Chapter 97

Aria made her way home after shopping with her friends at the mall. They both had to get to work and she needed to sort out her finances before they would be able to get into a partnership with her.

For the first time in days, she felt the strong wave of loneliness hit her. She let out a long sigh and made her way to the balcony where she had so many memories with Eros, and she let herself get carried away as she reminisced.

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Aria’s eyes widened in shock as her jaw hung open for a few seconds before she snapped it shut.

Will you go out on a date with me?

Aria couldn’t believe Eros had said that. He had been everything but romantic towards her during these past few months. We had a cordial relationship without any sign of sexual intimacy between us. But over the past few days, he’s stared at me and held my hands for longer.

She thought nothing about it at first, but she was pleased that he was starting to see her in a different light other than