Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 80

The dim glow from the moon illuminated the man's sharp nose, thin lips, and defined jaw. He tilted his head up a little to look at the sky, but he didn't seem to realize her presence. Leanna's first instinct was to turn and run away, but she saw Jonathan standing some distance away from her. He gave her a curt nod.

Leanna was speechles; she had no choice but to walk toward Aidan before stopping in front of him. "What are you doing here, President Pearson?" she asked.

He didn't move from his seating position and simply spoke in a voice that sounded even more sinister than usual. "Did you tell Jonathan to send you my schedule?"

She didn't know what to say in response. He can just say that he doesn't want to share it if he doesn't feel comfortable with the idea. Why is he being so petty? Leanna didn't know what he wanted from her, so she stood around for a while before questioning him again. "When did you get here, President Pearson? Have you eaten? If you haven't, we could—"

"When he said his parents were teachers back in his hometown," Aidan stated out of nowhere. Leanna frowned as she processed his words for a moment. "Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

Aidan gradually turned around before staring at her blankly. "I just happened to overhear you guys talking. If you were so afraid of being heard, you guys should have whispered to each other behind locked doors," he commented. Leanna had to take a deep breath to calm herself down. She didn't want to get all petty with him.

"I'm surprised to see that you actually seem attractive to other men. There was that engagement with Zayn a while ago, and there's now a man who's willing to take responsibility for the baby. Men are just streaming into your life!" Aidan continued.

"Well, it's still nothing in comparison to all the women you have in your arms, President Pearson," she retorted. He was speechless for a moment, but he then scanned the outfit that she was wearing before pressing his brows together. "What are you wearing?"

She flicked her hair back and looked away while speaking. "It's fashion—you wouldn't understand it." He scoffed and stood up to fix his shirt before walking past her and leaving the site. She stood in her spot for a few more seconds before she turned around. By then, Aidan was already bending down to get into the black Maybach that was parked nearby. She was still rather dazed even after the car drove off. Did he leave just like that? Didn't he come here to interrogate me? Or did he just come here to criticize me because he was in a bad mood? I don't understand, she thought.

When Leanna got home, Naomi was watering the plants on the front porch.

"Did you clarify things with that person?" Naomi asked without looking at the woman who had just walked into the house.


"Yeah," Leanna replied after some silence.

Naomi stood up straight. "Well, if my guess is right, you rejected Harry, didn't you? Why do you still seem so gloomy if everything has been dealt with?"

Leanna parted her lips as if she wanted to say something, but she hesitated for a long time without finding the right words. "I bumped into my ex-husband on the way home," she finally uttered.

"Did you guys get into a fight?" Naomi asked.

Leanna shook her head. "He just showed up out of nowhere and made some odd comments before leaving. I don't even know what he was doing there."

"Maybe he misses you," Naomi uttered flatly.

Leanna gazed at Naomi quietly. "Don't say that, Ms. Fletcher. You're scaring me," Leanna finally said.

"Well, you guys are divorced, yet he came all the way to Highside just to see you, didn't he?" Naomi said.

Leanna sat on the chair and looked up to the skies before sighing. "I don't know what's going on in his mind. He often acts in an incomprehensible manner, yet he'll somehow find a way to rationalize it. One way or another, it's a fact that he hates me."

"Are you an idiot? Why would he marry you if he hates you?" Naomi asked while she continued watering her plans.

"Well, things were… complicated back then. I got pregnant, and his parents forced him to get married. This made him see me as a manipulative, scheming woman who went out of her way to get what she wanted," Leanna explained.

"Did you clarify things with him after that?" Naomi asked.

"I did, but he doesn't trust me. He still thinks I'm finding excuses for myself," Leanna replied. Naomi let out an exasperated sigh. "Well, I guess the divorce is good news if he doesn't trust you."

"That's true." Leanna sprawled on the table and gazed into the distance as she spoke. "But I have a feeling that his attitude toward me has changed after we divorced—he's even weirder nowadays. I can't understand him at all," she uttered.

"How immature," Naomi commented with a smile. Leanna nodded in response. That b*stard is pretty immature sometimes, she thought.

…

The next morning, Leanna heard the sound of hushed voices outside the window the moment she woke up. Everyone seemed to be discussing some serious matter as they all had stern looks on their faces. After she got out of bed and washed up, she headed out to join the group of middle-aged women who were chit-chatting outside. "What is it?" she asked.

Wendy, the lady next door, responded in a whisper. "I heard that there's a developer who's about to purchase our land and turn it into a resort."

"This is way too sudden. I've never heard any news about this in the past. If they demolish this area, then where are we going to stay?" another lady asked.
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