"Aurora," Charles called softly, unable to decide where to start from. It was his fault anyways. If he had been able to explain everything to her initially, it wouldn't have resulted in her making such a decision.
"Or are you disappointed to see me now? You obviously didn't think there would be a chance for us to see each other in such a big city," Aurora expressed in a voice that showed how angry she was.
"Aurora, I can explain," Charles said eventually.
"Ok, let's see what you are going to say then. Maybe I would be able to believe it because I'm currently finding it difficult to."
"See, Aurora. Calm down. It wasn't my intention to convey such information. In fact, I wanted to see you before you leave. I didn't even know you planned to do so very soon. But all the same, I'm sorry. Though, I still plan on explaining everything. Can we just see later? Maybe dinner or cinema?"
Aurora regarded him for a moment before she slowly released a sigh. "Alright. Dinner is fine."
Charles said a mental thank-you. "Tonight?"
Aurora watched him for another moment before she slowly nodded. "Alright, that's fine."
Charles smiled. "Thank you, I really appreciate the opportunity. Are you back with your parents now?"
Aurora stiff for a moment. "Yes."
Charles smiled. "That's great. I'm happy for you. So, will you like something? I could let the waiter get you something."
Aurora shook her head briefly. "No, I don't really need that. I came here for something and would leave soon. Let's just talk during dinner," she finished and stood.
Charles nodded once. "Alright then. Take care," he bid and watched her walk away.
He didn't know if he should be grateful that he came to Jacksonville at that moment or he might not have been able to see her.
Maybe he was actually going to get a second chance in love, just as Grey had told him.
.
Grey looked at Aphrodite. "Any message from Alfred or Gregory or do they not know that I'm in Jacksonville already?"
"I will call them. They must have forgotten or been too busy. Or maybe Giovanni was back to spying on them. They have to be extra careful at this moment," she explained.
Grey nodded once. "Alright then."
The door opened suddenly.
Gregory and Alfred walked inside.
"I didn't know that you were coming so early," Gregory muttered as he went to sit.
"It's so glad that you are back in Jacksonville without anyone seeing you," Alfred said as he went to sit as well.
"Yes. Well, we had the best plan. So, I was going to discuss how the announcement day is going to be. Giovanni would certainly think that he would be the king of the world."
"Do you think the security won't be tight around the hall? Giovanni would try to do anything if he learns from Alex that someone that looks like you is in Jacksonville," Gregory explained.
"Yes, that's right. We will have to infiltrate his security."
"I have someone who can do that. I was initially thinking that it won't be necessary but I just realised the opposite because Alex would have or would be informing him. We have to go full prepared," Alfred suggested.
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