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Emma : [ What’s up ? Are you trying to set Owen up with someone ? ]
Emma : [ Don’t bother . My boys already got their eyes on someone . ]
Zoe gasped in shock . [ What ? Does Owen have feelings for my daughter ? ]
Emma shot back . [ Who said my son likes your daughter ? He doesn’t even know her ! ]
Zoe : [ I just saw them walking together with my own eyes . ]
Emma replied . [ Nonsense ! That’s impossible ! ]
Zoe said nothing .
Instead , she snapped a photo and sent it over . [ See for yourself . ]
Emma : [ Oh my God , you almost gave me a heart attack ! I thought you meant my son was with your daughter Silvia – thank goodness it’s just Aria . ]
Zoe thought to herself , ‘ What’s that supposed to mean ? ‘
Even slow – witted Zoe finally caught Emma’s drift – she was implying that Aria wasn’t her real daughter .
Zoe was resentfully annoyed but couldn’t counter it .
Seeing the two about to walk away , Zoe instinctively started to move forward , but Caleb grabbed her arm . “ Mom , what are you doing ? ” he asked .
Zoe said , “ I’m going over to say hi to Aria . ”
Caleb shook his head and said , “ There’s no need to bother her in this situation . ”
Zoe was about to say something more when she saw Caleb turn to the driver . “ I’m heading to the office , ” he said . “ Please take my mother home . ”
The driver replied , “ Yes , sir . ”
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The crowd of parents waiting outside the SAT testing center was huge . Aria and Owen , who had started an arm’s length apart , were gradually pushed closer together by the jostling crowd .
Once they were out of the crowded section , Owen kept the same close distance , his fingers twitching slightly as he subtly inched closer to Aria .
His phone buzzed in his pocket , making him quickly withdraw his hand and take it out .
It was a text from Emma .
Emma : [ Did you go with Aria to take Lily to her SAT ? You two seem pretty close these days , huh ? ]
Owen replied , [ Yeah , Mom . How’d you know ? ]
Emma : [ Zoe mentioned it , but that’s not the point .. ]
Emma : [ Son , be honest with me – do you have feelings for Aria ? ]
[ Yep , ] Owen replied .
Emma sent over a “ OMG ” merne , leaving Owen utterly baffled .
[ Son , I know Aria is wonderful , but falling for her is one thing – we can’t be the other man ! ]
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Owen was speechless at that .
He sighed to himself , ‘ It’s entirely the mess I’ve made for myself . ‘
Owen let out a sigh . Aria turned to him and asked , “ What’s wrong ? ”
Owen said , “ Aria , my mom told me not to be the other man . ”
Aria asked confusingly , “ What ? ”
He handed her his phone , and Aria took it naturally , scrolling through the text exchange .
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She didn’t know exactly what Owen had said to Emma on the phone at the cinema , but she could guess the general idea . ‘ Emma must have thought i was with someone else , ‘ she thought , ‘ that’s why she told Owen not to be the other man . ‘
Aria couldn’t help but burst into laughter , handing the phone back to Owen with a teasing smile . “ How are you gonna reply ? ” she asked .
Owen smiled and said playfully , “ Take a guess . ”
Owen took the phone , suppressing a smile , and typed , [ Mom , once I make her mine , I won’t be the other man anymore . ]
Emma’s eyes widened in shock . She always thought only her older son would do this kind of thing – but she never expected her younger one would try to steal someone’s girl too .
After bracing herself for a long while , Emma finally muttered , ‘ It’s all over . ‘
After a while , a new message popped up . [ Mom , it was actually me with Aria at the movies last time . I faked being sick just to cling to her – still working on winning her over , so don’t get the wrong idea ! ]
Emma heaved a sigh of relief . “ Goodness , he nearly scared the heck out of me ! ”
Emma : [ Go for it , son ! Your dad and I will give you two some space . ]
Owen smiled and slipped his phone into his pocket . Suddenly , Aria grabbed his hand , her fingers gently intertwining with his .
Aria gave his hand a gentle squeeze and said , “ You can just tell your mom . I don’t mind . ”
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