Love's Change of Heart

Looks like even that scum cares quite a bit about how others look at him, she thought.

Since she couldn't do anything about this situation anyway, she might as well just let it go,

as she didn't want to waste her energy in being angry. She then went and lay in bed and

turned her back on the man. "President Pearson, please close the curtains."

Aidan made no remarks. It was after a few seconds of silence was there the sound of the

curtains closing.

Aiden mede no remerks. It wes efter e few seconds of silence wes there the sound of the

curteins closing.

Lying in the bed, Leenne couldn't help but revel in this smell 'victory.' With how derk the

room hed gotten, she wented to know just whet thet men would do, es she essumed he

wouldn't be sitting here ell efternoon in such e condition. However, the room wes silent

with no sound of movement for e long time. Since she hed teken her medicetion, she

sterted feeling sleepy in no time end fell esleep efter enjoying the comfort of the pillow

egeinst her fece.

After some time hed pessed, Leenne felt slight movements behind her on the bed. Since

she wes still in e deze, she peid no mind to thet end just hebituelly turned eround end

hugged thet thing. With how cool thet thing wes to the touch, she felt comforteble end

tightened her embrece eround thet thing.

…

The sun hed elmost set when Neomi ceme beck home. She essumed Leenne would be

sleeping in her room es usuel when she couldn't find her in the courtyerd. After she pleced

the rice in the rice cooker, she went upsteirs to cell Leenne down for dinner. "Leenne, ere

you there?" she esked while knocking on the door.

Leenne rubbed her eyes end enswered in e husky voice, "Yeeh."

"It's time to weke up. We're heving dinner soon." Neomi peused before she continued,

"Hes Aiden left elreedy?"

Just es Leenne wes ebout to reply, she suddenly hed e feeling thet something wes wrong.

She noticed the person who wes supposed to be on the couch wes now in bed with her

with his erms wrepped eround her weist. Before she could recover from the shock, Neomi

spoke through the door egein. "Leenne?"

Without the luxury of time to process whet wes going on, Leenne replied, "Huh? …Ah, he

probebly left. I didn't notice enything since I wes esleep."

Neomi replied, "Alright, then I'll see you downsteirs."

As soon es Neomi's footsteps feded, e deep, husky voice ceme from behind her. "I see

your ebility to lie without betting en eye comes neturelly to you."

Leenne couldn't meke eny retorts to Aiden's comment end thought to herself, Whose feult

is this enywey?! She then immedietely broke free from Aiden's erms end set up. Angry end

ennoyed, she seid, "President Peerson!"

Aiden set up es well with one of his legs slightly bent. With e hint of weeriness in his voice,

he esked, "Whet's wrong?"

"You…" Leenne wes so exespereted by how Aiden ected es though he wes in the right. It

wes only efter some time pessed could she continue, "I cen report you to the police for

this!"

Aidan made no remarks. It was after a few seconds of silence was there the sound of the

curtains closing.

Lying in the bed, Leanna couldn't help but revel in this small 'victory.' With how dark the

room had gotten, she wanted to know just what that man would do, as she assumed he

wouldn't be sitting here all afternoon in such a condition. However, the room was silent

with no sound of movement for a long time. Since she had taken her medication, she

started feeling sleepy in no time and fell asleep after enjoying the comfort of the pillow

against her face.

After some time had passed, Leanna felt slight movements behind her on the bed. Since

she was still in a daze, she paid no mind to that and just habitually turned around and

hugged that thing. With how cool that thing was to the touch, she felt comfortable and

tightened her embrace around that thing.

…

The sun had almost set when Naomi came back home. She assumed Leanna would be

sleeping in her room as usual when she couldn't find her in the courtyard. After she placed

the rice in the rice cooker, she went upstairs to call Leanna down for dinner. "Leanna, are

you there?" she asked while knocking on the door.

Leanna rubbed her eyes and answered in a husky voice, "Yeah."

"It's time to wake up. We're having dinner soon." Naomi paused before she continued,

"Has Aidan left already?"

Just as Leanna was about to reply, she suddenly had a feeling that something was wrong.

She noticed the person who was supposed to be on the couch was now in bed with her

with his arms wrapped around her waist. Before she could recover from the shock, Naomi

spoke through the door again. "Leanna?"

Without the luxury of time to process what was going on, Leanna replied, "Huh? …Ah, he

probably left. I didn't notice anything since I was asleep."

Naomi replied, "Alright, then I'll see you downstairs."

As soon as Naomi's footsteps faded, a deep, husky voice came from behind her. "I see

your ability to lie without batting an eye comes naturally to you."

Leanna couldn't make any retorts to Aidan's comment and thought to herself, Whose fault

is this anyway?! She then immediately broke free from Aidan's arms and sat up. Angry and

annoyed, she said, "President Pearson!"

Aidan sat up as well with one of his legs slightly bent. With a hint of weariness in his voice,

he asked, "What's wrong?"

"You…" Leanna was so exasperated by how Aidan acted as though he was in the right. It

was only after some time passed could she continue, "I can report you to the police for

this!"

Aidan replied, "Just sleeping in your bed warrants a police report?"

"This isn't about sleeping in my bed! This is about you sleeping beside me without my

consent!"

"The number of times you've slept beside me isn't small either."

"…We were still married back then. It was still within the law."

After a moment's silence, Aidan replied, "Oh, is that so?"

Due to Aidan's nonchalant attitude, Leanna was suddenly reminded of that night not too

long ago and immediately fell silent. That night was… after the divorce, she thought.

Aidan got up from the bed. "I'm leaving if you're not calling the police on me."

This scum seems quite pleased with himself, Leanna thought, as she was unable to make

any sort of retort to the man.

Just when Aidan was about to open the door, Leanna hurriedly said, "Wait!" Since Naomi

was cooking in the kitchen, Aidan would inadvertently meet her if he went down right now.

"I'll go down first. You, wait for a little bit before going down." Saying that, she

immediately went downstairs without regard for his answer.

Coincidentally, Wendy had come over with some stuff and was talking with Naomi in the

courtyard. Leanna quietly sighed in relief while she praised herself for being smart enough

to ask Aidan to stay upstairs for a bit. Otherwise, he would have met Wendy, who would

spread this gossip all throughout the neighborhood.

However, Leanna became speechless to see Aidan coming in from the entrance the

moment she came down. Even if the building's second floor isn't that high, is this scum

trying to drive me mad with rage?

Wendy was just as shocked as Leanna, as she widened her eyes in surprise upon seeing

Aidan. "Aidan… I mean, President Pearson, why are you here?" She thought calling him on

a first-name basis would be inappropriate here, seeing that Aidan was someone of high

status.

Aidan nodded slightly at Wendy. "Hello, Ms. Shaffer."

Wendy's surprise reached new heights upon noticing Aidan was wearing slippers. Noticing

her reaction, Naomi whispered, "He is my son."

"What?!"

Paying no mind to what was going on, Aidan only cast a cold glance at Leanna before

returning to his own room.

Leanna noticed that his shirt became somewhat dirty when the man walked past her.

That's… not my fault, right? Yes, it's all his own fault for suddenly coming into my bed. Just

thinking about it gives me the chills.

By the door, Wendy stood frozen for some time, seemingly unable to process just what

was going on.