Chapter 394: Exploded chemicals

Ceon had planned to have lunch with Finn but seeing him busy he didn't disturb him and went to the Woods' headquarters to have lunch with his gorgeous new girlfriend.

Finn soon got to know that the Miracle entertainment company was targeting him. He reported the writer who submitted the fake copyright and story for Starlight and informed Skyline department to give heads-up to the new young writer to be careful.

It was three in the noon when Finn and Rose solved the critical job which could have been a crisis. Finn was hungry and was going out when he remembered Rose too didn't eat anything. "Rose, let's go for lunch."

"Thank you, President Stanley but I have work to follow up and submit by the end of the day."

Finn didn't want to order her and Rose wouldn't listen to him if he said to ignore it for today so he held her wrist and walked towards the elevator, "You talk too much."

Rose could only manage to grab her mobile before leaving the desk. She really wanted to tell him to walk slowly but was also frightened to irritate him, "President Stanley..."

Finn stopped at the elevator and pressed the button as he turned to her, "Where..."

'Thap'

Rose who was jogging bumped to him before she couldn't stop herself. If she was somebody else, Finn would have warned or taught her lesson but he didn't say anything to Rose, "What's wrong? Are you dizzy?"

Rose's nostrils filled his perfume that smelled cinnamon fragrance with a nice gourmand scent. Her face blushed as she stepped back and finally gave voice, "President Stanley, could you please walk slowly? I can't match your speed."

Finn understood why she bumped to him, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Rose followed him to the elevator as she responded, "I thought you will be annoyed."

Finn resignedly sighed hearing her, "If I get annoyed, will you lengthen your short legs?"

Rose turned to him and asked in surprise forgetting she was embarrassed a few seconds back, "Is that possible?"

Finn looked aside to control laughing at her face. Rose then realized he was making fun of her again seeing him silently chuckling. "Why does your brain work for the things you know?"

Rose promptly replied how she would reply to Aria chiding him in her mind, "There are many things we don't know. What if somebody invents something for that too and I don't know it."

Finn was stunned. Thinking about it, he felt she had a point. "So this secretary is a different kind of dumb."

Rose's lips twitched hearing dumb again from him but she didn't dare to say anything back other than telling herself in her mind, 'You are the big stupid man.'

Both left the company in his car without noticing the surprised employees who saw Finn's happy face walking leisurely with the new secretary.

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At the airport,

It was the weekend, Aria leaned on Alan looking at Zara and Ceon leaving for France together. "Sweetheart, why do I feel like there will be many weddings this year?"

Alan warned, "Don't pull up more work on yourself."

Aria chuckled and went to their gate to go capital, "I will not design everyone's dress. I already have many designs, I just have to get it ready by professionals if it's selected."

Alan was already tired of seeing her prepare for the Milan fashion week all the free time just by snuggling with him so he wanted to unload her work.

Both were heading to the capital to meet the advocate who was going to make sure Terrence Morse will be sentenced to death. With that, Alan had convinced her to meet President Morse, Melissa Morse, Aria's biological maternal aunty.

After checking all the proofs and seeing the video where Terrence had confessed everything, the advocate was a hundred percent sure they could win the case and also achieve what Aria wanted.

Then Alan drove Aria to Morse mansion. The latter's head was messed up and she was really not ready to face somebody who looks like her mother in the aged role.

"It's alright." Alan wrapped his hand around her shoulder, seeing her tensed as if she was going for an exam without studying.

Aria suddenly paused and turned to Alan, "Technically, you and Brother Vince will be marrying sisters if they don't break up."

Alan couldn't understand why she thought of it out of blue. She continued, "Interesting."

Both entered inside and saw Patrick playing in his mobile sitting on the couch. The mansion housekeeper was notified earlier about their arrival and the relationship, "Young miss, Young master, please come in. I will call madam quickly."

Aria nodded in response and saw her quickly run to call Melissa Morse.

