Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 55

Before the dishes could be served at dinner, Zoe was a little tipsy and asked in a daze, "How long until Louis starts school?"

"Next week."

"Ah..." Zoe gave a hiccup. "I didn't expect you to enter high school so quickly; the first time I saw you, you were this height, not even my shoulders; in the blink of an eye, you'll be old enough to call me Mom."

Louis was speechless.

Leanna scratched her head. This drunkenness is a bit ridiculous.

Zoe was now drunk because she eventually started singing and dancing.

He found himself asking, "Is she really okay?"

"Just let her vent."

Zoe always had a carefree demeanour whereby she did not take anything to heart. If she encountered something unpleasant, her disposition would be restored the following day after consuming alcohol. The fact that she was currently acting like this demonstrated that the pain she experienced this time was far more severe.

After she was drunk and passed out on the table, Leanna helped Zoe up to her feet and said softly, "Zoe, we're going home."

Zoe stared at her with tears in her eyes and exclaimed, "Oh, I don't have a home anymore since that scumbag cheated on me... Nana, I don't have a home anymore."

Leanna comforted her by hugging her.

After Zoe cried to the point where she was close to being unconscious, Leanna and Louis sent her back.

Once they placed her on the bed, he asked, "Do you girls always look like this during a breakup?"

Leanna answered, "Yes, you always need to vent."

"Then, why didn't you cry?"

She froze. "Huh?"

Louis looked at her. "Don't keep holding it like this; it's not good for the baby in your belly."

"I'm alright, Louis."

"I can tell that you have something on your mind. Did Aidan bother you again recently?"

Leanna gently shook her head and laughed. "What kind of trouble could he have looking for me?"

She was only... After all, Anthony's remarks continued to linger in her heart. Indeed, what he said was correct. A marriage that cannot be disclosed to others is fundamentally equivalent to having a mistress who cannot reveal her identity. The only distinction is that the other mistress has money to take whilst she merely suffers all day. Being pregnant is so annoying because it makes one emotional.

Leanna said, "It's late, Louis. You should go home. I can take care of her myself."

Louis wanted to say something, but Zoe woke up and hurled in the bathroom.

He sighed. "I'll be going now, but call me if you need anything."

Leanna spent the night with Zoe and Anthony returned once, but he couldn't get in since Zoe had changed the passcode. As a result, he had to knock on the door, to which Zoe wanted to dash out with a kitchen knife, but Leanna stopped her.

After Zoe finally fell asleep at around midnight, Leanna began to react to her pregnancy whereby she threw up many times. Such a reaction was making things intolerable for her. She sat on the couch for a while and after some time, she thought of the culprit.

Then, she grabbed Zoe's house phone and dialled a number.

The call was answered after several rings and Leanna preemptively asked, "President Pearson, are you awake?"

A man's deep, husky voice could be heard over the phone: "Hm?"

"Let me tell you a joke. Once upon a time, there was a toothpick walking down the road. He walked and walked and saw a hedgehog. Then, he—"

"Leanna." In a raspy voice, the man interrupted her, "You can't sleep?"

"Thank you for exposing the scumbag's true face. My friend had too much to drink and threw up all night long. I have to accompany her."

Aidan stayed silent. Just when she thought Leanna was going to hang up the phone, he said softly, "Aren't you going to tell your jokes?"

She had already forgotten what her joke was after he interrupted her. Then, she inquired, "Do you have any jokes you want to tell, President Pearson?"

"No."

"What about a bedtime story?" Come on. At least tell one to your son and make him sleep.

"No." It was the same answer.

Leanna could hear that he was almost awake. Goal completed.

Then, she yawned. "Forget it. I'm tired. Good night, President Pearson." She hung up before he could say anything.

She even avoided returning the receiver to the cradle just to keep him from calling back, after which she slept peacefully on the couch.

The following morning, when Leanna awoke, Zoe was still asleep. She made the hangover cure and poured it in a thermos. Then, she left a message for Zoe and made breakfast before going to Lux Magazine.

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