Memories Of The Night

Aaron moves in a flash. He withdraws quickly, not daring to linger on. By the time Katrina snaps out of her daze, Aaron has released her. He stands in front of her with his hands in his pockets, a satisfied look on his face.

Katrina"s frozen expression changes little by little, her face coloring with indignation. She wipes her lips with disgust and looks up at Aaron in a fury.

This b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Katrina is so angry she wants to cry. She can never let her guard down around him. Although he restrains himself a lot and doesn"t act as arrogant as he did in Hadley City, in the end, a leopard cannot change its spots.

Katrina hates the way Aaron treats her.

But despite all her anger, she feels helpless. Even if she wants to hit him, her punches are nothing more than light taps against his skin. Striking back is pointless.

Cursing her inability to retaliate, Katrina huffs in anger and storms out.

Katrina"s grumpiness makes it seem like she is acting like a spoiled girl in front of her boyfriend. The thought puts a small smile on Aaron"s face as he trails behind her.

"Are you really angry? Don"t be so stingy, and it"s just a kiss. We"ve done a lot more in the past."

The words make Katrina"s hackles rise so badly she wants to throw up. Back stiffening, she comes to a sudden halt and whirls around with a warning look in her eyes.

Katrina can"t believe Aaron"s audacity. How dare he mention the past! Her entire experience in Hadley City is a huge disgrace in her life. She hates how helpless she had been against Aaron back then.

She already had a difficult time accepting that Aaron is not the complete devil she thought him to be, then he goes and drives her mad by bringing this up. The sobering reminder of how horrible Aaron treated her in the past feels like getting doused in cold water.

The hateful look on Katrina"s face makes Aaron falter. Keeping his composure, he waves his hand in feigned nonchalance. "Alright, I won"t mention it anymore. I"ll take you home."

In spite of the discomfort he feels at Katrina"s blatant rejection, Aaron is a bit relieved. If Katrina has the energy to glare daggers at him, it means she doesn"t feel too depressed anymore.

Back when she broke up with Marcellus over the phone, she was so heartbroken that she spent the night drinking herself stupid. If Aaron hadn"t b.u.mped into her by accident earlier today, she would probably be out drinking on her own again after her meeting with Marcellus.

It"s a good thing Aaron decided to take her to the arcade. Not only did it make for a good distraction, but it also allowed her to vent out negative emotions in a healthier way. He also enjoyed teasing her during a light situation.

Most of all, Marcellus is now officially history.

The only way Aaron can get a chance with Katrina is if she lets go of Marcellus completely. It"s extremely difficult for Aaron to compete with a man whom Katrina hasn"t gotten over. Even if he forces her to be with him, Marcellus would still be a problem. The jealousy would consume him.

"Don"t bother. I"ll take a taxi myself," Katrina immediately rejects, flagging down a taxi coming up on the road.

Even though Aaron keeps taking advantage of her and constantly drives her mad, Katrina appreciates what he did for her today.

Despite being the CEO of an international company, Aaron set work aside without a second thought just to keep her company. It was obviously his first time going to an arcade, yet he spent a lot of time and money to play games with her. He even spent a fortune just to win her a cheap toy.

Katrina knows how precious Aaron"s time is, yet he accompanied her today out of worry for her. He was obviously concerned about how she would cope after meeting with Marcellus, afraid that she would have another night of binge drinking.

For this alone, she is grateful to him.

But even if she can bring herself to be grateful to a man she used to hate with a pa.s.sion, there is no way she can get into another relations.h.i.+p so soon, especially with the man who caused her so much grief in the past.

Katrina needs time to be on her own.

Besides, she absolutely does not want to be with Aaron. He already kissed her twice without her consent tonight. She will not give him the opportunity to steal another kiss by being alone with him in his car.

Although Aaron is a very attractive man, he is still a lecherous b.a.s.t.a.r.d by nature. Katrina is terrified that he will try to **** her again.

The best option is to continue avoiding him.

When Katrina pulls the taxi door open and moves to enter, Aaron grabs her arm.

He had canceled a business appointment to spend the whole night with her, but she is eager to leave him like this, going as far as to refuse a ride from him. Katrina still wants to keep a distance from him.

But Aaron won"t let her get rid of him so easily.

After taking Katrina out tonight, he wants to bring her back home and watch her enter her apartment with his own eyes.

When Katrina doesn"t immediately get inside the car, the taxi driver impatiently snaps, "Are you getting in or what? Close the door if you"re not getting in! Some of us have to make a living!"

Aaron"s face turns ugly in an instant.

As a very powerful CEO, everyone always defers to him. No one dares speak in such a tone in front of him. More importantly, the driver is yelling at Katrina. He cannot tolerate someone being disrespectful to his woman.

Bending down, Aaron glares at the driver through the open door. Boring into the driver with dangerous eyes, he growls in a low tone, "What did you just say?"

Faced with such a terrible look, the driver feels a chill run down his spine. He nearly chokes at the sudden heavy atmosphere. His instinct tells him that Aaron is not a man to be trifled with.

"No, it"s nothing!" he hurriedly placates. "I need to go now. Bye!" The driver reaches out to hastily close the door, fleeing the scene in the blink of an eye.

Worried that Aaron will run after the driver and make trouble for him, Katrina pushes him towards his car.

Although the taxi driver was rude, she feels his actions were a bit warranted. After all, she did waste his time.

Technically, Aaron was the reason she held up the driver"s time. But Katrina knows that Aaron is an ent.i.tled person. Aside from finding fault with someone when he is also to blame, he is the type of person who would get even with someone over a trivial thing.