Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 852 Extra Story 02 Of Aaron The Conditions Plus Mol's Sweet Pregnant Life

While Ximena failed to understand the hidden meaning behind Aaron's questioning, she had a thousand unanswered questions of her own that raced wildly in her mind. She carefully observed Aaron, constantly perusing him, as if the man had all the answers to her questions, or at least that was what she strongly believed. From the moment he showed an interest in her out of the blue to when he didn't even flinch at the mentioning of Master Tiger, she had already come to the conclusion that Aaron was not a man to be underestimated by any means. Thus, as long as he was willing to save her from Master Tiger's clutches, she was going to take advantage of his help.

"What do you think?" Ximena raised her head high and countered his question with another question. Smart as she was, Ximena understood that the more she revealed at the moment, the more she risked putting herself in trouble. Since Aaron had asked her about her relationship with the third young master of the Leng family out of nowhere, it was clear to her that there was something he wasn't telling her, even though she hadn't quite figured out what it was just yet.

Aaron squinted his eyes and shot a cold glance at Ximena, his expression making her feel as though he wanted to bite her head off.

"Hey," said the beefy man, looking slightly anxious after seeing the look on Aaron's face," you'd better stay out of our business. And..." He glanced at Ximena, who at the time was lost in her own thoughts after her confrontation with Aaron, and then turned to Aaron, who gave him a strong domineering vibe, and said," She's just a grass-root person. How could she have anything to do with the Leng family?"

Meanwhile, his brain desperately scrambled to make sense of it all. 'A lot of people living in QY Island may not know all the leaders and officials of the island, but everyone definitely knows the Leng Family. The Leng Family has been the most influential and powerful family in QY Island mainly due to the fact that it controls almost all of the Island's source of wealth and income. No other family has the power to surpass the Leng Family. Although the Leng Family, much like the Rothschild Family in the United States, doesn't control the currency of QY Island, it still controls the lifeblood of the entire QY Island.

For as long as most people could remember, the Leng Family has had a deep-rooted connection to QY Island. From its founders and all the way to the current generation, led by the three brothers of the Leng Family, the Lengs have often found its supporters among the people and landed aristocracy. But the one that is often talked about by the citizens of QY Island is the third young master of the Leng family, a legend amongst men. Most of the important decisions made by the Leng family now are put forward by him, but he has always stayed away from public attention. Except for the members of the Leng Family, no one knows who he is or what he looks like. In fact, we won't even recognize him if he is standing in front of us!'

No wonder the beefy man found the mysterious man's claim to be odd and out of place. 'But if no one has ever seen the third young master, could it be that this girl really had a relationship with him?' Yet he had second thoughts.

However, soon his doubts were quashed by another thought. 'If the third young master really did have something to do with her, then why would she keep something like that to herself? If she really did have a connection with the Leng Family, she would know what that could mean for someone living in QY Island. Why would she not use that to her advantage against

those who dared to cross her?' Having drawn that conclusion, he finally felt at ease.

Meanwhile, Aaron looked as though he wasn't even listening to what the man had said. His eyes were an enigma, that told of many secrets but held them locked in a strongbox so beautiful that no one dared to open in fear of what they might replace within.

He locked his suffocating gaze at her. The depth of his eyes cut through Ximena's facade like a hot knife on butter. He knew she was just putting up a tough act.

Having lost his patience, the beefy man turned to Aaron and politely said," My friend, you'd better not meddle in Master Tiger's affairs. Whatever happened today, we will let it go and pretend that it never happened..." After a brief pause, he continued," My friend, please get out of our way. We have to go back to report on the completion of our task."

QY Island was a place where all kinds of gangsters and business-owners worked hand in hand. It was the only way to assure peace between both sides. There was an unwritten rule," never go beyond your boundaries", that everyone would abide by, and as long as no one broke that rule, everyone could go on living their lives without any conflict. Master Tiger was a member of the infamous Black Hand, starting his career as a peddler. Now he could be ranked amongst the five most influential members of the Black Hand in QY Island. Ximena's heart was pounding like a war drum inside her chest. Her act of bravery and confidence was nothing more than a charade that was currently being disintegrated under his fiery glare. However, she fought the intimidation he was subjecting her to and did her best to keep her walls standing strong. With the slightest display of weakness, she could risk losing his favor and thus lose this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get away from Master Tiger...

"She stays; you go," Aaron declared bluntly. The soft, faint tone of his voice felt like a drizzle of rain to Ximena's ears. Right now it was like a spark of hope, a ray of sunshine yet to be born, but it was there and she could feel it.

Ximena realized that her heartbeat had settled down, but the two men fighting over her were far from settled.

The beefy man shouted at Aaron," Are you sure you want to mess with Master Tiger's affairs? I am warning you; you are biting off more than you can chew..." Although he had sensed that Aaron was far from usual, he had no intention of giving up Ximena to him. After all, he'd have to face Master Tiger's wrath if he did. He motioned to the man lurking in the corner with his eyes, and the man nodded in affirmation, ready to attack on his word.

Aaron, however, remained calm and he didn't show the slightest interest in fighting.

Ken, standing next to Aaron, already had his hand on the holster, as he squinted at the man who was about to start a fight. Silence enveloped the moment. Just as the man was about to throw a punch, he found a gun pointed straight to his head in the blink of an eye... Nobody saw Ken pull his gun out. Perhaps because their attention was solely on Aaron or because he was too fast for the naked eye to catch.

The man froze on the spot immediately. Starting down the barrel of a loaded gun, the man thought about drawing his own gun, but the moment he put his hands on his holster, he stopped, as if paralyzed from head to toe, at the sight of the gun in Ken's hand. There was a lightning symbol engraved on the handle. Although it was too dark to see anything clearly, he felt cold and shivered all over his body the moment he laid his eyes on the lighting symbol and what it entailed.

The man's hands, followed by his body, shook like there was an earthquake inside of him. All of a sudden, his knees felt weak as jelly and before he knew it, he was kneeling on the wet ground.

"Hey, what's going on?" The beefy man who still had his hand on Ximena was dumbfounded at the sight of his man cowering in fear, his face ghostly pale under the dim streetlight. Without a conscious thought, he then turned his sights to Ken. Unfortunately, from where he was standing, he wasn't able to see the lightning symbol on Ken's gun.

But unlike most gangsters, he wasn't ignorant and stupid. The way his man fell to the ground, trembling in fear, was enough to tell him that the people standing in front of him were way above his pay grade and perhaps it would be best to get out of their way. 0000000