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Chapter Eighteen
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2021-10-28 19:06:06The next morning when I came downstairs for breakfast, I met Aria seated at the table, and she had not touched her food yet.
"Not hungry?" I asked as I took a seat beside her.
"No. It just didn't feel right eating without you." Aria mumbled, picking up her fork.
"Oh, sorry that I came down late."
"It's okay. You are here now."
A few minutes after we started eating, Aria's phone rang, and as I watched her gaze at its screen, she looked disturbed for a second, and then she hastily ended the call.
Although I was concerned about the look in her eyes when she got the call, and I wanted to ask her what was going on, I kept my questions to myself and continued eating.
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