Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 195

Leanna opened the door to find Daphne outside, waving at her.

She smiled back. Just as she was about to say something, she saw a man slowly stepping out from behind Daphne.

Her words died in her throat.

Aidan turned to frown at her. “What is with that look on your face?”

Daphne interrupted with a chuckle and explained, “I bumped into President Pearson in the elevator. What a coincidence, Leanna! He said he was here to visit a friend. Unfortunately, his friend was not home, so I…”

Leanna’s smile did not waver. “Is that so? I did not think President Pearson would have friends living here.”

Hearing the jeering tone in her voice, Aidan calmly replied, “As long as I am rich, I can always make friends.”

She was rendered speechless. Furthermore, she could not really argue against that statement.

She wanted to chase him away, but she could not, due to the current circumstances. Anyway, even if she did try, he might not go away.

After taking a deep breath, she moved to let them in. “Come on in.”

When they walked in, Aidan softly said to Daphne, “Nice acting.”

Daphne stared at him. Oh, how very happy she was at his praise.

The warm and cozy vibes of the place became frigid with Aidan’s return to the room. Aidan, though, seemed to not have noticed the unwelcoming atmosphere as he appeared to be as calm as usual.

Even Leanna felt awkward on his behalf.

Elijah was stunned. He had not expected to see Aidan here. It only took a few seconds before he swiftly regained his cool and politely greeted, “President Pearson.”

When Zoe returned from her phone call, she was shocked to see Aidan in the room. She hurriedly shuffled over to Daphne. “What is going on? Why is that… Why is President Pearson here?”

Daphne responded with only a bitter sigh that spoke of secrets she could not tell.

Inside the kitchen, Louis frowned at who he saw in the living room. “Why is he here? Did you invite him?”

“No,” replied Leanna, “but—”

“Well?”

and

follow Daphne into her apartment, he

Aidan would not give up in the span of

asked, “Has he been

Zoe tell

“I guessed it.”

loss for words because her brother sure had a great knack for guessing. She snapped

table, Daphne sat with Zoe while Aidan, Daniel, and Elijah

of the kitchen, Zoe pulled him

the only empty seats left were next to

between one of

were, she had the fervent

kind of battle was

turned to take a look at the culprit of the situation. This was undoubtedly Zoe’s

her manipulations had borne fruit, she hurriedly spoke up, “Well, Nana, sit beside Elijah. We don’t want President Pearson

She would accept the pacifying

Elijah, she felt someone tugging at

up at her with his dark eyes. “I’m not afraid of being

Everyone went silent.

silence any longer, Daphne stood up. After all, she was feeling guilty over how

she could finish speaking, Aidan’s

down, acting as though nothing had happened while her hands

with an excuse. “I actually have something still

away from Aidan’s grip and

after her, possibly calculating how likely it

he turned to look

back

as Aidan

Silence reigned once more.

this what they mean when they say, ‘if I can’t have it, neither can

deliberate injury gambit,” Daphne

spent the next ten minutes or so in the kitchen. Finally, she settled

Aidan’s

anxiety melt away when she

was thinking, leaving her a seat that did not require her to sit

was much better