Love's Change of Heart

Zoe clicked her tongue and tapped her finger against her lips. "I'm talking about the hickeys on your

neck."

Her remark made Leanna gasp in shock, and she quickly pulled her collar up.

No way! How does she see them? I specifically wore a turtleneck sweater today and even double-

checked it before I left the house!

"I lied." Zoe giggled mischievously.

Leanna slapped her arm with a pout. "I need to draw the design drafts. So go ahead and get busy."

Zoe rose to her feet and was about to leave when she recalled something. "Oh yes, when will you

move? I need to return to my hometown in the next two days."

"Why? Did something happen?"

"It's nothing serious. My mom sprained her ankle and had to be hospitalized for a few days, but my dad

is very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with the dishes, much less a patient. I haven't seen them for a while,

so I might as well take this chance to visit them."

"Alright, go then." Leanna nodded. "I think... I'll move to the Crossleys in a couple of days."

"Okay, it's about time. I've informed the owner that we'll be moving out. So when I return, we'll move

our things."

Leanna wasn't sure where she would be and what she would be doing when Zoe needed to move her

things. She pondered for a moment before saying, "Call Louis when you need to move your things. Ask

him to help you."

"But what if he asks me where you've been?

There were so many things happening lately that she had wholly forgotten about this.

Zoe patted her shoulder and reassured her, "Relax. I'll contact a moving company. It's not a big deal."

She didn't bother to wait for Leanna's response as she continued, "If there's nothing urgent today, I'll

make a trip to my hometown tonight."

"Alright." Leanna nodded. "Don't worry. I can handle things around here."

That said, Zoe immediately booked a flight home and returned to pack her luggage.

She dragged her luggage and waited for the elevator when she heard some sound from the side. The

door to Daniel's apartment opened wide.

Oh, speak of the devil! Zoe barged into the elevator with her luggage in tow as soon as the door

opened. Still, it seemed that the heavens were playing a prank on her because the most bizarre thing

happened right at this crucial moment—the luggage wheels were stuck in the elevator slot.

Zoe tried tugging the luggage hard, but it refused to budge. The blasted thing!

Daniel appeared in front of her within a few seconds. First, he looked at her, and then his gaze trailed

down to the stuck luggage. "Do you need help?"

Zoe gave him a fake smile. "Yes, please."

Daniel easily lifted the luggage as if there was no hindrance at all and placed the luggage next to her

feet.

Zoe watched the whole scene with bewildered eyes. D*mn, I didn't get my luggage stuck on purpose, I

swear.

Zoe pressed the button to the lobby and stood in the elevator's corner. Daniel pressed the button to the

basement.

None of them talked as the elevator went down.

Zoe fidgeted with her fingers nervously and kept reassuring herself that this should be the last time

they met because she would move away immediately after her return.

All of a sudden, Daniel asked, "W-Where are you going?"

"I'm going back to my hometown," Zoe answered calmly.

Then, another round of awkward silence ensued.

At this moment, the elevator stopped, and the door opened. A group of people entered the elevator

while chatting and laughing. It seemed to be a large family.

Zoe was forced to the back wall of the elevator, and Daniel retreated to her side.

The space in the elevator was small, to begin with. Earlier, she had tried her best to keep a safe

distance from him. Now that they stood so close to each other, she could vaguely smell the faint scent

of his body. But wait, it smelled like canned food.

At the thought of this, she couldn't help giggling in amusement.

Her smile froze when she looked up and met Daniel's profound gaze. She hastily coughed to ease the

awkwardness and looked elsewhere as if nothing had happened.

Soon, the elevator stopped on the first floor.

Zoe didn't want to talk to Daniel, so she quickly left along with the group of people.

Daniel looked at her back silhouette and touched his eyebrows until the elevator door closed again.

When Zoe left the apartment complex, she found that it was raining. She left in a hurry just now and

forgot to bring an umbrella.

As she shielded herself from the rain with one hand, she took her phone with the other and clicked on

the Uber app.

While she was searching for the nearest rides, she found that the nearest ride was five kilometers away

from her, and it would take more than ten minutes to get there.

As she stared at her screen, she pondered and muttered under her breath, "Maybe there'll be a cab

nearby. Fine, I'll wait for a cab instead." With that, she canceled the Uber.

At this moment, a black Maserati stopped before her, and she was dumbstruck by the sight. Was the

economy doing so poorly lately that the owner of such a luxury sports car had to become a cab driver

too?

Alas, when the car door opened, and Daniel came down with an umbrella, her thoughts screeched to a

halt, Oh, for the love of…