Aria's POV Julian, noticing the caller ID, smoothly excused himself with his drink. The moment he turned away, the smile vanished from his eyes, replaced by a subtle, unreadable expression. I gestured to Summer with my phone, indicating I needed to take the call. Summer nodded. "I'll go grab your lunch for you!" It was a demanding day – we had to shoot a promotional video right after lunch, or we wouldn't finish everything today. So, lunch had to be quick and easy. While Summer went to get our food, I walked down the corridor, stood by the window, and then finally answered the call. "Hello?" "Are you done filming?" Aiden's deep voice rumbled. I tapped my fingertips lightly against the windowpane. "Not yet. We still have a short promotional video to shoot this afternoon." I went on,

