Love's Change of Heart

"It is said that eating this during pregnancy can effectively prevent neural tube defects in

the fetus," Jonathan replied cautiously.

At that moment, Aidan's face sank as he clutched the bottle in his palm, shuddering.

Pregnant? Have she and Zayn made such progress already??

After three years, Leanna intends to marry into the Barnett Family using the same

method!

…

Along the way home, Leanna was feeling depressed. She pushed open the door when she

arrived home.

"Baby, you're back! Surprise!"

Intended to save money for her future child, Leanna was suddenly saddled with a massive

debt.

Confetti was launched into the air as a man was holding a bouquet of roses in front of her.

Speechless she was when she saw that it was Anthony Lester.

Similarly, he stared back at her in silence.

They were both looking at each other embarrassingly. "I'm sorry, I thought you were Zoe."

He laughed awkwardly as he slowly put the roses in his hand away.

"The magazine has been quite busy recently," Leanna said before adding, "So Zoe may

not be able to return until later."

"Ah… It's my fault. I wanted to surprise her."

"It's alright, I won't tell her. She will be overjoyed to see the surprise you have planned for

her. I should get out of your way then."

"I think I'll just forget it. If Zoe knew about it, she will give me a lecture," Anthony utter

quietly.

"I just happen to have something to do. Please let Zoe know that I won't be back tonight."

Leanna chuckled.

"Then, let me send you off."

"It's alright. I'll just hail a cab."

She left wisely after finishing their brief talk.

Anthony was Zoe's boyfriend whom she had been dating since university. The couple had

always gotten along well. He was sent abroad by his company last year with the intention

of staying for at least two years, so it appeared that he had returned earlier than

scheduled.

There must be so much to say and so much to do after not seeing each other for ages. It

would be embarrassing for Leanna to be their third wheel.

Therefore, she found a nearby cafe and began browsing the rental listings.

Gradually, the sky had become darker.

She stretched her neck and went in search of a restaurant.

When she was halfway through her meal, she received a call from Zoe. "Nana, where are

you?"

"I'm eating out. Have you returned?"

"Yes… That jerk, Anthony took me by surprise. He nearly scared me to death! My fists

were clenched tight because I thought a thief broke in."

Although she complained, it was clear that her tone was pleasant.

"Don't give him a hard time. Let's celebrate tonight since he's back," Leanna proposed as

she chuckled.

"We've been dating for about four or five years. We're like an elderly couple. What is there

to rejoice about? Nana, you should come home and spend the night. I'll send him to the

hotel."

"Don't worry, I'll just stay out tonight. Your girl doesn't wanna be a third-wheel here..."

"What are you talking about... Then you have to be careful when you're staying out by

yourself. Send me the address of your hotel later," Zoe said a little shyly.

Confetti was launched into the air as a man was holding a bouquet of roses in front of her.

"Okay. Go get busy."

"Okay. Go get busy."

After Zoe hung up, Anthony wrapped his arms around her waist and worriedly asked, "She

won't come back, will she?"

"Why didn't you tell me when you came back? It's so embarrassing now," she mumbled

angrily while patting his arm.

"I had no idea she lived with us at the time. I wanted to give you a surprise. I would not

have done it if I had known beforehand. Well, it's all my fault, baby. Don't be mad."

She turned around and hugged him. "I don't blame you, but I'm worried about her staying

outside alone."

"She's a grown-up. There's nothing to be concerned about. Now, enough about her. You

haven't seen me in a long time. Don't you miss me?" He started fiddling around her body.

"I was about to ask you. You mentioned that you will only return in at least two years. Why

are you back in less than a year?"

A slight change of expression flashed across his face as he tried to gloss it over with a

laugh. "It's because I miss you! I requested it several times to the company before they

finally agreed for me to return. You don't know how much I suffered there alone."

It was difficult for Zoe to notice the difference in his expression as the light in the living

room was switched off to produce a candle-lit scene. "Alright alright, I know you've

suffered a lot. I will take good care of you in the future," she gently soothed.

"Not the future. Do it now," Anthony said eagerly as he kissed her lips.

All that remained in the living room was the flickering candlelight.

…

Leanna took a bath and lay on the bed after checking in late at the hotel. She took a look

at her balance and transferred Aidan every cent she had excluding the money she saved

for her rent and daily expenses.

She also deleted all her Tweets about Aidan which were only visible to Daphne. What's the

point of insulting him when I am played by him again after all?

She then drank a cup of hot water before going to bed. She wanted to take some folic acid

but could not seem to find it anywhere in her bag.

Sitting on the bed with her bare strength, she felt her nerves twitching and hurting.

After dropping by several locations today, she had no idea where her medicine had gone.

More importantly, Aidan's office was one of them.

As such, she decided to try calling him after calming down for a while.

After unearthing Aidan's phone number from the blacklist, she dialed it from the hotel's

landline but it took a long while to connect.

"President Pearson… It’s me."