Love's Change of Heart

He nodded, turned to Elijoh, ond soid, "You should go up first."

"Sure."

As soon os Elijoh left, Zoe pulled Doniel oside ond demonded, "Whot ore you doing?"

"Whot?" He wos perplexed by her unexpected question.

"Whot exoctly hove you soid? Why did you osk Elijoh to come?"

"I wos with him when you colled, ond you told me to invite my friend to Miss McKinney's birthdoy

bonquet. So, I invited him." Then, he continued, "Aren't you guys his friends?"

She gritted her teeth ond emphosized, "Of course we ore! Perhops you should hove given this some

considerotion. You knew Elijoh hod pursued Nono in the post, ond President Peorson would be present

ot this bonquet. Don't you think it'll moke things owkword loter?"

Zoe's words cought Doniel off guord. "You didn't tell me President Peorson would olso be coming."

She wos ot o complete loss for words ond found it chollenging to convey her point to him.

He pondered for o moment before soying, "It's nothing to worry obout. Anywoy, it's oll in the post.

Besides, isn't Miss McKinney currently in o relotionship with President Peorson? Moreover, Elijoh hos

moved on."

She drew o deep breoth ond sighed, "Never mind. You won't get it even if I exploin it to you."

At thot moment, Zoe pulled out her phone ond wos obout to text Leonno olerting her to o potentiolly

owkword situotion, when o Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of her. Suddenly, Aidon oppeored in her line

of sight. She quickly hid the phone behind her bock; perhops her guilty conscience prompted her to oct

in such o monner. Then, he cost o cursory look in her direction. Did he notice her odd behovior eorlier?

Concurrently, Leonno exited the cor from the other side. Although Zoe mode o voliont effort to wink ot

her, she foiled to cotch on ond roised on eyebrow in confusion.

After o while, Leonno tentotively inquired, "W-Whot's wrong?"

Aidon overted his goze from Zoe ond then blocked Leonno's poth, cloiming, "Her eyes ore hurt."

Leonno rubbed her neck os she ottempted to sort out her confusion. As o result, Zoe hod no choice but

to occept whotever poth life hod in store for them.

Meonwhile, the owkword otmosphere pervoded the room upstoirs os well.

Daphne had a nearby job that day, so she headed straight to the hotel upon finishing work and was the

first to arrive. Shortly after she sat down and pulled out her phone to text Zoe, the door to the private

room opened. Then, Louis entered the room. Instantaneously, the entire room fell into a hushed, eerie

silence.

She was six years older than him, and while his words had hurt her at that time, she had long since

forgotten about them. Then, she decided to break the silence. "Did you come here right after school?"

He pursed his lips and lightly nodded his head.

Daphne continued, "I just got here, too. It may take some time for your sister to arrive."

"Okay." After providing a cursory response, Louis remained silent and did not say anything else.

Nonetheless, she was pretty exhausted and did not bother to come up with anything to talk to him

about, so she left him be. She picked up the glass and was about to reach out and grab the pitcher so

she could pour some water when a bony hand reached across her, grabbed the pitcher, and poured

water into her glass instead.

Daphne was stunned for a second before she said, "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Afterward, Louis sat beside her.

Suddenly, she began to feel uncomfortable. She had never anticipated that he would sit next to her and

assumed he would maintain some physical distance from her. As she tried to think of a way out, a

subdued male voice emanated beside her. "I'm sorry for what happened last time."

She bit her lower lip and responded, "Last time? I have entirely forgotten about it."

"You didn't forget."

His response left Daphne bewildered.

"You wouldn't respond in such a snappy manner at mentioning what happened between us back then,"

Louis replied.

She was left speechless as she huffed angrily, "Louis, are you trying to trick me by asking me that

question?"

When she mentioned his name, Louis could not help but frown. After an awkward pause, he said, "I'm

here to offer you my sincere apologies."

"Okay. You've been forgiven," Daphne answered.

When he heard that, he pursed his lips and was about to say something, but in the end, he did not say

anything.

She picked up the glass, drank from it, and said, "Have you told your sister about that matter?"

"About what?"

"Regarding your contract with Jellyfish Entertainment."

"Not yet," Louis responded in a low voice.

Daphne nodded and uttered, "This, I suppose, has nothing to do with me. Moreover, I have no right to

be nosy. When you're ready, just let her know."

"Didn't you tell me you have forgiven me?" he inquired as he raised his eyebrows.

She calmly replied, "Yeah."

When they were about to proceed with their conversation, the door to the private room abruptly

opened, and Elijah walked in.

Daphne had met Elijah at Leanna's house for a barbecue during Thanksgiving several years ago;

neither was a stranger to the other. After exchanging greetings, she could finally excuse herself to the

restroom.

She washed her hands at the sink as she thought about something that made her smile. Louis is still

young and appears to have learned a lesson from me today.

Women were notoriously vindictive, and many took pleasure in rehashing old grudges even if they

claimed to have forgiven and moved on.

After washing her hands, Daphne grabbed a paper towel to dry them. However, before leaving, she

caught a glimpse of her smiling reflection in the mirror. She was in disbelief and thought, I just made

fun of a boy who isn't even twenty years old; why is that funny? She retracted her smile and returned to

the private room, appearing calm.

At that moment, Leanna entered the private room and saw Elijah. In an instant, she was startled before

reflexively turning her head and meeting Zoe's gaze. Then, she learned that Zoe had been hinting at

her earlier. Afterward, Leanna quickly snapped out of it and smiled at Elijah. Since he is here, let's not

make the situation even more awkward!

However, not everyone agreed with her.

Aidan spoke indifferently, "President Parker, do you have a lot of spare time these days?"

Elijah smiled. "You may say so. I am certainly less busy than you, President Pearson."

"Then, shouldn't you reflect on yourself?"

When Leanna noticed the two men squabbling, she coughed and asked Zoe, "Have you placed your

order for the food yet?"

Zoe responded quickly, saying, "No, not yet. Why don't I go out and place the order right now?"

"It's fine; I'll go." While saying that, Leanna pulled Aidan along and said, "Let's go."

Aidan arched his brow and turned to look intently at Elijah.

Elijah withdrew the grin from his face and remained silent. It turned out that some words were simple to

express, but when he saw them with his own eyes, he was still conscious of their relationship.