Aster Veren
Episode 119's

- Esther

"Why do we eat apart from Kalea and–" I stopped when I heard Carel snorting.

"You want to join them?" Her question made me flinch. I don't know, it's weird to see Carel acting this weird.

What happened between him and Sean? My mind wonders what happened when Teo took me away from Carel and Sean who were close to fighting.

"Here you go, wait a minute! I'll bring you our lunch." He continued while rushing to go to the mother canteen who seemed to have been waiting for Carel in his place.

I breathed as deeply as I could, tired of my own thoughts. Quickly I patted all the endless questions in my head, I felt no need to think about what had happened between Carel and Sean earlier.

... but why? I'm getting more curious. Especially when you see Carel's annoying expression that increasingly looks annoying! My mind keeps grumbling.

"Here we go!" Carel said, I saw that he had served a bowl of instant noodles in front of me with a very evocative aroma complete with pieces of vegetables, dumplings and eggs.

"This?" I asked while staring at the red bead at a glance and again paying attention to the noodle bowl in front of me.

"Eat!" He said after fixing his sitting position.

"Thank you Carel," I said, powerless to hold back the corner of my lips that were already expanding so happy with what I got this afternoon. Maybe he was thinking of feeding me noodles that have been forbidden by my father.

"You should thank me." Just before devouring the pieces of noodles on her spoon.

This kid! Why are the days getting so annoying? My mind was upset by that very annoying way of speaking.

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-Teo

"You can eat noodles without me!" My exclamation made Carel and Aster look at me who was standing next to their table. Preparing to put my tray down, but I quickly paused my intentions when I saw Carel's sharp gaze.

"Alright, I go ...," I continued after sighing resignedly, how else? I can't be a mosquito between the two of them, can I? Moreover, the white-haired child had already given a warning with that sharp gaze of his.

"Te–Teo?" Mumbled Aster I did not care, I lazily walked towards the Kalea table that had been filled by Nadin and Tia there. They look serious about talking about something that I don't know what?

"May I sit here?" I asked when I got near them.

"Theo?" Kalea Mumbles.

"Where's the other son of a bitch?" Nadin continued to make me point lazily towards the table Carel and Aster.

"So they're there?" Tia murmured along with Nadin.

"That kid doesn't want you interrupting his time with Aster, does he?" Nadin asked in a teasing tone after I sat down beside Kalea.

"That's how it is" I said before devouring curry rice in front of me.

"So how?" Tia asked suddenly, puzzling me and reflexively turned to the three of them in turn. They've refocused on their conversation, haven't they?

"Just calm down, I'll make him understand! You guys don't have to worry, after talking to him, I'll leave right away!" Obviously Kalea made me frown to notice her confident expression.

What are they talking about?

"But–" Nadin said immediately cut by Kalea.

"I can't promise to deal with it without emotion!" The woman beside me interrupted me.

"Lea ...," muttered Nadin.

"Trust me Nadin. I'll do what I think is right, let alone it's about you." He softened his tone of speech.

"Are you stupid?" Sean's voice made me look at him who was sitting in front of Kalea, followed by Hendric who was sitting opposite me.

"Who did you say was stupid?" Kalea's question was full of emphasis with a look of her upset eyes.

"You!" Sean exclaimed, "going alone to meet the child of the Ravindra family is not the right choice." The next made me even more confused about the direction of their conversation.

It could be that he immediately joined in their conversation, my mind felt irritated because it felt ignored.

"Then go with Teo!" Said Tia startling me to a cough of will, I quickly grabbed my drinking glass and gulped down the water inside greedily.

"You okay?" Kalea asked looking worried while rubbing my back and patting softly.

"Uhuk–uhuk! Ap–what? What are you guys talking about?" Ask me after I feel better.

"That–" Nadin said again, this time Sean who cut his words. Somehow he seemed to deliberately create a situation where I could not join in their conversation.

Though I am very sure Nadin will explain the essence of their conversation to me but ... is he retaliating my actions that took Aster away from him? My mind recalls what happened a few minutes ago.

"No! He'll go with me!" Rigorously.

"You? Why should I go with you?" Kalea asked looking in wonder at Sean's figure before her.

"Because you're my step-breast!"

"No! My mom and dad are officially divorced so–"

"You're still my brother!"

"They're arguing?" Nadin muttered that he could not turn away from Sean and Kalea's debate.

"Since when did Sean open himself up to Kalea? He even considered her as his brother even though both of their parents were officially divorced," Tia continued as confused as I was.

"No! I'll go with Teo!" Reject Kalea returned Sean's sharp gaze.

"What's this about? I don't even understand the subject of their conversation, why was my name brought up?" I muttered unable to get my thoughts out, to ask just that I was hesitant because the situation of the two of them looked so fierce.

"... essentially Kalea will meet Nathan's brother and teach him a lesson because it has played with Nadin's feelings. You have to come to protect her!" Obviously Tia suddenly, it seems like she realized my confusion.

Wait–protect?

"You make it sound bad, but they just want–" Nadin said back cut.

"I'll beat him up!" Kalea said suddenly, making Nadin and Tia turn towards her.

"I don't understand." I muttered feeling like an impromptu fool for not understanding what they were explaining.

"Take your lunch, ignore them." Said Hendric after sighing deeply.

"You don't understand that either?" I asked to take a deep breath.

"No, they're plotting evil to avenge Nathan's sudden engagement to Nadin." Hendric answered making me freeze on the spot.

"really?"

"Yes!" Pick it up before eating his lunch again.

"Why didn't you explain it to me earlier?" My grunts feel bad about people like him, obviously he knows. Why not tell me sooner? Did he enjoy my confused stupid face?

"I'm lazy! But another story is different if you want to buy information from me," he said while putting on a thin smile.

"This child! Turns out right, he's a double eye." I almost whispered.

"You said something?" Hendric's question made me shake fast.

"No!" Excruciate.

So ... the point is that the guy broke off his engagement to Nadin? Butwhy? Is it because of Kalea? Recently did Kalea and Nadin make up, did that person already know the truth? All Nadin's crimes against Kalea? I continued inwardly wondering.

But why Kalea ... does she plan to meet Nathan to prevent Nadin's engagement from being annulled? Wh why? Hasn't he liked Nathan for a long time? From small even? I continued to be in my heart while watching Kalea who was still busy arguing with Sean.

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