Chapter 48

After putting away his phone, Lucian tried to keep his tone calm while looking at Ariella. "Go change into a dress. Let's hit the mall." One moment he was talking about taking her to meet Professor Fann, the next-it was shopping. Who even knew what he was thinking? Ariella really wasn't in the mood to play along. Whatever he had planned, he didn't have the right to just take her wherever he wanted. "No." Same cold reply. He figured maybe she was just refusing because she didn't know what he was up to. "I just wanna take you shopping." He sounded like a husband offering the ultimate gift to his wife. Don't women usually love going out with their partners? He thought this might be a solid move to fix things between them. His tone made her want to laugh, but it wasn't from joy-it was bitter. "Mr. Sterling," she said, biting her words, "I don't know what fresh new insult or torment you've come up with today. Trying something new each time, huh? Too bad, but I'm not obligated to go anywhere