Patrick's attention shifted to them. He was still pissed off how Aria treated him and how Alan terrified him with a glucose capsule.

Aria saw him glaring but she didn't care and sat with Alan comfortably. Patrick who thought she would greet him as a brother got to hear nothing other than her ignorance. "Don't you know how to greet elders?"

Aria completely ignored him as if she didn't hear and there was nobody in the living hall. To piss him off more, she thanked the maid who gave them refreshments.

"Aria Cooper, you are..." His words gave away when Alan's gaze landed on him.

Grounding his teeth, he stood up to go to his room and Melissa exited the elevator on an electric wheelchair. Alan and Aria stood up in respect, Aria felt like Melissa exactly looked like Emily in the aged form.

Aria suddenly kind of missed how it would have felt if she had grown up with her mother. That made her look forward to the conversation with Melissa as her clutch on Alan's hand increased.

But Patrick went to Melissa and whined, "Aunty Melissa, she didn't even greet me. I am her elder brother after all."

Aria's lips twitched seeing him behave like a teenager. Alan and Aria greeted almost in unison, "President Morse."

Melissa patted Patrick's arm and pointed him to sit down and smiled at the couple, "Please take a seat. No need to be so formal."

Aria imagined if Emily's voice would be the same or different but shook off her thoughts quickly and sat down with Alan.

"Aria Cooper, I have heard a lot about you. You have a very strong and bold image in the business field."

Aria glanced at Alan because she didn't know what to say. She didn't know if it was a compliment or she was just saying it. It felt quite weird for her.

Alan spoke after seeing her gaze, "Yeah, my wife isn't meek type, she loves to have everything under control."

Melissa nodded with a smile. When she got to know about Aria's mother's identity, she collected much information about her to know her better. "Your IQ can't be 120."

Patrick's eyes widened hearing it, "Did you fake it? Or are you also like aunty Melissa?"

Aria and Alan looked at each other and the former asked, "What do you mean?"

Patrick explained, "My grandmother's mother was a genius and even grandmother is like aunty Melissa but everyone has different health problems. Maisy Morse is quick-witted too, luckily she didn't contract such health problems but she is lazy as a pig. I heard your mother had a heart problem. So do you have such a problem? And your IQ must be around 145 according to this family tree."

The couple understood and Alan spoke gravely, "My wife is fit and healthy." They had body checkups quite a few times so he was sure.

Patrick nodded leaning back, "So from our generation, it is stopped. It's good."

Alan asked curiously, "What is your actual IQ score?" Aria snuggled closer to Alan and whispered "141"

"Huh?" Patrick didn't hear.

Melissa knew Aria wasn't comfortable around them so she spoke, "My IQ was 145, Maisy is 143."

"130" Aria lied. Alan bobbed her head, "141" then earned a pinch.

Patrick started laughing, "I was so right. I heard many presidents saying they can't beat you in the negotiation whatsoever. No doubt Skyline is doing great."

Melissa nodded in appreciation, "Then why does the report say it's 120?"

Alan was curious too. Aria said in low voice feeling awkward, "Seeing me learn things faster than the usual kids, Dad had taken me for the test. When I was ten, my mental age was fourteen so Dad started to test my limits using mathematics so when he got to know there was an IQ test, he told me to hold back but unfortunately, I still got 120. When Dad took a private test, I..."

"You cheated there too, didn't you?" Alan knows his wife quite well.

Aria didn't want to but she still nodded. "So I got 141."

Alan controlled flicking on her head and asked, "What about chemistry?"

Aria shook her head, "I'm not sure. It might be because I incline towards mathematics seeing equations that I tend to forget chemical reactions."

Alan nodded while Melissa chuckled, "Maisy hates Chemistry that she had exploded chemicals in the lab and terrified everyone."

Patrick asked to confirm, "So what is your IQ?"

"120!" Aria said and chuckled looking at Patrick speechless. "I didn't test again."

Alan added, "No need." He knew she was far above than Melissa.