Aria Sterling ignored Damian Xavier's taunt. She silently peeled the orange, sectioned it, and placed the slices on a nearby plate.
"The orange is ready. I can go now."
"Feed it to me!" Damian Xavier ordered again.
Aria Sterling's expression grew colder. "I'm not your family's servant."
Damian Xavier stared at her face, his gaze sharp. "Don't you have even a shred of concern for me?"
'Concern? He wanted to talk to her about concern? In all the years they'd been together, when had he ever shown any concern for her?'
Seeing his expression darken, Aria Sterling impatiently picked up a slice of orange and shoved it into his mouth.
"Can we be even now? From now on, let's keep to our own sides and have nothing more to do with each other."
"Even? Aria Sterling, you're too naive! You put me in the hospital. I almost died at your hands. Do you really think I'd just let it go?"
Aria Sterling finally snapped. "Then what the hell do you want?"
"Stay by my side and take care of me!"
