Chapter 168

Aria's POV My mind was filled with Lillian's words "that woman is obviously trying to steal your man," so much so that I didn't even notice the car had stopped when we got home. Aiden called my name twice with no response, so he leaned over to help me unbuckle my seatbelt. His familiar woody scent suddenly came close, and only then did I snap back to reality. Looking at Aiden helping me with my seatbelt, Lillian's words echoed in my mind again. For some reason, I suddenly felt an inexplicable panic. "What are you thinking about so seriously?" Lost in thought, I heard him ask, and instinctively blurted out: "Thinking about stealing a man." Oh , what did I just say? Realizing my slip of the tongue, I froze completely. Should I just push open the car door, run upstairs, lock the door and play dead? But before I could implement this escape plan, there was suddenly a "click" in the car - the sound of locks engaging. Great, Aiden had locked the car doors. After locking the doors, he turned t