Alan who laid Aria on the bed quickly took shower and wiped her with a hot towel before cuddling her to sleep.

Aria who woke up in the middle of the night realized, she wasn't imagining Alan in the mountain, and Alan was actually present.

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Seeing his sleeping calm face under dim light, Aria caressed his cheek very gently but Alan still woke up and kissed her forehead, "Hungry?"

Aria didn't respond and asked looking at Alan whose eyes were still closed, "How do you get to know whenever I'm in trouble?"

Alan was very glad he went there to look for her ignoring the business deal. He embraced her tight and said in a very low voice that even Aria couldn't catch, "Because you are my life."

"Huh?" Aria raised her head but Alan didn't repeat. "What am I getting for saving you?"

Alan smiled when she kissed his cheek and hugged him back to sleep forgetting she was actually angry on him for seducing her in her bedroom three days back.

Three days back, seeing her glare him, he wanted to tease her but he had lost control of himself and almost opened her bathrobe in the process. He had calmed Aria before he had gone for the cold shower. When he tried to talk to her, she had kicked him out of the room and started ignoring him.

He felt 'EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON' was true. If they were talking, Aria wouldn't have allowed him to look for her leaving his work and he would be content talking with her and waiting for her to return.

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In the morning, when Alan exited the bathroom, he saw Aria huddled with duvet and glaring him. He wasn't sure why she was angry early in the morning. "Good morning my little angry bird."

Aria quickly created a distance when he sat on the bed to check her temperature. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

Aria flushed as she asked, "Who changed my clothes?" In the night, she didn't check. After waking up she saw she was wearing leisurewear.

Alan controlled his expression and nonchalantly spoke playing along going towards the dressing table, "Can you see anybody else over here other than me?"

He saw Aria biting her lips and trying to talk but failed to reason. He chuckled silently.

Aria Cooper who always reasoned without loopholes didn't know how to screw Alan hearing him.

"Alan Morgan! You are a jerk." She didn't know what else to say. "Eva is right, you are a scheming President who plans and hunts. I will not talk to you again. Don't come to me again. Hmph." And she looked away.

Alan controlled laughing on her face knowing what she was thinking but heard a doorbell and opened the door to see Eva with Aria's bag which he had asked her to get.

Eva went up to Aria seeing her awake and hugged her. "We were so scared."

Aria returned the hug as she consoled and apologized to her for frightening them.

Alan coughed lightly, "Wasn't I saved you? Why is my love rival getting the hug instead of me?"

Aria's lips twitched. She knew he said purposefully to make her hear from Eva.

Eva left Aria as she glanced on the couch where another quilt was present. Eva thought Alan slept separately but it was extra duvet which they had used when Aria was getting treated.

Eva pointed couch as she spoke, "Arrie, that couch can't fit Prince. How can you let my love rival sleep on that? I understand you are very conservative but come on, we are living in the twenty-first century. Can't you share the bed?"

Alan pursed his lips to control laughing looking at Aria flush in embarrassment and he spoke after a few seconds, "Never mind. Aria, the bathtub is ready. Take a bath, keep the wound dry, I will get breakfast and redress it."

He promptly left making Eva lecture Aria continuously even in the bathroom standing aside. Aria gritted her teeth because she was in no place to tell how Alan cuddles her to sleep.

Then Eva told whatever happened the previous day. Aria who was angered got to know how Alan handled everything.

"... We all thought, Prince would consider the doctor's advice but he didn't. Arrie, you got a good man for yourself."

Aria smiled at Eva letting her hug. Alan entered to see Aria sitting and Eva rubbing her head, "Seems like Goddess loves her God more."

"My love rival is jealous," Eva said in a low tone and sat with them for breakfast.

Aria froze first and chuckled seeing two hands near her mouth to feed her.

'Advantages of being unwell.' Aria enjoyed as the duo fed her alternatively.

Noah and Rian knocked on the door and entered to see trio eating. "Little Devil! Why are you making us envy?"

But his complaint quickly changed, "Eva, you missed what I saw yesterday. When our goddess was snuggling in the Prince's arms, she looked soo cute."

Aria flushed and glanced at Alan who nonchalantly fed her. She was speechless seeing Rian give the demo in Noah's arms.

'I'll look very cute in Alan's arms than you in Noah's arms. Hmph.'

Aria sneakily took their short video which only Alan noticed, "Sly."

The other three who heard Alan noticed Aria holding mobile. Eva burst into laughter understanding why Alan said 'sly' to Aria. The latter quickly made copies on the mobile.

Aria gave them flying kisses and kept her mobile in Alan's pant pocket where nobody would dare to keep their hand other than her. "Aww! Beauty and Sweetiepie, come on, tease me again. What do you think will happen if I upload the video?"

Then she happily announced seeing them speechless, "You two will die single."

Aria played with them without deleting the video until Alan asked them to pack their bags because they were leaving early and their excursion was also cut off.

They were leaving but returned inside, "Arrie, how did you fall down while skiing?"

Aria went towards the bed as she responded, "Some were too fast next to me and I got scared by their speed." Rian knocked on her head before leaving.

Aria pouted knowing Alan was behind shortening of their excursion but she sat quietly and let him redress her wound.

Alan spoke once he was done, "You aren't scolding me that means you already know what happened yesterday."

Aria nodded slightly and wrapped her hands around his neck making him smile. "Dummy!"

"I'm not!"

"You are."

"I'm not"

"A big dummy."

"I'm not."

Both continued to argue and Aria left him after some time. Alan held her hands and calmly asked, "Now tell me how did you fall?"

Aria had forgotten Alan was very smart. She promptly answered seeing him waiting, "I didn't fall due to those people's speed. I didn't want Rian, Noah, and Eva to worry about me so I lied."

Alan nodded, "I know."