Chapter 40 - Aaron

"Oh Rose, I swear I could stay here all night talking to you." Beatrice commented and Aaron had to bite his tongue to say that he truly believed this, as they seemed to have been chatting away for ages “Too bad we still have a few guests to greet. But please leave some space on your calendar for the next few weeks so we can have afternoon tea together and talk more.”

“Of course, Beatrice, I would love to.” Rose nodded and Aaron could see that her excitement was genuine.

“I still can't understand how a curmudgeon like you managed to win over a young woman as nice as her, Aaron.” Alessandro teased, causing Rose and Aaron to instinctively exchange a look.

“It is such a long story that we would certainly need to spend many, many nights here for me to tell it, I assure you.” Aaron forced a smile "Now, maybe it would be better..." he started to try to encourage them to pay attention to other guests, but a small noisy crowd nea