"What does that have to do with you, Mister Aaron? Even if I do have a crush on him, it's not like you can set us up, right?"
Aaron smiled. "And what if I can? Give me two days to settle my stuff, and then I'll set you two up on a date."
Annie was speechless. She was only trying to get a rise out of him, so she did not expect he would actually agree to help her. "No, thanks! I don't need your help at all."
Aaron raised his eyebrow. "Does that mean you'll ask him out yourself?"
Annie frowned and turned back to look at him. "Mister Aaron, while it's true I failed to get you to agree to go on a date with me, that doesn't mean other guys will not ask me out on a date first! I'm not as bad of a catch as you think I am!"
Aaron pursed his lips into a tight smile. "That's true. I'm sure plenty of guys will find you very attractive."
Annie chose not to continue the conversation. She used to think Aaron was kind and funny, but at that moment, she just found him mean.
'Corinne is right. Mister Aaron isn't husband material at all. No woman will be able to leave unscathed if they get into a relationship with him,' thought Annie.
Not getting a reply from Annie, Aaron looked at Xante disinterestedly and realized she was staring at her phone intently. He moved a little closer to her to see who she was texting.
Xante stared at Sunny's message speechlessly.
[You b*tch! You sold me out! I hate you!]
Xante did not reply to him, but that did not stop him from sending her another message.
[You dare to tell my brother I was harassing you when you flirted with me first?]
Xante frowned. [Looks like you need more beating from your brother.]
[No amount of beating from him is going to keep me away from you! I didn't fight with my brother because I didn't want to anger him since he's injured and all, but I, Sunny Rivera, will never bow to violence!]
Xante decided to not reply to him anymore. Talking to Sunny was like talking to a brick wall—pointless and headache-inducing.
After a few minutes, she received a subdued message from Sunny. [Xante… What are you doing right now? My brother has grounded me… Can we have a video call?]
Xante continued to ignore him. She was about to turn off her phone when she received a video call request from Sunny.
Before she could do anything, Aaron snatched the phone away from her and accepted the video call.
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