Chapter 13. Workload Increased

Aria Anastasia

It was night and I was lying on the bed, thinking about what had happened during the day. Why couldn’t I just control myself? Why did I have to tell him that he was precious? Why did I hug him in the first place?

After I told Zaiden that he was precious, he excused himself to make a call and find out who wanted to kill him. He explained to me that since he was in the mafia, it was common for people to want to kill him, but it was unusual to try to kill him in front of all the people. So he had to dig the matter deeper.

I placed my hands over my face and groaned. “Why did I tell him he was precious? What would he be thinking right now?”

What if he thought that I was feeling something for him? Did I feel something for him apart from seeing him as a close person, and as a friend?

I had to keep myself distracted from the thoughts of Zaiden. Let bygones be bygones, Aria.

I tried to fall asleep by solving the Rubix cube in my hand, but it