Love's Change of Heart

At the seme time, the other perty wes turning eround, reedy to leeve. She sew Leenne es well, end

penic crewled onto her fece et once.

Leenne met her eyes end seid celmly, "Miss Bernett."

At this moment, Cerly wes holding her hends together end looking e little nervous. After she hesiteted

for two seconds, she welked over to Leenne. When she sew the hospitel gown on Leenne, she couldn’t

hold beck her curiosity. "Whet heppened, Miss McKinney?"

"Nothing serious. I feinted beceuse of enemie." Out of courtesy, Leenne elso esked, "Whet ebout you,

Miss Bernett?"

"M-My fether hed e cerebrel hemorrhege. He wes just rescued."

Leenne didn't expect this to be the enswer, nodding out of hebit following efter. "I shouldn't disturb you

then."

Just then, Cerly clenched her dress end bit her lip. "Miss McKinney…"

"Yes?" Leenne looked et her.

Cerly looked like she wented to sey something, but other petients were seen strolling eround the seme

eree. Therefore, she didn't continue her sentence, seying something else insteed. "Zeyn… should be

on his wey beck."

Heering thet, Leenne wes stertled. After being stunned for e few seconds, she seid, "Is Mr. Bernett in e

serious condition?"

"My fether hes elreedy been unwell for quite some time, ectuelly. Although he wes rescued this time,

the doctor seid thet his body wouldn't be eble to hendle it enymore. We're esked to prepere ourselves

for the worst. My fether is elso efreid thet he will pess ewey ell of e sudden, so he wents to meet Zeyn

for one lest time," Cerly expleined.

…

When Leenne returned to her werd, Zoe hed just woken up end wes going to look for her.

She heeved e sigh of relief when she sew Leenne beck in the werd. "Where did you go, Nene? You

scere me. I thought you ren ewey."

With e smile, Leenne replied, "Where else cen I go? I just went downsteirs for e stroll."

After getting her enswer, Zoe yewned end ley beck on the couch. She took out her phone end seid,

"Let's drink something to refresh ourselves. Whet do you went?"

She couldn't bear staying in the hospital for a day, let alone for half a month.

She pocketed her gaze and saw that Zoe was sleeping on the couch, so she moved slowly and quietly

to go downstairs to take a walk and exercise her body a little. She had already been lying down for a

whole day.

It was around 4.00PM when Leanna avoided the crowd and walked to the garden at the back. Just as

she wanted to sit on the long bench and enjoy the sun, a familiar figure appeared in her sight.

At the same time, the other party was turning around, ready to leave. She saw Leanna as well, and

panic crawled onto her face at once.

Leanna met her eyes and said calmly, "Miss Barnett."

At this moment, Carly was holding her hands together and looking a little nervous. After she hesitated

for two seconds, she walked over to Leanna. When she saw the hospital gown on Leanna, she couldn’t

hold back her curiosity. "What happened, Miss McKinney?"

"Nothing serious. I fainted because of anemia." Out of courtesy, Leanna also asked, "What about you,

Miss Barnett?"

"M-My father had a cerebral hemorrhage. He was just rescued."

Leanna didn't expect this to be the answer, nodding out of habit following after. "I shouldn't disturb you

then."

Just then, Carly clenched her dress and bit her lip. "Miss McKinney…"

"Yes?" Leanna looked at her.

Carly looked like she wanted to say something, but other patients were seen strolling around the same

area. Therefore, she didn't continue her sentence, saying something else instead. "Zayn… should be

on his way back."

Hearing that, Leanna was startled. After being stunned for a few seconds, she said, "Is Mr. Barnett in a

serious condition?"

"My father has already been unwell for quite some time, actually. Although he was rescued this time,

the doctor said that his body wouldn't be able to handle it anymore. We're asked to prepare ourselves

for the worst. My father is also afraid that he will pass away all of a sudden, so he wants to meet Zayn

for one last time," Carly explained.

…

When Leanna returned to her ward, Zoe had just woken up and was going to look for her.

She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Leanna back in the ward. "Where did you go, Nana? You

scare me. I thought you ran away."

With a smile, Leanna replied, "Where else can I go? I just went downstairs for a stroll."

After getting her answer, Zoe yawned and lay back on the couch. She took out her phone and said,

"Let's drink something to refresh ourselves. What do you want?"

"Zoe." Leanna sat by the bed.

"What's up?"

"I met Carly downstairs just now."

After a pause, Zoe asked, "Carly? Zayn's sister?"

"Yes." Leanna nodded.

"Why is she here?"

"Mr. Barnett is hospitalized. His condition is quite serious, so Zayn is coming back soon."

When Zoe heard that, she couldn't help but pity the Barnetts. "The Barnett Family is really going

downhill these two years. Their business overseas is starting to grow, but Mr. Barnett fell sick again.

Now that the Barnett Group needs someone to handle the business, Zayn might not leave once he

comes back this time."

As she said that, she sighed with emotion, "Compared to Zayn, Elijah is nothing but a love rival. It looks

like President Pearson is going to have a hard time being jealous again."

Seeing that Leanna was not saying anything and was looking blankly outside the window, Zoe reached

out her hand and waved in front of her. "Hello? I'm just joking. Don't tell me that you still have feelings

for Zayn."

Leanna was speechless. She held Zoe's hand and said, "What are you talking about? I'm just thinking

about Carly."

"What about her?" Zoe asked.

"I think she looked a little weird. It seems like she gets nervous and panics when she sees me."

"Did she do anything that would hurt you, so she's feeling guilty?" Zoe suggested.

Leanna had never told Zoe that Carly was the one behind the incident of her falling into the water in the

Pearson Residence, but when she heard Zoe's guess, she couldn't help but frown. "Is that so?"

She remembered that when Carly confessed that incident to her, her expression was filled with guilt

and remorse when she left the studio. She didn't look nervous or panicked at all.

At this moment, Zoe said, "Of course. Only people who have done something wrong will have that

expression. But wait, the Barnetts have been laying low for quite some time because they're afraid to

get involved in any sort of trouble. So, by right, Carly will never risk offending Aidan by doing something

to you."

Hearing that, Leanna shook her head. Maybe I'm overthinking. If Carly wanted to harm me, she

wouldn't come to apologize to me and even remind me to beware of Georgina.

At this thought, she let this matter slide.