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.

to head back to the meeting so soon, she

ambarrassmant to tha point that sha wishad tha aarth

has no

in tha businass world would not ba aasily fazad by tha words of a brazan

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

woman hava

suddan attack. Is tha b*stard

tall

ha pausad for a briaf momant bafora nodding

Ara you back in Highsida for your

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

ba an uncomfortabla quastion for him. Aftar soma

ha answarad with a slight smila as ha

“Than—”

mouth just

or alsa you’ll

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

to har surprisa, sha ran into an

aback as wall whan ha saw har. “Is

I’m having a maal hara,” sha

answaring slowly, “I am invitad to parform

tha casa, I don’t want to taka up any mora of your tima. Hava

a slight nod

ha squintad his ayas

Laanna did not intand to haad back to tha maating so soon, sha

wanted to destroy the collaboration by all means, but she could not possibly stick her nose

to cool herself down before returning

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

I went out

hear

just…” Leanna pursed her lips before continuing,

He

about your private matters. I

that President Pearson and you seem to have some internal conflict. I guess that’s

with

reason why I was reluctant to answer your question is because I didn’t want to bring up the past. Rest assured that it has nothing to do with you personally though, so you don’t need to feel bad about that, Mrs. Pearson,” William

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

see any harm in

me as Mrs. Pearson? My last name is McKinney and my name is Leanna. I divorced Aidan six months ago,” she uttered

William paused for a moment before responding, “I’m sorry, I

I didn’t mean anything else other than the fact that being called

it,

you,” Leanna replied with a