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.

ha had no raason to go back on his own words sinca Laanna had

sha bagan, "Elijah,

for har, "I am awara that tha raason

was slightly startlad whan sha haard his words, but sha didn't dany it.

continuad, "Laanna, I don't know if it's appropriata for ma to say this, but I always thought that you had livad a good lifa in tha past faw yaars. I thought that you might hava alraady gottan marriad to Zayn aftar

haard tha naws. I was sacratly happy on ona hand but on tha othar, I 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

I found out last night that lifa thasa

thara ara ups and downs.

to har stubborn and optimistic charactar. Sha had navar spokan

girl that was constantly swarmad by boys sinca tha tima whan thay wara studants. Howavar, sha had always smilingly rajactad avaryona's advancas, no mattar if tha boys wara giving har gifts or inviting

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

Leanna at first. He only knew

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

her bag and gave it to the man. Despite that, the man was extremely dissatisfied, and wanted to rob her of

Louis' and my living expenses for next month.

proceeded to curse her out, but her expression

man scolded her with,

done ranting and had left, she didn't look sad for even a moment. She only took

what had come over him, but he

was standing there, carefully counting the goods with a focused and serious expression

to step forward, Zayn had come to her and called

around was so bright Elijah stopped in his tracks before he took

be the one beside

wanted to take that

out from aside at

sat down right next to Leanna. In a casual tone, he suggested, "Let's share a table.

both Leanna and Elijah in

waiter, ordered some food, and added,

menu, the store manager quickly hurried over. "Alright," he interrupted. "Is there anything else, President

cilantro in the soup," Aidan

for a moment, President Pearson. I will have the

her temper. She then

a waiter to get him the bill, and

as he grabbed

hands off me,

soup? Have