Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 212

Aidan used his businesslike tone and said, “There’s a poker game happening tonight. Come with me.”

Leanna was startled for a moment, but she nodded. “Alright.”

“So, we can get dinner now, right?”

Leanna laughed dryly and passed the folder back to him. “Do whatever you want, President Pearson.”

He leaned back into the seat and closed his eyes.

Less than two minutes later, Leanna’s phone started ringing.

It was a call from Elijah.

She cast a glance at the man beside her. She didn’t know if he was actually asleep or just faking it, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided to answer the call.

“Leanna, I heard about everything from Zoe. Do you need my help?” Elijah asked.

Her instinctive response was to say no. The word was on the tip of her tongue when she suddenly changed her mind. “Yes, please. Thank you.”

Beside her, Aidan slowly opened his eyes.

After hanging up, she turned around and looked straight into his deep, brooding eyes.

He looked away and stated plainly, “We’re here. Get off.”

Leanna wanted to stick to her resolve and skip dinner, but it was torture for someone who had skipped lunch to sit and watch someone else eat.

She took a deep breath before heading out of the restaurant to buy something for herself.

Aidan stared at her as she walked off. There was no expression on his face as he asked, “What goes on in that head of hers?”

Jonathan, who was standing beside him, didn’t know what to say.

Her intentions were obvious. She was keeping a distance between them.

No matter what Aidan did to create opportunities between them, chances were they weren’t going to amount to much.

Leanna’s thoughts were rather simple. Since she couldn’t avoid seeing that b*stard, she decided to just deal with the situation head-on.

Aidan stood up and followed her out the door.

She had just sat down at a table in front of the convenience store to dig into her to-go meal when the box was snatched out of her hands. Her cutlery disappeared as well.

She was perplexed and a little disgruntled. “Weren’t you having dinner, President Pearson?”

“The food was lousy.”

the food at such an expensive restaurant be

didn’t you eat it then?” he

but she held

anything further. Then, he took the cutlery and began eating the

she felt as if she was just one step away from dying

pursed her lips and went back into the convenience store to get more food. When she came back

down. He pressed his tongue against his inner cheek,

the convenience

the

come up with a reason to decline, Aidan said, “Consider it the payment for the meal. You can toss it if

parked beside the road

him before looking down at the

b*stard had a point. He did owe me for

make a fuss since the money is

she took

…

arrived at Patheon

dreamed that she would be

came here, she would relive the humiliation

time, she

Jethro’s death was the catalyst for her to let go of

thoughts, Leanna noticed that Aidan was staring coolly at a nearby area. She didn’t know what he was thinking

when she finally couldn’t stop herself from asking, “Aren’t you heading in, President

just thinking about

“What⁠—”

anything as soon as she uttered the

time, in that spot over there, someone held my hand and begged for

Of course.

knew this was

it was never a good idea to keep the conversation

first to admit that I’m not a good man, but sometimes, I

would

end, that person

to roll her

have you ever heard of the fable about the farmer

Enough is enough.

“President Pearson, can

her and commented off-handedly, “I’m talking about Jonathan.

Leanna and

remarkable work ethic, Jonathan begrudgingly took a step forward and said, “President Pearson’s right, Miss

him with a straight face as she waited to see what he

here, well, it’s a long