Memories Of The Night

She has finally ended things with Marcellus. Running after him in regret would be meaningless. Even if they get back together, Claire would never accept her. She still doesn"t deserve Marcellus.

Aaron immediately relents.

He"s not stupid, and he is only putting on a show. He"s not generous enough to let them try again after Marcellus finally gives up.

Katrina is his. He needs to find a way to make her want to be with him willingly.

Aaron doesn"t dare lose his temper on Katrina for grieving over another man. He doesn"t want her to start hating him again.

But he doesn"t want to see her like this either. There"s no way he will sit quietly and accompany her like this. He grabs Katrina"s arm and pulls her out.

Katrina asks frantically, "Aaron, where are you taking me?"

Aaron doesn"t even look back. "You"ll find out later."

"Don"t you have an appointment?" He already made somebody wait so long, what is he doing now?

Aaron says flatly, "I"m not going."

Katrina is speechless. What a capricious and arrogant man! Won"t his business partner mind?

In the end, Katrina is too upset and doesn"t have the strength to refuse him. She is literally pushed into the car, and moments later, they are in the biggest arcade center in Abbe City.

Katrina looks at the lively arcade, where many young people are playing games. She rarely visits such places and turns to Aaron with a puzzled look on her face. "Why did you bring me here?"

A company CEO like Aaron seems even less likely to go to these kinds of places. He would probably go to a high-end club or something similar instead. A noisy arcade seems unsuitable for someone of his ident.i.ty.

"Stupid woman, it"s an arcade, of course, we"re here to play games!" Aaron ignores the noise and pulls Katrina"s arm, heading to the front desk.

He takes out a wad of money from his wallet, exchanges it for hundreds of game coins, and goes inside to check which game to play.

There are many different kinds of games in the arcade, and the closest game is a dance machine. Aaron inserts the game coins into the machine and pushes Katrina onto the platform.

"Aaron, I don"t know how to play this," Katrina starts to freak out. She seldom goes to arcades, and she doesn"t know how to dance. Being put on the spot makes her feel anxious.

In the blink of an eye, the screen flashes GAME OVER.

Aaron adds more coins and raises the bag of game coins in his hand. "Just try it. We have many coins, and we can play all night."

A few high-school teenagers watch next to the machine. Hearing Aaron"s understated but domineering words, they can"t help but exclaim in admiration.

"Wow, this girl is so lucky!"

"Your boyfriend is so handsome!"

To the high schoolers, Aaron is not only a very tall and handsome man but also someone who bought so many game coins to let his girlfriend have fun. His love for her doesn"t seem to have any limit.

Hearing the envious exclamations of the girls around them, Katrina can"t help blus.h.i.+ng. She wants to tell them that Aaron isn"t her boyfriend, but she doesn"t think they will believe her.

Since they are already here, she might as well do it. Besides, she isn"t in a very good mood. She wants a distraction, so she decides to play the game.

Katrina summons up the courage and follows the actions on the screen clumsily.

When Katrina finally starts to dance, Aaron looks at her indulgently. He turns around and hisses at the chattering girls to quiet down and not to disturb her.

Since Katrina is playing the game for the first time, she doesn"t match the tempo on the screen. Ten seconds later, GAME OVER flashes on the screen again.

Aaron watches patiently and continues to insert coins into the machine. "You still look a bit silly, but at least you"re getting better."

Katrina can"t help glaring at Aaron when she hears his comments. After forcing her to play the game, he dares to criticize her. What an a.s.shole!

Feeling her murderous eyes, Aaron says with a faint smile, "Actually... you don"t look silly at all, it"s cute." Katrina does look adorable in her attempts to play the game.

Katrina starts dancing again.

While Katrina dances on the platform, Aaron inserts coins to keep the game running. He continuously feeds coins into the machine without care, despite the numerous attempts.

At first, Katrina is a little reserved. Influenced by the lively atmosphere and not wanting the coins she used up to go to waste, Katrina starts to relax and play better. Her movements become more and more skilled than her previous attempts.

After a while, Katrina gets tired of the game, and they move on to the next one. Shooting games, basketball games, whack-mole games, fis.h.i.+ng games... Aaron drags Katrina around the arcade with him to play all sorts of games.

By the end, Katrina is deeply enjoying herself. She forgets the unpleasant break-up with Marcellus and finally lights up with a beautiful smile.

Seeing the smile on her face also makes Aaron feel good. He thinks that she looks most beautiful when she smiles. Her beauty is pure and innocent.

Whenever Katrina sees him, she always looks defensive or resentful. It"s not a pleasant look. He prefers it when she is happy.

This is also Aaron"s first time in an arcade. He once took Katrina to the amus.e.m.e.nt park in Hadley City, and he remembers how much she enjoyed it. Seeing her so upset after her meeting with Marcellus made him want to cheer her up.

Since it"s already evening, Aaron can"t take her to an amus.e.m.e.nt park. The only place he could think of is an arcade. Remembering the television advertis.e.m.e.nt, he saw a few days ago, and he took her there.

Fortunately, it seems his plan worked.