Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 523

Leanna left Crossley Group around the afternoon and headed straight to the airport after she saw that it was almost time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she got downstairs, she saw a man leaning on a Rolls-Royce not far away with a casual posture. His calm eyes were looking in her direction.

She was momentarily stupefied at the sight of him right before him. She didn't even know what she was doing. By the time she had come to, she had instinctively run to him, thrown herself into his arms, and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist.

Even though everyone had been reassuring her that Aidan was safe since last night, the feeling of uneasiness and fear within her lingered like a fog around the cemetery.

She finally felt a connection to the real world as she held him in a tight embrace, feeling his warmth seeping through her skin.

Aidan also wrapped his arms around her. "You missed me, huh?" he asked with a mirthful yet low voice.

Leanna's grip only got tighter upon hearing his lighthearted remark. "I almost lost you." Her voice was somewhat choked up as she couldn't control her emotions.

He soothed her as he gently patted her back, "I will always show up as long as you want to see me."

"I… I was going to pick you up…" Even though her voice was muffled as she pressed her face against his chest, he could still hear its nasal quality.

"I arrived early. I knew you would be eager to see me, so I came looking for you the first thing after I left the airport."

Leanna didn't argue with him, for she indeed yearned to see him. It got to the point that she wanted to see him as soon as he got off the plane.

Aidan ran his fingers through her hair and requested gently, "Seeing as how I'm only back after such a long time, can you do me a favor and get off work early this evening to spend some time with me?"

She immediately nodded. "Okay."

I have Freddie watching over the situation at Crossley Group for me, and I'm not in the mood to do anything right now, either. So, if I stay, I will only be wasting everyone's time, including my own.

He opened the car's side door and tilted his head for her to hop in. "Get in."

On their journey back, Leanna leaned on Aidan's shoulder, completely leaning against him as she gradually felt her frayed nerves receiving respite after such a harrowing time. It didn't take long for her to fall soundly asleep against him.

Aidan slightly tightened his hold around her and inaudibly breathed a sigh of relief. I would have gone insane if something had happened to her when I wasn't around.

Leanna slept very deeply. By the time she was blinking the rest of her sleep away from her eyes, she had discovered that she was already in the apartment's bedroom, and the sky outside was completely dark. Oh, there goes my sleeping schedule again, I suppose.

and she could hear his steady breathing in

drank the sight of him quietly for a while before slowly closing the distance and kissing him. After that, she

sure to close the bedroom door with a silent click, she decided to make a meal. Alas, to her dismay, when she entered the kitchen and opened the

days. So, she never bothered going to the supermarket to purchase any groceries. Instead,

checked the time and suddenly remembered that Louis had told her this morning that he would come over

she didn't want to go out, she simply sat on the couch and

doorbell rang about ten minutes

Louis was here.

Louis' clothes were soaked. Therefore, she gasped in worry, "Is

just a drizzle,"

"Come in. Quickly now."

around and went into the bathroom. Then, she grabbed a clean

off the rainwater from his person while looking around the house. "Aidan

Leanna

silent for a while before he switched topics,

"I-It was nothing."

out of his mind with worry if she didn't explain things. So, she tried her best to remember every detail as she recounted the tale to

what was going on,

to pour him a glass of water. "Okay. Everything is

about Aidan, then?"

answering sheepishly, "I don't know. I haven't had time

soon as she said that, Aidan came out of the bedroom. There was a somewhat displeased look in his still sleepy-looking eyes when he laid his gaze at

on the couch and drawled, "And what are you

"Nothing," Louis replied curtly.

entirely and turned his attention back to Leanna. "I'm glad that you're fine. Well then, I shall take my leave

us for dinner? Isn't it still raining outside?" Leanna

thanks for the offer. I'll just take a

him and passed him an umbrella she grabbed from the entrance. "Here, take this. You will catch a cold later if you get

left, she closed the door, walked up to Aidan, and complained to him under her breath, "What

on his temples. When he heard her complaint, he merely raised his eyebrows slightly and stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms. "Won't he be third wheeling if he stays right now? Not bad. Louis is pretty good

rendered speechless by his