Chapter 163: Planning a date

Aria had finished her work by the time it was one. She hated working night shifts as it always made her weary and sleepy. But she had no choice. It was not only her but many other doctors worked at night. So, she had no right to complain. Also, it was not every day that she had to work night shifts.

She picked up her belongings and left the hospital. At least she did not have to drive her car today. She had just stepped out of the hospital when she got a call from Noah, taking her by surprise. She wondered if Noah had set up CCTV cameras around the hospital to see if she was done with work. Whenever she would finish her work, she would get a call from him.

"Hey." She picked, her voice gentle and soothing. Noah, who had just finished a meeting with his employees, felt serene just listening to her voice. The previous night he had missed her call as he had gone to sleep. He had no idea that Aria had called him until he looked at his phone in the morning. Immediately, he had dialed back. However, Aria had told him that she was busy and she would call him once her shift ended at one.

Lo and behold, instead of her calling him, he had called her and Aria was not even surprised. He had always been like this. It was as though he could sense whenever she was off work.

"Hey, I apologize that I cannot come to pick you today."

"No problem. I know you have work to do and it is more important."

"No, it is not. Nothing is more important than you."

"Yes, it is. If you are not going to work hard how are you going to feed me in the future." Aria answered without thinking, her eyes widened the next second when it struck her. 'What did I even say? I must have gone crazy working the night. I need sleep, yes it's the sleep that's making me speak weird things.' She consoled herself.

"Don't worry love your man has money that can feed ten generations of Carter family. I am not going to let my sweetheart starve." Noah had heard her clearly and his lips perked up in a smile. It sounded so good to here Aria speak about their future together. He immediately imagined a huge house with a large garden surrounded by a fence. Aria was sitting in the middle of the garden with three children running around and playing in front of her while he watched them with a smile. It looked too blissful and beautiful that he wanted to make it true at all costs.

"Who said I am starving? I am not starving." Aria tried to refute to hide her embarrassment. If Noah was here, he would have seen her red ears and neck. She was blushing furiously.

"Yes yes. I am not going to let you starve. If you feel hungry, you can eat me too and I wouldn't mind it." Noah said, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Noah," Aria was flustered by his flirting. Who knew that the devil had such a flirtatious mouth? He knew what exactly to tell her to make her heart go crazy and as expected her mind and heart were already on a haywire.

"Yes, darling?"

"Go back to work. I have to go home."

At that moment somebody came to her and bowed in front of her, scaring the shit of her. His movements were so fluid that she had not noticed him at all. She was about to rebuke for his unruly behavior when she paused suddenly after seeing who it was. "Ronnie, what are you doing here?"

Noah who still on the phone heard her. "He has come to pick you up. I apologize that I could not come." Aria's heart was filled with warmth. He had kept her a priority even though he was busy and this showed how much he cared about her.

"Aria, I have to go. Talk to you later."

Aria followed Ronnie to the car and got in silently, which he noticed. She was abnormally silent and he couldn't help but ask, "Madam, are you alright?"

His words brought her out of her stupor. "Ronnie, how many women did Noah go out with in the past?"

"Just one, though it ended early. Madam is the only one boss likes now and it will be the same in the future."

"How can you be so sure? What if he breaks up with me?"

"That will never happen. Boss will never break up with Madam." Ronnie wanted to tell her that it would be her who might initiate a breakup, if the situation comes to that, once the truth came out in the future. If his boss had the power, he would never let her go. "I have never seen my boss this happy with any other woman."

Aria nodded and went into deep thought. It was true that Noah treated her good and he cared for her deeply. She had seen it when he had come to pick her up even if he himself had been tired from work. Who would do that unless they did not love and cherish that person? The realization made Aria's jaw drop. 'Does Noah love me?' But the next second she brushed those thoughts out of her head. They were still at the beginning stage of their relationship to call it love.

Aria then recollected that it was always Noah who had done things for her and made her happy. She had not done anything for him and then the next second an idea struck her. "Ronnie, when does Noah get off work today?"

"At seven, if the meetings do not get prolonged. Why do you ask Madam?"

"I want to take him on a date." Ronnie's eyes lit up on hearing her words. Aria was going to take his boss on a date, that was so damn cool. He could imagine how surprised and happy his boss would with the turn of events.

"Please don't tell him. I want it to be a surprise. I'll text you the address, just bring him there by eight." Ronnie agreed immediately. He would be ever ready to help his boss and madam to get together.

"Okay."

"Don't forget he has to be there by eight," Aria warned him, but with a smile on her face. Ronnie nodded excitedly, but the next second his eyes darkened. They were near Aria's apartment already when he noticed a man he was all too familiar with in the area. At that moment, he had only one thought in mind.

'What the hell is Tim doing here?'