Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 385

Zoe sat on the couch, utterly immersed in her thoughts. Her eyes were half-lidded, and she was as still as a statue.

Daniel stood opposite her, shifting on his foot when she left him hanging. After a while, he started wondering whether she might have fallen asleep and asked tentatively, "Why don't you… put away the thing in your hands first? It's kinda scary."

When she heard that, her grip on the bat tightened, and he cleared his throat in discomfort before taking a step back.

After a few seconds, Zoe finally said, "The common enemy you mentioned. Do you mean Lloyd?"

Daniel nodded, and she pressed, "So, you and Georgina…"

"That was all for show. I approached her with my own motives, and despite knowing this, she still made use of me."

A few seconds passed, and she remarked sarcastically, "Just a show, eh? Just like what you're doing now?"

"Well… not really," he fumbled for a logical reason. "We're doing this for justice. The nature behind our actions is entirely different."

"Mhm," Zoe hummed, unconvinced.

After he waited for a few minutes, he slowly broached the question, "So, have you considered it?"

"Are you sure that they won't harm Nana if I agree to put on this act with you?" she gazed at him sharply as she inquired.

"At least they won't be able to blackmail her by trying to catch a hold of me, and if they tried from other aspects, I'd try to think of a way to stop them."

Zoe furrowed her brows as she finally asked the one thing that had been bothering her the entire time, "Who the hell… are you? No, maybe I should be asking, what's your motive?"

He smiled mysteriously and promised, "Once this act is over, I'll tell you."

…

Crossley Residence, she noticed that the entire house was engulfed in an air of oppression. All the servants were shying away from her, just the same as when she arrived on the

moment she entered the living room, a servant came over and said, "Miss McKinney, the master is asking for you

skirts

rooted on the spot for a few seconds before

and said dispassionately, "To what do

raised his head behind a pile of documents. "Take

walked over confidently, and took a seat in front of him. The instant she was seated, he pushed a

into a smirk and deliberately asked, "Oh

merely said, "I know that you and Georgina have always been in a conflict because of Aidan, but no matter what, your squabbles should stay within the Crossley Family. There's no reason to

she inspected her nails. "I'm not the plaintiff

the cause of this conflict. When the time comes, as long as you come forward and clarify that these accusations

twitch of his fingers. He only had to manipulate some facts to get

Lloyd knew that many eyes were watching him and Leanna, he didn't want to take the risk. Hence, he wanted her to

in his favor since it would be obvious that Karen was lying. Plus, with a little bit of manipulation behind the scenes, he could easily present Karen as the true mastermind of it

you could dream faster than you could make a

apology I deserve, so why should I come forward for others, my… Bully no less?" she enunciated slowly. She was playing with fire, but with such a golden opportunity

settle everything in private," Lloyd answered. "Since you're a member of the Crossley Family, you have a duty to care

making it sound like such a big deal, Mr. Crossley. Even though I'm living with the Crossleys, I've never enjoyed any benefits of actually being one. So, what are these duties you speak

when he saw that she wasn't going to let the matter

said,

a

papers she always brought with

"This is what I've promised you before. If this is what you want in exchange, I can sign it right

know

started to bubble up in his heart as he furrowed his brows. "What do you