Thinking of the family's future, Aaron's mouth gradually curled into a deep smile. He looked at the manor with satisfaction and asked, "How's the greenhouse going?"
"According to Miss Mo's taste and preference, all kinds of roses have been planted in the greenhouse," Ken replied with some relief. "And the bookshelves have been placed in the way that you have designed them to be."
"Good job!" Aaron replied pleased as he casually strolled through the manor, and then finally stepped into the greenhouse.
The greenhouse was a ventilated house made out of transparent glass. It was a lovely place to spend time there, regardless of what the climate was like outside.
Aaron took the remote control and pressed a button. A low buzzing sound could be heard, and then the glass wall that was filled with roses began to fold and moved to one side. He sat on the sofa, and a soft breeze with the sweet scent of flowers blew gently on his face.
'She will love this place, won't she?'
Aaron then pulled out his smartphone and dialed her number.
"Hello?"
The tone of her voice on the phone sounded reverent. However, there was still a touch of arrogance in it.
"What are you up to?" Aaron asked as he pressed the button on the remote control again. The glass wall then retracted, and the greenhouse became closed once more.
"Um... I'm reading some books," Ximena turned the page of a fashion design book as she answered vaguely. Some dictionaries and reference books were also scattered on the table beside her.
"I will pick you up for dinner in a little while." Aaron felt somewhat stiff and self-conscious, but he still commanded like an emperor.
Ximena rolled her eyes at his request and then frowned. "May I stay?" She closed her book and then added, "I'm not hungry."
"..." Aaron noticed that Ximena was unwilling. "Well, I'll go home for dinner later on then."
"Fine," Ximena agreed and then said nothing more.
Aaron hung up the phone and regarded the furniture in the greenhouse. There was an antique English hand-carved white table, a lovely hammock to take a nap in, and bookshelves filled with books on various fashion designs and other things. And everything was surrounded by the beautiful scent of roses. His aloof eyes had a subtle hint of tenderness in them as he looked around the greenhouse. 'That's all that she wanted.'
He stood up and walked out of the greenhouse at a leisurely pace and then left the manor; the manor that he had prepared for Ximena; the manor that he hoped would represent, home. .
After the phone call from Aaron, Ximena's cold face showed a complex expression.
She knew that her belly would become larger by the day, and it wouldn't take long before everyone found out that she was pregnant. But she was still reluctant to leave. The reason she was reluctant to leave was that she simply didn't want to leave at all. But now it became the most fundamental reason.
"My lady," the maid placed a glass of freshly squeezed juice on the coffee table in front of Ximena. "What would you like for afternoon tea?"
"Nothing, thank you." Ximena shook her head.
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