Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 116

"I don't need you to lecture me!" Queenie uttered with a smirk. "Are you proud of yourself now? Even though I won the title of champion in The Emerging Designer Competition, and was in Aeras for three years, it seems I'm still no match for you. I bet you're secretly laughing at me, aren't you?"

"I do find you pretty funny. I've never had the thought of surpassing you—you're the one who keeps comparing yourself to me. On the one hand, you understand that your skills are no match for mine, yet you feel like I should be one level below you since you got the opportunity to study in Aeras. It's almost as if studying there increases your worth as a person. On the other hand, regardless of whether we're talking about The Emerging Designer Competition or your studies in Paris, all of that happened three years ago. You're the one who keeps clinging onto the past," Leanna uttered.

"Stop making yourself sound all righteous and principled. Everyone knows that you gave up on your chance for the sake of money. Do you think you're more elegant or classy than me? I don't think my artwork is any worse than yours—I'm just not as lucky as you are," Queenie replied. Leanna merely smiled without continuing the conversation. Instead, she turned and left the other woman behind.

Thanks, Queenie. I don't think I would've ever heard someone tell me that I'm lucky if you didn't do it, Leanna thought. After she left, Queenie bit her bottom lip and glared at the necklace in the bin before narrowing her eyes.

…

Leanna had just gotten to the exit when she heard Harvey shouting for her to stop. "You came just in time, McK. I need your help." The Barnetts had hosted a jewelry-themed charity dinner, and they had managed to gather a good number of wealthy women's accessories to be auctioned on that day. They would give all the funds accumulated during the auction to charity.

Since Lux Magazine was one of the top jewelry magazines in the nation, they were among the first to receive an invitation to the event. After Harvey's discussion with his boss, they decided that Lux Jewelry would take out a long-treasured piece of jewelry for the event. At the same time, Leanna and Queenie would each put out their products. That way, the public would perceive Lux Magazine in a more positive light, and the event would assist in boosting the names of both designers. In addition, this would ensure they had more clients in the long run.

Nevertheless, time wasn't on their side—the charity dinner was in one week's time. "You can put out one of the pieces you designed previously. Then, after one of your pieces, you can just place anything that fits," Harvey told Leanna.

"I got it," she replied with a nod.

…

When they arrived home, Leanna sat at the desk and edited Georgina's drafts for a while. As she worked on the drafts, she recalled what Harvey had said to her earlier that day. Ever since she married Aidan, she hadn't designed anything until she finally divorced him and returned to Lux Magazine. So, she hadn't produced anything in the past three years. As for the ones I did three years ago… I don't feel satisfied with them now that I have gotten a second look at them.

Luckily, she would make notes in her sketchbook whenever she had any ideas or inspirations. But, after she tossed and turned in bed that night, the one design that left the strongest impression in her mind was still the piece of paper that she had torn out of her book. She let out a dejected sigh. She didn't need to think to know where the piece of paper was—Aidan had definitely thrown it into the bin on Underwood Lane.

She helplessly looked through the items on her desk for a while, but she accidentally knocked something off. When she picked up the article, she realized that it was the pocket watch she had gotten from Jethro. She opened the clock to see a group picture of the three of them, and she ran her fingers across the picture with a thoughtful look on her face.

After a short while, she put the pocket watch down before she started to work on a draft. Once she was done, she stretched her limbs and glanced at the clock to see that it was 11.00PM. Ever since the previous incident, Alice no longer called her out for meals—Alice simply left dinner in the pot where it was kept warm. As a result, the food temperature was just right when Leanna went down for her dinner, and it was already 11.30PM by the time Leanna was done.

Aidan wasn't home even though it was starting to get late, and Leanna hesitated for a moment before she finally texted Jonathan. 'Is Aidan still working overtime in the office?' she asked.

'Yes,' Jonathan replied.

'Has he eaten?'

'No.'

I don't know why Aidan decided to take action against Anthony, but either way, he took revenge for Zoe that day, Leanna thought. I don't want to owe him any favors. So, Leanna stood up and prepared some egg mayo sandwiches before storing them in an airtight container. Then, she went up to grab her coat before leaving the house.

Meanwhile, Jonathan took his phone back from Aidan in the president's office in Pearson Group before inquiring. "Aren't you leaving yet, President Pearson?" Jonathan asked.

"I have a few more documents to handle, but you can leave first," Aidan replied flatly.

"Okay." Jonathan was about to leave when Aidan spoke again. "Leanna's coming over later, so you can tell the guards to just let her in," Aidan ordered.
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