CHAPTER 29

Aaron stood dumbfounded. His shirt was ruined and his mood soured. He felt angered at himself for letting her have the last words. At the back of his mind, he knew that he wasn't the most innocent in the situation but he felt angry nonetheless.

No one, not one person had the right to speak to him like that. Pretty or not. He was going to teach her a lesson. Something to remember him by.

" What's going on in that smart head of yours boy? "

The familiar voice of Mr Austin jerked him out of his reverie.

" Are you sweating or something? Did you run all the way here?" He asked, looking at the drenched chest with his hands in his pockets.

" I ran into a situation." He winced, "long story short, I have to talk to you."

" Okay? Let's head on to the office then."

Aaron shook his head at the request before speaking.

" There's a lot of people there. It's about the project."

" Whatever it is, we can always talk about it later. I'm late for a meeting. "

With that, Mr Austin led the way to his offi