Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 422

Leanna froze in shock after hearing the full story. It took her a while to react. "It happened so many years ago, and I'm sure this has been kept a secret all this while. No one would bring it up again, so… how do you know about this, Mr. Morris?"

As soon as Leanna finished her question, the waiter brought their drinks to the table.

William smiled and kept quiet. He took a sip of his coffee instead.

"Mr. Morris used to live in Highside," Aidan commented.

This was enough to point Leanna in the right direction.

The whole affair took place over two decades ago. It was very likely that William heard about it back then.

However, even if it happened over two decades ago, it was still not something that was widely known. Those who heard about it had to be closely related to the matter or acquainted with the family.

Which one is he?

Leanna was certain about one thing. William had to be someone of notable standing in society if he knew all these details about the situation.

While Leanna remained caught up in her thoughts, Aidan spoke up again. "However, I'm also curious as to how you got to know the details, Mr. Morris."

William set his cup down and slowly replied, "That's because my wife and the late Mrs. Kramer were friends, and she inadvertently found out about Mrs. Kramer's falsified pregnancy. I guessed the rest based on what others mentioned now and then."

"I never pegged you to be so good at guessing, Mr. Morris," Aidan remarked.

"Well, I suppose I'm a lucky man."

Leanna couldn't quite follow along with their conversation. "Violet's birth mother has already left a long time ago, so why did she come back all of a sudden? On a day such as this, no less. She can't be that silly. She must know that Violet would be greatly affected by her appearance."

William stared off into the distance with an indiscernible expression. "Perhaps it's just a coincidence."

"Mr. Morris is right," Aidan added off-handedly. "If she hadn't schemed against you, she might never have found out that her birth mother was actually someone else. Such a coincidence might not have occurred."

Leanna was even more lost now. You call that a coincidence?

"Then, as for Violet's father and birth mother…"

"He's not innocent either. He wouldn't have been the subject of such retribution if he hadn't indulged in Violet's ways and allowed her to do all those things. As for her birth mother, why do you think she showed up out of the blue after disappearing for so many years?"

Aidan took a sip of Leanna's drink before adding casually, "He's not the only one with a daughter, right, Mr. Morris?"

Leanna didn't pay attention to the last thing Aidan said. Instead, she was staring at the glass in his hand. "You have your drink, so why are you drinking mine?"

"Yours is sweeter."

Leanna and William were both speechless.

William rubbed his temple and decidedly ignored Aidan's question. "It's getting late. I still have matters to attend to."

After a pause, he added, "I'll drop you off, Miss McKinney."

Leanna didn't seem to have expected that from him. She was startled for a moment before shaking her head. "It's fine. Aidan will drop me off."

William nodded. "In that case, I'll get going first."

Once William was gone, Leanna turned her gaze back to Aidan and stared at him in silence.

They locked eyes, and Aidan's darkened slightly.

A few seconds later, he lurched forward.

Leanna leaned back. "What are you doing?"

Aidan stretched his arm across her chair and responded calmly, "Didn't you say that couples can't resist kissing each other when they stare into each other's eyes?"

Leanna's cheeks flushed. She lowered her eyes and bit down on her straw as she muttered, "I was just repeating something I saw on the Internet."

"Oh? It seems pretty accurate to me."

Leanna didn't want to carry on with this line of conversation, so she changed the subject. "What on earth were you and William talking about anyway?"

"What do you mean?" Aidan cocked his eyebrows.

"I felt as if you were implying something, but I couldn't figure out what."

Aidan smirked. "It's good that you couldn't figure it out. Knowing any of these things won't do you any good."

Leanna pursed her lips and remarked, "But I did understand something."

"Hm?"

"You said that Violet's birth mother showed up all of a sudden after having disappeared for so many years. Did someone find her? Is she here for money or something else?"

"I don't know much else about this," Aidan said slowly.

"Just tell me what you know then," Leanna shot back.

"Perhaps you shouldn't go home tonight," Aidan declared.

Leanna was dumbstruck.

She turned her head away from him. "Fine. Keep it to yourself then. I'm not that curious anyway."

"Lloyd isn't in the country right now," Aidan continued. "It won't be a big deal if you don't go back."

"How did you…"

Leanna wanted to ask how Aidan knew about this, but as soon as the words came out, she realized what a dumb question it was. Aidan had been keeping an eye on Lloyd the whole time, so he would've known about it from the start.

She thought about it for a moment and asked, "Do you know what Lloyd is doing abroad?"

"The answer to this question is the same as the last one," Aidan replied.

Leanna stared at him with annoyance and dissatisfaction.

After a while, she finally muttered, "I don't have any toiletries or a change of clothes with me."

"Is that supposed to be an excuse?" Aidan asked.

Leanna pursed her lips and made a request. "I don't want to go to Castor Villa."

Lloyd wasn't around. Georgina had set a trap for her and was waiting for her to take the bait, so she wasn't keen on going back anyway.

"Alright," Aidan answered without hesitation.

Along the way, Leanna couldn't resist asking, "You can tell me now, right?"

"What's the rush?" Aidan said coolly. "We have the whole night ahead of us. We can take our time."

Leanna noted his emphasis on the words "take our time" and knew well enough that he meant something else.

Hah. This b*stard is always full of ulterior motives.

Soon, the black Maserati stopped in the basement parking lot.

Once the two went up to the house, Aidan poured Leanna a glass of water before he handed her a set of his clothes. "You can wear this for now. I'll get someone to send some clothes over tomorrow."

Leanna nodded and took the clothes to the bathroom.

The place was still well-maintained even though Aidan rarely stayed there.

After showering, Leanna found a hairdryer and started drying her hair. She checked the bathroom again as she planned to buy whatever she needed when she came back tomorrow.

She didn't know how long Lloyd would be gone, but if nothing unexpected happened, she would most likely be spending the next few days here.

When Leanna came out of the bathroom, Aidan was standing by the window taking a call. From the vague snippets she caught, she surmised that it had something to do with the demolition at Underwood Lane.

Leanna sat down on the couch and texted Zoe to give her a quick summary of the day's events.

Once she was done with that, she curled up and hugged her knees as she stared at Aidan from behind.