Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 618 Said Nothing

Only Aidan, Leanna, and Lachlan were in the back room. Aidan was on the couch looking tense. The gaze he afforded Lachlan was devoid of any emotion. The air around him seemed to shiver with a chill. Lachlan was unfazed, staring back at Aidan with an undaunted spirit. The air itself was feeling tense.

Leanna was sitting beside Aidan with her hands on her knees, and she took a deep breath.

A long while later, Lachlan slowly said, “You should have gotten the answers you wanted. What else would you like to know?”

“What are you up to?”

“What happened in Highside wasn’t my fault. If you’re referring to Naomi’s return, then what can I say? That was the choice she made.”

“Perhaps I wasn’t clear. What I mean is, what did you say to her?”

Naomi was a proud woman. Even though she had to be excluded from the family tree, she still left Jamesdon and lived on her own in Highside for many years. Despite all the obstacles she faced, she never returned to Jamesdon and wouldn’t ask the Woodleys for help. Hence, she would never choose to come back to Jamesdon for no reason.

Easily, Lachlan answered, “You heard Aunt Naomi. She wants to stay with her father.”

Aidan looked at him coolly. “You told Oscar to bring her back.”

“No. All I offered was an option. She could have chosen not to return.”

“What are you up to?” Aidan asked again.

Lachlan leaned back into his chair, crossed his legs, and tapped on the armrest lightly. He didn’t say a word.

in riddles? I hate riddles. A moment of silence later, Leanna said, “Naomi wouldn’t have returned. Not when she made the decision to leave.” She looked at Lachlan. “So, either you blackmailed her, or she has a reason

Perhaps both

Highside twenty years

case. What you

recently wasn’t his doing. However, I can’t say the same for his whole family. I can’t be sure who’s the culprit. There are a ton of

to ask something, but she said nothing in the end. No one came to stop them,

I can. He wouldn’t

hadn’t been giving them straight answers today. The only thing she found out was that Naomi was part of the Woodleys. Everything else

“Um…”

you off

with him, and then she realized something. Wait. Send me off? What

looked at him. “What

looked calm. “I have something to settle

yeah. Naomi is still in the hall. Leanna nodded.

Leanna got out of the car, she said, “Now stay calm,

Aidan’s lips, and he pushed her hair back. “I’m not

the Woodleys aren’t as united as they seem. I

peered at her for a few moments, then he pushed her head forward and pressed his lips against hers,

him venting his suppressed emotions, Leanna closed her eyes and responded to

free to look into the case. What you find

a while. Aidan held the back of her

of the car and saw Aidan off. She waited until his black