After making sure she fell asleep, He wiped her face with a hot towel, changed his crumpled wet shirt, and went out.

He first took a printout of a mail and threw it on the table in front of Calvin. "Your mother is behind most of the attacks on Aria. If my wife died, she wanted to use that DNA test report to get Skyline to you. Since she was failing, she chose a different plan which dug her grave. Mom Emily was actually Dad's one nightstand."

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Calvin's hands trembled pointing at papers, "Kite's biological father isn't dad."

Alan ignored it, "You have two options, support your mother or stand aside."

Saira was his mother after all, "What if I stand for mom."

Alan smirked, "Alert her, You guys can be destroyed by Legally or illegally."

Calvin knew he wasn't at the state to do anything and he should look after grandfather, his father, and Kite. He couldn't believe her mother wasn't what she looked like.

He tried to eat the direct threat and asked, "What happened to Arrie?"

Alan stood up and went near the desk as he responded, "Tired of fighting her way out of everything. Tired of fighting for her life. Tired of everything. Now, scat."

Calvin grounded his teeth but he was at no position to talk. He felt he lived a fake life all along. He couldn't believe his mother was capable of so many things.

He left to his office without staying longer.

Alan saw him leave. He purposefully said a few sensitive things to Calvin to know if he tries to save his mother or alert her or stay low. If he alerts her, his men are there to watch her movements. He instructed Levi and Nathan about work and left carrying sleeping Aria.

By the time Aria woke up, they were on international waters. "Where are we going?"

"Why do you want to know when you are with me?"

Yawning, she tried to understand. She hummed and wrapped her arm around him and slept again.

She just wanted to turn off her brain function and rest which she could only do with Alan.

When she woke up again, Alan was awake. "Why aren't you resting? Are you bored?"

Alan shook his head and helped her to the washroom and fed her.

"What are you thinking?"

Aria asked seriously, "Aren't you tired of working for so many years with two companies? And I always irritated you. Why have you never said anything to me?"

Alan shook his head, "I used to wait for the night to call you or wait for the evening to see you. How can I be tired of watching you?"

"So I have to keep these problems away and wait for the time to see you?"

"That you always do. Dummy." How can he forget how his wife just throws herself at him to hug.

"Then where am I going wrong? Did I give too much space for the problems?"

Alan was patient with her, "Do you know how you always said everything straight forward?"

Aria nodded and heard him continue.

"If it's anything, you just say it off that's you. Uncomplicated, honest, and candid...

Due to the problems, you started to bury things to find a solution instead of going and releasing the frustration. And things about Dad turned you very sensitive. So you are mentally exhausted doing things one after the other by also thinking about how you could not hurt others, how to keep them happy, how you can resolve their problems... You aren't living for yourself..."

Aria cut in and pointed at him, "Even you."

Alan smiled knowing why she said it. He pinched her cheeks, "You are my life."

Aria threw herself on him, "Who said you aren't mine?"

Then she raised her head and raised her pinkie finger at him, "Promise me you will tell however you feel every time instead of hiding."

Alan teased, "Like how I feel under you or how I feel on top?"

Aria: "..."

Alan chuckled and responded, "Alright..." His little finger held hers, "Happy or sad, relaxed or tired, confused or calm, angered or pained... I'll not hide it from you."

Aria smiled contentedly before going to the next recliner seat.

Alan asked expectantly, "Now shall we enjoy our holiday forgetting everything?"

Aria vigorously nodded her head and started planning the itinerary of their undefined number of days long vacation.

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Nobody had an inkling where they went, how many days they had left. When they will be coming back.

Alan just dropped an occasional message to Rowan saying 'We are safe and sound.' The rest of the time, both of their mobile phones were off.

Focus international who tried to reach Aria for the show met the three friends. What they said was simple, 'Aria will decide for them.'

Since Aria didn't respond back, they wanted to show as Aria wasn't what she is showing to the world. She is scared of the reality show but the other three didn't leave a loophole for them to say nonsense.

The show 'Unbreakable' was nearing the end so they desperately searched for the girl because of whom they had started the show.

While Isaac's shooting was coming to an end, Eva had finished her other book and sent it for proofreading.

Rian and Roxy were busy with their upcoming exhibition.

Luke Baker tried his best to reach Aria as their next fashion show dates neared. Both had a large set of sponsors whom they haven't chosen yet.

The Hanes and the Wood family had left Noah and Norah to get along well as they had stayed away from each other for long.

Norah's name was under wraps as Hanes didn't want too much of public appearance so her name in the office was Mrs. Noah Wood before marriage while all thought they were already married.

Since Norah was from a business background, she was really quick and soon understood the structure, morals, and ethics of the Woods' International.

Noah's workload gradually lowered and started spending more time with his dummy who easily gets tricked.

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At Wen mansion

Zeke Wen received news from the main entrance security that Finn was at the gate. He got excited thinking Finn brought Aria and permitted him to allow Finn inside.

Zeke called his butler happily and said, "Cook delicious food which girls like. We are having a pretty guest for dinner today."

Butler was a man in his forties, he looked at Zeke in astonishment. It was after a really long time he had seen Zeke real happy.

They hardly had any female guests in the house after Finn's mother got married. So the important question was 'what girls like to eat?'