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 looks. Do you think he could have founded Constellation

business.

slowly, “Do you know why

private affair. I don’t

so you won’t

pursed her lips

no quiet life if you

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

smiled. “Ask what you really want

hard for him to see through her. He could expose her lies every single time. “I made it clear to you, Presdient Pearson. The problem isn’t about love or

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

you think it’s actually that

it’s not. He whispered, “I’ll settle

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

would you

with him. “Elijah is still waiting

around, and he held her

Someone else

on his

She flung his hand away and headed into the darkness, but Leanna regretted her decision a moment

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,

while cursing Aidan silently. Damn him. I should never have come

something leaped into the air. She let