บท 104: Carnival

Matteo gritted his teeth. "I am that narrow-minded actually. Don't the both of you have somewhere else to be?" 

Aiden cracked up as if Matteo had told a good joke. "See, Mom, he's perfectly fine with it! Don't worry, we won't intrude on their date, right Emmeline? We just want to spend some time getting to know the newest member of our family. One lunch date definitely wasn't enough time to spend with Amelia."

Matteo scowled. In his opinion, one lunch date was simply one lunch date too many. Meanwhile, Amelia did not believe Aiden's intentions were innocent, and she stepped even closer to Matteo for protection. 

"Exactly," Emmeline added sweetly. "Besides, there's safety in numbers! It's not safe for me to sightsee alone, and Aiden might want to slip away and visit a club or two. I might as well hang out with the both of you in the meantime."