitterness in his heart. Despite all his compromises, there was as thought still a gap between the two of them.

"Come here and sit." Adrian lifted her up, walked to the sofa, sat down, and placed her on his lap.

Aleigha neither struggled nor resisted. She sat on his legs very obediently. However, the emptiness in her eyes still made Adrian's heart feel slightly uncomfortable.

In front of her, Adrian made a few phone calls, and soon there would be a result.

Aleigha was a little tired, and she unconsciously fell asleep in Adrian's arms.

Adrian looked down at her and saw that she was frowning, even in her sleep. Her lips were tightly compressed and tears were still hanging on her face. He couldn't help but reach out to stroke her cheek. Because of the tickling, Aleigha's curled eyelashes trembled slightly, appearing extremely impatient.

Afraid of waking her up, Adrian remained still in his sitting position.

Three hours later, when Aleigha woke up, she realized that she had fallen asleep in Adrian's arms.

"I, I'm sorry, I..." Aleigha was so scared that she wanted to get up, but Adrian hugged her tightly and refused to let go.

Adrian lowered his eyes to look at Aleigha. His gentle gaze made Aleigha lose her mind for a moment.

"It's okay, I like you sleeping in my arms like this." Adrian's low and deep voice was mixed with a hint of hoarseness. He looked at Aleigha with a gaze that seemed so gentle and serene it was as though a lake that had no wind brushing over it.

He was focused and confused.

Aleigha's face turned red, and she hurriedly looked away.

Adrian liked how cold and aloof she was always keeping her distance from almost everybody. However, he loved the bashfulness that she would occasionally display even more.

It took a long time to wait, but Aleigha didn't dare to throw a tantrum at this moment. After all, she was the one who took the initiative to come to Adrian.

At noon, the people sent out by Adrian sent back some feedback.

Aleigha was facing a table full of food and worrying. When she saw the cold expression on Adrian's face, she managed to guess what the feedback was about.

"He did it, didn't he?" Aleigha got up slowly, and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the ground.

There were some things that Adrian would definitely know, one way or the other. Since she had requested Adrian to help her investigate, Adrian would definitely know the reason and the result. "Aleigha, relax, calm for a bit, okay?" Adrian didn't know how important that girl was to Aleigha, nor did he know how to comfort her.

"I don't need you to tell me that, I am relaxed." Aleigha's heart was filled with nothing but hatred.

She walked out in a state of despondency, but fortunately, Adrian grabbed hold of her in time.

"Aleigha, what do you need me to do?"

Aleigha was slightly stunned. She looked at Adrian and said, "I want Nolan's life. Can you do that for me?"

Adrian frowned. He didn't expect Aleigha to want to go so far.

"Well, it's a man's life we are talking about. I won't blame you if you don't wanna do it."

Aleigha shook off Adrian's hand and walked out. She was, at least it was the way she would reckon, nobody at all to Adrian. It was justified that he wouldn't help her.

"I will help you. Even if you want me to destroy the Reid family, I will help you."

Aleigha's feet stopped as she turned around to look at Adrian. However, what greeted her sight was the twinkling light in Adrian's eyes that kept on beaming.

His smile was so gentle that everything around seemed to be immersed in tenderness.

"Ad, Adrian, I, I didn't really mean it..."

Aleigha realized that was she said just now could've come out of her whim of the angry moment yet she didn't know how she should apologize.

Adrian couldn't help but feel both love and helplessness when he saw how twisted and hesitant Aleigha was.

"I've said that I'm willing to do anything as long as you say it. A mere boy of the Reid family is not a problem worth mentioning."

Aleigha felt guilty in her heart. Right now, there were many things that she couldn't tell Adrian.

He only wanted to make use of Adrian to seek revenge, but now, he had to drag him all the way into this.

She felt a little guilty, but there was nothing she could do.

The current her was too weak. She wasn't enough to make anyone lose too much, so she had to rely on Adrian. Even if the price to pay could be grave.

"Adrian, there are many things that I don't want to tell you yet, but because of Nolan, my friend committed suicide.

"I can't accept it. She was such a fine young girl." "How are her parents to live on? She was only 18 and just because of a playboy of a rich family...." "She's now gone, completely and forever gone. I hope you can understand me, Adrian."

Adrian's heart ached and he held her in her arms, as if he was afraid of losing this treasure.

"Aleigha, you don't need to explain. You don't need to explain anything. I'll wait for the day when you're willing to tell me."

Stopping Adrian's thought of sending her back to school, she went back to school alone. She couldn't stay in the dorm for the time being, so he could only go to a temporary dorm.

Since the departure of Aleigha, Freddie had been living like a walking corpse. He might have been the simplest man on earth but he was not dumb.

After returning home, he got to her mother and told her all about Windy Woods.

Aleigha stayed up all night. She went back to the Gardner family before dawn. The night before, Charlotte told her that they would come back today. She dragged her exhausted body back to the house and as soon as she entered the door, she heard ecstatic laughter wafting from the inner rooms. She curled her lips and walked in with a smile that she painstakingly forced.

"Aleigha, come on, look at this chubby little fella. He's so cute." Such an unconcealed cheering voice was surely Charlotte's.

"Grandaunt, Grandfather, you're back. You must be tired from the trip," Aleigha said with a faint smile. She tried her best to make herself look less tired. "Young Madam," said Laura. She was the only one among them who could tell that Aleigha was not looking right. She walked up to her and held on to her hand. Aleigha's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Laura with confusion.

She always gave people a feeling of coldness and did not reveal any of her feelings casually.

But now, she was really not in the mood to cover it up.

"I, I'm fine, I'm just a little tired," Aleigha explained hastily but she felt like she was only making it worse so she put on an awkward smile.

Laura looked at her with gentle eyes. She took her hand and led the way. "Young Madam, come take a look at the baby."

"Just call me Aleigha." Aleigha did not like to be called Young Madam or anything that seemed to make her superior to others for no reason, at least no rational ones.