Love's Change of Heart

Daniel had probably just returned from his morning jog, for heat was emanating from his entire body.

He smiled as he greeted them. "Hi there, President Pearson and Miss McKinney. Quite early today,

aren't we?"

Leanna forced a smile as she replied, "Y-Yes, we went out for breakfast."

Ever since he got into the elevator, he wanted to initiate a conversation with her a few times, but a

certain man's cold glare always stopped him.

After the arduous journey back home, Leanna immediately grabbed a change of clothes and dashed

into the bathroom.

By the time she had finished showering and emerged from the bathroom, breakfast had already been

spread out on the dining table.

From the looks of it, the hardworking young man named Jonathan had been here again.

Aidan said, "What are you standing around for? You've been complaining of hunger since last night,

haven't you?"

Leanna didn't reply.

She decided to ignore him as she sat at the dining table.

He pushed a glass of warm milk toward her. Seeing how listless she was, he said slowly, "Go back to

sleep after eating."

Leanna picked up the glass of milk and threw her head back, guzzling down a good portion of it. Then,

she gasped and said, "I'm not going back to sleep. I have a studio to go to."

Aidan eyed her from head to toe. "But you're hurting all over, aren't you?"

"Just shut up."

Leanna took the glass and downed the rest of the milk. Then, she got up and grabbed her bag, ready

to leave.

Aidan stopped her. "Eat something before you go."

She looked at the time. "No, thanks. I have to find a manufacturer this morning. If I don't make it in time

—"

She hadn't even finished speaking when he stuffed a sandwich into her mouth. "Eating won't take much

of your time. I'll give you a ride after breakfast."

Leanna chewed the food in her mouth, her cheeks puffing up. She swallowed before saying, "You have

to go to work today too, right?"

"I don't feel like going."

These days, Gordon kept bringing people to the company. Instead of taking time to deal with them,

Aidan decided not to meet them at all.

Leanna pouted. "Must be nice to be you, President Pearson. You don't have to do anything on your

own, and you can just skip work whenever you don't feel like it. As for a small studio like ours, I—"

Aidan interrupted her. "You can do the same if you become Mrs. Pearson."

Leanna stopped talking and lowered her head to munch on the sandwich.

Even though everyone called her Mrs. Pearson at the club yesterday, and she didn't have the chance

to retort, in the end, she was still just Aidan's girlfriend.

Their relationship, which consisted of just the two of them, was just right.

As soon as family was involved, it would complicate a lot of things.

No matter what, Sienna would always be her enemy.

Noticing her reluctance to answer, Aidan didn't continue talking about it either. He simply said, "Let's

go. I'll give you a ride."

Leanna replied, "It's okay, the studio is close by, so I can just walk there. You just go on with your

business."

With that, she changed into her shoes and hurriedly ran out.

Aidan gazed at her silhouette, raising an eyebrow.

…

Once at the studio, Leanna printed out the designs she had completed, then stuffed it into her bag and

went to look for a manufacturer.

There were a lot of details she needed to communicate with the craftsmen, and Leanna basically spent

the entire morning at the factory.

By the time she returned to the studio, it was already afternoon.

Louis had come over as well.

Leanna retrieved two glasses of water from the fridge, then went into the office with Louis. She passed

a glass to him, asking, "When did you arrive?"

"Not long ago."

Leanna sat in her seat, then asked, "Have you been busy with your studies lately? I feel like you

haven't been here in a while."

Hearing that, he fell silent and didn't answer.

She originally meant for it to be a casual question, but when she saw his behavior, she felt that

something was off as she asked tentatively, "Did you fall in love?"

As Leanna's voice fell away, Louis' ears were tinted a slight red, and he averted his gaze unnaturally.

He resolutely said, "No."

Seeing that, Leanna slightly curved her lips into a smile.

She had watched him growing up, so his behavior right now was simply too obvious.

She hummed in response. "So that means there's a girl you like."

Louis didn't answer.

Leanna couldn't help but ask nosily, "Is she in the same school? Or is she studying somewhere else?

You haven't won her heart, have you? Shall I help you?"

A long while later, Louis finally answered, "No, I have no intentions of pursuing her. I—"

He didn't know how to put it.

She decided to give up on bothering him, so she changed the subject and said, "Alright, I won't tease

you anymore. I have something to tell you."

"Go ahead."

Leanna pursed her lips and said slowly, "Zoe and I… have decided to move somewhere else and rent

another house elsewhere."

Louis wasn't surprised to hear that. "For her, it's because of Daniel, right?"

She nodded. "Yes—"

Before she could finish speaking, he continued, "And for you, it's because of Aidan."

Leanna fell silent.

He continued, "Where are you moving to? His house?"