Chapter 70: A Truce
Chapter 70
> If the mountain doesn’t meet the sky, then the sky will go meet the mountain.<
Amanda took one last look at herself in the mirror and adjusted her red hair behind her ears, spraying her perfume as it lingered in the air, a sweet floral scent she had carefully chosen. She applied a little makeup, putting more lipstick on her lips to make them plumper and inviting.
Time wasn’t waiting for her anymore. She couldn’t sit back and let things fall completely apart.
Amanda clutched her phone tighter as she stepped out of the cab and stood in front of Aaron’s new building, biting her lower lip as the clouds above rumbled and darkened.
Her heart pounded heavily against her ribcage as she swallowed and walked to the door, knocking twice.
Aaron was picking up the crumpled blanket on the couch when he heard the knock. His brows furrowed and he thought Katherine had returned to pick up the handkerchief she had forgotten earlier. The kids had just left with her not too long ago. A small smile tugged on his lips as he walked to the door—his heart thumped.
But the excited smile vanished the moment he swung it open and saw Amanda. Immediately, his face hardened into an irritated scowl, an annoyed frown cutting deep into his expression.
Then Aaron raised his eyebrow. "What are you doing?" he asked in a monotone, detached voice. "I wasn’t expecting company," he muttered in disdain.