Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 347

Aidan gave Leanna her phone back and said breezily, “It was a cold call.”

Leanna eyed him skeptically. “You would’ve hung up right away.”

“I was analyzing the national economic trend for him,” he quipped.

She nearly snorted. She wasn’t sure if he was too bored or too twisted.

Suddenly, someone shouted across the site, “Hey, Leanna! P-President Pearson! The food’s getting cold!”

Leanna shoved her phone into her pocket and said to Aidan, “Come on.”

When she and Aidan sat down by the campfire alongside the others, the latter threw a sideways glance at Hogbunny, who was happily munching away, before jerking his chin. “Scoot over.”

Hogbunny glared at him and clenched his little fists, but upon realizing that he was greatly outmatched by Aidan, he mutely scooted over to make room.

At the sight of this, Leanna rolled her eyes at Aidan and asked, “Must you pick on the kid?”

Aidan stared at her indifferently. “I’m pushing him to grow in the face of adversity.”

Ignoring him, Leanna proceeded to roast a few more meat skewers and handed them to Hogbunny after they were cooked through. The little boy took the skewers as he chewed on his food. “Thank you.”

Zoe was seated next to him, and she couldn’t help tutting as she remarked, “Look at him wolfing down his food. Hey, kid, I’m pretty sure you ate your fill during lunch.”

“I’m just respecting food,” Hogbunny said without missing a beat.

The others blinked, unsure what to make of the child’s eloquence and witty comebacks.

When all the food had been finished, someone suggested that they played games, and the loser would have to sing in front of everyone. In the end, the only two who refused to participate in the fun were Hogbunny, who insisted that he had to finish his homework, and Aidan, who just so happened to have gotten a call from work that he simply had to take.

By the time Aidan returned, Leanna was seated by the fire, the yellow glow bringing out the gentle slopes and curves of her features. She was smiling; her presence dazzling even on this dark night.

Aidan stood on the side and watched her. He wasn’t sure how long he did that for, but the corners of his mouth were curled up in a quiet smile.

childish voice broke through his reverie. “Say, mister, you must really like that lady over

looked away from Leanna and

tone of an adult, “You don’t have to lie to me. I can tell you like her from the look in your

of lying to you,” Aidan said. “She’s my

like it to

his cheek as he sputtered

got it wrong, mister. I was only

you’re just itching for a

for him, Leanna had just walked over at that exact moment and caught what he said without context. She frowned

around Leanna and hid behind her, looking

at this, Aidan shot the brat a dark look as though to say, “You’d better

and put their belongings into the

wait for her by the workshop entrance upon their return was like a death wish she couldn’t bring herself to make. After a moment of thought, she said,

reached out to grab Hogbunny by the back of

“Thank you,

from Aidan, but she was worried that he might pick on Hogbunny. As such, she gave the little boy her number and rubbed his head affectionately before saying,

you, miss. Goodbye,” Hogbunny said cheerily, then waved goodbye to

back, thanking the heavens

take long for the three cars to pull out of the campsite and disappear into the

Aidan asked flatly,

to his chest and answered carefully, “You can just drop me off at the workshop. I can make my way home after

“You won’t tell me? Fine, then. Seeing as I’m in a good mood, I’m gonna show you a magic trick. Close your eyes, and when I call

made no reply. A somber look passed over the little boy’s face as his

matched his steely silence and merely stepped on the gas, speeding

stop in front of

turned to throw him a

kept calm and bit out, “Thank you for sending me home, mister. I’ll go

quickly flung the car door open and made a run for it. However, he had barely covered any distance when Aidan grabbed him

rushed to Hogbunny’s face as he flailed his

you promise to walk normally. If you try to run again, I’ll drop you off at your doorstep,”