While saying that, Ximena had tears streaming down her cheeks and waved her hands about flustered. She had lost all self-control and was pacing the room, muttering her thoughts out loud in a panic, "What can I do...what? She's gone ...missing!" All of a sudden, she grasped Aaron's arm and pleaded with him, "Aaron, help me find her! Would you please help me look for her. Please?"
Aaron stared at Ximena, taken aback. He'd never seen her behave in such a way or be so anxious before. She wasn't her usual arrogant self.
When she realized that Aaron was only staring at her without saying a word, Ximena closed her eyes to compose herself. When she opened them again, she fixed them on Aaron's. "Will you help me find her?" she asked in a calmer tone.
"Okay." The words slipped out unintentionally from his lips, and he grimaced slightly. However, when he saw the hope and aspiration burning in her beautiful almond eyes, he felt that perhaps he shouldn't have given in to her and make such a promise.
It wouldn't be until sometime later that Aaron would discover that his weakness of giving into Ximena now, and his greed for her being happy would result in hurting Ximena deeply.
At the airport, Ken stopped the plane just before the cabin door was about to close. Freya stared up at him in confusion. Without offering her any explanation, Ken whisked her off the plane and put her into the car, heading straight to the urban area.
Ken knew that anybody else other than Aaron could not have made such a decision. He also knew that nobody except for Ximena would be able to change Aaron's mind.
It was evident what had happened. 'His Highness couldn't bear to see Ximena so miserable and had a change of heart, ' Ken thought.
With these thoughts in mind, he sighed silently. He glanced in the rearview mirror and noticed that Freya had lowered her eyes and held her handbag protectively to her chest. She appeared very apprehensive and helpless as if she didn't know what was going to happen or what to do.
"I suggest you forget about what happened today, as if didn't happen at all," Ken said in an indifferent tone while withdrawing his sight to look ahead. "I believe I don't need to tell you how to respond to Miss Mo about your sudden disappearance, but you should think twice before telling her anything else."
Freya glanced up timidly and nodded. "I, I understand."
The two of them became silent again. While the car was nearing the urban area, it seemed that the atmosphere in the vehicle gradually became awkward. Finally, the car stopped at the front of a cafe. Sitting in the backseat of the vehicle, Freya looked out of the window, confused. Meanwhile, Ken said, "His Highness and Miss Mo are inside the cafe."
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