Chapter 194 Do Not Act Like You Do Not Know Me

Hearing footsteps approaching from behind, Aurelia pulled out two bottles of yogurt from her shopping bag. She turned around and handed one over.

“Do you want a drink?”

Matthew took a glance.

It was peach–flavored, sugar–free yogurt.

He took both bottles, unscrewed the caps, and handed one to Aurelia.

Aurelia naturally accepted it and took a sip. “It’s really good,” she commented.

The scent of peaches, coupled with the rich aroma of yogurt, made every sip feel like

lasty

Hearing her comment that it was Matthew also took a sip.

In his view, the taste was passable.

pure bliss.

After setting the yogurt aside, he joined Aurelia in transferring the items from the shopping bag into the refrigerator.

Aurelia felt a sense of security looking at the fully stocked fridge.

“It is filled to the brim!”

After washing his hands, Matthew settled down on the sofa.

Upon seeing that, Aurelia also went to wash her hands. She looked at Matthew, who was sitting on the sofa. Could it be that he has something to say to me?

After washing some fruit, she took a seat across from Matthew.

“Have some fruit first,” Aurelia suggested.

On the way back, they passed by a local market. The fruits they picked out there were all incredibly fresh.

Casually, Matthew picked up an apple, but didn’t eat it.

Aurelia found herself unintentionally captivated by the sight of his hand holding an apple.

His fingers were long and straight, with rounded and clean nails. The wristwatch on his wrist. subtly accentuated the allure of his hands.

A scene uncontrollably surfaced in her mind.

His touch ignited her, inch by inch….

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She dared not continue to look any longer, swiftly averting his gaze. Her attention was now solely. focused on the apple in his hand.

“When you saw me at the restaurant, didn’t you feel like coming up and claiming me as your husband?” Matthew asked.

Aurelia heard him, and her surprise was evident. “Claiming you?”

Have I misheard something?

“It seemed like we weren’t the focus earlier. The real crux of the matter revolved around Nancy and Mr. Hoffman.”

Moreover, when they were out, she had already gotten used to pretending she didn’t know him.

After all, even Nancy herself believed that they could never be together.

with Aurelia’s response. “So,

my

a bite of the apple.

to pretend not to know me when we’re out in

to know

we

on certain things between us.

to be strangers in public was truly a mutual understanding

point out each other’s

Matthew was speechless.

the restaurant, and I’m a bit hungry. I’m going to whip

me a

“Alright.”

reading a book on the couch when Aurelia was engrossed

and walked over upon

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photo that Jeremy had

paintings, she was just as focused

didn’t realize that when she was engrossed in doing something, she was a completely different person than her usual

a certain kind of enchantment that prevented one

away.

for a cigarette, and was about to light it with

Their eyes met.

shiver struck the

is almost ready,” Aurelia assumed that Matthew

He

gazed at her intensely. betwed with a low hum in his throat before he

a cigarette pinched

and he stood and

he had

had set aside his afternoon and evening for Matthew and Justin.

for a long time, and thought of

them went home after encountering Aurelia and Nancy

could do was return home out of

he and his fiancée didn’t really have much

to arrive with Chad, who was limping, and trailing

behind him.

aren’t coming back today?”

plans with Matthew and Justin, but they had to leave due to some last–minute affairs.” He then

have been quite a few people approaching me, wanting Aurelia to take on their

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merits, one of which is being a quick learner. I intend

learn a lot staying by Aurelia’s side.

don’t think his intentions are pure, working as Aurelia’s assistant,” Jeremy stated bluntly. “If he’s still harboring feelings for

would discover his affairs with Gwendolyn. Therefore, he was in a hurry

Matthew’s urge to return home was

a woman who caught Matthew’s

harbor any ill intentions. Aurelia is too smart, so she would see right through him.

can’t be lovers, can’t we at least be friends or siblings? Uncle Jeremy, you’d better keep your thoughts clean. Don’t harbor any thought you shouldn’t.” Hearing

the hell is this?

time in the world

would definitely give his blessings. But if he

about those ills advice

need for

eyebrow. “Have

what could possibly be bothering a

“If you have the time, go and spend it with. Sylvia. You’re about to get married. What are you doing

would thank his lucky stars if Jeremy could find the time to give him a granddaughter as

the tables to

immediately headed towards the door. “I’m leaving. I just made plans

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