“Well, you wouldn’t have taken the time to play with Joey if you didn’t like kids, right?” asked Annie.

“Oh, I’m only doing it to help you. You looked kind of tired taking care of him,” answered Aaron.

Annie was stunned, and her heart actually skipped a beat. ‘He’s only doing this to help me… No, Annie! Don’t overthink this. I shouldn’t take the words of a serial flirter seriously.’

She shook her head to clear her mind. “Thanks for helping, but I still think you must’ve liked kids. Otherwise, you’ll find the whole thing annoying after five minutes. Just like my ex. He hates kids so much that he’d growl at any kid who comes near him.”

Aaron narrowed his eyes at the mention of Annie’s ex. “Then why did you choose to be with him?” he asked with a smirk.

Annie sighed and said sadly, “He actually treats me quite well, so I thought he’d change after we have kids of our own. But then I found out it was all an act. He just wanted to use me to get close to Uncle Jeremy’s family.”

Aaron used Joey’s chubby little finger to poke Annie’s face, causing her to smile shyly.

loss for not knowing a good thing when he had it. So cheer

thing?’ thought Annie with shock. ‘Then why doesn’t he like me? He might as well not say things like that since

moment, Annie’s

up?” she asked after

and Miss Xante?” Marcus asked gently and shyly. “It’s already lunchtime, so I was wondering whether you need me to help you order some food delivery… I’m actually quite worried you’ll

touched and embarrassed by Marcus’ concern. “Oh, there’s no need. I’m at my uncle’s house right now,

house? Does that mean Mister Aaron and Miss Xante

knew she had to keep Aaron’s and Xante’s whereabouts a secret, so she lied, “Nope, they’re not here. I came to my uncle’s house

not want her colleagues to find out she was the niece of Jeremy Holden. Previously, when everyone at Holden Group found out

If you are, would you like to go to the cinema with me?

new movie came

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