Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 70

Aidan got up and said indifferently, "I'll give you three days to think about it. If you have other requests, tell me all at once. If you miss this chance, you will never have the chance anymore."

After walking to the door, Aidan stopped in his tracks and added, "If you had made the right choice earlier, your brother wouldn't have sacrificed his own future for the mere cost of one hundred thousand dollars."

Leanna gritted her teeth, and her eyes turned scarlet, but she controlled herself not to cry.

After he left, she pulled out the IV drip needle on the back of her hand.

While walking out of the hospital, she called Zoe, but Louis no longer worked at the previous convenience store. She could not find him after searching all night.

When Leanna reunited with Zoe, she was startled to see Leanna's pale face and red eyes. "Nana, what happened?"

Leanna shook her head and answered, "Let's look for Louis first."

When it was getting dark, he finally answered the call.

She calmly asked, "Louis, where are you?"

"I'm in military training—"

"Give me the address."

Louis, on the other end of the phone, was silent before saying, "Outsiders can't come in during the military training."

"Pass the phone to your teacher or instructor, and I'll tell them."

This time, he stopped talking.

Leanna was exhausted and asked repeatedly, "Louis, where are you?"

Louis was looking for a job near Southfork University. He thought that if Leanna came to look for him, he could tell her that he was working part-time here.

Yet, he did not expect that she would find out so quickly. After a while, he uttered, "Don't run around. I'll go to you."

While he was on the way, Zoe learned from Leanna what happened earlier and was rendered speechless.

Zoe knew that Jethro was not a human being, so Leanna and Louis had been dependent on each other since childhood. She was aware that Leanna's most important person in life was her younger brother. Now that Louis sold his admission letter and gave up on his future, it made sense for Leanna to be angry and anxious.

Half an hour later, Louis showed up at Leanna's house.

Zoe thought it was not appropriate for her to stay any longer, so she came up with an excuse to buy something and left the house.

She took out the card Louis gave her before and placed it on the coffee table, asking, "Is it because of Jethro?"

Judging from the time Louis gave her the money, it happened to be exactly the same two days.

Louis stood on the spot without asking how she knew. He merely explained, "I'm afraid they won't let us off the hook so easily. They're people who don't have limits. If we have this amount of money, we can protect ourselves no matter what situation we're in."

"Louis—"

He uttered nonchalantly, "It's best if we don't help Jethro pay his debt. I told you I'm going to support you. There's not much here, but I think it'll be enough for the time being. After this, I'll—"

Leanna interrupted him, "Louis, do you know what it means to give up on going to college?"

After a pause, he countered, "Didn't you also give up the opportunity to go to Paris?"

"It's because I've given up once and know what I've lost, so I don't want you to regret it."

"There's nothing for me to regret. Even if I don't go to college, I can also—"

"You're only eighteen now. If you don't go to college, what are you going to do?" She stared at the card in front of her. "There's no use returning the money now, is it?"

Louis nodded.

A hundred thousand might be nothing in the eyes of rich people, but for them, it was a completed transaction that was impossible for them to take back.

"I will handle this matter, Louis. Wait for my news," uttered Leanna.

He could not help but frown. "How are you going to do that?"

"I'll think of a way. You just have to remember that you don't have to give up your future for me or anyone else. If... If I succeed, you can go back to school. No buts."

When Louis wanted to argue, Leanna beat him to it. "We'll stop the discussion here. I'm going to sleep now. You should head home too."

When Louis walked to the door, he halted in his steps and turned around as if realizing something. "This is my own choice, so I can bear the consequences. You don't have to beg him."

She smiled. "Who told you that I'm going to beg him? It's just a normal deal."

"What deal?"

"Don't worry about the adults' affairs. You're just a student, so focus on your studies."

He could not argue with her anymore.

...

When Zoe came back, Leanna was sitting on the couch in a trance. Zoe could not tell what she was thinking.

Walking over, she inquired in a low voice, "Nana, have you settled it with Louis?"

Leanna was pulled back to reality as she replied, "Yeah. I'll meet Aidan tomorrow. There should be no problem."

"Will that b*stard agree? I hope he doesn't pull a trick on you."

She stared blankly ahead and said after a few seconds, "Maybe."
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