Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 197

Leanna was in no mood to engage in nonsense with him. "Whatever."

"Leanna, do you have feelings for Elijah?" Aidan asked while holding her shoulders.

She went silent for a moment before asking with a frown, "What sort of question is this?"

"Answer me."

After a few seconds, she replied, "I don't."

He exerted force on her shoulder and asked slowly, "Then, do you like me?"

"President Pearson, why did you stop me here to ask such lame questions?"

"How are they lame?"

At that moment, she raised her tone and yelled, "Everything is lame! Also, I've been meaning to ask you today. Why did you show up at my friend's party? Don't you feel uncomfortable around them?"

"No, I don't."

"Didn't you notice that your presence brought down the whole party?"

"I don't care what's on their mind. I only care about what you think," he affirmed lightly.

When Leanna heard this, she could not help but laugh and questioned, "President Pearson, are you serious?"

"Yes."

"If you truly cared about what I think, you'll realize that I despise you. Your presence not only makes my friends feel uneasy, but it also makes me uncomfortable…"

"Is this your answer, Leanna?" Aidan cut her off.

"Wha-"

She only realized what he was referring to afterward.

He's asking if I like him.

"I thought you always knew," she responded quietly.

much, why did you defend me today?"

thought that I shouldn't make the situation more awkward than it should, especially when everyone is having dinner together. After

could not deny that her heart

who treated her rudely most of the time, there

her time at Underwood Lane where she experienced the

to cook, he did not hesitate to prepare fish stew for

he ended up

complained that she was troublesome, he did not hesitate to boil water off a coal stove for her to wash

the fact that the power was restored

her to abort the baby, he still did not hesitate to accompany her for

Despite the fact that…

not wanting to revisit the

you have feelings for me and you can't deny it,

asked calmly and continued, "President Pearson, we're both grown-ups. There's more to life than just dating and love. Let me tell you the truth, then; I never expected us to reconcile from the moment I filed

his

so it is natural for you to despise me. These are all my faults and I am willing to accept the consequences without any complaints. It's just that, President Pearson, while those three years may seem insignificant to

months since we're divorced and the child is gone just as you wished. We no longer owe each other anything.

asked quietly, "So everything that I've done… all

live my own

"Would your answer be

is not a 'what if' game," she sighed. "Aidan, you should know that

get it now," he said as he

feeling. I should be relieved, but why does my heart

leave for good…

as Leanna was about to bid her final goodbye to Aidan, the cold man suddenly appeared in front

to say, she was

took a step back just as she was about to

she uttered while trying to maintain

difference to me. All I needed to know was that you like

that moment, Leanna was desperate to crack

years and I know that I was the source of the

His words perplexed her.

amends until you can let go of the past and

misunderstood me. I didn't

"Yes, you did."

baffled once