Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 226

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?"

business.

slowly, "Do you know why

"It's his private affair. I don't

him, so you won't care no matter

her lips

no quiet life if

looked at him in

you really want before

could expose

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

you think it's actually

not. He whispered, "I'll settle everything

Sienna, but so what if you do? There are some

how would you

refused to argue with him. "Elijah is still waiting for me. I

and he held her wrist.

Someone else

sent him on

flung his hand away and

leading downhill was dark. There were no 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,

Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and my

beside her rustled, and something leaped into the air. She let out a

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