The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 95

When Nora got downstairs, she saw Aaron holding a bag of fruit.

Her brow tightened, and her expression was anything but pleasant.

"Nora!"

Aaron hurried over when he saw her.

"How come you haven't been contacting me? Have you been busy with a lot of cases lately?"

Aaron acted as if nothing had ever happened between them, reaching out to take her hand.

Nora sidestepped him.

Aaron froze. "Nora?"

"I just finished work not long ago," Nora said.

She was a medical examiner, so the meaning of "work" was self-evident.

Aaron's face instantly changed.

He subconsciously wiped his hands on his clothes.

Even though he hadn't even touched Nora, he acted as if he was afraid of getting something on him.

A flash of mockery crossed Nora's eyes.

Aaron's acting wasn't even that good. How had she never noticed how disgusted he was by her before?

When Aaron looked up and saw Nora watching him with a cold expression, he paused before realizing his mistake. He said awkwardly, "Nora, don't misunderstand. That's not what I meant."

In the past, Nora would have just nodded and let it go.

But now, she had no more tolerance for Aaron.

"Then what did you mean?"

"I…"

Aaron bit his lip, a panicked look in his eyes.

"Nora, you have to believe me…"

Nora was losing patience.

She had given Aaron a chance to explain.

"I…" Aaron was at a loss for words.

But Nora knew exactly what was going on. Aaron had simply been with Mia for too long, and his original feelings had long since changed.

That's why he was starting to look at her and their relationship with a critical, even judgmental, eye.

Nora wasn't the type to cling desperately. If Aaron had just told her he didn't like her anymore, she would have broken up with him cleanly, and they would have gone their separate ways for good.

But Aaron had shamelessly sunk to a new low, trying to have it both ways. In that case, he couldn't blame her for leaving him with nothing.

"Nora, there must be a misunderstanding between us."

Aaron wasn't willing to give up and was still trying to explain himself to Nora.

Nora abruptly changed the subject. "How's my mom?"

"Your mom?"

Aaron didn't know why Nora would suddenly ask about Grace, and a flicker of awkwardness crossed his face.

He scratched his head and said, "She's fine."