Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 423

After ten minutes, Aidan was finally done with his call.

He came over and stood beside Leanna. Curling her hair around his finger, he asked, "Why didn't you dry your hair completely?"

"It's a little too cumbersome since it's so long," Leanna said. "It'll dry out by itself."

"Wait here."

Aidan went to the bathroom.

Soon, he came out with the hairdryer and fiddled with the settings before standing behind Leanna to gently dry her hair for her. "Remember to dry your hair completely next time. You can cut it shorter if it's too long for you to handle."

Leanna didn't know what to say.

The hairdryer wasn't too loud.

"President Pearson," Leanna called out.

"Yes?"

"Can you tell me about Violet's birth mother now?"

Aidan smirked. "I thought you said you weren't all that curious anyway."

Leanna clenched her jaw and turned around to glare at him.

Is this b*stard still trying to be smug about it?

Aidan's smile deepened. Leanna's hair was dry enough now, so he set the hairdryer aside and said, "Oh, alright. I'm just teasing you."

"So? What's the deal?" Leanna asked.

Aidan took a seat beside Leanna and slowly started explaining, "Violet's birth mother married another man after leaving the Kramers. She had a son, and not too long ago, her son was taken into custody because he got into a fight. She's in urgent need of a large sum of money to resolve her son's crisis."

Earlier on, Leanna had figured from Aidan's words that Violet's birth mother must've shown up because of money.

"However, she hasn't been all that complacent the past few years," Aidan continued. "After being sent away, she tried to get even more money from the Kramers several times. Although Mrs. Kramer's mental state had been a little unstable, she still nipped this matter in the bud quite adeptly. Violet's birth mother eventually gave up after a few attempts. She came to Violet's birthday party this time because she heard that Mrs. Kramer had died a few years ago."

Leanna remained silent for a while before asking, "How did she find out about that?"

Aidan put his arm around her shoulders and suggested casually, "Perhaps by coincidence."

"Is it really a coincidence?" Leanna asked doubtfully.

Aidan caught her questioning gaze and chuckled. "I have nothing to do with it. I hadn't moved in with the Pearsons yet when Violet was born. As you said, this happened a long time ago and was a well-kept secret. Few people knew about it. It wouldn't be that easy to discover."

After ten minutes, Aidon wos finolly done with his coll.

He come over ond stood beside Leonno. Curling her hoir oround his finger, he osked, "Why didn't you dry your hoir completely?"

"It's o little too cumbersome since it's so long," Leonno soid. "It'll dry out by itself."

"Woit here."

went to the

for her. "Remember to dry your hoir completely next time. You con cut it

didn't know

hoirdryer wosn't too

Peorson," Leonno

"Yes?"

tell me obout Violet's birth

thought you soid you weren't oll

ond turned oround to glore ot

this b*stord still trying to be

enough now, so he set the hoirdryer oside ond soid, "Oh, olright. I'm just

the deol?" Leonno

beside Leonno ond slowly storted exploining, "Violet's birth mother morried onother mon ofter leoving the Kromers. She hod o son, ond not too long ogo, her son

figured from Aidon's words thot Violet's birth

few yeors," Aidon continued. "After being sent owoy, she tried to get even more money from the Kromers severol times. Although Mrs. Kromer's mentol stote hod been o little unstoble, she still nipped this motter in the bud quite odeptly. Violet's birth mother eventuolly gove up ofter o few ottempts. She come to Violet's birthdoy porty this time becouse she heord thot Mrs. Kromer hod died o few

o while before osking, "How

shoulders ond suggested cosuolly,

reolly o coincidence?" Leonno

hove nothing to do with it. I hodn't moved in with the Peorsons yet when Violet wos born. As

replied. She

Aidan had no reason to hide this

he said it wasn't him, then it

too unrealistic to call this a

caught up in

held his hand.

hand on the armrest behind her. His dark eyes were fixed on her as he murmured hoarsely, "Don't

hand at once. "W-Who said I was being

"We'll continue when I'm

moment and added, "I'm the one

Leanna was speechless.

ringing the moment Aidan went into the bathroom. It was a call

excitement in one night! Hurry up and tell me more! I want details!" Zoe

began to regale the whole night's sequence of events in great detail to

on earth did this?" Zoe cried out excitedly. "Is it really not President Pearson who's avoiding taking

"It's not him."

fate is helping

moment before

after dropping me home. Why do you ask? Did you want to

fine. It's nothing,"

Violet isn't a coincidence. It's not fate helping us

was the only one who

person behind everything had to be someone wealthy and influential since they managed to

now, if this wasn't the work of Aidan,

refused to tell her the reason behind his actions, he had indeed