Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 267
She turned around, pursed her lips, and said, "Sorry."
Elijah smiled lightly. "Well, this is my fault. I should be the one apologizing to you."
"Your parents…" she trailed off.
"It's fine. I'll explain it to them." Then, he added, "Let me send you off."
After they descended the stairs, Leanna noticed a large group of people holding bouquets of roses at the gate. If it weren't for the roses, she would have been terrified.
"Leanna, let's go this way," Elijah offered.
She nodded. "Okay."
Then, he led her out the side entrance. Shortly after they left, the delivery men dispersed with the roses upon receiving the instructions.
Standing by the roadside, Elijah offered, "Leanna, wait for me. I'll go get my car."
However, she shook her head. "Your parents are waiting for you. Don't keep them up."
"It's fine. They'll be upset if I don't send you. Furthermore, it's not easy to get a cab at this time."
The moment he finished his sentence, a nonchalant voice came behind them before Leanna even had time to respond. "You don't have to worry about that, President Parker. I'll take her home."
Elijah's face gradually turned cold as he turned around. "What a brilliant plan, President Pearson."
Aidan stood there with one hand in his pocket and the corner of his lips hooked. "It's nothing compared to you, President Parker. The old habit of coveting other people's wives seems to stick with you."
"Don't you find it a bit ridiculous? You didn't seem to cherish what you have, yet now you pretend to play the role of a good husband after your divorce."
"Those are my family problems, President Parker. I don't have to explain myself to you."
"You and Leanna are divorced. What rights do you have to call this your family problem?"
Aidan sneered, "Don't you have any dignity left? How can you say such a thing?"
"I'd like to say the same about you," Elijah retorted immediately and without hesitation.
At this moment, Aidan pursed his lips as his black eyes narrowed dangerously. Instantly, the air between them became tense, as if a fight were about to break out at any second.
Leanna's head began to pound as she watched this and intervened, "Elijah, you can go back upstairs. I'll go home by myself."
After saying this, she immediately turned around and walked down the street.
Just as Elijah was about to chase after her, Aidan stopped him. "President Parker, I think you should go back and explain to your parents what happened tonight." Then, Aidan sighed. "What a waste of the roses I flew in from Italy."
This was a threat, and it was clear to both parties.
Elijah suppressed his anger as he spoke, "President Pearson, don't you think you went a little overboard with this? Why did you have to involve my parents in our dispute?"
Aidan seemed nonchalant about this and smiled. "To be honest, I've already saved you some explanation. I didn't show up at your house."
"You—"
Elijah pursed his lips. Showing up at his front door was really something that Aidan could do.
Then, Aidan took two steps forward and threw Elijah a sideways glance. "But next time, I'd be happy to invite Mr. and Mrs. Parker over to Pearson Group for a visit. I'll also take the chance to tell them all about my marriage to Leanna three years ago."
"With your arrogance, aren't you afraid karma might hit you?"
"I've always taken you as a scientific man. I didn't expect you to be so superstitious," Aidan mocked. "Karma will only bite those that try to take what doesn't belong to them. Well, at least I'm not like you, President Parker. I won't lie and deceive people to achieve my selfish desires."
Elijah's face twisted uglily when those words came out. He knew Aidan was referring to the annual general meeting retreat. Elijah noticed Leanna was shaken; that was why he….
Elijah kept his mouth shut and clenched his fists in silence.
Then, Aidan looked away and left.
…
Leanna walked along the road without a taxi in sight. The ones that she saw were either off-duty or had passengers inside. She did not know how long she had been walking when she suddenly heard a bang.
Immediately after the sound, fireworks went off in the sky. Leanna followed the fireworks, only to discover that they were set off by a group of people near the river. In addition, children were running around and playing with sparkles. So, she stood there and watched and finally began to feel the Christmas spirit.
The fireworks exploded in the sky for a few moments, and everyone watched in delight. Once the time had passed, everyone left and went home. When the crowd dispersed, Leanna walked along the river and looked at the bright neon lights across the river bank, which were bright and dazzling. Then, she leaned against the railing as the night breeze caressed her face, with no sign of the winter chills.
It seems like spring is near.
As Leanna turned to leave, she noticed that someone had been standing behind her for some time. She almost let out a scream of fright. Aidan did not seem affected by her reaction and quietly cast a faint glance at her.
Immediately, she frowned. What is this b*stard doing here?
Since he did not speak, she didn't want to pay any attention to him either. With a snort, she turned around and left.
However, Leanna had only walked a few steps before a young boy ran up to her, rubbing his neck shyly. "H-hello. May I have your number?"
In the past, she would always reject it when it came to situations like these. Just as she was about to turn him away, she quickly changed her mind and took out her phone with a smile. "Sure."
Then, as the two were about to exchange numbers, a cold voice sounded next to him. "You should be careful when you're outside. Otherwise, you wouldn't know if you've been deceived."
The boy took advantage of the situation and looked over, confused. "Huh?"
"The more beautiful a woman is, the more untrustworthy she is. You're asking for her number, but you don't know she's my ex-wife."
Even Leanna was at a loss for words after what Aidan said. She felt her eyelids begin to twitch intensely.
At this point, the boy's friend couldn't stand and watch any longer, so he stepped forward and pulled his friend away, whispering, "Can't you see that they are arguing? How embarrassing!"
As the two boys hurried away, Leanna turned to glare at Aidan. As soon as she turned her head to look at Aidan, he quickly averted his gaze and pretended as though nothing had happened.
Immediately, Leanna burst into a fit of mad laughter. All right, two can play this game.
As she moved forward, she pulled out her phone and looked up the location of the closest bar. Perhaps it was her lucky day because there was one just a few miles away. Since it was Christmas Eve, youngsters would be out and enjoying themselves. Therefore, the bar would not be empty, but it would be livelier than usual.
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