Aira still hadn’t replied to Alden’s message. She kept typing and deleting her response over and over. The truth she had just discovered made her so nervous she didn’t know how she would react in front of Alden later.
After nearly an hour of silence, Aira finally gathered the courage to send something.
“I’m tidying up my room,” she finally replied.
Unlike usual, that day Alden kept texting her until nightfall. Aira couldn’t stop smiling while replying to his messages.
Suddenly, Alden called her again. Aira almost threw her phone to the floor. Why is he calling me now?
She took a deep breath and eventually answered the call. It would seem weird if she rejected it again.
“What took you so long? Were you asleep?” Alden asked on the other end.
“Ah, sorry. I just didn’t hear it. Why are
