Chapter 146 - 145

Aiden told Sophia about their dinner plans at the Anderson mansion so she could meet his friends. Since she already met his parents, and they welcomed her with open arms, so she agreed to meet his friends as well. She knew Aiden considered them like his family, so they were probably good people as well.

Tristan and Ava got to the mansion before everybody arrived.

"Sis, I missed you so much," Ava hugged Sara like they haven't seen each other in a long while.

"We just saw each other two weeks ago. You should visit mom, she's been complaining she hasn't seen you in a while. You'll need to come out of your love nest soon, or people will start to forget about you," Sara joked.

"Blame Tristan for that," Ava smiled at her husband from across the room, and he smiled back, not knowing she was blaming him for keeping her in the house for himself.

Ava has been designing jewelry for a while now, and she was lucky that she could make her designs from home most of the time. Just like her mentor Leena, the most prestigious jewelry designer in Europe, she only commissions a few projects a year to ensure the quality and design of the product. She learned she wanted to be a jewelry designer by accident, Leena was the wife of Tristan's friend Reynold, and they met for dinner one day and started talking about Leena's profession. She then took Ava under her wing, and that's where Ava discovered she had a passion for designing jewelry.

Ava's business has been thriving thanks to Tristan and her assistant for doing all her negotiations, paperwork and promotions.

"Sis, my jewelry exhibition is next week, I want you to be there with my brother-in-law," Ava followed Sara into the kitchen as she supervises the food preparation.

"Give me the exact date, and I will free my schedule the whole day," Sara replied.

Dimitri, Aurora, and Enzo made their appearance while the sisters were in the dining area, fixing the place settings.

"Auntie! Auntie!" Enzo screamed as he ran towards his aunts. The three women have gotten closer in the last few months, they frequently met for tea, shopping, and to complain, about anything and everything under the sun. Enzo was being pampered by his aunts and uncles since he was the only child among the couples.

"Enzo, I think you keep on growing. You look taller than the last time," Sara picked him up and ruffled his hair.

"Aww… look how cute you are," Ava pulled his cheeks lightly.

Enzo giggled, "Auntie Ava, you are so pretty," he said as he kissed Ava's cheeks. His speech has gotten more articulate, and his sentences were more complete now that he had gained the confidence of being with a complete family. 

"Huh, learning such sweet words at a young age. He will surely be a lady's' man in the future," Sara commented.

Ava laughed and planted a kiss on his cheeks. 

"Aurora, how are you doing with your masters?" Sara asked. The former decided to further her studies to speed up her residency. The nanny was looking after Enzo, so Dimitri and her mother-in-law, Daisy encouraged her to go ahead with her masters. She had nothing to worry about since Enzo was still young and there were a lot of people to care for him when she was not there.

"I submitted my paper, chose my major, then I enrolled in the classes last week, so I'm just waiting for that to start," Aurora replied, "It's going to be a mess, but hopefully it won't be that bad."

Aiden and Sophia were the last to arrive, and they met with the men, who were waiting in the living room. 

"Hey, guys! This my girlfriend, Sophia," Aiden beamed as he put his arms around her shoulder. He silently sent the message that he was finally one of them, he found the one he was going to marry. He introduced the Aristocratic heirs one by one though people usually knew who they were because of their lavish weddings which had been plastered in the newspapers when they got married.

"Ms. Sophia, It's nice to see you. I never expected to meet you here, like this," Blake said as he shook her hands. They have already been acquainted due to the parties they attended, Sophia had commissioned a few of Blake's models for her advertisements.

"It's nice to see a familiar face," Sophia smiled.

"Well, it's nice to see that you're not a liar," Tristan joked. Aiden's friends thought he was still courting her, not expecting to bring her and flaunt her in front of them.

"Sunshine, they thought I was lying when I said we were together," Aiden complained, and Sophia gave him a quick hug and smiled up at him, showing everybody that they were together. 

It was a little hard for the guys to believe their relationship because Blake told them that Sophia had a reputation for having a heart made of ice, she was like Dimitri, who never paid any heed to the men around her. Aiden, on the other hand, was the most mild-mannered among the heirs. He never exhibited any dominant behavior, so they don't know how he convinced the beauty to be with him. What they did not know was that he was good at manipulation just like they were, he just didn't show it in a bossy manner. 

"They never believed in my charms," Aiden smirked.

Dimitri raised his eyebrows, "Did she see your childhood pictures?"

"Stop it!" Aiden narrowed his eyes.

Meanwhile, the women knew Aiden had arrived when they heard the loud voices from the dining room.

"Boys, boys, boys, stop the bickering," Sara commanded. 

"Hello, Aiden," she said as she hugged him and took Sophia's hand in hers, "Welcome to our little group, Sophia, don't let these men intimidate you, they're big teddy bears at heart."

"This is Sara, Blake's wife. Honestly, I don't know why she married him," Aiden said as a comeback for Blake's insults. 

"Hey!" Blake replied.

"This younger woman here is Ava, Tristan's wife, and Sara's younger sister,' Aiden looked at Tristan about to say something but the glare he received stopped him.

"And last but not least, we have Aurora, Dimitri's wife, and their adorable and smart son, Lorenzo," Aiden introduced.

Sophia shook all their hands, "It's nice to meet all of you."

"Auntie you can call me Enzo," he squealed. "Uncle Aiden, she's very pretty," he said as he stared at her. Enzo had asked his aunts and uncles to call him by his nickname, it was a sign for him that he liked them.

"Thank you, Enzo. I will try to remember that." Sophia smiled as she patted his cute little head.

"Let's take a seat," the maids will bring out some appetizers before dinner.