Chapter 161

Aria's POV The delicious aroma of homemade chicken noodle soup and grilled salmon wafted through the air as Aiden opened the containers. My stomach growled loudly in response, the sound embarrassingly obvious in the quiet office. "Grrrrr..." Aiden looked up at me with amusement in his eyes. "Thank you for going through all this trouble, Mrs. Liam." I forced a smile, feeling my cheeks heat up. "It was no trouble." Yeah, right. Just my luck to end up in this ridiculous situation. Aiden methodically arranged the food containers on his desk and handed me a fork. "Eat." I accepted it, watching him hesitantly. "Aren't you going to eat too?" I asked, trying to sound casual. Hadn't he just said he was starving? This was my home cooking, after all. Didn't he want to at least try it? "I am," he replied simply. Since I'd come straight from home without eating, I'd packed two sets of utensils and containers. Aiden took a sip of the soup, then paused when he caught me staring at him. My eyes must h