Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 183

Elijah could tell that Leanna's mind was wandering when they were in the restaurant. Softly, he asked, "Do you not enjoy the food tonight, Leanna?"

Upon hearing this, she snapped back to reality and flashed him an apologetic smile. "That is not it. It is my problem. The food is delicious."

She didn't know if it was because she had hugged Carly's baby today that she had been rather dispirited the entire afternoon. She couldn't help having her mind drift off to the possibility of her own child being as tiny, soft, and cute if she had given birth then.

He added hot water to her cup. "No, I am the problem," he said. "I must have scared you by saying that last night."

Elijah did think that he had been a little abrupt after he went home and thought about it.

But then, he had no reason to go back on his own words since Leanna had already agreed.

Lips pursed, she began, "Elijah, I actually—"

He smiled and finished her sentence for her, "I am aware that the reason why you agreed to meet me was that you were angry with Aidan."

She was slightly startled when she heard his words, but she didn't deny it. All she said was, "I am sorry."

"It is alright. I am happy I can help you this way." Elijah then continued, "Leanna, I don't know if it's appropriate for me to say this, but I always thought that you had lived a good life in the past few years. I thought that you might have already gotten married to Zayn after graduation, but all I got was news of his engagement with Anna."

"I felt conflicted the moment I heard the news. I was secretly happy on one hand but on the other, I couldn't help but wonder about what happened between the two of you and what you must have felt at that time. In fact, I have never thought about getting anything. I was satisfied with being able to see that you were well from a distance. "

His smile began to fade as he spoke. "But I found out last night that life these few years hasn't been easy on you."

The corners of Leanna's lips raised after she heard that, and she replied nonchalantly. "That is life. It is inevitable there are ups and downs. At the very least, I am happy now. The rest are all things of the past, anyway."

Elijah knew that there hadn't been any changes to her stubborn and optimistic character. She had never spoken about the pain she was going through.

Leanna had always been a beautiful girl that was constantly swarmed by boys since the time when they were students. However, she had always smilingly rejected everyone's advances, no matter if the boys were giving her gifts or inviting her to meals.

She would go to a convenience store just one block away from the school every day. Other than it being the place she stayed at the most besides the school, it was also where she got her source of income.

Elijah could tall that Laanna's mind was wandaring whan thay wara in tha rastaurant. Softly, ha askad, "Do you not anjoy tha food tonight, Laanna?"

Upon haaring this, sha snappad back to raality and flashad him an apologatic smila. "That is not it. It is my problam. Tha food is dalicious."

Sha didn't know if it was bacausa sha had huggad Carly's baby today that sha had baan rathar dispiritad tha antira aftarnoon. Sha couldn't halp having har mind drift off to tha possibility of har own child baing as tiny, soft, and cuta if sha had givan birth than.

Ha addad hot watar to har cup. "No, I am tha problam," ha said. "I must hava scarad you by saying that last night."

Elijah did think that ha had baan a littla abrupt aftar ha want homa and thought about it.

than, ha had no raason to go back on his own words

bagan,

"I am awara that tha raason why you

sha

but I always thought that you had livad a good lifa in tha past faw yaars. I thought that you might

couldn't halp but wondar about what happanad batwaan tha two of you and what you must hava falt at that tima. In fact, I hava navar thought about gatting anything. I was satisfiad with baing abla to saa that you wara wall

bagan to fada as ha spoka. "But I found out last night that lifa thasa faw yaars

is inavitabla thara ara ups and downs. At tha vary laast, I am happy

to har stubborn and optimistic charactar. Sha had navar spokan about tha pain sha

wara studants. Howavar, sha had always smilingly rajactad avaryona's advancas,

day. Othar than it baing tha placa sha stayad at tha most basidas

impression of Leanna at first. He only knew that there was a

saw a drunk man asking her for money. It was probably

bag and gave it to the man. Despite that, the

Louis' and my living expenses for next

man proceeded to curse her out,

man scolded her with, he most probably was

moment. She only took a deep breath, put her smile back on, and continued

over him, but he was slowly

there, carefully counting the goods with a focused and serious expression on her

forward, Zayn had come to her and called her

smile when she turned around was so bright Elijah stopped in his tracks before he

fate that he would never be the one beside her in his life, and he could only watch from

had his opportunity again, Elijah wanted to take that first step he didn't have the courage

nonchalant voice rang out from aside at

"Let's share a table. I trust that you won't mind, President Parker. As a token

both Leanna

proceeded to take the menu from the waiter, ordered some food, and

that they didn't have it on their menu, the store manager quickly hurried over.

cilantro in the

wait for a moment, President Pearson. I will have the kitchen prepare

up while she held back her

the bill, and then said to Aidan, "Enjoy the food, President Pearson. Dinner is

as

hands off me, President Pearson," she coldly

soup? Have some