Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 974

"Miss Mo..." the shop manager said carefully. Truly, he felt like he was in a pickle. After all, Zoey was Aaron's younger sister and it seemed improper to straight up refuse her. While Ximena might choose not to accept her order, if each and every designer in "Only Memory" refused to entertain her at the same time, the shop manager was afraid that Zoey might freak out and cause a commotion in the establishment.

"Let her lash out, why are you so scared?" Ximena said in an apathetic tone. It was as if she was able to read the shop manager's mind. Clearly ending the conversation right there and then, she pulled the sketchbook she used to draw her designs and started scribbling on it. "You may leave now," she said, without even looking at the man she was talking to.

"Yes!" the shop manager answered respectfully and a little bit to gleefully. After that, he started his way towards the office's exit. In all actuality, he was not afraid of Zoey coming in, freaking out about how she was being treated, and then making a whole scene. The only thing he was truly worried about was how he was going to expel her from the establishment once she started. Considering that Zoey was Aaron's sister, he thought that doing that would be very hard.

Upon reaching the door, the shop manager slowly opened it and walked out. But just before he did, he looked back and took one last glace at Ximena. The designer was drawing the outline of a design sketch in an calm and peaceful manner.

Seeing that, he could not help but smile widely. Ever since he had met her, he had known that she was the one for a man like Aaron. He believed that come a time Ximena fought someone in battle, Aaron would stand beside her, giving her strength and being her shield against her opponent. With that in his mind, he continued on his way and gently closed the door. After finishing her sketch, Ximena took a break.

She turned her head and looked at her cellphone that was put aside. Its screen suddenly turned bright and a short message was displayed on its lockscreen. Upon seeing the message, Ximena's thoughts came to a halt. Putting down the pencil in her hand, she picked up her cellphone. With a deep breath, she opened the short message and silently read it—

"Ken will pick you up at 12 noon. Please be ready."

The text sounded more like an order than a message and Ximena felt like it totally did not allow her to refuse. Its domineering tone stunned her for a few minutes and her mind went black. A few moments later, however, she was back up and a weird smile appeared at the corners of her mouth. Since the night they had learned what had happened between her parents and his mother, Aaron had changed his attitude towards her. He had been humbler and tolerant of her, which, for most people, was almost impossible to even imagine. While she knew that Aaron could be someone like that, her mind didn't let her fully believe that.

After reading the text, she opened the drawer under her working table slowly. Inside was a photo that she had acquired a while ago, through the help of a private detective. Since the photo had been taken and developed years ago, its side were already crumbling and yellowing. But the two people in it didn't seem to fade, even one bit. Seeing the handsome face of her father beside her equally stunning mother, Ximena felt like she was with them, encased in their loving embrace. It made her very emotional that tears were starting to form in her eyes.