Livid Guardian's Endless Coddling

"I hope we could consider this meet as pleasant without the need for another one." Aria ended her words and turned to the boys who brought those three to the administration block. Her tone slightly toned down to express the gratefulness for the help. "Thank you so much for your help."

She pulled her wallet out and took out the country's currency of a few thousand which would be enough for them to party all night, "I am sorry, I can't treat you to a meal now. I hope you can accept this and enjoy a meal."

Before anybody could react, Dean reacted, "Excuse me, who are you? And why are you speaking for Roxy Stephen and Rian Morgan?"

Aria wasn't sure if Dean should be intimidated by her to pressurize him or the normal introduction would be fine. She chose the former option because she didn't want Rian to be in trouble again.

"Pardon me for the incomplete introduction. I am Aria Cooper, President of Skyline Industries. Sister-in-law of Rian Morgan and also his friend. Anything else Sir?"

Aria heard the others gasp while the Dean remembered the important data and asked to confirm, "You- Are you from country Z?" Skyline branch was opened in country A just a half a year earlier by Alan so most of the influential people were invited hence it wasn't surprising to hear it. Dean continued, "Two companies funded us this year, Skyline and Morgan Industries."

Aria merely nodded and Dean understood Rian Morgan belongs to the family of Morgan Industries. He erased his dilemmas and doubts and courteously responded, "I will make sure to handle the things effectively. Rest assured."

This is the part Aria hated the most. She couldn't fathom why they give more importance to wealthy and high profile people. She sighed and responded, "Thank you then."

She turned to the other three boys and a boy spoke, "No need for money. We will visit Rian."

Aria's poker face didn't change hearing them and questioned Roxy, "Are they your friends?" Roxy promptly answered, "Rian knows them. I don't know them."

Aria then responded to those boys, "then please contact Rian for his address. Thank you." Without batting an eyelid and giving an extra glance, Aria left with Roxy to reach the villa before Rian woke up.

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In the villa,

While cooking for Rian and themselves, Aria had to cook for the other three who were coming. Roxy tried to learn looking at Aria but ended up spilling her blood on the vegetables.

Rian and Aria looked at each other and burst into laughter when Roxy nonstop apologized to Aria for spoiling the chopped vegetables.

"I am not going to slaughter you. There is nothing to be frightened of me." Aria tried to relax Roxy but she became even more nervous around Aria while the latter cleaned and applied a band-aid around her finger

Roxy was hiding her real identity from Aria and she was afraid how Aria might react if she knew, hence she didn't want to get close until she could convince herself to reveal about herself.

Rian noticed the atmosphere turning awkward between Aria and Roxy so he quickly sent Roxy to the supermarket to get beer for his friends who were joining. Country A didn't have the wine habit and preferred beer so it was needed too.

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Roxy who bought a beer case remembered Aria didn't bring clothes in hurry to check on them and was wearing previous day shorts and Rian's t-shirt. So she quickly picked a few dresses for her by guessing her size then she grabbed two t-shirt dresses for herself.

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In the villa,

Aria completed her cooking and took a bath. Having no clothes, she was roaming around in a bathrobe torturing Rian to know who could deliver clothes in an hour maximum or asking him to go and shop for her.

Just then three friends entered to see Aria pulling Rian's ear wearing nothing but a single white bathrobe. "I… We… Sorry, we will come later." Then they ran out of their sight.

Rian and Aria looked at each other and controlled laughing but started acting, "Hey, you- stay away from me." Aria held her robe tightly glaring at Rian.

"You are the one who is seducing me." Rian countered.

Roxy who heard the duo shouting inside saw three boys at the gates. "You are at the right address."

Zak, a tall one coughed awkwardly without knowing what to tell and looked at the other two. A fair one blurted out, "I think you shouldn't go inside."

Another one asked, "Are you really Rian's girlfriend?"

Roxy shrugged those questions without understanding why they were being so weird, "Let's go in. Lunch is ready." Scratching their head, they followed Roxy thinking what to do if Rian was cheating on Roxy.

Aria and Rian were continuing to banter blaming each other. "Did you forget I have a fiance?"

