Aria had been unable to sit still since the ti Noah had walked away without speaking a word to her. His indifference hurt her badly, more than she had even assud. But she could only accept his behavior without complaining as she was in the wrong and it was only right she was punished.
However, Noah's cold treatnt was only making her jittery and she kept pacing back and forth in her room as she waited for the man.
The door clicked and Aria stood up at once as she clutched the hem of her shirt until her knuckles turned white. She bit her lip as she stared at the man who just glanced at her before he closed the door.
Without even looking at her another ti, he trudged towards the wardrobe.
Aria's heart broke on seeing his behavior. He was furious, Aria knew. What she did not know was how to appease the man. She just stared at his back until he entered the bathroom and when the door closed, she kept staring at that door.
A strange kind of fear filled her heart and for a mont, a pang of pain shot through her, rendering her miserable and confused. Noah's actions had instilled a bizarre kind of apprehension in her. She was now scared of losing the man, the love of her life. Aria felt helpless, even more so when Noah ca out of the bathroom and again, without looking at her lay on the bed with his hand over his eyes.
Aria just gazed at him, not knowing how to speak to him and what to speak to him. Her heart was pounding in mad reverie. But she had to communicate and she had to resolve all their issues right now.
With that thought, she crawled on the bed and lay down beside him and before Noah could even react, she hugged him tight, startling him completely.
"Aria, what..." He started, shocked to see her trembling.
"Please forgive . I was wrong. Please forgive ." She cried and Noah sighed lightly.
"Aria, go to sleep. We will speak about it tomorrow."
"No, we will resolve our issues today. I do not want to drag this matter another mont." Aria refused and wiped her tears against his shirt and for an instant, Noah did not know whether to laugh or cry.
While he was devastated to see Aria cry, he was still angry at her for putting her life at stake without informing him. Only he knew how petrified he had been when he learned about her plan. His heart had almost exploded in fear while his soul nearly escaped his body. Those few hours before he t Aria had been the most dreadful ti of his life and Noah wished to never face such a scenario again.
Aria was his soul and losing his soul was akin to losing his entire life. Noah was still in the aftershock of all that happened and whenever he thought about Aria's carelessness, anger surged through him, making it impossible for him to forgive her even if he wanted to.
"You are tired, Aria. Sleep. We will talk about what happened today tomorrow." Noah tried again, only for the woman to shake her head.
"No. We will talk and we will talk right now." Her tone turned serious.
"Aria." Noah's tone too changed and Aria huffed softly.
"Fine. Since you do not wish to speak to ...." Aria moved away from him and Noah raised his brows at her wondering what she was up to now. She got out of the bed and walked towards the door.
"Where are you?" He jumped out of his bed imdiately, perplexed by her behavior.
"Since you do not wish to speak to , I will sleep in the guest room until we resolve our issues," Aria stated as a matter of fact and she opened the door, only for Noah to close it with a bang.
Her eyes widened when she saw the man's arms trapping her in between the door and his body. The veins on his arms were bulging and Aria felt his heart skip a beat when she recalled the sheer amount of strength he had used to close the door. By now, the whole mansion would have heard the sound.
"Aria, what do you think you are doing?" Noah queried, his eyes flashing with helplessness. 'I am the one angry here. When did the situation reverse?' He wondered.
"I am just...I am just...."
"Aria, turn around." He ordered. But the woman stood still, her body tense while her heart kept pounding in nervousness.
"Aria." His voice was low and hoarse and this ti, she turned around unwilling to provoke the angry beast all the more.
"You wanted to speak, right? Fine. Let's speak." Noah gave in but shoved his body on her, forcing Aria to take a few steps back until she was pressed against the door. "What do you want to speak about?"
"Could you...could you move back a little?" She stuttered as she bit her lip and Noah tilted his head, staring at her for so ti. His intense gaze only made her apprehensive and Aria, who had been avoiding his gaze, finally looked at him.
"Finally." He groaned and moved away from her, allowing her the space to breathe. The sudden closeness had rendered her breathless and with him now away from her, Aria sighed in relief. Yet, her heart crumbled when she felt the loss of contact with his body.
"Now, speak. What do you want to talk about, Aria?"
"I....I...." She licked her lips and looked everywhere but him, and Noah was done entertaining her. She had to realize what she had done wrong and how much agony he was in when she had put her life at risk.
"Looks like you have nothing to speak about. Fine." His voice turned cold and he returned to his bed.
"Wait." Aria rushed to him frantically and held his hand, stopping him from giving her a cold shoulder. With great difficulty, she had made him speak to her. She could not lose this opportunity.
"I will speak. I will." She sucked a deep breath and mustered all her courage.
"Please forgive . I was wrong." This ti, she looked at him in the eye as she apologized and Noah discerned what her state of mind was. She was being honest with her apology. Her words were sincere, not perfunctory rely to appease him. She had realized what her mistake was and where she had gone wrong.
"And why are you apologizing?" Noah continued to test her even though his anger had vanished the mont he had heard her apology. He could never be furious with her, he had understood this long ago. Yet, seeing Aria put her life at risk had made him lose his sanity and until Aria understood how much she ant to him, he had to put her as well as himself in misery.
"For acting without thinking and not informing you about my plans. I should have discussed the matter with you before I took action."
"Right. You should have spoken to before you went on your petty adventure all by yourself." Noah's voice was calm and there was barely any emotion in it. However, Aria understood how pissed he was and how much he had been tornted by her reckless decisions.
"Aria, Jared is not a asly criminal or a thief who you can subdue using your power. He is a wicked man and you have no idea how capable he is. Why do you think the police and the Intelligence have been unable to capture him even though he was right in front of them all these years?" Noah inquired and Aria swallowed her saliva when she t the man's frightful gaze.
"He is not a normal man, Aria. He is a monster. I understand that you wanted to save your friend and I appreciate your sentints. However, have you ever wondered what would have happened if either you or Ivy were to be captured by him?"
The mont the words escaped his lips, Noah's face paled. He could not even imagine how brutal Jared could be. He had already gone through the cris the man had committed and each one among them was more vicious than the other. Every woman he had dealt with had ended up in a miserable state and Noah was mortified to even think what might have happened if the twins were to get caught by him.
"Maggie is your friend and I admire that you are willing to give your life for her. However, what I am aggrieved about is you never considered when you made your decision. In your desire to save your friend, I never ca to your mind and that hurts a lot."
"No, Noah. That's not the truth." Aria refuted at once. "Please believe . I wanted to speak to you."
"Yet, you did not. You sought your sister's help but did not think of even approaching and this...."
Aria saw the hurt in his eyes and her heart broke all the more. She had never thought in his perspective and every word of his stabbed her heart directly.
"I am sorry that you do not trust enough to involve in your problems."
"No, Noah. Please do not say such things. I trust you, a lot."
Noah just smiled at her sardonically and Aria's eyes turned red at once.
"Your actions and words do not match Aria and I am deeply annoyed at myself. I am not trustworthy enough in your eyes and that shows how lacking I am. You showed where I stand in your life and I must thank you for it."
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