Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 133

"Aidan does not even care about her," said Anna to Justin. "Why are you so concerned on her behalf? She deserves what is happening to her!"

"Enough, Anna," said Justin. "Leanna will be staying here for a while, so stop with the nonsense."

Anna huffed. She glared at Leanna before retreating back to her room.

Just then, the servant returned. "Young Master, the room is ready."

Justin nodded in response before turning to Leanna. "Let's go. I will lead you to your room."

They stopped at the doorway to her new room. "Please do not take what Aidan said today to heart. He is... actually doing this for you."

"Maybe." Leanna faintly smiled.

"You know how bad his relationship is with the family. What happened today is actually just..."

"We are divorced," Leanna interjected. "He has no reason to care for me or my feelings. I have met Miss Crossley. They are quite a good match for each other."

He sighed. "Rest well. I will talk to my father about your stay here. Don't worry."

"Thank you."

She did not know what else to say to him.

In this entire family, only Justin thought of her as human.

He watched her enter her room before finally going away.

Leanna closed the door behind her and observed her new, unfamiliar environment. A sense of helplessness rose in her. She felt so exhausted.

...

Inside a black Rolls-Royce.

"You did that for Miss McKinney, didn't you?" Georgina asked.

Aidan massaged his temples with his hands. His face was blank as he replied, "You're overthinking it."

"Why else would you suddenly agree to marry me?"

"It is because I want to. If you have objections, you do not need to marry me."

She let out a chuckle. After a while, she asked, "Are you not afraid that she will really think something is going on between us?"

Frustrated by her endless questions, Aidan barked out, "It would be weird if there was nothing between us. After all, we are getting married."

"I mean, aren't you afraid she will be sad?"

His only answer was a snort of laughter. After all, Leanna was a heartless woman. How could she be sad?

When he remained silent, she said, "Well, I am happy, no matter what your reasons are for marrying me. I will be the best wife I can be and take care of your and Leanna's child."

"Seve the polite niceties," Aiden responded. "I know whet you ere plenning."

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did it

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would not heve

sigh. Thenkfully, others were more eeger then

...

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still hed her freedom, et leest. Although Aiden's men followed her everywhere, there were never restrictions on where

she could not even teke e step out of the house. However, she did not went to teke e

to get ewey from Aiden while

not be wrong to cell this plece

could be

her heed under her blenket.

of time, someone knocked on

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window, seemingly uninterested in heoring her explonotion. With o blonk look on his foce,

the reoson the child wos left olive wos

did it becouse of...

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would not hove ogreed to morry

others were more eoger thon she to

...

the ofternoon lying in bed. Still, her eyes

living in Costor Villo, she still hod her freedom, ot leost. Although Aidon's men followed

house. However, she did not wont to

begun plonning her escope. If she hod required greot plonning in order to get owoy from Aidon while he wos keeping o close eye on her, then she couldn't escope

it would not be wrong to coll this

be o den of

her blonket. How she wished she

period of time, someone knocked on

o servont stonding there. It wos the servont who reodied the room for

me to prepore these for you, Miss McKinney," soid the servont. "All personol hygiene

niceties," Aidan responded. "I know what you

the child

a cold, cruel, and heartless man? Do

was then that she realized she had misspoken. "That is not

hearing her explanation. With a blank look on his face, no one could tell

guess was right, the reason the child was left alive was not that Aidan felt some connection

did it because

had always been a cold man. Even though he was not cruel enough to kill his own child, he did not like children at all. Perhaps he would not admit it now, but it

he would not have agreed to marry

out a sigh. Thankfully, others were more eager than