Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 13

"As you can see, I am one with a proper career. Would it be so outrageous for me to return to my roots?" Leanna answered with the assumption that Aidan was referring to the contract-signing with Lux Jewelry.

"Did I ask you about this?" he asked with a low tone.

"Then, what were you talking about?" She was perplexed.

"You said…"

Just as Aidan was about to continue, Leanna felt nauseated all of a sudden and she quickly covered her mouth. However, the muffled sound of retching was still loud and clear.

"President Pearson, please stay away from me. I'm feeling a little sick," she warned while stretching out her other hand to push him away.

"Keep up with your act," he said nonchalantly. What a show you're putting on just to avoid the topic.

"Oh, I'm exposed. Haha. What is it really that you wanted to ask? If there's nothing, I'll excuse myself to the bathroom, President Pearson."

Since the day before yesterday, her morning sickness had been overwhelming. After a few retches earlier, she was really about to vomit this time.

Aidan gripped her wrist tightly and asked in a cold voice, "What happened to your first love?"

Leanna was taken aback for a moment as she did not expect this to be the question he wanted to ask.

"It was just... first love," she answered. She looked up at him after finishing her sentence and solemnly added, "President Pearson, this better not be a fuss you're trying to make. Don't you think that it's ironic to bring this up again, given the state of our current relationship?"

At that, he frowned and tightened his grip on her wrist even harder. "What is our relationship, then?"

"In the midst of a divorce."

"Leanna McKinney, quit challenging my patience."

I don't understand; all I want is for him to agree with the reasonable, legal, and non-aggressive divorce that I'm proposing. How am I challenging his patience?

That uneasy feeling returned just as she was about to ask, but he was still gripping her hand tightly.

In a hurry, she grabbed a trash can nearby and vomited into it.

Even though Aidan quickly retracted his hand, a few drops of vomit inevitably stained the cuffs of his shirt.

"Leanna!" he exclaimed while his face darkened instantly.

she finished throwing up, she picked up a glass of water and rinsed her mouth before

aside before opening the window to get rid of

have time to divorce today, I'll let Zoe handle the magazine's affairs and come with

at her expressionlessly; his face a little colder than

was confused. Can't he

this fraction of a moment, there was a knock on the door before Zoe's voice sounded, "Have you finished chatting, Nana? The editor-in-chief, Lany, is looking

almost done," she

to Aidan and excused herself. "President Pearson, I'll

out of the dressing room and wanted to run, but because Leanna was

is

I don't do

left Leanna speechless. Still,

approached the door, a voice from

the ladies came to a halt

meant to come will always

…

at

Leanna replied

and I've been looking everywhere for you. Everyone's telling me that they haven't

Three years ago, she severed contact with not only Zayn, but also with all of her previous

did not want to tell anyone about the

natural of her to want to preserve her

be leaving again this time?" she asked

her and

"Zayn!"

appeared out of

took a step back against the wall behind as she barely managed to keep her

Leanna exclaimed with

unbearably loud. My cousin, Aidan, is right inside and you're here

at this point as her blood seemed to

also had not anticipated the reveal to turn out like this.

flung Anna's hand away before questioning,

instantly turned red and she yelled angrily, "This is for your own good, Zayn! Why don't you ask her what she did to my cousin? Is she brave enough

you; if you're still so incompetent in walking

had been dazzled by jealousy to the point where she could no longer reason. She had never seen Zayn speak to her so gently, yet he was doing

no relic in a museum. Do you think you're untouchable?" Anna challenged Leanna as she was about to push her again when Zayn