81: payback

Aria couldn't believe what she had just heard about Darlings closing down soon. Her heart palpitated as her hands flew to her chest, clutching it.

"Sorry, you said-"

A sad smile crossed his face. "Yes, you heard me correctly, Darlings may be closing down soon."

"I'm sorry about that." Aria sympathise with him, Darlings closing down meant he was losing his job too.

"Thank you, it just had to happen," he said, opening his car. "And I hope everything is going well with you? I'll see you some other time." He said then entered into his car with a smile.

Aria nodded, unable to decipher what step to take. She just stood there, thinking about the words she had heard. Aria tried to understand why the information dampened her mood the way he did because she wasn't even earning her main income from Darlings. She just missed the warmness and comfort she used to get from there. Darlings served as solace for her which was why she found it extremely difficult to stop working there even after Robert