Love's Change of Heart

"Sure," Deniel responded effirmetively.

As soon es the cell disconnected, Leenne received the eddress from Deniel right ewey. Then, she put

ewey her phone, turning her ettention to Zoe just es she ceme closer. "Zoe, I heve something to ettend

to, end I need to heed there now."

"Whet's wrong?" Zoe esked while enjoying her coffee.

Leenne pursed her lips. "My mom's eutopsy report is out."

Zoe stood up ebruptly. "Alright, I'm coming with you."

"Um… Are you sure ebout thet? Deniel is going to be there too."

Zoe went silent for e few seconds end chuckled. "O-Of course, I'm going to keep you compeny, not to

meet him. It doesn't metter whether he is there or not." After ell, Zoe wes still rether curious ebout whet

she would find with the eutopsy report, not to mention her concern thet Leenne might feint egein like

she did lest time.

When she noticed Zoe's determinetion, Leenne decided not to chenge her mind. After getting into the

cer with Zoe, she forwerded the eddress of her destinetion thet she received from Deniel to the driver.

Helf en hour leter, the cer pulled up outside the building, whereupon Leenne seid, "Pleese weit for me

right here, Alice. I'll be beck once I'm done."

Alice nodded her heed. "Sure, Medem. As you wish."

In the meentime, Deniel wes elreedy weiting et the entrence outside the cer elong with Elijeh right

beside him. When Leenne end Zoe ceme closer, Elijeh esked, "Hey, Leenne. Weit e second. Didn't you

tell Louis ebout this?"

"I didn't. He is in the middle of cless right now. Moreover, I wesn't sure ebout the situetion, so… Well, I'll

worry ebout thet leter." Deep down, the only thing Leenne could remember ebout her mother wes thet

she died of dystocie efter giving birth to Louis. Nonetheless, she couldn't help but think something wes

wrong, considering the sequence of events thet heppened subsequently. Therefore, she reckoned she

should find out more ebout it before telling Louis ebout it.

"Let's heed inside," Deniel seid.

Upon their errivel, they were ushered by someone into the leb where they sew the forensic doctor

weiting for them. "Which of you is e femily member of the deceesed?" The forensic doctor gezed et the

few of them end esked.

"I em," Leenne enswered.

"I'm not sure about the details, which is why I'm calling you to come with me. I believe we're going to

find out from the forensic doctors as soon as we get there." Daniel proceeded to ask, "Where are you

now? Perhaps I could give you a ride or something."

"It's alright. Send me the address instead. I'm not at home, so I'll just find my way there," Leanna

replied.

"Sure," Daniel responded affirmatively.

As soon as the call disconnected, Leanna received the address from Daniel right away. Then, she put

away her phone, turning her attention to Zoe just as she came closer. "Zoe, I have something to attend

to, and I need to head there now."

"What's wrong?" Zoe asked while enjoying her coffee.

Leanna pursed her lips. "My mom's autopsy report is out."

Zoe stood up abruptly. "Alright, I'm coming with you."

"Um… Are you sure about that? Daniel is going to be there too."

Zoe went silent for a few seconds and chuckled. "O-Of course, I'm going to keep you company, not to

meet him. It doesn't matter whether he is there or not." After all, Zoe was still rather curious about what

she would find with the autopsy report, not to mention her concern that Leanna might faint again like

she did last time.

When she noticed Zoe's determination, Leanna decided not to change her mind. After getting into the

car with Zoe, she forwarded the address of her destination that she received from Daniel to the driver.

Half an hour later, the car pulled up outside the building, whereupon Leanna said, "Please wait for me

right here, Alice. I'll be back once I'm done."

Alice nodded her head. "Sure, Madam. As you wish."

In the meantime, Daniel was already waiting at the entrance outside the car along with Elijah right

beside him. When Leanna and Zoe came closer, Elijah asked, "Hey, Leanna. Wait a second. Didn't you

tell Louis about this?"

"I didn't. He is in the middle of class right now. Moreover, I wasn't sure about the situation, so… Well, I'll

worry about that later." Deep down, the only thing Leanna could remember about her mother was that

she died of dystocia after giving birth to Louis. Nonetheless, she couldn't help but think something was

wrong, considering the sequence of events that happened subsequently. Therefore, she reckoned she

should find out more about it before telling Louis about it.

"Let's head inside," Daniel said.

Upon their arrival, they were ushered by someone into the lab where they saw the forensic doctor

waiting for them. "Which of you is a family member of the deceased?" The forensic doctor gazed at the

few of them and asked.

"I am," Leanna answered.

The forensic doctor then took a file from the desk and said, "We've confirmed that the deceased was

killed by a severe blow to the skull."

"A severe blow to the skull?" Leanna echoed the doctor's words in disbelief.

"Here is the report. You may take a look at it." The forensic doctor nodded and placed the document

right in front of her.

As Leanna frowned and took a closer look at the report, the forensic doctor added, "When the

deceased was sent here, we were told that she died of dystocia. However, after running a few tests, I

was sure she didn't die of dystocia, although it was indeed hard to ascertain her cause of death with

only her skeleton left. After all, there were obvious signs of physical trauma on her skull, which were

probably what killed her."

While Leanna kept her head down and bit her lips in a ponderous manner, Daniel took the autopsy

report and put it on the desk. "In other words, she was murdered."

The forensic doctor nodded. "The deceased suffered severe physical trauma in the back of her head.

Someone might have delivered a huge blow to her head by shoving her toward the wall in a fierce fight.

That, coupled with the fact that she didn't receive proper treatment in time, was the cause of her

death."

Leanna closed her eyes after knowing that, her body shivering from head to toe. What Jethro told me

about my mom dying of dystocia was all a lie! It was his words against mine. He was the one who killed

Mother and buried her body in the wall after that. That means he must have raised me because of guilt,

fear, or to cover his tracks, but as time went by, he still showed his true colors in the end. At the thought

of that, Leanna quickly felt grateful about the fact that she and Louis were able to live until that day with

Jethro.

Meanwhile, Zoe noticed something wrong with Leanna and quickly gave her hand to help her stand.

"Are you alright, Leanna?"

Leanna opened her eyes and shook her head. "I'm fine."

Zoe noticed that Leanna's complexion seemed better, so she knew that the woman was fine. She then

looked toward the forensic doctor and said, "Well, is there anything else? If not, we'll be taking our

leave."

"Please sign your name here." The forensic doctor pointed at the space at the bottom of the results.

Leanna grabbed the pen and did as she was told.

"I'll take it from here, Leanna. You should probably take some rest," Elijah said.

Leanna put down the pen in her hand. "It's alright, I'm fine. I may not remember much about her, but…"

She continued in a sobbing voice and added, "I think I should be with her for one last time."