Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 345

When they got to the woods and scouted a spot near the stream, they began to set up camp and the barbecue pit.

The only ones who didn’t do any work were Aidan and Hogbunny. They sat on foldable chairs, and where the former seemed perfectly at ease, the latter took in the scenery with wide eyes filled with wonder.

Leanna sauntered up to Aidan and crouched down next to him, then snapped, “Are you here to watch us work, President Pearson?”

Aidan glanced down at her and said slowly, “I would have brought Jonathan here had you told me you guys were going camping.”

She rolled her eyes in exasperation. Somehow, his brazen response did not surprise her at all.

He added, “Besides, it’s not as if I have nothing to do.”

She frowned. “What have you done thus far?”

Aidan glanced at the little boy who was sitting next to him. “I’m keeping an eye on him in case he runs off on his own and gets lost. You wouldn’t want to have to explain to his mother about his disappearance, would you?”

Leanna let out a dry chuckle and decidedly ignored him. Then, she reached into her knapsack, filled with snacks, and handed Hogbunny a small yogurt bottle. She ruffled his hair affectionately and said, “Here you go, kid. Stay put, and don’t run off on your own, alright? There might be a couple of big, bad wolves lurking in those woods.”

She heard Aidan snort beside her, clearly holding her old-fashioned methods of keeping children in place in disdain.

Hogbunny, on the other hand, clutched the yogurt bottle close to him and nodded solemnly. “I promise I won’t run off on my own. I’ll be good.”

Leanna beamed and rose to her feet. “Attaboy. Anyway, this, uh, mister over here will keep you company while I help my friends with the barbecue. I’ll call you when the meat’s ready.”

When he heard this, Aidan grumbled, “How come you were never this nice to me?”

She gritted her teeth. “Shut up, mister!”

He blinked at her in disbelief but did not say another word in retort.

barbecue pit where the others were gathered, Hogbunny turned

drink yogurt. Besides, she gave it to you,” Aidan pointed out

the bottle for me, mister?”

scoffed. “You’re old enough to know how to open

take the candy from that lady’s mouth when you got down from the car

near Aidan’s temple throbbed as he glowered at

was not the least bit intimidated by his imposing demeanor.

stance, Aidan snatched the yogurt bottle out

you,” Hogbunny said cheerily, then tipped his head back and drank the

won’t your family mind you

corrected the older man primly, “I’m not a brat. I’m ten. Haven’t you ever gone out with friends before when you were a kid, mister? Did your family keep you at home most of

pursed into a thin

the other end of the campsite, Zoe added briquettes to the barbecue pit while glancing over her shoulder to check on the kid.

a cute guy before, and now

tiresome. “I’ll drop him home right after this. I swear, the little con artist

“Maybe there’s been a misunderstanding. I think he’s rather adorable, and his manners are impeccable, too. Did you read too much into his

aggravatedly, “That’s not possible! He even sent me photos, remember? I wasn’t reading too much into anything! I give up on love. I’ve met countless douchebags in this lifetime to put me off dating forever. Lying, cheating scumbags, and those with fish ponds, too… What are kids learning these days at school? Does scumbag training start this young? Maybe I’m just not meant to find love. I might as

now, don’t jump the gun. You can mingle after the competition. There’s a higher chance of you meeting the right

not a douchebag magnet? I should

laughing and She smiled and mused wistfully, “It’s nice

followed her line of sight and sighed in the most jaded way she could. “Yeah. I wouldn’t have to worry about meeting douchebags

were done, two pairs of lovebirds decided to make their way to the flower field they had seen on the map. The remaining campers either retreated into their

next to Aidan as she asked quietly, “Are

her a sideways glance and smiled, “Not when

upward as she stared at the glimmering surface of the water. After a while, she said, “Sometimes when I get overwhelmed by work, hanging out with this bunch of kids

that much older than them, you

few years. I treat them the same

her shoulders and pulled her close, then murmured huskily, “I’m only a couple of years older

was rendered speechless by