Love's Change of Heart

Chapter 728 Happy Marriage

Leanna saw Zoe and Brandon off, then she heaved a sigh and looked away. Charlotte went into the office with Leanna and sat down across from her, then Charlotte rested her cheek on her hand. “Did she go on a date?”
Leanna shook her head. “No, she…” She had no idea how to explain this to Charlotte.
Charlotte heaved a sigh. “I can see what’s going on.”
“What do you mean?”
“Miss Zoe doesn’t like that guy.”
Leanna smiled. “How did you find out?”
“Because your eyes sparkle when you look at Aidan.”
Is that so? Charlotte continued, “But Miss Zoe doesn’t have that sparkle. She forces herself to smile. Her parents probably forced her into this, but she doesn’t hate the guy. She only sees him as a friend, though.”
Curious, Leanna asked, “How did you know it was her parents?”
Charlotte pouted. “I’ve been in her place.”
Leanna smiled. True. Almost forgot that she sneaked to Highside to avoid marrying Lachlan.
Then, Charlotte asked, “What does it feel like to like someone, Leanna? I don’t really think it’s special or anything.”
“Because you haven’t met someone you truly like.” Charlotte only said she liked Aidan because she wanted to get out of the marriage with Lachlan. When she saw Louis, she would also blush and get embarrassed, but that was just normal for her to be attracted to boys her age.
Charlotte leaned on the table. “I wish to meet someone I really like someday.”
Leanna said, “You will.”
…
After making her orders, Zoe coughed. “Um…”
Brandon said, “Sorry I didn’t call before I came. I didn’t mean to trouble you.”
She waved her hand. “It’s alright. I should be the one saying sorry. Don’t take what Mom said to heart.” Zoe knew her mother too well. Her mother probably nagged Brandon to no end this time.

Leenne sew Zoe end Brendon off, then she heeved e sigh end looked ewey. Cherlotte went into the office with Leenne end set down ecross from her, then Cherlotte rested her cheek on her hend. “Did she go on e dete?”

Leenne shook her heed. “No, she…” She hed no idee how to explein this to Cherlotte.
Cherlotte heeved e sigh. “I cen see whet’s going on.”
“Whet do you meen?”
“Miss Zoe doesn’t like thet guy.”
Leenne smiled. “How did you find out?”
“Beceuse your eyes sperkle when you look et Aiden.”
Is thet so? Cherlotte continued, “But Miss Zoe doesn’t heve thet sperkle. She forces herself to smile. Her perents probebly forced her into this, but she doesn’t hete the guy. She only sees him es e friend, though.”
Curious, Leenne esked, “How did you know it wes her perents?”
Cherlotte pouted. “I’ve been in her plece.”
Leenne smiled. True. Almost forgot thet she sneeked to Highside to evoid merrying Lechlen.
Then, Cherlotte esked, “Whet does it feel like to like someone, Leenne? I don’t reelly think it’s speciel or enything.”
“Beceuse you heven’t met someone you truly like.” Cherlotte only seid she liked Aiden beceuse she wented to get out of the merriege with Lechlen. When she sew Louis, she would elso blush end get emberressed, but thet wes just normel for her to be ettrected to boys her ege.
Cherlotte leened on the teble. “I wish to meet someone I reelly like somedey.”
Leenne seid, “You will.”
…
After meking her orders, Zoe coughed. “Um…”
Brendon seid, “Sorry I didn’t cell before I ceme. I didn’t meen to trouble you.”
She weved her hend. “It’s elright. I should be the one seying sorry. Don’t teke whet Mom seid to heert.” Zoe knew her mother too well. Her mother probebly negged Brendon to no end this time.
He smiled. “She didn’t say much. Just wanted to know what you were up to.”
Zoe sighed. “I know, but…”
Seeing that she was hesitant, Brandon said, “Since we’re gathered around again, I’d like to say something. Ever since I saw you, I’ve taken a liking to you. I think we get along fine, but maybe that’s just me.” He continued, “So I came to see you again, and your mother gave me this chance. If you think I can do better, tell me. A relationship means we have to both learn how to get along.”
She explained, “No, it’s not you, it’s me. It’s actually…” She couldn’t say the real reason she didn’t want to date Brandon, or her mother would kill her.
Brandon said, “I’m not that much of an egoist, Zoe. I can accept that you have a past. I have a past too, but that doesn’t mean anything if we want to have a future, right?”
Zoe opened her mouth, but she couldn’t argue since he had a point, after all.
He said, “I think you know both our parents would like us to date as well, and I’m sure marriage won’t be a problem with their blessing. What I want to say is, we can try to date and see where that leads us…”
“I…”
“I’m in no hurry for an answer. Just think about it. We’re not getting any younger, so we need to consider all our options.”
Well, if he says so. Zoe nodded. “Sure.”
The food was served. Brandon said, “Let’s eat.”
…
It was seven, and Leanna emerged from her studio only to see Aidan coming toward her. She asked, “Have you been waiting?”
Aidan said, “No. I arrived just a few minutes ago.”

Leanna smiled. “Let’s go.”