Two-timing!?

"...." There was complete silence on the room. 

Mr. Smith raised his eyebrow.

Last time he had talked with Aiden, Maya was still the girl that Aiden liked, and someone whom he 'wanted' to be in a relationship with… She was not someone he 'was' in a relationship with.

It had not been long and he had already wooed his girl!? Wow! That was fast… As expected from his son! 

Tyler saw the dazed Aiden, and he patted his son's back, "I had not expected you to be so efficient, after all you have zero experience here…"

Suddenly Aiden woke up from his beautiful imagination and looked at his father.

"...?" What is he talking about? 

Tyler continued murmuring, "Well, one can say that it is in the genes of the Smith family people!" He excitedly looked at his assistant, "Right, Frill?"

Mr. Frill did not know what to say, "Yes…"

What else could he do apart from agreeing with him?

Even Riely was distracted for a second, as she thought about her old days with Ethan, "Hmm... Even Ethan was very popular among everyone."

All of a sudden her dreamy eyes snapped back to reality. "No wait! Doctor just said that Maya was his girlfriend." Her eyes turned angry!

Maya had not expected the doctor to say these words, but still she had an understanding that now, everyone in the Smith family might see her in a wrong light.

It mainly was because she kind of knew that Aiden already had a fiancé, but she was still staying with him and suggesting something. B-but she was surely not aiming to be a homewrecker!

Maya was chatting with Riely just a few moments ago so she was sitting very close to her, she could observe all the changes of expressions in her face.

Maya could tell that Riely was very angry right now, she decided to say something, "I-I am-" 

"Aiden! Is this what we have taught you!?" Before Maya could explain herself, she was interrupted by angry shouts of the lady sitting besides her.

She angrily went on, "Is this what I have taught you? Huh? Two timing girls! How can you disgrace yourself AND your family by being an unfaithful person!" 

Looking at her outbreak everyone in the room was scared stiff, they all wanted to say something but did not know what to say.

Aiden's face had an alarming expression. "Sister!" But his eyes had a sad smile as he continued, "Maya is not my girlfriend. I don't have a girlfriend… yet"

The last part was said in such a low voice that no one could have heard it, but since Tyler was standing right beside him, he heard his son's words and smiled. This sneaky fellow!

This came as a shock to Riely, "What!? T-then what about Ella? The Moore family?"

Aiden sighed, "Sister in law, I have been meaning to tell you about this since a very, very long time…"

Aiden looked in Maya's eyes and then turned towards Riley, "I do not like Ella. Since the very beginning, I have always looked at her as my sister and nothing else. I had planned to tell you about this much later on… But since we have come to this, and I don't think I can hide it anymore, I want you to know that although I really appreciate your help in setting me up with Ella, I don't think it is necessary."

It seemed that the first part of his speech was for Maya; an explanation that Aiden wanted her to hear, while the latter was added for Riely.

Riely was stunned after hearing Aiden's words. So did it mean that she was not helping anyone, but just adding to the troubles of her family?

One had to understand that Riely was in a very emotional state since the past few months. She was the daughter in law of one of the most powerful families present in the country, and in these ten years of entering this household, she had seen and been through a lot. 

During the time she had married Ethan, her father was a businessman, but the scale of their business was not comparable to that of the Smith family…

As expected, the people in the circle thought that the Smith family was a fool to let their eldest son marry someone who could not bring in many business deals with her. 

Ladies who would curry favor with her would laugh at her after turning their backs.

After she lost her child, people had thought that the Smith family would finally discard her, but to their surprise, Riley's status did not degrade but instead she became more involved in the family matters after that. Ethan regarded her as his everything.

She received the love and support from her husband's family that only a few could imagine and experience in their society. 

These days, specially when Ethan was in a very difficult position in the company, she could not help him with anything like before and therefore, she had thought that maybe she could help him by doing this, after all Smith family and Moore family always had ambiguous talks related to Aiden and Ella.…

But it turned out that it was not helping them in any way.

All these things coupled with her sensitive mind and fluctuating hormones, made Riely tear up a bit. Why was she so useless? 

Looking at her like this, the men in the room panicked and did not know what to say to her.

Maya lightly caressed Riley's back, "Now now, don't cry Mrs. Smith. I'm sure Aiden did not mean to say that your help was useless. I think he already had someone he likes, right?" Maya looked at Aiden. Her eyes were throwing daggers at him- 'One wrong step and I will kill you!' 

"Uh! Yes sister! What Maya is saying is true!"

"Is that so?" Maybe because currently Reily's brain was working a little slow, she still had not realized that Maya was the girl Aiden liked, so she asked them, "How is the girl you like Aiden? Maya do you know her?"

"Umm…" Maya didn't know how to respond to this, will she be considered a bit overconfident if she praised herself right now? 

"She is the most beautiful and radiant woman I have ever met…" Aiden's clear voice resounded in the silent ward. 

Maya was stunned and looked at him.