Xante was the only person in the living room by the time Corinne got back.

She sat next to her and asked, “Where’s Aaron?”

Xante pointed with her chin to outside, where it was viewable through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Corinne looked to where she pointed and saw Aaron and Annie playing with Joey on the lawn.

“I thought Aaron doesn’t like kids,” said Corinne with narrowed eyes.

Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. “He doesn’t. He’s just putting up an act.”

“Why would he do that?”

saw Aaron reaching out to help Annie swipe off some leaves that had fallen

stepped back, though she did thank him. After that, she focused her attention on

Annie?” Corinne

deep than we thought,” replied Xante wisely.Books Chapters Are Daily

“What do you mean?”

he is. He’s never been

no decent girl would touch him with a three-meter pole. No decent girl except for Annie. She’s kind, honest, and naive. I think he started falling for her after she kept bringing home-cooked meals for him every day. After all, no girl has ever treated him with

asked Annie to be his girlfriend? Does he have

hesitation. “You

plans of getting married one day,” said Corinne. After what happened, she started to hold more negative views toward relationship matters. “Annie was deeply hurt by her dirtbag ex-fiance, and she’s the type to want to get married after dating. She can’t afford to get hurt the second time anymore. That’s why I stopped Aaron from getting

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