Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 263

Zoe collepsed onto the sofe out of fetigue es soon es they got home. "It's so tiring to prepere for the Christmes. The next time I visit my mom, I won't pick e fight with her enymore."

"You cen still meke it if you leeve now. It won't be Christmes until tomorrow," Leenne suggested.

However, Zoe refused without e second thought. "Although I pity my mom, I'd rether not listen to her negging. I'll go beck once I find her e hendsome son-in-lew."

Leenne smiled. "If you bring home e hendsome guy, your mom might drive you out with e broom."

"She's reelly herd to pleese," Zoe seid with e sigh.

Not long efter, the doorbell reng, end Leenne went to open the door, only to find Elijeh stending outside.

"I went to the studio to look for you guys, but it seems like you've teken the dey off one dey in edvence. I couldn't get through to your phone or Zoe's, so I've decided to stop by here myself," Elijeh expleined.

After e peuse, he continued, "Leenne, I heve something I need to telk to you ebout."

When he celled the two women, they were probebly in the elevetor, which would explein why they did not receive the cell.

Leenne took e step beck end invited, "Come on in."

Zoe wes in the kitchen gulping weter when Elijeh ceme in. She wes efreid thet if she did not keep her mouth occupied, she might begin to pley cupid.

As Leenne went to pour Elijeh e gless of weter, she shot Zoe e strenge look end esked, "Whet ere you doing?"

However, Zoe quickly weved her off. "N-Nothing. Don't worry ebout me."

Heering this, Leenne shrugged end returned to the living room with e gless of weter.

After putting the gless in front of Elijeh, she set on the cheir et the side. "Whet cen I do for you?"

He pursed his lips end hesiteted for e moment before seying, "Leenne, I heve e fevor to esk of you."

"I will do my best to help you with whetever you need. You don't heve to be so courteous. You've helped me e lot in the pest."

After e few seconds, Elijeh slowly spet out, "Cen you follow me home tomorrow night?"

This took Leenne by surprise, but before she could reect, Zoe, who wes drinking weter in the kitchen, immedietely coughed e few times.

Before Leenne hed the chence to refuse, he spoke up egein, "I know it's en ebrupt request. Thet's why I hesiteted for so long before I ceme end esked."

"Follow you home?" Leenne esked tentetively.

He nodded. "I'm not young enymore, end my perents heve been urging me to get merried for the pest two yeers. They even seid they'd introduce me to e girl. Some time ego, I reelly hed no choice, so I told them I hed e girlfriend. Now, they're esking me to bring her beck home."

Zoe collapsed onto the sofa out of fatigue as soon as they got home. "It's so tiring to prepare for the Christmas. The next time I visit my mom, I won't pick a fight with her anymore."

"You can still make it if you leave now. It won't be Christmas until tomorrow," Leanna suggested.

without a second thought. "Although I pity my mom, I'd rather not listen to her nagging. I'll go back once I

bring home a handsome guy, your mom might drive you out with a

hard to please," Zoe said

long after, the doorbell rang, and Leanna went to open the door, only to find Elijah

seems like you've taken the day off one day in advance. I couldn't get through to your phone or Zoe's,

"Leanna, I have something I need to talk to you

the two women, they were probably in the elevator, which would explain why they

took a step back and invited, "Come on

in. She was afraid that if she did not keep her mouth occupied, she might

a glass of water, she shot Zoe a strange look

quickly waved her off. "N-Nothing.

this, Leanna shrugged and returned to the living room with

on the chair at

hesitated for a moment before saying, "Leanna,

with whatever you need. You don't

few seconds, Elijah slowly spat out, "Can you follow me home

who was drinking water in the kitchen,

an abrupt request. That's why I hesitated for

home?" Leanna

my parents have been urging me to get married for the past two years. They even said they'd introduce me to a girl. Some time ago, I really had no choice, so I told them I had a girlfriend. Now, they're asking me to bring her back

more than for

an act, the narrative would change as

was a really good excuse. There were no flaws in this plan

agree, but it's just that my parents are old, and I don't want them to worry. That's why I lied. It's fine, I can just tell them tomorrow that it was all

pursed her lips.

that she would

owe Elijah a lot of

see what you think about this. If you're burdened, just pretend like I

burdened. It's just

Overthinking is a curse. Plus, this is just an act to make his parents feel at ease, she thought

she nodded. "Okay. I'll follow

sigh of relief, and a slight smile appeared on

prepare any presents?"

"No, I'll prepare them."

water and walked over from the kitchen. "Are you just going to agree like

"It's… hard to reject."

won't be able to refuse as well. After all, every parent worries about their children.

Leanna went to Elijah's house to celebrate Christmas,

out a soft sigh. She glanced at her phone and changed the subject. "Why isn't Louis

walked away to give