Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 373

When Leanna went back to the Crossley Residence, she found Georgina reading a magazine in the living room.

She wasted no time shooting a question at the servant. "Where's Mr. Crossley?"

The servant turned to her before casting another glance at Georgina, fumbling for words as they refused to answer.

Georgina didn't even raise her head when she flipped to the next page as she asked with a neutral tone, "What's your business with Dad?"

As Leanna was in a bad mood at the moment, she didn't bother to be friendly with the other woman. "It's between us. It has nothing to do with you."

Hearing those harsh words, Georgina paused for a moment as a frown formed between her brows. She looked at the other woman and scoffed. "I'm right about you. You're an uneducated woman."

"Miss Crossley, you can consider doing self-care when you're free. I'm not in the mood to play word games with you unless you don't mind if I spread the video about what happened in the club to others?"

As Leanna expected, Georgina's expression immediately darkened at her suggestion.

Seeing that, the servant hastily broke into their conversation to avoid further conflict. "You can find Mr. Crossley in the study room."

Wasting no more time bickering with Georgina, Leanna withdrew her gaze and headed for the study room.

Georgina got up from the couch and watched Leanna's receding figure before she tossed the magazine into the bin out of anger.

Lloyd was perusing the contracts in the study room when someone barged inside without warning.

He turned his head in that direction, his expression unfazed. "Aren't you supposed to be polite and knock on the door before coming in?"

Leanna sneered at his reaction before she began with a cold tone, "Mr. Crossley, you have no right to accuse me of not respecting your privacy after you went to see my brother without informing me."

Lloyd didn't seem surprised at all when her words reached him as he shut the files. "I went to see him because I want the best for you."

"I can't see how it is doing good for me."

Leaning back against his chair, Lloyd held his hands together and explained, "You claim to be Sandra's daughter, so I won't doubt that for the moment. Since you possess her belongings, I won't initiate any investigation into them. However, if you're speaking the truth, your brother will no doubt tarnish the name of the Crossley Family. I merely reminded him of the truth, so he knows his place and stays away from you. What makes you think I'm not doing this for your own good?"

Although Leanna had prepared herself that Lloyd's meeting with Louis no doubt wouldn't be a pleasant one, she only thought Lloyd would use Jethro as Louis' weak point, nothing more. Never would she imagine that Lloyd spoke such harsh words to Louis.

Pursing her lips, Leanna announced, "He'll always be my brother. Nothing's going to change that fact."

At that, Lloyd commented, "People'll always choose something over another thing to survive in the world. Since you've chosen to live a luxurious life with us, I'll treat you with everything you deserve. However, you'll have to make a sacrifice for the better life you've chosen, which is leaving behind the people who will drag you down. Your opinion on them doesn't matter, but now you're one of the Crossleys, and your stance is representing us. You have to remember to think twice before you make a decision."

Leanna scoffed in response. "This is the first time I know I bear such significance to the family."

"I'm telling the truth. You should know that once you become one of us, the outsiders will keep a close eye on you and seek the opportunity to drag you down."

"Mr. Crossley, since you prioritize the family's name and image over everything, you should spend more time on disciplining Miss Crossley, rather than wasting your energy on me."

"I have other plans to deal with Georgina." Lloyd then continued, "She grew up in a different environment compared to you. She knows what she is doing. She won't do anything that will possibly endanger the family's name. Thus, I have more confidence in her than in you."

His words put Leanna at ease. "Mr. Crossley, you're implying that she hasn't done anything that harms the family reputation and nothing will come to light, yes?"

Hearing the words from her, Lloyd narrowed his eyes but didn't deign to answer.

She took his silence as a signal to continue. "Mr. Crossley, you know best that I want a simple life. However, if you lay your hands on the people I care about, I won't hesitate to drag you down with me. After all, I'm a woman with nothing to lose."

As she finished her words, Leanna didn't wait for another moment as she turned around and left.

Behind her, Lloyd's expression turned steel-cold as he watched her leave.

After getting back to her room, Leanna locked the door and put everything aside before she fell on her bed.

Even though she hadn't done much physical work today, she was exhausted.

After enjoying a moment to herself, her phone in her pocket rang and caught her attention.

She dragged it out of her pocket and saw Aidan's name on the screen. Letting a breath out, she pulled herself together and answered it.

His voice reached her from the other side. "Are you home?"

"Yes, I've been home for a while now. What about you?"

"We've just arrived."

Leanna was about to ask Aidan about Louis' whereabouts, but decided to not say it even though the words already reached the tip of her tongue.

Even so, Aidan guessed her mind as he took the initiative to explain, "He's with me in Castor Villa. I let him sleep on the floor."

She was taken aback by the statement.

Aidann then further explained, "I'm taking the master bedroom and the guest room belongs to you, so he has to take the floor."

"This is—"

Aidan interrupted, "That's enough for the day. Don't worry about it." He added, "I supposed you've seen Lloyd?"

She hummed in displeasure as a response.

On the other side of the phone, Aidan shot her a question. "What did he say?"

She whispered, "Didn't you just say it's probably not something pleasant?"

"That's right, but your brother needs to reflect on himself too. He's young and impulsive. The others only need a few words to play with his mind, and people will take advantage of him. Leanna, I understand that you care about him, but you need to know that you're unable to protect him from the world forever."

With a frown between her brows, she couldn't help but retort when she heard his accusation. "He's not impulsive! Louis is more mature and sensible than peers his age."

"He beat me up the first time we saw each other! In what term is he not impulsive?"

It was then that Leanna knew Aidan still held a grudge against Louis. Thus, she began slowly, "It's because he thought… Wait, that's not right. It's because you indeed wronged me."

As the words escaped her, she fell into silence once again as she recalled Louis losing his temper every time only to stand up for her.

It was based on the same reason when he struck Aidan last time, or he intended to kill Jethro today.

After a few beats, Aidan's voice reached her from the other side. "It's getting late. You should sleep."

Leanna didn't need him to say twice to understand that he wanted to avoid recalling their divorce.

Before she ended the call, she remembered something and added, "There's one more thing. If possible, please help me look for Ron."

Aidan scowled in displeasure although she couldn't see him. "Why?"

"He was there today and ran after Jethro. I'm worried." She then explained, "You don't have to, though. I'll find a way myself."

Aidan fell into silence at her words, wondering when he told her he wouldn't help.

Leanna also took the opportunity to add, "That's all. I'm ending the call. I need to take a shower."

Licking his lips in anticipation, Aidan drawled, "Who made the rule that you can't stay on the phone when you're taking a shower?"

"I made them!" With that, Leanna ended the call without waiting for his reply.

She was deeply annoyed by the dirty thoughts that wandered in his mind the whole time.