âNerola, youâve misunderstood!â Ninian grabbed Nerolaâs hand as she pouted and spoke with disappointment. âAlden really doesnât have bad intentions! Youâre my friend. Why would he go and investigate you? Heâs just curious about you⦠Um, heâs curious about our past.â
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When Nerola heard this, her expression brightened slightly, but she still eyed Alden.
âYoung Master Alden, are you merely concerned about Ninianâs past?â
Facing Nerolaâs question, Alden did not seem happy.
Through the rearâview mirror, he looked into the womanâs gaze, which was filled with slight anger.
Even so, her beauty could not be hidden. There was a sharp glint in his eyes.
âAre you always this alarmed?â Alden asked.
His words stunned Nerola slightly. âWhat?â
âWhy canât I be concerned about my sister and her friend, but I have to be a bad person, who forbids my sister from getting involved with other people and even has bad thoughts about everyone around her?â
Nerola was at a loss for words.
Was she not just guessing? That was what the dramas showed, and she had also seen plenty of scripts like that.
Alden hid the sharpness in his eyes and lazily said, â Nerola, do you have persecution paranoia? Do you need to be so defensive? Youâve watched too many silly dramas, havenât you?â
Nerola was speechless.
She glared at the sharpâtongued man through the rear- view mirror before she looked away and looked out the window.
Alden noticed her ears slowly turn red through the rear- view mirror, and he slowly curled his thin lips.
When Ninian saw how Alden turned the nice atmosphere into an awkward situation, she sighed emotionally. A seemingly perfect man like Alden could be chauvinistic and sharpâtongued when it came to relationships.
She felt a little worried too.
In that case, would Nerola have a terrible impression of her brother?
Alden had finally fallen for someone, but it really worried Ninian.
âNerola.â Ninian moved close to Nerola, held her hand, and said, âJust ignore Alden. Heâs not a romantic man. Heâs also very straightforward when he speaks. He doesnât know how to be tactful.â
Listening to Ninianâs words, Nerola knew that she had misunderstood the situation, but she could not lower her dignity and apologize at this point.
She could only smile awkwardly.
When Ninian saw this, she continued teasing them. She lightened the atmosphere and said, âIn my family, heâs the only one whoâs never gotten into a relationship. Heâs been single his entire life. Iâm worried that he wonât be able to get a wife.â
When Nerola heard this, she was instantly surprised.
âReally?â She turned back with curiosity and nosily said, âBut your brother looks so handsome. He has a great family background, and heâs also outstanding. There should be many girls pursuing him, right?
How could he not be in a relationship before?â
Honestly, Alden was rather cold and arrogant, but he checked all the lists. Even though Nerola had a little conflict with Alden, she could not deny that the man was outstanding.
âItâs because heâs too unromantic.â Ninian rolled her eyes and said, âWhen he was in school, he would get a lot of love letters and presents under his desk every day, but he would get angry and hack those girlsâ accounts. He would log into their accounts and write, [Youâre very ugly, and youâre not good enough for me.] In the end, nobody confessed to him anymore.â
âPfft!â Nerola instantly burst out laughing. âI didnât know that your brother was so silly.â
Ninian sighed and said, âThatâs probably what people mean by the higher the IQ, the lower the EQ.â
The two of them kept talking and giggling.
At the front, Alden narrowed his eyes slightly. âNinian Winters.â
He uttered her name slowly before he said, âI havenât gone deaf yet.â
She dared to badmouth him in his presence and even exposed his dark past to Nerola.
Was this little girl asking for punishment?
When Ninian was caught, she instantly hunched her shoulders and behaved.