Aster Veren
Episode 147's

- Kalea

This afternoon I went to my father's house to meet Aster. I think he's very lonely right now because I'm not coming back from his job in Singapore.

The wind blows softly as Aster and I walk towards the greenhouse, I see the look on Aster's face looks gloomy looking straight ahead with his footsteps that look uninspired.

Hah~ why do you have to go out with that idiot? My mind immediately remembered the figure of Carel, but if their relationship was fine I was sure the child had been to the residence of the father every day.

"Have you not explained everything to Carel?" I asked after gathering all my courage to talk about Carel and Aster.

"... having thought about it again, there seems to be nothing to explain."

"Huh? Didn't I tell you? You have to explain everything and repair your relationship with Carel."

"Then everything I've done will be in vain. Baby right?" Obviously when we got to the front door of the greenhouse, stopped his steps and turned to face me along with a gust of wind that hit us again, this time firmer than before.

"Darling?" I was really shocked and annoyed when I heard the answer I never expected. Especially when looking at the fake smile and sad look on his face.

"You sure you said that?" Teo's voice made us turn towards the source of the sound simultaneously.

The boy had indeed intended to come to the father's residence as well to accompany me comforting Aster, even Nadin and Tia should have arrived already.

"Currently Carel already knows the reason he was betrothed and intends to rebel,"

"Se–seriously?" I was a little surprised by what I just heard. I saw Teo already nodding his head in response to my question.

"Sooner or later he'll also find out why you suddenly changed. You tau? That kid's pretty smart in terms of his love." The next made me glance at Aster who was a little down, seemed to think hard about something.

Is he going to make another plan? My mind wondered while biting my lower lip as it felt annoyed at his decision.

I wanted to scream at him if he didn't have to do what Lusy wanted. After all, the threat was completely unbelievable, indeed he could destroy the relationship of two families just by threatening Aster to stay away from Carel?

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"Have you heard?" Shouts Nadin surprised me, Aster and Teo who were enjoying our tea time in the greenhouse.

I saw Teo coughed and chuckled in surprise when I heard Nadin's scream. Then I quickly gave my handkerchief to wipe the slightly spilled tea onto her clothes.

"Can't you just come in a little quieter?" My grunt made Nadin chuckle and immediately sit on an empty seat near Aster.

"Hhehe, sorry." He said while rubbing his neck.

"You came by yourself? Where's your friend?" Teo asked after applying Noda.

"From that, have you heard any rumors about Mrs Alterio's condition?" The answer diverted the conversation, ignoring Teo's question.

"What's going on?" Ask Aster who has been silent since. I saw that he had put the tea cup back in his hand and looked seriously at Nadin who was looking back at him.

It turns out you want to hide your feelings as well as you can, you will never be able to not worry about Carel huh? My mind feels a little relieved because it turns out Aster is still the figure of Aster that I recognize. And lately I feel Aster has changed into someone else.

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- Esther

The gusts of night wind continued to gently sweep across my face, making my body shudder with coldness. The time has also shown at 09:00 p.m. But I was still awake and could not go to sleep because it felt like my heart was very agitated after receiving a call from the father who told me his return schedule was pushed back. Not to mention I was also still thinking about Nadin's remarks about the condition of Carel's mother that deteriorated after the surgery.

Though, as I recall. Dad never really cared about his job, he always threw all his work at Uncle Rigel. But why do you suddenly care so much about his job? I continued in my heart, remembering all the moments of my togetherness with my father.

I used to stop my work if I went into his study, then Uncle Rigel would nag me, but I didn't mind him and took me out of his study. That's how I remember it.

"Haaah~ is boring ...." I said with a deep sigh on the porch of the room, propping up my chin with my hands resting on the balcony of the room.

I looked at the starry sky with the moon dimming because it was covered in clouds. Then he sighed again as he recalled my conversation with Kalea, Teo and Nadin this afternoon.

Nadin says Carel's mother's condition is deteriorating, how does the boy feel now? Is she okay?

"I hope that my mother's condition will improve soon" I whispered before stepping my feet into the room and closing the windows of my room. Trying to escape my bad thoughts about Carel's mother's condition.

I'm sure you'll be fine, I believe you can hold on. That's how my mind I never thought I would regret in the future.

Time passed so quickly, I didn't even feel like my vacation was a week away. But you still haven't come back either, is the job so hard? I really miss him now, even these last few days he stopped calling me, but every night he never missed calling me.

I hope you're okay and come back soon. My mind cannot endure any longer in my loneliness. I felt like I was really left alone in a house this big, even though there were servant brothers, gardeners and security guards. But it feels lonely.

I step my feet towards the greenhouse that I visit every day to see Aster flowers given by my grandmother who was deliberately planted there.

"Miss!" Shouting someone stopped my steps, I quickly turned to look at the owner of the voice.

"Uncle Hans?" I murmured when I saw him having trouble breathing, it seemed like he had been running around looking for me.

"That's ...," he said, still trying to control his breathing with an expression that I find difficult to describe.

"What's wrong?"

"Ba–just now that you've been calling by landline, he's asking the lady to go to Alterio's residence as a representative of the Veren family."

"I? Why?" I muttered a little confused, why should I go as a representative of the Veren family?

I know that right now I'm the only one left at home, because Uncle Arsel's father and family are overseas. But why should I go as a representative of the Veren family? Is there anything important that requires you to send me away? What things? What about work?

"... I have news that Mrs Alterio is gone. Sir told me to convey it to miss, ja–so miss can go as a representative of the Veren family. Right now sir is on his way back." He explained a situation I did not understand.

"Wait on! That means nyo–nyonya Alterio .. i–a Carel's mother?" My words couldn't properly digest Uncle Hans' words, I even doubt my sense of hearing right now.

"really. Mrs Alterio is gone by 03:00 in the morning."

"Ti–dak ...,"

Mother ... why? Didn't he promise to recover for Carel? That's what you said when I visited you secretly that day, right? But why now? My mind could not resist the puddles of tears that had seeped out, freefall soaked my face.

"Prepare the car, I'll get ready!" Tell Uncle Hans before going to my room to prepare with the help of Mila's sister.

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