Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 499

Chapter 499

Aidan's slender fingers tapped against the steering wheel as he calmly stated, "That is because no one thought of getting rid of Jimmy before."

Leanna was stunned by his words but soon snapped out of her daze.

When Leroy was still the head of the Crossley Group, he knew of Jimmy's actions. Since Leroy was not a good man himself, it was likely Jimmy acted arrogant and brazen because Leroy had implicitly approved of Jimmy's actions.

When she thought about it that way, Jimmy certainly had no cause for fear.

Especially since his backer was Leroy, no one would publicly challenge Jimmy.

"I know what to do now," she finally said after a few minutes of silence.

Aidan smiled and turned to look at Leanna. "Do you need my help?"

"No," she replied. "I can handle this. You just need to focus on the Pearson Group."

"Oh, right," she said suddenly. "Why did you come back so late that night? You said you would tell me."

So many things had happened over the past two days that she nearly forgot about his promise.

"It is nothing. Georgina was found."

"Where did you find her?"

It took him a while before he replied, "You just need to know she has been found. Her previous location is not important."

She pouted and decided she was not in the mood to argue. "How is she now?"

"In prison. She does not seem to be doing well."

Pursing her lips, she said, "Well, Georgina has always been a proud woman. A fall from grace is certainly unacceptable to her."

"She deserves it," he said.

"Well… What about Leroy? Any news about him?"

"None."

"Are Jethro and Louis's DNA tests done yet?" she asked after that.

He licked his lips and did not say a word.

Something about his hesitance told her bad news was incoming.

If her guess was right, he would have told her by now.

Since he was reluctant to tell her the news, it was likely…

A few seconds later, Aidan spoke, "Jethro is dead. His name will never appear in this world ever again. It no longer matters if he is related to Louis."

Leanna could tell that he was trying to comfort her.

She leaned back in her seat and slowly said, "I just don't get it. Louis is his son, so why would he still say those vile things? It seems like he would be happy as long as Louis's life is ruined."

"What can you expect out of a man addicted to gambling?"

"Still, not even monsters would eat their children. Surely a man, no matter how cruel he is, would never be that horrible to his son?"

She fell deep in thought after saying that. A few seconds later, she abruptly said, "Well, it is not an impossible scenario anyway. Please forget I said that."

Her statement confused Aidan.

For the rest of the journey, she stared out of the window while deep in her thoughts, ignoring him in the process.

A vein on his temple throbbed. However, he was the one in the wrong, so he kept quiet.

As they stepped out of the elevator, she glanced at the neighboring unit's door and asked, "I think there's a kid in that apartment. Have you met them yet?"

"No," he replied blandly.

After a hum of acknowledgment, she followed him into their home.

She took a shower and settled cross-legged on the couch to message Zoe to ask about her date.

'How was the movie?' she asked.

'It's quite good.' Zoe replied. 'Daphne was really good, as expected of an award-winning actress. I want her autograph now.'

Leanna responded with a request for clarification. 'I meant, how was your date?' she continued.

'It's okay. About the same as yesterday.' Zoe answered.

'For some reason… I think he's just alright. My heart wasn't pounding when we watched the movie, and I did not have the urge to take things one step further either.' Zoe continued.

'Did he ask you for another date after the movie?' Leanna asked.

'He'll be going on a business trip tomorrow, so he said he'll ask me out after that.' Zoe replied.

'I'll think about it then. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, after all. Maybe I'll feel something for him once he's back. It is not impossible.'

'What about you?' Zoe continued. 'Did you find Maya? How was your talk with her?'

'I found her.' answered Leanna. 'It was okay.'

'Does this mean you have to go to the Crossley Group office tomorrow?' asked Zoe.

'Yes. Tomorrow morning.'

'Good luck! All the best!'

Leanna chuckled when she read that. After a few more minutes of chatting with Zoe, Aidan stepped out of the bathroom.

His hair was not completely dry yet as he sat down beside her. "What are you talking about?" he asked, glancing at her phone.

"Nothing much," she replied. "I'm asking about Zoe's date."

"Isn't she dating Daniel already?" he asked.

"Not yet. They are just," Leanna answered with a dry chuckle before drifting off. "Oh, it's too complicated to summarize for you."

She then paused in thought. "What do you think of Daniel?"

Aidan stretched out his arm behind her on the couch and played with a lock of her hair as he nonchalantly replied, "So-so."

"Be serious. Zoe's future happiness depends on this."

"Hm?" he replied softly.

She smacked his hand away from her hair. "Do not deny that she helped you. In fact, she helped you quite a lot when you were trying to get me to date you."

"Well, I am not as bad as you, am I?"

She stared at him, speechless.

Before she could reply, he continued, "How did she even help me? Did she help me by getting you to go out with Elijah?"

"T-That happened a long time ago," Leanna stammered. "Why are you still holding onto that grudge?"

"Forget it," she continued in frustration. "I won't ask you about it anymore. You don't provide any concrete opinions anyway."

Aidan bit back a chuckle. "So impatient."

He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into an embrace as he calmly continued, "I have looked into Daniel. He had a lot of girlfriends and he isn't someone who will stay just because of love. However, all of those relationships ended well. Thus, he is not that bad."

"Except when it comes to love."

"When it comes to love?" Aidan pondered for a moment before saying, "You should know that he is an orphan William took in. Ever since then, he has been working for William."

"I heard he plans on leaving Highside," she commented.

"That's expected," he said with a hum. "He grew up overseas. He only came here to resolve the issue with the Crossleys. Now that he is done with his task, he will leave, as expected."

"Will he be focusing on music after he heads back?"

"Probably."

Hearing that, Leanna explained, "While I think he's quite taken with Zoe, I can't be sure. I don't dare interfere with the relationship anymore."

"They are both adults," he finally said. "They know their limits. There is no use worrying about them."