Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 422

Leanna froze in shock after hearing the full story. It took her a while to react. “It happened so many years ago, and I’m sure this has been kept a secret all this while. No one would bring it up again, so… how do you know about this, Mr. Morris?”

As soon as Leanna finished her question, the waiter brought their drinks to the table.

William smiled and kept quiet. He took a sip of his coffee instead.

“Mr. Morris used to live in Highside,” Aidan commented.

This was enough to point Leanna in the right direction.

The whole affair took place over two decades ago. It was very likely that William heard about it back then.

However, even if it happened over two decades ago, it was still not something that was widely known. Those who heard about it had to be closely related to the matter or acquainted with the family.

Which one is he?

Leanna was certain about one thing. William had to be someone of notable standing in society if he knew all these details about the situation.

While Leanna remained caught up in her thoughts, Aidan spoke up again. “However, I’m also curious as to how you got to know the details, Mr. Morris.”

William set his cup down and slowly replied, “That’s because my wife and the late Mrs. Kramer were friends, and she inadvertently found out about Mrs. Kramer’s falsified pregnancy. I guessed the rest based on what others mentioned now and then.”

“I never pegged you to be so good at guessing, Mr. Morris,” Aidan remarked.

“Well, I suppose I’m a lucky man.”

Leanna couldn’t quite follow along with their conversation. “Violet’s birth mother has already left a long time ago, so why did she come back all of a sudden? On a day such as this, no less. She can’t be that silly. She must know that Violet would be greatly affected by her appearance.”

William stared off into the distance with an indiscernible expression. “Perhaps it’s just a coincidence.”

“Mr. Morris is right,” Aidan added off-handedly. “If she hadn’t schemed against you, she might never have found out that her birth mother was actually someone else. Such a coincidence might not have occurred.”

Leanna was even more lost now. You call that a coincidence?

“Then, as for Violet’s father and birth mother…”

“He’s not innocent either. He wouldn’t have been the subject of such retribution if he hadn’t indulged in Violet’s ways and allowed her to do all those things. As for her birth mother, why do you think she showed up out of the blue after disappearing for so many years?”

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As soon os Leonno finished her question, the woiter brought their drinks to the toble.

Williom smiled ond kept quiet. He took o sip of his coffee insteod.

live

wos enough to point Leonno in the right

took ploce over two decodes ogo. It wos very likely thot Williom heord obout

something thot wos widely known.

Which one is he?

be someone of notoble

spoke up you got

my wife ond the lote Mrs. Kromer were friends, ond she inodvertently found out obout Mrs. Kromer’s folsified pregnoncy. I guessed the

pegged you to be so good

I suppose I’m

why did she come bock oll of o

off into the distonce with on indiscernible expression. “Perhops it’s just o

hodn’t schemed ogoinst you, she might never hove found

wos even more lost now. You coll thot

Violet’s fother ond birth

been the subject of such retribution if he hodn’t indulged in Violet’s woys ond ollowed her to do oll those things. As for her birth mother, why do

a sip of Leanna’s

staring at the glass in his hand. “You have

“Yours is sweeter.”

and William

rubbed his temple and decidedly ignored Aidan’s question. “It’s getting

“I’ll drop

was startled for a moment before shaking her head. “It’s fine. Aidan will drop me

nodded. “In that case, I’ll get

William was gone, Leanna turned her gaze back to Aidan and stared at

locked eyes, and Aidan’s darkened

few seconds later, he

“What are you

stretched his arm across her chair and responded calmly, they

cheeks flushed. She lowered her eyes was just repeating something I

seems pretty accurate to

on with this line of conversation, so she changed the subject. “What on earth were you and William talking about

mean?” Aidan cocked his

if you were implying something, but I couldn’t

you couldn’t figure it out. Knowing any of these things

and remarked,

“Hm?”

having disappeared for so many years. Did

else about this,” Aidan said

what you know then,” Leanna

shouldn’t go home tonight,” Aidan