Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 382

Still, Louis didn't join them for karaoke either in the end.

When Leanna noticed his listlessness, she asked Zoe and several other young ladies to head to the karaoke lounge first. As for her, she would join them later after she sent Louis back.

Once they got inside the car, Leanna said, "I heard from Aidan that you leave home early and return late every day. What are you up to?"

Louis stayed silent for a while before he parted his lips and gave a vague answer, "I've got stuff to do."

"What is it?" Leanna asked.

However, Louis merely looked away and said nothing.

Judging from how he reacted, Leanna knew he wasn't willing to talk about it. Hence, she stopped forcing the matter and changed the topic. "Louis, no matter what happens in the future, you can't act as impulsive as before. You only need to keep this one thing in mind forever: you are my younger brother. You are my only kin in this world. Therefore, no one is more important to me than you."

Louis paused for a while before he asked, "How about Aidan?"

Perhaps not expecting to receive such a reply from him, she smiled and replied, "Boyfriends come and go, but you're my only younger brother."

"Got it. I won't do anything impulsive in the future, and I also won't let them use this as an excuse to blackmail you." The conversation died down naturally, but Louis seemed to remember something. He frowned as he began, "You and Ron…"

Then, he decided to cut his losses midway and trailed off. The topic in discussion was far too complicated.

Nevertheless, she didn't mind as she replied succinctly, "He rescued me, so everything is in the past. I found him some time ago, asked him to help me look up Jethro's whereabouts, and paid him the corresponding remuneration. That's it."

When Louis heard what she said, his brows furrowed deeper. "In the past?"

Leanna hummed. After a while, she spoke again, "Actually, Louis, Ron wouldn't have come after us if Jethro hadn't borrowed money from a usurer. Moreover, it was Jethro who single-handedly planned that incident. Ron merely did as he was told by retrieving the money he was owed, that's all."

There was a point in her life when she hated Ron as much as she hated Jethro.

Yet, now that she thought about it, she realized she couldn't place the blame solely on Ron.

She couldn't judge whether Ron was a good or bad person. It was just that she had witnessed Ron's humane side when he was in contact with Queenie's father.

From Leanna's point of view, it seemed that everyone chose different ways of living because they were just trying their best to survive in this cruel world. That was all.

Louis didn't comment on it and simply gazed out the window.

at Castor Villa, she said, "It looks to me that your injury will be fully healed soon. Return to the

nodded obediently

look at her and asked,

place and smiled as she declined

get

"Sure. Bye."

she spaced out in place for

the stairs as soon as he entered the

"Dinner gathering."

he didn't let

in his tone, he asked knowingly,

have a comeback to

expect an answer as he continued, "She just left not long

Louis,

displeasure lined Aidan's back silhouette, he couldn't help but feel that schadenfreude did make one

whisked out his phone. Regardless, just as he was about to call Leanna, he suddenly changed his mind. It's pointless. Not only does she not want to return here to Castor

his phone on the couch. Then, he swept his gaze across the quiet room. Finally, he

a long while. Once the call was connected, he asked flatly,

idea where he took the person. But isn't Freddie constantly bugging him? He probably doesn't even

on the situation at the hospital. Don't allow him even a sliver of a

person

then continued, "The Crossley Group's new project has been launched. Someone will be handling the rest of it. You just have to ensure that Lloyd and Georgina are too busy to succeed

responded with

remained on the couch, going through his plans in his mind before he suddenly

as he made his way downstairs, Louis came out of his room. When Louis noticed that

your business,"

out to meet Leanna. Could it be that

thought of that, a feeling of uneasiness crept into Louis'

curved upward into a smile as he glanced at the car that was trailing him through the rearview mirror. He managed to

hour later, his car stopped in front of

by himself in the cradle—the toy in his hand was fully coated with his saliva as he

as he reached out and poked the corner of the little guy's lips. When he noticed this, he immediately frowned and wiped

out of the

as he inquired, "Why are you the only one