Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 229

After Aidan closed the door behind him, Leanna shifted her gaze back to Elijah. She pursed her lips for a moment and said, “I’ve been thinking, and I thought we should start by getting along with each other, but I’m sorry.”

“And we’re just starting to get along. You don’t have to reject me right away.”

Leanna shook her head. She couldn’t try to date Elijah while she still had ties with Aidan. It would be unfair to him.

Elijah said, “I know what you’re thinking. But you and he are two different people.”

“No, that’s not what I meant.” She thought about her answer for a moment. “I used to think I know what I want, and I never looked back after the divorce, but now…”

“Now you’re wavering.”

Leanna couldn’t answer for a moment. She was wavering.

For a while in the past, she thought Aidan liked her less than the files in his office, but now she realized he might not just be fooling around. It was tonight that she saw the real him, when before he was hidden beneath layers of veil.

Her silence was affirmation. Elijah paused for a moment, then he said, “You guys were married for three years. It’s normal that you have lingering feelings for him. I can wait, Leanna. Until you’ve forgotten all about him. Until you can start anew.”

Start anew. That’s what I always tell myself. She thought she could forget the past if she started a new life, but now she realized things didn’t work that way.

a new life didn’t mean the past would be deleted from

her marriage with Aidan. She knew he despised her, but after living with him for years, Leanna slowly fell for him. Even though she kept calling him names, some part of

“It’s late. Get some sleep. We’ll talk

tired, so she

on the bed. There was nothing to do but stare at the ceiling. Half an hour later, someone rang the doorbell. She went over and opened the door only to be met by a

handed her a gift box and a phone.

looked at the phone, and realization struck her. Oh, I left these on the sofa. The box was the gift that the staff member said was for her.

member bowed

closed the door. The wound on her leg was reopening, so she hopped and skipped inside until she got to her bed. First, she took the

it’s already here, so I might as well take a look, right? Throwing this out

and took the lid

been craving ever since she finished the one Aidan brought back from his trip to Gerland, back when

that read, ‘Third

font was powerful, and the content was

for a while, and then an idea popped into her mind. Wait. Is

He said the fireworks were to make up for the lost first anniversary, but this gift is meant for

piece of chocolate and popped

calls from Elijah. Zoe had texted her