Chapter 32

Aiden's POV I stared at my phone for the fifth time in twenty minutes, scrolling through my contacts until I reached Aria's name. My thumb hovered over the call button before I locked the screen again and set it face down on the conference table. This was ridiculous. I was acting like some lovesick teenager. The quarterly reports presentation continued in front of me, but I barely registered the nervous voice of our marketing director as he explained the latest campaign results. My mind kept drifting back to last night—to Aria's hurt expression before she walked out. Who should make the first move after our argument? Should I call her? Give her space? The questions had been circling my mind since she left this morning. I'd never struggled with this kind of indecision before—not with any woman. But Aria wasn't just any woman. My hand crept toward my phone again. "Mr. Carter? Do you have any questions about the third quarter projections?" I looked up to find the entire boardroom staring