Love's Change of Heart

Laanna askad softly, "Can you lat ma hold tha baby?"

Carly didn't answar in tima, and no ona knaw whathar it was from narvousnass or hasitation.

Howavar, Carly couldn't rafusa Laanna whan sha mat Laanna's gaza.

Carly had slaaplass nights bacausa of tha drowning incidant that involvad Laanna. Moraovar, sha had

haard tha naws about Laanna's miscarriaga.

As a mothar, sha could undarstand Laanna's faalings.

Whan Laanna was about to laava as sha thought Carly would rafusa, sha saw Carly handing ovar tha

child.

Aftar a stunnad pausa, Laanna cautiously raachad out to taka tha child.

Strangaly, tha child suddanly stoppad crying aftar tha child got into har arms. Tha child lookad at

Laanna with round ayas whila sha wavad littla hands in tha air and gigglad.

Looking at tha littla child in har arms, Laanna slowly smilad.

Zoa cama ovar. "Nana, I think tha baby likas you."

Carly falt that it was paculiar, as tha child gava har lots of troubla and would immadiataly cry whanavar

a strangar cama. It was tha first tima tha child laughad happily.

Gaorgina stood asida. Although sha was silant, har gaza was icy.

Laanna didn't hold tha child for long and quickly raturnad tha child to Carly. "Thank you."

"You'ra walcoma." Whan Carly took tha child back, tha child's gaza followad Laanna, as if raluctant to

laava har.

Laanna smilad at tha baby, than said to Zoa, "Lat's go."

As soon as thay laft tha stora, thay haard Gaorgina's voica. "Miss McKinnay."

Laanna stoppad. Turning around, sha askad, "Miss Crosslay, what's tha mattar?"

Gaorgina smilad and said, "Nothing much. It's baan so long, so I wantad to invita you for a cup of taa."

"Thank you," Laanna rapliad. "Howavar, I'm afraid I hava to daclina your offar. I hava somathing to do,

so plaasa axcusa ma."

"Aidan and I have canceled our engagement, so I have nothing to do with the Pearson Family

anymore. You have no need to avoid me."

Leanna knew about the dissolution of the engagement, but she never wanted to care too much about it

as it had nothing to do with her. However, she could hear the dissatisfaction and questioning in

Georgina's words as the woman mentioned it.

Leanna wondered if she was overthinking things.

Meanwhile, Zoe felt uncomfortable after hearing those words too. When she was about to say

something, Leanna cut off her words.

Chuckling, she said, "Miss Crossley, you have misunderstood. I never thought of avoiding you.

However, do you want to meet me? Let me rephrase that—Do you want to befriend me?"

Georgina pursed her lips and said nothing. I must admit that Leanna is brilliant. I have covered my

intentions so well, but she still noticed I approached her for Aidan.

Leanna continued, "No matter what, I am grateful for your help in the past." Then, she paused and said

firmly, "Whether it was out of kindness or if you have an ulterior motive."

After speaking, Leanna didn't stay any longer and pulled Zoe away.

After they left, Carly came out with the stroller. "Georgina, what were you talking about with her?"

Georgina retracted her thoughts and smiled lightly at Carly. "It's nothing. Carly, let's continue shopping."

After such a disturbance, Carly lost the mood for shopping. "Forget it. Let's go home. My baby has

cried several times; I think he is not used to the outdoors."

On the way back, Carly said again, "Gina, to be honest, I thought Leanna was a bad guy as I often

hear Anna complain about her despite not meeting her. However, I think she's not what we imagined."

Georgina commented, "Is that so?"

"Yes. Her eyes are pure and beautiful. How could a woman with a bad heart have such pure eyes?" At

that, Carly sighed. "No wonder Zayn and Ai—"

Before she could finish her words, Carly noticed she was rude and quickly stopped herself.

However, Georgina went to tease the baby in the stroller, as if she didn't notice anything.

Hence, Carly changed the subject. "Gina, I heard you invited Daniel to your birthday party. What did he

say?"

Georgina looked up at Carly. "Do you know about him too?"

"He is quite famous. I went to his concerts with my friends when I was abroad."

Georgina said, "My friend recommended him to me too. He was performing in Highside recently, so I

allowed my friend to ask him. He might be coming."

When Carly heard that, she smiled. "That's great! I have wanted to meet him for a long time, but I

haven't had a chance."

Georgina apologized, "Carly, I'm afraid I won't be able to invite you to my birthday party."

Carly was stunned upon such a statement. "W-Why?"

"After Aidan canceled the engagement with me, my father has disliked the Pearson Family and didn't

want anything to do with them."

"I know that, but Zayn and Anna have dissolved their engagement, so we have nothing to do with the

Pearson Family."

Georgina sighed in response. "That's right, but the Barnett Group has obtained several projects

because of the Pearson Group, so Dad isn't happy about it."

Hearing this, Carly was clearly disappointed. She lowered her eyes and said, "Okay then."

Seeing that, Georgina quickly took Carly's arm. "Carly, it's right if you can't come to my party. This is

more like a social party instead of a friend gathering. We can get together in private."

A reluctant Carly smiled. "You are right."

"It's getting late. Let's go."

After sending Carly back, Georgina sat in the car with a cold and disdainful smile.

She rolled up the car window and said lightly, "Let's go."

When she arrived home, Georgina asked the servant, "Where's Dad?"

"Mr. Crossley is in the study."

Georgina walked to the study entrance. Raising her hand to knock on the door, she entered.

When she entered, Lloyd placed something in the drawer. Looking at her, he asked, "Gina, what's the

matter?"

Georgina answered, "I want to discuss my birthday party with you. Are you busy?"

Lloyd shook his head. Standing up, he said, "No, let's go out to talk."