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.”

He said, “He’s not as simple as he looks. Do you think he

my business.

“Do you know

“It’s his private affair.

you won’t care no matter what

pursed her

if you be with someone you don’t

quiet life doesn’t involve him.” She looked at him in silence. “My

you

Somewhere, somehow, it was no longer hard for him to see through her. He could

you were unhappy with the marriage, so I’m making it up to

you think it’s actually

He whispered, “I’ll settle everything

I know you can get rid of Anna and even Sienna, but so what

how would

still waiting

and he held her

Someone else

on his merry

shame! “Still don’t want your help.” She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but Leanna regretted her decision

dark. There were no lights on the way, and her flashlight was too weak to shine through the darkness. She could hear the rustle of leaves in the

closer around her and hastened her pace while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and my

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