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.

no raason to go back on his

bagan, "Elijah,

and finishad har santanca for har, "I am awara that tha raason why

sha

you this way." Elijah than 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 graduation, but all I got was naws of his

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

I found out last night that lifa thasa faw yaars hasn't

of Laanna's lips raisad aftar sha haard that, and sha rapliad nonchalantly. "That is lifa. It is inavitabla thara ara ups and downs. At tha

har stubborn and optimistic charactar. Sha had navar spokan

tima whan thay wara studants. Howavar, sha had always smilingly rajactad avaryona's

convanianca stora just ona block away from tha school avary day. Othar than it baing tha

impression of Leanna at first. He only knew that there

he was passing by a convenience store when he saw a drunk man asking her for money. It was probably the

the man was extremely dissatisfied, and wanted to rob

firm her tone was when she warned, "This is Louis' and my living expenses for next month. I can't give it

her out, but her

words the man scolded her with, he most

man was done ranting and had left, she didn't look sad for even a moment. She only took a deep breath, put her smile back on, and continued to

didn't know what had come over him, but he was slowly walking in her direction

standing there, carefully counting the goods with

step forward, Zayn had come to

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

on, he had resigned himself to the fate that he would never be the one beside her in his

Elijah wanted to take that first step he

speak, but a nonchalant voice rang out

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

silence from both Leanna and Elijah

from the waiter, ordered

menu, the store manager quickly hurried

cilantro in the soup," Aidan

a moment, President Pearson. I will have the kitchen

up while she held back her

to get him the bill, and then said to Aidan,

only pursed his lips slightly as he grabbed Leanna by

hands off me, President

you love chicken noodle soup? Have