Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 226

He met her gaze, cocked his eyebrow, and smiled. "Did you regret it?"

She looked away nervously. "R-Regret what?" she stammered.

"Refusing me."

"No. You're reading too much into it."

He looked ahead again. "The look in your eyes tells me otherwise," he said calmly.

Huh. She coughed and stopped talking. Don't wanna say anything wrong. But I'm confused. "Why? Why do you do this? I thought you ran out of patience with me."

"And you believed that?"

Goddammit, what a pain. He's more brazen than I thought. She pursed her lips and said, "I'm grateful for what you did. I have to admit that I'm surprised and…" I'm moved. She didn't say that out loud. A pause later, she continued, "But it's been six months since we got divorced, so—"

He interrupted, "Leanna, don't you see it? I'm trying to woo you."

I must be hearing things. "I beg your pardon?"

He turned around and leaned against the guardrail, his eyes on her. "I'll make it up for the rest of the lost anniversaries too."

Leanna froze. She had no idea what to say at first, but a moment later, she answered, "President Pearson, whatever you're doing means nothing to me. You're disturbing my quiet life."

"Your quiet life? You mean dating Elijah?" He said, "He's not as simple as he looks. Do you think he could have founded Constellation in a few years all by himself?"

of my business. I don't

you know

a deep breath. "It's his private affair. I don't have any reason

like him, so you won't care no matter what he

pursed her

life if you be with someone you don't

She looked at him in silence. "My quiet life involves you not

what you really want before

hard for him to see through her. He could

you think. You say you were unhappy with the marriage, so I'm making it up to you. Once you calm

"Do you think it's actually that

not. He whispered,

of Anna and even Sienna, but so what if you

would

him. "Elijah is still waiting for me. I need

and he held her wrist.

thanks. Someone else

him on

no shame! "Still don't want your help." She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but Leanna regretted her decision a moment

lights on the way, and her flashlight was too weak to shine through the darkness. She could hear the rustle of leaves in the shadow. In normal times, it would have

hastened her pace while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and my stupid plan to expose him.

and her pace quickened. Suddenly, the bush beside her rustled, and something leaped into the air. She let out a gasp and took one