Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 332

The man looked at the umbrella in his hand, and then he looked at her again with a baffled expression on his face.

Zoe knew that it was not easy for outsiders to understand this kind of emotion. Therefore, she urgently said, "I'm begging you. I really need this umbrella. Please sell it to me. Name your price. It doesn’t matter how much."

The man handed the umbrella to her without a fuss. "You can find umbrellas like these in the convenience store downstairs for ten dollars. I'll give it to you if you need it."

She was speechless, and the corners of her mouth twitched. "Ten dollars a piece at the supermarket downstairs?"

"That's right. There was an event not too long ago where they even gave you an umbrella for free if you bought more than 200 dollars worth of goods."

She suddenly felt as though she was going to asphyxiate on the spot. A few seconds later, she expressionlessly pressed the button for the first floor.

He queried, "Miss, do you want this umbrella?"

Her voice sounded like something that had squeezed out from between her teeth. "No, thanks."

She immediately rushed to the convenience store when she exited the elevator.

After she repeatedly confirmed that the umbrella in this pattern was only sold in their store and that the goods had only just arrived two weeks ago, she immediately bought up all the umbrellas in this pattern.

Daniel was playing the piano inside his apartment when he heard the doorbell ring.

He opened the door to see Zoe standing there with an umbrella in her hand, after which he said, "This is…"

Zoe smiled slightly. "Didn't you say that it's something your mother left behind for you and that it's very important to you? I didn't want to let you wait too long, so I asked my mother to bring it here immediately."

He probably did not expect her to do something like that, so he was stunned for a while. "There's no need to be so rushed…"

"It's only right." She handed the umbrella to him. "Please check if it's this umbrella."

He took the umbrella from her. Since this farce had already gone on for so long, he could only bite the bullet and continue acting. "Yes, it's the one. There are traces left behind when my mother used this umbrella, so I can't be mistaken." After he said that, he glanced at her. "I'm very grateful to Mrs. Hart for personally bringing this umbrella here. Can I thank her in person…"

"No need." She pulled out a bag from behind her and held out a pile of umbrellas in front of him. "If your mother knew what a filial son you were, she would have been thrilled indeed."

Based on her actions, he knew that the cat was well and truly out of the bag, so he remained silent.

So, she tossed the bag to the ground and turned to leave.

Daniel stepped forward and grabbed her wrist with a laugh. "I'm sorry. I was only joking with you."

Zoe shook off his hand with great force and replied expressionlessly, "A joke is something that both parties find funny. It's not something where you repeatedly make a fool out of me."

After she said that, she yanked the door open and entered her apartment without a backward glance.

He was just about to say something when the door slammed shut in front of him with a loud bang. He scratched his nose and looked at the umbrellas scattered around his feet with an unprecedented sense of shame.

…

It had been raining throughout the night. Even when Leanna finally woke up, there was still a light drizzle outside.

She initially thought that she would not be able to fall asleep since it was an unfamiliar place. Regardless, who could have known that she would feel at ease for some reason, even though there were dangers all around her?

Even if she could not quite recall what happened in the past, it did not change the fact that she had lived here for several years.

After a quick wash-up, she changed her clothes and went downstairs.

Lloyd and Georgina were having breakfast in the dining room. The very instant she saw her, her expression twisted so much that 'ugly' was no longer enough to describe the look on her face. She gripped the cutlery in her hand tightly as though wishing that she could cut Leanna into pieces like the food on her plate.

On the contrary, his attitude was pretty mild. "Leanna, would you like to join us for breakfast?"

I wonder when he changed the way he addressed me.

Leanna smiled faintly. "Thank you, but there's no need. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."

As soon as Leanna turned to leave, Georgina slammed her cutlery down against the table, which made a loud noise.

Still, Leanna ignored Georgina since she did not know what the latter was trying to do.

Leanna bought breakfast outside the studio. When she went inside, she noticed several young ladies crowding together and excitedly discussing something. They immediately dispersed as soon as they saw her coming.

Although she couldn't help thinking that their behavior was strange, she didn't bother to inquire further into the matter and simply entered her office.

She had only begun eating her breakfast when Zoe rushed in with the newspaper in her hand. "Nana! Nana!"

Leanna asked, "Aren't you moving out this morning? Why did you come here?"

Zoe exclaimed, "Oh, that's not important. I'll just go back for the move later. Take a look at this!"

While she spoke excitedly, she spread the newspaper out in front of Leanna without forgetting to sigh in amazement. "It's so cool! I would never have thought that a b*stard like Aidan would be so lustful!"

Leanna did not quite understand what Zoe was talking about. Nevertheless, she nearly spat out the mouthful of soy milk in her mouth when her gaze landed on the newspaper.

‘Explosive News! President of the Pearson Group Sharing a Passionate Kiss With a Mysterious Woman in the Rain! They Are Inseparable!'

She choked on her soy milk and coughed hard for a long while. In fact, she nearly thought that she would die just like that.

Zoe patted Leanna's back while analyzing the photo published in the newspaper. "Professionally speaking, the angle and clarity of this photo are quite amazing. This photo just so happened to capture your side profiles. If not for the suggestive title, the photo itself is like a piece of art."

Leanna's complexion was still flushed from choking. So, it took a while for her to finally recover, then she couldn't help asking, "Where did this come from?"

"Didn't you know? It's spreading like wildfire everywhere. Oh, right! It's not just in the newspaper. It's already trending as soon as it came out today. The popularity of this topic completely overwhelmed the announcement regarding Daphne's new drama! With this popularity, you can even become an Internet idol!"

She stared at the newspaper and sank into a long silence.

After a long while, she finally found her voice again and tried to defend herself. "What is this? Which unscrupulous media reported this matter? It was raining, but it was just a light drizzle, okay? It would have dried up when the wind blew. So, how could they claim that it was a passionate kiss in the rain?" As she said that, she clenched her fists tightly in an unusually furious manner. "And, a passionate kiss? It…It was just a peck! How was it passionate?"

Zoe squeezed Leanna's shoulder reassuringly with an understanding expression on her face. "Compared to certain other times, that really can't be considered passionate."

Leanna was rendered speechless, but she couldn’t even refute Zoe’s words which made it all the more humiliating.

She slumped over the table, and a short whimper came from her throat. She felt too embarrassed to look anybody in the eye now.

Zoe watched for a long time, vaguely feeling that something was wrong. "Hey, Nana, don't you think this photo is too clear? It doesn't look like it was taken in secret. Not to mention the title; they even mentioned the Pearson Group directly. Aren't they worried about losing their jobs or something?"

Although Leanna had regained some strength, her brain had long since lost the ability to think. "Huh?"

Zoe seemed to realize the truth but kept silent as she chuckled to herself. "It's nothing. I was just saying. But this seems to be the first time that b*stard reveals himself publicly. Tch. It really is a lustful era. A group of young ladies has already gathered in the Pearson Group's official Twitter account to claim that they are the person in the picture."