True Fated Marriage novel Chapter 1583

As soon as Hogan heard about something being sold, he instantly became alert. He looked sharply at Leah as if she had done something disgraceful. He asked in a serious tone, "Did you make a deal with someone?"

Hearing this, Leah smiled coldly and said, "Hogan... the things you thought I sold, did you think I sold myself?"

Hogan's eyes narrowed as he stared intensely at Leah. There was an indescribable emotion in his eyes. He continued to ask, "Don't keep me guessing. Tell me, what's going on? What did you sell?"

A deep wave of disappointment flared in Leah's eyes. She tugged the corner of her lips. She never would have thought the day would come where her childhood sweetheart, the nice guy next door, would end up looking at her in this light.

Who knew this was how she was viewed in his heart.

She suddenly had a thought, and wanted to evaluate the disappointment in her heart by testing how Hogan would think.

So she blurted out, "I sold my body, Hogan."

Hogan froze. Suddenly, his hands gripped Leah's shoulders, and with a steel voice, he asked, "What did you say?"

In the adjacent room, Ernest's hand was on the door handle. He wanted to open the door, but as he came in contact with the cool metal, he hesitated.

If he went out now, he would probably bring a lot of trouble to Leah.

He couldn't afford to be impulsive.

Ernest didn't make any further movements. He could only frown as he stood by the door

Outside.

Leah looked at Hogan with a smile.

Hogan was furious and his eyes were bloodshot. He shook Leah's shoulders with force and berated, "Leah, I was wrong about you. You went down an awful path. I thought this was something you would never do no matter how desperate you might be, I never thought you would stoop this low!"

"Hah." Leah cut him off with a laugh. She stretched out her hands and pushed Hogan's arms away. Then he looked at him and said with a smile, "It seems like people always have such impudent views of things. They always think too much. In fact, Hogan, you were overthinking things too, weren't you? Or maybe Rowane said something that suggested I was dealing with other men, so when I told you I sold my body, you believed it?"

Hogan was stunned. He was frozen in place as he looked straight into Leah's eyes. With an odd expression, he questioned her.

"You... what do you mean?"

Could it be that he was overthinking things? Hogan looked at her in disbelief, feeling like he went out of line.

"I'm guessing Rowane told you I sold my body in exchange for money to pay my father's medical bills. No wait, she would never admit that the money I had was rightfully earned. She must have emphasized about how I didn't care about my father, because I must have been with an old bald man, saying I was clinging to the rich and powerful, and that I had raked in a lot of money from all that. That's what she said, right? Or maybe she told you I was grasping the thighs of some sleazy perverted man to run away from my family, was that it?"

Hogan pursed his lips. He couldn't respond because everything Leah said was on the dot.

Seeing Hogan's reaction, everything was made clear to Leah. She didn't want to keep him in the dark any longer and said bluntly, "I'm selling the rights of my book online. You may not have known this, but I'm a relatively well- known web novel author. The rights of the books I wrote could be sold for cash, and I was able to get my hands on a big reward."

Upon hearing this, Hogan instantly felt ashamed. He didn't dare look into Leah's eyes.

Leah's gaze was cold and sharp, clear and piercing, and Hogan felt guilty under her glare.

Leah didn't say anything else, she only looked at Hogan with angered eyes. Only after a long time had passed did he let out a bleak, helpless smile.

"Leah." Hogan finally broke the silence. After a few beats, he said sharply, "I'm really sorry, I was overthinking everything. Congratulations, Leah, on being able to sell the rights of your book. May I know your pen name?"

"You're not getting it, Hogan." Leah rejected him straight.

Hogan pursed his lips and said, "So you're saying you won't tell me."

"That's right, it'll remain unknown to you," Leah said smoothly, "because once I tell you my pen name, Rowane will find out about it. And for the sake of my peace and quiet, I still hope I'll be able to continue writing without any obstacles. I hope you'll respect my decision."

"When you say it like that, I really can't refute you." There was a bitter twitch on the corners of Hogan's lips.

Was it always like this between him and Leah?

He felt sour, uncomfortable, and helpless all at the same time.