Love's Change of Heart

She closed her eyes in frustration and inhaled deeply. That b*stard sure is tight-lipped. I can't believe

he didn't even say a word to me just now!

Zoe probed tentatively, "Don't tell me he secretly moved your stuff out behind your back?"

Leanna coughed in embarrassment. "Forget it. I'll just go and get my stuff from him when the time

comes."

"Do you not plan to live with him?"

"W-We'll see."

As the saying goes, 'distance makes the heart grow fonder'. If she lived together with Aidan, he would

annoy her to death before she could live to a ripe old age. Besides, it would not be as simple and easy

as it was now if they were to live together. Problems that she did not wish to face would inevitably come

up.

Zoe chatted with Leanna for some time before she hung up and continued packing.

The doorbell rang just as she finished packing a cardboard box.

She thought the food she had ordered had arrived, so she quickly ran to the door. Yet, it was not until

she opened the door that she discovered the person standing outside her door was actually that wicked

man she was cursing about earlier.

Daniel keenly noticed the emotions that flashed across her face, from joy to indifference to complete

apathy.

He couldn't help but feel wholly bewildered.

She thought to herself, I'm moving out anyway. I should keep the relationship civil for Elijah's sake.

Hence, she smiled slightly. "Can I help you?"

He cleared his throat. "I… lent you an umbrella last time. Can I have it back? It's raining outside, and I

need to go out."

After she heard those words, she fell silent for a long while. "I think I left that umbrella at home. You can

use mine instead."

Then, she handed an umbrella she took from beside the shoe cabinet to him.

He took the umbrella from her but did not leave immediately.

She asked, "Is there something else?"

"That umbrella…" His expression became grave. "It's something my mother left behind for me. Can you

bring it back for me when you return home next time?"

She froze in astonishment. "What?"

He looked a little sad as he continued, "That's the last thing my mother used before she passed away.

So many years have passed, but I've always brought it along with me no matter where I went. Of

course, I don't mean to press you. I just hope that you can help bring the umbrella back to me if you

remember. It's fine even if you forget. My mother is gone, after all. It might be time for me to let go of

my obsession."

Everything he said left her feeling completely stunned. Nonetheless, he was certainly untrustworthy. He

even went so far as to mention something like religion and superstition. She trusted him as far as she

could throw him, which was not that far at all. So wouldn't there be a high chance he was using his

dead mother as a tool?

She tried hard to discern the emotions on his face, trying to confirm whether what he said just now was

true or false. But, unfortunately, the trace of sorrow in the depths of his eyes did not seem to be fake.

I'm doomed!

She laughed, discomfited. "I didn't know that umbrella was so important to you. Why don't I call my

mother later and ask if she saw the umbrella? Then, I can also ask her to send them over. I guarantee

that the umbrella will not be damaged in any way throughout the journey."

He nodded lightly. "In that case, I'll have to trouble you."

"It's nothing. It's simply what I should do."

After she shut the door, she let out a breath and immediately entered the bedroom to change her

clothes. Then, she quietly opened her door, glanced around her surroundings before she closed her

door as softly as possible, and hurried into the elevator. She drove directly to the airport and went to

the Lost and Found office to ask if the workers had picked up an umbrella in the trash can several days

ago.

The worker said, "You're already here. Why don't you look around to see if you can find what you lost?"

She quickly thanked the worker. Regrettably, it seemed her luck had run out as she could not find the

umbrella Daniel had given her despite searching several times. As she stood there, entirely dazed and

frustrated, she felt a headache pounding in her head.

I shouldn't have been so impulsive back then. So what if he is the King of the Sea? So what if I was

regarded as nothing more than a fish? In any case, I brought it upon myself in the first place. No matter

what, he had kindly lent his umbrella to me. Not to mention, it was something his mother left behind for

him. I can't just throw the umbrella away.

On the way back, she couldn't help being somewhat absent-minded as she blamed herself for her

impulsiveness.

She arrived downstairs, parked her car, and walked to the basement in despair. When she entered the

elevator, she suddenly noticed the umbrella of the person standing beside her. It was almost identical

to the one that Daniel had lent to her before.

She was overjoyed. Is this what people mean when they say 'surprises are often unexpected'? I can't

believe I'd have such luck.

She politely spoke up. "Hello, can I buy this umbrella from you? This is similar to the umbrella left

behind by my friend's mother before she passed away, so I…"