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.

"Do you know why

private affair. I don't have any

you don't like him, so you

her lips

life if you be with

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

you really want before saying

it was no longer hard for him to see through her. He could

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 it's actually that

He whispered, "I'll settle everything

but so what if you do? There are some things you can

would you

still waiting for

and he held her

Someone else can

sent him on

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 decision a moment

weak to shine through the darkness. She could hear the rustle of leaves in the shadow. In normal times, it would have been relaxing,

pulled her coat closer around her and hastened her pace while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never

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