NOVPUBChapter 1054: 489 Hooked_3 Chapter 1054: 489 Hooked_3 With her own eyes, she watched Peter Aria step out of the Aria house, followed by Charlotte Aria pushing Madam Aria in her wheelchair, leaving the Aria residence at a slow pace.
Suddenly, the entire Aria house fell silent.
Loretta stood for a moment, then slowly walked in and pushed open the wooden door on the west side.
On the mahogany bed, a woman lay in a deep sleep.
Loretta poured herself a glass of water, walked over to the bedside, squatted down and with her fingers she pinched the woman’s mouth open, pouring water into it.
The woman coughed and weakly opened her eyes.
She instinctively tried to sit up, with her fingers choked Loretta’s throat while Loretta calmly laughed and said: “Miss, you might as well save your energy, it’s useless.”
Vanessa Aria’s face turned pale, her fingers weakly fell and she stumbled back onto the big bed.
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Instantly, her eyes darted like steel needles and fiercely fixed them on Loretta, “What…
what exactly have you done to me?”
Her voice was weak and hoarse.
Loretta shrugged: “As you see.”
Vanessa Aria closed her eyes and took a deep breath; she felt a little strength returning and a sense of joy sprang up in her heart, yet her face remained expressionless.
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In the parking lot, the Station Leader personally ushered them, “Madam Aria, I am elated that you could make it here.”
“Dr.
Aria, I’ve heard so much about you.”
The Station Leader could hardly hide his excitement.
When his gaze fell on the young girl in a red dress beside Peter Aria, his eyes lit up, “And this is!?”
Peter Aria replied indifferently: “My niece.”
The Station Leader finally understood, “So, she’s Mr.
Aria’s precious daughter.
Truly a beauty with brains, she has inherited all the virtues of Madam Aria, you are truly fortunate, Madam.”
Charlotte Aria graciously chuckled, “You flatter me, Station Leader.”
The Station Leader’s two subordinates murmured to each other behind him, “Is this gracious lady the rumored Madam Aria?
Such elegance, she doesn’t look like she’s in her seventies or eighties at all.”
“Her appearance is really flattering to our Station Leader, she is the legendary Madam Aria after all, a highly esteemed figure.”
Madam waved her hand, “Let’s go, we cannot block the entrance.”
“Yes, yes, I will show you in,” the Station Leader glanced at the time, 7:05, most of the audience had arrived.
Of course, the Station Leader wouldn’t take Madam Aria through the regular elevator.
With such a crowd, if someone bumped into Madam Aria, that would be a severe offense.
They took the dedicated elevator for leaders, which had its own passageway and was unobstructed.
The seat for Madam Aria was in the middle, the best location.
The front row would be too close to the screen and expose her too much.
Only a seat in the middle would be comfortable.
In the last row of the audience, Lexi Benz was observant, all eyes and ears.
She suddenly excitedly grabbed Solene Moore’s arm, pointing to the middle direction.
“Dr.
Aria, it’s Dr.
Aria!
What kind of luck do I have, to see Dr.
Aria here?” Lexi Benz uttered excitedly but nonsensically.
Solene Moore squinted her eyes, her gaze fixed on the old lady and the young girl next to Peter Aria.
Lexi Benz also noticed the young and beautiful girl in a red dress and immediately felt a sense of crisis, “Who is she?
Why does she get to sit next to Dr.
Aria?”
Solene Moore replied helplessly: “Please, use your brain and think about this.
This girl looks only seventeen or eighteen.
I remember Dr.
Aria has a niece of about the same age.”
Lexi Benz sighed with relief, “So, she’s his niece, that’s okay then.”
Solene Moore observed the old lady in the wheelchair, “That must be Madam Aria, she’s my idol.
It would be so wonderful if I had the chance to visit her.”
Lexi Benz frowned.
The presence of the three hadn’t caused much commotion among the audience.
A few had recognized Madam Aria, but they did not make a fuss.
“Granny, you never watch TV, why have you suddenly decided to come and watch this live show?” Charlotte Aria curiously asked.
Upon hearing this, Madam Aria gave a faint smile, and said in a low voice, “I had a dream the other night.
I dreamt of your late grandfather.
He was a straightforward man who cared little for literary embellishments.
But in the dream, he surprisingly picked up a brush and wrote two couplets for me, ‘Sudden beauty of willows by roadside, hand in hand parting under the bright moon.’
Charlotte Aria contemplates for a moment, “The puzzle isn’t the characters for spring and evening respectively?
So, Granny, did you decide to come watch the live show just because of this?”
The aged eyes of Madam Aria were wise and profound.
“I think, your grandfather is trying to tell me something.
Perhaps the answer lies within tonight’s show.”
Madam Aria perked up and gently patted the back of Charlotte Aria’s hand, “Tonight, Charlotte, you will be my eyes.”
Charlotte Aria affectionately leaned against Madam Aria’s arm, smilingly saying, “At your command.”
Peter Aria muted his phone, glanced down and viewed it.
The message was from Loretta – the fish is hooked.
