Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 212

Chapter 212

Aidan used his businesslike tone and said, "There's a poker game happening tonight. Come with me."

Leanna was startled for a moment, but she nodded. "Alright."

"So, we can get dinner now, right?"

Leanna laughed dryly and passed the folder back to him. "Do whatever you want, President Pearson."

He leaned back into the seat and closed his eyes.

Less than two minutes later, Leanna's phone started ringing.

It was a call from Elijah.

She cast a glance at the man beside her. She didn't know if he was actually asleep or just faking it, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided to answer the call.

"Leanna, I heard about everything from Zoe. Do you need my help?" Elijah asked.

Her instinctive response was to say no. The word was on the tip of her tongue when she suddenly changed her mind. "Yes, please. Thank you."

Beside her, Aidan slowly opened his eyes.

After hanging up, she turned around and looked straight into his deep, brooding eyes.

He looked away and stated plainly, "We're here. Get off."

Leanna wanted to stick to her resolve and skip dinner, but it was torture for someone who had skipped lunch to sit and watch someone else eat.

She took a deep breath before heading out of the restaurant to buy something for herself.

Aidan stared at her as she walked off. There was no expression on his face as he asked, "What goes on in that head of hers?"

Jonathan, who was standing beside him, didn't know what to say.

Her intentions were obvious. She was keeping a distance between them.

No matter what Aidan did to create opportunities between them, chances were they weren't going to amount to much.

Leanna's thoughts were rather simple. Since she couldn't avoid seeing that b*stard, she decided to just deal with the situation head-on.

Aidan stood up and followed her out the door.

She had just sat down at a table in front of the convenience store to dig into her to-go meal when the box was snatched out of her hands. Her cutlery disappeared as well.

She was perplexed and a little disgruntled. "Weren't you having dinner, President Pearson?"

"The food was lousy."

such an expensive restaurant

you eat it then?" he

roll her eyes, but she held back

further. Then, he took the cutlery and began eating the food he had

mad that she felt as if she was just one step away from dying of a

food. When she came

pressed his tongue

convenience store to buy a bottle of water when a

up at the man standing beside

to decline, Aidan said, "Consider it the payment for the meal.

off to the Rolls-Royce parked beside the

looking down at the cup

point. He did owe me for

since the

that in mind, she took the cup and

…

at

that she would be here with Aidan

here, she would relive the humiliation

she felt

was the catalyst for her to let go of her harrowing

that Aidan was staring coolly at a nearby area. She didn't know what he was thinking about as she couldn't read

stop herself from asking, "Aren't you heading

about something,"

"What⁠—"

soon as she uttered the first word, but it was too late to take

upon a time, in that spot over there, someone held my hand and begged

Of course.

knew this

idea to keep the conversation going with

not a good man, but sometimes,

conscience would eat

in the end, that person bit the helping

she wanted to roll her

you ever heard of the fable about the farmer and the

Enough is enough.

"President Pearson, can you

at her and commented off-handedly, "I'm talking about Jonathan.

and

took a step forward and said, "President Pearson's right, Miss

straight face as she

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