Love's Change of Heart

Gordan sat on the couch in the Pearson Family Estate, with both his hands resting on his

walking stick and a grim look on his face. Anna was seated opposite him, and she had

been crying for a while by then. Soon enough, Gordon lost his patience. "What's done is

done. What's the use of you crying? You were the one who insisted on getting married to

Zayn even when you knew he didn't fancy you. It was only a matter of time before he

started seeing some other woman."

Anna responded in a meek voice, "But that woman's the one who keeps pestering him.

Now, they even have a kid. They've never considered my feelings at all!"

"Why does the kid matter? I don't think Zayn will have the guts to actually have the child

and bring it into the Barnett Family!" Gordon barked. Right then, Sienna took a gaze at the

front entrance before she interrupted to make a comment. "Yeah. Not every illegitimate

child lives a good life, you know." Moments later, the maid's voice filled the hall. "Hello,

Young Master Pearson!"

Aidan responded with an unimpressed grunt. There was no sign of emotion on his face, yet

the whole hall was filled with pin-drop silence the moment he stepped in. The air around

them seemed to turn a few degrees colder. Even Anna stopped crying when she saw Aidan

walking in. She tried her best to contain her sobs. This was the scene that Justin was

greeted with the moment he came down. "Let's take a walk at the park, Aidan. There are

some things I'd like to talk to you about, anyway," Justin uttered with a sigh.

After they left, Gordon frowned and glared at Sienna. "Did you have to trigger him at a

time like this?!"

Sienna scoffed. "Who did I trigger? I'm just telling the truth." Then, she turned to Anna

before she continued speaking. "Regardless of what happens, you shouldn't overlook the

capabilities of an illegitimate child, Anna. You never know—an illegitimate child might

snatch your entire life away at some point in time."

Anna didn't know anything about their family's history, so she simply nodded in

agreement. However, she felt more determined than ever to get rid of the child that was

in Leanna's belly.

Soon enough, the Barnetts arrived, with Zayn leading the way. Gordon tried his best to

control his anger as he confronted Zayn. "Tell me. What's this about? Who's that woman?"

Zayn shot Anna a glare. "There's nothing going on."

"You don't have to be in such a hurry to deny this matter. We're not trying to put the

blame on you. You're here because we want to come up with a solution for this," Gordon

replied.

"I trust my son. He would never do such a thing." Douglas spoke up for Zayn.

"Tell us what happened. Was there some sort of misunderstanding, Zayn?" Marilyn added.

Anna immediately shot to her feet and shouted at them upon hearing their words. "How

could this be a misunderstanding?! I saw it with my own eyes! They've already had tons of

secret meetings, and Zayn is always so protective toward that woman!" she cried.

"You can't judge things based on your own observations, Anna. You need to provide

concrete evidence," Marilyn uttered exasperatedly.

"Well, the evidence is the kid in that woman's belly! Forget it. I'm not going to further

pursue this matter as long as that woman aborts the child. I can just forget that this ever

happened," Anna uttered.

"Are you done, Anna?" Zayn couldn't hold his temper back for much longer. Tears trickled

down Anna's face when she heard the way he spoke to her. "Look at that, guys. He's still

protecting that woman right now. Why would he show such huge reactions if he didn't

have something going on with that woman? Why would he care if that child wasn’t his?"

Marilyn hastily tugged on Zayn's sleeve while frowning. "Calm down, Zayn. You should

speak in a more civil manner. Since Anna is making such claims, then I'm sure there's

something going on. You should just explain yourself."

"She's a friend. Sure, I do like her, but she has already rejected my feelings for her. Are

you happy with this answer?" Zayn shot Anna a glare.

Anna hadn't expected Zayn to openly admit his feelings for Leanna, and she felt both

ashamed and furious when she heard the words coming out of his mouth. "I knew it! I

knew you liked her. What's so great about that woman? She has gotten you completely

mesmerized. Even Aidan is—" She knew that she messed her words up the moment she

uttered Aidan's name, so she hastily slapped her hand over her mouth.

Gordon frowned when he realized this. "What are you talking about, Anna? What's up with

Aidan?"

"What's up with me?" Aidan's voice came from behind the crowd. His tone was flat, yet it

sent chills down Anna's spine. She no longer spoke with the firm tone she had earlier. "I-

It's nothing…" she muttered.

"Well, we now know that it's all a misunderstanding, Anna. So, I don't think it's necessary

to continue fussing over this matter," Justin said. "You should apologize to Mr. and Mrs.

Barnett for rushing all the way here over such a tiny matter."

"But…" Anna protested.

"It's just an engagement. You can always call the wedding off," Zayn uttered calmly. Anna

no longer said anything after that, but her eyes were filled with dissatisfaction. In the end,

Justin had to apologize to the Barnetts in order to make sure that there were no hard

feelings. Although Justin didn't have much of a presence in the Pearson Family, he was one

of the kindest and most polite ones in the household. If it hadn't been for the disability in

his legs, the Pearson Family would be in a completely different situation. Aidan wouldn't be

the one calling all the shots.