<b>Chapter </b><b>242 </b>
<b>Owen </b>walked to the door, and Aria grabbed his sleeve. “I will go to see Betty after the shower. You may get changed first.
<b>Betty </b>would be distressed if Aria appeared in a sorry
state.
<b>“</b>Alright,” Owen responded.
Owen turned his back, and Aria opened her suitcase. When her hand was on her underwear in the suitcase, she froze.
She turned around, gazed at Owen’s back, and felt weird. Subconsciously, she saw Owen as a female friend.
Aria warned herself. Then, she took her clothes, closed her suitcase, and left the room.
Owen didn’t turn around till he heard the door click shut. He plugged in the hairdryer, grabbed a set of clean clothes, and headed out of the room<b>. </b>
Aaron had been awakened by the noise. At the door of his room, he asked, “Mr. Shaw, you’re back. How’s Betty?”
He hurried over when he found that Owen was soaked through. “Why are you soaked to the bone? Mr. Shaw, you need a shower right away…
The sound of running water came from the bathroom.
Instantly, Aaron’s eyes became wide open. He stared at the bathroom in horror. “M, M, Mr. Shaw, ghost!”
Owen quickly stopped Aaron from going to the bathroom. “It is Aria. Go back to your room.”
Aaron gasped with shock. “Aria?” In a daze, he stumbled into his room.
He sat on his bed and watched Owen stand still at his doorway. Suddenly, he jumped to his feet. “Mr. Shaw<b>, </b>would you like to take a seat here<b>?</b>”
Owen responded, “No, thanks.<b>” </b>
Owen was easygoing, but he was awe–inspiring in the eyes of Aaron.
In the cramped space, Aaron grew more uneasy. “There is a chair.”
Owen replied, “I’ll stand here for a while.”
Aaron fell silent. He stole nces at Owen from time to time, and there were a lot of questions in his mind.
Why was Aria there? Why did Owen go pick Aria up? Why was Owen soaked to the bone?
Why did Owen bring Aria back to his house? What was their rtionship?
Thest question mattered the most to Aaron<b>, </b>but he didn’t dare to ask Owen.
Owen exined, “The medical team spends the night in town, and they’lle tomorrow morning. Aria came for Betty but got caught in a mudslide on the way. She and I are friends, so I went to pick her up.”
He slowly and subtly gave Aaron an exnation. Aaron gaped with shock. “Did she get hurt?”
Owen said, “No.”
Aaron let out a sigh of relief. His expression drastically changed when something came to his mind. “Is Aria…” Madelyn?
Aaron knew a lot about Aria, but never had he connected her with this vige.
“Aria turns <i>out </i>to be the taciturn and relentless Madelyn the vigers talk about. We are in the vige where she <b>grew </b>up<b>,</b><b>” </b>Aaron <b>thought</b>.
<b>Chapter </b><b>242 </b>
After <b>the </b>shower<b>, </b><b>Aria </b><b>put </b><b>her </b><b>wet </b><b>clothes </b><b>into </b>a bag, sealed it, and <b>stepped </b><b>out </b>of the bathroom.
<b>The </b><b>door </b><b>to </b>Owen’s room was <b>open</b>, and <b>nobody </b>was there. Aria walked into the room <b>and </b>saw the hairdryer on the desk<b>, </b><b>Aria </b>on |
Owen read the message from Aria and then left for a shower.
When <b>he </b>walked out of the bathroom, he saw Aaron crouching at the <i>door </i>of the house. “Mr. Shaw, Ms. Saxon just left. She went to Betty’s ce, Aaron <b>exined</b>.
<b>“</b><b>Got </b><b>it</b><b>.</b><b>” </b><b>Owen </b>then nced at his phone.
Aria: [I will take care of Betty. Thanks for your help.]
Owen dried his hair and then called Winston.
It was gray. Suddenly, Betty retched on her bed. Hearing the sound, Aria woke up from the sofa and rushed into the room. “Betty!”
She patted Betty on the back, and her expression was grave.
Betty caught her breath. She saw Aria, and her eyes brightened instantly. “Madelyn.”
“Yes, it’s me,” Aria said.
Betty turned her face. “Put on a mask, quick!”
Aria stood up, pulled open a drawer, took a mask, and put it on. Then she crouched down. “Done.”
She gently helped Betty sit up. “Let me check on you.” A few minutester, her face turned grim.