Chapter 263 – Cheating with My Boyfriend’s Best Friend Novel by Jane E L (Olive & Aaron)

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This guy couldn’t have been at my doorstep all night, could he? Looking at his different clothes from yesterday, I dismissed this absurd conjecture.

“Wow! It’s telepathy or what?” Aaron laughed, his mood light. “Where are you headed? I’ll give you a ride.”

“What do you want?” I asked warily.

“Can’t I see you for nothing?” Aaron shrugged.

I gave him a skeptical look before closing the door and walking past him. He followed me like a loyal puppy.

“Are you going to see that friend of yours from the Swann family? Cinder, right?” he asked.

“No,” I replied shortly.

“Then who are you going to see?”

“Do I have to be going to see someone? Can’t I just be going shopping?”

Aaron followed me into the elevator.

“Shopping? That does sound like a good way to pass the time. Which mall are you going to? I’ll come with you.”

“Are you so idle?” | asked incredulously.

“Don’t the celebrity parties in Manhattan miss someone like you?”

“Who says they don’t?” Aaron said with a hint of regret. “But shopping sounds like a good way to blow off some steam. Let’s go. I’Il take you to the World Trade Center.”

I stopped in my tracks and watched him head toward his car.

He stopped and looked back at me. “What’s wrong?”

I wanted to grumble, but all I could do was sigh and roll my eyes.

Forget it! I never had the power to refuse Aaron anyway. So, I followed him and got into the passenger seat.

The World Trade Center was bustling with activity, especially just after Christmas.

The mall was packed with shoppers.

Aaron followed me as I went to a store to buy thermal clothing. He almost instantly figured out my intentions, and I told him about my trip plans.

“Why do you suddenly want to go to Antarctica?” he asked.

“To see my parents,” I said coldly, tossing two pairs of leg warmers into the shopping cart.

“Because of that postcard?” Aaron asked, surprised.

“Yes, but not entirely,” I said, adding a pair of waterproof gloves to the cart. “Mostly to undo the knot in my heart.”

“What knot?” he p**ssed.

I stopped and turned to look at him helplessly.

When our eyes met, he raised an eyebrow and pointed at himself. “Me?”

Despite being quite familiar with the man in front of me, I was still taken aback by his narcissism.

And it annoyed me that he was sort of right.

And just as I was thinking of what words to taunt him with, Aaron emotionally raised his voice. “No way. It’s really me?”

There were a lot of eves around us at once.

“Keep your voice down, asshole.” I lowered my head and tried to cover my face.

Aaron leaned close to me and bent over to whisper in my ear, “Does it mean yes?You’re going to Antarctica to see your parents for my sake.”

“You could be a little more narcissistic.” | snorted, gritting my teeth.

“Wow!” The corners of Aaron’s mouth curled up, and he seemed to be in such a good mood that even his blue eyes shone with light.

He took my shopping cart, took out the pair of gloves, put them back, and replaced them with some other pairs. “You can’t just use that level of waterproof gloves in Antarctica. Come with me. I’ll help you get the best gear for free.”

I didn’t know why, but when he strutted around pushing the cart, he looked like a golden retriever wagging his tail at me.

I resisted the urge to laugh and followed behind Aaron.

Although I didn’t want to accept his kind offer, I had to admit that he was more experienced in this field.

“Did you decide on the spur of the moment? How do you get there? Through a travel agency?” he asked.

“Yes. I’II leave the group when we get to Ross Island. As for the return trip, I’ll take a flight back from a nearby airport,” I replied.

“You’re always so brave.”

I was a little baffled by Aaron’s comment, but he began to introduce me to different goggles when we arrived at a store.

“These polar goggles are very important. Antarctic ice and water reflect a lot of sun-light, so if you don’t want to suffer from snow blindness, it’s best to have an extra pair just in case.”

‘Won’t you tell me to think twice about my decision?” | voiced my doubts.

I was going to Antarctica alone and would separate from the group halfway through the tour, after all. Although, in cases like that, I would be accompanied by an explorer, the trip was still full of unknown risks.

I remembered that when Adenauer heard my idea, his first reaction was to ask me not to go. To my surprise, Aaron took me to prepare for my departure instead of commenting much on that.

“Do you expect me to stop you?” Aaron asked, gazing at me.

“Not really.”

“If someone stops you, it means he still doesn’t know you well enough.” Aaron continued to walk toward the outdoor wind-proof mask section. “You may do things impulsively sometimes, but when you make up your mind, you never look back.

Instead of wasting energy and time on advising you, I’d rather tell you what kind of risks you’ll face with this decision.”

Aaron sounded casual, as if we were just talking about the weather and traffic.

But the more he acted that way, the more a subtle warmth flowed into my heart.

I had to admit that it delighted me.

“Which island will you land on? Which science station are you headed to?” Aaron looked back at me and asked, “Did you contact your parents? Are they coming to pick you up?”

“I did, but I haven’t received a reply,” I told Aaron about the landing site and the science station where my parents were. “| consulted with the cruise ship, and they would help me land at Ross Island through a r*bber boat. From there, I only had to climb one snowy mountain to get to the McMurdo expedition station.”

“There is no direct landing at McMurdo Station? Where exactly is the landing site, and what is the elevation of the snowy mountain that needs to be climbed?”

“Why do you ask that?” I was a little afraid of looking at his serious face.

I hadn’t asked these questions. The head of the travel agency only told me to rest assured.

Aaron gazed at me with his blue eyes and suddenly looked away.

“Forget it” he said casually as he tossed a climbing rope and several bundles of red nylon rope into the cart.

“What’s that?” My eyes were fixed on the bundle of nylon rope.

“It’s an avalanche rope, and it’s very light. If you’re unfortunate enough to encounter an avalanche and get buried by snow, it will stay on the surface, and rescuers will be able to find you through it.”

I was stunned. “An avalanche? Are you serious?”

Then I watched as Aaron tossed a back-pack, a shovel, a probe, an airbag, and a whole lot of other stuff into the cart.

“Wait, is it necessary to go this far?” | looked at the pile in shock.

“Just pray that these things won’t be needed.” Aaron glanced at me and suddenly curled his l*ps into a grin. “Remember the self-rescue points I told you?”

I thought for a moment and worked out what he had said from the depths of my memory.

It happened during our only double date with Cinder and her boyfriend. It was on the same date four years ago.

We were skiing when someone mentioned an avalanche situation at the snow park.

Since I was the only one with the least skiing experience among the four, Aaron explained some key points of self-help in case of an avalanche.

For example, if one is buried in snow, he only has 15 minutes to save himself.

Given the avalanches in snowfields, I couldn’t bring myself to think nothing would go wrong when I was in Antarctica.

“Judging by your reaction, I think you re-member,” Aaron said with a broader grin.

“That was a long time ago. Who remembers exactly what was said four years ago?”

I would admit that I said so because his smug look annoyed me.

I hated letting him take control.

“Well, since you’ve forgotten, let’s review,” Aaron said patiently, not frustrated by my denial.

He then elaborated on the self-rescue techniques when one was hiking in the wilderness and met an avalanche.

His descriptions were so detailed that I couldn’t help but wonder.

“How do you know so much about this?

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