Livid Guardian's Endless Coddling

Her children were grown up, they weren't kids but mature enough to behave and worry about themselves. Aria could say anything about the situation, Eva appeared in her mind and she glared at Ivan, "Where is your mobile?" She could guess it to be on silent mode.

'Momma is angry?' Snow squeezed her eyes clutching Ivan's vest between her fingers.

Ivan composed in a minute realizing Aria was trying to reach him. He turned around and noticed his mobile near the coffee maker. "I am sorry, President Cooper. Is there…"

Aria cut in coldly, "Did you forget this is office hours?" Aria scolded him for putting the mobile in silent mode and thrown away from him. She let him know before he could apologize again assuming it was a work call, "Your grandmother has fainted and is hospitalized. She is out of danger. She is murmuring your name so your mother is trying to reach." When Eva called her assuming Ivan must be busy with office work. Only if she knew, he was romancing Arna.

Arna and Ivan were shocked before Ivan reacted by running to grab his mobile. He was glad his grandmother was stable and his delay didn't cause any problem,

Aria looked at Arna who flushed brighter in embarrassment as soon as their eyes met. Aria wished she could be like Amelia but she wasn't so she left the pantry without elevating the discomfort of her daughter. She didn't want her presence to cause Ivan to leave without a word to her daughter.

Arna breathed once Aria left. She was about to tell Ivan that she will go with him but he cupped her face and hurriedly ordered her, "Don't you dare call me a friend again." He disliked it.

Arna had a lot to speak with him and was disheartened for not getting time to speak with him. Nonetheless, she knew to prioritize things. She asked back, giving him the last chance for revival, "Then what am I to you?" She wasn't ready to listen to him as a friend again.

Ivan smirked sexily hearing the confidence and mischief back in her tone and eyes gleaming with a threat, "My Wife." He waited too long to say that to her.

Her eyes sparkled brightly at his response. She wanted to squeal and jump in joy, pounce on him to hug, and had the urge to grab him and kiss him. However, the thought of his grandmother in the hospital was stopping her. The mix of emotions was making her unable to express herself.

Nonetheless, he captured her upper lip between his. Arna's eyes widened and breathed stuck in her throat. She was confused if she should push him to send him to the hospital or let him kiss her.

Her hands made their way to hold his forearm. Ivan let out a low grunt in displease as he broke their little kiss and pecked on her lips. "I will see you soon." Then a smirk crept up looking at her faint blush.

His fingers brushed on her cheeks as he unwillingly left and speedily walked away.

Arna licked her lips, he tasted sweet. Only if her mother came late, they would have a good kiss. Kiss? Her jaws dropped realizing her first and the second kiss lasted barely five seconds. She ran out to the pantry door and yelled at Ivan, "Ivan Ross, you ruined my second kiss too."

A hush fell over in the lobby. Arna froze when Aria turned around in utter shock. Ivan who had seen Aria speaking with a manager froze at his place hearing his dumb wife. 'Did you have to announce to everyone?' He wanted to smack his wife.

The manager pressed his lips tight to avoid laughing. The secretaries who were passing by were shocked before looking at Ivan doubtfully. A new rumor was going to start, 'VP Ross doesn't know to kiss.' and the female employees were going to find him cute for that.

Arna turned right towards the wall, away from her mother's gaze, 'If I wait here, Momma will definitely talk.' And she was too embarrassed to speak with her mother right now.

She ran towards Ivan who was gritting his teeth turning to her, "I will come with you." She said loud enough to reach Aria's ears.

She held Ivan's arm and continued to run, making him jog behind her. Ivan didn't know his image was changing from Vice President to lover boy. Thanks to Arna Morgan.

Standing in the elevator, Ivan saw Arna circling him as she mumbled, "Will Momma tell Dad? What if she gets angry? She will definitely don't like all these in the office."

She saw Ivan and about to stomp him he slipped away, she stomped her feet on the floor of the elevator as she blamed him, "All because of you. Couldn't you have confessed to me as soon as I returned?" But of course, it was her silly tantrum, she wasn't blaming him.

Ivan fulfilled his wish, he smacked her head and breathed. The advantage of being friends before in a relationship. He doesn't have to worry about the misunderstanding.

Arna: (°〇°)

She was about to punch him, Ivan held her hand and twirled her around. Both froze as the door opened and Alan stood there with an aloof unreadable face.

Arna slowly went behind Ivan and cried invisible tears as she pushed him out of the elevator. She would have told them at home, why did she have to get caught to both?

After a few steps away, she slowly turned behind to look at her father and caught her father's narrowed eyes. She held Ivan's hand and ran towards the exit.

For mischief Arna, she could flash them a smile and escape. Whereas how should he face her parents. He again had to jog behind her, disbelief written on his face. 

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In Aria's office, Alan was inside when Aria completed her work and reached there. Alan pretended like complaining to his wife about their naughty daughter, "Our daughter was dancing in the elevator." But in reality, he was pleased to know Arna got her love and it lightened her pain of the past.

Aria crossed her arms over her chest and she revealed, "I caught them kissing in the pantry." She was ahead of the news that Arna and Ivan were together.

Alan stood silent for a few seconds gazing at his beautiful wife. He held her hand and took her out saying, "We never kissed in the pantry."

Aria: "..."