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“Indeed,nothingescapesyourkeeneyes,Josiah,”Aidenttered beforeaskingsheepishly,“Whosechildis
this<b>?</b><b>”</b>
JosiahexinedtoAidenwhathappenedbeforehisarrival.TheLionharts‘granddaughter.Nievaisgoinghiking,sosheentrustedherdaughterinourcareforacoupleofdays.”
Aidenvisiblyrxed.Histenseback,whichwaspressedupagainstthebackofthe<b>chair</b>,eased.Heletoutarelievedchuckleandsaid,“Iremembernow.Soshe’sNieva’schild,huh?Iwaswonderingwhysheseemedsomewhatfamiliar.Hereyesdon’tlooklikeNieva’s,though.”
Aiden’smoodlightenedafterhefoundoutaboutthechild’sidentity.Makingfacestocheerthebabyup,hesaid,“Josiah,I’veheardthatNievaisn’tmuchinvolvedinthefamilybusinestely.Isyourmeetingwithherthistimeaboutsomethingserious?”
“Yeah.”
Aiden’s
phonesuddenlystartedringing,andhesaidapologetically.“Excuseme,Ineedtotakethis.”
Withthat,hepressedtheanswerkeywithoutasecondthought,pressingthephoneagainsthisear.Then<b>,</b>avisiblechangeovertookhisexpression.
JosiahturnedtolookatAidensolemnly.
Aiden,whohadjustrxedafewminutesago,becametense<b>again</b>.Hetightenedhisgriponthephoneasifhewasafraidthatothersmightoverhearwhatthecallersaid.
Afteramomentof silence,Aidenspokeup,buthiswordsweresinct.“Okay,Iunderstand.”
Heevenstoppedrespondingwithwordsafterthat,hummingandgruntinginresponse.
Josiahwasn’ttheonlyonesurprised.HisunusualbehaviorevencaughttheattentionofLysander,whowasengrossedinperusingdocuments.Sheliftedherheadtolookinhisdirection,curious.
Aurora,thebaby,whowasgurglingincoherently,lookedatthestrangeneercuriouslyaswell.
Beforelong,thephoneconversationcametoanend.Aidenloweredhisvoicetoawhisper,makingithardforthecallertohearhim.“I’mat aholidayresortrightnow.”
Afterhesaidthat,hehastilyendedthecall.WhenhelookedbackatJosiah,hisgazewasfilledwithunease.
AidenandJosiahwereclose.ThelookonAiden’sfacewasenoughtotellJosiahthatsomethinplicatedwasup.Heseemedrestless,wantingtoleavebutnotdaringto..
Josiahhadbeeninartivelygoodmootely.Seeinghimsodistressed,heexpressedhisconcern,“Whowasthatonthephone?Anex–girlfriendofyours?”
“Iwish<b>,</b>”Aiden<b>said</b>,observingJosiah’sexpressionandsayingcautiously,“Thatwasa<b>call</b>frommybrother.He’ingovertoo.”
<b>Josiah</b>seemedunbothered,yingwithAurora.“Sowhat?Whyareyousonervous?”
ThesightofJosiahyingwithAurorawasheartwarming,butAidenstillcouldn’tshaketherestlessness
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HeknewalltoowellthatJosiahandAdrianwereromanticrivals.Sparkswillfly<i>,</i>andchaosmightbreakoutifthetwoofthemmeet!Wirestill,Ican’taffordtooffendeitherof them.I’mpracticallysandwichedinthemiddle,caughtbetweenarockandahardce!
AidenscrutinizedJosiah’sexpressionclosely,noticingthatheseemedunfazed,stillyingwithAurora.Josiali’ck ofreactiononlymadeAldenevenmoreunsettled.Aftermuchconsideration,hesuggested,“PerhapsIshouldgivehimanothercall.Ifthere’snothingurgent,I’lltalktohim.”
Withthat,hecouldatleastkeepAdrianoutoftherestaurant,andperhapstheimpendingchaoswouldn’thappen.Hismindracedashestoodupandsaid,“ThenI’ll—”
“Sitdown,”saidJosiahwithoutachangeinhisexpression.“Everyvisitorisaguest.Thehotel’sabusinessestablishment.There’snoreasontoturnawayacustomer.”
Hedidn’tseemfazed,andhistonesoundednormaltoo,whichwasallthemoreabnormalinsuchasituation.
Avolcanoalwaysseemedparticrlycalmbeforeaneruption.
AidenslowlyturnedhisgazetowardLysander,whowasmorposedthanJosiah.Shekeptherheadlowered,perusingthedocumentswhilechewingonthefruitsonthete,socalmthatitwasasifwhatwasabouttohappenhadnothingtodowithher.
Thementalfortitudeshedisyedwastrulyadmirable.
Seeingthat,Aidenbrokeoutinacoldsweat.
Beforelong,LysanderfinishedherbreakfastwhileAuroragotboredandstartedwrigglingaround,wantingtogosomewhereelse.
JosiahseemedtohaveforgottenaboutAdrian’simpendingarrivsifhetrulydidn’tmind.Hesuggested,“Eventhetoyscan’tentertainheranymore.Ibetshe’sgoingtomakeafussifwedon’tthinkofsomething.Thehotelhasaygroundspecificallydesignedforfamilieswithkidsinthecourtyardahead.Shouldwetakehertheretoyforawhile?”
Lysanderncedattheclock,notingtherewasstillplentyoftimeandthatshecouldalwaysreadthedocumentter.“Allright.<b>”</b>
WhenAiden sawthattheywereabouttogosomewhereelse,hehurriedlyfollowedthem,preparedtohandlethesituationwhenAdrianappeared.TrailingbehindLysander,whowaspushingthestroller,andJosiah,whowasholdingthebaby,heobservedthemandthoughtthattheyseemedlikeafamilyofthree.
<i>I</i>betAdrianwillbeheartbrokenwhenheseesthis.It’sbetter<i>if</i>theydon’tseeeachother.
Thechildren’sygroundwasnotparticrlrge,resemblingthecourtyardofanordinarypreschool.Inside,apartfromasandboxandrecreationalfacilitieslikeswingsandslides,therewas alsoacharmingmaze–likecastleconstructedwithahintofchildlikewhimsy.Itwasincrediblyappealingtothe<b>kids</b>.
<b>Aurora’s</b>eyeslitupwhenshesawthat,andsheextendedherchubbylittlehand,babblinginexcitement,wantingtoy.
<b>Josial</b>smiledandquickenedhispace,cradlingherinhisarmsastheystoodbythewalldecoratedwithcartooncharacters.Property ? of N?velDrama.Org.
Auroraletoutashort,unintelligiblenoise,seeminglyeagertogoinandy.
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Lysanderreachedouttoshieldthebabyfromthewallwitharadiantsmileadorningherfaceasshesoothed,“You’restilltooyoungtoywiththeotherkids.Howaboutwejustwatch?”
Auroradidn’tquiteunderstandherwordsbutcoulddetectthetendernessinher<b>tone</b><b>,</b>settlingdownandbehaving.
Thebabywasstilltooyoungtoyandcouldn’tevenstand.Heronly wayofexpressingjoywastopherchubbylittlehands.
Lysanderyfullyjoinedher,ppingalongtwice.
Auroragiggledjoyfully,mutteringnewwordssherecentlylearnedamidstallthecooingandgurgling.
“Ma…Mama.”
Lysanderfroze.
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