LXVI

LAIA WAS SURPRISED that the boy's form of escape turned out to be him taking her back to his house.

But she certainly wasn't surprised that the boy apparently owned a car. At this point, she wouldn't even be probably surprised if she finds out that Aiden is secretly the heir to a huge fortune and was sent to live a "normal" life with his grandmother before he comes of age like those melodramas that her mother watched often.

"Here we are," Aiden pulls to a stop right in front of his house. He was about to open the door on his side when he noticed that Laia wasn't doing anything. "Are you okay?"

Laia reluctantly nods. "Yeah," She glances at her house which was empty as she expected. Her mother still wasn't home like always. "I'm just worried about not living up to your grandmother's expectations,"

Did she really have to say that out loud?