Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 335

Aside from their acuity, the designers' powers of observation and ability to capture minute details would also be put to the test. This also meant that they'd be provided with an even better platform to display their talents at the end of the competition.

Leanna looked around, but as she withdrew her gaze, her eyes locked on a pair of dark, quiet eyes. Speechless, she asked in a whisper, "Why are you here?"

Aidan placed his arm on the back of her chair while cocking an eyebrow. "Didn't I tell you that the Pearson Group is hosting this year's competition?"

Leanna looked at him with a sneer. "Perhaps you were too busy with other things to tell me about it." This b*stard must've done this on purpose.

Just then, the host's voice rang again from the stage. As a last-minute change to the rules of the competition, a few of Highside's well-known socialites and heiresses were invited to be judges for the competition. The scores they gave would account for 10 out of 100 marks that each designer could receive in the competition.

Having grown up surrounded by all kinds of jewelry, these rich ladies had their own super-high standards when it came to the pursuit of jewelry.

A smile appeared on Leanna's face when she followed the host's gaze. This is great. I'm starting to suspect that the new rule was added on purpose to put a spoke in my wheel. This was because she had first spotted Georgina and Violet among the few rich ladies. So God has opened a window for me while plugging up all the ventholes. How exciting.

Aidan followed her gaze. Knowing what she was worried about, he said impassively, "Your work did earn the organizers' recognition, or they wouldn't have sent you the invitation. Even if they give you a low score out of malice, it won't have much effect on you. And besides, I'm here, no?"

Leanna kept smiling. "In that case, President Pearson, why do you think they'll give me a low score?"

Aidan replied with a nonchalant air, "Because they're envious of your beauty, perhaps?"

You're so good at making excuses

later, while the topic of the contest

cocktail party, where many designers busied themselves saying hello to the judges to butter them up. Even if they might come back from the competition empty-handed, it wouldn't hurt to get acquainted with these judges, who were all big names in the jewelry industries. Therefore, nobody knew how

considering the invitation

had barely stood before him, but before she could even speak, he turned to look in her direction and

replied in French, "Thank you very much for inviting me

"If President Pearson hadn't shown me your work, I wouldn't have known that such an outstanding and gifted designer was almost overlooked. I'm

greetings with Lewis, she dragged Aidan aside, asking, "Was it

"All I did was show him your work. It was his

it, Leanna knew that Aidan actually blamed himself for her losing her title as winner of the Emerging Designer Competition. Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to make it up to her indirectly on the excuse of supporting Lux Jewelry while she was still working at the company, though everyone—including her—had thought at the time that he was doing so for Mia's sake. After pondering for a moment, she asked

back, he downed the champagne in his glass and slowly replied, "Of course not." Then, after pausing for a moment, he looked at her again, raising his eyebrows for a moment with a burning, intense

coughed. "N-Not really. I'm just curious." You said it yourself that you'd make it up to me with a gift for each year of our marriage. Now I've received the gifts for the first and second year, but the third one is long-overdue,

in the process of getting it ready. It'll

though. "How much would I

and whispered a few

covered his thin lips with her hand, saying, "Shut up!" What the hell is he doing

lips turned up for a moment as he gently kissed the