It took an additional ten minutes for Aria to fix her hair and clothes, and lipstick on her lips because Alex had made her quite messy.They were now in front of Grandma's room, and Aria was holding a large bouquet of flowers that had been prepared by Kiel.“Grandma?” Aria called her after she knocked gently on the door a couple of times and opened it."What are you doing there? Come here you naughty Aria! Let me see you!”Aria immediately smiled broadly when she heard her chipper voice, they stepped inside and saw Grandma sitting on her bed with a warm smile.“Grandma!”Aria ran towards her. Placed the bouquet of flowers near her grandmother's lap and hugged her tightly.“Ouch, you big girl.” Grandma chuckled when her beloved granddaughter finally came to visit her."Grandma, you feel... thinner..." Aria frowned, she let go of their hug and checked her, and she was right. She looked much thinner than before.“But I feel healthier, my dear. Don't worry about me.” Grandma stroked her c
Grandma returned to the Grissham mansion in the hills that day, with Aria and Alex. It turned out that Alex's men had brought all their belongings from the apartment, which relieved Aria even though she was a little confused. Since when they did do all of that.“Mr. Grissham, are you sure we won't be a nuisance?” Grandma said while sitting in the wheelchair that Aria was pushing. From the hall, they turned left to the main spacious room that had been transformed into a cozy and luxurious family room with decorations that made her eyes sparkle. Flowers with colors that refresh the eyes were in every corner and table of this lovely room."Certainly not," Alex answered briefly.Aria took her grandmother to a nearby couch and helped her sit there. The cream-colored sofa felt very comfortable and soft, Aria hoped that her grandmother would love to live here with her and her husband.After making sure that Grandma was sitting comfortably, Aria asked one of the maids there to give her a glas
It turned out that Alex had prepared a special room for Grandma.“Welcome, Mrs. Dunne. This is a room specially designed for your intensive care.” Albert, the butler, invited them to get inside.“Woah…” Aria admired it all around. It was as big as their master bedroom, but on the left side of the door, there was a lot of medical equipment that had been prepared neatly and sterilized. Several oxygen cylinders were also there neatly lined up.Even though the room was transformed into a hospital room, it still looked comfortable and not scary at all, at least for her."Grandma, do you want me to help you to the bathroom?" Aria asked her.“No, no need my dear. I feel like a cripple in a wheelchair like this. My legs can do their job.” Grandma grumbled and Aria laughed.“Okay, okay….” Aria helped Grandm
Aria poured warm milk into a glass with a blank stare. Karl patted her on the shoulder and she came to her senses before all the milk spilled onto the table.“Sorry…” Aria put the glass of milk on a tray and wiped clean the table.“Karl, what happened to my husband? Is he hurt?” Her question made Karl lose focus and he accidentally touched the hot frying pan.“Ouch!”“What happened?” Aria jolted and snapped her head at him when she heard his yelp.She rushed to him when he put his burning skin under the flowing water on the sink."Are you alright?" Aria asked looking at him worriedly.Karl nodded and laughed embarrassedly, “Well, I look very unprofessional, don't I? I'm sorry, Madam. This doesn't happen often.” Karl immediately took the ointment from one of the kitchen dra
Aria watched Alex’s cousin's skilled hands stitching up Alex's wound. She put on new gloves and treated Alex's wounds carefully."My name is Dara, I am this ice-cold guy’s cousin and also his personal doctor who is always ready at any time my asshole cousin calls for me to work." Dara introduced herself, with not-so-family-friendly words, while stitching up Alex's wound.“Like right now, I was dancing with my boyfriend at the club, and boom! Here I am, treating this Mr. Stubborn’s wound.” Aria looked at Dara embarrassedly. She had thought they did bad things back then."I'm Aria..." She said softly. She looked at her fingers that intertwined with Alex’s. It was as if her husband thought she would leave at any time. So he gripped her tight enough and placed their hands on his lap."I know." Dara took a deep breath and cut the thread carefully. "It's a shame I couldn't attend your wedding. My new boyfriend is so..so…” She tried to find the word with her fingers twirled beside her head.