"Wait, I will complain to my brother." Rian pulled his mobile out in excitement to continue squabbling with the little devil after so long. 'Ahh, I missed my little devil.'

Aria crossed her arms and smugly said, "Let's see who he believes."

"You are in a bathrobe, all will doubt you, not me." Rian gave his point.

"Dirty mind, lewd thoughts. Hmph." Aria hmphed and ran behind him to take his mobile. "Don't you dare wake him up from sleep, I will chop you into..."

Roxy lightly coughed seizing their attention, Rian shot on his feet and stood behind her, "Roxy, she is trying to seduce me." The three boys turned to Aria thinking about how she could do that when Rian's brother is her fiance.

Aria pulled Roxy next to her, "Your boyfriend is very loose. You better tame him."

Rian saw cousins standing together abandoning him, "Hey, she is my girlfriend." Rian pulled Roxy away from Aria claiming her as his. Then he claimed Aria by pointing his forefinger at Roxy and said, "Don't you even dare covet my little devil." He went to Aria and hugged her by shoulder hearing Aria chuckle. "She is my little devil, not yours."

Roxy and other three friends who were confused as hell: "..."

Roxy controlled going to Rian and smacking his head after looking at three disbelief faces of his friends. She held paper bags up at Aria but her tone turned timid unknowingly, "I… I picked dresses for you. I hope you can manage for the time being."

Aria and Rian were surprised and also grateful. She fist punched Rian, "Your girlfriend is phenomenal." She took bags and went upstairs letting Rian clear the confusion of his friends. Rian was more like a brother and she knew he wouldn't think otherwise seeing her in any type of clothes but she didn't want to stand in front of strangers that way.

Roxy spoke to avoid other's misunderstanding of Rian, "Guys, she is Rian's sister-in-law. Rian's brother is better than Rian in every aspect so she won't cheat him with his brother and they were putting on high drama."

Rian's lips twitched uncontrollably how easily she spoke for her sister and brother in law, "You rascal, how dare you to look down on me?…" Rian chased after Roxy forgetting there were guests and he didn't welcome or speak to them.

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Pinning on the bed, Rian pinched her soft cheek, "How are you so sure we weren't cheating behind the back?" She hardly knows anything about them, if it's Eva and Noah, they knew them well but he expected a shocked and enraged reaction from Roxy.

Her reaction was like, it doesn't matter to her if he cheats or not but he never assumes anything negatively so he preferred asking.

Roxy's question was completely out of the topic, "How is your skin so good?" Her two-finger caressed his cheek blinking innocently waiting for his response to know if he uses any products.

He didn't know what to say looking at her fascinated eyes. "I sometimes really doubt…" 'If you like me or my skin.' But didn't get a chance to complete.

Another teasing voice sounded, cutting him off, "I sometimes really doubt if you are a boy or a girl. Such soft silky skin." That's when they remembered they weren't in the master bedroom.

Roxy blushed in coyness and embarrassment. She pushed Rian away in an instant and scurried away to get fresh while Aria burst into laughter. "How cute!"

Then she ran away chased by Rian who was pissed off hearing the tease., "Little Devil, do I look like a girl to you?" Rian's friends again misunderstood Rian and Aria without believing them as friends.

When Roxy went downstairs, everything was set at the dining table so she sat with all but Rian started waving his right hand in the air, "Hello...Hello... How am I going to eat?"

Aria and Roxy continued to eat leaving Rian speechless, "What the hell!"

Aria pointed to Roxy, "Ask your girlfriend. Why are you looking at me? I don't babysit."

Roxy had thought Aria would feed him like the previous night and breakfast. Rian spoke, "Sister-in-law is the same as a mother and she will feed me from tomorrow, you are leaving tonight."

Aria pouted in annoyance but fed him which gained sympathy towards Roxy from the three boys who regretted visiting Rian having to witness all that.

After lunch, Trey pulled Roxy aside and advised, "Roxy, don't force yourself into a relationship. If he doesn't like you, you should move on, why are you suffering silently? Why don't you accept Clay Gibson? He had proposed to you even before you guys were together."