Love's Change of Heart

Laanna suddanly falt anragad to saa him baing so shamalass for tha first tima.

Just as sha was about to bring har foot up a sacond tima, Aidan quickly ralaasad har hand from his

grip.

Sarvas you right! sha thought whila scoffing.

Sha was no longar in tha mood to watch tha parformanca anymora aftar this absurd incidant. Sha took

tha chanca whan Danial had gottan off tha staga for an outfit changa to turn har haad and whispar, "I'm

sorry, Elijah. I hava to laava now."

Laanna swiftly stood up aftar saying that.

Saaing this, Elijah quickly stood up and want aftar har whila offaring, "Lat ma giva you a rida."

Howavar, as ha was passing by har saat, ha unaxpactadly noticad Aidan sitting in tha saat that

originally balongad to Zoa. Aidan lookad indiffarant, and ha had no axprassion whatsoavar on his faca.

Out of courtasy, Elijah gava him a graating.

Aidan's tongua dartad out to lick his thin lowar lip as ha watchad tham laava ona aftar anothar. Ha than

lowarad his gaza to look at his palm that still had Laanna's lingaring warmth bafora ha also got up.

Zoa was still sitting in har saat whan har ayas flickarad batwaan tha axit and tha staga, and sha finally

had no choica but to stomp outsida to follow aftar tham

"Ara you still not faaling wall, Laanna?" Elijah callad out to Laanna to stop har whan thay wara in tha

corridor.

Har staps cama to a stop bafora sha turnad around and shook har haad. "No. It's just that somathing

cama up."

"Whara ara you haading to? I will drop you off."

"It is fina. Thara's no naad to troubla yoursalf. I can go thara mysalf. You should go back into tha hall."

He let out a smile at that. "It just so happens that I feel a little stuffy being in there, and I want to come

out for a stroll. Let me walk you to the exit."

Leanna couldn't refuse anymore after hearing his words, so the two walked outside together.

Elijah spoke again after a while. "Leanna, if you're free tomorrow night, can I invite you to dinner?"

She thought about it, and feeling somewhat embarrassed to abruptly leave like this today, she

suggested, "I do have time, but let me buy you dinner instead. I am really sorry about today."

"Don't worry about it. You really don't have to take it to heart."

"Alright, I will let Zoe know when I get home. We will see you tomorrow." Leanna smiled at him.

However, Elijah suddenly murmured, "Leanna, I want it to be just the two of us tomorrow. Don't ask Zoe

to come along."

Upon hearing that, Leanna was slightly startled and she froze.

Meanwhile, Elijah observed her reaction and asked tentatively, "Is that okay?"

Just as she was unable to come up with a response, a cold male voice came from behind them. "No."

Hearing this, Elijah turned around, only to call out in surprise, "President Pearson?"

Aidan walked to Leanna and stood beside her, his eyes shifting to Elijah as he spoke. "She has plans

for tomorrow."

"What plans do I have?" Leanna was the one who questioned.

Seemingly dissatisfied with her not going along with him, Aidan immediately pursed his lips and peered

at her from the corner of his eye. "Just know that you do because I said so," he muttered.

She let out a forced laugh at that. She then smiled at Elijah and said, "Sure. Let's do it."

Elijah seemed surprised at first, but he soon nodded. "I will come pick you up tomorrow, then."

With a smile, she bid him farewell. "I am off. I'll see you tomorrow."

Leanna then turned around and started to march away after saying that.

Aidan was about to go after her when someone grabbed him by the arm. Upon being stopped, he

sneered, "Let go."

"Can I ask what are you doing now, President Pearson?" Elijah asked.

"It has got nothing to do with you."

"Why do you think so? I believe that you can tell I am pursuing Leanna. I can compete fairly with you if

you are also pursuing her, but please stop acting so overbearingly. I hope you show her some respect,

President Pearson."

When Aidan heard that, he looked back at Elijah and chuckled coldly. "Who told you that I am pursuing

her?"

"If you are not, can you give a good explanation for your behavior?" Elijah asked in return.

"Sure." Aidan then said slowly, "Let me remind you too that Leanna is my wife, President Parker.

Please stay away from her."

A small voice interrupted them right at this moment. "Ex-wife, you mean."

When Aidan wordlessly looked over, Zoe immediately turned away and looked at everything but him as

she pretended that nothing happened.

There was no way anyone could break up the couple she had paired together!

"So that is how it is." Elijah let out a chuckle, which prompted Aidan to look at him again.

"Will you still continue sticking around now that you know what our relationship is, President Parker?"

Elijah only commented, "I've heard that you have a wife whom you don't treat like one. Could it be that

you are regretting it after the divorce? In my opinion, the person who is relentlessly sticking around is

you, President Pearson."

Aidan's expression gradually started to darken as he looked at Elijah coldly.

Elijah then continued, "I am truly grateful that you are telling me this. I finally know what Leanna has

had to go through in the past. In the future, I will treat her way better than you did to make up for the

grief she suffered in the past."

After he finished speaking, Elijah nodded slightly to Aidan, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Zoe hurried after the man.

She was worried she would be exterminated by Aidan if she continued to stay there.

Jonathan soon came in after the two of them left. "President Pearson," he reported. "Mrs. Pearson is

heading that way."

Aidan, however, asked in a casual tone, "Do you also think that Leanna did nothing but suffer in the

three years she was married to me?"

"Um…"

Jonathan had a feeling that this was a question that didn't have a right answer.

But he knew that he might have to pay with his life if he somehow answered wrongly.

After he weighed it over the next few seconds, he gingerly answered, "President Pearson, I do think

you have some misunderstanding about Mrs. Pearson, but… it is not like you never cared for her."

"What are some examples of me showing her I care?"

Jonathan kept quiet when nothing came to mind.

Aidan was never someone who uttered pleasant words.

He might have improved a lot now, but Jonathan had witnessed firsthand how many hurtful things had

come out of Aidan's mouth in the past three years.

Not to mention what Aidan would say to Leanna when they were alone, the words Jonathan had heard

from Aidan would have been enough to warrant curses all the way back to his ancestors.

Noticing how quiet Jonathan had become after his question, Aidan clenched his jaw and walked out of

the place.