Aria and Alan were shopping for their coming outing which they had planned with Arsh and Noor. Their shopping was actually just to spend time together. That's when Alan had received a message from Isaac.

Aria had read it, [Eva and Snow.] with a location.

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What Aria had feared happened. So they left to reach the location quickly. By the time they could reach, they were late to stop Eva whose mobile was in silent mode.

They had seen Ivan trying to coax Arna then running towards a shop. The duo reached Arna who finally broke into tears after looking at them.

It didn't take long before Aria started crying with her daughter when Arna apologized endlessly and cried without being able to stop herself. They still weren't sure what Eva had told her.

Arsh had got to know as he had called his parents when they were rushing towards the park. He had hacked Ivan's mobile to hear their voice and hacked the cafe camera to watch what was going on. Even he had no idea his mother had suffered a lot.

He could understand Eva's outburst but he didn't feel it was the right time, especially when she was pretending to be strong when guilt was eating her up.

He wasn't sure what to think of Ivan when Ivan stood helpless without stopping his mother and protecting Arna. Arsh really had complex thoughts about Ivan with respect to Arna.

Arsh really tried to be in Ivan's shoes thinking what he would do if Noor was at Arna's place and his mother would be Eva. For unknown reasons, he couldn't bring to think Aria to lose control. So he still didn't judge and came to any opinion on Ivan.

Both men had no choice but to stand by two women and try to calm them down.

It took more than twenty minutes for Arna to control herself and leave from there with her family.

Alan didn't want to leave the two women together, worried that they would start crying again. So he sent Aria with Arsh in the latter's sports car and took Arna to the back seat of his Maybach which had a driver. Unexpectedly, neither Aria nor Arna refuted.

They were on the way home when Aria got the call. Her mood wasn't good to have a conversation yet she answered to hear what Eva had to say or if her mood was also down.

Arsh glanced at his mother who answered the call, put it on the speaker, and closed her eyes back to rest her swollen eyes.

There were no words from both sides other than Eva's anxious breathing. Eva was first to lose patience, "Scold me if you want. I still feel I did the right thing."

Aria exhaled deeply but she didn't speak, battling between her thoughts and emotions. One was her dear daughter who hurt everyone due to whatever reason it might be. Another one was her best friend who lends the shoulder for her to lean and cry, stands by her during hard times, becomes a sister to care for her without expecting anything in return.

She can't support one and leave another one. Whatever happened made her sad but she didn't know what to say to Eva. She can't b*tch one behind the other's back. She had only silence as her response.

If she had scolded and punished Arna severly, without speaking to her properly, she was very sure Eva would be the first to coax her to speak to Arna. All Eva wanted was to avoid Arna taking them for granted so she took the responsibility and became the bad one.

"I am sorry I made you sad." Eva apologized for making her friend cry again. Thinking that way, Eva felt like she should have hidden everything from Arna too but she shook off her thoughts. She wanted Arna to learn the value and reactions of her every action.

"Now you should save me from your husband and son. They are going to skin me alive." She tried to make Aria lighten up, smile, or speak.

Anyway, all she heard was sigh before Aria spoke, "Stop crying, Eva. Go and rest."

Arsh glanced at his mother. He was confused because he didn't feel like Eva was crying other than the restrained voice.

Anyway, his confusion cleared when Eva tried to speak again but her voice broke down and cried out, "Who is crying for you? I am not a cry baby like you." She hmphed and ended the call.

Eva loved Arna too but was extremely disappointed and heartbroken when Arna left the country. Even though Eva wasn't matchmaking Ivan or Arna, Aria knew well Eva loved the thought of Ivan and Arna together.

But everything was changed when Arna left the country and refused to return after their frequent tries. Now Aria really wasn't sure what was in the future for Arna and Ivan.

She didn't want Eva to accept Arna due to their daughter. She wanted Eva to accept Arna due to the young couple and their love. But from the looks of it, Eva didn't seem like she was going to accept it easily.

So for the sake of their years-long friendship and for Arna's sake, Aria didn't want to lose her temper even as a mother.

"Mom," Arsh called after a few seconds of silence.

Aria turned to her son who was extremely quiet with her. Even though he doesn't talk with others much, Arsh always spoke to her and Alan. In fact, she had noticed the father and son talking just by looking at each other's faces without using words. A different kind of telepathy.

"Who would you have done if you were in Ivan's place?" He asked as he wasn't able to easily come to the conclusion if Ivan was the right one to protect Arna. He didn't like how helplessly he was standing even though he was hurt.

Aria faintly smiled. When she and Alan were worried about Arna, Arsh was worried about his sister's life.

"You trust your friend." She stated the fact.

Arsh glanced at her before nodding firmly, "I do. But… I- I didn't like how he failed to manage it... It happened in his presence." They had expected Eva to dislike and scold Arna but when she would be alone.

If Ivan couldn't protect Arna, would he be able to support Arna if they get married and issues arise?