Love's Change of Heart

Aidan hastily disinfected the wound, grabbed the gauze, bit one end with his teeth, and wrapped it

around his arm a few times.

Just then, someone pushed open the bedroom door, causing him to look over. He was confused when

he saw that it was Leanna. "Why are you back?"

However, she uttered nothing and simply sat next to him. Then, she stared at the gauze that he had

just wrapped around his arm and questioned sharply, "What is this? Is that how you bandage a

wound?"

Leanna pushed the stroller and arrived at the household goods section with the little guy. She only

managed to locate the aisle selling hair dryers after passing through two aisles. Then, she carefully

went through the selections. In the end, she picked the one with the highest performance and was

pretty durable.

As she spoke, she reached out to remove it.

He swiftly held her wrist, stopping her from continuing. "Just leave it this way."

Leanna reprimanded him slightly, "Leave it this way?! What if the infection gets worse? You might need

to amputate your arm when that happens. Do you want that?"

As he couldn't find any reasons to rebuke her, he went silent.

In the end, she removed the gauze, disinfected his wound again, and reapplied the ointment.

She could feel as though her arm was somewhat aching the moment the cotton swab came into

contact with Aidan's wound. It looked so painful, and she didn't even want to imagine how it actually

felt.

Aidan kept staring at her all the while. Finally, he slowly lowered his head, and just when his lips were

about to touch her forehead, her voice sounded once more, "I will end you if you pass on your cold to

me."

He froze before he slowly backed away.

Leanna carefully wrapped the gauze around his arm after applying the ointment and inquired, "Have

you taken your medicine?"

"Yeah."

Once she was done, she threw all the trash into the bin. "Alright. You can sleep now."

"I can't sleep. I already slept all day," Aidan mumbled.

She wasn't the least bit bothered as she rose to her feet. "Suit yourself then. I am going home to my

bed."

So, Aidan grabbed her hand and begged, "Can't you stay here tonight?"

Leanna swiveled her head to look at him. "Do you think that's even possible?"

"Yes."

When she heard his firm answer, she felt a pulsating sensation between her eyebrows. Then, she took

a deep breath and tried to tug her hand away, yet Aidan held on.

Thus, she snapped, "I'm only taking care of you today merely because you are sick. Can you be a little

conscientious?"

"Then, why can't you sleep with me out of consideration that I am sick?"

Leanna looked at him with a poker face. However, it was evident that she was on the verge of getting

angry.

Aidan naturally sensed this as he reluctantly withdrew his hand and released her. "Good night."

Once she was back in her apartment, she headed straight to shower. Afterward, she lay on her bed

and stared at the ceiling in a daze. Why am I so tired even though I haven't done anything exhausting

today?

Nonetheless, she refused to allow herself to be troubled by such thoughts as she rolled over, closed

her eyes, and fell asleep.

Leanna's sleep was unfortunately interrupted when she woke up in a daze in the middle of the night.

She sniffled and noticed with dismay that her nose was a little stuffy. To make matters worse, she was

even feeling dizzy, so she panicked. Don't tell me that b*stard actually passed on his cold to me!

She leaped off the bed at that thought and quickly took some medicine. Unfortunately, she was still

quite under the weather when she woke up the following day.

Hence, she took her temperature. Strange. I do not have a fever, yet I'm showing signs and symptoms

of flu, such as nasal congestion, dizziness, and sneezing.

Later that day, when Maya entered with a jingle of her keys, she saw the little guy whimpering and

rolling in the crib, trying to get up.

On the other hand, Leanna was sitting far away and looking at the little guy with a sleepy expression.

On the other hand, Leanna was sitting far away and looking at the little guy with a sleepy expression.

Maya couldn't help but exclaim, "My goodness! What's going on with you?"

"I caught a cold, and I fear I will pass it on to him," Leanna explained.

"You were still fine yesterday. How did you—"

Something suddenly crossed Maya's mind halfway through her sentence. She shrugged her shoulders

and went over to pick up the little guy.

After she fed him, she suggested, "Why don't you go to the next door? It's really easy to pass it on to

him if you stay here."

Leanna slowly pushed herself off the couch and countered with a suggestion of her own, "I'll just go to

the office."

"Isn't it Saturday? Why are you going to the office?"

It took her a few seconds for her brain to realize that it was Saturday. Then, she sat back down and

mumbled, "Right…" Oh, no… My brain is turning into mush…

So, she grabbed some of her stuff and got up from the couch again. "I'll just go to the hospital. After

that, I will find another place to stay for a while. I will only return once I'm feeling a little better."

Nonetheless, Maya thought she was being a bit extra. Thus, she asked while she placed the little guy

on the carpet, "Why aren't you going next door?"

"I fear I will pass my cold on to Zoe."

"I'm referring to Aidan's place. It just so happened that he's caught a cold too. So, in my opinion, you

two virions should stay together. Don't go out there and infect others with your sickness."

Leanna closed her eyes in exasperation. Suddenly, she felt the urge to sneeze. Hence, she swiftly

pinched her nose as she answered nasally, "I'm leaving."

She didn't take Maya's suggestion and instead went to the hospital. According to the doctor, she was

currently suffering from influenza and would recover after two to three days. But, of course, that was

only if she took her medication as prescribed.

Given her current situation, the doctor also warned her that it was best for her not to have close contact

with children, for children had weak immune systems and would get infected easily.

Leanna sneezed several times in a row after she stumbled out of the hospital. She was so sick that she

could feel that her body was failing her.

Yet, the sky chose to rain now out of all times. At this moment, one could say that she was in an utterly

miserable and wretched state.

Just when Leanna planned to stay in a hotel until the rain stopped, she received a call from Zoe.

"Nana, did President Pearson pass out from a fever? I knocked on his door for a long time, but he

didn't respond. Why don't you check things out?"

Leanna inhaled deeply before she answered in resignation, "Okay. I'm coming back now."

When she returned, she immediately pushed Aidan's bedroom door open and saw him sleeping on the

bed. She walked over and touched his forehead. He's actually still burning? But didn't he take his

medicine last night?

With that, Leanna took out her phone and gave Jonathan a call, asking him to pass her the number of

Aidan's personal physician.