"Are you fucking serious right now?" Aidan asked looking up at Cora who lay on his bed."What's there not to be serious about?" She asked back, giving him a big yawn."I'm so sleepy." She added. "Don't sleep in my room, get to yours. I have things to do." Aidan answered, pacing up and down."I'm too lazy to walk out of this place, food's supposed to give us energy but I get all sleepy when I eat." "That's because you overeat." He replied sharply."Don't be too furious, it's the boss's order." Cora said.Oh yeah, that's what it's all about.Boss's order. "Do I seriously need to conceal my face again?" He asked gently rubbing his temples "Yeah, but just for a while. You can unveil it once the boss announces you as his heir." She said with a chuckle and Aidan rolled his eyes. "Tsskk, I wonder what my ex family would say about these whole shits. They've pronounced me dead to the world." He said with a blank face. "They're probably gonna jump in a lagoon and die because they know you
Cora walked into Aidan's room musing to herself. She drop the bag she was holding and drop on the chair"Hey, what's up vixen?" Aidan asked the grumpy looking Cora who looked at him and rolled her eyes. "C'mon baby, tell me what's wrong, did your girlfriend break up with you again?" He asked Cora who ignored him.As a lesbian, Cora had broken up with more than five of his girlfriends in six months.The last time they brought the issue, she'd mention taking a break from dating. "Seriously? Does all my sad mood insinuate that I broke up with my girlfriends? Besides I told I'm taking a break dude." She burst out in total disbelief and Aidan chuckled. "Prrft! Tsk! If you don't wanna share what's wrong with you, keep it to your crazy self. I've got a lot to worry about right now than your crazy mood swings." Aidan mumbled with a furrowed eyebrow hoping that Cora would open up to him. "Try again later dude, I'm not in the mood to talk. It's almost six and you ain't even ready." She sai
Aidan checked his wrist watch continuously. That had been his job ever since they got to the venue a few hours ago. It's few minutes to ten and his heartbeat accelerated with time. He'd tried his best to calm down but it wasn't possible, he has this odd feeling that things might not go well tonight. He's trying his best to be optimistic about everything but ignoring his gut feelings is a waste of time and as the time draws nearer, it increases. The people present for the party are not ordinary ones, their dressings scream wealth, they emit power and dominance and they're all here to witness the announcement of the Karanos heir. He closed his eyes and tried to concentrate on positive energies but negativity and dangerous signs that he can't just ignore. Cora advances towards him with a drink in her hand. "Dammit it Aidan, you're looking like someone who'd been sentenced to his death. Calm down baby." She said with her newly manly voice. The chip had changed her voice and it was
Cora observed Aidan who seems to be having restless sleep on his bed. He's been muttering Inaudible words since yesterday after the tragic death of his grandfather. Cora left out a sobbing sniff remembering how the two prominent men in her life died right in front of her. Aidan had passed out due to the gunshot wound in his arm, he'd lost a lot of blood and the arm would have become useless if not for the chemical fluid she'd injected into his almost useless arm but everything was fine now. He's physically okay but he's emotionally and mentally disturbed. One could see it with the way he turned about in his bed, he kept muttering, cursing, crying and whimpering in his deep state of rest. Cora felt her heart tightened in her chest as she watched tears come out of his closed eyes again. What form of excruciating pain and guilt could make a man in a deep state of rest cry. How did all these happen? How? She'd been a crying mess of pain since yesterday but she has to stay strong
Cora flinched at his cold words and dark aura and the truth hit her. The man sitting in front of her wasn't the snobbish, sarcastic, funny and jovial Aidan..... He'd changed, she didn't know why she decided that he had but she felt it. She cleared her head by discarding the thoughts immediately. "Cora?" He called calmly...too calmly.She looked up at him and she nearly screamed her remaining voice out. "Aidan! Your eyes!" She said loud enough for him to hear, her voice was almost inaudible."Don't worry about me...you need to rest." He said casually and stood up from the bed. "How can you tell me not to worry, your eyes are bloodshot. I'm calling the doctor right away." She announced and made to stand up, but she staggered and Aidan held her in time before she landed hard on the floor."Don't try to babysit me Cora, you need rest and that's final. Don't be all tough all the time, sometimes...be calm and let your body rest." He lectured the awed Cora who was too tired to even talk.
Aidan relaxed on the bed as he watched Cora sleep peacefully. He didn't have any choice but to put sedatives in her food, she's unable to sleep well and it worried him. "Goodnight Cora, tomorrow is a new chapter for us." He muttered and pecked the sleeping Cora on the foreheads and stepped out of his room.*******Cora pried her eyes open in Aidan's room feeling more relaxed than yesterday. She sat up and stretched, eyes looking for Aidan who's nowhere around the room. How did she sleep so long? No matter how tired she is, she doesn't sleep so long but she feels better. "Good morning, F.C." Eva greeted immediately as she stepped out of the bed. "Morning Evans rz."She replied, her voice was getting better."A.K wants you to dress up and meet him in the garden once you're done. He said I should inform you that the burial arrangements are already made. He's waiting for you." Eva announced and Cora's heart clenched at the mention of burials. Brace yourself girl, you need to be th
"You shouldn't have been so rude to them, Aidan, they are prominent figures in your grandfather's organization." Cora scolded the big man who was busy in the kitchen.The guests had left because Aidan makes them truly uncomfortable.They'd come to discuss something of importance with her but Aidan's presence makes it impossible because they don't know who the big man in the apron is. Despite the several eye contact they've made with her, she couldn't do anything about the situation. Aidan Karanos is the boss now. "I don't care Cora...go and take a bath and come down for breakfast in few minutes." He ordered Cora who sighed and began walking out of the kitchen."Don't add sedatives to my food again, I've slept enough and we need to talk...we don't have much time to waste." She said and rushed out of the kitchen before she got some scolding.Aidan gave a low grunt and continued cooking."I don't even know how am gonna explain everything to him, I wish you're here Mr. Kal or dad...I'm
"Everything is ready, boss." Cora announced to Aidan who was engrossed in the system."That's good. We'll be making a few changes before we go, come and sit down." He said gently tapping the seat next to him. Cora looked at the man sitting in front of her, shrugged and obeyed his command.After everything that happened yesterday, she has this new profound respect for him.He'd handled everything in a way she never thought.Mr. Kal's fear didn't come to life then because his grandson didn't judge him for who he is and he accepted everything he is with good faith."Yes, boss. What do you want to talk about?" She asked, trying hard to get used to the new man."You can call me Aidan, Cora." He said calmly and Cora gave a nervous smile."You're my boss, I can't address you with your name." "Of course you can, you're my sister...remember." He said with a chuckle and she doesn't have a choice but to smile."Yes bro. So what do you want to talk about?" She asked, getting serious with the is