Some while ago…
"Why do you always drive on your own? Did you not say that you had chauffeurs?" Maya suddenly asked Aiden who had just stopped the car.
Maya had made up her mind and was determined that she would not go to meet Mr. Smith empty handed. Hence, they had stopped at a fruit shop to get a fruit basket for Aiden's father.
"Well, I drive the car by myself most of the times because I like to drive." Aiden replied as they got out. "And I can't slack off while wooing you!" He thought to himself.
...
As they came back from the shop, Maya's mood became serious, she didn't know why, but she felt that asking this question was a bit necessary.
She looked at Aiden for a long time before saying this to him, "Aiden, I know that you are a good guy, but let me ask you something, are you serious about this relationship? That is IF we ever get together..." She took a break, and continued, "Because I-I don't think that I can do it… And I don't want to waste your time."
If Aiden wasn't a skilled driver, they might have gotten into an accident right now. Although he tried hard not to show it in his eyes, he was visibly very upset.
Actually Maya herself, was very shocked by her words.
She wasn't that dumb to not notice that ever since she had broken up with Lucas, Aiden was there by her side and supported her, and he had a clear reason to do so. She personally, didn't stopped his advances as well.
That was because she wanted to see where this relationship could go, she had a new feeling of excitement whenever she was with him.
But just now, in the fruit shop, something happened which made her think this way.
When both of them entered the shop, the shopkeeper immediately came to attend them. It was a middle- aged lady.
Looking at both of them she undeniably thought that these two were a couple. "What would you guys prefer? Do you want to taste before buying?" She asked them with a smile.
Aiden did not know much about all this so he simply thought of getting advice from her, "Actually we are looking for some fruits for my father, who is currently at the hospital. I don't have much knowledge about what we can give to patients, can you help us with that?"
Hearing this, that lady was even more sure that these two might be in a relationship and were going to see their family members.
So she looked at Maya and said, "Does your father- in- law have any preferences?"
Subconsciously, Maya answered, "He likes berries a lot. So I think we can get them?" She questioned Aiden.
"...." Aiden waited for two seconds before responding back at her, "Well he likes everything. I think plums are his favorite."
Maya was stunned at this answer.
Yes, how could she know what Aiden's father might like!? When she had heard the lady ask about the preferences, Lucas's father, Mr. Martin was the first one to come up in her mind. It was Mr. Martin who liked raspberries a lot.
This thing struck her like lightning. She had thought that once she was separated from Lucas, everything would reset, but unfortunately that was not the case.
He and his family had become a part of her life. Whenever she thought of anything, they were the first ones who popped up in her mind. 'Would they like it?' 'He liked this.' 'He needs new medicines.' 'What about this month's hospital fee?'
Maya realized that she still had to move on… Until now she was just running away from the truth and trying to act that everything was normal. But she still didn't have the courage to face the actual facts. And during this process, she might take her own sweet time.
What if it took a very long time? She had no idea… She didn't want Aiden to wait for her. He was too precious to be held back by her.
...
Coming back to the scene where Maya had told Aiden that she didn't want to waste his time.
"What are you talking about?" Aiden asked nonchalantly.
As he looked at her, he continued, "Of course, I like you. As for if we can be serious or not… that's something that time will tell, right?"
Maya felt a little pang in her heart. She kind of had expected that he would want to be in a serious relationship, but she didn't blame him. After all… she was the one with a messy past.
Aiden absolutely did not want to say this, he was dead serious about this relationship, but he knew that Maya still hadn't got over her past relationship.
She had told him about it the last time they had talked about it and just now in the fruit shop also, he understood what might have happened, Maya was still thinking about the Martin family when she had answered the shopkeepers' question.
He did not want to pressure Maya into a new relationship, that too this soon. And therefore he told her that he was not very serious, "We can just go with the flow, like normal people before getting serious!" Aiden tried to lighten up the mood.
"Hmm." Maya smiled. Yes there was nothing wrong with that as well.
…
Meanwhile in Mr. Smith's hospital ward…
"Hello uncle!" A beautiful young lady entered his room. "I hope I did not wake you up."
Mr. Smith looked at her with confused eyes and then looked at the time, "No, you did not, it's fine."
He blinked a few more times looking at the lady, it was as if he did not recognize her.
Thinking of something, he lifted his hand weekly and rang the bell, which was besides his bed. It was supposed to notify his doctor and his son Ethan, in case of emergencies and if no one was around. This woman didn't do anything suspicious, but it was still better to be cautious.
As if she had already known the reason behind it, she was not surprised that Mr. Smith could not remember her. "Uncle, did you forget me? I'm supposed to be your future daughter -in- law! Well I can't blame you, it has been so many years since we met last.." She said bashfully.
Mr. Smith paused for a few seconds, as if analyzing the situation. "You- are you the girl from the Moore family? Oh! How could I forget? Ella! How have you been? Yes-yes, it has been so many years! When did you come back?"
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"Yes-yes, it has been so many years! When did you come back?" *cough-cough* Mr. Smith said as he tried to sit up. Seeing that he was facing some problems to do the same, Ella gave him a hand in helping him get up.
"It has been some time now. I had arrived back in the country already, but I came to the Capital just a few days before." She poured a glass of water for him.
As Ella handed the glass to him, she continued, "Although we are still only at engagement, I should have visited you earlier, uncle, I am sorry for the delay."
