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."

like her very much. So, I asked her to do me a favor and come back to

with him, he must've been a special person to her. Afterward, he might be able to use this excuse to make

him, "Look

the one who brought flowers to the

and replied, "It's her ex-husband. They've already divorced, but he kept pestering her,

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

didn't think it

background? Well, now what? Her ex-husband came. Do you

between them and tried to mediate the situation. "Okay, that's enough. I think 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

his lips slightly but

clean up the kitchen, so don't

left, Rodney stood up.

you heard

Elijah nodded.

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 fake

frowned, knowing what he meant. "Dad, you don't know the

added, "If she isn't interested in you, you shouldn't waste so

like her very

you're still a teenage, emotional boy? There are far more important things in

soon as Elijah heard

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

room, he noticed his phone vibrate. It was Leanna's message informing him that she had returned home. He subconsciously wanted 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 would hear a different answer

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her sore temples as she responded to each message. When she was done with

greeted, "You're awake,

struggled to open

isn't a takeaway. Louis brought them," Zoe

just met him in the elevator,

Were they trying

She turned around and went into the bathroom. Leanna washed her face and felt a

like cash and food. Thank you, President