Chapter 75

ELLIE

“Where did you go?” Aiden's question caused a deafening silence to fall over the whole house.

I was yet to come down the stairs and I just stopped right there as I was watching the whole thing unfold. I couldn't help but wonder what it was all about.

First, it had been Aiden being overly curious about seeing his mother leave, then it was him looking all gloomy all through the weekend. And now, it was him confronting her about where she had been all weekend like he was some sort of jealous lover.

It couldn't get even more interesting than that. I tried my best not to feel guilty about acting like I was some onlooker, instead of trying to help them sort out their differences right there.

I promised myself I would find a way to intervene after I had at least found out what exactly had been going on all through the weekend.

“Aiden…? What's the meaning of all this?” Emily was looking just as confused as I was at that point. “What sort of question is that? I'm not your kid for cr