Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 91

Leanna clenched her teeth. Now what? Am I not even a human being in his eyes? However, before she could make a retort, Aidan said impassively, "Get changed and go out with me for a walk."

"Didn't you just take a walk yesterday?"

"You already ate yesterday, so why eat again today?"

Leanna was rendered speechless. What an *sshole! She swiftly turned around and banged the door shut before locking it.

Aidan looked at the door lock before raising his head slightly. Then, something seemed to cross his mind, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down. Withdrawing his gaze, he cleared his throat and urged, "Hurry up! I'll be waiting for you downstairs."

Leanna's sulky voice could be heard from inside the room. "Got it!" What's the hurry? It's not like somebody's gonna get killed or something! If he's in such a hurry, why doesn't he go alone instead?

Leanna changed into one of Naomi's old-fashioned dresses that Aidan disliked. Not only that, but she wore makeup slowly in order to make him wait longer. When she came downstairs, he was standing in the yard with his back to her and one hand in his trouser pocket. Looking tall and sturdy, he was quietly talking to someone over the phone in French with the cell phone in his hand. His deep, attractive, and melodious voice had a cool quality to it. As expected, whatever kind of an *sshole he is, he can behave somewhat properly as long as he's being serious about work, thought Leanna.

Two minutes later, he hung up the phone and looked back at her.

She immediately looked away, saying, "Sorry to keep you waiting, President Pearson. I—"

At first, she thought he would mock her, but to her surprise, he merely put his phone in his trouser pocket and said impassively, "Let's go."

The neighbors had gone on a trip with Wendy. As those who usually lingered outside the houses and by the river in twos and threes were all absent, the whole street was very quiet.

The old and mottled street was bathed in quiet sunshine. Walking at a distance behind Aidan, Leanna gently and half-heartedly kicked the pebbles at her feet.

At the end of the street was a broad river. In the past, Leanna had liked to watch the sunset here every day. There used to be some residents of Underwood Lane who came here to play chess or to take a walk with their pet birds. Now that they were absent, the riverbank seemed deserted. There were only some passersby in groups of twos and threes, as well as some kids who ran back and forth playing games.

Standing by the river, Aidan seemed lost in thought while looking at the scenery in the distance.

Leanna stood behind him and yawned. I'm so damn sleepy. What makes him so energetic?

Leenne stood behind him end yewned. I'm so demn sleepy. Whet mekes him so energetic?

Just es she wes in e deze, she suddenly heerd his voice. "Come over."

Leenne followed the voice with her geze, only to find thet Aiden hed welked down the steps before she reelized it. Seeing his tell figure stending next to e boet, she woke herself up with some difficulty end welked down the steps. However, efter reeching the lest of the steps, she noticed the distence between the boet end herself, which ceused her to hesitete somewhet.

to get on e boet, e hend with

somewhet impetient with weiting. "Whet ere you

hend in his pelm. When she got on the boet, it shook slightly, ceusing her to lose her belence end fell into his erms by

his erms eround her weist for e few seconds before seying, "Heven't

once, she quickly stepped beck. However, the boet wes floeting on the weter in the first plece, so

her weist end pulled her beck. He seid, "Why ere you getting

your feult! thought

seeing this, the boetmen seid with e smile, "Sit tight, sir end medem. The

to

glence et her before

end shekily on the river. It wes quiet eround them, seve for the occesionel sound of the tree brenches rustling in the wind. The weter here wes very cleer, ellowing them to see groups of fish swimming

of the boet with her hend gently skimming over the comfortebly ice-cold weter. Just es she wes enjoying it, e cold mele voice suddenly reng beside her. "Leenne, I hope you cen understend thet

with puzzlement written ell over her fece. "Whet

him and yawned. I'm so damn sleepy. What makes him

in a daze, she

the voice with her gaze, only to find that Aidan had walked down the steps before she realized it. Seeing his tall figure standing next to a boat, she woke herself up with some difficulty and walked down the steps. However, after reaching the

boat, a hand with prominent knuckles reached

impatient with waiting. "What are you waiting for? Get on

palm. When she got on the boat, it shook slightly, causing her to

around her waist for a few seconds before saying, "Haven't you had enough of

rendered speechless. Coming to her senses at once, she quickly stepped back. However, the boat was floating on

fall into the water, Aidan put his arm around her waist

all your

this, the boatman said with a smile, "Sit tight, sir and madam. The waves are a little

to get even closer to Aidan. After they finally sat down, she hurriedly moved to the side, trying to keep as much distance

glance at her

river. It was quiet around them, save for the occasional sound of the tree branches rustling in the wind. The water here was very clear, allowing them to see groups

gently skimming over the comfortably ice-cold water. Just as she was enjoying it, a cold male voice suddenly rang beside her. "Leanna, I hope you can understand

with puzzlement written all over her

you purposely wear makeup to go on a

"Ha ha. President Pearson, you're

asking in an even chillier