Love's Change of Heart

Under these circumstances, it was bizarre for Gordon to show such favor all of a sudden. Moreover, it

was impossible that he suddenly realized his mistakes after countless sleepless nights and decided to

spend the rest of his life making amends to his son.

Aidan's long fingers played with a strand of her hair, and he asked faintly, "Do you want to hear the

truth?"

"Could it be that you asked for these blind dates on your own initiative?"

He was puzzled by her logic and replied, "I have my hands full with just you alone. Why would I invite

more trouble for myself?"

"Your hands are full?" She sneered coldly. "In that case, I should be grateful that you're willing to take

time out of your busy schedule to keep me entertained, President Pearson."

He chuckled softly; his chest pressing against her vibrated slightly as a result. "Look at how petty you

are. You're clutching at semantics."

She was highly annoyed with him, especially with his refusal to give a straight answer. "Are you going

to tell me? If you won't, then I'm leaving."

Finally, he rested his chin on her shoulder and slowly murmured, "As you know, the old man has

always wanted to drag me down from my current position. To this end, he is even willing to accept a

marriage proposal from the Barnett Family and the Crossley Family."

It stood to reason that she knew. Just this alone was enough to show how much the Pearson Family

feared him.

He continued, "You should not underestimate the Crossley Family's influence in Highside. Despite

suffering from so many scandals, they have a deep foundation. Even a starved camel is bigger than a

horse—a millionaire in trouble is still more well-off than the average man."

"But, after the incident with the Crossley Family, didn't you… Didn't Old Mr. Pearson break off the

marriage immediately?"

"That's because he could not control the Crossley Family by himself. He also knew that I had always

been looking for Lloyd's weaknesses. Hence, he quickly cut ties with the Crossley Family as soon as

he landed in trouble."

Leanna understood what Aidan meant. Although Gordon had separated himself from the Crossley

Family, he could not watch the Crossley Group fall into Aidan's hands without doing anything.

If that were the case, then the Pearson Family would no longer have the power to compete with Aidan

in the future.

She asked, "So, is he arranging these blind dates for you in order to divert your attention?

"Yes, but that's not all."

She did not understand.

Aidan's thin lips curved into a smile, and his black eyes stared straight at her. "Do you hate him?"

She pursed her lips and said nothing. It was true that she hated Gordon, Sienna, Anna, and everybody

else except Justin.

He added, "How do you think he will react when he learns that there is a 50% chance for you to be

Lloyd's biological daughter, not to mention that you are in a relationship with me?"

Naturally, Gordon would do his best to separate Leanna and Aidan. Regardless, he would never allow

Aidan and the Crossley Group to stand against him as one.

So that's what that old fart is playing at.

Leanna pushed the container of food in front of her toward Aidan. "Eat."

Aidan queried, "Are you not angry anymore?"

"I wasn't angry in the first place." I just wanted to ignore him.

Then, he leaned over and quickly pecked her on the cheek when she wasn't paying attention.

She didn't even have the time to react, so she allowed him to succeed just like that.

After dinner, he glanced at the time. "Why don't I send you back?"

"There's no need for that," she replied. "Don't you have work to do? I can go back on my own. Besides,

you even gave me a car."

Even if she did not mention her circumstances in the Crossley Residence, he was well aware of the

situation.

He asked, "What else do you need? I'll deliver them together."

"There's nothing I need." She added, "By the way, Mr. Jackson also visited the Crossley Residence this

morning. Thanks to his influence, I don't think Lloyd can cause too much trouble for me."

He raised an eyebrow at those words. "He went?"

She nodded. "Speaking of which, it's quite coincidental. It's not just Mr. Jackson. Mr. Morris was also

there. Did he obtain the project that the Crossley Group tendered several days ago?"

"Yes."

"Does he know about the slippery tricks of the Crossley Group?"

"Why?"

She exhaled. "It's nothing. I just think that he's a good person. Moreover, he doesn't really know many

people in Highside. What if Lloyd deceived him?"

He replied, "Don't worry. He is a businessman. Before the cooperation, he would have performed a

thorough investigation of the Crossley Group's background. What's more, it's impossible for him to

know nothing after the scandal that blew up previously."

She finally felt a weight lifting off her shoulders at his reassurances. She looked at the sky outside and

commented, "It's getting late. I should get going."

He held her wrist. "I'll see you off downstairs."

The corners of her mouth lifted into a smile. "Okay."

What a clingy b*stard.

It was raining outside at the moment. Although it was merely a drizzle, it was still quite cold since it was

windy.

She pulled the car door open and turned around to ask him to leave. All of a sudden, her vision went

dark. His thin lips covered hers, and his large hand wrapped around the back of her head. His kiss was

as sudden as it was passionate.

She was caught off guard by his actions. Just as she was about to suffocate, he finally released her

and gently helped her tidy her wind-swept hair. "Give me a call when you're home."