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 you don't care

private affair. I don't have any

you won't care no matter

pursed her

life if you be with someone you

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

you really want

out random stuff. Somewhere, somehow, it was no longer hard for him to see through her. He could expose her lies every single time. "I made it clear to you, Presdient Pearson.

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 all water under the

"Do you think

not. He whispered,

can get rid of Anna and even Sienna, but so

how would you know

is still waiting for me.

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

Someone else can

him on his merry

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 Leanna regretted her

lights on the way, and her flashlight was too weak to shine through the darkness. She could hear the rustle of leaves

hastened her pace while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and my stupid plan to expose him. Look what that has gotten me

the bush beside her rustled, and something leaped into the air. She let out a gasp and took one step back only to fall into someone's