Aster Veren
Episodes 204

- Esther

"Finally done." I muttered while watching every corner of the room that looked neat and clean.

It took a bit of a struggle to clean up Dean's residence because of the mess he left behind at the time. I heard he just broke the window glass, but when he went inside, the atmosphere was completely different from what I imagined. It looks worse than I thought.

Maybe it was the old man who destroyed the entire house after he ran away with Yuna. That's how I thought.

"Thank you for helping me clean up all this mess Faren." Dean said, giving me a glass of water. I quickly grabbed a glass in his hand and sat my body on his bed.

"No problem, the important thing is I feel good for you guys." I said after drinking the water in my hand and turned to look at Yuna who was reading a book near the small bookshelf stored in the corner of Dean's room.

Well, thank God if in the future they can live more calmly. I continued in my heart with a sigh of relief considering that his father Dean had been secured at the police station.

"I'm sorry to bother you, aunt and uncle." His words sat beside me with a gloomy expression.

"Bother? Didn't you help me out a lot at the store. Then from tomorrow you have to go to school again. No more truancy, learn what is right. Don't think about useless things and don't make Yuna any trouble. Understood?" Ocehku let out his gloomy expression, I saw he was already smiling thinly with a frown on his forehead.

"It seems I can't fight you for nagging affairs huh ...,"

"Shut your mouth, I don't want to hear that from you." Grunts me before re-drinking the remaining water in the glass I hold.

"Haha.. okay."

"Anu big brother," Yuna's voice distracted me and Dean, I saw the boy standing in front of Dean with the book in his hand.

"What's wrong?"

"Festival ... are we going?" He closed his mouth with a book.

Uwah. My mind could not turn away from her adorable expression, especially those expectant eyes.

"of course.".

"If you remember again, the festival is late this month, right? Then tomorrow the day after tomorrow?" I asked while looking at Dean who also noticed me.

"true."

"Faster than I thought. Though not long ago the new village head was appointed, but the festival was immediately decided. I think the festival will be in two or three months." I continued to feel inexhaustible with this rushed-looking plan.

"Maybe he wanted to reduce the tension of the residents who were focused on the news of the old village chief. The plan isn't bad." Obviously Dean who had stood up and stepped foot towards the exit, "what do you want to eat? Let me make it." Continue to look at me.

"Eh? I—"

"I want an omelet." Cut Yuna made me pee at her who looked excitedly following Dean.

"I'm guessing, what about you, Faren?" He asked back.

"It's up to you. I'll eat whatever you make."

"whatever?"

"Yes, anything."

"OKAY. Don't regret it." He said with a faint smile before completely leaving from before me. I don't know why my heart was disturbed by that expression.

She ... won't make me any food I don't like, will she?

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- Carel

"Why did you decide to come back to this place?" Victor's question made me turn to him who had parked his car on the side of the road.

"I want to make sure of something." I turned back to the bakery on the street.

"What do you want to make sure son?"

"Shut your mouth and watch." My grunts were annoyed by the question.

Though I have already explained the situation, but this old man still questioned everything. Is his brain working a little slow?

I should have asked Hans or Eric to accompany me. My mind remembers Hans and Eric at Albert's house, they came with old man and uncle Arsel.

After long confining himself in the room, the old man finally began to show himself again outside. Is it possible that he plans to take over his job again from uncle Arsel?

If it's like that, it'll ease Uncle Arsel's job. My family will also not be troubled anymore to take care of the work that should be done by the old man. Then he can join forces with Victor to capture on Rigel's traitor.

"How long do we have to wait?" Victor's voice surprised me, I saw he was already lazing around with his phone.

"You have no intention of accompanying me, do you?" I asked him to look at me.

"Bu—it's not like that, look at this! I have a job." He answered while pointing the screen of his phone to my face.

"Say you're busy with me."

"If mister Ian asks what else do I have to answer? Doesn't he have no idea about your secret investigation?"

"Ck, I forgot about that." Decak I feel annoyed myself with my situation that has not been made progress.

I turned my head back to the same bakery, making sure the figure I wanted to see. But I haven't found it since. Do I have to go in again and buy some bread to make sure?

"Just like ...,"

"Eh what?"

"You go, I'll stay here."

"But—"

"You're busy, right?" Cut me out to make him speechless. Then I quickly got out of Victor's car, "ah! Don't tell my family anything, just tell me I'm playing." I continued to try to threaten him before closing my car door.

"I understand. Once my business is done, I'll come back to pick you up."

"Whatever." I immediately went to the bakery, and went inside to buy some bread even though I didn't want to. But I have to do it so that it is not suspected.

"Welcome home." As for an adult woman I saw a few days ago, it seemed like her condition was not good after the incident. His body looked thinner than before.

So ... where is the kid? My mind looked around me, but I could not find the figure of the boy.

"Can I pay for this?" Ask another customer who came before me.

"certain."

"By the way Nina, are you okay?"

"Yes?"

"I ...,"

The cling!

The sound of the doorbell caught my attention, I saw the person I was looking for had already stepped his feet towards the cashier's desk with a regretful expression.

"You're coming? What about Dean's house?" Ask the woman.

"It can be lived."

"What's with that pretty face of yours, son?" Ask the customer who was neglected because of the arrival of the child.

"Haha this aunt, I'm not a boy isn't handsome better for me?"

"Yes, but to me beautiful men are also attractive."

"Haven't teased her, here's your groceries." Said the woman named Nina stopping the babbling of women in front of her.

"Haha, sorry-sorry then I'm leaving. Thanks for the bread." She said before she turned away from them, "ah Faren." He stopped his steps right at the door.

"Yes?"

"You're going to the festival, right?"

"Yes, why did you ask?"

"No, it's just that you know my niece is very interested in you. He asked me to ask you."

"A—what?"

"Then I'm gone. See you at the festival."

"What the fuck? Why did the aunt say that?" Ocehnya looks upset, although not as regretful as before.

"Haha, you're going with Sarah and Dean right?"

"Yes, Yuna is also coming. Aunty wanna come?"

"No, aunt will be home."

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