Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 400

Leanna woke up far too early as her digital clock shone at her with the time of 6.00AM. She turned her attention to her window and saw that it was still dark. Still, she didn't get up as she remained deep in thought.

She spent the whole night trying to figure out why Aidan chose this time to bring her to meet Naomi.

It was definitely not because Leanna had mentioned it to him.

Before this, whenever she mentioned wanting to meet Naomi, he would always change the topic. So, she didn't expect him to bring her here directly this time.

She didn't understand what was going on in that head of his.

Since there was no way Leanna was returning to sleep with her hyperactive brain, she pushed off the covers after a while and headed to the garden.

When she quietly shut the door, Aidan slowly opened his eyes.

The sun slowly made its appearance and painted the dawn sky with a myriad of colors. When Leanna arrived at the garden, it was bright enough for her to make out a walking path.

Then, she sat down on a swing as it rocked gently.

The air was crisp and the breeze brought along the faint fragrance of flowers.

She had been a bundle of nerves due to recent events. It was relaxing to be able to sit there and let her mind wander.

She spent about an hour in the garden as her thoughts began to settle. By then, the sun was shining brightly.

When she took a look at her phone to check the time, she realized it was almost time for breakfast. So, she headed to the kitchen to prepare food.

That was because they would have to return to Highside right after breakfast. Even then, it would have been noon when they arrived.

When Naomi freshened up, she saw that Leanna had already prepared breakfast and asked, "Why didn't you sleep in, Leanna?"

Leanna smiled. "I had a good night's rest. Unfortunately, I couldn't fall back asleep once I woke up."

Naomi offered, "Leave the rest up to me. You should wake Aidan up."

"Sure," Leanna answered as she went up the stairs and pushed open the door to see Aidan putting on a shirt.

She looked at him quizzically with one eyebrow raised. After that, she swept her gaze at the shirt on the couch and questioned, "Didn't you say you didn't have any change of clothes?"

"Well, you're dumb enough to believe me."

Leanna was so annoyed that she could only let out a huff of disbelief as she cursed, Die, you b*stard!

A corner of his lips curved up as Aidan picked up the tie and went to Leanna. He raised his eyebrows slightly. "Help me?"

She snorted, "You can do it yourself perfectly even when I wasn't around."

He smirked and leaned down to whisper into her ear, "I can put it on myself, but it's not as nice."

When she recalled just what had occurred last night, she turned beet red and hastily snatched the tie from his hand. She quickly tied it around his neck and hissed, "Have some shame. Will you?"

When they went downstairs, the flush on Leanna's face had not subsided.

Naomi saw and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Leanna? Did you get a cold? The temperature difference between the day and night is pretty big here. Do you need some medicine?"

Leanna frantically waved her hands in refusal. "No. No. I'm fine. I just…"

She could not come up with an excuse and stomped on the culprit's leg under the table out of frustration.

However, Aidan calmly replied in her stead, "She's fine. She's like that when she gets excited."

Naomi was confused. "Excited?"

He slowly explained, "She was too excited, probably because she woke up and saw such an amazing and perfect boyfriend like me."

Both Naomi and Leanna were rendered speechless by his courage.

Leanna could only wish that she had the guts he did. So, she wouldn't feel so awkward that she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself.

Naomi let out a light cough and promptly switched the topic. "Alright. We're almost done eating. You two should get going. It's getting late."

Leanna nodded quickly. "I'll go up and get my stuff."

She practically ran away from the table after that lame excuse.

Naomi looked up and watched as Leanna disappeared up the stairs and asked in a hushed tone, "How's the little guy?"

Aidan placed the glass down and answered, "Pretty good."

After a short pause, he continued. "I'll get someone to send you back in the afternoon."

She sighed. "You're really…"

She could not finish her sentence and just shook her head slowly as she picked up the plates and brought them into the kitchen.

Aidan sat at the dining table and clicked his tongue.

Now that he had brought Leanna here, all her previous suspicion should disappear. At least it could pacify her for some time if nothing unexpected happened.

He raised his hand and pinched the nose of his bridge with a cold expression on his face.

Soon, Leanna came down with her bags. "I'm ready. Let's go."

Then, she jogged to the kitchen's entrance and informed Naomi, "We're leaving, Ms. Fletcher. You take care, alright?"

Naomi nodded. "I will. Don't worry."

After the couple left, Naomi came out of the kitchen and started to clear the things in the fridge.

Leanna felt that the journey back somehow felt a lot quicker compared to when they came. She didn't even sleep through the helicopter ride to Highside.

Aidan sent her to her studio and ruffled her hair gently. "I'll be leaving now."

She nodded. "Are you heading straight to the office?"

"Yes."

She reached out her hand to open the door. "Okay. You should leave quickly. I—"

Before she could finish her sentence, he pulled her close, leaned down, and kissed her deeply. After a moment of passion, he finally released her and said contentedly, "Alright. You should head in."

Her lips curled into a small smile as she left the car in high spirits.

The driver up front asked, "Are you heading back to the office, President Pearson?"

Aidan looked at Leanna's silhouette and ordered. "We'll go to the other place first."

The driver understood him. "Yes."

When Leanna entered the studio, Zoe followed behind her into her office and asked, "Where did you go, Nana?"

She sat on a chair and answered, "I traveled interstate for a bit. Why?"

Zoe told her quietly, "Lloyd came looking for you this morning. I think he's not happy about what you posted yesterday. He wants the studio to make another post. It was a good thing you weren't here. You have to be careful when you go home today. He seemed to be in a terrible mood and might use this against you."

"It's alright," Leanna reassured her. "He has never been in a good mood when dealing with me anyway."

Her decision not to return home last night was a good one. If not, Lloyd would have forced her to make a different post, but she wasn't around.

Now that it was delayed, it was pointless to make another statement now.

Zoe sat beside her and slumped over the table as she sighed, "How long do you have to stay with the Crossleys? No. I should ask when Lloyd and Georgina's true colors will be exposed to the masses?"

Leanna's hands froze upon hearing that, and her smile turned faint.

Even if she were to dismiss the deep roots the Crossleys have built over the years, just looking at Lloyd and his actions showed how meticulous he was with his schemes.

If she genuinely wanted to get a hold of his weakness, she had to wait until he made a mistake or obtained concrete evidence. If not, she could never lay a finger on him.

It was already apparent how challenging this would be when even Mr. Jackson could not go up against Lloyd directly.