Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 964 Extra Story 102 Of Aaron Love

After hearing the question, Ximena's face froze all of a sudden. Seeing that, the wife of the political commissar of the island could not help but feel somewhat helpless. She sighed and said softly, "I have known Aaron for quite a long time. I believe that you know the situation in QY Island very clearly. Different from political institutions in most other places, members of the council hall of QY Island can possess their own properties, can take part in the board of directors of any company, and of course many of them have contact with people in the dark world." Ximena observed her quietly without commenting. Perhaps other people weren't aware of this knowledge. However, for Ximena, who had lived at the bottom of society for more than a dozen years and had stayed by Aaron's side for the past two, she would not be

surprised or alarmed by anything that happened in QY Island.

"He always seems to be cold with everybody and everything, but once Aaron sets his mind on someone, he won't give them up. He is quite persistent with everybody and everything he believes in. I guess that persistence would probably have something to do with his life experience."

Hearing that, Ximena looked at the wife of the political commissar in confusion, as if she couldn't understand what she meant by her last sentence.

Seeing the confusion on Ximena's face, the commissar's wife smiled faintly. "Before his mother's death, he and his mother had lived next door to us. Then, after his mother's death, he lived in my family's home for a while." she explained. Ximena looked at her in astonishment. She had never known that there had been such a connection between Aaron and the political commissar's wife.

"It may all sound strange to you, Ximena," she continued with a chuckle. "I was studying hard to prepare for my college entrance examination at that time, but he made a deep impression on me. When he was a little boy, he was completely different from how he is now. He wasn't talking too much, but he had been a lovely child."

Ximena couldn't help but frown upon hearing that, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly at her description of Aaron.

"It may be difficult for you to imagine what he was like in his childhood, for he is an entirely different person now," she said when she noticed the expression on Ximena's face. While reminiscing the past, she went on,"I was very busy studying at that time, so I hardly had time to communicate with him. However, when I finally finished my college entrance examination, I found out that he went missing. My parents tried hard to replace him, but it was to no avail. In the end, we found the message that he had left in his home." As the commissar's wife said that, she sighed. "Aaron was less than ten years old when he ran away. We were all so worried about him. My parents had asked everybody that might have known or heard something about him, but we didn't get any information about his whereabouts. It wasn't until fifteen years later on that Aaron appeared once again. However, he was no longer the introverted child that he had used to be. Instead, he had grown up to be a mature man,"

the commissar's wife explained, staring at Ximena. "He is strongly persistent with the importance of family. I have never seen any other woman who has been by his side in the past, who could act in such an unbridled way in front of Aaron as you do. He seems to tolerate it for whatever reason." She smiled faintly and then continued, "As you would be aware, Aaron has complete control of the fate of QY Island. Even if you do have reason to be unruly in front of him, you shouldn't behave in that manner before such a powerful man. However, he has tolerated what you have done."

Ximena lowered her gaze slightly. She picked up the cup of coffee in front of her and sipped it as if something was troubling her.

"Family means everything to him!" the commissar's wife emphasized. "For any person that Aaron considers as a family member, he is willing to give everything he has and do anything he can, at any price." The wife of the political commissar pondered over her words for a moment and decided that it was best not to delve into too many details and should stop there. With a faint smile on her face, she checked the time and said, "Well, it's time for me to go back. It's been a pleasure having lunch with you today."

Ximena looked up at her and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile. "Thank you," she said full of sincerity.

The wife of the political commissar of the island smiled much brighter than Ximena and thought, 'Sometimes people might be locked in a shell of their own doing, and they can't get out unless somebody else cracked the shell for them.' She knew that Ximena was one of those kinds of people.

As far as she was concerned, there was nothing in life that a person couldn't get through because time and love would weaken and heal everything, even if it were a slow process.

After saying goodbye to each other, the commissar's wife left the restaurant, while Ximena returned to her fashion design shop, 'Only Memory.' As soon as she arrived, Ximena went straight into her design room. Leaning against the backrest of the chair, she raised her head and closed her eyes. One year had passed since she had discovered the news of her parents' death. During that year, she had been reluctant to let go of some things from Aaron, and yet, at the same time, she had pushed away any pleasant things that Aaron had tried to give her. As a result, she felt a deep pain in her heart.

While considering all of that, she frowned slightly. Ximena tried hard to wear a smile at the corners of her mouth that seemed always to look so bitter. However, given what she had been through and what she had learned of her parents, she found it hard to.

Even though she hadn't done a thorough investigation into her parent's death, as soon as she had found out about it, she knew without a doubt that the reason why there had been no follow-up report on that accident was that there had been a cover-up by somebody. Ximena dared not look for the reporter who had written the statement she had read. She feared that she would not be able to face the possible consequence of further exploration when she knew more details.

While contemplating all of those thoughts in her mind, she felt overwhelmed with emotions, and bitter tears spilled down her cheeks while the forced smile on her mouth turned into one of self-mockery. Ximena slowly opened her teary red eyes. She told herself that the only reason why she had chosen to stay by Aaron's side even after knowing the truth was to be a constant reminder to him that it was his mother who had killed both of her parents- causing her to become an orphan and live so miserably for so many years.

Inhaling deeply, she tried hard to prevent her tears from falling. Ximena swallowed the painful lump in her throat and took another deep breath. She pursed her lips into a bitter smile and mumbled to herself, "Ximena, do you truly think this way? No, the real reason is that you don't want to break away from this sort of lifestyle..." The smile on her lips deepened but was full of self-mockery. 'The fact is, you don't want to leave him, 'I