His Domineering Lover

As Aleigha arrived at the police station, she went right ahead to Arthur, who told her all about what had happened during the interrogation the night before. "I'm afraid she won't speak it out easily. Now we need to get the witness back as soon as possible."

Aleigha nodded. She clearly knew in her heart that couldn't bring Lainey down with this one single blow.

At noon, Charlotte came with Windy and asked about the details of the situation. Then Windy left.

Aleigha looked unhappy. When she returned home, Dustin stopped her.

"Aleigha, the Xiao family will hold a banquet on the weekend. Adrian might propose to annul the engagement that day."

"You can take Emilia there to finish it off. I don't really feel like seeing the Xiao family now that we ourselves are a mess."

She had long been informed about the Xiao family banquet. Though it had been postponed quite a few times, she knew this time it was happening for real.

She realized whatever it was between her and Adrian should come to an end.

"Yes, grandpa, I got it."

Aleigha wanted to go upstairs. She did not have the mood to chat with Dustin anymore.

"Aleigha, though marrying into the Xiao family is now more likely a lost cause, you can consider the Woods family. Windy has been talking to me about her intentions more than a few times." "Charlott has been worried that you might not like it, so she kept it from you."

"My sweet girl, there are things in life that are just not meant to be. And in your case, it is Adrian."

"So don't dwell on it. You are a Gardner, probably the best one there is. And that means you don't necessarily have to end up with Adrian Xiao."

Yes, what Dustin said was quite true, despite the fact that it was also rather harsh.

Aleigha knew that Dustin was comforting her. With a wry smile, she nodded and went upstairs.

What she was worried about was by no means the matter between her and Adrian. She only wanted revenge.

She couldn't live with herself now that Lainey and her daughter hadn't got what they deserved and Marcos was still on his high horse, all cocky and

arrogant.

On the third day, Marcos came back, and he had lost a lot of weight. The past three days must have been a living hell for him as well.

On the fourth day, reports about Lainley murdering Aleigha's mother and her cheating were on the front pages of each and every media in the city. Among the reports, there was even some dirty laundry that Aleigha herself had never heard of.

Aleigha suddenly was reminded of the kidnap not long ago. She couldn't let it just pass so she contacted Adrian.

Adrain wanted to talk face to face and she had to comply.

When they met this time, Aleigha refused to have dinner together. Hence, the two of them found a coffee shop.

Adrian was in a good mood when he saw Aleigha and thought that he could cancel that ridiculous engagement on the very next weekend.

Yet he was quite taken aback by how gaunt Aleigha looked.

"Adrian, what did you do with the one who tried to kidnap me?"

Adrian was slightly shocked. He replied, "Dealt with, that's all you need to know. Why?"

"Nothing, I'm just asking. Since you've already dealt with him, it's okay then."

"Aleigha, I want to tell you something," Aleigha looked at Adrian in confusion.

"I was engaged before, but I don't like the woman who I have never met in the Gardner family."

"I've always been compromising since it's what the elders of both the families want. But this weekend, I'm canceling the engagement." "Fine," Aleigha thought, "The woman you've never met is sitting in front of you."

"Dumb fool."

"Fine?"

"That's all she got to say?" Adrian thought to himself.

Adrian was a little unhappy. He took her hands and said. "Aleigha, you know what I'm thinking, right?"

Aleigha pulled back her hand, her gaze indifferent. "Adrian, I don't know. You have too many women around you."

"How do I know what you really are thinking? I think we can call it a day."

Disappointment flashed across Adrian's eyes. "Aleigha, I'll give you a ride." "That won't be necessary." After rejecting Adrian,

Aleigha went back to school.

Freddie had been waiting for her downstairs her dorm for a few days, and finally, she came.

"Aleigha, I heard my mom talk about what happened to your family. Don't worry, my mom said that she knows what's going on and what she needs to do." Was Windy going to make her move?

Aleigha's dim eyes suddenly flashed a glimmer of light.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

"She said so, really?"

Freddie nodded, a bright and warm smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "She has always been a woman of her words, you can rest assured about that."

"So you can cheer up a bit, alright? Whoever did those things will get what they deserve."

What they deserved? It was just poisoning, Lainey would at most spend some years in prison.

Compared to what her mother got, it was nothing, not enough!

"Do pass on my gratitude to your mother, Freddie, okay?"

Back to the dormitory, Aleigha tidied up her things and went back to the Gardner family.

Marcos rested for two days and took Laura back, so the house was finally not as deserted as it was before.

Emilia hid in the house and cried all day. Without Lainey, she couldn't make any trouble at all, at least not one that is worth attention.

Perla was taken to the city by the police. She gave a testament at the police station and was then taken to the Gardner family.

Perla was dumbfounded by the scene she saw at the Gardner house, the whole family was there waiting for her.

As soon as Aleigha saw this, her heart turned cold again. She had yet to deal with the previous snake, now she'd got another one at her hand.

She realized that she couldn't wait anymore before dealing with these two snakes.

Hearing that Perla had come, Samantha had also returned.

Charlotte warmly treated her, and invited Perla into the house, chatting with her.

Not having been to the city and not having the slightest clue about how she should behave, Perla lowered her voice as she talked.

And she talked as though she had specially learned how to address and speak politely, nothing like the vicious vixen she was days ago. At dinner time, Perla looked at the table of delicious food and couldn't help but swallow.

Aleigha's face was cold all the way. She had lost her last uncle, and this so-called aunt and cousin had almost nothing to do with her. "Aleigha, you seem to be doing well here. The Gardner family is kind-hearted, do be grateful and pay them back when you can." Perla lectured as if she had it all figured out while chewing on the lobster.

Aleigha glanced at her and did not reply.

After what Samantha did, Dustin and Charlotte knew what kind of person Perla could likely be so they didn't say anything even when they saw

how rudely indifferent Aleigha was.

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Dustin was no longer what he was in the past. He saw through the faces of the people in his family and cherished some things even more.

He was well aware of the hatred

Aleigha held against Lainey but he

didn't stop her or try to mediate

because he also believed it was high

time that Lainey was taught@ lesson, a harsh one.

Not getting a reply from Aleigha, Perla finally revealed her true colors after being stimulated by the embarrassment. She glared at Aleigha and said, "You ungrateful b*stard, I'm an elder of yours and I am talking to you!"

"I'd think the lobster would be enough to gag that hole on your face."

"You can leave first thing in the morning. This is not your home."

Aleigha's tone was cold. She didn't want to pretend to be kind and gentle to the people she hated anymore.

"You wanna drive me away? After what your uncle, may he rest in peace, and I have done for you?"

"You ungrateful wh*re, now you are flipping just because I had dinner here? Disgusting, you are!"