"Hey, Axel or whatever your name is," Fabian said with a condescending smile, "why don't I show you Aria's home? You know, Aria and I have known each other since we were children. We have so many memories together in this place, don't we, baby?"
He tried to drape his arm around Aria's shoulder in a familiar, possessive way, but she immediately shrugged him off.
Fabian's face twitched with barely contained anger, but he kept the fake smile plastered on, refusing to cause a bigger scene in front of the entire royal circle.
The public rejection was clearly stinging his ego, but he was smart enough to know that losing his temper here would only make him look worse.
He wanted to look like some kind of sigma male in front of the public.
"No, Fabian. You don't have to take the trouble," Aria said with a sweet, almost mocking smile as she looked at him. "I'll show Alex my home myself… starting with my room."
