Chapter 22 - Ch. 22

**Ackerman Mansion**

"IZAK!!! GET BACK HERE NOW!" A black haired woman who seemed to be in her mid forties shouted across the hall.

Izak, who was hiding in one of the rooms, felt shivers run down his spine. 'Oh god, I shouldn't have done that.. I'm totally dead now.'

Sighing deeply, Izak cautiously exits the room and gives his aunt a small smile. "Yes, my beloved aunty?"

Rize Ackerman crosses her arms and gives him an angry face. "Why did you not tell me about this!?"

Izak stands there dumbfounded for a second. "E-excuse me?"

Rize: T0T "My beloved nephew is no longer a baby!! He is even in a relationship now!!"

"...Oh.. You're talking about Alex?"

"Yes, my dear. I just spoke to him. I got to say, you got a really good taste in men."

"Heh.."

"Anyways!! I'll go cook something delicious!!" Rize smiles happily as she walks away.

Still quite surprised, Izak goes to his room. Looking at Alex, he crosses his arms. Alex, on the other hand, was sitting on the bed, scrolling through his phone. Slowly looking up at his fiancee, Alex gives him a cheerful smile.

"Hi!" He exclaimed in a cheerful tone.

"Hey there. I suppose you already met my aunt..?" Izak asked.

"Yes I did!! And I already love her so much!!"

"I'm glad to hear that."

"Yeee! Anyways, where have you been this morning??? I woke up seeing that you weren't by my side." Alex gives him a cute, sad face.

Blushing hard, Izak looks away slightly. "I - um - had to make some arrangements for the gathering."

"Arrangements?"

"Yeah. I had to change a few meetings I had for the day of the gathering."

"Three meetings in one day!?"

"Yes. One in the morning, another one in the afternoon, and one last one before midnight. In the end, I would have returned home maybe an hour or two after midnight."

Alex: QwQ "I would have been all alone that entire day then.. huh?"

"No exactly. You would have had Rize's company and my uncle's - Leonid - company. Plus, my cousin would have probably visited that day."

"True."

"So, when would you like to go shopping?"

"Ummm... whenever you have the time."

"Baby, just tell me when you want to go. I'll make time for that just for you."

"Really?"

"Yes love."

"Yay!!!!! Okay, how about we go shopping in... hm..... the afternoon?"

Izak smiles small, and nodes. "Alright, let me make sure I have nothing to change. If so, I'll do so right now."

"Okay."

Izak walks up to him and plants a lovingly kiss on his forehead. "I love you so much. Don't ever forget that okay?"

Alex smiles lovingly. "I won't. I promise."