Love's Change of Heart

As the hotel manager had not expected to hear such words from Aidan, he quickly regained his

composure and replied after a momentary shock, "Alright, I'll ask them to draft the proposal as soon as

possible."

Aidan adjusted his cuffs and turned back to return to his room.

It wasn't long before the hotel manager left that Jonathan knocked on the door and entered. "President

Pearson, we've investigated the arrangement for Constellation Tech's annual meeting."

Aidan sat on the couch and lightly tapped his knees with his long fingers. "Speak."

"They will be heading to a lakeside restaurant for a meal at noon whereas there will be rafting and

other activities later in the afternoon. You can choose to participate in the activities. The annual

meeting itself will start on time at 7.00PM tonight at the banquet hall. Then, there will be a mountain

climbing session tomorrow morning. We'll return to Highside after lunch."

Aidan asked, "Has it all been arranged?"

Jonathan nodded. "Don't worry, President Pearson. Everything has been settled in advance."

Aidan raised his eyebrow as he turned his head toward the window. No one could decipher what he

was thinking.

…

Leanna washed her face with cold water for a good two minutes before the embarrassment that

developed her finally disappeared. She had no idea whether it was because of her own self or because

of the room's environment that left her feeling suffocated.

She dressed herself again and prepared to head downstairs to get some fresh air.

However, she ran into the same hotel manager from earlier in the elevator as he had just finished

reporting to Aidan.

The hotel manager had also recognized her and gave her a slight nod.

She pursed her lips and smiled, after which she leaned against the elevator cabin while watching the

display panel indicating the slow descent.

After a while, she suddenly asked, "Is your hotel owned by the Pearsons?"

When the hotel manager heard this, he answered, "Yes."

At that, he suddenly remembered the earlier encounter and asked in hesitation, "Madam, are you

acquainted with President Pearson?"

Leanna smiled dryly. "We've met before."

The hotel manager thought that she was here to attend the annual meeting for Constellation Tech, so it

was not strange for her to be acquainted with President Pearson. As such, he didn't probe any further

and made small talk instead. "The entire resort is owned by the Pearsons, save for the hotel. President

Pearson has made a visit this time to conduct a routine inspection at the end of the year."

She nodded before she hesitated and inquired, "Then… W-When did he arrive?"

"Last night."

However, what the hotel manager didn't mention was that President Pearson never made a personal

visit for the inspection last year.

When President Pearson arrived last night, it frightened all of the resort employees because they

thought that something grave had happened.

Judging from this morning's situation, everything was normal and President Pearson had merely asked

them to provide their reports.

When Leanna heard that Aidan had arrived last night, the last bit of her doubt was finally alleviated.

This one in a million occurrence for her to run into Aidan was probably a result of her bad luck.

The hotel manager then introduced her to the nearby scenery and some places to visit.

When the elevator arrived on the ground floor, she bid her thanks and left the hotel lobby.

She never visited the places that the hotel manager introduced, though. Instead, she aimlessly walked

around.

Before she was even aware of it, she had returned to the artificial lake once again.

As she stood on the bridge and enjoyed the quiet breeze, she felt that her mind was free of worries.

Perhaps it was because of her environment because she found herself reflecting on the time she lived

in Underwood Lane ever since she arrived.

She wanted to know if Underwood Lane had changed and whether all the residents had moved out.

Especially Ms. Shaffer and Ms. Fletcher…

Are they doing well in life?

Leanna felt that it would be arduous for her to have such peace in her life again and there was also a

chance that she would never be able to enjoy such a leisurely and comfortable period.

Her phone suddenly rang after what seemed like an eternity.

It was from Elijah.

"Leanna, aren't you in your room?"

"I'm sorry. I'm actually outside the hotel and forgot to inform you. I'll be right back."

Elijah responded, "It's alright. I'll wait for you at the hotel lobby then."

After he hung up the phone, he left from his spot in front of Leanna's room and pressed the elevator

button.

At this moment, Aidan's figure appeared from nowhere and stood beside Elijah.

Elijah broke the silence. "It shouldn't be a coincidence that you'll be here, President Pearson. I really

never expected that you'd make such a big deal for a chance meeting with Leanna."

Aidan cooly retorted, "I also never expected that you'd lack self-esteem, President Parker. Say, was the

scene that you saw that night not clear enough?"

Such words left Elijah clenching his fists as he turned to face Aidan, whose face was full of silent

endurance.

When Aidan met Elijah's gaze, the corners of his lips curled upward to reveal a sneer.