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

"Do you know why you don't care

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

him, so you won't care no matter

pursed her lips

no quiet life if you

quiet life doesn't involve him." She looked at him in silence. "My quiet life involves you

"Ask what you really

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 you. Once you calm down and forgive me, then it's

"Do you think it's

whispered, "I'll settle everything you're worried

I know you can get rid of Anna and even Sienna, but

would you

refused to argue with him. "Elijah is still

turned around, and he held her wrist. "I'll take you

thanks. Someone else can

him on

"Still don't want your help." She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but Leanna regretted

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, it would have been relaxing, but the

him. I should never have come here. Me and my stupid plan to expose him. Look

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