Chapter 558 Left Michael Because Of Money
The tension between Michael and I grew more intense. When his phone rang, we instinctively looked at the screen. The moment I realized the caller was Leanne, I smirked.
Great timing. It’s as if that woman knows Michael and I are having a fight. But Michael rejected the call right away. I wonder if it was because of the promise he made earlier.
I was relieved that he didn’t pick up the call. had he answered the call right in front of me, I would definitely not forgive him. A few seconds later, Leanne called again. What a persistent woman!
Her name kept appearing on the screen, and I was annoyed. Before Michael could pick up the phone, I snatched it over and rejected the call. I got so frustrated that I eventually blacklisted her number.
“It’s gonna be a hassle for you to keep rejecting her calls. Adding her number to the blacklist can solve your problem once and for all!” I said.
But I’d never admit that I did that out of jealousy!
Michael took a glance at me with his deadpan expression. It was as if he wasn’t bothered by what I did to Leanne’s number.
“Do anything you want, but just don’t get mad at me anymore,” he said in a calm voice.
I couldn’t sense any emotions in his words. It was as if he was not affected by my act of blacklisting Leanne’s number.
The anger in me subsided a little upon hearing that. I was relieved that he didn’t pay attention to Leanne.
An awkward silence filled the air because of the argument. Even after we had arrived at the Shaw residence, I still wasn’t exactly in a mood to talk to Michael. We were so quiet that Josephine instantly noticed the tension between us.
Michael spent the entire late evening in the study, and I decided to take a shower before hitting the sack. Before I stepped into the bathroom, Josephine knocked on the door and came into my room.
I was a little surprised to see Josephine in our bedroom because she seldom came to look for us when I was about to call it a night.
“Hey, Mom. What brings you here?” I gave her a puzzled look.
“Did something happen between you and Michael? I came to talk to you because I feel something’s amiss between you two. Did you argue with Michael?” Josephine looked straight into my eyes and asked anxiously.
At first, I didn’t want to tell Josephine our problem, but I wanted to know if she knew who Leanne was. “Mom, do you know Leanne Ryheim?”
I looked Josephine while looking into her eyes.
“Leanne? What’s wrong? Did something happen between Michael and her?”
A disgusted look flashed across Josephine’s eyes. She could not help but frown the moment she heard that name.
Based on her reaction, I deduced that Josephine knew who Leanne was. Oh well, even Michael’s mom knew who that woman was. She must have dated Michael for a long time.
“No, it’s just a random question. Earlier today, I found out Leanne was Michael’s ex-girlfriend. That made me a little uncomfortable, but I won’t take it out on Michael. Don’t worry,” I said.
I didn’t want Josephine to know that Michael and I had an argument while we were driving to the Shaw residence.
“I can’t believe that woman is back!” Josephine expressed her dismay.
I could tell that she was surprised to learn that Leanne had returned to the country.
“Why do I feel like you two had known each other for a long time? Are you close with that woman, Mom?” I asked out of curiosity.
Based on her response, I bet she knows who Leanne is. She must have known a lot of things that happened between Michael and Leanne when they were still a couple.
“I know who she is, but I’ve only met her twice. That’s all,” Josephine answered in a calm voice.
It was clear that she didn’t want to continue the conversation about Leanne.
“How much do you know about her? She looks gentle and soft-spoken,” I asked.
I didn’t want Michael to talk about Leanne in front of me, but that didn’t mean I was not curious about that woman. I was eager to know what happened between them.
“Gentle? Soft-spoken? She’s an opportunist who is devious! Do you know that she left Michael because of money? She left him after she received several million!” Josephine said in disdain as if she was disgusted by Leanne.
“What did you say? She left Michael for several million? What happened?” Josephine’s words aroused my curiosity. I couldn’t help but ask further.
Josephine paused for a bit and took a glance at me before telling me the entire story.
She said Michael and Leanne had dated for about a year. At that time, the Shaws were not a particularly wealthy family. Josephine disliked Leanne, so she approached Leanne and told her to leave Michael.
Initially, Josephine thought Leanne wouldn’t agree to leave Michael. But during their second meeting, Leanne said she would leave Michael for good if Josephine gave her five million.
Josephine eventually gave Leanne the money she asked for, and Leanne kept her promise and left Michael. Since then, no one, not even Michael, knew her whereabouts.
After hearing the story, I totally lost respect for Leanne. Leanne left Michael after receiving five million from Josephine, yet now she had the guts to come back and try to reconcile with Michael?
Has she no shame? This is unbelievable!
If I were her, I don’t think I would dare to reach out to Michael after being missing in action for years!
“I didn’t expect Leanne to do such a thing,” I said.
Her action rendered me speechless. I can’t believe Michael would even fall for a woman like that!
Years ago, Leanne left him for the money, yet now he’s still willing to take care of her? Is he still in love with that woman?
“Mom, was Michael deeply in love with her?” I looked Josephine in the eyes and asked in a serious voice.
To this day, I still couldn’t understand why Michael cared so much about Leanne. Did he forget that the woman had once hurt his feelings?
“Anna, I don’t want you to overthink. I could tell Michael loves you very much, and you’re the only woman in his life. He’ll not fall in love with Leanne again, trust me. Even if they intend to rekindle their relationship, I’ll not allow that to happen! Over my dead body!” Josephine consoled me right away as she didn’t want me to overthink.
“Calm down, Mom. I didn’t overthink. I just felt a little uncomfortable because Leanne had been calling Michael in the last couple of days,” I said.
Knowing that Josephine would always be on my side, I intentionally told her about Leanne and how she kept disturbing Michael.
Some might think that I was making use of Josephine to take Leanne down, but I was only doing this to protect my relationship with Michael. I don’t care if anyone calls me a scheming person. I’ll do anything to stop anyone from coming between us.
