Chapter 9

“What? Did you say something?” Aria was a little startled by him suddenly raising his head that she didn't pay attention to what he said.

The man froze for a moment, realizing he almost blew his cover.

After being silent for some seconds, he smiled innocently and asked cluelessly, “Have one of what?”

Aria ruffled his hair again and laughed faintly knowing his simple mind would never understand no matter how she explained it.

But after a brief thinking, she came up with a way to break it down to his understanding and parted her lips to reply when a familiar shrill voice came up from behind her.

“What do you think you’re doing? Your date is just an hour away, and you’re still here wasting time with this foolish husband of yours?”

“I still have a whole hour, mother..” Aria pressed her lips together and retorted, the smile leaving her eyes.

“Your grandmother said to dress and doll yourself up when you go to your dates. If you pet his hair even for a minute more, when do you intend to d