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?"

my business. I

know why you

took a deep breath. "It's his private affair. I

you

her

no quiet life if you be with someone

him in silence. "My quiet life involves you

"Ask what you really

see through her. He could expose her lies every single time. "I made it

I'm making it up to you.

you think it's

no it's not. He whispered, "I'll settle

can get rid of Anna and even Sienna, but so what if you do? There are some things you

would you

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

around, and he held

Someone else

sent him on

it! He has no shame! "Still don't want your help." She flung his hand away and headed

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

her and hastened her pace while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and my stupid

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