Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 770 Made the Heart Skip Faster

After hearing Daphne's words, Louis stared at her in silence, his lips curled in doubt as he looked into her eyes.

In the meantime, she returned his gaze with determination gleaming in her eyes. She wanted him to know that he should not tie himself down regarding certain matters.

Following a brief period of silence, the lights around them dimmed.

"What about you?" he asked softly, seemingly out of nowhere.

Daphne stared blankly at Louis for a moment after he asked that question, and it took her a while to figure out what he was getting at. "Me… What?"

"Did you reject me because I should not have been responsible for certain consequences?"

After hearing this, she gaped at him in the dim light, not knowing what to say. Is this a trick question? I can't give a satisfactory response to his question because there is none. After all, the fact that I reject him has nothing to do with this. Why does he mention I turned him down? Also, why does he suddenly bring it up again? In the few seconds since the silence had descended, millions of thoughts raced through her mind, and she had never felt so trapped that she could not utter a word. When his phone finally rang at that crucial moment, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the stairwell lit up again as the lights turned on in response to the sound. Consequently, Louis could take in Daphne's lost and panicked expression.

However, she seized the chance to look away and said, "We've been away for quite a while. We… We should head back."

She had just turned around when he remarked, "There's a lingering odor of smoke on me."

After hearing that, Daphne whirled around to face him. "In that case—"

"Can you help me?" Louis interrupted.

"How do I do that?" she asked, puzzled.

As soon as she uttered those words, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his embrace. Then, he said, "Your perfume should cover up the odor."

actions rendered her

partially encircled by his arms because he was only giving her a half-hug, so there was plenty of room for her to escape his grasp if she so desired. However, that only made her heart skip faster. Later, the lights dimmed again, and

Louis made no denials, he

"Why?" Daphne asked.

you out again." He paused, then continued, "Are you going to ask

response is crystal clear. As she contemplated her response, he received silence.

clear. As she contemplated her response, he received silence. A moment later, she said, "Louis McKinney, I have

recall that she has addressed me by my full name. In response, Louis stepped back and calmly stated, "We still have work to do. Let

meetings even more uncomfortable, thus affecting our work.

realizing she needed to change,

beat, Daphne responded,

immediately lit up when she saw him and exclaimed, "When did

rendered him

Leanna with her elbow. "Do you

and stated, "I

tutted. "Your looks are enough to kill off the careers of so many celebrities. His company has struck gold with him!" Suddenly, she smelled the faint scent of perfume on his shirt. "You

the dressing room,"

in response and then raised an eyebrow at Leanna because she could sense

back away from him. "Alright. That's enough out of you. Remember to take decent pictures

a few more photos of you.

was in, so he was not a stranger to photoshoots. Soon,

she exclaimed, "Nana, I think we should expedite the development of our men's line products. A day without it is a major loss

it much thought, I could expand my business to include jewelry design for

dress from a certain luxury brand, and every piece of jewelry on her, from the tiara to the earrings and the necklace, was designed by Leanna. The

pursed his