Chapter 928 Extra Story 66 Of Aaron Indifference (1/2)

The air around felt frozen. Everyone had their eyes fixed on Aaron to see what he would do. Would he believe Zoey and help Vivi, or would he take Ximena's side?

”Aaron, I'm fine. She must have done it unintentionally. Don't blame her, please,” Vivi said, with tears in her eyes. Her look was so pitiful and innocent that any gentleman would have defended her.

Remaining silent, Ximena scorned her act secretly. She wasn't sure what Aaron was thinking. He had been treating her like family lately. But she didn't know why. Was it for the sake of his aborted child or did he just merely want someone to be his family? She felt dejected as she thought about it. She looked away from Aaron and stared at a vase of roses indifferently.

She had designed that vase. Not long after she had completed the design, the vase had appeared in her room. She didn't know when Aaron had found her design. She took the vase to her shop when she had set up shop as a designer. Everyday, she would pick some roses at the manor, bring them to the shop and put them in the vase. She never figured why she did so, but these were her favorite flowers which came from Aaron. She placed them in her line of sight everyday. But it seemed so ridiculous at the moment.

Aaron squinted when he saw that Ximena had an indifferent look on her face, as if she was saying that she didn't care about him at all. ”Let's go.” He tilted up Vivi's chin and looked down at her fair face. ”I'll drive you home.”

”Aaron...” Vivi called his name with immense surprise and she blushed because of his gaze on her.

” Don't you want me to drive you home?” Aaron asked Vivi, while looking at Ximena out of the corner of his eye.

”Yes, of course!” Giggling with her face down, Vivi replied with a coquettish, soft voice which really contrasted with Ximena's indifference.

She took his arm shyly and leaned closer to him intentionally and even managed to dart a defiant glance at Ximena when she turned around.

Ximena sneered without knowing whom she had directed it towards--Aaron or Vivi. After losing her child, she always wondered why she hadn't left him. Though there was a justification that she couldn't live without him, why didn't she WANT to leave him? Did she lose her heart to his gentle and thoughtful nature? Was she looking forward to the home he had promised? Or was it just that she didn't want to live a vile life like before?

At that very moment, she told herself, 'My self-esteem in this scenario shouldn't matter at all. I shouldn't be bothered about who Aaron believes or who he falls in love with. I need only to press forward towards my ideal life, as I stay with him. Yes, that's it! That's all that matters to me.'

Aaron darted an indifferent glance at Ximena and said,”Go and treat the bruise on your face.” He couldn't ignore her after all, though he knew that they no longer had any connection without that aborted child.

Ximena smirked,”Thanks for your concern, Your Highness. Rest assured, I will treat it carefully until it completely heals, lest it disgusts you to be in my presence.”

Her ironic tone made everyone tense up. How co

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Edward made it clear to Daisy that she was nothing to him. They were both victims of family greed -- the marriage was arranged for them.

Six years passed. She remained quiet, gaining a reputation in the army as a tough-as-nails colonel. When she walked into his life again, Edward fell in love with this woman...