Vince and Alan heard the housekeeper voice, "Excuse me, Madam is here, please have a seat."

Alan turned around and saw the elegant lady on an electric wheelchair carrying a polite smile, he blurted out before he could know, "Mom Emily."

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Excluding the already shocked Vince, everyone's eyes widened in bewilderment.

Sending everyone away, two men and the lady sat and spoke for a pretty long time. Even though they weren't sure how it all ended up that way, at least they were clear who exactly wanted to kill Aria and the possible reason behind it.

"Get her home once. I would love to meet her."

Alan was emotionless but there was still a touch of politeness while responding, "Bringing her here is more of danger. I want to clarify a few things then I will talk to my wife."

That lady nodded in understanding as she sighed, "I am glad you are protecting her. See you then."

Alan slightly bowed his head and left. Vince who was slightly hesitant from the beginning said, "Your daughter is my current girlfriend. She is in my mansion in country E."

A motherly worry and concerned voice sounded immediately, "Is she safe? How is she doing? That brat ran away from home. Can you bring her home? I exhausted all of my effort to search for her."

Alan paused at the door hearing him. He had thought Vince wasn't going to tell anything about his girlfriend. He didn't disturb their talk and went out to the car.

Vince responded truthfully, "She doesn't want to return and she is completing her studies over there itself. I will talk to her first."

That lady nodded, powerless against her stubborn daughter. Vince didn't want to dig anything about his girlfriend without her knowing so he left soon.

He had unexpectedly seen her in the club dead drunk and thought him as a waiter. Forcing a kiss on him, she ended up in his mansion. They started dating and he took care of her for two years, he knew 'family' was her untouchable topic.

Shooking off his thoughts, first he wanted to know how Alan was going to handle everything, and if Aria would be able to accept the current situation.

"Are you going to tell little one?" He asked when their car left the Morse mansion.

Alan who was in deep thought changed the question, "You seem to be serious about this girlfriend."

Vince raised his brow which settled seeing him calm, "She is good. She just minds her work without disturbing mine and enjoys life with what she gets. She doesn't take things for granted so let's see how it goes. And now..."

"I won't tell her until I solve it." Alan didn't want Aria to work so much with that tension. He will only talk after finishing the puzzle with all the pieces.

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Returning back to the hotel, Alan saw Aria curled up on the bed and frowning. He checked her temperature which was normal and remembered the date to realize her menstrual cycle started.

Aria groaned in pain when Alan sat next to her brushing her hair away from her face, "Alan... I feel like everything is aching. You will not believe me if I say I was ready to sleep in the bathroom. You better be next to me."

Hearing her, he shifted all his plans to later days to look after her. Aria continued after it, "Mum called me to ask when we will be returning, I chartered a plane for them in the evening. What about us? I am in no condition to go to Morse Industries."

Alan responded helping her drink warm water, "Forget about Morse for now. You have the fashion show on Saturday. Take rest, alright? Let's send four back home, we will stay until Vince completes his work."

Aria didn't have an objection, "Let me hug you." Alan fulfilled his spoiled wife's request laying on the bed and embraced her to let her sleep peacefully.

...

As decided, Amelia, Rowan, Rian, and Roxy returned to city B.

Aria met all assistants and Finn. She just brushed up the topic to Finn and Levi as they had followed the case closely. Since she was fine, Finn was relaxed.

He had finished his work in the capital too so he left with three assistants and Alan took Aria back to villa and Vince also shifted there.

...

On Thursday morning, Alan received a call from security mentioning Xoan west was there with another man. Seeing Aria on the bed chuckling looking at Noah's trying different style tuxedos for the wedding, he thought to meet Xoan and complete the chapter permanently.

"Send him in." He hung up the call and said, "Honey, breakfast."

Waving at three friends, Aria raised her hands asking him to carry by pouting pitifully, "My back still hurts."

Aria had thought she was bullying her husband but Alan said, "You better don't act cute when on red. I can't eat you."

Aria: "..."

She hadn't stepped on the floor since the previous morning asking him to carry every single time. She wanted to see how long he could tolerate her craziness but she failed. 'Are you a human being?'

Pouting in annoyance for failing, she thought to tease and bit his cheek while he was descending stairs and two men entered the villa to see that sight.

"We have guests." Alan saw Xoan and another man and said.

Aria wasn't facing front in his arms so she said, "Brother Vince said he will be late for lunch. Are you fooling me now?"

Just then she heard the villa butler speak, "Please have a seat." Aria turned to see Xoan and didn't identify Xin. Alan took her to the couch ignoring bewildered Xoan.

'The one I liked, the one Xin admires is the same girl!' Xoan thought to himself and looked at Xin. The latter was composed even after seeing them together. Xin kind of guessed Aria was married to Alan a long back.

Alan sat next to Aria and faced two men. She asked, "I thought you learned your lesson after the Fourie show which is still on trending. I guess, your stubborn brain needs time to understand or a few more rounds of losing against me... How can we help you?"

Xoan: "..."

'President Cooper, can't you give me a minute to digest the current situation? Two men will beat me up if I act recklessly now. No! Actually, you are a master in beating me up, why do you need men to protect you?'

He composed after a few seconds and pointed at Xin who furrowed his brows instantly, "Don't you remember him?"

Aria's lips twitched hearing it. She looked at Xin again and a light bulb clicked, "You-"

Xoan, Xin anticipated, Alan was curious. Aria dialed a number quickly and also added one more on the video call, showing Xin to them, "Do you remember him?"

Eva and Roxy looked confused, Aria refreshed, "Dumb buckets, weren't you checking him out in Ziro?"

Xoan's lips twitched hearing that. He thought she remembers Xin from the past.

"That novelistic guy!"

"That dazzling guy!"

Alan took his mobile and messaged two men to take care of their wife without letting Aria know while they again took the topic and discussed a few minutes.

After hanging up the call, Aria said, "Sorry, I don't know him."

Xoan grounded his teeth and said, "In the school and..." He pulled a stone out of Xin's jacket forcefully and said, "You gave him this moonstone."