Chapter 465
After finishing her doughnut, Aria tossed the empty container into the trash and rubbed her knuckles.
She had to get back before 4pm. Time to deal with the stalkers tailing her.
Aria ducked into a side alley without breaking stride. As expected, her pursuers took the bait.
Figuring the time was right, Aria stopped and turned around. The moment she did, a figure came rushing toward her.
Liam urgently grabbed her wrist. “Aria, someone’s following you. You…”
Before he could finish, Aria flipped him over her shoulder, sending him flying.
Aria wiped her wrist with visible disgust, gave the man on the ground a cold look, and snapped, “Mind your own business.”
Aria looked up sharply, her piercing gaze fixed on a shadowy corner. In a cold, commanding voice, she ordered, “Get out here–now!”
No sooner had she spoken than two masked men in black lunged from the shadows, blades flashing as they charged straight at Aria.
Tossed by Aria for the third time, Liam scrambled up in frustration, only to see three figures locked in combat.
Aria faced the two assailants pressing in with their blades, showing neither arrogance nor fear, but instead moving with practiced ease.
In one fluid motion, she dislocated one man’s arm and kicked him away, then spun to wrench the other’s knife and drove it into his thigh.
Piercing screams instantly filled the air.
Liam couldn’t help but shudder at the display, his eyes wide as he swallowed hard.
It struck him that when Aria threw him away just now, she was actually holding back.
After dealing with the two, Aria dusted off her hands and cast them an icy glare. “Get lost now, or do you want to leave your lives behind?”
The two exchanged a terrified glance, struggled to their feet, and limped away in panicked retreat.
Liam scrambled to his feet, staring at Aria with wide–eyed confusion. “You’re not even going to ask who sent them after you?”
“Mind your own business,” Aria snapped, walking away without a backward glance.
Liam watched Aria’s retreating figure, feeling something stir deep within him.
She wore a fitted T–shirt that hugged her slender waist, paired with trendy cargo pants–the whole look giving off an effortlessly cool and commanding
vibe.
Just a year ago, they were still legally married.
Liam felt an electric current coursing through his veins–a sensation he’d never experienced with Hannah.
His blood boiled as a single thought roared in his mind, ‘Win her back.”
It was just a misunderstanding. He never really cheated on her.
Liam rushed out after her, only to see Aria hop into a cab and speed away.
He wanted to go after her but hesitated. ‘What if she thinks I’m stalking her? That would only make her hate me even more.”
From how Aria handled the Saxon family, it was clear that once she made up her mind to cut ties, there was no turning back. He would have to take
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things slow with her–rushing would only push her further away.
Liam thought, ‘She’ll soon be a faculty advisor at Mandino University. I need to find a legitimate reason to come and go freely on campus.
Aria arrived right on time at the shop near Mayen Garden. Silvia had been waiting there for a while. Spotting Aria, she immediately rose to her feet and called out, “Aria.”
Aria gave a slight nod, pulled out a chair, and sat down. “Been waiting long?”
Silvia shook her head gently, a soft smile playing on her lips. “Not at all, I just arrived myself.”
Aria gestured for her to sit. “I’ve got something to tell you. What you do next is up to you.”
Seeing the serious look on Aria’s face, Silvia’s expression grew solemn. “Tell me, Aria.”
Aria continued, “Dominic and Alice once had a daughter. They sold her off when she was just over a year old.”
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Silvia was stunned for a split second. When the truth finally hit her, her eyes flew wide and her lips trembled. She stammered, “How… how could they do something so despicable?”
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