Chapter 34

  The air around the room stiffens, the two guards who are called to Chloe's room exchange glances, they wait in silence till Chloe gives them permission to explain what happened. Seated on the sofa at the center of the office room, Chloe stares at the laptop screen , his clenched jaw tightens as he narrows his eyes in rage, his eyebrows dragged down, he forms his hands to fist, veins pop out his skin. He taps onto the enter button again for the sixth time, the video footage of the hall replays ; the clip of Riley and Aiden. The blue orbs fixed on the two figures in the screen, his eyes are blazing flames; dangerous. 'Sir," Kevin calls out, he swallows down the lump in his throat and strolls to the sofa, his feet stop when he observes Chloe. 'What?," Chloe asks, his tone low and stern. Kevin lowers his gaze and informs 'The reporters are waiting outside, Sir," he looks at Chloe, whose focus is on the laptop screen 'All the news is about you and," he stays silent for a second. 'And what?," Chloe questions, the intimidating low voice enough to warn. 'And the cops are looking into the case," he reports. 'Anything else?," 'I think it's better if you….," 'Hide?," he utters and turns his head to the left, the deadly eyes glaring at Kevin like a hunter watching its prey 'Are you giving me suggestions?," he raises his brows manipulative. 'I didn't ," Kevin falls to his knees, his voice comes out as a muffle, he lowers his head 'I didn't mean it," he pleads, his eyes fixed to the polished floor. Chloe stands, the silent environment makes his footsteps echo, he tramples to the large table and grips the wooden edge, he leans over his arms staring down at the guest list printed paper in the transparent file, the page of Mr. and Mrs. Edison in display in which Aiden's and Riley's image is pasted. He smolders with resentment as he picks up the file and turns around, he swallows down his frustration and walks to the decorated stand, the three dimensional building of his dream broken down. The shattered pieces of glass remains on the floor, few lights still working on it. 'She really did it," he grunts under his breath, a fresh swell of rage rising in him 'You two," he moves his gaze at the two guards 'Can leave," he permits… The two guards scurries out like it's the only chance to live. 'They ruined the event, they broke into my office and they are trying to destroy my business," grinding his teeth he squats and picks the broke shattered glass  'I will fix everything!" he utters low to himself and collects all the pieces on the ground, he puts it on the stand where the broken building is kept. He stares at an empty space and runs his hands through his hair, pulling the strands out its roots, his eyes red in rage, breathless in anger. He squeezes his eyes shut and drops his hands, chuckling maniacally. 'Kevin," he calls and walks to the sofa. Kevin looks up, his fearful eyes looks everywhere except his psychic boss. He stands, his legs numb from the long knelt position. He stops opposite the sofa where Chloe is seated and lowers his head. 'Who is investigating on my background?," Chloe questions, his eyes fixed on the laptop, he crosses his right leg over his left and rubs his index finger with his thumb. 'Eric and his team," Kevin answers. 'Eric?," he licks his philtrum, he remains silent for a while 'Announce an immediate press meeting tonight," he orders, confident that he can prove those images are fabricated as he left no clue behind his plan. The car comes to an halt by the bakery, Aiden removes her hands from the steering wheel and turns to her left to see Riley who is busy watching the updated news. He has been watching every news on different channels regarding the incident, his inner self excited for victory as his father's wish to shut down the Aim's is getting closer. Aiden let's out a sigh and rubs the back of her neck. 'How many times are you watching the news?," she asks 'It's the same information from different channels," 'I'm just enthusiastic at our plan," he faces her 'Aren't you?," he asks, his brows raised, the corners of his lips slightly dragged up. 'What's so exciting about it?," she asks. Riley purses his lips to a flat line and blinks twice 'Oh I forgot," he chuckles 'You have been in thrilling situations but for me this is the first time, you get it?," He stares at her unexpressive face and lets out a loud dramatic sigh 'Never mind," he moves his gaze back to the mobile screen. 