The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 9

If she hadn’t seen what happened in the parking garage, Nora might have found his words sweet enough to make her heart flutter.

Unfortunately, she would never believe another word from Aaron again.

Nora shot him a cold look. “I suggest you compensate him properly for his losses. If he presses charges, you’ll have a criminal record.”

“And I don’t think the promising Dr. Aaron Wells would want a stain on his record, would he?”

Aaron raised his eyebrows.

He hadn’t expected this reaction from Nora and was momentarily flustered. “Nora, what’s gotten into you?”

She used to dote on him so much, getting worried over a simple paper cut on his finger.

How could she be so calm and indifferent now?

It was as if he were a complete stranger!

“Did I do something to make you angry? Can you please not keep it inside and just tell me? Nora, I’m your boyfriend!”

Seeing him act so convincingly, Nora crossed her arms and asked leisurely, “Are you sure you want me to say it?”

“Of course!”

Thinking Nora was wavering, Aaron quickly put on a playful grin, trying to charm his way out of it. “Tell me who upset my Dr. Hayes! Nora, you tell me, and your man will take care of them for you!”

Nora almost laughed out loud.

She looked at Aaron with something akin to admiration.

If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she really would have been fooled by him.

No wonder he had managed to keep her in the dark for so many years.

The man’s acting was so good, he could win an Oscar.

“That won’t be necessary. I’m tired. I want to go home and rest.”

Aaron immediately said, “Then I’ll take you home!”

He started to follow Nora toward the exit.

“Hold on, Aaron! You haven’t resolved this yet!” an officer called out.

Aaron’s brow furrowed in annoyance. “What’s the big deal? All he wants is money, right?”

“Why are you standing so far away? Whatever. I’m going to handle this now. You wait for me outside. I’ll take you home in a bit.”

“No—”

Nora was about to refuse, but Aaron had already turned around, leaving her with a view of his back that he clearly thought looked cool.

Nora fell silent for a moment, then quickly turned and left.

There was no way she was waiting for Aaron. She unlocked her car and was about to get into the driver’s seat when she saw two figures standing not far away.

Dennis had cried so much his voice was hoarse, and the sound was painfully raw. “Nathan, what do we do? The tire’s flat. How about I call a cab and send you home first?”

Nathan’s cool voice sounded softer than before. “It’ll be hard to get a cab at this hour.”

“Then—”

*Honk honk.*

Nora pulled her car up in front of them, rolled down the window, and met the two men’s surprised gazes. “Need a ride?”

Seeing Nora was like seeing a lifeline for Dennis. “Perfect timing, Dr. Hayes! Nathan, we’re in luck!”