Aster Veren
Episode 161

- Esther

"I apologize for my delay" I said as I reached the greenhouse, where I met the four women Hans mentioned yesterday afternoon.

"It's okay, miss, she must be very busy." Said a beautiful woman with a sweet smile.

"My name is Rachel from the David family." Continue to introduce yourself.

"My name is Jane, from the Oliphia family."

"And my name is Shofi, from the Lodri family. Greetings to miss." Before she showed her best smile.

"Yes, greetings." I returned the smiles of the three of them.

Where's Mr. Robert's daughter? Didn't he come? My inner being does not find its figure around them.

"Ah, please forgive me for my delay miss." A familiar voice in my ears, I turned my body to the figure of Rose–the only daughter of Mr. Robert.

"It's okay, please sit." My words immediately allowed them to fill the empty seats before them. Then shortly afterwards Mila and the other waiters came to serve us food.

"It's really cold, isn't it?" Rachel said after grabbing the teacup in front of her.

"True, the glass house also looks comfortable and beautiful." Jane turned her attention to the nearby Aster flower.

"It looks like I'm going to ask my father to make a greenhouse as well as a birthday present." Shofi said after tasting green tea.

We talked a lot for almost half an hour, and I'm starting to feel sleepy now. Because the atmosphere in the greenhouse is quite comfortable and cool, so no wonder if my focus immediately decreased.

I quickly grabbed the teacup in front of me, the tea I had not yet drunk.

"Haha.. right? The first son of the Alterio family was indeed very handsome, not to mention the son of the Ravindra family who was rarely seen."

"I heard he was out of the country to continue his education." They are talking about two men who are quite famous and handsome among girls.

I put the tea cup back in my hand after drinking the green tea and went back to listening to the four women's chatter. Until I feel my heart beat racing, and–hot?

Ughhhh! This ... Why does it taste bad? My heart ..., my mind while squeezing clothes in my chest.

"Ohuk!"

I saw a red liquid filling my left hand as I closed my mouth when I coughed. Even my mouth felt bad with the sudden taste of blood coming out of my mouth.

"Miss!" Everyone looked surprised, as did Mila and Hans, who were watching us from afar.

Me ... did I just vomit blood? My mind was still watching my hand, then I felt a great throb in my heart until my gaze blackened. And the last thing I remember was, when Mila and Hans were screaming frantically calling my name.

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I opened my eyes slowly when I heard a noise in the next room. I don't know, I vaguely heard Kalea's voice sounding angry?

"Ugh, my heart!" I muttered again feeling a great throb in my chest.

Father ... I–this hurts so much! I continued inwardly as I shed my tears as I felt an unbearable pain in my chest. It hurts more than shortness of breath.

"Ugh, anyone ... anyone, help me!" I could not shout, with all my strength I tried to get out of my bed and intended to go out. Asking for help on Mila's brother or uncle Hans who might be waiting for me outside.

But in my first step, my body immediately fell and fell on the floor because my legs could not support my body.

"Miss!" The sound of uncle Hans and brother Mila along with the door of the room that was already wide open.

"What's going on?" Brother Mila asked worriedly, while uncle Hans grabbed me by my body and laid me back on my bed.

"This ... is very sick, father hiks ...." My mutter almost whispered while sobbing and unconsciously my hand had squeezed Uncle Hans' hand with all my strength.

"I'll call you again." Mila went straight out of my room in a hurry.

"Let me in!" Kalea's voice caught my attention. I saw he broke through the servants who were blocking him.

"This? What happened to you Aster?" He looked panicked when he saw me in pain.

"Here, miss vomits blood after drinking tea–"

"What did you say?" Carel's voice cut me by surprise with his arrival. How could he come to my residence when my condition is like this? Did he drive Kalea? Or was Kalea forcing him to come along?

Nah! No, he shouldn't have seen me in this condition. Carel can't .. if this is how my plan to keep him away from me fails. My mind is worried about Carel's actions going forward.

Nah! Rather than that, my chest hurts a lot. I think I'm gonna die now. "Ughhh!" I muttered more and more tightly into Uncle Hans's hand, trying to shake my mind about Carel.

"Aster?" Carel's voice made me glance weakly at him, I saw that he was already crouching in front of me holding my left hand.

"His memory is a lot," he continued while tidying up my hair.

"I can't let you be like this. Watch out! You go get the car ready, we go to the hospital now." Tell Carel to release my grip on Uncle Hans, and he quickly grabbed me and took me away.

"Wait on! I'm coming with." Shouted Kalea.

"Carel ...," I whispered completely helplessly, as my energy ran out from the intense pain in my chest.

"Calm down, you'll be fine." He sounds so worried.

I looked at Carel's face which looked blurry in my view. Then I gripped her school uniform with the rest of my energy before my consciousness disappeared again.

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- Carel

"What actually happened?" I asked after arriving at the hospital and waiting for the doctor to finish examining Aster in the ER room.

"That's why she vomited blood after drinking tea with her friends in the greenhouse. Then miss lost consciousness." Obviously Hans recalled what had happened this morning.

"After tea?" Kalea muttered while biting her index finger nails, "who made tea for her?" Further asked.

"Mila, miss's personal servant." Answer Hans.

"That guy!" Kalea was angry.

"But I'm sure he didn't do anything, because when he was making tea. I was with him too, but after that we went outside. Leaving–" Clearly came to a halt and immediately looked at me with Kalea in turn.

"What do you remember?" Ask Kalea.

"... i remember seeing Miss Rose, daughter of Mr. Robert. He came out of the kitchen as I was about to pick up my things left in the kitchen." Obviously after being silent for a while.

"That guy! Just watch out for you," muttered Kalea as upset as I was.

Though today I only came to accompany Kalea because Teo could not go with her. But, I really did not expect to see Aster like this.

I failed to protect her again. My mind is angry at myself. The memory of Aster being bullied by his friends Lusy came back to haunt me. And it pisses me off many times over.

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