<b>Chapter </b><b>437 </b>
James had no idea about his son’s love life, but he thought it was unlikely. “Aria is a tough one to win over, and those two just don’t strike me as the movie going type,” he said.
Emma sighed in disappointment. “Guess you’re right. Let’s go in then.”
“Okay.<b>” </b>James nodded.
Aria and Owen found their seats and settled in.
Owen set the popcorn and drinks down, took out a disinfecting wipe to clean his hands, then grabbed a fresh one and gently <i>took </i>hold of Aria’s hand.
Aria shot him <b>a </b>sideways nce, her eyes filled with puzzlement.
He chuckled softly, eyes full of tenderness. “A deal’s a deal. I’ll give you the full VIP treatment, my sugar mama. Wouldn’t want your money going to
waste.”
<b>+28 </b>
Aria twitched the corner of her mouth and reluctantly held out her hand, letting him have his way.
A gasp came from beside Owen, followed by <b>a </b>girl’s hushed, excited whisper, “Holy shit! The couple we saw earlier is sitting right next to me–and get this, the hot guy is actually a sugar baby!”
Her friend eximed, “Seriously? <b>A </b>gorgeous girl like her actually pays for a guy?”
The girl eximed, “Seriously, I heard it myself!”
Owen let out <b>a </b>helpless chuckle as he took Aria’s hand, meticulously wiping each of her fingers clean.
ncing up absentmindedly, Owen was startled to see his parents‘ faces fill his vision.
Owen’s pupils constricted sharply as he reached out and grabbed the nape of Aria’s neck, pulling her close.
He ducked low, bending forward.
Owen’s sudden move caught Aria off guard. Before she knew it, his head was already buried in the crook of her neck.
She was just about to say something when Emma’s voice suddenly cut in, “Wow, there are so many young couples at the movie today!”
Emma whispered, “Look, that girl’s back looks just like Aria’s<b>!</b><b>” </b>
James followed his wife’s gaze and nodded. “It does look like her.”
Emma said, “She may look like Aria, but I’m sure <b>it’s </b>not her. Aria would never make out with someone in public.”
Aria <b>thought</b>, ‘Seriously?‘
She didn’t dare move<b>. </b>
Emma sighed. “Owen totally seems like <b>the </b>type who’d pull something like this–but let’s <b>face </b>it. He just doesn’t have the game tond himself a girlfriend yet.”
Jamesforted her<b>, </b><b>“</b>I think Owen still has <b>a </b>good chance. He’s much better <b>at </b>this than Kim.”
Emma nodded <b>in </b>agreement. “With Kim’s finicky personality, it’s really hard for him to win Cloe over. But <b>at </b>least we have <b>a </b>granddaughter <b>now</b>, I <b>can’t </b><b>ask </b>for anything more.”
<b>Aria</b><b>, </b>with her mission<b>–</b>sharpened hearing, detected Owen’s parents moving past them and taking seats two rows behind.
<b>23:49 </b><b>Sun</b>, 22 <b>Jun </b>G
Aria let out a quiet sigh of relief. ‘Whew, that was close,‘ she thought.
The closer they got, the higher the chance of being spotted. With a whole row of seats between them–safe atst.
Aria reached over and yfully poked the nape of Owen’s neck. “They’re seated now,” she whispered.
Owen raised his head and whispered, “That was close. We almost got caught.”
<b>In </b>his haste to hide, the hair he had carefully styled before leaving was sticking up in all directions.
Aria looked at him<b>, </b>then reached out and gently smoothed down his tousled hair.
Owen suddenly thought bumping into his parents in the theater might not be the worst thing in the world.
<b>As </b>the film began, the theater fell silent.
The action–packed movie had Ariapletely engrossed, leaving her oblivious to Owen’s frequent stolen nces in her direction.
Something brushed against her lips. Looking down, she saw it was a piece of popcorn.
Owen grinned at her. “Just focus on the movie. I’ll feed you,” he said, his tone gentle and teasing.
Owen’s heart raced uncontrobly during his first movie date with Aria.
He couldn’t focus on the movie, so he simply watched her instead.
As she parted her lips to take the popcorn<b>, </b>her lips brushed against his fingers–soft as rose petals.
Owen remembered their kiss that night–his gaze was irresistibly drawn to her lips.
Under his intense gaze, Aria felt flustered. She took the popcorn from him and said, “I’ll feed myself. You just watch the movie.”
Owen promptly averted his gaze and murmured, “Alright.”