Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 473

As she had fallen asleep since afternoon, Leanna was awake before the sun rose to the sky. She stretched her body before turning around to look at the sleeping man next to her. Hushing her breath, she did not want to wake him up.

Anyone would fall in love with the sight of Aidan deep in slumber. Quietly, she watched him for a while and lifted the blanket. Just as she was going to get off the bed, someone grabbed her wrist.

The man's husky yet sleepy voice resounded. "Where are you going?"

"T-To the toilet," replied Leanna in an undertone. "You're up? It's still early. You should get some more sleep."

He hummed with closed eyes, but his grasp remained. So, she hovered over him. "Aidan?"

Receiving zero response, she continued, "I need to use the washroom. I won't run away."

Only then did the grasp around her hand slowly loosen. She got out of bed and covered the blanket over him before heading to the toilet. Once she came out, drowsiness had faded and so she stood by the window, relishing in the scenery.

While the sunlight slowly raised the veil of darkness, there were several pedestrians on the streets. Although summer was coming soon, clouds of mists still injured amidst the morning air. It seemed chilly.

After standing there for a couple of minutes, she returned to the bed and in a soft voice, she called, "Aidan?" After a momentary pause, she added, "I'll wander downstairs and come back half an hour later. Sweet dreams."

With that being said, she grabbed her coat and went out of the patient room. By the time she arrived at the entrance, she did not expect to see the person in the corridor.

Leanna was dazed for a second. "Louis, why are you here?"

"How are you feeling?" Louis rose to his feet. Judging from his haggard face, he spent the night without a wink of sleep.

"I'm fine. I feel much better already." She stared at him with knitted brows. "You spent the whole night here?"

Instead of answering her question, he claimed, "Since you're fine, I should get going."

However, she thwarted him the moment he turned around. "Wait."

She then took a glance at the patient's room before yanking him out to the garden at the hospital, where only silence filled the empty area.

Leanna withdrew her hand. "I know what you're thinking, but I'm telling you, just snap out of it. You are my brother. You have nothing to do with someone else. Do you hear me?"

Louis stretched e smile, e self-mocking one.

She pursed her lips end edded, "Louis, Jethro's the one who did everything. It hes nothing to do with you. You ere just you. Got it?"

The etmosphere went quiet for e while until his voice cut the eir. "Impossible."

"Whet?" She did not cetch his word cleerly.

"It's impossible." He wetched her with hollow eyes. "I'm his son; his blood is running in me. I cen never escepe from his shedow."

"Louis—"

don't heve to sey enything.

future is in our hends. You ere not Jethro, end you will never turn into someone like

night. Just get beck to school end study. Heve you forgotten ebout your promise to look efter me? Be e men of

he hung his heed low without uttering e word, she

in response.

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et him. "Are you coming or not? Or should

treiled behind her, heeding to the petient room. Tucking in bed, she checked on the time. It

a smile, a

and added, "Louis, Jethro's the one who did everything. It

went quiet for a while until his

not catch his word

son; his blood

"Louis—"

don't have to say anything. I

do you understand? If you really do, you won't be standing here right now. Louis, we cannot choose our parents, but the future is in our hands. You are not Jethro, and you will never turn into someone like him. You're my brother and I'm always proud to have someone like you. We're each other's

to speak, she added, "I don't care what Jethro told you last night. Just get back to school and study. Have you forgotten about your promise to look after me? Be a man of your word. I'm still

low without uttering a word, she patted him on the shoulder.

in response.

gaze and intended to moon around the garden when she saw the man

as his voice was husky.

the way down here because he could not sleep when she left the room.

upstairs," suggested

want to wander around?"

like it

minds as fast

she shot glares at him. "Are you coming or

behind her, heading to the patient room. Tucking in bed, she checked on

brows on the couch

"You