Love’s Change of Heart novel Chapter 687

Chapter 687 Young Men These Days Are Really Something Else

Recalling that Zoe's phone was still in Joseph's car, Leanna nodded and said, "Okay, I got it."

Zoe waved at her. "Be careful on the way, Nana."

"I'm leaving now. As for you, don't move around. There is a nurse at the entrance. Just call her if you need anything."

"Don't worry." Zoe blew a kiss at Leanna. "I can lie down all day."

After leaving the ward, Leanna took out her phone and dialed Joseph's number.

The phone rang for a long time before someone picked up.

Leanna went straight to the point. "Mr. Woodley, my friend's phone is in your car. Is now a good time for me to go and get it?"

Joseph paused for a moment before replying, "I have already sent the car for repairs. I'll have someone look for it and if they find it, I'll have it delivered to her. How is your friend doing now?"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Woodley. She's not doing well."

Joseph sighed at that. "I'm sorry. I should take responsibility for this."

"There's no need," Leanna uttered calmly. "I should thank you for bringing my friend to the hospital. She could have been in much worse condition if it weren't for you."

"Don't mention it, Miss McKinney. It's the least I can do."

Leanna didn't want to waste more time exchanging pleasantries with him. Hence, she told him straight out, "Mr. Woodley, you can just deliver the phone to the entrance on the first floor. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you further."

With that, she ended the call.

Leanna put away her phone and as soon as she got into the car, she saw Aidan waiting for her inside.

When the man looked at Leanna's cold expression, he asked in a calm tone, "Whom were you talking to? You seem quite upset."

"Joseph Woodley. Zoe's phone is still with him."

"I'll have Keaton pick it up."

"It's alright. I asked him to have it delivered. You can have someone pick it up later."

"Sure," Aidan replied.

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Daphne was recognized by two fans as soon as she entered the hospital.

To avoid trouble, she chose not to take the elevator and instead used the adjacent emergency staircase.

Zoe's ward was on the eighth floor. By the time Daphne reached the sixth floor, she was already feeling a little out of breath.

After resting for a few seconds, she continued her ascent.

Just as she stepped onto the stairs leading to the eighth floor, she instinctively looked up and met a pair of calm eyes.

We are bumping into each other again, she thought as her eyes fell upon a crushed cigarette butt. Feeling rather speechless, she quickly averted her gaze and nonchalantly asked while continuing to walk up the stairs, "How is Zoe doing?"

Louis withdrew his hands and slipped them into the pockets of his pants. "She's resting in the ward."

When Daphne finally arrived on the eighth floor, she took a short minute to catch her breath before asking, "Aren't you going in?"

"I'll go in later."

"I'll wait too, then." Daphne fanned herself with her hand and leaned against the wall to rest.

"Feeling warm?" Louis looked at her, to which Daphne responded with a nod. "A little."

As he looked at her, he noticed that her sweat had already dampened the stray strands of hair on her forehead.

His hand hanging beside his torso moved, and he was gently removing the mask from her face the next moment.

Daphne clearly didn't expect this action, as her eyes widened when she stared at him in astonishment.

After a few seconds of locking eyes, Louis shifted his gaze to the side and handed her the mask he took off. "Wearing a mask during exercise can lead to oxygen deprivation."

Daphne also came back to her senses and she hurriedly reached out to take the mask. "Oh. Thank you."

"Do you still feel hot?"

"A-A little bit."

"I'll go buy you some water."

After chatting for a while, Zoe questioned, "Has that sc*mbag harassed you again?"

"No."

"Good. He has probably learned his lesson."

Daphne continued to stay in the ward with Zoe until Leanna brought food.

After leaving the room, Daphne took out her mask and put it on, but not before staring at it for a few seconds.

Young men these days are really something else. Not only are they good-looking, but they also know just what to do, she mused.

On the way back, Daphne's assistant sent her the upcoming schedule. The filming of a new movie would start in a month. Before that, there was a new product launch event and two advertisement shoots.

It was neither a relaxed nor busy schedule.

After checking it, Daphne leaned back in her seat and slowly closed her eyes.

When the car arrived at the underground parking lot, she asked the driver and her assistant to go home, and she went ahead and took the elevator herself.

As the elevator went up slowly, she remembered that she accidentally broke her water cup this morning, and there weren't many toiletries left. Since it was still early, she pressed the elevator button for the first floor to head to the mall for a bit.

The sun had just set, leaving behind a few traces of the evening glow.

Daphne had just walked out of the residential complex and was about to head toward the mall when someone suddenly stopped her.

It was Theodore, who sported a gloomy expression with a hint of exhaustion. He seemed to have just recovered from a serious illness. His voice was cold when he stated, "You have finally shown up now. I've been waiting here for days."

Daphne took a step back, her face devoid of any emotion as she peered at him.

"I'm warning you—stop trying to do something if you don't want everything to fall apart. Do you have any idea how much I have lost because of you?"

"You brought it upon yourself. What does it have to do with me?"

As soon as he said that, he grabbed her wrist and tried to drag her to a nearby car.

However, a security guard walked over before Daphne could say anything. "Hey, you! What are you doing? Let her go!"

Theodore only ignored him and exerted more force as he attempted to drag Daphne away.