It wasn’t just Erina who heard Aiden, because even the newly arrived employees of the company heard it very clearly. Other than that, the shock on their faces was too obvious, knowing Aiden just addressed Erina casually, on a first-name basis, which seems like they have a close relationship other than being bosses and employees.Erina suddenly remembered the murmurings of the employees to whom she listened while she was in the cubicle, which made her remember why she cried at night and helped her realize how reality works for her.So instead of nodding, she politely smiled. “I might not be able to come later, sir. I have a lot of things to do. Have a good day, Mr. Arscott,” she said, bowed a bit, and walked straight to the elevator.Those who have heard her were kind of shocked that she rejected Aiden’s order, like Aiden was asking for something less important, or whatever it could be. It seems like Erina doesn’t view it as part of her work that she was only at the company for one pur

"What?" she asked, a bit shocked that Aiden just asked her which restaurant she preferred."We're having lunch. Which restaurant?" Aiden repeated as he maneuvered the car and started driving out of the parking lot of the building."Why would you go to restaurants when your food was delivered to your office?"Aiden arched his brow. "So you would calm down?"Erina's brows knitted even more. "Calm down on...what?"Aiden leaned against his seat while he was glancing at her sometimes while he was driving with his one hand."From that model, you are trying to point out that I took her to a restaurant?"Her eyes widened so much that even her jaw dropped as she blushed profusely. She could really feel how her cheeks heated, and she couldn't say anything right away."Sir, I didn't mean this. I only meant that you might prefer meeting up with the model in a private area where being at my office might disturb you.""The restaurant reservation was made by the company itself for the clients' comfo

"I'm Erik, by the way," he introduced and smiled.Erina was stunned, taken aback, as she carefully knew it was really Erikson Remington, her brother.But then she left without saying a word. She left while being hated by all of them. She left, seeing the disappointment in Remington's faces, including the others—especially Mrs. Gunner, who loathes her to the core—as soon as everyone found out she was a witch; she was Aurora's daughter.But then, it was too late to explain now. She cannot clean her name anymore. She had been manipulated and used. She had been Aurora's victim; she took her from her own family and made her think she was her mother, but she wasn't.Now that she found her new life, away in Rockmount, where she already created her new home and where her family was, she was now determined to live with it. To stay where she was now and to protect her son from all of them, especially from Aurora herself."Can I get your number?" Erik handed his phone over, the desperation in hi

Erina was still panting over what happened when she heard her son's call. She lifted her head and saw Draven standing upstairs, looking at her. His expression looked shocked by the commotion that happened.She suddenly realized that Draven might have seen what she did and how she could move the things in the living room as they became so messy."Stay there for a while, Draven," she said as she stood by some of the things that were disarranged.She was a bit thankful that the Sanders were quite old enough, and they couldn't hear such noises at night because they sleep soundly.But then, with the realization that there were men who invaded the house and she heard them talking about how they had an idea she could control things because of her ability, she could really smell that someone from Rockmount had told them about it.She was so terrified that her dark past was now creeping into the nightmare she didn't want to occur in the city she was already in—in the mortal world. And worse, i

Aiden was already boldly expressing that he was Arden Gunner and that he knew she was Erina, the one who made him fall in love with her just to make a fool out of him.Erina suddenly remembered what he said about the woman she was trying to find, expecting she wasn’t dead yet. She doesn’t want to believe that Arden isn’t mad at her, because who wouldn’t be when she has already memorized and seen how Arden Gunner would never forgive anyone who did him wrong?“Leave and don’t ever come back again,” she said warningly, and she went back to the house.She saw Mrs. Sanders, who was peeking in the kitchen and immediately went back. Erina controlled her aching heart as she wanted to slap herself for feeling it for Arden.Now that she really confirmed Arden was Aiden Arscott, she could really tell that he was pursuing her to just imitate what she did to him in Rockmount.Her tears escaped as she wiped them off, as she didn’t want to feel any sympathy for him. If she went out and let him in, t