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

"If you bring home a handsome guy, your mom might drive you

please,"

after, the doorbell rang, and Leanna went to open the

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 decided to stop by here

continued, "Leanna, I have something I need

in the elevator, which would explain

a step back

in the kitchen gulping water when Elijah came in. She was afraid that if she did not keep

water, she shot Zoe a strange look and asked, "What are

her off. "N-Nothing.

shrugged and returned to the living room with a glass

putting the glass in front of Elijah, she sat on the chair at the side.

pursed his lips and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Leanna, I have a favor to ask of

my best to help you with whatever you need. You don't have to be so courteous. You've helped me a

Elijah slowly spat out, "Can

react, Zoe, who was drinking water

Leanna had the chance to refuse, he spoke up again, "I know it's an abrupt request. That's why I hesitated for so

home?"

to a girl. Some time ago, I really had no choice, so I told them I had

more than for Leanna to pretend to be

was all an act, the narrative would change as soon as she

really good excuse. There were no flaws in this

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 a lie and that I don't actually have

her lips. She couldn't bring herself to

she even said that she

really did owe

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

burdened. It's just that…"

It's just a favor. Overthinking is a curse. Plus, this is just an act to make his

"Okay. I'll

a slight smile appeared on his face. "Then, I'll pick

need to prepare any presents?"

"No, I'll prepare them."

Zoe finally put down her glass of water and walked over from the kitchen. "Are you just going to agree like

"It's… hard to reject."

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

out that Leanna went to Elijah's house

at her phone and changed the subject. "Why isn't Louis

she asked, she walked away to give him