Hearing his words, Aisha pursed her lips, stopping herself from smiling like an idiot. Aeron saw this and he tipped his head back as he laughed.
"If you want to smile, then smile, you don't have to restrain yourself." Aeron's voice was filled with amusement and mirth.
Aisha rolled her eyes as she pouted. "I really envy you." She said which makes Aeron confused.
"Hmm?" Envy of what?
I envy that you don't have any restrainment to yourself, you can laugh, smile, be naughty and sly, Aisha thought to herself, she's jealous that he can express himself freely and with at ease. She's jealous that he has his most trusted subordinates. She envy that---
"You envy me but the whole world is jealous of me." Aeron disrupted her train of thoughts.
"Hmm?" Aisha cocked her head to the side as she stared confusingly at him. "Why would the whole world would be jealous of you?"
"Because I have you."
"Can you please warn me beforehand before dropping something---" sweet "--- shocking like that so I can be prepared?" Aisha throws him a disbelieving look, however, the slight flush in her cheek give away the fact that she was touched by his words.
Aeron smirked suavely at her direction. "If I give you a warning, then I wouldn't see your cute expression." He teases, but Aisha's look suddenly turned sharp.
"Who's cute?" Her voice is low and cold, with a hint of disbelief. She, whom has been titled as a "Goddess of Death", "Queen", "drop dead beauty", "she-devil", "monster", "demon", and etcetera, by everyone but in the eyes of Aeron, she was labeled as someone who is cute?
How could she accept it?
"Hey!" Aeron let out a helpless laugh, what can he do when she really acts cute without being aware of it. "To me, you're really cute."
"I'm not a child," Aisha pouted even more and Aeron wondered how can she ask him why he thinks she's cute. "So, in your eyes, I'm only cute and not beautiful?"
Aeron lifted his brow at her, and looks seriously at her face. Each features gives everyone the impression of elegance and regalness. Her clear, soft and smooth skin, her natural red full lips, her cute pointy nose, her tapering chin, her high cheek bones, her striking eyebrows, and especially, his most favorite part of her beautiful face, her wide-set violet eyes accompanied by her thick, long and dark lashes, curled upwards. Each part is made out of perfection, but they are not outdoing themselves, instead each part compliments each other.
"Look at my eyes and say what you think of it." Aeron seriously said as he stare lovingly at her.
"It's beautiful." Aisha immediately answered. It's true though, although blue eyes are common, but Aeron has the most beautiful deep blue eyes she've ever seen. The depth in his eyes will suck you in a hypnotizing manner.
"Good." Aeron give her a satisfied smile.
"..." Aisha was confused but only for a moment. When Aeron asked her the question, he didn't mean his eyes but the replection of her in his eyes. Realizing this, Aisha couldn't help but to shook her head at him, however, she was becoming more and more mushy with his sweet talking.
"Aeron," she called after a minute of comfortable silence. "I want to ask you..."
"Hmm..."
"What... what do you feel about me?" Aisha still had some uncertainty inside of her. She wanted to make sure, she want some clarity so that she won't be wondering in the dark.
Aeron blinked and smiled helplessly at her. "I don't think you are ready to hear it." He wanted to tell her how he feels, but she is not yet ready to hear it.
Although a bit disappointed, but she is relieved. Aeron is right, with the things going on now, it's not the right time to hear it for it may complicate things. Also, there's still Freohr. She didn't know how to end her engagement to him, but she will do it, not only for herself but for Freohr's sake too.
"But you have to know that you are special to me, and that I cared for you."
It was enough.
Aisha smiled gratefully at him, and it was right at this moment when her infamous ringtone rang, a various gruesome screams of people, disrupting their moment.
"You really need to change your ringtone." Aeron commented, releasing his hold on Aisha.
"What do you know? Whenever I hear this tone, it ease my mood." Aidha look at the caller's name and her expression turned cold.
It was the mole she planted in Nicolette's turf.
"I'll go out and handle some matters in my study." It seems that Aeron notice the changes in her, knowing it was serious and offer her some privacy.
Aisha nodded and thanked him. Once Aeron is out of the room, Aisha pressed the answered button. "Speak." Her cold voice made the man in the other line shudders.
"Boss, Tom was now in a good condition and is asking when can he leave the place."
"Hmm," Aisha responded. "What about the bïtch, any movements?"
"Just like before, she was always sneaking out to meet someone. And the person changes everyday. They always have a transaction every meeting."
"Are you being suspected?"
"She knows that someone is following her but she didn't know that it was me."
"Good. Keep it up and I want to talk to Tom. Make sure that no one will hear our conversation."
"Will do." And the call ended.
Aisha seats on the chair with a coffee table in the patio. She waited for a couple of minutes before Tom invited her for a video call. Aisha accepted and she immediately saw Tom's face, it was thinner than before but his complexion is much better than the last time she sees him.
"Long time no see, I heard you're okay." Aisha said.
"Thanks to the Boss' mercy." Tom bowed at her. If it was before he wouldn't even considered showing submission to her, much less respect her but since the misunderstanding is cleared, he recognize her as his Boss. Moreover, she gave him a second chance which is rare for her.
Aisha was satisfied at this. "I'm not going to beat around the bushes, are you willing to avenge your son and Morano's death?"
"Of course," Tom answered almost quickly. "That is the reason why I push myself to recover fast."
"Hmm." Aisha nodded. "You know that I was never a push over. I have already started my revenge, and it won't end for awhile."
Even though Tom was recuperating, he never miss what happened in the mafia world. The news of Rafael being a waste was quick to spread, plus with the kidnapping of Kristen and the constant annihilation of the famiglias under the Cavelli, he knows it all.
"What do you want me to do?" Of course, Tom wasn't stupid, he knows that Aisha needs him for her revenge, otherwise, she had already killed him when he betrayed her.
"First, I want to make sure that you won't turn your back against me again before I tell you my plan for revenge."
"I swear on Morano and my son's graves that I will avenge their death and will never betray you again." Tom swore with such seriousness.
Aisha stares at him for awhile before giving him a satisfied nod and then she tells him her plans. Tom listens to her and the more he hears her plan, the more his face turns ugly.
"... and that was it." Aisha shrugged, like her plan is easy to commence as ABC.
"Your plan is good but it is so dangerous! I have already betrayed you, and if I allow you to do this plan of yours, how can I still face Morano when I died!?" Tom almost shouted at her. He couldn't believe that she'll go as far as her plan for her revenge.
"I don't need your approval. I just want you to do your part." Aisha snapped at him. "Whether you agree or not, I will not let you be a part of my revenge."
"This is nonsense!"
"Is it? They fvcking killed my parents, made them suffer, and I will not stop until I give them what they did to my parents a hundred times much worse."
Tom was silent for awhile before asking her one more time. "Are you really sure about this."
"More than sure." She replied.
"Then I agree." Tom sighs in distress.
"Good," Aisha nodded. "Remember, once I die, you will take over the De La Torre famiglia."
"I will." Tom reluctantly say.
Aisha ended the video call and entered the room. Aeron has not yet returned so she laid on his bed. Her plan is to wait for him to return and sleep together, however, the enticing smell of his familiar scent lulls her to sleep and enters in her dreamland.