"Raise your hand a little, can you?"Alex raised his hand so that his wife could wipe clean the side of his body. Aria was very careful not to get the wound on his stomach wet.The wound, which had been stitched neatly, was about ten centimeters across his lower abdomen on the upper left side of his waist."Be careful, it will get wet." She wiped his hands with a small towel that had been dampened with warm water and soap.Alex obeyed everything his wife said. His face was expressionless as usual, but inside his head, he was cheering happily and smiling triumphantly.This is what it's like to have a wife, he thought.At first, he wanted to bathe himself. Showering in warm to hot almost boiling water when he was injured was normal and didn't hurt him at all. Usually, he didn't care if the wound took a long time to dry because he didn't care and didn't bother with it. But now it’s different. He looked at his lovely wife’s worried face.Aria kept telling him how to keep his injuries from
Aria waved her hands excitedly when she saw Conni outside her flower shop.“Aria!” Conni saw her and immediately ran towards her.“Oh my God! Aria! How are you?” They hug each other. Aria hugged her and patted her back."I am fine, how about you?"They let go of the warm hug and Conni wiped her tears. "I'm fine, well, you see, now that you're no longer here, I'm really having a hard time handling our customers' orders." She smiled warmly. She was relieved when she saw her again.Not without reason, Conni was actually so worried when Aria never contacted her again. The negative thoughts that haunted her when she didn't hear from Aria felt even more real knowing that she was married to a legendary mafia boss with all the stories of his cruelty and the crime he committed against his own family.But it turned out this beautiful young woman was fine. She looked even prettier, fresher, and radiant than usual. Conni stared at her and realized that her skin was healthier, her long hair shinin
“Aria, my dear sister, please have a seat.” Jasmine stood up to greet her. Aria stepped into the private dining room, which was very strange for her to come to a place like this. It was her first time going to a place like this. She didn’t feel comfy at all.She looked at Jasmine with a strange feeling. This crazy woman, she didn't usually act like this, she's too friendly, all of this was suspicious.This room had a very authentic Chinese cultural design. There were cherry tree ornaments on the walls and a very large round glass window opposite the door. In the middle of the room, there was a dining table and chairs made of wood.Here there were only the two of them. She didn't see anyone else.She sat across from Jasmine. They looked very awkward and Aria hadn't said anything.Actually, she wanted to come because Alex also told her to ask what Jasmine wanted to say. Her husband also told her that everything was safe and she didn't need to worry, they just needed a little information
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“Himaa!!!” Saoirse screamed in excitement when she saw her beloved pet sitting casually under the stairs.“Himaa!! I miss you, Mommy and Daddy said you could come with us wherever we go now!.” She hugged the big cat's neck tightly.Aria's attention was now diverted to her daughter who was hugging a large, white-striped tiger, that sat lazily on the floor. Saoirse looked so small compared to her pet.Alex found the tiger roaming alone in the forest just behind the mansion when she was only as size as a regular cat. Baby Hima was lost and parted from her family. Turned out that her mother died from a gunshot wound. Alex guessed that they were running from illegal hunters and ended up on his property.He took her home and immediately became the star of their attention. After just hours Alex brought her home, and Aria gave birth to Saoirse.Noah named her Hima, and she became more like a sister to them than a pet. Saoirse often did her makeup and put some cute ribbon on her, and Hima woul
“Why don’t we go back to the mansion and live there? We can play with Nana and I miss Hima...”A five-year-old girl, with chubby, blushing cheeks, said with a pout while folding her arms across her chest. Her eyes were squinted because of the glare of the hot sun shining on the seawater, her small red lips pouted making her even more adorable. Her older brother, who was five years older than her, pinched her cheeks.“Don’t you like the beach?” He asked his little sis who suddenly sat down beside him after playing sandcastle not far from the sunbed where her big brother was.“Hmp! I like it! But I miss Nana and Hima…” She started to sound like she was about to cry. Her brother tried to comfort him, even though it was the hardest thing for him to do because Noah wasn’t an expressive person, just like his father.“Saoirse, you know Nana is very old and it is impossible for her to travel far.” He said softly while stroking his sister’s long, soft hair, “How about I tell Mom to bring Hima
