Chapter 1022 - 1014: Visiting Great Aunt (Part 3)

Chapter 1022: Chapter 1014: Visiting Great Aunt (Part 3)

Tiana Thorne was stunned, looking into his eyes, filled with sincerity in his dark brown pupils. It wasn’t a casual question; it seemed that this question had been buried in his heart for a long time.

This time, it was finally asked.

Tiana sat up and licked her dry lips, "Fourth Brother, I want some water."

Aiden Shaw nodded, lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and poured her some warm water, handing it to her, "I tasted it; it’s not hot."

Hearing this, Tiana took it and drank it all in one gulp.

Finally, she didn’t feel as thirsty, and she slowly exhaled.

Then, Aiden Shaw said, "I’ve suppressed all the negative news about you."

Tiana nodded lightly, a sweet smile on her face, "Thank you, Fourth Brother."

Aiden’s public relations skills were even quicker than her Zenith Media.

Previously, when reading romance novels, where the boss stops all news from leaking, it turned out to be true.

Tiana then softly said, "Jensen is Second Brother."

Upon hearing this, Aiden’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemingly surprised that it was Second Brother.

Tiana continued silently.

She roughly knew why Aiden would ask such a question.

She must have called out Jensen’s name in her sleep.

What a beautiful misunderstanding.

Fortunately, he asked, otherwise if this matter weighed on his heart, how painful it would be.

"Jensen is Second Brother." She said once more.

Repeating it once, letting people gradually believe it.

She felt those past and present lifetimes might make people disbelieve, and instead think she was covering up, perhaps achieving a poor result.

Thinking about it, fabricating a perfect lie was also kind as she looked up at him and said, "After Second Brother was injured, I dreamed that Second Brother was a general named Jensen."

Aiden didn’t expect it was just one of her dreams: "The person in the dream was Second Brother..."

"Yeah, in the dream, Second Brother didn’t live well. As a general of the nation, he was away fighting wars for years, exhausted. Later, he was plotted against by a prince of the dynasty he was loyal to, harming his whole family, and finally, Second Brother, in my dream, also died."

Speaking of past life matters, Tiana felt her breath playing a difficult game.

Her heart was also aching.

Taking another deep breath, she said, "It’s not a good dream. I watched Second Brother leave just like that before my eyes... In the dream, I was his servant, feeling helpless."

Listening, the dull pain pressing on Aiden’s heart gradually disappeared.

It turned out to be a blunder, a misunderstanding.

He said, "Sorry."

Tiana raised her eyebrows with a smile, her lips naturally rosy, both charming and lovely, "Why even bring up apologies?"

"I was overthinking."

Tiana shook her head, "That proves you care about me. If you ever fall asleep and call out a woman’s name, I’d definitely kill you!"

Speaking the latter part, she deliberately put on a fierce look.

Seeing this, Aiden couldn’t help laughing, his lips raised as he said in a pampering tone, "Willingly."

Ugh!

Aiden really knew how to flirt.

"Fourth Brother."

"Mm?"

"I’ve noticed you’re good at sweet talking now; did you read some pick-up tips?"

Aiden Shaw: "..."

Who knows, what was in her mind, ever since they had met, her words were always so unexpected.

Aiden Shaw stretched out his hand, gently pinched her flushed cheek, his lips raised, his voice low and mellow as a melody, "To you it’s sweet words, but to me, it’s just the truth since I met you."

Tiana’s heart trembled slightly, touched by emotion.

Making the cool-headed Aiden Shaw utter these words was not easy.

"Did you only become enlightened after meeting me, before having intelligence but no emotional intelligence, saving all sweet words just for me?"

Aiden Shaw saw her charming, flickering eyes, her two little tiger teeth were very enticing, like a little demon who got the better deal yet pretended to be innocent.

Wrapping his arms around her waist, his breath became heavier, and his voice gradually turned hoarse, his gaze on her with a slightly aggressive, invasive look, "Sixteen, you’re right about everything, should I give you a reward?"

"What is it?"

Without saying, he showed it through actions, directly kissing her constantly busy lips.

Tiana stopped moving, and responded to him.

Sweet romance really makes people heady.

After a while, he finally released her.

In his gaze, her blushing face appeared very lovely, and a faint curve formed at the corners of his mouth.

At that moment, Tiana felt very content, lifted the quilt, looked at him again, and said with a smile, "Aiden Shaw, let’s go to the hospital."

His Adam’s apple moved slightly: "Mm."

Listening to his response, Tiana wondered if it was her imagination; his "Mm" felt more sexy and deep than usual.

She glanced back at him and couldn’t help but smile faintly.

Oh.

She ignited Aiden Shaw’s flame again.

A mischievous smile appeared; she should have let him calm down. Yet, she wanted to continue teasing him, playfully pecking his cheek and then scurrying out of bed.

"Fourth Brother, I’m going to freshen up first~"

Aiden Shaw watched her retreating figure, flames flickering in his eyes.

Unfortunately, now wasn’t the time to be close, restraining the uncomfortable impulse, giving an impression of abstinence.

...

A week later, everything returned to normal; the fake Tiana was discovered and didn’t appear again.

However, the Ford family’s investigation didn’t stop.

At the same time, Rouge Jarvis took Tiana, Aiden Shaw, and Maxim Ford to see her aunt.

On the way, Rouge Jarvis instructed, "Tiana, your grandaunt believes in Buddhism. When you arrive at her home, you must first go to the Buddha hall and burn incense."

"Okay."

Maxim Ford asked, "Mom, is grandaunt in her seventies?"

In his memory, he had celebrated her seventieth birthday.

"She’s seventy-three now, an elderly woman, and who knows how many more years she can live." As she spoke, sorrow inevitably rose in her heart.

Father had one brother and two sisters.

Sadly, the eldest uncle fell seriously ill as a youth and never stood up again, affecting his intellect, and has stayed in a mental hospital for rehabilitation.

The two aunts, the third aunt went to meet an online friend and never returned.

While pondering, they had already arrived at Rouge Jarvis’s aunt’s villa.

It was intended to surprise the elderly lady, so they hadn’t called ahead.

Upon arriving at the door, the steward hurriedly came forward to greet them, "Miss."

Tiana asked, "How is my aunt’s health?"

Uncle Lawson nodded, courteously saying, "Better now, she’s in the Buddha hall, I’ll guide you there."

Rouge Jarvis asked again, "How about my cousin?"

"At the company."

After chatting for a while, they had reached the Buddha hall, from a distance spotting an elderly lady with her back to everyone.