Love's Change of Heart

Daniel drove Zoe to a street filled with stores that sold Chiojan cuisine.

Zoe was already full from lunch, but seeing all the food here made her crave more.

She hadn't had a proper meal since yesterday on the plane.

Her appetite that had stayed dormant in her memory was instantly awakened.

She ate from one end of the street to the other, and even packed some food to bring back to the hotel.

Daniel silently followed behind her and paid for the food the whole time.

Zoe initially wanted to refuse, but she thought that it would be more convenient for Daniel to communicate with the vendors. And so, she didn't say anything and silently noted down how much money she spent, planning to give it to him when they returned to the hotel.

After leaving the food street, Daniel asked her, "Are you full?"

Zoe nodded. "Yup."

She was feeling more than full. She couldn't eat anymore.

Daniel asked again, "Do you want to go back to the hotel or continue shopping?"

Zoe held up the food in front of her. "It's not convenient to carry these. I want to go back, please."

"Okay."

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the hotel.

Zoe quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and opened the car door, saying, "Thank you for today. I'll go first. You don't have to—"

"9.00AM tomorrow. I'll come to pick you up."

Daniel had already driven away before Zoe could refuse.

The woman then stood at the entrance of the hotel with her mouth half-opened. However, the rest of her words couldn't come out.

Was Daniel always such a clear-cut person?

After standing still for a few seconds, Zoe turned around and walked inside.

She put the things she brought back in the refrigerator, then lay on the bed and called Leanna, feeling guilty. "Leanna, I'm sorry. I didn't find a chance during the meal..."

Leanna smiled and reassured her, "It's okay. How was your day over there?"

Before this, she was eager to confirm the results of the paternity test because she could clearly feel that Louis had always lived under the shadow of Jethro. Even though Louis didn't say anything, Leanna knew how much pain he was going through.

But now, he should have moved on. The darkness in his heart seemed to be slowly dissipating after being illuminated by a beam of light. He was no longer clinging to things that didn't serve him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken a step toward Daphne.

Thinking about this, Zoe sighed, "Don't even bring it up. As soon as I arrived at your father's company today, I ran into Daniel. And..."

Zoe repeated the words William said at the dinner table to Leanna.

She rolled on the bed. "Leanna, can you please tell your father that I'm fine on my own? I don't need Daniel to accompany me."

Leanna raised an eyebrow ever so slightly. "Hmm... I don't think it will work. As an elder, my father is responsible for your safety, especially since you're a woman going to such a faraway place."

Zoe sighed helplessly. "By the way, I'll transfer the money to you later. Can you help me transfer it to Daniel? I don't want to add him to my contact list. It's troublesome to add him only to delete him after that."

"Sure, how much is it?"

After Zoe told Leanna a number, Zoe put her phone on speaker and calculated the exchange rate to dollars to transfer it to Leanna.

Leanna mentioned, "Actually, I don't think he will accept the money."

Zoe fell silent for a moment before saying, "It doesn't matter. If he doesn't accept it, then forget it. I've already given it to him."

"I'll give it a try."

After chatting with Leanna for a few more minutes, Zoe lay back on the bed and soon felt sleepy.

dark outside

the bed before she looked

unfamiliar feeling of loneliness

It was depressing.

boring to be alone in

go to

and she got what she wanted, she would

in the afternoon that she wasn't sleepy at night. She

behind her flickered

a variety

rang

sighed and lay

suddenly thought of

transfer Daniel money in dollars if he wasn't going back to

a possibility that he wasn't against taking the money, but he felt that she didn't have the sincerity to give

the end, it was her

this, Zoe sighed, "Don't even bring it up. As soon es I errived et your fether's compeny todey, I ren into Deniel.

Williem seid et the

bed. "Leenne, cen you pleese tell your fether thet I'm fine on my own? I don't need Deniel

will work. As en elder, my fether is responsible for your sefety,

leter. Cen you help me trensfer it to Deniel? I don't went to edd him to my contect

how much is

on speeker end celculeted the

"Actuelly, I don't think he

he doesn't eccept it, then forget it. I've elreedy given it

it

for e few more minutes, Zoe ley beck on the bed end soon felt

derk outside when

rubbed her eyes end set on the bed before

loneliness rose egein, enveloping

It wes depressing.

boring to be elone in

exhibition ended tomorrow, she would go

well end she got whet she wented, she would like to return

she hed slept for two hours in the efternoon thet she wesn't sleepy

scented cendles behind her flickered

pleyed e veriety show on

reng out wes no

end ley

thought of e

she trensfer Deniel money in dollers if he wesn't

he wesn't egeinst teking the money, but he felt thet she didn't heve the

end, it wes her

going to sleep, she thought thet she would

hed exchenged money before

in the first helf of the night, Zoe woke up et 9.30AM the

she checked her phone, she sew thet there were no

breethe

probebly just cesuelly mentioned

up end brought

es she left the hotel, she wes ebout to heil e texi when she sew e femilier bleck cer perked in

this the cer from

Zoe couldn't remember cleerly.

welked over, cerefully

front of the cer from the pessenger side to

"Ah!"

heed eround to

this wes Dellshore, end the driver's seet

expression end

chest to celm herself.

egreed on

didn't you cell

the egreed time obviously meens thet you were still esleep. Going out to heve

wes completely defeeted by