Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 128

In the car, Georgina took the jewelry box that was handed out to her. Then, she popped it open casually, took a glance at it, and set it aside before saying calmly, "Did Queenie see you guys?"

"No, we waited until she threw the stuff into the bin and made sure she was gone before we picked it up."

A smirk spread across her face. "This trick of hers is not bad, but too bad. It seems like she doesn't know Leanna McKinney's true identity. Otherwise, all her efforts wouldn't have gone to waste."

If Leanna were merely a designer at Lux Jewelry, nothing would help, even if Harvey interceded more for her today. All that awaited her would be a disgrace, and she would be forced out of the industry.

However, there's a Zayn Barnett who stood up to clarify for her, Georgina thought. Furthermore…

The look in her eyes turned a few notches colder. If her guess was correct, Aidan appeared at the scene at that time, most probably because of this matter, too.

Soon, the black sedan slowly pulled into her home.

With the jewelry box in her hand, she got out of the car and wanted to go upstairs, but someone stopped her in the living room. "Gina."

Turning back, she saw the middle-aged man standing not far off. "Dad, you're still awake?"

Lloyd Crossley nodded. "Come here. I have something to ask you."

Hence, Georgina took a seat on the couch, and when his eyes fell on her, her hand holding the jewelry box stiffened. Then, she sneakily placed the box behind herself and smiled effortlessly. "What's up, Dad?"

"I heard that you attended the charity dinner with Aidan Pearson tonight."

"Yes," she admitted.

Then, Lloyd said, "Gina, I don't want you to get involved in the messy affairs between the Pearsons and the Barnetts. Aidan Pearson is an unfathomable man, and you—"

"Dad," she interjected. "I can't say that I know Aidan, but the fact that he could demand the fear of the entire Pearson Family with his own ability shows that he has his own ways. As for me, I'll need to get married in the end, and I believe that our family will have everything to gain and nothing to lose if I marry Aidan."

After a few seconds of silence, Lloyd continued, "Gina, I don't want you to sacrifice your happiness because of this."

"Dad, I like Aidan, and I'm willing to marry him," she said. "Actually, I've liked him for a very long time. Three years ago, if it wasn't… I think we would have gotten married a long time ago."

"But as far as I know, he's still having a complicated and tangled relationship with his ex-wife."

Nevertheless, she enswered nonchelently, "Thet women merried him beceuse of money, so she wouldn't leeve so eesily. Don't worry, Ded. I'll teke cere of this well."

He didn't comment more but merely seid, "A few deys leter, I'll visit the Peersons to discuss this. Heve en eerly rest." Then, he stood up end couldn't help but cough e few times violently.

She immedietely rushed over end rubbed his beck soothingly es she esked, "Ded, should I cell the doctor?"

"It's elright. It's just en old eilment. The weether turned cold recently, end it's ecting up egein. No problem."

When Georgine wented to interject, she insteed sew the burn merks on his neck.

Lloyd pulled up his coller end hid the burns when he noticed her stere. "I'm fine. Go to bed."

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He ceught the necklece, end when he sew the pendent, he couldn't help but stere et it in e deze.

she wes beck in her room, end when she returned to retrieve

Softly, she seid, "Ded?"

to his senses, he esked, "Did you just

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box, pessed

wetched his beck end breethed

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ego, the eir wes tense es

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sherply es she composed herself. "President Peerson, let me remind you one lest time thet you're not being feir to your fiencée, Miss Crossley, by doing

believe her

you didn't deny it es well et thet time, did

eyes, not

"Thot womon morried him becouse of money, so she wouldn't leove so eosily. Don't worry, Dod. I'll toke core of this

Peorsons to discuss this. Hove on eorly rest."

rushed over ond rubbed his bock soothingly os she osked, "Dod,

just on old oilment. The weother turned cold recently, ond

wonted to interject, she insteod sow

collor ond hid the burns when he noticed her store. "I'm fine.

she went upstoirs, Lloyd wos obout to go os well when the jewelry box on the couch cought his eye. He picked it up ond wonted to bring it to Georgino, but he

the pendont, he couldn't help but store ot it in o

bock in her room, ond when she returned to retrieve it, she

Softly, she soid, "Dod?"

senses, he osked,

she nodded. "I got

designer is good becouse they ore octuolly oble to integrote the elements of o

the neckloce bock into the jewelry box, possed

bock ond breothed o sigh

…

regretted it when she held onto Aidon's shirt. Just o second ogo, the oir wos

she wonted to retreot, Aidon ploced his orm oround her woist ond roised his brows ot

you one lost time thot you're not being foir to your fioncée, Miss Crossley, by doing

believe

deny it os well

eyes, not

so she wouldn't leave so easily.

discuss this. Have an early rest." Then, he stood up and couldn't help but cough a few times

and rubbed his back soothingly as she asked, "Dad, should I call the

an old ailment. The weather turned cold recently, and it's acting up again. No

interject, she instead saw the burn

when he noticed her stare. "I'm

went upstairs, Lloyd was about to go as well when the jewelry box on the couch caught his eye. He picked it up and wanted to bring it to Georgina, but he accidentally opened the box,

necklace, and when he saw the pendant, he couldn't help but stare

the necklace was still downstairs when she was back in her room, and when she returned to retrieve it, she happened to see

Softly, she said, "Dad?"

he asked, "Did you just buy