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.

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

obediently at that.

opened the car door, then turned to look at her and

gaze on that familiar place and smiled as she declined

I'll get going

"Sure. Bye."

out in place for a while before driving

Aidan coming down the stairs as soon as he entered the

"Dinner gathering."

but frown as he didn't let the

picked up the confusion in his tone, he asked knowingly,

have a comeback

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

feel his temples throbbing and immediately looked coldly at Louis, who

but feel that schadenfreude did make

his room, he 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 Villa, but she also doesn't even want to

Then, he swept his gaze across the quiet room. Finally, he reached up, pinched his nose

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

is as cunning as f*ck! I have no idea where he took the person. But isn't Freddie constantly bugging him? He probably doesn't even have the time to

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

The 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 in their schemes during this

responded with

Aidan hung up the phone, he remained on the couch, going through

downstairs, Louis came out of his room. When Louis noticed that Aidan seemed to be in a hurry, he asked, "Where

of your

feel that Aidan wasn't rushing out to meet Leanna. Could it be that Aidan

he thought of that, a feeling of uneasiness crept into Louis' heart.

at the car that was trailing him through the

stopped in front of an ordinary residential

arrived, the little guy was playing by himself in the cradle—the toy in

out and poked the corner of the little guy's lips. When he

popped out of the kitchen. "Aidan,

he inquired, "Why are you the only one here? Where's the little