Chapter 362 The Secret

Aiden fell deep into thought. Her grandmother had arranged a marriage for her, and although Aiden

didn't know the man's name, her grandmother had told her on her deathbed that the man would

appear in Herbal Loon and would make Aiden suffer heavy losses. Her grandmother’s last wish was

for Aiden to marry the man who kept making her lose because only by marrying him could she

recover her losses.

Daniel, for his part, was unaware that Aiden was one of his betrothed. While he had nine marriage

contracts, some had been damaged by mice and were now incomplete.

He didn't know the name of each of his fiances. As for Aiden's contract, he wasn't even aware of her

family name. The only clue he had was a single word from the damaged marriage contract

—“Herbal,” aligning with "Herbal" from Herbal Loon. The rest had been chewed away by mice.

Daniel reached for a black item, like a piece of wood, from the bottom row of the shelf. Holding it up

in front of Aiden, he cheekily said, "I'll take this one, Aiden."

"This one?"

Aiden almost laughed out loud; the item was no herb but an old tree root that at best Daniel could

use as firewood.

"You don't like my choice, Aiden?"

"Why wouldn't I? A bet is a bet! If you want it, take it! It's just an old root; it's worthless."

"Aiden, you really do have a problem with your eyes!"

"Dare to call me blind? I'll kill you!"

Aiden snatched the old root from Daniel and swung it heavily toward his thigh. However, she

accidentally aimed slightly higher, and it struck Daniel's backside with a loud smack.

Brittany was stunned!

Daniel was taken aback.

Aiden was equally shocked.

Brittany, the first to recover from the surprise, was seething. "What are you two doing? It’s the

middle of the day; don’t you have any shame?"

Daniel took the opportunity to speak up with a grin, "Don’t worry, Brittany. Aiden is just flirting with

me. I’m happy to be hit by her, and she’s happy to hit me. What does it have to do with you, a third

party?"

This response shocked Brittany. She looked at Daniel incredulously and demanded, "Country boy,

what are you implying? Do you think I’m in the way? Stopping you from flirting with other women?"

"Brittany, watch your words. This is Aiden. Besides, I'm not married, and neither is she. Even if we

were flirting, what’s the issue?"

"You...you have no shame!"

After catching her breath, Aiden quickly changed the subject. She pointed to the old root and asked

Daniel out of curiosity, "What is this thing? Is there some kind of secret hidden inside?"

"This is a wonderful item, something that Aiden will be unable to put down. Just use it once, and

you'll realize how marvelous it is; you'll never want to be without it from then on."

Aiden's face flushed red with embarrassment upon hearing his words. She glared at Daniel and said

tersely, "Jerk! Can't you ever be serious?"

"Serious? I am serious! Aiden, can't you see how solemn I am?"