Chapter 62

Did he figure it out? That this was all a lie. All she said about her affection for Ben.

Were her words not convincing enough?

Had her face given her act away?

The heat of the situation and the blazing flurry of questions engulfed her mind and body.

"Now tell me," he continued, Aliyah swallowed the gulp that formed in her throat as she waited on edge to hear the old man's next words. "What's weighing so heavily in your mind? I'm sure it must have to do with Ben, what has he done?" he asked her, displaying pure concern about her.

Aliyah's brows quirked in realization. The relief that swept through her was calmly huge, pleased that the words that came forth from his mouth weren't what she had thought he was insinuating.

As much as she tried to conceal the issue that had been bugging her mind it seemed like the old man had managed to sniff it out.

Since the old man was showing genuine concern, she had to at least say something, there was no better way to build a connection with a