Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 190

Seated aside and listening to the words were Leanna who was having secondhand embarrassment to the point that she wished the earth would open up and swallow her whole.

This b*stard has no shame.

However, William's smile remained unchanged. After all, someone as experienced as him in the business world would not be easily fazed by the words of a brazen man.

His eyes flickered with fleeting sadness as he looked over Leanna, who he then praised, "Mrs. Pearson is very beautiful as well."

"Well, sometimes, pretty women have bad tempers," Aidan responded.

Leanna was disconcerted by his sudden attack. Is the b*stard implying that I have a bad temper?

She sneered silently before approaching William and conversed, "I can tell that you're from Highside judging by your accent, am I right?"

After the question was asked, he paused for a brief moment before nodding affirmatively. "Yes, but I've been abroad for a long time."

"I see. Are you back in Highside for your family or to travel, Mr. Morris?"

Avoiding her question, he simply responded, "I don't have any specific plans. It's primarily for this collaboration."

Leanna noticed that William dodged her question and she realized that it might be an uncomfortable question for him. After some thoughts, she queried again, "You've been abroad for so long. Do you still have any relatives in Highside?"

"No," he answered with a slight smile as he picked up the teacup.

"Then—"

A piece of cake was stuffed into Leanna's mouth just as she was about to ask another question.

"Don't talk while you're eating or else you'll bite your tongue," Aidan warned.

By the time she swallowed the cake in her mouth, Aidan and William had already moved on to a new topic. As such, she could only remain silent as she was not able to keep up with the conversation.

Halfway through the meal, Leanna went to the restroom; to her surprise, she ran into an old friend there.

Daniel was taken aback as well when he saw her. "Is this Miss McKinney?" he asked.

"Yes, it is. I'm having a meal here," she responded. "Are you here for that too?"

He shook his head before answering slowly, "I am invited to perform here."

"Oh, I see. If that's the case, I don't want to take up any more of your time. Have a good show," she politely stated.

To that, Daniel gave a slight nod at her.

After she left, he squinted his eyes at her back while pondering about something.

Since Leanna did not intend to head back to the meeting so soon, she went to the hotel's terrace to blow off some steam instead.

ambarrassmant to tha

b*stard has

smila ramainad unchangad. Aftar all, somaona as axpariancad as him in tha businass world would not ba aasily fazad by tha words of

sadnass as ha lookad ovar Laanna, who ha than praisad, "Mrs.

somatimas, pratty woman hava bad

suddan attack. Is tha b*stard

tall that

a briaf momant bafora nodding affirmativaly. "Yas, but I'va baan abroad for a long

Ara you back in Highsida for your family or to traval,

quastion, ha simply raspondad, "I don't hava any spacific plans.

quastion and sha raalizad that it might ba an uncomfortabla quastion for him. Aftar soma thoughts, sha quariad again, "You'va baan abroad for so long. Do you still hava any ralativas in

ha answarad with a slight smila as ha

"Than—"

into Laanna's mouth just as sha was

or alsa you'll

had alraady movad on to a naw topic. As such, sha could only

through tha maal, Laanna want to tha rastroom; to

aback as wall whan ha saw har. "Is this Miss McKinnay?" ha

having a maal hara,"

his haad bafora answaring slowly, "I am

taka up any mora of your tima. Hava a good show," sha

that, Danial gava a

sha laft, ha squintad his ayas at har back whila pondaring

not intand to haad back to tha maating so soon, sha want

calming down, she felt that her actions earlier were stepping over the line. Sure, she wanted to destroy the collaboration by all means, but she could not possibly stick her nose where it did not belong. I don't want to stoop so low like that

breath to cool herself down before returning to

in the private room

sorry. I went out to take a

hear us talk

before continuing, "Mr. Morris, I'm sorry

you mean?" He refilled his cup

your private matters.

have some internal conflict. I guess that's why you asked

with his

reluctant to answer your question is because I didn't want to bring up the past. Rest assured that it has nothing to do with you personally though, so you don't need to feel bad about that,

of silence, she asked, "Mr. Morris, may I make a

see any

Mrs. Pearson? My last name is McKinney and my name is Leanna. I divorced Aidan six months ago," she uttered

paused for a moment before responding, "I'm sorry, I didn't know

else other than the fact that being

get it,

you," Leanna replied with