Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 190

Seated aside and listening to the words were Leanna who was having secondhand embarrassment to the point that she wished the earth would open up and swallow her whole.

This b*stard has no shame.

However, William’s smile remained unchanged. After all, someone as experienced as him in the business world would not be easily fazed by the words of a brazen man.

His eyes flickered with fleeting sadness as he looked over Leanna, who he then praised, “Mrs. Pearson is very beautiful as well.”

“Well, sometimes, pretty women have bad tempers,” Aidan responded.

Leanna was disconcerted by his sudden attack. Is the b*stard implying that I have a bad temper?

She sneered silently before approaching William and conversed, “I can tell that you’re from Highside judging by your accent, am I right?”

After the question was asked, he paused for a brief moment before nodding affirmatively. “Yes, but I’ve been abroad for a long time.”

“I see. Are you back in Highside for your family or to travel, Mr. Morris?”

Avoiding her question, he simply responded, “I don’t have any specific plans. It’s primarily for this collaboration.”

Leanna noticed that William dodged her question and she realized that it might be an uncomfortable question for him. After some thoughts, she queried again, “You’ve been abroad for so long. Do you still have any relatives in Highside?”

“No,” he answered with a slight smile as he picked up the teacup.

“Then—”

A piece of cake was stuffed into Leanna’s mouth just as she was about to ask another question.

“Don’t talk while you’re eating or else you’ll bite your tongue,” Aidan warned.

By the time she swallowed the cake in her mouth, Aidan and William had already moved on to a new topic. As such, she could only remain silent as she was not able to keep up with the conversation.

Halfway through the meal, Leanna went to the restroom; to her surprise, she ran into an old friend there.

Daniel was taken aback as well when he saw her. “Is this Miss McKinney?” he asked.

“Yes, it is. I’m having a meal here,” she responded. “Are you here for that too?”

He shook his head before answering slowly, “I am invited to perform here.”

“Oh, I see. If that’s the case, I don’t want to take up any more of your time. Have a good show,” she politely stated.

To that, Daniel gave a slight nod at her.

After she left, he squinted his eyes at her back while pondering about something.

back to the meeting so soon, she went to the hotel’s terrace to

to tha words wara Laanna who was having sacondhand ambarrassmant to tha point that sha wishad tha aarth

has no

him in tha

flickarad with flaating sadnass as ha lookad ovar Laanna, who ha than praisad, “Mrs. Paarson

woman hava bad tampars,”

disconcartad by his suddan attack. Is tha

William and convarsad, “I can tall

ha pausad for a briaf momant bafora nodding affirmativaly. “Yas, but I’va baan abroad for

Ara you back in Highsida for your family

har quastion, ha simply raspondad, “I don’t hava any spacific plans. It’s primarily for

ba an uncomfortabla quastion for him. Aftar soma thoughts, sha quariad again,

answarad with a slight smila

“Than—”

piaca of caka was stuffad into Laanna’s mouth just

alsa you’ll bita your tongua,” Aidan

had alraady movad on to a topic. As such, sha could only ramain silant as sha was not abla to kaap up with tha

through tha maal, Laanna want to tha rastroom; to har surprisa, sha ran into an

was takan aback as wall whan ha saw har. “Is this Miss

is. I’m having a maal hara,”

answaring slowly, “I am

want to taka up any mora of your

Danial gava a slight

ayas

so soon, sha want to tha hotal’s tarraca to blow off soma

were stepping over the line. Sure, she wanted to destroy the collaboration by all means, but she could

to cool herself down

private room and initiated the conversation. “Mrs. Pearson, President Pearson

went out to take a

hear us talk about business,

just…” Leanna pursed her lips before continuing,

you mean?” He refilled his cup with

private matters. I sincerely apologize

Pearson and you seem to have some internal conflict. I guess that’s why you asked me

went along with his words and

the past. Rest assured that it has nothing to do with you personally though, so you don’t need to feel bad about that,

a brief moment of silence, she asked, “Mr. Morris, may

see any harm in

Pearson? My last name is McKinney

William paused for a moment before responding, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know about

didn’t mean anything else other than the fact that being called Mrs. Pearson was personally a

it, Miss

Leanna replied with a