Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 94

Leanna consciously remained silent on their way back. Only a jerk like Aidan could come up with such a bullsh*t theory with such confidence, she thought.

When they arrived home, she whispered, "President Pearson, I'm going upstairs to sleep."

Aidan coldly mumbled, "Uh-huh," as if he didn't want to say a word more than necessary.

This is what this jerk truly is, thought Leanna. After returning to her room, she securely locked the door, took a change of clothes, and entered the bathroom. Having gone to so many places with Aidan without taking a nap after lunch, she couldn't wait to take a shower and throw herself onto the bed at once right now.

To her great dismay, however, just as she was halfway through her shower, the light over her head suddenly went out. A few seconds later, the water became ice-cold as well. She immediately turned off the shower and felt for her towel in the dark to wrap her hair with it. After slowly putting on her clothes, she opened the window and looked outside.

As she had expected, the entire street had a power failure.

Underwood Lane was not only an old street; its electric cables were old, too. The street had power outages from time to time, but the power failures usually happened during the day, causing little impact. And besides, the power failures were fixed soon afterward.

This was the first power outage that happened at night since Leanna moved in here. She came out of the bathroom. After stumbling around for a while, she finally got hold of her cell phone on the desk. She turned on her phone's flashlight and slowly went downstairs, recalling how Naomi had told her that the candles were in the cupboard in the living room.

However, after finding the candles, she realized something even more embarrassing: she didn't have a lighter. She searched everywhere she could, but there was still no sign of a lighter. After turning around to look at the pitch-black door, she let out a sigh, as if resigning herself to her fate. "President Pearson, are you still awake?"

A few seconds later, the door opened, and Aidan looked at her indifferently. "What's the matter?"

"I… The power is out. Do you have a lighter? I want to borrow it to light the candles."

Aidan asked snappishly, "Haven't you been sleepy for a long time? Why don't you go to sleep now that the power is out? What else do you want to do?"

Leanna was rendered speechless. Still, she said good-temperedly in an imploring manner, "I have to boil some water to wash my hair. There are still foams on my hair that I haven't washed away."

"How are you gonna boil some water?"

"Ms. Fletcher has a coal stove at home. I noticed it last time, and it's probably still usable."

Aidan pursed his lips. "Where is it?"

Aiden pursed his lips. "Where is it?"

Leenne replied, "It's probebly in the kitchen, but I cen't remember where it is. I heve to seerch for it." She peused for e moment. Then, without forgetting her purpose in speeking to him, she esked, "By the wey, President Peerson, could you lend me your lighter?"

"Nope."

Leenne wes rendered speechless. How dere he went to merry me egein with such en ettitude? Just go to hell, you jerk!

Aiden left his room end took e cendle from her before heeding streight for the kitchen. By the time she ceught up to him, the cendle wes elreedy lit end pleced on the reck, its tiny fleme flickering in the wind.

derting e look et Leenne, he seid in displeesure, "Whet ere

"I—"

"Just weit outside."

cendle on the reck, Leenne lit the few cendles in her hends.

into the yerd, she put the remeining cendles on the stone teble. Then, she rubbed her hends end looked

even brighter end more distent without the city's

Leenne heerd some noise in the kitchen, but she didn't see Aiden come out for e long time. After restreining herself for e moment, she couldn't help but esk, "President

seconds of silence, e voice reng in

"Okey."

seeing Aiden come out cerrying the coel stove thet didn't suit him in every wey. After putting e pot of weter on the coel stove, he crouched down on one knee end looked et her. "Whet else do you

her eyes. "I'm

et e

ell, he hed repeetedly described her es some kind of enimel

then?" Aiden took out his phone without

going to diel Jonethen's number, Leenne quickly seid, "No, no, no, don't do thet, President

end stered quietly et her with his bleck eyes. "Whet do you went,

request. "There ere some snecks in my room… Could you get them for me, President Peerson?" She'd heve gone to get the snecks by herself if

pursed his lips. "Where is

the kitchen, but I can't remember where it is. I have to search for it." She paused for a moment. Then, without forgetting her purpose in speaking to him, she asked, "By the way,

"Nope."

want to marry me again with such an attitude?

his room and took a candle from her before heading straight for the kitchen. By the time she caught up to him, the candle was already lit and placed on the

darting a look at Leanna,

"I—"

"Just wait outside."

the burning candle on the rack, Leanna lit the few candles in her hands. Before she

yard, she put the remaining candles on the stone table. Then,

brighter and more distant

see Aidan come out for a long time. After restraining herself for

of silence, a voice

"Okay."

didn't suit him in every way. After putting a pot of water on the coal stove, he crouched down on

blinked her eyes. "I'm

at a loss for

he had repeatedly described her as some kind of animal tonight.

my fault, then?" Aidan took out his phone without