When they reached the third floor of the building, the first thing Aria saw was a hallway with purplish lighting that seemed to be dimmed. This floor was much quieter although she could still hear the sound of music from the rooms that lined each side of the hallway.She and Alex entered one of the rooms. Inside, Aria was thankful that the music wasn't deafening. Instead, it was just the soft strains of the instruments that made her quite relieved.The room was bright and quite spacious. Soft velvet sofas surrounded the sides of the room and teak tables were in front of them. From the design, this was clearly for special guests because all the furniture was luxurious and expensive.“Master Grissham! My Lady!”A man with a beautiful woman quickly stood up and bowed to them. Aria rolled her eyes when she saw how messed up the woman’s dress was. She could almost see her nipples behind that dress. It seemed that they just did naughty things before she and Alex came in.Aria looked at Alex
Alexander wrapped his hands around his wife's waist and gently rubbed her. He sat her down on his lap, facing him, with both of her legs beside his. He licked and sucked her lips, domineering her in this kiss. Telling her how much he wanted her now.Aria, being so little in his arms, felt breathless. She tried to push him away but she was nothing compared to his strength.“Alex…hmmpph!” Aria hit his chest lightly, telling the big, burly man to let go, she couldn’t breathe anymore.When Alex finally parted their lips, he didn’t completely let her go. His lips moved to her chin and neck, kissing her soft skin, repeatedly squeezing her buttocks gently, caressing every inch of her he could reach.“Hh.. Alex… not here…” Aria held back his naughty muscular hand, but her husband’s strength was beyond her control.Alex seemed not to hear her, he remained like a hungry beast. When his hand had reached the inside of her thighs and was stroking what was between them, Aria firmly pushed his hand
“I thought he was just…sick…” Aria whispered to her husband beside her. They had now arrived at a mental hospital in the city. Aria stared at the man sitting across them with frown eyebrows. He seemed to be sorting and checking imaginary documents in front of him.“Hmm… this is okay, it could be our project for next year…” He muttered seriously, opening the invisible pages in his hands.“This is also good, but it needs improvement. I also need to know how much the budget is…” He continued, still with a serious expression.Giovanni sat like he was working like usual, wearing a patient's uniform and a pair of toy glasses that a nurse had given him. He asked her for a pair of glasses and said he couldn't work without them.Apparently, Giovanni thought the nurse was his personal assistant.“Sir, Madam, he is not communicative. He will continue to be like this until it is his time to sleep,” said a nurse who accompanied them in the visiting room.Aria looks at Giovanni Wellbert, the former
Aria, Alexander, and Grandma sat at the dining table in the main dining room of the Grissham Mansion. Even though there were only the three of them, but the room was full of warmth. Alex's cold and intimidating aura was defeated by the warmth that Aria brought to the house. He is a man with an intimidating aura, his tall figure, and bulky, tatted body could make anyone scared. But when it comes to his wife, he could only obey her.Like right now. He had to be home in time because Aria had already cooked for dinner.Alexander certainly didn't want to miss out on his wife's cooking.“Here, eat it, I planted it, especially for your herbal medicine.” Grandma took a single, green leaf from a bowl that Aria had noticed since earlier. She was confused earlier because she didn’t cook that one. Aria immediately frowned when she recognized it.“Grandma….” She immediately complained.“It’s been boiled and given a little spice, it won’t be too bitter.”Aria doubted which papaya leaves were not bi
With his head leaning on the couch, Alexander stared at the high ceiling. In his mind, he saw his mother's sunken face, she looked exhausted and weak. Even though on her body there were no more bruises and wounds like back then, but her weak and sad gaze made him worried. She was sick. And he had to take her away from there.He took a deep breath before continuing, “Those missions, all my work facing the dangerous and tricky situation made me stronger. One day I completed a dangerous mission and the reward was a big deal. After almost seven years I became a slave for my father and tried to get the old Grissham's recognition so that they would treat me and my mother well. I finally gave up. I returned with victory and hoped that my mother and I could go far away from that hell. Starting a new life, a normal one….”But Aria could already guess that what Alex had planned at that time did not go as expected. And she was hardly ready to hear the rest.“I came home after almost three weeks
This time, Aria was silent and Alexander was the one who spoke. Although sometimes there was a pause for a few seconds, Aria patiently waited for her husband to tell the story of his past and family. She understood that Alexander was not as fluent as she was when telling a story. It's just the way he is, Aria thought. Because Alex was a man with a few words and now tried to tell and explain to her about the wounds that he actually wanted to keep hidden forever.They were still in the VVIP room in the hospital. Aria had changed her clothes, she was wearing a short, peach skirt and a simple oversized shirt with the same color as her white shoes. She liked her outfit today and people wouldn't believe her if she said that Alex was the one who chose it for her.Meanwhile, her husband was wearing his signature black t-shirt and trousers. She sat sideways on Alex's thighs, and his husband's hand kept stroking hers. He looked troubled in the first minutes. He opened his mouth but then closed