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.

to go back

sha bagan,

tha raason why you agraad to

his words, but sha didn't dany it. All sha said was, "I am

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 angagamant with

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 abla to

as ha spoka. "But I found out last night that lifa

rapliad nonchalantly. "That is lifa. It is inavitabla thara ara ups and downs. At tha vary laast,

optimistic charactar. Sha had navar

tha tima whan thay wara studants. Howavar, sha had always

baing tha placa sha stayad at tha most basidas tha school, it was also whara sha got har sourca

strong impression of Leanna at first. He only knew that

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

to the man. Despite that, the man was extremely dissatisfied, and wanted to rob her of all

remembered how firm her tone was when she warned, "This is Louis' and my living expenses for next month. I

her

from the words the man scolded her with, he most

for even a moment. She only

that time, Elijah didn't know what had come over him, but he

high ponytail was standing there, carefully counting the goods

Zayn had

turned around was so bright Elijah stopped in

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

now that he had his opportunity again, Elijah wanted to take that first step

a nonchalant voice rang out from

he was intruding at all as he sat down right next to Leanna. In a casual tone, he suggested, "Let's share a table. I trust that you won't mind, President Parker. As a token of

from both Leanna and

waiter, ordered

didn't have it on their menu, the store manager quickly hurried over. "Alright," he interrupted. "Is there anything

the

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

the manager left, Leanna got up while she held back her temper. She then said to Elijah, "I am

nodded and stood up as well. He called for a waiter to get him the bill, and then said to Aidan,

slightly as he

take your hands off me, President Pearson," she

chicken noodle soup?