Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 226

He met her gaze, cocked his eyebrow, and smiled. “Did you regret it?”

She looked away nervously. “R-Regret what?” she stammered.

“Refusing me.”

“No. You’re reading too much into it.”

He looked ahead again. “The look in your eyes tells me otherwise,” he said calmly.

Huh. She coughed and stopped talking. Don’t wanna say anything wrong. But I’m confused. “Why? Why do you do this? I thought you ran out of patience with me.”

“And you believed that?”

Goddammit, what a pain. He’s more brazen than I thought. She pursed her lips and said, “I’m grateful for what you did. I have to admit that I’m surprised and…” I’m moved. She didn’t say that out loud. A pause later, she continued, “But it’s been six months since we got divorced, so—”

He interrupted, “Leanna, don’t you see it? I’m trying to woo you.”

I must be hearing things. “I beg your pardon?”

He turned around and leaned against the guardrail, his eyes on her. “I’ll make it up for the rest of the lost anniversaries too.”

Leanna froze. She had no idea what to say at first, but a moment later, she answered, “President Pearson, whatever you’re doing means nothing to me. You’re disturbing my quiet life.”

simple as he looks. Do you think he could have founded Constellation in a few years

of my business. I

“Do you know why you don’t care about

private affair. I don’t have any reason

so you won’t care

pursed her lips

“There’s no quiet life if you be with

involve him.” She looked at him in silence. “My quiet life involves

what you really want before saying

could expose her lies every single time.

so I’m making it up to you. Once you calm down and forgive me,

“Do you think it’s actually

He whispered, “I’ll settle

and even Sienna, but so what

would

still waiting for me. I need to go

around, and he held her wrist. “I’ll

thanks. Someone

him on his

fists. Damn it! He has no shame! “Still don’t want your help.” She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness,

path leading downhill was dark. There were no lights on the way, and her flashlight was too weak to shine through the darkness. She could hear the

around her and hastened her pace while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and my stupid plan to expose him. Look what that has gotten me

her pace quickened. Suddenly, the bush beside her rustled, and something leaped into the air. She let out a gasp and took one