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.

said, “His body hasn’t been found yet,

simply sighed. “Or maybe he didn’t leave anything behind—not even

even caused Miss Zoe to lose her

be your Uncle Joseph. Only you know how he treated you, and that will influence whether you hate him

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

Leanna said, “Yes.”

she didn’t know

she had mixed feelings about Joseph, but curiously enough, no matter how bad a person was, as long as they still had a bit of conscience, one would feel like they still

truly hurt by him would paint him as a

Charlotte said, “Before Uncle Joseph left, he

thoughts away.

“He said—”

recalled the day when they were by the river. Joseph’s voice was low, but he wasn’t voicing a threat. It sounded more like a word

deals with the Woodleys, his next targets will be your grandfather

Charlotte finished her story, Leanna thought for a

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

involved, you

one who did it, judging by what they said, Lachlan should have known everything about it beforehand, but he didn’t stop Uncle Joseph. He

know what part did

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

like you do have some sort of prejudice

She cocked her head to the side, not quite getting

Lachlan knew Joseph would kill the elders but didn’t do anything about it, he’s partly

“What is it?”

one who killed them,

wouldn’t have done it. You can blame Lachlan for not saving the elders, but you have to know that Joseph

Charlotte said, “I got

about the complicated forces in the Woodley Family. The elders were dead now,

she never thought Lachlan