#Chapter 20: How Can This Be Aria?!

Lucian’s POV The family gathering was taking place at my parents’ villa. I paced in their living room, back and forth across the carpet. The party was about to start, but Aria hadn’t arrived yet. Ben walked in from outside, shaking his head. Under his breath, he muttered, “Could it really be. Is Luna really Dr. A?” A few days ago, Ben had called Aria at my request to ask her if she needed a ride to the family gathering. She had refused the offer, which had seemed to be another clue for Ben. Since then, he’d walked around in a trance, lost in thought like he was trying to put a mental puzzle together but was missing a few of the pieces. I understood entirely. The puzzle was unfinished in my mind too. For now, I didn’t reply to Ben. I just kept looking at the villa’s front door. Waiting. Hoping. Ben, glancing at me, said, “I heard from the maids that Sheila locked herself in her bedroom all day. They could hear crying from the hallway.” “After how she acted at the hospit