Aria who typed two words on her laptop paused, "Uncle Parker, I don't want your annoying friends to fly around my estate. Let me remind you, trespassing my estate causes three to fifteen months' imprisonment with a huge sum of fine. Importantly, if my maids or housekeeper were ordered around, the one to leave won't be them but the one who tries to rule. If nothing, you guys carry on."

"You..." Calvin couldn't continue and heard Aria saying loudly, "Levi, without my permission, don't allow anybody inside."

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Abey pulled Calvin out. "Are you nuts? Arrie had just gone through too much. She has nobody to cry about her pain. Can't you understand by seeing her? As time passes she will be alright. I will look after her and don't worry. Just concentrate on your startup. Once she is fine, she will be back to normal."

Calvin nodded in understanding. He remembered their past week's conversation and calmed down. He felt like Alan Morgan really hurt her too deep that she wasn't ready to believe or accept anybody...

Aria had worked till nine and dozed off on the desk due to tiredness. Finn entered her office with dinner after knowing she was still in office.

He gently caressed on her head looking at her dainty face but he froze hearing her.

"Alan, let me sleep."

He felt like somebody poked needles to his heart by the sharp pain he felt.

What Aria said made her jolted awake and turned to Finn quickly thinking it was Alan but by that time tears had rolled down from her eyes. She turned away from Finn to wipe her cheeks.

'Aria, gather yourself.' She told herself and joked, "Seems like you want to be my food delivery man."

Finn had seen her tears but he purposefully didn't say anything about it.

"I feel like you will fly off with a small blow of wind. If you keep skipping food then I might have to search you with a magnifying glass."

Aria chuckled and had dinner with Levi and Finn...

"Finn, Don't worry about me and run over here. Work and rest well. I will call you when I want your help." She said when they reached outside.

Finn couldn't say anything to it so he vaguely nodded and, "I..." 'will drop you.'

But he saw Rian walking to her and hugged her. He asked gently rubbing her head, "Tired?"

Aria nodded holding his jacket.

Rian left her and took her bag from Levi, "I will drop you. That little rascal dumped my villa to stay with you."

His villa and her mansion were just three miles away.

"Stay with Pop and Mum. They need you more. Or take Roxy to the Morgan mansion itself."

Rian knocked on her head, "Just worry about yourself."

Aria rubbed her head and turned to Levi and Finn.

"Levi, you don't have to drive me home. Please rest well and stop whinging Finn about me... And Finn, please stop traveling back and forth so much. I will take care."

Finn rolled his eyes purposefully and pushed her to the shotgun seat. "Stop chivvying me."

Rian bid them and drove her car away.

Levi moved behind Finn and spoke, "President Stanley, I think you should have proposed President Cooper when you guys were in country S."

Finn instantly recovered and glared at Levi who bowed his head and left to keep his bones safe.

Finn had taken more than two hours to stop himself from going to her, in the end, he couldn't stop either.

Other than Levi, nobody noticed Alan's car at a distance.

Alan couldn't believe Aria was looking unaffected. But he was fuming seeing Finn follow her around instead of looking after his company.

He wanted to follow Aria's car but he knew if she saw him, she would get a chance to laugh at him.

Fuming, he went back to his office to start his web conference with foreign investors. His aim was to completely change the news of the next day and get back firm.

Well, to be fact, he was a great businessman and he easily found two investors and solved half of his problems.

The rest of the night, he was insomniac thinking about Aria sleeping peacefully in his arms. He really missed that feeling.

He just carved for her smile at him the whole night.

That smile which only belonged to him.

That smile which he treasured.

That smile which she lost.

That smile which he couldn't get anymore.

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Rian didn't stay back and left for the Morgan mansion. Aria who entered saw the housekeeper Sophia standing in the living hall.

"Arrie." Saira greeted and went to her.

But Aria walked to Sophia, "Aunty, what happened?"

Sophia didn't answer, "Young miss, shall I prepare supper for you?"

Aria shook her head, "How many times I have told you to sleep on time? Why are you awake?"

Roxy rubbed her eyes as she went downstairs to reach Aria, "Arrie, why are you so late?"

"Work."

Aria still looked at Sophia for her reply and a maid spoke after Aria's cue, "Young miss, Aunty Sophia is standing there for an hour."

Saira furrowed her brows, "Arrie, you have given too much liberty to your servants."

Aria pulled Sophia to sit on the couch and looked at the maid who quickly understood and pressed Sophia's leg.

"Aunty Saira, My mansion, my people, my wish. Who gave orders to Aunty Sophia to stand over there? She is elder than you." Her voice was cold and merciless.

Abey furrowed his brows. "Arrie, is a servant more important than us?"

Aria promptly replied, "Yes. I don't care how you guys lived in your villa but this is my mansion. These are my people. They will serve you that doesn't mean you treat them like a slave. If you have a problem with that, I will ask the driver to send you back to your place."

Roxy held Aria's shoulder, "Arrie, it's fine. They will know slowly." To change her mood, she quickly added, "I took over Rian's room. Hehehe."

Aria gave a faint smile facing her, "Go and sleep. Stop your junk food habit." She poked her belly, "I don't want to see these in three months."

Roxy awkwardly smiled. If it was in the past, Aria never cared. Seeing her worrying, Roxy almost squeezed her in a hug before running away.

She turned to Sophia, "Aunty Sophia if you hide anything from me, I am going to get angry with you. It's late, you two go and rest."

Aria knew that they would wake up at dawn to clean and do all the work. So except on special days, she never allowed them to be awake late at night.