While first aid and in the clinic, she had checked on his wound and touched him so many times, she wasn't sure what he thought about her.

To break the awkward silence, Ceon spoke, "I will get fresh."

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Zara added, "Keep the wound dry." Ceon hummed and went in.

Zara looked at a single blanket and a single bed. If he was fine, she would have taken both, 'Where am I going to sleep?'

She quickly called Noah from Ceon's mobile and informed everything that happened so that he shouldn't worry. Noah informed her that he will be sending his people early in the morning to get them before hanging up the call.

Hearing the door open, she looked up and saw shirtless Ceon rubbing his wet hair. He had a well-maintained body suiting with his tall build. The white bandage around his waist defined his narrow waist explicitly. 

Zara grabbed another set of toiletries and silently went into the bathroom realizing she was checking out the shirtless man.

By the time she went out of the bathroom, Ceon had arranged an extra set of floor mattresses, blanket with a pillow. She smiled to herself and she went to bed without distress.

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Early in the morning, they woke up when Ceon's mobile rang.

Zara was laying on the bed hearing him responding to the guards who were there to pick them. Her voice was groggy when she said, "I will be your girlfriend."

She had thought Toby loved her when he was taking advantage of her, seeing Ceon try hard to help her and keep her comfortable when he could have easily taken advantage of her, she didn't want to ignore his feelings.

Ceon first digested her words as he sat straight. He waved his hand in front of her face and asked, "Are you really awake? Or are you fooling me?... If you are accepting because I saved you, you don't have to do it."

Zara chuckled and tousled his hair on his head before going to the bathroom to change.

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In the car

Zara was tired of Ceon's gaze on her. He wasn't ready to accept Zara actually said agreed to date him. He had thought he might have to try for a really long time. He asked in a low voice which was more likely a whisper, "Did you really say yes? Or am I imagining after losing so much blood?"

Zara wanted to smack his head for asking the same thing in different questions, "Yes, you are imagining. If you stop staring at me, I want to catch some more sleep."

"Oh my god, I am not imagining..."

Zara: "..."

Zara continued to hear his chatter telling about what he had thought. She couldn't help herself at the end, "Today I got to know you are still a child." She patted his head leaving him speechless and silently leaned back and slept.

Ceon was too excited to get any sleep. He started poking her arm until she frowned and sat straight, "Ceon, I know you are exci..."

"Shall we go to France for our first date?" Ceon expectantly asked looking at her with a similar gaze making it tough for her to say no.

"Dating you is very much expensive. What about the second?"

Ceon earnestly responded, "Italy to show you the mountainous road."

Zara's lips twitched uncontrollably but the fact was she loved to travel and Ceon knew that. Ceon continued, "We don't have to spend a lot of money. If I check my 'On the Verge' mailbox, I will get two or three sponsorships so it isn't actually expensive."

It wasn't about expenses. She had enough to go on the world tour a few times. She pointed to his wound, "First we should go to the hospital then you get well..."

Ceon agreed without a second thought and didn't let her continue, "Alright. I will book everything for the weekend. It will be for five days and it's seven days including flight travel time. You don't have to worry, I will organize everything."

Zara: "..."

She was really voiceless but thinking about visiting international destinations in the name of dates was too enticing. She faintly nodded and threatened, "If you don't let me rest now, I will not come anywhere."

Ceon was delighted, "I will not disturb, you sleep... Sleep well..." He quickly asked the driver, collected the shawl, and draped on her.

While Zara rested, Ceon quickly planned everything out and sent it to his team to check on hotels and reservations. He was excited like a kid getting permission to go to his nanny place on vacation.

He didn't notice when he slept while daydreaming where he should take Zara. The latter woke up after entering the city to see him sleeping with a smile on his face. She wasn't sure where her decision would place her in the future but she was sure she would not regret it even if they break up soon.

"Ceon..."

Ceon snuggled on the seat and turned away from her to continue sleeping.

"Ceon, wake up."

Ceon's groggy voice sounded, "Let me sleep." He had thought he was at home and he still had time for his alarm to go off.

Zara held his ear and pulled up from reclining. Ceon almost cursed but soon remembered where he was, he rubbed his ear looking at Zara and discerned they reached city B and they were in front of Imperial hospital.

"I can go alone, you don't have to take the trouble," Ceon said tidying his hairstyle.

"I am taking my boyfriend to hospital, do you have a problem with that?" Zara asked seriously to see his face brighten up.

"You should. That's your duty." He quickly alighted and went around the car by the time Zara had alighted.

Zara couldn't help but remark, "First time I'm seeing somebody is getting happy to go to the hospital."

Ceon shamelessly commented, "How can I keep a somber face when I am going out with my girlfriend for the first time? I will never forget this hospital."

Zara broke into laughter at his dramatic slapping his arm. Well, she was entering the hospital for the first time laughing her heart out.

After making sure it wasn't any serious and needed some days to cure, Zara breathed a sigh of relief. She dropped him to his place asking him to rest before she went to the office.

In a stupor, he rested till lunchtime and went to meet Finn to deliver the news personally. He was entering his office, he noticed a pretty girl sitting and working seriously.

Finn had stopped hiring female secretaries to avoid them hovering around him instead of working so he curiously asked Dustin, "Dustin, tell me one thing, why do I feel like that secretary is here for a reason?"

Dustin didn't dare to reveal the actual reason, "Vice president Davis, she is President Cooper's secretary, she is working temporarily here due to the workload."

Hearing Aria's name, Ceon didn't continue asking and went in to meet Finn. The latter was happy for his friend on a second chance in love.

It was lunchtime when Rose went in after the knock and kept the files on the table, she reported a few things and pointed to a file, "President Stanely, this movie has many plagiarised scenes. I requested a check on it but they aren't accepting it."

Finn frowned hearing it, "How do you know?" He had gone through it and his team too so he couldn't understand how she was so sure.

"I had attended a meeting with President Cooper when a new writer narrated the story. President Cooper liked it and discussed it while forming the production team meeting so I remember it. If I'm not wrong, shooting is in progress. The difference is, this story is in modern days and that movie is a Sci-fi high budget movie. If you approve this, shooting and post-production will be over in three to four months and by that time, Skyline invested in the movie will be released..."

Ceon cut in, "Skyline invested movie never flopped, somebody is trying to ruin you keeping against Skyline."

Finn couldn't understand how they got the copyright so easily. "Arrange a meeting in ten minutes and mail Levi regarding the same. Give heads up to the legal team to be prepared."

"Noted President Stanley." Rose responded and was leaving, Finn said, "By the way, Thank you."

Rose warmly smiled responding, "It's my work, President Stanley."

Finn nodded and dialed his men to get the background of the writer and know the critical details of him. He was sure some entertainment industry was doing it to destroy him or might want to sabotage his relationship with Aria.

If it was the latter option, Finn would really laugh at them. Because Aria and he never blame things just checking the vision. They dig up dirt and smear it on who did it. Now it just saved their energy and time on shitty things.

Ceon's voice sounded when Rose left, "You are so good to your new secretary."

Finn responded without thinking, "She is just an innocent girl. She will start crying if I raise my voice and smile innocently for everything else."

Other than Aria, the first time he heard Finn appreciating and talking positively about a girl.