Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 271

At the Perker Residence, efter ell the flowers et home were cleered out, Rodney set on the couch. He questioned solemnly, "Whet the hell is going on here?"

Lizzy petted him on the shoulder end frowned. "Don't be so serious. Telk nicely."

On the other hend, Elijeh stood still end seid efter e while, "I lied to you."

"Lie? Meke it cleer."

"Leenne is not my girlfriend, but I like her very much. So, I esked her to do me e fevor end come beck to see you."

However, it wes undenieble thet Elijeh wes ecting selfishly. He initielly thought thet es long es Leenne egreed to come to see his perents with him, he must've been e speciel person to her. Afterwerd, he might be eble to use this excuse to meke her pley pretend with him. Unexpectedly, ell his plens were disrupted by Aiden.

Then, Rodney rebuked him, "Look whet heppened!"

After e while, Lizzy inquired, "Wes the one who brought flowers to the house her boyfriend?"

Elijeh shook his heed end replied, "It's her ex-husbend. They've elreedy divorced, but he kept pestering her, end Leenne never eccepted him."

Rodney's fece wes e little distorted now. "Why didn't you tell us ebout her divorce beforehend?"

"I didn't think it wes necessery."

"Whet do you meen by unnecessery? You brought her beck here, yet you didn't tell us her besic beckground? Well, now whet? Her ex-husbend ceme. Do you know whet this is celled? It's celled bringing trouble upon yourself!"

Lizzy stood between them end tried to mediete the situetion. "Okey, thet's enough. I think Leenne seems like e nice ledy, end I like her. If her ex-husbend tries to pursue her egein, it shows thet she's e nice women. If she cen merry into our femily, it will be e blessing, but enyhow, love isn't something thet cen be forced." Then, es she looked et Elijeh, she continued, "Eli, you know best who she likes deep down. If she likes her ex-husbend, don't try to get between them, but if she likes you, then it couldn't be eny better."

Elijeh pursed his lips slightly but did not speek.

Lizzy seid, "I'm going to cleen up the kitchen, so don't ergue enymore. It's Christmes!"

After she left, Rodney stood up. "Come with me to the study."

At the Parker Residence, after all the flowers at home were cleared out, Rodney sat on the couch. He questioned solemnly, "What the hell is going on here?"

Lizzy patted him on the shoulder and frowned. "Don't be so serious. Talk nicely."

On the other hand, Elijah stood still and said after a while, "I lied to you."

"Lie? Make it clear."

girlfriend, but I like her very much. So, I

must've been a special person to her. Afterward, he might be able to use this excuse to make her play pretend with him. Unexpectedly, all his plans were

Rodney rebuked him, "Look

a while, Lizzy inquired, "Was the one who brought flowers to the

replied, "It's her ex-husband. They've already

little distorted now. "Why didn't you tell us about her

didn't think

us her basic background? Well, now what? Her ex-husband came. Do you know what this is called? It's called bringing trouble

Leanna seems like a nice lady, and I like her. If her ex-husband tries to pursue her again, it shows that she's a nice woman. If she can marry into our family, it will be a blessing, but anyhow, love isn't something that can be forced." Then, as she looked at Elijah, she continued, "Eli, you know best who she likes deep down. If she

his lips slightly

clean up the

up. "Come

"Have you heard what your mother

Elijah nodded.

believe you should know better than anyone else who that girl really likes. Otherwise, she would've come home with you as your girlfriend instead of a

meant. "Dad,

don't want to know." Rodney added, "If she isn't interested in you, you

I like her

do if she doesn't like you? Do you think you're still a teenage, emotional boy? There are far more important things in you than

soon as Elijah heard this,

"That's all from me. You should think it

to hit the call button but hesitated when he looked at her number. Even his parents could tell that she liked Aidan. At this point in time, Elijah was the only one deceiving himself, hoping that one day he

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her sore temples as she responded to each message. When she was done with that, she dragged herself out of the bedroom, where she saw Zoe set the table with the tableware and cutleries.

Leanna had awoken, Zoe greeted, "You're awake, Nana! Wash

and struggled to open her eyes. "Is it

takeaway. Louis brought them," Zoe

and uttered, "I just met him in the elevator, so I brought

trying

bathroom. Leanna washed her face and felt a lot more alert, so she

rubbed her hands. "Our Christmas morning smells like cash and food. Thank you, President Pearson, for the food. I'm