Chapter 718 - Being watched (2)

~ Seattle, Hill family villa ~

Few minutes earlier…

Stella smiled as she watched Sarah and Aiden fight next to each other.

"It's different now that Aiden joined." Even Edward can clearly see that those three people are being easily suppressed.

"Our baby girl is different with Aiden.", Stella softly said and paused before continuing: "I thought that she does not know how to fight skillful enemies, but now I see that she was only holding back while waiting for him."

"You think she did that on purpose?"

"Maybe it was on purpose..." Stella guessed. "…and maybe he has the ability to unlock her full potential. Look how well two of them move together. Because of Aiden, Sarah is shining brighter than ever. I can clearly see that as soon as he showed up, Sarah increased her speed and accuracy drastically. She is so special…"

Edward smiled faintly while looking at the screen. "Yes, she is our special baby girl…" He sighed. "And two of them are a good match."

Stella threw a side-glance at Edward and smiled. She didn't want to make a big deal of the fact that Edward, for the first time ever, acknowledged someone to be a good match for one of his daughters.

Stella's smile faded when she saw Sarah and Aiden holding hands. "What are they thinking?"

Edward pulled Stella to sit in his lap. "Let's see. Based on what we saw so far, it seems that this show is approaching the grand finale."

Stella laughed. "Grand finale?"

Edward nodded. "I'm not sure if I'm more impressed by watching our baby girl and Aiden or by the fact that Jarred Smith and his nephew are in the audience as well."

"Who?" Stella does not know who Jarred and his nephew are, but she can tell that Edward sees them as someone important.

Edward pointed at the screen. "Those two. Smiths. They made a name for themselves by handling big contracts with the military. I will show you the details later."

Stella leaned closer to the screen to get a better view of two men who are observing the fight. "Military? How are they related to Sarah and Aiden?"

Edward slightly shook his head indicating that he does not know. "Smith's bodyguards got inside LA Medical Center with Sarah and Aiden, provided support to Sophia and Felix, and they started a fight with those three before our kids took over."

Stella could not suppress her smile. "Our kids?", she had to ask.

First Edward said that Aiden is a good match for Sarah, and now he clubbed two of them as 'our kids'! It seems that today is full of surprises. Good ones (mostly).

Edward awkwardly cleared his throat. "Let's just say that the young man… impressed me."

Stella inhaled more than necessary. "I have only one wish."

"What?" Edward reluctantly asked.

"That you say that to Sarah. It will mean the world to her… to know that you approve of Aiden."

Edward frowned slightly. "I will think about it… Look, look, it's starting.", he gestured toward the screen.

"Oh, I hope you are recording this!" Stella exclaimed.

Edward stretched his arms around Stella and swiftly typed few lines of code.

"I am.", he said with a straight face while his gaze was focused on the screen.

~ Reno, White family villa ~

Elanor and Oscar are watching video feed from LA Medical Center which Edward shared.

"Did you know that Aiden can do that?" Elanor asked.

"No." Oscar admitted.

Both of them know that Aiden practiced martial arts, but they are not aware to what extent. The trainers praised him, but all his tutors and mentors praised Aiden. It was nothing unusual. Whatever skill he tried, he always shined.

"And look at Sarah… two of them are really made for each other, aren't they?" Elanor gushed.

"Yes."

"I think that we should encourage them to get married as soon as possible." Elanor voiced her thoughts.

Oscar could not hide his surprise. "Why?"

"Aiden should not give her a chance to change her mind." Elanor bluntly said.

"Who is not giving her a chance? Aiden, or us? … You like Sarah that much?" Oscar also wanted to ask if she knows that Aiden is their son, because based on Elanor's behavior, she puts Sarah in front of Aiden… but he kept that part for himself.

"She is smart, kind, capable… look at her. It's like watching an action movie. Amazing girl. She is special… And I know they love each other. If Aiden messes this up..." Elanor sighed and didn't finish her sentence.

"Why do you think he will mess up?" Oscar asked, but he knows what Elanor is thinking.

Both of them remember how Aiden was always… fickle. Besides computers, nothing held his attention for long, and no matter what he did, he would lose interest quickly… and that includes girls as well. Before Sarah, he never brought any girl home, and he didn't even mention any girl. At least not to them. Even though Aiden didn't talk about it, that does not mean that what he did didn't reach their ears. Besides information they gathered, more than few parents were happily spreading news how their daughters are in a relationship with Aiden, hoping to get acknowledgement of his parents. It's just that after they investigated, they found out that none of those can be called a relationship, it was a one-time thing, at least for Aiden. Both Oscar and Elanor were surprised when those talks stopped and shortly after that he brought Sarah to Jeff's birthday party… and introduced her as his girlfriend. Both Oscar and Elanor remember how nervous Aiden was when he gave them a heads-up that he will come with his girlfriend. Elanor was so curious who the mystery girl is, that she arranged styling appointments for her and Sarah because she could not wait to meet her.

Since then, Elanor and Oscar realized why Aiden changed. He is committed to Sarah… acting responsible. Because of Sarah, Aiden graduated… Jeff says that at work he is not slacking off, they got a house, and even adopted kids!

Both Elanor and Oscar hope that this change is permanent and that he will not revert to his old ways.

Elanor took a deep breath and reminded herself that she should have more faith in her younger son. After all, she loves him to pieces. "I don't think that he will mess up. At least I hope he won't. But just in case, we need to act fast in order to secure Sarah as our second daughter-in-law. A girl like that… I'm sure that many men have their eyes on her. With Anna and Sarah joining our family, I will be at ease. Both of us will be at ease."

"How about we focus on the upcoming wedding, before planning the next one?" Oscar suggested.

Elanor smiled. "Does that mean that in five days from now you will help me?"

Oscar sighed. "Let's talk in five days."

"Why are you ignoring me?" Elanor protested. "It's not like I want to drug them or trick them. I just want to… push things along… a little bit."

Oscar stifled a laugh seeing that Elanor is not willing to give up easily. "Let's talk in five days… Look, they are holding hands now. What do you think they will do next?"

"Well, I hope that next they get married… and give me grandkids." Elanor cheekily smiled and turned toward the screen. She will watch the show, but she will not drop the topic. And she knows that Oscar will support her… he always does.