Page 10 of Chained to You (Dark Billionaires 6)

James wasn’t surprised that his daughter wanted to take Andy in as she had with Mia, like one of the animals she found injured along the streets. Aria had always been attracted to injured or damaged beings after all. She had always wanted to help those in need, and her young instinct must have sensed the broken spirits within these two siblings to want to help and heal them. His daughter was such a kind, trusting girl, and he loved her to bits.

“Because he’s mine, Aria,” Matt said, winking at her.

Aria turned her attention to her Uncle Matt and asked, “Oh, he’s yours? Like Sammy and Alfie are my cute dogs or like Mia with Daddy?”

James frowned over this while Eric raised a brow in curiosity.

It was then Scott walked in through the door. He must have heard what Aria had just said, as he was chuckling with amusement. He asked, as he was heading over to Andy with a mug of hot coffee in hand, “What do you mean, Aria, about your daddy with Mia?”

Scott handed the mug to Andy, who gratefully took it.

Andy was just sipping the welcoming drink when Aria said, “You know, like Mia with Daddy. Like they kiss and stuff and being lovey-dovey and stuff.”

Andy coughed and sputtered at hearing Aria’s answer, while Scott was laughing loudly. Eric shook his head, while both James and Matt could only stare at Aria.

Eric asked, “You’ve seen your dad kissing Mia, Aria?”

Aria nodded enthusiastically. “Uh-hmm. They look awfully cute when they kiss. And you know, Mia slept with me and Daddy, too, so we’re like a family.” She turned to Matt. “Do you sleep with Mia’s brother, too?” she asked innocently.

Matt grinned and said bluntly, “Yes, I do. Every night, and we have a lot of fun, too. By the way, his name is Andy.”

At this point, Andy was glaring at Matt. He said loudly, “What the hell are you doing, Matt? She’s a little girl.”

Just as quickly, Andy got a warning from James. “Language, Andy. Not in front of my daughter.”

Andy went bright red and said, “Sorry. I didn’t mean to use the word hell.”

Aria giggled. “It’s okay, Andy. Sophie uses that word in front of me a lot, too, so it’s fine.”

At this, James frowned darkly. He now wondered what other forbidden words Sophie had used in front of Aria when he wasn’t around. That woman was indeed a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Aria asked Matt, “So Andy is like your family, too, Uncle Matt?”

Matt glanced at Andy, who was obviously avoiding making any eye contact with him. He noticed the boy’s red face and uneasy demeanor.

Matt grinned. “He’s more than a family to me, Aria. He’s very important to me. He’s a special person to me.”

Eric rolled his eyes while Scott laughed and said, “What? Is this a love confession or something?”

Aria asked Matt, “Like I’m a very special person to Daddy? ‘Cause Daddy keeps telling me that.” She giggled in delight.

Matt nodded.

James put Aria down on the floor as he said, “Now, why don’t you go get dressed and have some breakfast?” He turned to Scott and asked, “Can you call one of the maids over for me?”

“Sure thing,” Scott said and picked up the phone.

Aria said, “But what about Mia? You haven’t told me where she is yet.”

At this point, everyone was watching James, wondering how he was going to explain to his daughter about Mia and her kidnapping.

James stroked his daughter’s hair and said, with a smile, “She’s just gone out for a bit. Daddy’s going to get

her soon. She’ll be home soon, all right?”

Aria trusted her father’s words and nodded furiously. “All right.”

A moment later, a maid appeared at the door and ushered Aria away to shower and get dressed for the day. Hence, the men returned their attention to the work at hand, searching for Mia.

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