Aria Cross had finally achieved her goal. She stretched her neck and glanced at dominic’s hand from the corner of her eye. The nail marks she left on it were clearly visible. It indeed looked a little tragic.
Dominic’s thoughts had already drifted far away. He did not know what to think anymore.
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The day to return home arrived as scheduled.
Aria had already packed up early in the morning and was waiting for dominic to appear. The moment she saw him, she could not help but say, “Remember what you promised me.”
Dominic ignored her. Instead, he placed all the gifts that he had prepared at home into the trunk of the Maybach.
The Bennett family’s house was more than an hour’s drive from the Cross family’s residence. On the way, Aria tried her best to behave well. She could not give Dominic any reason to embarrass her in front of everyone.
Dominic glanced at Aria from the corner of his eye. He thought to himself, ‘It’s so quiet now. She’s so ladylike. I can even stare at her.’
Aria said, “dominic, drive properly. Why are you looking at me like you have nothing else to do?”
Dominic said, “You’re making me sick.”
Aria did not say anything else and forced herself to endure it.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye. The Maybach was already approaching the Bennett residence. Aria immediately saw her parents waiting to welcome her at the door. She was a little nervous and looked at the man beside her. What if he did not keep his promise to her?
The car stopped. Dominic unfastened his seatbelt and prepared to go to the trunk to pick up his things. Aria was in a hurry. She originally wanted to grab Dominic’s clothes, but she did not expect that she would grab his hand. “dominic, you have to remember what you promised me.”
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“In your eyes, am I that untrustworthy?” dominic asked in return.
“I don’t doubt you. I’m just reminding you in case you forgot.” Aria withdrew her hand and stepped away from the trunk of the car first.
Beside the car, Aria saw the familiar figures and smiled sweetly. “Dad, mom, dominic and I are here.”
Dominic went to the trunk to pick up the gifts. When he walked over and saw the expression on Aria’s face, he was slightly stunned.
So, it turned out that a forced smile could still look so sincere. Dominic was deeply moved. The exchange of sincere smiles in his family were a luxury, but to her, it was a piece of cake.
Aria hugged her parents lovingly. Dominic hands were full of gifts as he followed behind her.
“Quickly come inside. It’s hot outside.” Mrs. Bennett brought the two of them into the house.
When they were in the living room, Aria kept saying that her life was very good since joining the Ji family. “Dad, mom, I’ve finally realized the benefits of marrying someone. I’m so free now that I’m married. I can sleep for as long as I want, and dominic doesn’t care.”
Dominic could not respond to her, and it seemed unnecessary. He could only put on a smile to back up Aria’s words.
In reality, he had not even slept with her on the wedding night.
In order to show her parents that she was really living well, Aria pretended to be very good and her smile looked very real.
Dominic felt that he should say something, so he asked, “Dad, mom, where’s Williams Bennett?”
Mrs. Bennett replied, “His semester isn’t over yet.”
Williams Bennett was Aria's younger brother. He was sixteen years old and was studying abroad. His family had not told him about his sister’s marriage.
“I heard from Aria that Williams has always wanted to come back here for his university studies.” dominic continued to chat with the Bennett family.
Aria Cross turned and looked at Dominic with a hint of doubt in her eyes. She had said that?
“That’s true, but the pressure of the National College Entrance Examination is too great. It’s harder here than it is abroad. We don’t want him to come back for the time being,” Mrs. Bennett continued.
Her brother wanted to come back for the National College Entrance Examination? Why did she not know about this?
“Aria, stop looking at dominic. Don’t you see him enough at home. Come to the kitchen with me.” Mrs. Bennett smiled as she brought her daughter to help her cook.
Dominic’s face instantly turned red. “No, I wasn’t.” After saying that, she was dragged away.
Only dominic Cross and Aaron Bennett were left in the living room. They looked at each other, feeling annoyed and awkward. There was nothing much to say about personal matters, so Dominic Cross took the initiative to ask about official matters.
“Dad, I heard that you’ve rejected quite a few projects in a row. Is it because you don’t have enough funds and materials? If it is, you can tell me.” Dominic was very puzzled, he looked at Chairman Bennett, but he could not understand his thought process at all.
“That’s not the case, dominic. You and I both know how these projects came about. Those people just want to curry favor with the Cross family and use the Cross family as a means to an end. To tell you the truth, the Bennett family has sufficient funds and raw materials. I won’t accept any of these projects,” Chairman Bennett said, he paused and calmly drank some water.