Chapter 75

"Thanks for today, Aiden. If you don't have anything important to do, you better get some rest. Because tomorrow we're leaving for Paris!" Chloe said while helping Aiden take off the black jacket he wore for the photoshoot. 

"Looks like there is no important event, today I want to sleep and read the rest of the story!" 

"What is the story?" He asked. The look on his face immediately changed. 

Aiden laughed softly seeing Chloe's reaction which was always exaggerated when it came to him. Since now he had no intention of lying or evading, it would be better if he said it directly. 

"You know that 'I Know You Want Me' writer you're so crazy about?" 

"Oh yeah? Do you know who the author is?" 

"I know!" 

"Haaah? Really? Who is it? Tell me!" 

"Why are you so curious?" 

"Never mind,,just say it! I want to know who is the author behind that great story!" 

"Nina," 

"Nina? Are you serious?" 

"I don't have time to lie." 

"Really? Great, I want to say this to her face to face." 

"Just say it!" 

"But, how do you know? Did she tell you?" She asked who was still with the same curiosity. Aiden was silent, even though he had intended to be honest, it was still impossible to tell Chloe the embarrassing chronology. 

Moreover, every time he thought back to the ridiculous arguments and fights that he and Nina had made him feel very ashamed of himself. 

"Yes, she told me."

"Is that so? When can I see her again? I have a lot to ask." 

"What do you want to ask?" 

"Secret dong, you do not need to know!" 

"Yeah, it's up to you." 

"Oh yeah, have you seen the news these past few days? You and Samantha have become a hot topic of conversation in the media." 

"Oh yes?" 

"You really don't know?" 

"Not!" 

"Ah...Oh my God, news that you and Samantha are in a relationship is hot. You should care more about news about yourself." 

"I just don't want to care." 

"Don't be like that, Aiden. What if something isn't true? You don't want to set it straight?" 

"If I don't care, over time such news will also disappear by itself." 

"You are, you better reduce your nonchalant attitude. Me and the agency will be in trouble if you don't want to straighten it out. So, how about Samantha?" 

"What do you mean by that?" 

"How is your relationship with him?" 

Hearing Chloe's question, he could only inhale and exhale slowly. Seeing Aiden's reaction that looked heavy, Chloe could guess that Aiden and Samantha weren't well. 

"Yeah...that's it, everything's fine. No problem!" 

"Really? But why are you reacting like that? You look like a depressed person. Something must be wrong." 

"I don't know, I don't understand eithe-"

"You know how Samantha acted at the designer meeting yesterday? People have asked her if it's true that she and you are in a relationship? Samantha answered proudly that you really are her lover. I was a little surprised because what I saw, your reactions looked different Or is it just my feeling." 

"I love Nina." 

"Hah? W-what? What did you say?" 

"This is a little hard to say, but since you're my friend I thought it wouldn't hurt if I told you. I really wasn't expecting a relationship with Samantha, absolutely not." 

"Nina? My goodness, it turns out there really is something between you two!" 

"You guessed it?" 

"Yeah, I was suspicious from the start when you two went to the restaurant this morning and I'm sure you two spent the night together. But I was a little confused when I heard that you and Samantha were dating. It was totally beyond my expectations." 

"What should I do?" 

"How about what? Choose the woman you love, why should you be confused? You are a man, Aiden. You shouldn't hesitate to decide something!" 

"The problem is, that idiot rejected me!" 

"What? She rejected you? Are you serious?" 

"What am I kidding for?" 

"But why? Does she have a boyfriend?" 

"No, she doesn't have any." 

"So what? Wow...I don't believe it, it turns out that there are women who can reject you, huh?" 

"Of course there is, you think all the women in the world will definitely love me, is that it?" 

"Hahahaha...no, it's just that you are too perfect to pass up. I'm sure there are many women who are willing to leave their partners as long as they can be with you even for one night, hahaha..." Chloe's laugh broke out every time she imagined something that wasn't. Aiden felt a little regretful because he had already shared his personal problems with someone like her. 

Aiden narrowed his eyes, looking at Chloe with a hint of annoyance. Chloe isn't the type of person who will take every story she hears seriously, even though she actually cares and understands it. 

"Sorry...sorry, did I laugh too much? But I'm curious, doesn't Ami have any feelings for you?" 

"She has, she loves me too." 

"So, what's the problem?" 

"I don't know, that idiot is planning something annoying, like wanting to test how serious I feel for her!" 

"Is that so? Turns out she's a pretty smart girl, if other women would probably say yes without further ado. Maybe she really wanted to test you, so why are you and Samantha even-"

"I'm really stupid, because I was too sick to be rejected without understanding her true intentions, I accepted Samantha's offer to have dinner together, at that time she expressed her feelings for me and she forced me to accept it a little," Aiden said with a heavy day. Even though this time he thought Chloe would laugh again, in reality it was the other way around, she instead showed a strange gloomy face. 

"Is that so, your relationship with her is just a one-sided feeling? It's appropriate for the two of you to react differently." 

"Yes, I already told her that I love someone else. Even though I said something that made her angry and wished she would leave me, it didn't seem to work. She still persisted." 

"She is indeed a very stubborn woman. She will not give up before she gets everything she wants." 

"You seem to know a lot about him." 

"Yeah...not much, but actually, I already knew her ten years ago, even though we weren't that familiar and rarely talked, but now we finally met because of work. Completely beyond my expectations." 

"You've known her for 10 years? Why are you only telling me now?" 

"Because you didn't ask, it seems like you don't really care anyway. But now that you and her are lovers, at least that's what the public knows. You have to try to be nice to her, because if you treat her badly, then Your reputation will be ruined, Aiden!" 

Aiden was silent for a moment, trying to digest sentence by sentence that Chloe said. For some reason, he felt that something bad was waiting for her and it had something to do with Samantha. 

"Can she control other people's minds?" 

"Samantha's family are important people in the world of fashion and also entertainment, Samantha has many connections that can help her do whatever she wants. So, you can't be arbitrary to her, because if that happens, your career will be ruined. " 

"Is it that bad?" 

"No wonder he could know what floor I live on, even though I've kept it a secret from anyone. Apparently because of this," Aiden thought. 

"I don't care, I don't want to be pressured by anyone, especially with a woman. I'm free, she has no right to rule my life!"


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