Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 385

Zoe sat on the couch, utterly immersed in her thoughts. Her eyes were half-lidded, and she was as still as a statue.

Daniel stood opposite her, shifting on his foot when she left him hanging. After a while, he started wondering whether she might have fallen asleep and asked tentatively, “Why don’t you… put away the thing in your hands first? It’s kinda scary.”

When she heard that, her grip on the bat tightened, and he cleared his throat in discomfort before taking a step back.

After a few seconds, Zoe finally said, “The common enemy you mentioned. Do you mean Lloyd?”

Daniel nodded, and she pressed, “So, you and Georgina…”

“That was all for show. I approached her with my own motives, and despite knowing this, she still made use of me.”

A few seconds passed, and she remarked sarcastically, “Just a show, eh? Just like what you’re doing now?”

“Well… not really,” he fumbled for a logical reason. “We’re doing this for justice. The nature behind our actions is entirely different.”

“Mhm,” Zoe hummed, unconvinced.

After he waited for a few minutes, he slowly broached the question, “So, have you considered it?”

“Are you sure that they won’t harm Nana if I agree to put on this act with you?” she gazed at him sharply as she inquired.

“At least they won’t be able to blackmail her by trying to catch a hold of me, and if they tried from other aspects, I’d try to think of a way to stop them.”

Zoe furrowed her brows as she finally asked the one thing that had been bothering her the entire time, “Who the hell… are you? No, maybe I should be asking, what’s your motive?”

He smiled mysteriously and promised, “Once this act is over, I’ll tell you.”

…

she noticed that the entire house was engulfed in an air of oppression. All the servants were shying

room, a servant came over and said, “Miss McKinney, the

in a flurry of skirts

before her feet carried her in the direction of Lloyd’s

door and said dispassionately, “To what do I

head behind a pile of documents. “Take a

front of him. The instant she was seated, he pushed a document before her. When she swept her gaze

a smirk and deliberately asked, “Oh

been in a conflict because of

don’t understand what you mean, Mr. Crossley,” Leanna said as she inspected her

conflict. When the time comes, as long as you come forward and clarify that these accusations are

with a twitch of his fingers. He only had to manipulate some facts to get the deed done, but the problem now was that she was involved in this

many eyes were watching him and Leanna, he didn’t want to take the risk. Hence, he wanted her

lying. Plus, with a little bit of manipulation behind the scenes, he could easily present Karen as the true mastermind of it all. He could paint her as the person staging the whole incident for blackmail

faster than you could make a

always thought of myself as the victim in this incident the whole time. I’ve never received the apology I deserve, so why should I come forward for others, my… Bully no less?” she enunciated slowly. She was playing with fire, but with such a golden opportunity presented before her, there was no way she could

private,” Lloyd answered. “Since you’re a member of the Crossley Family, you

though I’m living with the Crossleys, I’ve never enjoyed any benefits of actually being one. So, what

when he saw that she wasn’t going to let the

said, “State

“You’re a daring man indeed,

she whisked out the equity transfer papers she always brought with her and placed them

moment he laid his gaze on the file, he said, “This is what I’ve promised you before. If

“I would like to let you know that rather than

in his heart as he