"No-no… Thanks." Mr. Smith accepted the glass, "Liam had already visited me. This visit from your family was not needed. And I will be returning back to my home in a few days. It's not a big deal."
"Oh, so Liam had already visited you…?" Ella asked with a disappointed smile. Whenever this step-brother of hers was brought up, it left a bitter taste in her mouth.
He took a sip and continued talking, "Yes. How was your time while you were staying in-"
"Mr. Smith are you okay!?" Suddenly the door burst open and a nurse rushed in.
Both Ella and Mr. Smith looked at her with shock.
If Maya or Aiden were present here at this moment, they would have recognized her as the nurse who was incharge of Lucas's father as well.
Suddenly a calm voice came from behind her, "Tyler is not that weak Elise, he won't collapse so easily. No need to worry so much."
It was Dr. Susan. Even though she was mostly in charge of the hospitals' VIP patients, she was also a senior doctor who held a lot of responsibilities.
She looked at Ella, both of them gave each other a polite smile as Dr. Susan then looked at Mr. Smith. "I see that it was a misunderstanding and not an emergency. We will take our leave then. I have to make rounds, see you later Tyler." Saying that, she left the ward with Nurse Elise.
The room was restored to silence till Mr. Smith asked Ella, "Just now you were talking about an 'engagement'?"
It was not that he did not like the idea of it. For a very long time the Moore and the Smith families were close friends. Of course the topic of an alliance marriage had been brought up a lot of times.
Even when it was decided, Aiden strongly declined it. After that some things happened, Ella then left for Britain and this topic never saw the light of the day. Today suddenly he heard that his son was already engaged!
"Um…" Ella looked at Mr.Smith and smiled shyly as she said, "Yes, actually I had come today to tell you about the same thing. Earlier I had visited Sister Riely, and we talked about certain things."
"That's nice…" Tyler could vaguely remember that his son was talking about a girl he liked. So it was Ella after all. Couldn't he wait for some days? At least till they could have a family dinner? This brat was in such a rush!
Looking at his changing expressions, Ella laughed and said, "Don't worry uncle! I was the first one to initiate the topic with Sister Riely, I wasn't pressured into it."
"What are your thoughts on marriage? Have you guys decided on anything regarding that?" Mr. Smith asked as he had some weird thoughts. Ella was speaking about having talked with Riely about this matter again and again. Why did it feel like Aiden was never in the conversation? It seemed as if he needed to have a talk with his family members after getting discharged from the hospital.
"Let's wait for Aiden, uncle. After all now, we have already been engaged, marriage can come when he agrees to it!"
*clack*
Suddenly a soft sound of the door opening was heard. Aiden along with a beautiful woman entered the room.
Maya did not know how to react to the words she had just heard as she tightened the grip on the fruit basket she was holding. Even Aiden was very confused. Why didn't he know that he was already engaged? "Father."
"You are here. Look who has come to visit me today." Mr. Smith said as he looked towards Ella.
Maya was certainly very shocked when she saw Ella standing in front of her. They had just met several days ago and now, she was standing here again, in front of her as her 'maybe' future boyfriend's fiancé!
"It's you!" Ella was the first one to break the silence between them.
"Um, hello." Maya responded her courteously and looked towards Mr. Smith. Until now she hadn't known the complete information about Aiden's background apart from knowing that he was from an influential family. Looking at Mr. Smith, she remembered seeing him in a recent business magazine, he had recently retired from the scene and this had created a lot of waves in the business industry.
Tyler looked at his son and asked, "And this is?"
"Dad she-"
"Hello Mr. Smith. I am Maya Parker, CEO of Supreme Starlight, a company based in Zed city. It's a pleasure to meet you." Maya interrupted Aiden and introduced herself professionally.
She didn't want Aiden to introduce her as the girl he liked in front of the girl he was engaged to.
In fact Maya wasn't that angry with Aiden. She could tell from his expression that he was very shocked as well. Maybe he didn't know about this, but she did not appreciate this situation and ignored him.
...
"When did you come back?" Aiden looked at Ella with little rudeness in his eyes, but it lasted only for a second. "Why didn't you call?"
Even though it was only for a second, Maya was stunned to see the hostility in Aiden. She had never seen him like this.
As if she had not seen it, or she had chosen to ignore it Ella responded cheerfully, "I had arrived a few days ago. I was thinking of calling you, but fortunately we met here!"
Aiden wanted to angrily ask her about the engagement, but he didn't because his father was sitting right here.
All four of them talked for some time, Maya and Mr.Smith talked about business related stuff as well.
Eventually, Ella told Aiden about meeting with his sister-in-law as well. "She had called me some time ago, and you know we talked about us getting marri-"
"I think I will leave now." Maya suddenly stood up, she was unwilling to hear the next words.
Maya and Mr. Smith exchanged a few
pleasantries, "You should come to meet me frequently. And since you are friends with Aiden, I don't think I'm asking for too much!" Tyler was impressed by her knowledge in the industry.
"Of course Mr. Smith." Maya smiled and said her goodbyes to Aiden and Ella also.
Aiden tried to stop her but it was in vain, he felt a bit frustrated. He couldn't leave with her as well and just watched her leave.
As Maya walked out in the corridor, a man rushed towards her; towards the door behind her to be more specific.
He looked in a bad mood, "What the hell is wrong with young people nowadays?! Disgusting!"
Maya looked at the man… "Isn't he the current CEO of the SG Corporation?"
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