Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 326

The words had only just left Mr. Jackson’s mouth when Leanna came down the stairs.

She smiled and called out. “Mr. Jackson.”

Mr. Jackson beckoned toward her. “Come, come. Have a seat.”

She walked over and sat down beside him.

He held the head of his walking cane with both hands as he spoke jovially, “Where did you arrive? I wanted to go and pick you up, but I was worried that I might cause trouble for you instead.”

“I just arrived not long ago.”

“That’s good.” While he spoke, his gaze landed on her clothes. Then, he asked puzzledly, “Why are you covered in so much dust?”

When Lloyd heard those words, he froze in the middle of picking up his teacup.

She replied, “It’s nothing. It’s just a prank Miss Crossley played on me earlier. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to change my clothes.”

Mr. Jackson scowled fiercely and glared at Lloyd. “What kind of prank?”

Lloyd laughed. “Gina was a little immature. I’ve already reprimanded her for her actions.”

Naturally, Mr. Jackson noticed that Lloyd was reluctant to speak the truth, so he turned to glare at the servant standing behind Lloyd and instructed sharply, “You! Tell me!”

“Uh… That is…” The servant hesitated for a long time and did not dare to speak.

ground hard and rebuked angrily, “What did I just tell you? You

misunderstood. I promise that this kind of thing will not

and gloomy. Based on the servant’s statement earlier about cleaning out the miscellaneous items, the dust floating around the house, and the dust covering Leanna from head to toe, he had a rough guess of what had happened earlier.

whispered something in Lloyd’s ear. Lloyd nodded in response. “Let

Jackson queried,

replied, “A business partner. You have a good eye for people. Why don’t you help me

is poor. So what would I

here under such circumstances. Therefore, she was planning to take a

tug at her lightly to indicate that she shouldn’t as soon as she made a move?

remained primly seated and did not show any intention

later, the visitor came into view.

he glanced in their direction. He was as

gaze was calm, and he slowly remarked. “It turns out that everybody is

as he said, “I had a stroke of luck to meet Mr. Jackson once while I was abroad. After returning to Highside, I was also fortunate enough to visit the Jackson Family. As for Miss McKinney, I worked with President Pearson in the past. So, thanks to a series of coincidences, we’ve

seemed extremely averse to hearing Aidan’s name. So, he gestured for William to take a seat and instructed the servant to serve some tea before he

abroad for many years. Upon my return, I discovered that the place I used to live had long since changed. It’s no longer the same

Morris. So many years

enter the domestic market, and the only

forth. Although the conversation seemed to be nothing more than a simple chat, Lloyd was actually trying to

to cooperate. Therefore, it stood to reason that he had known that

with Leanna, there was another factor between them—Aidan. The two of them had never met in private, aside from the few times they had met each other. So, in

previously suspected the relationship between William and Mr. Jackson. Nonetheless, the straightforward and candid manner in which William had answered his questions without hiding the fact that they were acquainted with each other made

conversation, Mr. Jackson would occasionally add a few words here and there. On the other hand, Leanna was completely unable to join in their conversation. She remained in her seat, bored out of her mind. She lowered her head and pulled at the tiny threads of lint that had gotten stuck to her clothes while she was carrying the

would inadvertently land on her whenever he was speaking. He seemed slightly absent-minded during those instances,

to his feet. “Then,