Chapter 406 - Foot play

Aria wandered her spoon in the plate, recalling the contents of the email she had seen an hour ago. Although she had been informed about some of the information before, she still could not clear her thoughts as she went through it thoroughly. Jared was a monster for sure, but she had never expected him to be this barbaric. 

Maggie had sent her the details of almost all his crimes of his she could find and that included the recent event when he had released the poisonous gas, sarin, into the air. Aria had expected this outcome when she remembered the similar disaster he had plotted to release a poisonous virus. However, what shook her the most was the number of females he had killed just for his p_l_e_a_s_u_r_e.  ​​

Maggie had sent her a detailed list, including the information of his victims, who had met a horrible end after getting caught by him. Just the thought of them being helpless and tortured by him made her blood boil and she grasped the spoon hard. Her knuckles turned pale due to the force she was exerting, her eyes blazing in anger.

Noah sensed her sudden change in emotions and he stared at her, bewildered. He could see the anger in her eyes while she gripped the spoon tight. It was as though she was silently killing someone on her head, chopping them off piece by piece. He had never seen such an expression on her and for a second, he wondered if he was dreaming. 

Aria stared ahead, forgetting about her surroundings while she devised plans to kill the man who was nothing but trash, a waste to society. She did not notice Noah's weird gaze on her, nor did she see Ronnie blinking around in confusion.

"Aria," Noah whispered, inching closer to her, trying not to alert Oliver who was eating without looking up. It was only Ronnie and Noah who had witnessed the changes in her mood. Not getting any response from her, he tapped at her feet, using his leg and the sudden touch made Aria jump in her seat. She looked around trying to find the cause of the disturbance.

Noah tilted his head slightly, as he placed his head on his arm waiting for the girl to reflect what had even transpired. Aria spotted his questioning gaze and she raised her eyebrow twice, asking him what had happened. However, all she received was a shrug with a lift of his head. Unable to perceive his weird behavior, Aria focused on her food, this time, making sure not to get lost in her thoughts.

However, to her horror, she felt Noah's leg rubbing on her feet, and immediately at once, she fixed her eyes on him again, questioning him silently. However, the man in question did not even face her and continued to chew on his food, l_i_c_k_i_n_g his lips, savoring the taste. But that did not mean he stopped with his ministrations. His naughty feet rubbed on her ankle and soon after they moved up her calf muscle. To his joy, she had worn wide pajama pants making it easy for him to lift them with his feet.

Aria coughed lightly, trying to gain Noah's attention. However, it was Oliver who responded to her and passed her a glass of water. "Have some water, dear. The food is spicier than usual today," He commented, not finding anything out of the norms. He was completely oblivious to what was happening below the table.

Aria took a sip under her father's urging gaze before she averted her eyes to glare at Noah. The man only smiled at her, still not facing her, his foot not stopping exploring Aria's leg. He rubbed on her calf muscles, gripping on her leg with his other leg, not allowing her to move away. Any amount of struggle remained futile as the man had gripped her in leg in between in his. Aria kicked his legs using her free leg. But it had no effect on him as he continued with his foot play, enticing her slowly.

"Shameless, shameless, utterly shameless." She could not help but curse at him under her breath. Her voice did not go unheard. Not only Noah, even Oliver heard her and he lifted his head, frowning at her.

"Aria, who is shameless?" He queried, darting his eyes back and forth between the couple. However, he could still not make out the tension between the two. He could only stare at them in confusion.

His sudden question made Aria's jaw drop and she was rendered speechless momentarily. While she was still trying to find a reply for her father, who was waiting for her to speak, she heard a low chuckle from beside her. Aria could only grit her teeth at the man's thick-skinned actions.

"Noah, why are you laughing? Did something happen?" Oliver focused his attention on Noah on seeing him laugh and his confusion grew all the more.

"I just remembered something, Dad. Nothing significant." Noah lied conveniently and for the first time, since he held her leg captive in between his, Noah faced her. "Is everything alright, Aria? What happened?" 

Aria narrowed her eyes and glowered at him. Seeing him raise his eyebrows, trying to poke fun at her, Aria decided to fight back. "Dad, can you ask ...," She started, and immediately after, Noah's smile vanished. His eyes widened and he released her leg, allowing her to move back. Not wanting to provide him another chance to tease her, Aria shifted her chair away from Noah, sighing in relief.

"What should I ask and to whom?" Oliver observed her carefully, following her movements while she scooted away from Noah.

"Dad, can you ask Ivy to not put her life in danger without thinking? Her impromptu actions bugs me sometimes." Aria continued and took a glance at Noah, only to find him gaping at her in shock. Sending him a playful wink, Aria pretended to be innocent while she chatted with her father.

'Noah dropped his spoon and clasped his hands together, observing Aria closely.' So you think you can trick me. Tch, tch, tch. Poor Aria. Just a few minutes more. You will find out yourself what will happen to you once we are locked in our bedroom. Brace yourself, baby. You cannot escape from what I have planned for you and definitely, Dad will not be there to protect you."