Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 265
In the afternoon, Leanna and Louise visited Jethro's grave.
As Leanna looked at the tombstone, the expression on her face was unreadable.
Although she hated Jethro before and even wished that she wasn't born as his child, she didn't expect her wish to come true.
For so many years, she and Jethro did not have any father-daughter affection. It was really sad to look back at what had happened in the past.
Louis bent down and placed the flower in front of Jethro's tombstone with an indifferent look.
After standing there for a few minutes, Leanna said, "Let's go."
Just as Louis stood up and was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of a cigarette butt next to the tombstone and immediately froze.
"What's wrong?" Leanna asked.
With a frown, he replied, "No one else would come and visit him apart from us, right?"
She nodded. "No one else knows where he's buried."
Pursing his lips tightly, he asked her, "Do you have any tissues?"
"I do."
Then, she took out a small packet of tissue from her pocket and handed it to him.
Louis emptied the packet and took a piece of tissue to pick up the cigarette butt in front of the tombstone before putting it into the tissue package.
When Leanna saw this, she frowned. "Louis…"
"Just in case."
This was the first time she saw him being so cautious. After walking a few steps, she suddenly asked, "Louis, did you find something?"
"Huh?"
Seeing how he refused to speak, she did not continue pestering him. "Nothing. Are you going to hand this over to the police?"
Louis remained silent in the face of her questions. After a while, he changed the topic and asked, "When are you going to Elijah's house?"
Fine, I'll stop prying, Leanna thought to herself.
After leaving the cemetery, she finally spoke again, "You can go back first, Louis. I'm going to go buy something."
Although Elijah said not to prepare gifts, Leanna didn't feel good showing up empty-handed after agreeing to go with him. She was visiting the elders, after all.
When she parted ways with Louis, she headed straight to the mall. Since she didn't know anything about Elijah's parents and what they liked, she settled with buying some supplements.
It was already 5.00PM by the time she arrived home.
She glanced at her phone and saw that there were no missed calls or unread messages.
She curled her lips and put her phone away before pressing the passcode to open the door.
Zoe was the only one left at home, sprawled on the sofa, eating snacks as she watched TV.
When she heard noises, she lifted up her head. "Nana, why did you come back so late?"
"I went to buy some things." Leanna changed into house slippers and asked, "Is Louis not back yet?"
"No. Isn't he with you?"
"I told him to come back first."
Leanna sat on the sofa and thought for a while before deciding to call Louis.
He must have brought the cigarette butt somewhere.
"Nana, you're worrying too much about Louis again. Don't worry; he's a big man. He knows what to do," Zoe coaxed.
"But I always feel that he's been acting a bit strange recently. It's as if he's hiding something from me."
Back then, Leanna would never pry into his private life.
However, because of everything that had happened, how could she just sit back and relax?
"Do you think he has a girlfriend?" Zoe asked carefully.
"No way."
Who would turn so serious and mysterious after getting a girlfriend?
Zoe continued to probe, "Why not? Louis isn't like most boys. At this age, as a teenager, it's normal for him to be a little rebellious."
After saying that, she added, "All right, don't think too much about this. You should be worrying about what you're going to do tonight."
This immediately brought Leanna back to her senses. "What do you mean?"
"Aren't you going to Elijah's place? What are you going to do about that b*stard?"
Speaking of this, Leanna immediately became angry. "W-Who cares about him! He can do whatever he likes. I don't owe him anything."
Zoe clicked her tongue when she heard this. She had no idea if Leanna would even come home tonight.
After a while, Elijah called, informing her that he was already downstairs.
Before Leanna left, she reminded Zoe, "There are still some leftovers from lunch in the fridge. You and Louis can heat them up for dinner tonight. I don't think ordering deliveries is an option for tonight."
Zoe nodded. "All right. Just go. Don't worry about me."
Only then did Leanna head downstairs, bringing the things she had bought along with her.
When Elijah picked her up, he whispered, "Leanna, didn't I tell you to not buy anything? I've prepared them already."
She smiled and said, "This is just a little gift for your parents."
"My parents will definitely like you."
There weren't many people in Highside today, and very few cars were on the street. The majority of the people had already gone home for Christmas.
Leanna leaned against the car window, quietly looking at the festive-filled street. No one knew what she was thinking about.
While waiting at the traffic light, Elijah glanced at her side profile and called out softly, "Leanna."
Immediately, she was brought out of her daze. "What's wrong?"
He pursed up his lips before saying, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this today."
Hearing this, she smiled faintly. "It's fine. Louis and I already had lunch together this afternoon, and we can meet any time. There's no difference."
Soon, the car arrived at the Parker Residence.
As they got out of the car, Elijah spoke again, "Leanna, my parents will bring up marriage later. You can just ignore it. I'll answer them for you."
"Okay," she said with a nod.
At the door, Leanna let out a faint sigh. Although this was just an act, she was still a little nervous.
Suddenly, Elijah reached out to grab her hand a split second before they entered the house. This caught her off guard, and she subconsciously wanted to pull her hand away. However, his mother showed up right at this moment and greeted them with a soft smile. "Eli, you're back."
Then, her gaze fell onto Leanna. "You must be Leanna. You're gorgeous."
Leanna nodded and said, "Hello, Mrs. Parker. I'm Leanna McKinney."
Lizzy took Leanna's arm and ushered them in. "Quick, now. Don't just stand at the door. Come on in and take a seat."
In the living room, Elijah's father sat on the sofa watching research-related news. He had a stern and serious demeanor.
Lizzy pulled Leanna over and immediately introduced her. "Rodney, come here. This is Leanna."
"Hello, Mr. Parker," Leanna greeted.
When Rodney's gaze fell on her, he seemed stunned for a few seconds as if he had a glimpse of someone else in her.
When Elijah noticed this, he quickly stepped forward and patted his shoulder. "She's saying hi to you. Why are you surprised?"
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