Chapter 317: Chaos

Aaron practically floated through the days leading up to the shareholders meeting when he would finally overthrow his father. 'She loves me, she loves me, she loves me' ran through his head repeatedly like a mantra and he couldn't stop himself from smiling.

All of the employees he encountered at Hale Investments wondered what on earth was wrong with their vice president. He never smiled. Ever.

"Why are you in such a good mood?" Cameron asked as they headed into the board room.

"She loves me," Aaron said dreamily.

"What?!" he whisper-shouted, attracting the attention of a few of the other shareholders before lowering his voice even further. "You've been married this long and she only said it now?"

"…we have a bit of a complicated history."