Love's Change of Heart

Half an hour later, Leanna looked at the pile of toys in front of her as she remained silent.

She thought this tactic would hold Charlotte back a little.

Little did she know Charlotte was so skillful…

From the side, Charlotte could be heard saying, “I’ve got another one!”

Leanna was speechless.

Just as Charlotte was about to continue playing, Leanna said, “Alright, Charlotte, that’s enough.”

Charlotte said, “I’m going to get a few more!”

Leanna licked her lips. “I’m getting thirsty. Let’s get something to drink.”

When Charlotte heard that, she could only give up. “Alright. We’ll get a drink, then we can come back later…”

Leanna hastily pulled her away.

The toys she obtained were stuffed into various shopping bags and taken back to the car by the bodyguards.

As they sat in the cafe, Charlotte played with the little guy for a moment, then flopped on the table as if she were completely spent. She didn’t even want to move.

Leanna asked, “What’s the matter? You looked so spirited just now.”

“It’s nothing. I just feel like everything’s changed…”

Seeing Charlotte’s gradually sinking expression, Leanna said, “You should be happy that your grandfather is still alive.”

Charlotte supported her chin with her arm. “Yes, Grandpa is still alive, but…”

She didn’t continue her sentence, but Leanna understood what she was trying to say.

hasn’t been found

he didn’t leave anything behind—not even his

Joseph did a lot of bad things, and he even caused Miss Zoe to lose her

hurt a lot of people, but he’ll always be your Uncle Joseph. Only you know how he treated you, and that will influence whether you hate him

“Say, on that day at the cemetery, if Lachlan hadn’t appeared, would he have killed my dad and everyone

Leanna said, “Yes.”

sighed again, but she didn’t know what to

as long as they still had a bit of conscience, one would feel like they still had

by him would paint

“Before Uncle Joseph

her thoughts away.

“He said—”

river. Joseph’s voice was low, but he wasn’t voicing a threat. It sounded

the Woodleys, his next targets

her story, Leanna thought for a bit before saying, “Do

stared ahead of her, zoning out. “I don’t know. However, Lachlan admitted that he was

was involved,

judging by what they said, Lachlan should have known everything about it beforehand, but he didn’t

did Lachlan play in

wasn’t the person the rumors made him out to be, and perhaps I had misunderstood him. I never thought that he would be that scary, though. The elders were stubborn and traditional in their thinking, but they watched over us as we grew up, so no matter

like you

stunned. She cocked her head to the side,

were like what you said, that Lachlan knew Joseph would kill the elders but didn’t

“What is it?”

one who

not trying to defend Lachlan, but if Joseph hadn’t planned this, he wouldn’t have done it. You can blame Lachlan for not saving the elders, but you have

said, “I

the Woodley Family. The elders were dead

never thought Lachlan was