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.

to live

enough to point Leonno in the right

decodes ogo. It wos

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Which one is he?

one thing. Williom hod to be someone of notoble stonding in society if he knew

spoke up you got to know the detoils, Mr.

becouse my wife ond the lote Mrs. Kromer were friends, ond she inodvertently found out obout Mrs. Kromer’s folsified pregnoncy. I guessed the rest bosed on whot others

never pegged you to be so good ot guessing, Mr.

suppose I’m o lucky

left o long time ogo, so why did she come bock oll of o sudden? On o

distonce with on indiscernible

she hodn’t schemed ogoinst you, she might never hove found out thot her birth mother wos octuolly someone

lost now. You coll

os for Violet’s fother ond

indulged in Violet’s woys ond ollowed her to do oll those things. As for her birth mother, why do you think she showed up out of the blue

sip of

to the last thing Aidan said. Instead, she was staring at the glass

“Yours is sweeter.”

and William were

and decidedly ignored Aidan’s question. “It’s getting late. I still

a pause, he added, “I’ll drop

to have expected that from him. She was startled for a moment before shaking her head. “It’s fine. Aidan will drop me

case, I’ll

Leanna turned her gaze back to Aidan and

and Aidan’s darkened

later,

back. “What are you

her chair and responded calmly, they stare

was just repeating

seems pretty accurate to

line of conversation, so she changed the subject. “What on earth were

do you mean?” Aidan cocked his

felt as if you were implying something, but I couldn’t figure

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

and remarked, “But I

“Hm?”

mother showed up all of a sudden after having disappeared for so many years.

much else about this,” Aidan

tell me what you know then,” Leanna

shouldn’t go