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’s not as simple as he looks. Do you think he

business. I don’t

slowly, “Do you know

breath. “It’s his private affair. I don’t have any reason

you

her lips

“There’s no quiet life if you be with someone you

him.” She looked at him in silence. “My quiet

you really

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

as complicated as you think. You say you were unhappy with the marriage, so I’m making it up to you. Once you calm down and

“Do you think

whispered, “I’ll

get rid of Anna and even Sienna, but so what if you do? There are some things

how would you

argue with him. “Elijah is still waiting for me.

around, and he held her wrist. “I’ll take you

Someone else

sent him on his

it! He has no shame! “Still don’t want your help.” She flung his hand away and

flashlight was too weak to shine through the darkness. She could hear the rustle of leaves in the shadow. In normal times, it would have been relaxing, but the rustle was

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

up within her, and her pace quickened. Suddenly, the bush beside her rustled, and something leaped into the air. She let out a gasp and took one step back only to fall into someone’s