BXBX NOVEL Chapter 281 - Engaged
Anya was stunned when Aiden came out of the changing room. Was this really her husband?
"Am I the only one who thought that celebrity came out? Uncle, it\'s a shame you don\'t work in the entertainment world!" Nico exclaimed, praising Aiden so he would forgive him.
Aiden chose a pair of sunglasses from the cabinet and put them on. He looked relaxed, but still exuded a dominant aura, not boyish at all. Absolute authority still radiated from his entire body.
"My husband is so handsome!" Anya couldn\'t help herself from praising Aiden.
"Because my wardrobe collections are very good!" Nico said proudly.
"It\'s because my husband is so handsome that he can wear ordinary clothes but still look like a superstar, not because of your good clothes," Anya approached Aiden and said, "I chose this for you. Aren\'t I a good chooser?"
Aiden nodded. "Let\'s go," he said while stroking his wife\'s head.
Nico felt neglected and took the courage to ask, "Uncle, how about me?"
Aiden pretended not to hear Nico\'s words. He took Anya\'s hand and passed through Nico as he walked out of the room.
"Uncle, I\'m sorry. I was wrong. I\'m really sorry," Nico said, begging Aiden.
"You shouldn\'t apologize to me, but to your aunt," Aiden replied coldly.
"Auntie, I\'m sorry. I…"
"I won\'t get mad at stupid kids. Try to think again about your uncle\'s previous plan. Wouldn\'t it be better to cooperate with your uncle than to try to persuade your grandfather?" Before leaving, Anya gave Nico a suggestion.
It\'s true, if Aiden became the head of the Atmajaya Family, his life as well as his mother\'s would get easier.
Nico didn\'t even mind when Anya called him a stupid kid, because indeed he had been fooling around enough today.
Nico followed them downstairs and led them to the car. Then, he turned towards the living room.
Maria came out of the kitchen and gave Nico a confused look. "What\'s wrong? Is your uncle still mad at you?" She asked.
"No, Mother, please arrange a blind date for me," Nico suddenly said.
Maria was angry with Nico\'s decision. "This kid! Just because you don\'t have a way, doesn\'t mean you can just give up. At breakfast, you said you liked Tara. Why do you want to go on a blind date now?"
Nico led his mother to the sofa to talk. He whispered in his mother\'s ear, "Uncle told me to get engaged immediately and asked for 5% of the company\'s shares as a gift for my engagement. That way, uncle will become the largest shareholder in the company."
Maria thought for a moment and tried to digest Aiden\'s plan. "I don\'t think your grandfather will give it,"
"When Uncle Ivan and Keara got engaged, Grandpa gave them 5% stake in the company. Mother\'s job is to find a suitable partner as my fiancée so I can negotiate with grandfather," Nico said.
Maria shook her head. "To get shares, you are willing to get engaged to someone you don\'t like and then you will cancel the engagement at a later date. It\'s not fair to your partner,"
"Then, find me a partner who\'s willing to do it. This matchmaking is just a game," Nico said casually.
Maria thought for a moment, then a name came to her mind, the name of the partner Nico had requested.
"If that\'s what you want, I have a suitable candidate. You don\'t like her and she doesn\'t like you either," Maria said with a smile.
"You\'re not talking about Lisa, are you?" Nico immediately knew what his mother was thinking.
"Right. You already know, because you like a doctor, Lisa jumped out of the second floor\'s window and broke her leg. Now she can\'t go anywhere," Maria said.
"She has another man in her heart! That\'s right!" Nico exclaimed excitedly.
"According to your requirements, Lisa is the most suitable woman for you. It\'s just that Lisa is Keara\'s cousin. If Lisa becomes your fiancée, she should call Keara her aunt now,"
"Can she find someone who suits her better than me in this city? If she can\'t find him, she shouldn\'t mind calling Keara an aunt," Nico replied confidently.
"Okay. Mother will help you. But I don\'t want you to follow your uncle\'s steps. Your grandfather was really cruel. He can neglect family relationships just for profits. If your uncle is in charge of the Atmajaya family, we can live more comfortably," Maria said calmly.
Nico hugged his mother\'s arm. "Mother, don\'t worry. I will protect you when I grow up,"
"I can\'t depend on you. You always worry me. Your father is not here. Without your uncle, you and I might have been kicked out elsewhere by your grandfather," Maria said with a deep sigh.
"You always say that mom\'s playing favorite and treats your uncle better than you. Do you realize that you can get a pretty high position in the company because of your uncle? He gives you the opportunity to gain experience, pioneering your footsteps in the company. Your uncle is the one who always supports you from behind. Learn to be grateful!" Maria advised Nico.
Nico had always been spoiled since childhood that he could get everything he wanted. Now was the perfect time for her son to grow up.
Nico laughed and leaned his head on Maria\'s shoulder. "I know you are very good to me. But I couldn\'t contain my anger. Uncle knows what it feels like to be engaged to a woman he doesn\'t love, but he did the same to me,"
Maria slapped Nico\'s thigh a little hard, making Nico startled by the pain.
"Nico, why are you so greedy? Your uncle was superior to you in every way, but he himself could not escape the match. How about you? How can you avoid it?" Maria scolded.
"I know I was wrong, Mom. I\'ll apologize again to my uncle when he comes back from the office later," Nico said.
"Let me arrange the blind date with Lisa," Maria said.
"Let me know when you have arranged it. I\'m going to work," Nico hugged his mother gently. "Mother, I promise to give you happiness in this life."
"I\'ll wait for it," Maria smiled and patted Nico on the back. She was touched to see her childish son\'s development. Nico still had a long way to learn about life as life itself wasn\'t only made of happiness and joy.
On his way to work, Nico got a call from Raka.
"Nico, can you persuade Anya not to take the Tedjasukmana Family\'s house? I will buy the house, whatever the price. Uncle Deny\'s health was not well and he was used to living there. It is not appropriate to expel them right now," Raka said from the other end of the phone.
Nico could only grimace in embarrassment. "I can\'t persuade my aunt because my uncle accompanied her there. This morning, I just offended the two of them with the wrong words. So, they won\'t want to listen to me now,"
"Did Aiden come too? I\'ll be right there to see the situation," Raka immediately hung up the phone and headed straight for the Tedjasukmana Family\'s house.
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Meanwhile, Anya and Aiden had arrived in front of the Tedjasukmana Family\'s house.
Two months had passed, she was back standing in front of the gate of her house again. She still remembered two months ago when Mona beat her so badly, not letting her into the house.
This house belonged to her mother, and she couldn\'t even step inside. How ironic.
"Should I accompany you inside?" Aiden asked softly.