HPDBC Chapter 271 Trap of lies.
Chapter 271 Trap of lies.
When the door of the private room was pushed open, everyone expected Ryan to walk in. But instead, a waitress walked in with a tray.
"Ms. Arwen, this is for you," she said and Arwen turned with a frown.
Turning to Aiden, she asked, "Did you order it?"
Aiden shook his head. At which Emyr turned to ask the waitress. "Who sent it?"
"It was Mr. Foster. He had to leave somewhere urgently so he requested us to bring this here as compensation for his absence," the waitress replied.
Arwen frowned. "We don't need it. Please take it back," she said, and at her words like that, the waitress seemed troubled.
"Ma'am, this wine has already been billed and —"
Before she could say it more, Aiden interrupted her. "Keep it here and leave," he said, confusing Arwen. She turned to glance at him and he reassured her, "Don't worry. I will ask Emyr to send it back later."
She nodded and the waitress left keeping the wine at the table.
When the door was closed again, Carl spoke, exhaling a deep breath. "Oh, I almost thought it was Mr. Foster."
Amelia chuckled. "Oh, I can't even say I am happy about your disappointment. Because I actually wanted to see him to come here." She clicked her tongue in disappointment. And just when Carl would have used her statement to his benefit, she added, "I didn't like his tone of disdain earlier. So, I would have loved to witness his defeat."
"Defeat?" Aiden hadn't let Arwen explain it to him earlier. But now hearing the conversion between the two, he was a little intrigued to know.@@@@
Arwen's brows drew in the confusion. Even she hadn't seen Gianna this quiet either. She was always super expressive. Even while thinking, she would think it out loud. But today, she seemed to be rather an observant person.
Outside the room, Gianna waited for a good while until Aiden finally returned. Seeing him, finally appear, she stepped in front of him, blocking his way. "Why did you marry her?"
She didn't want to dwell on it for long, so she kept it straight on point. And knowing that Aiden would even bother to even entertain her for long, she didn't want to waste the time.
Aiden paused in his steps but didn't reply to her.
Not hearing him say anything, she asked again, "Arwen was at the Civil Affairs Bureau to get her certificates with Ryan, but nothing clarifies your presence there at the same time. And neither did I hear the old man forcing you to get married, then why were you doing there?"
"Coincidence," Aiden replied in a word as he resumed his steps to walk past her.
"Coincidence?" she repeated, her voice carrying the disagreement clear. "Do you really want me to believe that, Uncle?"
"Do you think I would care whether you believe it or not?" Aiden responded back and Gianna turned to him shaking her head.
"You won't," she said, a bitter smile tugging at her lips. "You would never care what any of us think or believe. But Uncle, Arwen shouldn't come on the same list. She should be different."
Aiden paused again, slowly turning back to look at Gianna. His expression was still as before —indifferent.
"I don't know why you married her, Uncle," Gianna continued, her voice softening slightly. "But honestly, seeing you two together ...it makes me happy. I don't know whether you will believe me or not, but I always wanted to introduce her to you, so that my two favourite people end up together. That's what I hoped for—always."
She paused, drawing in a deep breath. "But I never wanted her to get caught into any traps of lies. But seeing her with you today, I can't help but feel like she has. And if that's true, I won't stand for it," she said firmly. "So, I wanted to know why you marry her?"