Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 379

Freddie feigned guilt as he said guilelessly, “Did I accidentally say something wrong again? Mr. Crossley, as you know, I’ve been away from Highside for a long time. So, I am ignorant about many things. I hope you won’t take offense at my words.”

Lloyd dispassionately replied, “It’s nothing. It’s all in the past.”

Freddie glanced at the time. “I still have other things to do later, so I’ll take my leave now. See you next time.”

After he said that, he nodded to both of them and departed with a smile on his face.

He felt his entire body relaxing as soon as he stepped out of the Crossley Group.

The moment he got into his car, he dialed Aidan’s number. “I’ve done everything you asked me to do. When will you be treating me to lunch?”

“Why are you in such a hurry?”

“There’s something wrong with you if you’re not interested in eating.”

Aidan said, “Eat by yourself and send me the bill. I’ll reimburse you.”

After he finished speaking, he curtly ended the call.

Freddie stared at his phone speechlessly. The sayings ‘burning the bridge after crossing the river’ and ‘killing the donkey as soon as the work is done’ must refer to people like him who toss people aside once they cease to be useful.

On the other side, the results of the competition were out.

The final champion was Queenie. Although she was the most popular contestant this year and had many supporters backing her, there was an uproar among the audience when the organizers announced that she was the champion of the competition.

Leanna’s loss was not a big deal, but it would be a blatant slap to Aidan’s face.

Everybody carefully turned their attention to Leanna and Aidan. To their surprise, the expressions of those two remained the same as usual. In fact, the two of them seemed utterly unaffected. It was as though they were not surprised by this result.

On the other hand, many reporters gathered around Queenie for an interview after she was announced as the champion of the competition.

Leanna observed the situation. “What comes next doesn’t have anything to do with us anymore. Let’s go.”

Aidan raised his eyebrows, leaned toward her, and whispered something in her ear.

words left her speechless.

win the championship, then I’ll just

his lips into a smile and took

somebody called

behind her. Sofia walked over, seeming nervous to see Aidan.

turned toward Leanna. “I’ll wait for you in the

“Okay.”

sigh of relief. “The competition is finally over. Do you

prior appointment with my

I could come this far. I’m happy that I competition, but I can’t help feeling it’s a shame. You should have gotten first place

words. “There’s nothing to regret. My skills were simply inferior. It’s normal

work was much better than Queenie’s. There’s something wrong with the judges this year. I seriously wonder what is going through their heads.” After her brief rant, she continued, “But that doesn’t matter.

Sofia

Sofia made a ‘work hard’ gesture at Leanna. “I’ll be going first.

“Bye.”

watched Sofia leave before she got into the

“Are you

“Not really. We

say anything else after that and instructed the driver

out. “Wait, I… want to

mentioned the address, he frowned. “Why are you

to check on

her words.

turned gloomy, and he seemed to be sulking. She murmured softly, “I didn’t mean it that way. In any case,

“Up to you.”

later, the car stopped in front of the

the door and said, “Wait here

into the hospital, she was completely clueless about the situation. Therefore,

missing. But, even if he needed to hide,

her inquiry, “I would like to ask about a patient

computer and frowned at the results.

on

now. His corpse has been lying in the morgue, and no family members have come forward to claim

in surprise at those words. She was filled with absolute shock. “When did