Chapter 17

After talking about Julian's love and work problems, Aiden was finally able to go home too. Today he was really tired, in the morning he had to get ready for the fashion show, have lunch together and he was also forced to listen to Julian's stories for two hours. 

As he waited for the elevator, a woman stood behind him waiting for the same elevator. 

"Aiden?" The woman touched his shoulder and he immediately turned his head. 

"Emily?" 

"Hi...you live here?" 

"Yes, I live here. You too?" 

"Actually no, my cousin lives on the fifth floor, because I don't have a place to live here yet, so I'm living with him for a while until I find a suitable apartment," 

"Oh, I see ?" Aiden said with a faint smile. 

"How long have you lived in this apartment?" 

"About three years,"

Tin...

The elevator door opened. 

"Ah...it's open, I want to go in first!" He said awkwardly. 

"I want to enter too!" Emily stepped into the empty elevator and Aiden also entered, it forced him to be alone with Emily for a few minutes. 

"What floor do you live on?" She asked. 

"Ninth floor!" 

"You live alone?" 

"Yes!" 

"When can I visit?" 

"I never invite other people to my house!" 

"Am I someone else to you?" 

"Um... maybe!" 

"Then, I'll come visit, you don't need to prepare food, I'll cook it for you later." 

Aiden couldn't refuse and he also didn't want to accept Emily's offer. The only thing he could do was shut up and smile. When the elevator arrived at the fifth floor, Emily stepped out. 

"See you?" She said while waving her hand. 

"See you later!" When Emily's face was no longer visible, Aiden felt something strange inside him that he was unable to say no to other people. 

Even though he was sure of his principles at first, when people started pleading in front of him, eventually he would give in too. It felt so embarrassing, as a man who was supposed to stick to his stance, to be so easily swayed by excessive compassion. 

Meow...

As usual when he opened the door of his apartment, Squishy would definitely welcome him at the door. 

"Hello Squishy? ​​You must be hungry, right? Let's eat!" He took Squishy in his arms, took him to the kitchen and prepared his two year old cat's favorite dinner. 

"Here, eat a lot!" He said as he put the bowl of cat food on the floor. 

Drrrtt...drrttt...

His phone vibrated, guess who called him? Julian, yes that's right, Julian. 

"Hello, what's wrong?" He asked with a little annoyance. 

"Hello ma bro? I have good news!" 

"Oh yes? What good news?" 

"After getting Miss Nina's phone number earlier, I immediately contacted her," 

"So?" 

"I asked her out tomorrow and she accepted!" 

"That's great!" 

"That's why I'm asking for your help!" 

"What kind of help ?" He asked. The feeling was getting worse, there were unpleasant aromas that he could smell from this conversation. 

"I want to borrow your money!"

Tit...tit...

The call was cut off. Before it's too late, it's better to end this conversation immediately. 

"Hah... as I thought, in the end he would want to borrow my money. The debt at that time has not been paid until now!" He muttered. His head was spinning because he kept thinking about other people's problems. 

Drrrtt...drrrttt...

His phone vibrated again, but this time it wasn't from Julian, but from his beloved mother. 

"Hello my mom, how are you?" He said. What a very, very different reaction. 

"I'm fine, why haven't you call me often? You usually call me almost every day!" 

"Mom, I'm sorry. I've been really busy lately so-" 

"So, you don't have time to just say hi to your mother?" 

"It's not like that, Mom! I-"

"Well... now you're starting to get good at making excuses, since when did my kind and obedient son turn into a bad boy?" 

"Okay, Mom, I'm sorry, I was wrong! No matter how busy I am, I still keep you posted, I'm sorry. It won't happen again!" 

"You understand, I just miss you very much. Has my son come home or is he still outside?" 

"I just got home, Mom, have you eaten? How are Sean and Melisa?" 

"They're fine, but your aunt is picking them up for the summer. I can't do anything about it. Yes, that's the joy of having lots of kids." 

"That's why you have to remarry, don't lose to dad!" 

"No, for me you are enough. Therefore, come home next summer, so we can go on vacation with your grandparents. If possible, bring your girlfriend too!" 

"Hahaha...alright, I'll try to go home later," 

"Don't try, but you have to. I don't want to know. Oh yeah, your school friends have been visiting our house often latel."

"Who?" 

"Mostly women, it seems they want to know how you are. Since you often appear on TV and magazines, maybe they are curious." 

"Is that so? If they come again, please convey my greetings to her!" 

"I don't really know your other friends, only one that I still remember. Your girl friend when you were in elementary school, you brought her home some times to do school work. If I'm not mistaken, her name is Cindy Lombardi," 

"Cindy? She visited our house?" 

"Yes, she said she returned to Alberta for a while and wanted to meet you, but I said you now live in New York. She also just found out that the model she often sees on the internet is Aiden, her childhood friend, hahaha... it seems hard to believe, huh?" 

"You laugh at me, Mom?" 

"Hahaha... sometimes I look back at your photo album since you were born, a chubby baby. Your Uncle used to always call you the snowman because you were round and white." 

"I don't want to remember anymore!" 

"You still eat eight times a day?" 

"How could it be!" 

"Hahaha... why can't? Better get fat again, because since you're like this, your cousins ​​keep inviting their friends to the house to show off that this is Aiden Supernova's house. They even sell tickets to get into the house."

"Those brats! How dare them use me to make money?" 

"Hahaha... but I'm so happy because our house is full. Are you call your dad? After all, he's still your father." 

"I understand! I will call him. Thank you, Mom!"

"Oh yeah, I gave your phone number to Cindy. It seems she wants to ask how you are. She said that in the near future she will be going to New York because of work, maybe you can meet her again there!" 

"All right, Mom. Take care of your health, okay? If you need something, just tell me!" 

"You think your mom has no money?" 

"Haha... not like that, I mean-"

"What I want is your happiness wherever you are." 

"Yes, Mom.Thank you." 

"Okay, don't forget to rest. See you later?" 

"See you later, Mom? I love you!"

"I love you, my dear!"

Aiden who initially felt tired and annoyed because of the level of bothering the people around him, after hearing his mother's voice, his feelings became more. Maybe it's true what people say, as long as you still hear your mother's voice, then your life will be fine.


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