Love's Change of Heart

thinking about these matters."

For some reason, Charlotte felt that Lachlan's words were slightly gentler than what he had said to her

before. It was as if he truly regarded her as a child and was comforting her. She softly retorted, "I'm

already twenty years old. You always say I'm a child when I'm already of age to get married."

Lachlan was lost for words upon hearing that. "You should go back," he said.

She let out a soft 'Oh' and took two steps forward before turning back. She gazed at Lachlan with a

glint in her beautiful eyes as she said, "Well then, let's make a deal. You won't get angry about what

happened before, and you can't blame it on Grandpa and Dad! Cross your heart!"

At that, Lachlan looked at her quietly, and his expression was unchanged. Perhaps he had never heard

such a threat before. He found it absurd and a little amusing at the same time. Seeing that he was

quiet, Charlotte became anxious. Does he really have no intention of letting me off the hook? With that,

she held her breath and hesitantly reached out her hand. As she held it up in front of him, she asked,

"Shall we... make a pinky promise?"

Lachlan's eyebrow twitched imperceptibly as he looked at her expectant and nervous gaze while

pursing his lips. After a moment, he finally reached out his hand and turned his head to the side as he

played along with her silly game.

Charlotte's face immediately lit up with a smile. She didn't care much about anything else and hooked

her finger with his while murmuring, "Pinky promise! Cross your heart so that you won't break the

promise."

After completing this series of vows, the satisfied Charlotte finally withdrew her hand and exclaimed,

"Alright!" With that said, she looked up at Lachlan's expressionless face, and her smile abruptly faded.

She then instinctively shrunk her neck.

Lachlan put his hand down and met her gaze before speaking slowly, "Charlotte, anyone over the age

of ten wouldn't engage in such childish behavior."

When she heard that, Charlotte stammered, "B-But it doesn't matter. You just agreed to it! You can't go

back on your word!"

As she uttered those last few words, she had an inexplicable feeling that he might change his mind in

the next second, so she quickly ran away while keeping an eye on him cautiously.

As expected, she didn't learn her lesson about not paying attention to where she was going and ended

up tripping into a pile of leaves that the servants had swept but hadn't yet dealt with. She was instantly

submerged in a heap of leaves.

Meanwhile, Lachlan stood in place while watching the scene unfold as he rubbed his temples with his

hand. Fortunately, it was a big pile of leaves, so Charlotte didn't get hurt. She quickly got up and

dashed away.

…

In the evening, Leanna and Zoe saw a man who had been waiting outside for a long time as soon as

they left the studio. "I'm sorry, I was busy today. You've been waiting for a while, haven't you?" Zoe

asked.

She's here. Brandon replied with a smile, "No, I just arrived a moment ago. "After saying that, he

looked at Leanna and nodded at her as he greeted her.

After Brandon and Zoe had gotten together, he would pick her up after work every day. They would

have dinner together, and then he would send her home—just the usual thing couples did.

"Have fun, guys. I'll be heading back." Leanna smiled gently at the young couple.

"Be careful on your way home. Let me know when you get home." Zoe waved at her.

"Okay, you guys, go ahead." With that, Zoe and Brandon turned and walked away. Leanna sighed

while she watched them leave, as the distance between these two people was enough to fit another

person in. Just by looking at them, she knew that they hadn't made any progress.

Perhaps Zoe was right. When one still held feelings for someone else in their heart, they could never

truly let go. As Leanna shook her head, she withdrew her gaze and headed home. On the way back,

she remembered that she had said she would make soup for Aidan last night, so she made a detour to

the supermarket and bought a lot of ingredients. After arriving home, she washed the pork ribs and

placed them on the stove to cook. Meanwhile, she put away all the groceries she had bought into the

refrigerator.

The day before, Leanna was almost caught by Aidan when he discovered the box where she was

hiding the medicine. She claimed it was seafood to avoid suspicion. Thus, when she went to the

supermarket earlier, she deliberately bought another box of seafood and placed it in the refrigerator,

conveniently blocking the box of medicine. After completing all of this, the water on the stove had

boiled. Leanna turned off the heat and poured out the blanching liquid before putting them back on the

stove. After that, she picked up her phone and called Aidan. The phone rang for a while before he

answered.

Just as she was about to speak, she remembered the lesson from before. "You're not in a meeting,

right?" she asked, making sure he wasn't occupied.

On the other end of the phone, Aidan chuckled softly, "I just came out of the meeting room."

Hearing that, Leanna heaved a sigh of relief. That's great. "I've made dinner. What time will you be

back?"

"It'll be a while. Don't wait for me. Go ahead and eat," Aidan replied. Hearing that, Leanna glanced at

the time and noticed that it was already 8.30PM. "Okay, I got it," she said.

After hanging up the phone, Leanna sat on the couch and took out her notebook. Since she wasn't

hungry yet, she planned to eat later. Just as she picked up her pen, she heard a knocking sound from

outside, but it wasn't at her door. However, only she and Zoe lived on this floor, along with the two

empty houses that Aidan had bought. Who could be knocking at the door?