Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 288

At 3.00AM, Leanna was in a drowsy, sleepy state when she suddenly heard a buzz from her phone that was placed on her nightstand.

She thought that it was her alarm, so she grabbed it and tapped on it randomly before putting it aside to continue sleeping.

Yet not long after that, her phone started to vibrate on her blanket and she finally awoke from the commotion. Her eyes were half-shut as she held her phone in front of her. Eventually, she saw that it was not her alarm but the b*stard on the line.

She took the call and placed the phone next to her ear before responding in a hoarse voice, “Yes.”

On the other end, Aidan’s voice paused for a moment. “Were you asleep?”

Leanna shut her eyes and it took her a lot of effort to continue speaking, “It’s literally 3.00AM, what else can I be doing? President Pearson, why are you awake?”

“I just got off my flight.”

All of a sudden, she jolted awake and became speechless. I’d nearly forgotten that the b*stard is arriving back from abroad tonight!

As soon as he heard the voice on the other end go silent, he asked, “Have you gone to sleep?”

“No.” Leanna slowly sat up in bed and leaned against the headboard. “President Pearson, have you arrived back home?”

“I’m downstairs. Come down.”

Momentarily stunned, Leanna came to her senses and realized that he was actually downstairs in her residential area.

She hung up the phone, grabbed a jacket, and put it on before heading out of the door.

Although spring had arrived, the weather at night was still low. As the cold wind swept across, one could still feel the chilly breeze.

Leanna had just arrived downstairs when she saw his strapping figure slightly hunched against his car. At that point, she noticed his sharp features and the cold look in his eyes.

Ever since their meal together last time, she had not seen him again from then on.

She heaved a faint sigh before slowing down her footsteps as she made her way toward him.

Then, she stood behind him and asked, “It’s late now. Why are you here? Why didn’t you head home?”

Aidan lifted his brows slightly and reached out to pull her into his arms. Subsequently, he spoke in a low voice into her ears, “I wanted to see you right away.”

Leanna felt her heart thud frantically and it took her a moment to react. “You will be able to see me tomorrow. No, wait—actually, it’s today. It’s just in a matter of a few hours.”

Aidan did not say a word and merely embraced her.

After some time, Leanna asked, “Have you found out?”

“About?”

“I…”

Leanna was just about to say something when she paused all of a sudden. After all, she would just be exposing herself if she mentioned it on her own accord while Aidan was still clueless.

Hence, she replied rather dejectedly, “Nothing too important.”

In response, Aidan patted her on the back gently. “Do you have anything that you’d like to share with me?”

“No.”

“Yes.” After a slight pause, Leanna swiftly mentioned, “I’d like to go back and sleep, so could you let go of me, President Pearson?”

Naturally, Aidan was rendered speechless by her words.

Subsequently, he answered in annoyance, “You should tell hear any other answer.”

“Repeat your question, then.”

“Forget about it. You lack sincerity.”

Leanna pouted. “If I lacked sincerity, then I wouldn’t have come out of my warm bed in the middle of the night and stood here with you to experience the cold.”

At that point, Aidan tightened his grip around her waist. “Do you feel cold?”

“Don’t hug me so tightly. I can’t breathe.”

Aidan looked down and focused his eyes on her before lowering his head. Subsequently, his thin lips zoomed in and left a kiss on her lips.

After ending the long kiss, Leanna panted slightly. “You…”

He responded, “You were breathless, right? I’m just sharing some air with you.”

Speechless, she responded exasperatedly, “You’re disgusting.”

“You were the one who said you were breathless.”

At that point, Leanna could not be bothered to continue the banter with him. “I really need to go, Otherwise, I won’t be able to wake up on time tomorrow.”

Aidan replied, “Don’t wake up, then.”

“I’m not loaded like you, President Pearson. Plus, I have a life. Everyday I wake up, I’m reminded of the fact that I’m poor. So, I need to work. Got it?”

“If you agree to remarry me, then my money would belong to you.”

“Thanks, but I don’t have this mindset at the moment.”

As Leanna spoke, she extricated herself from his arms. “I’ll leave now. President Pearson, you should head home too.”

However, the man kept a grip on her wrist and refused to let go.

Surprised, Leanna turned to look at him.

Aidan kept his dark eyes on her as he stared at her intently. “Can’t I head upstairs with you?”

In response, she clenched her teeth. “No!” What sort of nonsense is the b*stard thinking about again?

“Then, why don’t you come back with me to Castor Villa and I’ll send you back before dawn breaks?”

Leanna reminded him, “Dawn would break in a few more hours, so why are you making such a fuss?”

Aidan pursed his thin lips and remained silent without letting go of her.

This was the first time that Leanna saw this clingy side of him and she was torn whether to remain or leave.

It seemed that Zoe was right; absence did make the heart grow fonder indeed.

