While the classmates gasped at Aria's response, she noticed Alan nod at somebody as greet and saw Finn too nod.

"How do you know him? He is so annoying, irresponsible, headless, dumb man." Aria growled for the morning squabble.

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Finn: "..."

'What a great introduction!' Finn thought and all laughed hearing her.

A girl said, "Damn, we didn't know Alia could cry, be happy, and even joke." Then she laughed with others leaving Aria speechless.

'When did I joke?' She saw Finn gloating and realized they thought she was humoring about Finn when it was the fact.

Unwilling to share Alan's time with anyone, Aria pushed him towards the car, "Let's go."

Alan purposefully asked holding her back, "Won't you bid your friends?"

'Friends!?' Aria bit her lips while others chuckled, "Mr.Alan, Alia never spoke to anyone unless it's college work. She shooed everyone away even if we try to be close."

Alan slightly nodded in response and bid them behalf of her, "She will be alright soon. Thank you for taking care of her."

Some blushed, some giggled before dispersing.

He turned to Finn and informed, "I will see you at the villa."

Finn nodded before walking to his car. He was glad Alan Morgan finally came to stuff her brain with some sense.

--- In Aria's car ---

Hopping on the shotgun seat, "Are you going to be here for a…" She fell into a dilemma and heard Alan ask, "Hour?"

Straight and immediate refuse, "That's toooooooooooooooooooo less."

"A day?"

Aria pouted, "It's tooooooooooooooo less."

"A week?"

Aria scratched her head, "It's also tooooooooo less."

"A month?" Alan tried again.

Aria almost nodded but, "It also feels less."

Alan chuckled, rubbing her head, "How about I become your stay at home husband?"

There she goes, nodding her head vigorously and adding, "Let's get married and change your name to Alan Cooper."

Then the silence fell for a few seconds before the little woman said dejectedly, "It's alright, you follow as you planned. Your workload will increase."

Alan saw her gazing down, tears pooling her eyes, on the verge of crying again. He knew if he said, 'Don't cry.' That itself would make her cry non stop.

"Don't you want to know my schedule?" He asked and got her attention back but not a happy one. Probably expecting he was going to leave the next day or after it.

Alan continued after glancing at her, "I am planning for a weekend outing with my little dummy, then rest a day or two before leaving. Will th…"

He couldn't get to finish and his little dummy squealed in excitement, "Really? You are gonna be here for ten days." It was Monday so he will be with her the whole week and weekend trip and a few days rest. She was over the moon.

Alan smiled resignedly when she started planning what they are going to do each day. Alan would rest during the day when she goes to college, and work in the night to match their country time and they would have fun in the morning and evening.

She wanted to bunk college but he didn't allow her, sigh.

-- At Aria's villa --

Aria was perplexed looking at three plates Alan arranged for dinner, "Brother Vince coming?"

"Finn Stanley." Alan nonchalantly responded and saw her dislike. He chuckled and leaned on the dining table pulling her to his arms.

The livid guardian pulled her ear and chided her, "Aria Cooper who I know never avoids people. It's not so you…"

Aria cut in grumpily, "I am Alia now. ALIA."

However, she received a flick on her head, "Aria Cooper, Arrie or Alia, each one is you. Don't worry about safety and be alone. Have friends, you are going to spend so much time here, are you going to be alone everywhere?"

"Oh." She thought before cheekily responding, "You are there with me, everywhere I go. Just a call away."

Finn was leaning on the wall when she said that. 'Sigh, this little packet is still the same but hides well.'

Alan chuckled and nodded, "I do but what if you need somebody urgent. I can't fly in minutes."

Aria cluelessly told, "The maid is there."

Finn: "..."

Alan decided to coax her later when he realized Finn was standing speechlessly, "We will talk later, let's eat."

Aria glared at Finn when he sat opposite to her but soon behaved he doesn't exist in the world. Finn didn't care, he was frustrated by country S style food and his own cooking. He didn't know who cooked but concentrated on making his stomach happy.

However, he had a lot of dog food too that was shoved repeatedly by the couple whenever his gaze would distract due to her chuckle.

He was almost done, when he heard Aria, "I want ice cream, let's go out on a walk."

Alan hummed as he knew she hadn't touched many of her favorite foods because she had nobody to enjoy eating with. "Change to warmer clothes."

Both men saw her happily skip to upstairs and Finn commented, "I had thought she went on depression but you are her happy pill."

Alan didn't respond to it. He knew she was gloomy the whole six months if she is alone without Vince or Isaac visiting her or if she wasn't talking with him and her Fourie friends.

"I will be with her till next Wednesday so you can chill and enjoy or visit your parents."

Finn had met his parents and he had been on an outing so he decided to laze and explore the city or find some girls. He was fasting for six months already, thanks to ALIA.

Alan continued, "I will talk to her so that she won't make it hard for you."

Finn glared at Alan's nonchalance hearing him keep it so simple. He was tortured for six months, okay? "You could have done that at the beginning itself." He hissed.

Alan's lips arched slyly and leaned back on the chair as he spoke, "My plan was that, tell her that you are a bodyguard for five years but somebody challenged me to get a seat in the same college."

Finn's brows twitched uncontrollably at the realization of Alan Morgan purposefully played him. If he had discussed instead of provoking this mystic man, he wouldn't have been tortured.

Alan continued despite knowing Finn understood what he was trying to say, "Tsk, tsk. I thought Young master Stanley is a casanova and smart to make my girl as your friend when you wanted to be a classmate."

Finn gritted his teeth craving to wipe the smirk off his face but stood up and left missing to hear, "Kid." By Alan Morgan.

Finn had cursed the vicious couple non stop ranting to Harold Stanley until he was tired of speaking feeling his throat dry and his grandfather had laughed at him for a long time.