บท 123: Persistence Pays Off

Meanwhile, upstairs, Aria was sitting by Jovis's bedside, waiting for the demi god to regain consciousness, with an uncharacteristically nervous expression on her beautiful face. She was really worried about Jovis's reaction upon learning that the entire mess in the morning was caused by her – and her mind was in a whirl. Would he continue to like her after learning the whole truth? Would he be disgusted because her cooking was so gross? What if he hated her instead…?

Aria had never really cared for other people's opinion before, so this was a new experience for her, and she was not very sure that she liked it very much. But then, when she thought about distancing herself from Jovis, she would remember his bright eyes and his sweet smile and the open adoration on his face when he looked at her, and her heart would tremble, just like a mortal's. Even Aria herself was not sure when she had started to like Jovis and had begun to enjoy his attention and affection…