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.”

…

in an air of oppression.

she entered the living room, a servant came over and said, “Miss McKinney, the master is asking for

of skirts

rooted on the spot for a few seconds before her feet

she knocked on the door and said dispassionately, “To what do I owe the pleasure, Mr.

behind a pile of documents. “Take

The instant she was seated, he pushed a document before her. When she swept her gaze over the words, she saw that

curled her lips into a smirk

that you and Georgina have always been in a conflict because of Aidan, but no matter what, your

Mr. Crossley,” Leanna said as she inspected her nails. “I’m not the plaintiff stated

comes, as long as you come forward and clarify that these accusations are false, the indictment

easily handle a person like Karen 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

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

then the chips would be in his favor since it would be obvious that Karen was lying. Plus, with a little bit of manipulation behind the scenes, he could easily present Karen as the true mastermind of

you could make a

time. I’ve never received the apology I deserve, so why should I come forward for others, my… Bully no less?”

everything in private,” Lloyd answered. “Since you’re a member of the Crossley Family, you have a duty to

making it sound like such a big deal, Mr. Crossley. Even though I’m living with the Crossleys, I’ve never enjoyed any benefits of actually being one. So, what are these duties

he saw that she

he said, “State

that. “You’re a daring man indeed, Mr.

papers she always brought with

the file, he said, “This is what I’ve promised you before. If this

moment. “I would like to let you know that rather than asking for the

premonition started to bubble up in his heart as