Chapter 1138

Xante was the only person in the living room by the time Corinne got back. She sat next to her and asked, "Where's Aaron?" Xante pointed with her chin to outside, where it was viewable through the floor-to-ceiling window. Corinne looked to where she pointed and saw Aaron and Annie playing with Joey on the lawn. "I thought Aaron doesn't like kids," said Corinne with narrowed eyes. Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. "He doesn't. He's just putting up an act." "Why would he do that?" At that moment, Corinne saw Aaron reaching out to help Annie swipe off some leaves that had fallen on her hair. Annie instinctively stepped back, though she did thank him. After that, she focused her attention on Joey only. "Aaron is still chasing after Annie?" Corinne asked with a frown. "My guess is he can't help but chase after her. He's in way too deep than we thought," replied Xante wisely. "What do you mean?" "We watched him grow up, so we know just how much of a player he is. He's neve