Bab 24: Neighbors with both her ex boyfriend and suitor.
"Mr. Fletcher" Ria greeted when she saw Aiden standing at the elevator, waiting for it to open.
"Ms. Danvers" he greeted back indifferently and it was when he saw both Kyle and Anna standing beside her.
So, Anna lives here too?
'Maybe she and Ria are sharing the apartment' he thought.
'Or, she rented one,' he thought. He didn't know that she used to live here once so he thought that she is new to this place.
"So, you guys live here, too?" he asked Kyle and Anna. He knows that Ria lives here. She used to return to her grandparents' villa on weekends.
"We just moved in, sir. It is near to the company" Kyle answered. Besides that, he didn't want to live in a mansion which has plenty of memories of his grandparents.
"Good" Aiden simply responded and his eyes wandered towards Anna who was looking elsewhere but him.
He was about to talk to her, but the elevator opened and everyone got inside.
"Sir, which floor?" Kyle asked after he pressed Anna's floor number. He and Ria decided to have dinner with Anna in her new house, of course for the sauna too.
"Top floor," Aiden answered.
Anna, who was trying to fade into the background, lifted her head up.
Same floor!!
Ahh!!
"It's sister Anna's floor too!" Kyle exclaimed almost instinctively.
This time it was Aiden's turn to get surprised. He was actually planning to find where Anna lives so that he could try to move somewhere close by.
But who would have thought that Anna, herself would shift close to him..that too, as a neighbor!!
'This time even fate is on my side' Aiden thought.
Meanwhile, Ria noticed that Aiden is surprised and like always, she misunderstood it.
"Mr. Fletcher, you must be wondering how a secretary could afford a luxurious condo like that.
Let me tell you, don't look down on my friend. She is rich and she is here to support us, not to earn money" Ria said. She has to pretend to be arrogant right? But, whenever she encounters Aiden this arrogance comes natural to her.
And, she misunderstood Aiden's surprised reaction to something else. She thought that he prejudged Anna as a gold digger who is leaching the wealth of Kyle.
"I will keep that in my mind, Ms. Danvers" Aiden simply caved in.
Who wants to fight with a brat and waste his time?
At the same time, he felt happy that Anna has become successful in her life and is living well. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to afford a penthouse in an expensive estate like this one.
"Wait!" Felix, Aiden's brother who had just arrived, shouted as he rushed towards the elevator.
Even though he lives in the same apartment. To be precise he and Ria are neighbors.
Kyle immediately stopped the doors from closing and Felix hopped inside.
"Bro, I...I want to talk to..to you," Felix said, taking quick breaths. He had to rush to catch up with his brother.
"Let's talk in my house," Aiden replied. And, when Felix noticed that there were others in the elevator, he agreed with his brother.
Later no one spoke anything but Kyle could feel the tension in the air.
He looked at Ria and Felix who had their faces turned in opposite directions as if they didn't want to look at each other.
Later he looked at Anna and Aiden who were pretending to be busy on their phones although they were not doing anything but scrolling down in the news feed.
'These old generation is no fun' Kyle thought, totally unaware of what's going on these 'older generation' minds.
After a few seconds, the elevator stopped at the top floor and everyone got off the elevator.
"Mr. Keller" Kyle greeted as soon as he noticed a person standing at one of the doors, typing the passcode.
He is not able to believe if this is a mere coincidence or something else. But he concluded that it is a coincidence as this estate is the nearest to the company and the luxurious one where directors like Mr. Keller preferred to live.
But Anna could only sigh inside and rub her forehead.
Seeing these both in office is more than enough!
Now, they have become her neighbors too??
This is simply infuriating!!
Living on the same floor with her ex and her friend who wants to become her boyfriend.
Wow!!
Just, wow!!
Nothing could be more peaceful than this!!
"Mr. Danvers, Mr. Keller, Ms. Lopez" Allen greeted Kyle, Aiden and Anna. "Nice to meet you all again," Allen greeted.
"What a coincidence. You all live in the same estate!" he exclaimed, pretending as if he was here by coincidence. He smartly ignored Anna's glare. If glare could kill a person, he would have got murdered hundred times by now.
The truth to be told, he paid thrice the original amount to the owner of this pent house so he could live right in the middle flat which separates Anna and Aiden's house.
Meanwhile, Anna's hand itched to beat up Aiden into a plump. Coincidence?? She knows how he made this 'coincidence' happen. He must have used tons of money or 'respectfully forced' the former resident out of the house.
"Yes, Mr. Keller. We just moved" Kyle answered.
"It's good that my neighbors are not strangers!" Allen smiled but closed his mouth instantly when he saw Anna narrowing her eyes at him.
Meanwhile, Aiden spoke nothing because he didn't like this Keller guy.
The way he looked at Anna tempted Aiden to strangle this guy to death. But, alas! He couldn't do it.
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