Aria again received Jake Davis's gift which she returned again before the class. As classes went on, Aria was answering the chemistry questions when the teacher asked the students. All were surprised to hear her including the teacher.

Seeing everyone amusing and the teacher appreciating her, she remembered Alan and smiled.

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In the mathematics class, all wrote a unit test. Noah and Aria were called again to the office room to help Jade to correct papers quickly so that he could prepare a question paper for formative assessment.

Jade was impressed by the scores of the students. He thanked them and let them go to PE class.

After teaching a few topics of two subjects, Rian, Noah, and Aria left together. Eva left with her father.

Aria sighed seeing the hammock in the backyard. She had started to learn it due to her interest in it after her Dad introduced it to her. As she followed, it became her habit to use from which her confidence improved, her body balancing and calmness enhanced including other physical traits. She had dinner and studied a little while before sleeping.

It followed on for a full week peacefully completing her formative assessment.

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Alan would go to his office and return to his private villa keeping himself busy with two companies' work.

His tendency to check on Aria before sleeping and after waking up made him think about her. His day would start with her thoughts and end with her thoughts.

When he went to Skyline, he was remembering her place where she had slept and smiled to himself regretting his behavior with her.

Rowan met him twice a week in the office. He felt Alan turned even cold after leaving the Morgan mansion that day. He wanted to speak for Aria but he couldn't make himself speak in front of Alan who would give him his indecipherable face.

Rowan called Alan's friend who was on good terms with him.

"Hello, Uncle Morgan. What's special today?" A young man's voice sounded groggy.

Rowan responded, "Isaac! Where are you? Why do you sound sleepy?"

"Uncle! I'm in country S with the filming crew."

It was night time in country S hence Rowan apologized, "Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't know. I'll call you some other time, Sleep."

Rowan was about to hang up, Isaac spoke, "No no, Uncle it's ok. Tell me what happened?"

"Alan's mood isn't good and you know how hard it is to interact with him. I thought you could talk to him."

Isaac's reply was quick, "Don't worry Uncle. I will meet him as soon as I return."

Rowan sighed, "Sorry for troubling Isaac. Meet him when you are free. You don't have to cancel your shoot for that."

"Oh Uncle, stop worrying about everyone. I'll manage it." After a light talk, they ended the call.

Isaac Ross was a country A's A-list Actor who was under Morgan Entertainment. He was Alan's classmate and friend who could tolerate Alan's cold shoulder.

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Days passed by and Alan still couldn't stop having thoughts about Aria. He was thinking after leaving and not seeing her, he could forget about her but that wasn't the case. He would even turn towards school if in case he could get a glimpse of her.

After about eleven days he left Morgan mansion, he got a message to his number from Emma for the parent-teachers meet of Rian and Aria. It was to check on the progress of the students.

After finishing the work soon, he went to meet Emma in the Elite school. When he was walking towards the administrative block, he saw Aria on the ground laughing holding her stomach as she heard other students. His lips subconsciously tilted up as his walking pace lowered.

He composed when a few female students asked, "Aren't you Alan Morgan?... He is so handsome."

He quickened his pace and strode off.

Aria was hearing an explicit narration of how Laila proposed to Jake in front of the whole class and kissed him forcing herself on to him. The latter had shrugged her twice before she again pinned him down and kissed to which Jake surrendered to the temptation.

After Jake realized what he had done, he had no other option but to be her boyfriend with a darkened face.

Seeing his handsome dark face, his classmates uploaded his picture in the school forum as 'Rented Boyfriend. Payment is three kisses.'

A student called Aria from far, "Arrie! The principal is looking for you."

Aria excused herself and left towards the principal office. She was about to knock on the opened door, she saw Emma, Principal, Rian, and a man's back was facing her. She knew it was Alan from the first glance.

Rian saw her first and spoke sarcastically, "Little Devil! Do I have to give an invitation for you to enter?"

Alan turned around to see her glaring at Rian and a faint smile appeared seeing him. Alan's heart skipped a beat and he clenched his fist and diverted his attention as he turned back to the principal when Aria entered.

Aria stomped on Rian's foot and stood next to him. Principal awkwardly smiled at her, "President Cooper, Have a seat."

Aria and Rian looked at each other. She raised her brows asking what's going on but Rian gave an evil grin.

The Principal had asked Emma to inform him when Aria's and Rian's guardian reaches school. He personally welcomed Alan to his room after knowing his arrival.

After pleasantries, he spoke about his intention that was, not to cut off the funds to school from Morgan and Skyline Industries. Since Alan outright rejected, he thought Aria could be easily convinced.

Aria didn't sit, "Principal, I'm still a student. You don't have to give me such respect. If you have any request for my identity, state it."

Rian burst into laughter and pinched her cheek "Little Devil, you are smarty pants."

Aria pulled his hand away from her cheek. She wasn't dumb to think the principal giving so much respect for nothing. She understood well about the human tendency to be good for their work. She had learned it when she was visiting the Skyline with her father and now in school.

Alan's lips were slightly up hearing her and glanced towards her whose face was grim looking at the principal.

Emma pursued her lips to control her laughter.

The principal's expression couldn't be uglier. He thought Aria was just a student, easier to handle and she would give a face to him considering him as the principal of the school.

He glanced at the duo President and buried his rage. "Aria! You are a student at our school. One of the best students. You should also think about the school. President Morgan canceled the funds to our school from both companies. So I thought you could convince him and grant the funds from Skyline."

Aria understood when Alan canceled the funds. Alan didn't turn to face her but waited for her reply to know how she would manage it. The other three's eyes were on her.

"Principal, just because I'm a student and President Morgan is an alumnus of this school doesn't mean that we or our companies are obliged to fund the school. I will not object to any decision taken by President Morgan related to Skyline Industries. May I help you with anything else?"

Her emotionless voice poured a bucket of icy cold water on the Principal's expectation. Seeing both presidents on the same wavelength, he couldn't help but give a nod.

"Anyway, it's a pity that your batch couldn't go on your last excursion without funds." The principal said as he took his water glass to drink water and watched Aria and Rian's expression.

He thought Aria would give into him due to the excursion with everyone since every student always liked outings.

Emma understood why the Principal said it.

Alan was livid.