At last, both of them gave in.

upstairs whereas Aidan no longer insisted for her

…

the sun rose gradually, the rays

In close proximity, her eyes met the man’s face, which was

instinctively tried to sit up, but Aidan pulled her back into his arms. Subsequently, his hoarse but magnetic voice

the urge to continue sleeping. She shifted his hand aside before pulling open the car door. “Go home and get

said that, she alighted from the

drowsy look in Aidan’s cold eyes and he lowered his head to

seeing her come out of the car. Then, she teased, “Morning,

and

you were gone. I tried to call you, but I couldn’t get through you. Then, I saw President B*stard’s car when I came downstairs. I can’t believe you…” A nosy look was smudged on Zoe’s face as she nudged Leanna with her elbow and winked. “What happened

clenched teeth, “Nothing

I

elevator and stated firmly, “Nothing

him for a couple of hours. Although the b*stard could not quite

Leanna left with Zoe to the

when they saw a familiar

Leanna with

that it was her alarm, so she grabbed it and tapped on it

not long after that, her phone started to vibrate on her blanket and she finally awoke from the commotion. Her eyes were half-shut as she held her

phone next to her ear before

the other end, Aidan’s voice paused for a moment.

a lot of effort to continue speaking, “It’s literally 3.00AM, what else can I be doing? President

just got off

a sudden, she jolted awake and became speechless. I’d nearly forgotten that

heard the voice on the other end go silent, he asked, “Have you gone to

and leaned against the headboard. “President Pearson, have you arrived back

“I’m downstairs. Come down.”

Leanna came to her senses and realized that

grabbed a jacket, and put it on before

had arrived, the weather at night was still low. As the cold wind swept across, one

figure slightly hunched against his car. At that point, she noticed his sharp features

since their meal together last time, she had

faint sigh before slowing down her footsteps as she made her

late now. Why are you here? Why

and reached out to pull her into his arms. Subsequently, he spoke in a low voice into her ears,

will be able to see me tomorrow. No, wait—actually, it’s today. It’s just

a word

time, Leanna asked, “Have

“About?”

“I…”

when she paused all of a sudden. After all, she would just be exposing herself if she mentioned it on her own accord while Aidan was still

replied rather dejectedly, “Nothing too

Aidan patted her on the back gently. “Do you have anything that you’d like

“No.”

“I’d like to go back and sleep, so could you let go of me, President

Aidan was rendered speechless by

answered in annoyance, “You should tell hear

“Repeat your question, then.”

it.

wouldn’t have come out of my warm bed in the middle of the night and

Aidan tightened his grip around

me so tightly. I can’t

his eyes on her before lowering his head. Subsequently, his thin lips zoomed in and

kiss, Leanna

were breathless, right? I’m just sharing

responded exasperatedly,

the one who said you

the banter with him. “I really need

“Don’t wake up,

you, President Pearson. Plus, I have a life. Everyday I wake up, I’m reminded of the fact that I’m poor. So, I need to work. Got

to remarry me, then my money

but I don’t have this mindset at the

“I’ll leave now. President Pearson, you should

a grip on her wrist

turned to

his dark eyes on her as he stared at her intently. “Can’t

teeth. “No!” What sort of nonsense is the

to Castor

more hours, so why are you making such a

thin lips and remained silent without letting go of

side of him and she was torn whether to remain or

was right; absence did make the heart grow fonder

of

longer insisted for her to return to Castor Villa with

…

by slowly. As the sun rose gradually, the rays of light became

In close proximity, her eyes met

and instinctively tried to sit up, but Aidan pulled her back into his arms. Subsequently, his hoarse but magnetic voice rang out. “You should get some

had the urge to continue sleeping. She shifted his hand aside before pulling open the car door. “Go home and get some sleep.

she said that, she alighted from the car

drowsy look in Aidan’s cold eyes and he lowered his head to look down as he lifted

in toward Leanna upon seeing her come

and exclaimed, “Why were you perched on

and found that you were gone. I tried to call you, but I couldn’t get through you. Then, I saw President B*stard’s car when I came downstairs. I can’t believe you…” A nosy look was smudged on Zoe’s face as she nudged Leanna with her elbow and winked. “What happened inside the car last night?

through clenched teeth,

that true? I don’t trust your

stated firmly, “Nothing

she had merely fallen asleep in Aidan’s car with him for a couple of hours. Although the b*stard could not quite contain his urges and tried to touch her inappropriately when they were about to

Leanna left with Zoe to the

just gotten out of the car when they saw

turned to look at Leanna with a

Chapter 288

drowsy, sleepy state when she suddenly heard a buzz from her phone that was placed on

that it was her alarm, so she grabbed it and tapped on it

from the commotion. Her eyes were half-shut as she held her phone in front of her. Eventually, she saw that it was

next to her ear before responding in

end, Aidan’s voice paused for a moment.

to continue speaking, “It’s literally 3.00AM, what else can I be

got off my

awake and became speechless. I’d nearly forgotten that