No Choice

Lucas repeatedly stressed the rules that Aria should obey. He had been strict with Aria; he had also tried to be gentle and had even shown that he was the ruler in the house.

No matter how Lucas said that Aria had become his woman, it turned out that the girl had taken everything Lucas had told for granted. Aria seemed not to care about anything. Lucas didn't know who to blame for this.

"Mr Lucas? Mr. Lucas?" a woman's voice interrupted Lucas' reverie. Alex also nudged Lucas' arm to bring him back to his senses.

"Sorry!" Lucas said while showing his fake smile. He couldn't take his eyes off Aria.

Meanwhile, at his desk, Aria looked even more excited to talk to Erik. They intertwine, to speak. "So, are your legs too stiff to dance?" he asked.

Aria showed the sweetest smile she had. She was susceptible to where this conversation was going. She turned her head toward the dance, several couples enjoying the music and dancing as if they didn't care about anyone looking at them.