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?"

business. I don't

you know why

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

so you won't care

pursed her

if you

him." She looked at him in silence. "My

what you really want before saying

out random stuff. Somewhere, somehow, it was no longer hard for him to see through her. He could expose her lies

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

think

whispered, "I'll settle everything you're

rid of Anna and even Sienna, but so what if you do? There

would

him. "Elijah is still waiting for me.

turned around, and he held her

Someone

sent him on his

clenched her fists. Damn it! He has no shame! "Still don't want your help." She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but

to shine through the darkness. She could hear the rustle of leaves in the shadow. In normal times,

Damn him. I should never have come here.

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