Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 382

Still, Louis didn't join them for karaoke either in the end.

When Leanna noticed his listlessness, she asked Zoe and several other young ladies to head to the karaoke lounge first. As for her, she would join them later after she sent Louis back.

Once they got inside the car, Leanna said, "I heard from Aidan that you leave home early and return late every day. What are you up to?"

Louis stayed silent for a while before he parted his lips and gave a vague answer, "I've got stuff to do."

"What is it?" Leanna asked.

However, Louis merely looked away and said nothing.

Judging from how he reacted, Leanna knew he wasn't willing to talk about it. Hence, she stopped forcing the matter and changed the topic. "Louis, no matter what happens in the future, you can't act as impulsive as before. You only need to keep this one thing in mind forever: you are my younger brother. You are my only kin in this world. Therefore, no one is more important to me than you."

Louis paused for a while before he asked, "How about Aidan?"

Perhaps not expecting to receive such a reply from him, she smiled and replied, "Boyfriends come and go, but you're my only younger brother."

"Got it. I won't do anything impulsive in the future, and I also won't let them use this as an excuse to blackmail you." The conversation died down naturally, but Louis seemed to remember something. He frowned as he began, "You and Ron…"

Then, he decided to cut his losses midway and trailed off. The topic in discussion was far too complicated.

Nevertheless, she didn't mind as she replied succinctly, "He rescued me, so everything is in the past. I found him some time ago, asked him to help me look up Jethro's whereabouts, and paid him the corresponding remuneration. That's it."

When Louis heard what she said, his brows furrowed deeper. "In the past?"

Leanna hummed. After a while, she spoke again, "Actually, Louis, Ron wouldn't have come after us if Jethro hadn't borrowed money from a usurer. Moreover, it was Jethro who single-handedly planned that incident. Ron merely did as he was told by retrieving the money he was owed, that's all."

There was a point in her life when she hated Ron as much as she hated Jethro.

Yet, now that she thought about it, she realized she couldn't place the blame solely on Ron.

She couldn't judge whether Ron was a good or bad person. It was just that she had witnessed Ron's humane side when he was in contact with Queenie's father.

From Leanna's point of view, it seemed that everyone chose different ways of living because they were just trying their best to survive in this cruel world. That was all.

Louis didn't comment on it and simply gazed out the window.

When they pulled over at Castor Villa, she said, "It looks to me that your injury will be fully healed soon. Return to the campus once the weekend is over, alright?"

Louis nodded obediently at that. "Okay."

Louis opened the car door, then turned to look at her and asked, "Aren't you coming in?"

Leanna laid her gaze on that familiar place and smiled as she declined with a shake of her head. "Nah… I'll pass."

"Okay. I'll get going then."

"Sure. Bye."

After Louis left, she spaced out in place for a while before driving away.

Meanwhile, in Castor Villa, Louis saw Aidan coming down the stairs as soon as he entered the living room. When Aidan saw him, he asked, "Where did you go again?"

"Dinner gathering."

Aidan couldn't help but frown as he didn't let the matter go by asking, "What dinner gathering?"

When Louis picked up the confusion in his tone, he asked knowingly, "Leanna didn't invite you?"

Aidan didn't have a comeback to that.

Louis also knew not to expect an answer as he continued, "She just left not long ago after she sent me back."

At this moment, Aidan could feel his temples throbbing and immediately looked coldly at Louis, who was all calm and unruffled. Then, he swiveled and headed upstairs in a huff.

As he watched as displeasure lined Aidan's back silhouette, he couldn't help but feel that schadenfreude did make one feel better. He even had proof as the suffocating swirl of emotions lightened at the sight.

Once Aidan returned to his room, he whisked out his phone. Regardless, just as he was about to call Leanna, he suddenly changed his mind. It's pointless. Not only does she not want to return here to Castor Villa, but she also doesn't even want to come in even when she's right at the door.

When his train of thought arrived at that station, he tossed his phone on the couch. Then, he swept his gaze across the quiet room. Finally, he reached up, pinched his nose bridge, and pursed his thin lips lightly. All in all, I am the reason behind her decision.

