My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Chapter 2275

I shook my head. "I'm confident with my choice. I learned this from you, remember?"

Aaron was speechless and couldn't fight back. He smiled even more helplessly and didn't say anything.

"What's so funny?" At this time, Emma came in with her assistant.

"Nothing." Aaron turned to look at her with a smile.

"You won. I surrender."

Emma understood and looked at him, then laughed as well.

I was standing in between them like a third wheel and didn't know how to react. "I'm still here, guys. Are you sure you want to be all lovey-dovey right now?"

"I'm sorry, but I didn't do anything." Aaron raised his left hand and looked innocent. It seemed that he was trying to be funny instead of asking for mercy.

He was supposed to use both hands to beg for mercy but couldn't now.

Thinking of this, I couldn't laugh anymore.

Emma was being friendly as usual. She put her

hand on my shoulder and said, "Don't listen to your brother. Let's make a bet. I say you'll stand at the same side with Hendrix this time, and Aaron will bet that you won't. The one who loses will forever be in the second place in the family."

Second place? If that happens, wouldn't he lose all his power in the family? Although it seemed that Aaron didn't have it now either.

"You had me this time." Aaron suddenly started to pretend to be aggrieved. Although he was faking it, it did help alleviate the atmosphere.

I shrugged my shoulders and apologized quickly, "Well, I can let you be the boss in my family, just like when Hendrix lost his memory that time, you can have the final say."

Aaron perked up instantly, pointed to the air and said, "Don't forget what you said!"

I looked down and glanced at his long fingers, smiled, and moved his hand away. I comforted him like I was comforting Aurelia, "Yes, I won't forget and regret it, so you just keep it in mind."

Aaron put on a silly smile. "No problem, you don't need to remind me. I'll keep it in mind. When Hendrix comes back, I'll ask him to fulfill this promise."

"Yes, ask him!" I acted silly and joked around with him as well. After saying that, I realized something was wrong. Did it mean that he chose to believe in Hendrix?

Emma saw through my thoughts and explained, "I'm the one who decided on this. Knowing Hendrix's character, I think he's worth a bet. So I discussed it with Aaron, and we didn't want to pressure you anymore. I didn't expect you to bring back a surprise. Now that we've confirmed that Hendrix belongs to our side, we can move forward to the next step."

"Really?" I looked at her in surprise, and suddenly all my worries disappeared.

Emma nodded and reassured me.

"Oh, Emma." I was so moved that I didn't know what to say. I reached out and hugged her as words couldn't explain how grateful I was. This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Emma patted my back and quickly let go of me, saying, "Well, now is not the time for us to let our guards down. I can't leave the Stone family alone for long, so I have to bring Aaron back fast."

I nodded to show that I understood but immediately stopped her again, "Looking at his injury, would it be a bad time for Aaron to go back now?"

Emma said with a smile, "Don't worry. I'm only taking him to meet up with some shareholders. Although I have been married to Aaron for quite a few years, I have never shown up in the Stone family. Now that the family is in deep trouble, everyone knows that Aaron will help out. But the seniors of the company wouldn't listen to me. They trust Aaron only, so he must go today no matter what."

At that moment, I had mixed feelings. Emma had suffered a lot all these years. She was Aaron's lawful wife and had accompanied him since the starting of the business until now that they have become wealthy, yet she had no convincing power in front of her own family.

Luckily, I didn't force Aaron to stay. Otherwise, I would owe it to Emma even more.