Grant’s face flushed in embarrassment.

“That was for work...”

Nicole snorted. “Even Logan didn't go for something trivial like liaising with the companies below, but you ran over eagerly. What other reason could it be besides to find Aida?”

Aida slowly stood up. Her eyes were already a little red.

Grant hurriedly walked over and blocked the view of the others, holding her gently in his arms and patting her.

“I was just passing by. Lil N’s just babbling nonsense...”

Aida’s voice choked.

“But you said that you’ve never been there before, and you’ve never thought about going there to see me. You said that every time you went there, you’d just go around instead...”

Grant looked at her with a complex expression and felt his heart ache. He wiped her tears away, somewhat at a loss.

“Why are you crying? It’s not important whether I went or not. At that time, the decision was yours…”

Aida froze and lowered her head, crying even harder.

Without caring about anything else, Aida pushed