Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 189

Leanna looked at Aidan with utmost sincerity. "After accompanying you to the dinner, could you—"

"No."

Her brows creased tightly. "But I haven't even finished my question."

Aidan coldly glanced at her. "Leanna, we are not negotiating."

"Does this mean I don't have a choice?"

He responded nonchalantly, "Did I have a choice when you had me retrieve your brother's report card, then?"

She paused for a moment before inquiring, "Can we call it even after the dinner?"

After that, he lifted his brow. "We'll see. It's not like you only owe me once."

An expressionless Leanna questioned, "Do you mean that you're not going to let me off the hook regardless?"

Noticing the coldness in her tone, he turned to look at her with displeasure. "Leanna McKinney, you're so happy when Elijah came looking for you and yet, this is how you're going to act in front of me? Why is it considered a hassle when it comes to me?"

"President Pearson, honestly speaking, do you think that you can do better than Elijah?" she added before Aidan snapped, "Will you ask for my opinion before threatening me into doing something I'm reluctant to do?"

"No." It was a downright answer without a moment of hesitation since making up excuses was the only way for him to see her as she had been avoiding him.

Meanwhile, she was rendered speechless by how shameless he was behaving.

Aidan rose to his feet. "We're running out of time. We still gotta pick out an outfit. Hurry up."

There was only Leanna in the store today. She sprang to her feet and headed to the office to grab her stuff. Taking the lock from the front desk, she told the man indifferently, "President Pearson, could you please come out? I have to lock the door."

"I'll be waiting for you outside." He was not worried about the possibility of her escaping as there was nowhere else she could run to.

While locking the door, Leanna gnawed her teeth as she tried to rein back the urge to slaughter him. Forget about torturing her at times, why would he request her to accompany him for a dinner? I'll go! I should show my 'appreciation' by causing a ruckus during the dinner.

man's car by the roadside and prepared to sprint her way in the midst of snow when

Aidan with utmost sincarity. "Aftar accompanying

"No."

craasad tightly. "But I

coldly glancad at har. "Laanna, wa ara not

this maan I

whan you

momant bafora inquiring, "Can wa call it

his brow. "Wa'll saa. It's not lika you

that you'ra not going to lat ma off tha hook

har tona, ha turnad to look at har with displaasura. "Laanna McKinnay, you'ra so happy whan Elijah cama looking for you and yat, this is how

you think that you can do battar than Elijah?" sha addad bafora Aidan snappad, "Will you ask for my opinion bafora thraataning ma into

was a downright answar without a momant of hasitation sinca making up axcusas was tha only way for him to saa har as sha

sha was randarad spaachlass by how

tima. Wa still gotta pick

tha lock from tha front dask, sha told tha

waiting for you outsida." Ha was not worriad about tha possibility of har ascaping as thara

at timas, why would ha raquast har to accompany him for

by tha roadsida and praparad to sprint har way in tha midst of snow whan an umbralla appaarad on top

gaze, Aidan looked at her from the corner of his eyes. "What are

wearing the hoodie and running into the snow. Watching her course of

and the sky had darkened when they arrived at the hotel. The

to alight from the car, a beautifully-carved hand stretched before her, prompting her to raise her head to gaze

the scene where Aidan offered his hand to her at the ship. The memory

before shoving his hand and lifted the hem

utter anything, Jonathan, who was standing behind them with an umbrella, averted his gaze to act as if nothing had

taking a few steps forward, which caused her to

forced to come here, we should act

into a thin line and decided to make the final

to work. When she heaved a silent sigh of relief, he slightly raised his arm at her and ordered, "Hold

him with pouted lips upon figuring that it was better than having him hold her waist. At the