Chapter 185 Lingering Gaze

Aurelia, out of habit, didn’t evade, she even moved closer.

After a short while, Matthew, who was holding Aurelia, finally fell into a calm and steady sleep.

The following morning, Matthew mentioned he had a three–hour video conference. Upon hearing this, Aurelia decided she would visit the hotel’s aquarium.

During the video conference, Matthew noticed Aurelia leaving with her bag on her back.

The action of closing the door was done gently.

Matthew gave a quick glance, then withdrew his

gaze.

After exiting the elevator, Aurelia followed the staff’s directions toward the aquarium.

Growing up, she seldom had the opportunity to visit the aquarium. Perhaps the only instance was during a summer break in high school when Xavier took them on a trip there. The price of admission was quite steep for them at that time.

Later, when she attended university, she found herself with even less time. She had to juggle various part–time jobs to earn her tuition and living expenses.

After she entered, she took quite a number of photos, each of which she sent to their family’s WhatsApp group.

Everyone in the group had seen it, all giving their praises, complimenting on the great shot, and encouraging Aurelia to enjoy herself to the fullest.

The hotel’s aquarium was massive. By the time she finished exploring it leisurely, three hours had already passed.

When leaving the aquarium with plans to return to the hotel, Matthew gave her a call.

“Do you want to come with me to the hospital?”

Aurelia thought about their return to Jacaster tomorrow and figured she should visit Zoe. “All right, I’ll wait for you in front of the hotel,” she said.

After a few minutes, Matthew emerged.

Upon seeing Matthew, Aurelia offered him one of the grilled sausages she was holding. “Want some?” she asked.

When she left the aquarium, she spotted some grilled sausages. They were cooked to perfection and smelled incredibly appetizing, so she bought two right away.

It was still warm.

With his gaze lowered to the grilled sausage before him, Matthew parted his thin lips and said,

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You have

gave a nod of acknowledgement,

grilled sausages were more suited to someone like her, an average person. It was perfectly understandable that Matthew, who had always lived a life of privilege and comfort, didn’t take a liking to

yesterday, his attitude had

wasn’t the type to

just going to pretend that nothing ever happened.

she turned to Matthew and said, “Could you please wait

“Okay”

stood off to the side, not rushing to get in the

her food

“I’m done.”

signaled to Matthew that he could get in the

the two of them got into the car, they didn’t exchange any words. An unusual

driver who had been chauffeuring the two of them around for the past few days had noticed. a shift. The atmosphere between them in the car had previously been pleasant,

driver didn’t dare utter

so, they journeyed to the hospital in

the hospital room, Zoe was on the

few words with her classmate before promptly ending the

Aurelia.” Zoe promptly called out

gave a

smiled. “Ms. Souza, you seem

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How come you guys had time to visit me today?

had a meeting to attend, so I spent a few hours at the hotel’s aquarium,” Aurelia responded truthfully.

you go

a

laugh. “Yes.”

lift. “Matthew is indeed. very busy usually,” she said. “Aurelia, please

Mad?

wondered, how did Zoe perceive her anger when she had responded with a smile on

face?

were having a together, he would rush off to the airport in the middle of it, leaving

politely. “Indeed,

from him was enough to terrify one of them into having nightmares. The next day, he came to me, complaining about the look in Matthew’s eyes. He said. it was as if Matthew was warning him that if he dared to step half a foot closer to me,

that

Was he unhappy seeing Zoe spend time with her male classmates?

she was somewhat puzzled. What

I treat everyone the same.” Matthew’s tone was naturally aloof, but his timely response caused Zoe’s smile to momentarily freeze.

smile. “Yeah, but my classmate had no clue. Luckily, I clarified things with him the next day. Only

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