After lunch, Alan, and Vince spoke to Melissa about letting a man Alan had chosen for the CEO post to take care of the company. Melissa was reluctant initially but accepted as she will be president and could look at how he works after hearing Aria and Alan will track if everything is in order at Morse Industries too.

Whereas Aria was giving her husband a death glare warning him not to pull up work on himself and tire himself out. They were planning a baby so she wanted all his time for herself.

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Melissa was worried yet she didn't stop her daughter who wanted to follow Vince without spending time with her. "Keep calling." She only managed to utter them while they were bidding.

Vince saw Maisy just nodding without giving her contact information hence he pulled his card out of the wallet and handed it to the housekeeper as he spoke to Melissa, "President Morse, that has my personal contact information. Call me whenever you would like to talk to Maisy."

Maisy pouted and shoved herself in the car. She doesn't want to hear her mother pester her asking to return frequently whereas Vince understood Melissa better than Maisy, Melissa wanted her to be safe and happy, nothing else.

Aria peeked at Patrick who was still thinking from lunchtime to dinner time, "What's wrong? It's alright if you are uninterested. I will not do anything to you."

Patrick hadn't read the file hence asked, "Do I have to follow your orders?"

Alan had thought to make Patrick as a vice president, he doubted if Patrick could even make it after training. Aria slowly breathed to calm herself and responded, "Don't break clauses or use company resources for personal use. You can go and eat whatever you like. Just make sure to reach the manager if you need anything. Simple?"

Melissa patted Aria's arm as she chuckled, "He is a little slow, I will make him understand."

Aria nodded while Patrick was scratching his head, "Alright, if you want to give it a try, come to city B after a call." He nodded his head with a thumbs-up, "I will. I want to see your mansion." The Cooper mansion was renowned for its architecture and location so it wasn't surprising to hear.

Then they left for city B when another couple flew away to country E to their own world.

--- Cooper Industries ---

Even after hiring the event management company for wedding preparation, Isaac reached Aria for the outfits because it was always Eva's wish to wear her creation. He entered to see Moran Hanes helpless against Aria's glare when he entered her office.

"What's wrong?" He asked sitting next to Moran who nodded at him as a greeting.

Aria whinged right away without thinking, "He wants to return to dancing for the little girl of his like and she wants a dance partner. He wants me to back him if Elder Hanes goes back to his previous mighty role."

Moran: "..."

Isaac chuckled hearing her and remembered how Eva reaches her for everything, "So President Hanes likes a little girl."

Aria stopped Moran before he rejected it, "That little girl met me at the door of my company and requested me to talk to him. Apparently, she has been confessing to him for seven years and he ignored her all these years."

"I don't like her" Moran again clarified but Aria ignored it and continued, "Isaac, who keeps track of a girl's information and knows she is planning to join the competition? And he still says he doesn't like her."

She hmphed glancing at Morgan who was rubbing his forehead, "Ludicrous thing is that she knows I created a whole big scene for Noah and Norah's marriage. I almost thought somebody is stalking but she is his stalker. I almost got creeps when I heard her."

Isaac really didn't want to laugh but seeing Aria behave like a little girl complaining to her brother brought him a round of laughter.

Moran tried to justify, "She was stalking me hence I kept track of her information if in case she does something harmful. I didn't even know she knows my real identity. I want to return to dancing because I like it. Aria Cooper, stop assuming yourself."

Isaac continued to laugh while two presidents continued to squabble like children leaving all their work. He really wanted to see the girl who was capable of ending up two presidents in meaningless bantering.

Since it was noon, Alan reached her office to take her out for lunch and heard them arguing about how a man keeps track of the girl they like and stops the real stalker. He carried his wife leaving two men speechless as he said, "Let's have lunch."

Isaac and Moran: "..."

Moran came out daze when the door closed, "Are these two always like this?"

Isaac took a deep breath and hummed, "Let's go for lunch." Both sighed and followed the couple to the nearest restaurant.

First Aria cleared Isaac that she couldn't design and personally prepare the dress in such a short time then she showed him some of the designs she had that Eva would like and which suited for their theme. Isaac chose three and asked her to choose one in them.

Then comes Moran Hanes, Alan felt like Aria already has many kids to take care of by seeing them all. Alan asked nonchalantly, "President Hanes, Why did you contact my wife?"

Aria: "..." His tone was like he was interrogating Moran as though he had ulterior motive towards her. Moran felt the same, he briefed everything to avoid misunderstanding, .

"As Aria has her passion for cloth designing..."

Alan coldly cut in, "She has many such passions, for example, the perfume you are using right now is by her collection."

Isaac knew that but it wasn't required to state out. "Narcissist."

Aria stuffed Alan's mouth with chicken and sweetly said, "Eat eat eat..." Then turned to Moran and quickly said, "Don't compare with me. He doesn't like that."

Moran really wanted to leave, realizing he was offending Alan without his knowledge. Taking a deep breath, he again tried, "I like dancing so I want to do it without disclosing my identity. There is a dance competition coming up where I need a partner and that girl is kind of my stalker so I reached Aria in the morning asking for her help. I want to go but Grandfather doesn't listen to anybody other than Aria. I need her help."

Alan kept his mobile on the table and turned on the speaker of the call which the trio had no idea. Moran felt like he was throwing himself in the deep abyss by talking to Alan because another end of the call was Jude Hanes, his grandfather.

Alan spoke in a formal tone, "Elder Hanes, I really appreciate that you listen to my wife but I don't like anybody troubling her other than me. So listen to your grandson next time."

Moran, Isaac, and Jude: "..."

Aria really felt the need to talk with Alan for being so possessive towards her. His possessiveness never stopped her from doing anything she wanted to do but it was keeping people away from him and outwardly nobody would dare to go near her afraid of offending him.

She would never let their love to turn toxic or their relationships with others to turn foul.