BXBX NOVEL Chapter 130 - Apprenticeship Program
"Aren't you going to obey me?" Aiden asked when he did not get an answer from Anya.
Anya was very surprised to hear Aiden's tone cold again. She wanted to answer but instead choked on her food and coughed loudly.
Aiden reached out and patted her back lightly, "Eat slowly. No one will take the food from you."
"You ordered someone to help me. I'm very grateful to you, but I don't want to keep bothering you." Anya said. She was annoyed that she couldn't do anything without Aiden's help. Plus, Aiden hid all this from her.
With that, all she did was receive help from Aiden. The man knew everything she did while she didn't know anything about Aiden.
Aiden looked at her with a smile and said nothing.
Finally, Anya could only channel her irritation to the food in front of her. She finished all the food and drink that Aiden brought. Then, she leaned back on the sofa and didn't want to move anymore because she was so full.
Aiden pulled out his cell phone and called someone, "Get on upstairs. There is an assignment for you."
"Is that Harris? You're going to tell him to send the perfume sample?" Anya immediately straightened her body.
"Hmm…" Aiden nodded.
Anya immediately stood up and wrapped her perfume sample, and wrote a note for Harris.
"Harris, sorry I bothered you again. Please give these two perfume samples to Mrs. Esther." Anya handed over notes and perfume samples to Harris.
"I will send it to its destination. Madam, hurry home. Don't let Mr. Aiden wait too long." Harris was very aware of Aiden's character. The man had no patience but today he decided to wait for Anya to come home from work.
Secretly, Anya glanced at Aiden and agreed with Harris's suggestion, "I'll be home soon after this."
"Sir, Mr. Abdi is already in the car. I will go to deliver this perfume sample first." Harris then said goodbye to Aiden.
"You can rest after you deliver it." Aiden said.
"Understood." Harris nodded his head and immediately left the place.
After seeing Harris leave, Anya immediately entered the perfume room again and cleaned all the equipment she used. She returned it to its original place before locking the door and leaving.
When locking the door to the room, Anya realized that the key she was holding was new. It seemed that the locks on Esther's perfume room and office door had been replaced.
Anya gave the key to the office to Mila. Previously, the keys to the office on the second floor were also kept by the shop manager. And now, Mila's presence made Anya feel a little calmer because she was Aiden's trusted person.
Anya and Aiden immediately headed to the car after cleaning everything.
"Esther's office CCTV is connected to Harris's cell phone. What did you show Esther?" Aiden suddenly asked while they were in the car.
Anya's head immediately turned towards Aiden. She did not think that the CCTV was also being watched by him. Her memory returned to the time she was in the room and showed Esther her cell phone. At that time, her back turned to the CCTV camera and her cell phone screen was not visible. Apart from that, not the word 'marriage' came out of the mouths of the two of them.
Knowing all these facts, Anya casually replied, "I showed her a photo of our house and told her that I live with you."
Aiden raised an eyebrow. Even though he didn't see directly what was on Anya's cell phone's screen, he didn't believe Anya's lies. He knew what caused Esther to be shocked and immediately agreed to help Anya, "I recall you have our wedding book photo on your cell phone."
Anya felt very panicked when she heard that. She couldn't hide anything from Aiden. Would Aiden be angry again because she leaked their relationship in front of other people without his permission?
"That… I… I admit it. I showed the wedding book photo to Mrs. Esther." Anya lowered her head, preparing herself to face Aiden's anger.
However, Aiden only reached out his hand to stroke Anya's head, "I don't mind everyone knowing about our marriage. You are the one who wants to hide it."
Aiden would actually feel happier if more people learned about their marriage. If possible, he even wanted to announce to the whole world that Anya was his, so that no one would dare approach her again. However, he respected Anya's decision to hide their relationship temporarily until she graduated from college.
"Today, the situation is different. I need Mrs. Esther to stabilize this situation and she wants to know if you are willing to do anything for me." Anya whispered quietly, "Are you mad at me?"
"I'm not the one who wants to keep our marriage a secret. So, are you telling others what you need by using my power to persuade them?" Aiden seemed to be deep in thought. Actually, he didn't feel angry. He just wanted to tease Anya.
However, Anya's brain thought differently. She was overwhelmed by the question. She herself had asked Aiden not to tell anyone about their marriage. But now, when she needed Aiden's help, she didn't hesitate to reveal that she and Aiden were married.
"Aiden, I'm sorry. I was guilty." Anya immediately admitted her mistake.
"What's your fault?" Aiden looked at Anya with an unpredictable gaze.
"I shouldn't have told our relationship to Mrs. Esther without your permission." Anya's voice sounded low like a child admitting her mistake.
"There are more?" Aiden tilted his head.
In her heart, Anya really wanted to cry. She felt that now she was not dealing with her husband, but a father who wanted to educate her child.
She racked her brain and said quietly, "I recruited Mrs. Esther without your permission even though Rose Scent is yours."
Aiden's eyebrows rose as he looked at Anya with a faint smile, "Have you? Is that all?"
"Do you think I have more?" Anya felt confused. She didn't know what else she did wrong.
"I'm asking you." Aiden replied. He didn't want to give instructions to Anya.
Anya again racked her brain and her intelligence finally figured out why Aiden was angry. But she wasn't sure about it. How could Aiden get mad for some ridiculous reason?
"I wasn't home when you finished resting. I didn't spend dinner with you. Aiden, I'm sorry." She said pitifully.
Aiden smiled thinly at that, though he felt Anya was very cute when admitting her guilt like this, "Do you really feel guilty?" It was true that Aiden was not angry because Anya used his name or because the woman had leaked their relationship in front of Esther. He was annoyed that he couldn't spend the dinner with his wife that he'd missed so much.
"I really feel guilty. I'm not a good wife. Next time, I'll have dinner with you, no matter how busy I am. Are you willing to forgive me this time?" Anya asked, hugging Aiden's arm as she said in a pitiful voice.
"Hmm… I'll think about it." Aiden's voice sounded calm, but his face was no longer as stern as before. If Anya paid close attention, she should have known that Aiden was teasing her.
"My husband..." Anya gave her last move. She seldom referred to Aiden as her husband, but she knew that men would like spoiled and dependent women sometimes.
Aiden was very happy to hear the call. He could feel Anya slowly opening her heart to him. At first, Anya looked very scared whenever she met him. The woman couldn't wait to run away from him. But now, Anya could act spoiled when she tried to persuade him. Of course Aiden was very happy!
From the driver's seat, Abdi glanced slightly back through the rearview mirror. His lips curved slightly into a smile when he heard the conversation between his two masters. It was rare for him to see Aiden acting like this.
When Aiden's eyes met his eyes in the rearview mirror, Abdi immediately looked away, pretending he didn't know what was going on.
"I'll forgive you, but there are conditions." Aiden said.
"What are the conditions?" Anya was immediately excited when she heard Aiden wanted to forgive her.
"When the apprenticeship program in your college starts, you have to do an internship at the Atmajaya Group." Aiden said.
Anya immediately frowned at the condition. She didn't like it. She had chosen a place for an internship—Rose Scent. Her current workplace.
She wanted to learn from Esther while making the Rose Scent bigger to bring down Imel.
However, Aiden told her to choose the Atmajaya Group instead. Wasn't that the same as killing her dream?
"Don't you want to?" Aiden asked.