Chapter 746: Aiden and His Ladies
"Just how many women have you had?" Dora’s voice broke through the comfortable silence at the dinner table. She leaned forward slightly, her eyes locked on Kael as she played idly with her fork, before placing the little piece of salad into her mouth.
Kael, mid-bite, nearly choked on his food. He coughed, set down his fork and looked up at her in surprise. "Had? Where is this question coming from? And what do you mean by ’had’? Didn’t Master just tell you that you’re the only woman I’ve ever brought to meet him?"
Dora raised an eyebrow, unconvinced. "Yeah, I might be the first serious girlfriend you’ve had, but let’s be real—you were a playboy through and through before me. No way you’re some innocent saint, Kael. We both know you’ve been with other women. No need to pretend."
He leaned back in his chair, arms folding across his chest. "As far as I’m concerned, you are the only woman that matters. Anyone before you is forgotten and whoever came before doesn’t mean anything. You’re the only one I’ve been with—"
Dora cut him off with a knowing laugh, shaking her head. "I might have believed that... if it wasn’t for the woman standing behind you, glaring at me like she’s ready to tear my head off."
Kael’s body went rigid. The casual confidence he had moments before vanished, and his eyes widened as he slowly turned to glance behind him. His expression shifted the moment he saw her, his face draining of color. He whipped his head back around so fast Dora thought he might get whiplash.
"That was quite a reaction," Dora mused, biting her lip as she leaned forward, wanting to take this chance to tease him even as she felt she felt jealous of the woman already.. "Just what kind of time did you spend with her that makes you want to avoid her like the plague?"
Kael cleared his throat, but there was a tightness in his voice now. "Dora... it’s not what you think."
"Oh?" She tapped her fingers on the table, her amusement growing as she watched him squirm. "Then what exactly is it? Because she doesn’t look like someone you barely knew or have forgotten."