Livid Guardian's Endless Coddling

Mian suggested Isala considering Aria's style, "Isla! I think you should go for moderate. Didn't you see Aria always kept everything simple, light and natural? Probably President Morgan likes that style." 

Mian was almost ready in her slip short dress. With a light makeup, she thought she should leave so that she doesn't have to sit and wait for Isla Turner.

Isla's eyes twinkled and decided to use Aria's style and chose a modest one in the dresses she had. It was a long dress with a slit. She carefully did her makeup to the natural look and used pinks to look younger.

Happy with the look, she smiled looking at the mirror, 'Aria Cooper! Play innocent all you want.' She thought to herself and left her villa at last.

She entered the club with a sweet smile searching for Alan. She gracefully walked towards Alan and Isaac who were in a trendy blazer, T-shirt and fashionable jeans looking snazzy and modish.

When Mian's eyes fell on Isla, she almost choked on her drink. Isla had made herself look like a crowned princess. She had seen Aria when she entered hence she decided to keep a distance from Isla who would be grumpy after seeing Aria.

Isla noticed Alan and Isaac's line of sight and froze as the smile disappeared from her face. She saw Aria, Eva, and Noah at the bar counter. The trio drank three shots in a row before turning and stepping onto the dance floor.

Aria was wearing a bodycon silver short dress, silver-studded high heels, and her hair was styled into wavy. Her usual makeup-free face had a bold look. Glittery smokey eye and dark red lipstick made it hard to look away from her.

She was swanky, unlike her usual little girl's look.

Her eyes fell on Eva who was in bright red Aline off-shoulder cap-sleeved dress. Her look was plush that made Isla's look paler and out of place.

Isla again glanced at Alan whose eyes were still on Aria drinking his cocktail. Fuming, she turned around to leave but Amelia came into her sight who looked modest sitting with Rowan and enjoying her drink and the music.

Thinking her look might appeal to Amelia, she went towards them.

Isaac who was sitting on the barstool enjoying his drink with Alan kept him busy in talk. "Alan, these two cuties turned out to be hotties. You better keep your girl safe."

Alan took a sip before saying, "Then take care of Ms.Miller. I'm stealing mine." He finished his drink and left ignoring bewildered Isaac.

Alan instructed DJ first before reaching Aria and whirling her to him. Aria was shocked thinking it might be some random man then sighed seeing Alan. "Stop scaring me."

Eva and Noah smiled and let them dance moving little aside. When Aria turned to them, they were little away dancing.

When she was asking Alan to dance, music changed to duet making all single dancers leave the dance floor or pair up.

"You... You asked to change. Didn't you?" Aria asked but got no reply other than she danced as Alan lead.

Isla tried to blend with Amelia who was wonderstruck looking at Alan and Aria. She excused herself from Isla and pulled Rowan on the dance floor saying, "Learn from Arrie and Alan."

The duo reached the dance floor leaving Isla with her dark face. Her face was uglier seeing Aria in Alan's arms giggling happily. She strode ahead to the bar counter ignoring other men striking a conversation with her.

After gulping down a few glasses she looked at Isaac sitting alone, "How come there is nobody to ask the sexiest man for dance?"

Isaac furrowed his brows and left towards the other side. A mocking smile appeared on Isla's face looking at his back.

Noah who was dancing with Eva called him, "Brother Isaac, will you please join Eva? I need to call back home." he waved his mobile which had missed calls

Isaac glanced at Eva who was darting her eyes around and nodded. It was ordered by Rowan not to leave girls alone hence he agreed. But that list always excluded Isla Turner every time.

Isaac asked formally, "Ms.Miller, would you like to dance or have a seat?"

Eva wanted to say 'we will sit' but Aria who had noticed cut in, "Eva loves to dance. Isaac, please dance with her else she will be bored."

Eva's lips twitched. Isaac nodded and joined Eva who had no option than dancing with him.

Alan glanced at them before speaking with Aria, "Cupid?"

Aria raised her hand to pinch his cheek but he evaded by holding her hand twirling her.

She rolled her eyes, "Didn't you do the same in the morning, in-game arena? So Mr.Cupid, What do you think about those two?"

Alan and Aria continued to talk for sometime before going off the floor. Later Eva and Noah pulled her on the floor and the trio shouted at DJ for a different song remix and danced.

After some time, Eva held Aria while dancing and pointed behind her to see Mian getting up from the floor with the help of Rian.

"Is she drunk?" Aria had just finished asking, Rian dragged her out making her face turn dark.

Eva, Noah followed them anxiously.

Alan who noticed Rian dragging Aria holding her arm followed them. Isaac joined him without knowing the reason.

While Rian and Mian were on the dance floor, Mian's ankle got hit and she fell down. After analyzing where she got hit, she faced Aria's back not quite understanding why Aria kicked her.

Rian saw her line of sight and dragged Aria out. The latter understood he was blaming Mian's fall on her but still she let him drag her to know what he was up to.

Noah tried to stop Rian but the latter didn't react. Eva repeatedly asked what happened but got no reply.

Eva had thought Aria wasn't talking with Rian because of Mian and Isla.

After reaching quite a distance, Rian left Aria's arm and faced her, "How much lower are you going to fall? What happened to your high standards? Was it all fake?"

Aria clenched her fist tight and didn't respond.

Isaac who heard him stopped Alan. "I don't think you should interfere."

Alan knew that and he hated the fact he couldn't slap his brother for treating Aria that way. If Aria and Rian weren't childhood friends, he wouldn't have cared before teaching him a lesson.

Both stood rooted and watched how it unfolded.

"Speak up damn it" Rian roared and broke his mobile to control his rage.

A part of him said, Aria wasn't like that but he couldn't understand why everything was pointing her making him hell confused.

"Speak? What should I speak when I don't even know what I did?... Your hands must be itching to slap me, bring it on. I promise to stand until you are satisfied hitting me."

Isaac held back Alan.

Not far away, Isla enjoyed her drink watching the show unwinding. A man went to next to her, "Miss, I hope my work was at your expectation."

Isla smirked and threw a small wad of cash at the man who tripped Mian on the dance floor.