Love's Change of Heart

"Maybe she still needs some time to get over it."

Harvey wasn't a man who would usually ask about his employees' private lives, and he

told Leanna to leave after asking about it simply.

A few seconds after she was out of his office, she heard her colleagues discussing

something in a soft whisper, but before she could even hear what they were saying, a

middle-aged man in a suit appeared before her.

"Miss McKinney, Madam would like to meet you."

For a moment, Leanna couldn't figure out who he meant by 'Madam' until she saw Sienna

standing behind him.

…

In the conference room, Sienna looked away from the window and turned back. "I didn't

expect you to be working here."

Seated right there, Leanna held her hands together subconsciously as an inexplicable

sense of anxiety washed over her. After a while, she heard her own voice saying, "Is there

anything I can help you with, Mrs. Pearson?"

Casting her a look, Sienna uttered flatly, "It's been a while since you divorced Aidan. As his

mother, shouldn't I care about this a little?"

In all honesty, Leanna couldn't tell that she was here to care about the bogus marriage

between her and Aidan. In contrast, it seemed like she was here for a confrontation.

A few seconds later, she said, "The divorce settlement is completed. I didn't take a single

penny, and President Pearson didn't have any opinions, either."

"Oh, really?" No expression could be read from Sienna's face. "But it makes sense if you

think about it. You won't be able to get anything from him, anyway." Before waiting for

Leanna's reply, she added, "How much can you earn in a month here?"

"Mrs. Pearson, I—"

"I won't negotiate with you anymore." From her handbag, Sienna took out an envelope

and tossed it on the table. "This is a ticket to Lachstein and a check for ten million."

Furrowing her brows, Leanna didn't quite catch on to what was going on. "I don't really

understand what you mean."

With a smile, Sienna answered, "I know that you need money. Didn't you marry Aidan back

then because of money? Or is this too little for you?"

Gently, Leanna pursed her lips. "Rest assured, since I've already divorced Aidan, I won't

pester him anymore, and I have no thoughts of coveting any of Pearson's properties."

"You've misunderstood me." In a cold tone, Sienna continued, "What happens between

you and Aidan is unrelated to me. I want you to never meet Zayn Barnett again."

It was beyond Leanna's expectation that Sienna made this trip for Zayn instead of Aidan,

and she was a little taken aback. "Excuse me?"

"I believe you've also heard that Zayn will be engaged to Anna soon, but your existence

seems to cause discomfort for others. I'm only here to speak that much with you for the

sake that you were once a Pearson. Take the money and leave this country. This will do

everyone good."

Very quickly, Leanna calmed herself. "Mrs. Pearson, there's nothing between Zayn and me,

so I'm not going to accept this money. Also, pardon me for saying this. Since Zayn doesn't

like Anna, it's pointless for you to look for me."

"Because he's born into a family like this, his marriage isn't something he can decide for

himself. I believe you understand this, don't you?"

Her words made Leanna's face a little paler. The reason why Aidan married her years ago

was also because of his parents. At that time, the Pearsons wanted a child, but what would

they want now?

Furthermore, if it was only her guess that she could sense that Sienna carried an aloof

attitude toward Aidan, then her guess could be proven true today.

Sienna didn't care about Aidan at all. No matter if he was married, divorced, or what kind

of woman he married, it all seemed to have nothing to do with her.

But isn't Aidan… her son? Leanna wondered.

Standing up, Sienna announced, "You should think about it. I don't need your answer so

soon, but you should know that with your job now, nobody would dare to hire you with just

a word from me. Taking this ten million and leaving is the best option for you. How about

this? It happens to be my birthday the day after tomorrow. Come on that day and tell me

your answer at that time."

Leanna's heart shuddered, and when she wanted to turn down Sienna's invitation, the lady

had already left the room.

Leanna had always been reluctant to contact those from the so-called upper class, and

she knew that all of them looked down on her. When the time came, she was worried that

they would come up with ways and means to humiliate her. At the same time, Sienna, who

knew this, invited her instead, which was clearly a trap for her.

Picking up the envelope from the table, Leanna felt her temples throbbing, and when she

walked out of the conference room, she felt the people around her throwing odd looks at

her.

A photographer assistant, who was usually on good terms with her and whom she had

spoken a few times with, approached her and asked tentatively, "McK, who's that person

earlier?"

From the look on her face, Leanna could roughly guess the situation.

Even though she had made it clear before, there were still some people in the company

who thought in private that she was the mistress of a rich man. Now that Sienna came to

look for her, they must have assumed that the legal wife visited to have a confrontation

with the mistress.

Feeling annoyed and amused at the same time, Leanna blurted, "She's my ex-husband's

mother."

When they heard that, they were even more unconvinced. In addition, setting aside the

fact that Sienna was oozing with opulence from inside-out, just the handbag hanging on

her arm was an haute couture from a certain luxury brand, and only a member of the

brand who had spent tens of millions in the store was eligible to purchase it.