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.

rather not listen to her nagging. I'll go back once I find her

bring home a handsome guy, your mom might drive you

hard to please," Zoe said

doorbell rang, and Leanna went to open the door,

studio to look 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,

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

the elevator, which would explain

a step back and invited,

gulping water when Elijah came in. She was afraid that if she did not keep her mouth occupied, she might begin to play

she

quickly waved her off. "N-Nothing. Don't worry

returned to the living room with a glass

glass in front of Elijah, she sat on the chair at the side. "What can

lips and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Leanna, I have a

whatever you need. You don't have to be

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

Leanna by surprise, but 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 abrupt request. That's why I hesitated for

you home?"

not young 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

what he meant. He wanted nothing more than for Leanna to pretend to be his girlfriend

act, the narrative would change as soon as she followed

excuse. There were no

quiet Leanna was, 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. It's fine, I can just tell them tomorrow that

lips. She

that she would help him with

did owe Elijah a

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

burdened. It's just that…"

just a favor. Overthinking is a curse. Plus, this is just an

"Okay. I'll follow you back

relief, and a slight smile appeared on his face. "Then,

to prepare

"No, I'll prepare them."

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

"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 wants to not make his parents worry

people found out that Leanna went to Elijah's house to celebrate Christmas, the news would

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

away to