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

business. I don’t

asked slowly, “Do you know

“It’s his private affair. I don’t

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

pursed her

if you be

at him in silence. “My

what you really want before

hard for him to see through her. He could

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 forgive me, then it’s

“Do you think

not. He whispered, “I’ll

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

how would

with him. “Elijah is still waiting for me.

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

thanks. Someone

on his

flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but Leanna regretted

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 rustle of leaves in the shadow. In normal times, it would

her 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 expose him. Look what that has

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