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THAT'S ALL?
"Huh… what are you doing?" Aurora asked, her voice faltering slightly as she found herself instinctively leaning back, her composed expression breaking just a little under the sudden closeness between them, while her eyes searched his face as if trying to understand whether he was serious or simply testing her.Christian did not step back immediately.Instead, he looked at her calmly with a steady and unreadable gaze as he said, "Didn’t you say you want a child with me? Now you’re acting shy in front of me?" Aurora blinked her eyes once, clearly caught off guard by the way he turned her own words against her, but the surprise did not last long, because almost immediately, something else replaced it.A faint smile, not hesitant, or embarrassed but playful.She leaned forward instead of away, closing the distance again as if she had no intention of losing this small battle, her eyes locking onto his with quiet confidence as she said, "Oh… then how about we get a room for ourselves? Eit
I WANT A CHILD
"What?" Aurora was slightly taken aback by Christian's question.Maintaining the same calm expression, Christian said slowly, his gaze steady as it remained fixed on her, "I'm asking you in return for giving me whatever the information in the file, what do you want in return?" "Nothing comes for free in this world," he added.She said quietly, "you're right, I'm not giving that for free... At the same time I'm not expecting anything either.""Huh?""Well, you can consider it as a dowry from my side."Christian raised an eyebrow, "dowry? What kind of a dowry is it?""Something that can make my man CEO of Sargent group of companies," she grinned.Christian laughed at her response, "I really don't understand what you'll get by doing such a favour to me... Even if I become a CEO, how does that help you?" Aurora did not answer immediately.For a brief moment, she simply watched him, her expression calm yet unreadable, as if she had already expected that question long before he asked it,
THIS IS MORE THAN HELPFUL
"Do you really think bringing me here will improve my mood?" Christian asked as he glanced around the familiar café, his tone calm but carrying a faint trace of exhaustion that had not completely left him since the morning.Aurora, who had already taken a seat near the window, rested her chin lightly on her hand as she looked at him with quiet amusement, her gaze soft but observant as if she had already anticipated that question the moment she chose this place."I don’t think it will fix everything," she replied, her voice gentle yet composed, "but I do think it will make things a little easier, at least for a while..." Christian let out a faint breath as he took the seat across from her, placing the bouquet she had given him carefully on the table beside him, his fingers brushing lightly against the petals for a brief second before pulling away as if even that small moment of softness felt unfamiliar to him."You seem very confident about that," he said, his gaze shifting toward the
THIS IS SUDDEN
"The quarterly review is not the only thing we are concerned about, Mr. Christian," one of the board members said, and his tone remained measured yet carrying a subtle pressure that filled the conference room as every pair of eyes turned toward the young man seated at the head of the table.The room itself was designed to intimidate without appearing to do so, with its polished glass walls, long obsidian table, and the quiet hum of controlled lighting reflecting off every surface, creating an atmosphere where even silence felt like scrutiny, and in that silence Christian sat calmly, his posture relaxed yet composed, as if the weight of expectation pressing down on him was something he had already grown accustomed to carrying."For the past two days, I'm not even able to get a wink of sleep," Christian sighed inwardly, "as if that's not enough, today facing these people.... Is there a single peaceful day in my life? Did I get cursed to live like this or am I paying for the sins I've do
ARE YOU STILL ANGRY WITH ME?
"I will call Aurora now," Adrian said quietly as they stepped out of the hospital, his voice calm but carrying a weight that made the night air around them feel heavier than it actually was.Christian did not respond to those words, he knew responding or silence both are useless at that moment.Edward, Charles, Betty and Liliana left the hospital few hours back as they need to inform about everything they've discussed with lord Sargent and Amelia.Christian looked after discharge procedure and finally got discharged by night, just stepped out, Adrian decided to speak with Aurora as if they can't delay informing her about this.He just walked beside Adrian in silence, his hands resting inside his pockets as his gaze drifted forward without truly focusing on anything in particular, because although his body had left the hospital, his thoughts were still caught somewhere between everything that had happened and everything that was about to happen.The city outside was alive in its usual
ONLY OPTION
Adrian ruffled Christian's hair, "What do you think they want apart from your marriage alliance with Kaelthorne's family?" The question lingered in the room, heavy and unavoidable, as every person present understood that this was no longer just a personal matter but something far beyond it, something that carried the weight of family, power, and expectations that Christian had never truly chosen for himself.For a brief moment, no one answered.Liliana looked at Edward, while Edward glanced at Charles, and Charles exchanged glances with Betty.All of them are clueless and option less at that moment.Charles… exhaled slowly, as if deciding whether to say it directly or soften it.In the end, he chose the former."See, the thing is we can't escape now, even if you decline marrying the girl from Kaelthorne's family, they'll just arrange another alliance..." he said. "Immediately." Christian’s brows furrowed slightly as he repeated, "Another? Are they that desperate?" Betty stepped ahe
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