Divorced The True Heiress Gets It All novel Chapter 554

Instinctively, she pushed him away and quickly straightened up in her seat.

After taking a moment to compose herself, Aria rolled down the window and looked at Derek. “What’s up?” she asked.

Nimbus Tech was in its growth phase, and Derek hadn’t been idle during the holiday break. He went to Kanit City to help out and only rushed back this morning.

Spotting Owen’s car, Derek figured his sister must be inside too, so he went over to say hi. “Hey, Aria, you’re…”

Confronted with Owen’s resentful gaze, Derek’s words died in his throat as his eyes instinctively dropped to the other man’s lower lip.

There was a small cut there.

Derek’s eyes widened in shock. “Wait-you two… are together?” he blurted out.

Aria gave a calm nod. “Yeah.”

Derek looked as if he’d been struck by lightning and started hopping in place. “When did this happen? How could you not tell me?”

Aria glanced out the window and said casually, “Why would I bother telling you about such a trivial matter?”

Derek huffed, crossing his arms. “This is hardly a trivial matter! I was the first to know Owen had feelings for you!”

Derek suddenly whipped his head toward Owen, realization dawning. “Wait-that time I came back for the graduation party and crashed at Aria’s place… I saw you in the living room that morning!”

Derek blurted out, “So you two were already an item back then?”

Under Derek’s intense gaze, Owen nodded. “Yeah.”

Derek wondered, “The truth had been right in front of me all along, and I only just realized it. Guess I was just too naive.’

Derek huffed, “Owen, you owe me dinner!”

Derek’s gaze fell on Owen’s lips again. Suddenly, it hit him that he’d just interrupted their intimate moment.

‘Oh no! Is Owen gonna hold this against me? But he’s already taken my sister away-what’s the big deal if I interrupted their kiss?’ Derek thought to himself.

Derek puffed up again, confidence restored.

Owen nodded. “Alright, you name the time.”

“I want a home-cooked meal from you,” Derek said.

“Sure,” Owen replied.

Aria shot him a look, half exasperated, half amused.

Derek clutched his wounded heart dramatically. “Aria! You actually glared at me for Owen? Now that you have a boyfriend, you’ve forgotten all about me. You don’t love me anymore!”

Utterly helpless, Aria made a move to open the car door as if to get out, causing Derek to leap several feet back. “Aria, don’t hit me!” he yelped.

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Owen chuckled affectionately, ruffling Aria’s hair. “Go on then. See you this afternoon.”

Aria got out of the car and walked toward the office building. Derek turned back to Owen and said, “Owen, don’t forget what you promised.”

“Got it,” Owen said.

Hearing the reply, Derek trotted after Aria, chattering away, “Aria, Mom called me last night.”

He kicked at a pebble on the sidewalk and muttered, “They said they knew all along that Lennox Fletcher was picking on me but thought I was too naive and wanted to use this to toughen me up.”

Derek just couldn’t wrap his head around it. ‘Seriously, what kind of parents would have such weird ideas?

‘They turned a blind eye to all the bullying just to build my character? That’s some seriously messed-up parenting.

‘Un-freaking-believable.

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