Aidan only grabbed his phone and called Oscar's number after a long while. Once the call was connected, he asked flatly, "Have you identified his whereabouts?"

Oscar answered promptly, "No, not yet. That old fox is as cunning as f*ck! I have no idea where he took the person. But isn't Freddie constantly bugging him? He probably doesn't even have the time to give Leanna a hard time."

"Keep a close eye on the situation at the hospital. Don't allow him even a sliver of a chance to take undue advantage of the loophole."

"Don't worry. The person has already been transferred."

Aidan hummed in satisfaction, then continued, "The Crossley Group's new project has been launched. Someone will be handling the rest of it. You just have to ensure that Lloyd and Georgina are too busy to succeed in their schemes during this period."

Oscar responded with an okay.

After Aidan hung up the phone, he remained on the couch, going through his plans in his mind before he suddenly rose to his feet.

As soon as he made his way downstairs, Louis came out of his room. When Louis noticed that Aidan seemed to be in a hurry, he asked, "Where are you going?"

"None of your business," answered Aidan.

For some reason, Louis could feel that Aidan wasn't rushing out to meet Leanna. Could it be that Aidan is seeing another woman on the side?

As he thought of that, a feeling of uneasiness crept into Louis' heart. So, he quickly trailed after Aidan.

Meanwhile, inside his black Rolls-Royce, the corner of Aidan's lips curved upward into a smile as he glanced at the car that was trailing him through the rearview mirror. He managed to lose Louis with ease after circling the neighborhood several times.

Half an hour later, his car stopped in front of an ordinary residential area.

When Aidan arrived, the little guy was playing by himself in the cradle—the toy in his hand was fully coated with his saliva as he nibbled it.

His finger was stained with saliva as he reached out and poked the corner of the little guy's lips. When he noticed this, he immediately frowned and wiped his hand with a piece of tissue.

At this moment, Naomi popped out of the kitchen. "Aidan, you're here?"

Aidan threw the tissue into the trash can as he inquired, "Why are you the only one here? Where's the little guy's nanny, Celia?"

"Celia has gone out shopping for groceries."

"Grocery shopping at this hour?"

Naomi replied, "It just so happens that the refrigerator is empty, so I asked her to pay the supermarket a visit."

"I'll have someone to take you to Cliffery, a city far away from here, next week," Aidan suddenly said.

Naomi was stunned for a moment when she heard that. "Did Leanna find out about this place too?"

"She's been clamoring about wanting to see you. So I'll go with her next week."

Naomi sighed when she heard his words, "How long do you intend to keep her in the dark?"

Aidan made himself comfortable on the couch and retorted flatly, "After I've finished dealing with Sienna."

Then, Naomi asked again, "What about the little guy after I left? Who's going to look after him?"

Aidan looked at the cradle and said, "I will hire someone to look after him. You can just take over again once you return."

"Well… I guess we just have to settle with this plan for now."

Suddenly, the doorbell rang after the two had chatted for a while. Naomi figured Celia had finally returned with groceries in tow, so she walked over to open the door. Yet, she saw a strange young man with a frigid expression standing outside.

A puzzled Naomi asked, "How may I help you?"

Louis didn't bother introducing himself as he merely said, "I'm looking for Aidan Pearson."

Immediately afterward, he strode in before Naomi could answer.

Perhaps because he didn't expect Louis to be able to locate this place, so he couldn't help but show the surprise on his face when he saw Louis.

If Leanna had not advised Louis not to act impulsively on their way back earlier, he would have punched Aidan in the face by now.

Right at this moment, Celia also returned from her grocery shopping trip. When she saw Naomi standing by the door and an unknown person in the house, she whispered in bewilderment, "Ms. Fletcher, what's going on? Why is the door open?"

When Louis saw this, he couldn't bear it any longer. He grabbed Aidan by the collar and reprimanded angrily, "How could you do this?! What did you promise me back then?!"

Naomi swiftly closed the door and hurried over. "Aidan, what's going…"

Before she could say anything else, Aidan quickly interrupted her, "Nothing."

Then, he looked at Louis and said, "Since you've found out, I have no reason to keep it from you any longer."