Chapter 48: Nervous breakdown patient

After changing, Aria came out as she always does to ask her friends who always shopped with her. She was going back realizing it was Alan, The latter asked, "Why are you going back?"

Aria turned to Alan who was sitting, "How is it looking?"

Alan saw her wearing a miniskirt which was filled with a different type of sequins horizontally and she had matched with a black full sleeve thin wide-necked pullover whose hem was in a slope.

"Impressive." She looked spunky.

Aria nodded and asked the salesgirl, "Do you have nude colored pumps in size five?"

"Yes, miss! I will get it to you right away."

She got them in a minute and wore them sitting next to Alan. She checked in the mirror opposite to them. Alan looked away from the mirror controlling his emotions.

Aria slipped after a step who was held by the salesgirl, "Miss, careful." She helped Aria to sit.

Alan asked worriedly, "What happened?"

"My feet are hurting. The pain increased wearing high heels." Aria responded to him and wore her ballerina.

Alan furrowed his brows. He analyzed to understand she had feet pain from morning due to running, they strolled in the mall for more than three hours and she didn't show anything on her face till then.

He held her arm to face him, "Is it fun to hide the pain?"

Aria was taken aback. "It isn't paining wearing these shoes. Heels and stairs are a little difficult. I'm really fine... I'm not lying."

Alan relaxed a little after that. Aria breathed a sigh of relief.

The salesgirl smiled hearing them, "Your boyfriend looks after you well Miss."

Alan responded to it, "Shouldn't Boyfriend treat his girlfriend well?" He didn't mention himself as he was Aria's boyfriend.

Alan was satisfied with Aria's annoyed face hearing it. He took his childish revenge.

Aria entered the trial room and changed cursing Alan in mind. She didn't say herself as the girlfriend of Alan to that middleaged man. He assumed himself and commented.

'Who the hell wants to be your girlfriend? Hmph.'

Alan didn't let her pay for her dress and shoes. He paid and ordered her to stop the shopping.

After contemplating, Aria asked gingerly in the car, "Are you free in the evening to help me with chemistry?"

Alan hummed and glanced at her, "You don't have to think too much to tell and ask anything to me. Alright?"

Aria who was affected by his way of responses, answered, "Oh"

Alan waited for a few seconds before asking, "What does 'oh' mean?"

Aria looked at him and chuckled, "Oh! You are the one who always uses it. So please broaden my views by telling what it means."

Alan: "..."

He didn't rebuff. After some time, he got a call from Nathan which he received on his Bluetooth earphones. Aria just heard hums three times before saying, "Arranging conference after an hour."

He glanced at Aria, "Aria! Do you need some change over from the mansion?"

"Huh?" Aria didn't understand him.

Alan patiently responded, "I have a file in my villa which I have to use for the urgent video conference. If you are fine, I will take you there... If I leave you alone, you will start overthinking again and I don't want to leave you alone at the mansion."

"Aunty Lilly will..." 'be present.'

Alan cut in, "Oh yes! She was present yesterday too. But you still ended up..." Alan didn't continue.

Aria who heard 'an urgent video conference' agreed, "Alright!"

Alan deviated towards his villa and increased the car speed. Aria understood he was in a hurry and some problems arose. "Did anything happen at work?"

Alan glanced at her, "Don't worry about the companies."

Her dad always said the same to her. She could only nod and remain quiet as he sped past on the highway.

Even after half an hour and a high speed, they were still on the road. "Why do you stay so far?"

He replied after a few seconds, "Peaceful surrounding, fresh air, no trespassers, no disturbance, nature..."

"Do you have any serious mental condition or any illness? Why do you sound like you are living in a recuperation center? Morgan estate is huge, out of the city and all those amenities are present there too."

Alan knew Aria was always straightforward but... "Aria! Can you carefully choose your words? Why are you making me sound like a nervous breakdown patient?"

Aria pursed her lips and controlled, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say that. I will go around the mountain from next time instead of being blunt."

Alan's lips twitch and saw her giggling. What she meant was she would say it in a different way instead of saying it directly.

"Okay! Out of Cooper mansion and Morgan mansion, which is beautiful by surrounding and everything."

Aria replied, "Cooper mansion."

"Why? Doesn't the Morgan mansion has everything too?"

Aria nodded and seriously replied, "Cooper mansion is on uphill and complete surrounding belongs to us. since we have preserved it, Keeping the scenic views aside, the air freshness is very good. we could see many types of birds and hear their chirping. we could watch the sunrise and sunset which is hard to get in the Morgan mansion and there is a stream too."

Alan parked the car in the villa garage and turned to her, "You just described what I said in a single word."

Aria bit her tongue and alighted making him chuckle.

Aria froze after looking at the villa. She tugged Alan's sleeve when he was passing by, "This villa..."

"What's wrong?" He saw her in shock.

"This villa design draft was mine which was improved by the architects. Is this constructed by Skyline Constructions?"

Alan was surprised too. He had got ten architectures from which he chose one and that was Aria's design. "Ms.Architect! May I know what and all you are talented in? There is too much to know about you."

Aria shook her head as Alan led her ahead, "That draft was my imagination in the painting class at school. Dad liked it and asked me if he can use it. That's how it reached Skyline. I don't even know A from Architecture."

Alan pressed digits on the digital lock which opened the small screen to a biometric machine, After scanning, he took her inside seeing her shocked expression.

'Is this a bank or something?'

Alan didn't respond to her shock. "Make your self home. I will be upstairs. If you need anything, come upstairs, don't hesitate. Alright?"

"Okay! I will look around." Aria pointed stairs to him so that he could carry on his work.

Alan rubbed her head gently before going upstairs.

Aria was stuck on the bay window looking at the amazing lake view. She saw she could go near the lake descending the stairs.

Feeling thirsty, she went to the open kitchen and checked the refrigerator for some fruits. She prepared juice for herself before calling the housekeeper Lilly to ask about Alan.

After her instructions, she searched the coffee beans and filled the coffee maker with beans and water before grounding and brewing as per Alan's taste.

She hesitatingly went upstairs to see a single room on the vast floor similar to Alan's room in the Morgan mansion. She raised the cup at Alan when he looked at her. She quietly kept it on his table and left without saying anything.

Overseas managing director of Skyline branch and other executives were stunned on the screen seeing Alan's rapturous smile.