'Its enough watching," she snatches the phone from his grip and throws it to the back seat. Riley's eyes widen in amusement, a gigantic grin forms on his face as he turns to his right. His inner being dancing for a happy song, his mind calculating the scene… She is jealous, he thinks that she is mad because he was with his phone since morning and didn't have a proper chat with her. His wild imagination making its own assumptions. 'What should I do boss?," he offers, the big smile never leaving his face… His ears waiting to hear her words, to tell him that he was with his phone all day ignoring her, to tell him that she is mad, to ask him whether the phone is his girlfriend. Aiden unbuckles her seatbelt and moves away from her seat, Riley sticks his head to the seat leaving her space to move her head in front of his, he closes his eyes waiting till her lips land on his, she hovers over his lap and unlocks the door. Riley opens his eyes. Aiden sits back 'Buy breakfast," she blurts dryly. 'Breakfast?," he repeats looking at her with big eyes. 'Yeah," she nods. 'You threw the phone to buy breakfast," he asks. 'Yeah," 'Aren't you annoyed?," 'Why should I be?," her lips slightly part puzzled. 'I thought you were annoyed because I kept using my phone without talking to you," he explains. She moves her head back 'Is there any person who will be annoyed for this reason? You sound unreasonable sometimes," she licks her lips looking away. 'I wish you to be a possessive girlfriend," he moves forward to the right. 'Possessive?," Aiden faces him with raised brows. 'Yes," he claps excited of the topic, he moves further forward and continues 'You should be frustrated if I spend less time with you, you should be annoyed if I do something ignoring you, you should not let me hang out with other girls, you should ask me for detailed information if I'm heading somewhere, check my phone to see whether I've had a chat with any girls. You should throw my phone if I pay my  full attention to it ," he stares at her puzzled expression, he blinks once, twice and thrice 'What do you think,?," he asks. 'Urgh..." she licks her upper lip 'Isn't that like I'm controlling you?," she frowns. 'Nah," he claps again 'Its not, because I belong to you and you are mine," he shrugs, his lips forms to a beamy smile. The air on the car captures silence, Riley stares at Aiden whose eyes are fixed on him. She curls her lips in and looks away 'No," she utters in a low voice, a rush of hot blood crawls over her neck 'I'm mine," she turns to her left. Riley moves forward, his lips travel closer to hers. Oblivious of his actions, in a fraction of second Aiden looks straight again, her eyebrows raise when his lips land on her sharp jawline. He sits back immediately, his ears red in embarrassment, He scratches the back of his neck, his eyelids flutter as he looks everywhere except her. 'I'll  get the breakfast," he blurts and holds the door's handle. 'Riley," Aiden mentions his name, her voice soft and sweet. Immediately, Riley turns to his right, his body freezes, his toes curl at the closeness. Aiden had moved forward, his face just an inch away from hers. The right corner of her lips twitch upwards when he raises his brows 'You missed it," she utters, her tone dry and blunt. 'Missed what?," Riley asks, his voice low which came out as mere whisper, his heart beats faster and faster. Aiden arches a brow perfectly 'The kiss," she cups his cheeks, closing her eyes she moves closer erasing the space between them until her lips meet his. Riley's eyes widen at her sudden move, he moves himself closer to her making himself to be in a comfortable position, he closes his sparkling eyes and wraps his arm around her, he pushes her more to him, to the point that they could hear each other's pounding hearts. Aiden slides her arms over his broad shoulders round his neck, his body tingles when her fingers brush against his bare skin. Her warm wet lips part when his tongue seeks permission to enter, they chew onto each other like a bubble gum. They kiss passionately. Aiden pulls away slowly out of breath, their forehead attached, never losing eye contact. She inhales a large amount of oxygen while Riley is waiting to go for another round not having enough of her. His eyelids drag down in slow motion as he moves his chin closer to hers. 'Alright" She sits back and grips the steering wheel, she plasters a smile and turns to her left 'The breakfast," she reminds, his widened eyes take time to shrink, he stares at her with raised brows. Aiden pushes her inner cheek with her tongue and raises a brow questionably. 'Breakfast," Riley exhales, pursing his lips to a flat line he turns and yanks the door open.