The Millionaire Chef

23 | p a i n

Everything was going according to plan and yet completely off course.

Aaron was suppose to address the media with his father - planned

But giving up his dreams and throwing a wrench in the works of their well-laid plans - wasn't part of the plan. 

Charles & Karen were rigid on not taking back the case, she had spoken to them on call after their jarred emails and they were adamant. So Jayden Silverton came up with the plan of addressing the media but no one knew what worked inside Aaron's head.

He wasn't distant with her, but she could feel him far away from him even though they slept in the same bed. He had a different plan in his head; she didn't know his dream was on the brisk until a few days ago, and yet he didn't let anyone feel a single thing of his pain.

This man she has begun to develop feelings for was unpredictable: he flirted with her at first and then ordered her to fight for him. He hated her when she didn't, but he also helped her when she needed it. Her rules be damned, he kept blurring the lines so did she. He trusted her, cared for her, and was possibly falling in love with her. 

So many emotions, he's shown so much to her and it didn't feel strange. It felt like destiny had already planned all of this. Nothing seems strange after two and a half months; it is as if she has known him for years. She was meant to know him after all. 

What a coincidence that he was already in Germany when Abigail's flight made an emergency landing there. Them meeting at the red light area, him helping her. Fate was so notorious, he was here at same time she planned to visit her father, Nolan Hayden has been his idol - her father was his idol. Together, they explored Milan. Fate had already prepared a safe haven for her because he knew the news her father would deliver would break her. Aaron was already arranged by fate for her. He stood next to her at the reunion, and she turned to him when she was lost. He acts completely opposite from how the media portrays him.

Despite having a reputation for being a player and a heartbreaker, he is here showing her love, care, and affection. When she thought about him, she grinned to herself. Everything began to make sense because everything was planned for them by destiny. Everything that happened between them was planned so they could grow to love one another. 

Shane had given the staff a day off to wrap their minds around the news. Martha and Shane boarded the flight to New York and Aaron was suppose to call her when he gets free. Even being all alone his house she didn't feel alone. His memories, his scent and it felt like his presence he left everything behind for her. Abigail decided to surprise him, a silent declaration of her growing feelings. She grinned to herself and went to the closet to find the sexiest, most seductive lingerie for him to wear and pair it with his favourite shirt.

As she searched through the complete closet to find the best sheer white shirt - the most transparent one - she stumbled across his childhood photos, his old college jersey, the group photo of all the boys, her medical papers - which made her heart swell, March and his pictures. She sniffed one of his sweaters; his scent was strong, and it made her heart skip a beat. Her feelings were growing at breakneck speed, and she had no idea how to control them.

There was something else too that caught her eye was a folder neatly tucked behind most of his clothes; if one does not search it thoroughly, they will never find those reports. Curiosity piqued, she picked it up, her fingers brushing over the worn edges. Her heart raced as she opened it, revealing a stack of medical papers. She recalled them going to the required full-body health examination. His grandfather died of cancer and the family members didn't want to risk another member having the same pain. 

That is why the Silverton's have a full body health checkup every six months a tradition in the Silverton family due to a history of cancer.

 Why has he kept these reports hidden if they are his? She didn't want to pry into his personal life, but her heart was pounding as if he was hiding something.