Love's Change of Heart

"Leanna, have a seat. Dinner will be ready soon," Lizzy said.

"Let me help you, Mrs. Parker," Leanna offered.

"It's fine. There's no reason for you to help us the first time you come. Have a seat." After saying that,

she yelled for Elijah, "Eli, come and accompany Leanna. There are some fruits on the table. See what

she likes and serve it to her."

He walked over with a smile. "All right, I know."

Then, Lizzy said a few words to Rodney before she went into the kitchen to prepare food.

Rodney turned off the TV and looked at Leanna, pushing his glasses up on his nose. "How old are you,

Miss McKinney?"

"I'm 26 this year."

"Then, you're the same age as Eli. He's just a few months older than you." After a pause, he continued,

"What did your parents say about celebrating Christmas with Eli here?"

Elijah instantly interjected with a frown, "Dad."

Rodney recalled what Elijah had told him then and chose not to ask further questions.

However, Leanna smiled politely and replied softly, "My mother died when I was very young, and my

father passed away some time ago."

Rodney picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I've asked too many questions. Miss McKinney, please

don't take it to heart."

"It's fine, Mr. Parker."

She knew that she had come here as Elijah's girlfriend. It was normal for his father to question her

about her family.

"By the way, I heard from Eli that you two were classmates before this," Rodney spoke again. "I heard

you two lost contact after he went abroad and only met again at a class reunion a few months ago. Is

that true?"

She nodded. "Yes."

"Then, this must be fate."

At that moment, Lizzy came out of the kitchen with several dishes. "What are you guys talking about?

Let's eat, and we'll talk more later."

Rodney immediately stood up and gestured. "All right, let's eat."

Leanna instinctively walked into the kitchen, intending to help with the dishes. However, Lizzy stopped

her. "Leanna, sit down. Eli's dad can help me with the food."

"It's fine. My parents have always been like this, helping each other all the time," Elijah explained next

to her.

Leanna retracted her gaze and smiled.

Elijah must be very lucky to grow up in such a harmonious family.

After a while, the table was set for Christmas Eve dinner.

When Lizzy went to turn on the television, she grinned as she turned to the New Year's Rocking Eve

channel. "It's Christmas. We're going to need a little bit of atmosphere."

As she spoke, she sat at the dining table and urged, "Leanna, try some food. See if you like them."

After tasting them, Leanna beamed and said, "Mrs. Parker, your cooking is delicious."

Lizzy was relieved to hear this. "Thank God you liked it. I was worried that you might not be used to my

cooking. Back then, Eli's father was preoccupied with work and seldom home. I only learned how to

cook two years ago."

"Leanna is a very good chef," Elijah chimed in.

When Lizzy heard that, she was surprised. "Really? In that case, I'll have to take lessons from you."

Leanna was embarrassed when she heard her praise. "You're flattering me. I only know how to make

simple dishes."

"You don't have to be modest, Leanna. Eli is picky with his food, and if he can say that it's delicious,

your cooking must be of five-star standard," Lizzy said. "When did you learn how to cook?"

"I've been living with my brother since I was a child, and I slowly picked it up," Leanna answered.

Leanna's cooking abilities back then were limited, and she could only prepare simple dishes. She

improved so much because of that b*stard's taste in food after their marriage. That marriage made her

feel ashamed, but there was no way for her to make it up to Aidan. Since she was at home all day long,

she came up with various dishes to cook.

Lizzy had also heard about Leanna's family from Elijah, so she did not ask further and changed the

topic.

After a while, the doorbell suddenly rang. Lizzy put down her tableware and went to open the door. A

large bouquet of red roses caught her eye, and she was immediately stupefied.

"Hello, does Leanna McKinney live here?" the delivery man asked.

When she heard this, she assumed it was Elijah who had ordered the flowers and smiled as she

accepted them. "Yes, yes. She does."

After closing the door, she walked back inside with the flowers in her arms. "Leanna, this is for you."

Leanna was a little taken aback to see this and turned her head to look at Elijah, who was frowning and

slowly tightening his fist on the table.

Lizzy handed the bouquet of flowers to Leanna and complimented Elijah, "Eli, you did a good job. I

even forgot about it."

At this point, his face had darkened as he sat there quietly.

As soon as Lizzy sat down, the doorbell rang again. She walked over to open the door and again saw a

delivery man with another bouquet of roses. "Did you make a mistake? We've just received one just

now," she asked.

The delivery man did not say much as he handed the bouquet over and left.

Although Lizzy found this strange, she still took the bouquet inside. "Eli, what's going on? Why don't

you call the florist and tell them they've sent two bouquets by accident?"

Before she could finish speaking, the doorbell rang again for the third time. She turned around, and she

started to realize that something was wrong.

Seeing this, Leanna pursed her lips and offered, "Mrs. Parker, let me get it."

Just as she was about to get up, Elijah rushed forward. "Let me."

Once he opened the door, a new delivery man stood there. None of the three deliverymen were the

same.

"Who told you to deliver these flowers?" Elijah asked coldly.

"I-I'm not sure. I'm only in charge of delivering the bouquet."

"How many more are there?"

The delivery man hemmed and hawed, and it was obvious that he knew but was hesitant to say

anything.

After seeing that Elijah had no intention of taking them, the delivery man could only grit his teeth and

say, "Why don't you take a peek out the window? The flowers downstairs are all for Miss McKinney."

Although they weren't talking loudly, they weren't being discreet either, and it was just loud enough for

everyone in the room to hear them.

Immediately, Lizzy subconsciously walked to the window and was frightened by what she saw.

A few dozen people were standing in the courtyard downstairs, all holding bouquets of roses, waiting

for their turn.

Leanna walked to the window and saw this as well.

Nobody else in the world could do such a thing other than that crazy b*stard.

Leanna took a deep breath before packing up her things. "Mr. and Mrs. Parker, I'm sorry, but I must

leave first."

If she continued to stay here, that b*stard would continue doing this.

Lizzy was still in shock when she saw Leanna leave, so Lizzy hurriedly patted Elijah's shoulders. "What

are you doing? Chase after her."