Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 140

Chapter 140 Multitasking

Just as Sienna was about to continue, Gordon interrupted unhappily, “Alright now, is this farce over? Can’t we even eat in peace?”

Those at the table finally quietened down.

After dinner, Sienna and Gordon left while Leanna stood up as she wanted to return to her room when Georgina blocked her path.

Standing in front of her, Georgina smiled subtly. “Miss McKinney, how are you considering my proposal from this afternoon?”

Leanna replied, “Thank you for your gesture, Miss Crossley, but I think I won’t be going.”

“Are you worried that Mr Pearson won’t let you go? Or are you worried about Anna? I—”

“Miss Crossley,” Leanna cut her off. “A wedding is a very important event with a lot of things that need preparation. If I go, I might just be wasting your time.”

Georgina paused before showing an apologetic expression. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say those words during the meal. It’s just because—”

“You don’t need to apologize to me, Miss Crossley. I don’t think you did anything wrong to me.” While saying this, Leanna suddenly felt tired and at a loss for words, so she softly stated, “I only want to rest now. Again, it should be me who should be apologizing to you for ruining your mood, Miss Crossley.”

Then, she nodded apologetically toward Georgina and went upstairs.

Leanna stood at the window for a while after returning to her room, only to sit down with a sigh of relief after seeing the black sedan slowly drive away.

Then, someone knocked on her door after some time.

She composed herself before walking toward the door.

Opening the door, she saw Aidan standing in front of it with his hands in his pockets and a cold gaze.

Leanna was a bit shocked at this.

Yet, she still shut the door without a shred of hesitation.

The moment she did that, Aidan reached out and blocked the door, looking at her with a dissatisfied gaze.

She could only ask him politely, “Is there anything, President Pearson?”

Retracting his hand back into his pocket, he replied, “I saw that you weren’t eating much, so I had the chefs whip up some more food. They’ll send it up later.”

“Oh, thank you, President Pearson,” said Leanna and closed the door again.

Aidan looked coldly at her without speaking. Then, he asked, “Is this how you’re going to act?”

Pursing her lips, she replied, “Thank you for your goodwill, President Pearson. I will be sure to savor the meal.”

Since she was not full from lunch, she accepted his gesture.

Aidan, who kept his gaze on her, questioned after a few seconds, “Why are you in such a terrible mood?”

Leanna felt confused by his question. How am I angry in his eyes?

When Aidan opened the door, the smell of cigarettes still lingered in his room.

Wheeling himself inside, Justin smiled helplessly. “Did you argue with Leanna again?”

Aidan sat on the couch before putting out his cigarette in the ashtray filled with water while saying, “How can I win against her when she has such a sharp tongue?”

“Leanna has been staying here for one week now. Even though she isn’t saying anything, I can still feel her loneliness. Since you came, she looks more upbeat now,” stated Justin. “But you’re not without fault. Leanna is pregnant now, so why do you keep making her angry?”

Pursing his lips, Aidan replied, “I didn’t make her angry.”

From the start of the meal, he saw that Leanna had kept her head lowered with an upset expression, which made him want to explain the matters of the wedding to her. Who knew that heartless woman would react like she had eaten a dynamite? What a horrible attitude.

Justin continued, “No matter what, this is the toughest time. Especially for Leanna. Not only is she pregnant with your child, you and Georgina even discussed the wedding openly in front of her. Anyone would feel bad after that.”

Aidan replied after a moment of silence, “This is something that she can’t avoid.”

“Aidan.” Justin continued, “In fact, there are many other ways to say the same thing; you don’t have to be so cruel.”

Aidan stated, “The truth is cruel. If everything is as ideal as she thinks, then she’ll never know how much suffering others are going through compared to her situation.”

Sighing helplessly at this, Justin said, “Aidan, you think things are going too far. In reality, Dad only wants Leanna’s child because he wants the bloodline within the family.”

Aidan, who did not deny his claims, smiled subtly. “What he wants is another puppet who submits to him and is controlled by him, but it’s just that this puppet must have the blood of the Pearsons.”

Prominent families like the Pearsons placed paramount importance on bloodline. Otherwise, they would not have picked him, the illegitimate child, up in the first place.