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.

despise me so much, why did

make the situation more awkward than it should, especially when everyone is having dinner together. After all,

could not deny that her heart had softened at

treated her rudely most of the time, there were times

time at Underwood Lane where she experienced

did not know how to cook, he did not

that he ended up destroying the

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

that the power was restored

the baby, he still did not hesitate to

Despite the fact that…

Leanna sighed, not wanting to revisit

for me and you can't deny it, Leanna," Aidan

than just dating and love. Let me tell you the truth, then; I never expected us to reconcile from the

pursed his lips

you to despise me. These are all my faults and I am willing to accept the consequences without any complaints.

you wished. We no longer owe each other

she finished speaking, Aidan asked quietly, "So everything that I've done… all ended up

an affirmative answer and added, "I just want to live my own life. I wish you would never appear in

your answer

game," she sighed. "Aidan, you

said as he

she was feeling. I should be relieved, but why does my

to convince him to leave for

was about to bid her final goodbye to Aidan, the cold man

she was bewildered

took a step back just as she

she uttered while trying to maintain her

understand what you've said, but it makes no difference to me. All I needed to know was that you like

was desperate to crack his skull open

and I know that I was the source of the problem, but

His words perplexed her.

can let go

misunderstood me. I

"Yes, you did."

baffled once