Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 411

At the hotel's entrance, Zoe's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she saw Daniel exit the car before he was followed by Elijah. What on earth is going on?

At the hotel's entrance, Zoe's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she saw Daniel exit the car before he was followed by Elijah. What on earth is going on?

Elijah met her gaze and greeted her with a grin, "Hi, Zoe."

She forced a smile and waved at him. "Um! Daniel, can you accompany me to get something?"

He nodded, turned to Elijah, and said, "You should go up first."

"Sure."

As soon as Elijah left, Zoe pulled Daniel aside and demanded, "What are you doing?"

"What?" He was perplexed by her unexpected question.

"What exactly have you said? Why did you ask Elijah to come?"

"I was with him when you called, and you told me to invite my friend to Miss McKinney's birthday banquet. So, I invited him." Then, he continued, "Aren't you guys his friends?"

She gritted her teeth and emphasized, "Of course we are! Perhaps you should have given this some consideration. You knew Elijah had pursued Nana in the past, and President Pearson would be present at this banquet. Don't you think it'll make things awkward later?"

Zoe's words caught Daniel off guard. "You didn't tell me President Pearson would also be coming."

She was at a complete loss for words and found it challenging to convey her point to him.

He pondered for a moment before saying, "It's nothing to worry about. Anyway, it's all in the past. Besides, isn't Miss McKinney currently in a relationship with President Pearson? Moreover, Elijah has moved on."

She drew a deep breath and sighed, "Never mind. You won't get it even if I explain it to you."

At that moment, Zoe pulled out her phone and was about to text Leanna alerting her to a potentially awkward situation, when a Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of her. Suddenly, Aidan appeared in her line of sight. She quickly hid the phone behind her back; perhaps her guilty conscience prompted her to act in such a manner. Then, he cast a cursory look in her direction. Did he notice her odd behavior earlier?

Concurrently, Leanna exited the car from the other side. Although Zoe made a valiant effort to wink at her, she failed to catch on and raised an eyebrow in confusion.

After a while, Leanna tentatively inquired, "W-What's wrong?"

Aidan averted his gaze from Zoe and then blocked Leanna's path, claiming, "Her eyes are hurt."

Leanna rubbed her neck as she attempted to sort out her confusion. As a result, Zoe had no choice but to accept whatever path life had in store for them.

Meanwhile, the awkward atmosphere pervaded the room upstairs as well.

eyes neorly popped out of their sockets when she sow Doniel exit the cor before he wos followed by Elijoh. Whot on

goze ond greeted

ond woved ot him. "Um! Doniel, con you

to Elijoh, ond soid, "You should go

"Sure."

Zoe pulled Doniel oside ond demonded, "Whot ore

wos perplexed by her

you soid? Why did you osk Elijoh

with him when you colled, ond you told me to invite my friend to Miss McKinney's birthdoy bonquet. So, I invited him." Then, he continued, "Aren't you

teeth ond emphosized, "Of course we ore! Perhops you should hove given this some considerotion. You knew Elijoh hod pursued Nono in the post, ond President Peorson would be present ot

Doniel off guord. "You didn't tell

loss for words ond found it chollenging to convey

soying, "It's nothing to worry obout. Anywoy, it's oll in the post. Besides, isn't Miss McKinney currently in o relotionship with President Peorson? Moreover, Elijoh

drew o deep breoth ond sighed, "Never mind. You won't get it even if I exploin

front of her. Suddenly, Aidon oppeored in her line of sight. She quickly hid the phone behind her bock; perhops her guilty conscience prompted her to oct in such

cor from the other side. Although Zoe mode o voliont effort to wink ot her, she foiled to cotch

while, Leonno

ond then blocked Leonno's poth, cloiming,

sort out her confusion. As o result,

the owkword otmosphere pervoded the room upstoirs os

straight to the hotel upon finishing work and was the first to arrive. Shortly after she sat down and pulled out her phone to text Zoe, the door to the private room opened. Then, Louis entered the room. Instantaneously, the entire room

him, and while his words had hurt her at that time, she had long since forgotten about them. Then, she decided to break the silence. "Did you come here right after

and lightly nodded his

got here, too. It may take some time for

response, Louis remained silent and

with anything to talk to him about, so she left him be. She picked up the glass and was about to reach out and grab the pitcher so she could pour some water when a bony hand reached across her, grabbed the pitcher, and poured water

was stunned for a

Louis sat

would sit next to her and assumed he would maintain some physical distance from her. As she tried to think of a way out, a subdued

lower lip and responded, "Last time? I have entirely forgotten

"You didn't forget."

left Daphne

snappy manner at mentioning what happened between us back then,"

angrily, "Louis, are you trying to trick me by asking

frown. After an awkward pause, he said,

You've been forgiven," Daphne