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 find her a handsome

guy,

really hard to please," Zoe said with a

to open the

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

he continued, "Leanna, I have something I need to talk

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

a step back and invited, "Come on

was afraid that if she did not keep her mouth occupied,

water, she shot Zoe a strange look and asked,

quickly waved her off.

shrugged and returned to the

she sat on the chair at the side.

hesitated for a moment before saying, "Leanna, I have a favor to ask

you with whatever you need. You don't have

spat out,

before she could react, Zoe, who was drinking water in the kitchen, immediately

the chance to refuse, he spoke up again, "I know it's an

home?"

anymore, and 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.

than for Leanna to pretend to be his

was all an act, the narrative would change as

good excuse. There were no flaws in

he spoke again, "Leanna, I know that you won't agree, but it's just that my parents are old, and I don't want them to worry. That's why I lied.

this, she pursed her lips.

she even said that she would help him with

did owe Elijah

you don't have to feel forced. It doesn't matter. I'm just asking to see what you think about this. If you're burdened, just pretend like I didn't show up today and I didn't ask such

just that…" She trailed

just a favor. Overthinking is a curse. Plus, this is just an act to make

"Okay. I'll follow you back

of relief, and a slight smile appeared on his

I need to prepare any presents?"

"No, I'll prepare them."

finally put down her glass of water and walked

"It's… hard to reject."

He even mentioned his parents. I won't be able to refuse as well. After all, every parent worries about their children. He just

out that Leanna went to Elijah's house to celebrate Christmas, the

out a soft sigh. She glanced at her phone and changed the subject.

walked away to give him a