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 could have

of my business.

you know why you don’t care about

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

you don’t like him, so you won’t care no matter what

her

“There’s no quiet life if you be with someone you don’t

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

you really want before

He just keeps throwing out random stuff. Somewhere, somehow, it was no longer hard for him to see through her. He could expose her lies every single time. “I made

making it up to you. Once you calm down and forgive me, then it’s all

“Do you think

no it’s not. He whispered, “I’ll settle everything you’re

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

how would

refused to argue with him. “Elijah is still waiting for

held her wrist. “I’ll

thanks. Someone else

on his

clenched her fists. Damn it! He has no shame! “Still don’t want your help.” She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but Leanna regretted her decision a moment

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

silently. Damn him. I should never have come here. Me and

the bush beside her rustled, and something leaped into the