Aster Veren
Episode 67's

- Esther

"Searching?" Carel's question made me turn to her who was already staring at Kaela with her cold gaze.

"A–ada what Kalea? Is something bothering you?" I continued to ask even with stammering.

When I saw her I felt a little claustrophobic, it felt like the bad shadow with her was slowly spinning around in my memory. I didn't even dare to stare at his blue bead for long.

"Dad asked me to call you, the main event will start soon." He replied before turning his body and walking away from us.

"Arrgh, bitch!" Carel's growl while shuffling her hair at a glance confused me, "let's go back!" Continue to lead our way back into the showroom.

I saw that everyone had gathered around a round table that held a very large birthday cake on it.

Then Nathan cut the cake with the help of Na–din? Why is Nadin there? And again ... His appearance has changed? He wasn't as fat as SD used to be. My mind could not turn away from the figure of Nadin who looked happy standing next to Nathan's brother while holding Nathan's hand.

"Don't mean Kalea's expression ...." I muttered immediately to see Kalea's back walking towards Victor's uncle in small steps and confidently.

Kalea .... My mind again felt sad when I saw him not excited like that, I know he really liked Nathan's brother. But why is it like this? What happened while I was away Kalea?

"Aster, come here." My father's words awakened my daydreams and immediately walked over to my father with mixed feelings in my heart, it felt like too many things I received today.

"What's wrong? Are you tired?" Ask my dad when I get to his side.

"No, I'm fine." I answered while commenting on my best smile to hide all my confusion.

"You're cold?" Uncle Victor's voice caught my attention and made me look at the figure of Kalea beside me.

"No." He answered with cold eyes, eyes that kept staring at someone across the street.

Kalea, my mind while squeezing my palm at the sight of her continued to put on such an expression. I don't know, I don't know why I care about him? Though he has carved bad memories for me, but I ... What's wrong with me?

"Who did he see?" I muttered when I realized his gaze was not on Nathan and Nadin's brother, I quickly saw something he had been looking at seriously since.

"That right?" I muttered when I saw Kalea's mother standing next to a man in a black suit with a white vertical stripe motif with two men the age of Nathan and Carel.

I forgot that Aunt Claretta had remarried .. She also looked happy huh? Didn't she see her daughter here? My mind glanced back at Kalea who was still staring at her mother figure with an icy gaze.

Prok prok!

The sound of everyone's clapping shocked me who was daydreaming, "Shock it!" I muttered while stroking my chest.

"For the next event is a dance session, please all dance with your respective partners." Nathan's voice made me gawk as everyone began to pair up, filling the middle of the room and preparing to dance.

"A–aku forgot there was a dance session because he had previously danced with Nathan's brother at the beginning of the event ...." I muttered again remembering the embarrassing incident when stepping on Nathan's foot.

Waitaminute! Then ..., my mind immediately looked for Nathan's brother, "i'm guessing." I continued when I saw Brother Nathan standing with Nadin in the middle of the room, surrounded by other couples. Does this mean Nadin's partner Nathan's brother?

"Aster?" Dad's voice surprised me, "are you okay?" The next one looks worried.

"Te–of course I'm good–" I answered when I saw Carel walking into the middle of the room with Kalea.

Right, Carel is Kalea's partner .. Then, did Teo not come? I haven't seen him since. Inner wondering.

"Would you dance with me?" Dad asked me to be surprised.

"Me–it can be like that?"

"Excuse me," the voice of a man along with the classical music that began to roll back to accompany everyone who was dancing.

"Yes?" I asked before looking at the figure in front of me.

"Will you dance one song with me?" The question made me gawk when I saw the figure of a tall man with his white hair tied to his shoulder. Even his smile looked so sincere with his red bead that looked at me intensely with his palm that had been stretched out on me.

"Ah, she's Carel's sister. This is the first time you've met her, right? Dwi introduced him to Aster's friend Carel." He continued with a big smile at me and introduced me to his first son.

"Ah–hallo my name is Aster, it's nice to meet Brother Dwi." I'm introducing myself.

"You can reject it Aster." Dad's voice sounded hostile to me.

"Starting again, you're happy to see your daughter standing here alone because her partner didn't come?" Obviously Carel's father pierced my heart so much. What he said was true, I don't even know why Teo didn't come tonight and made me present without a partner.

"Are you blind, Ian? I'm with him now, so he's not alone." Reply father along with brother Dwi's hand that has pulled my hand into the middle of the room and joined the others.

"You, how dare you bring my daughter!" Father's speech is not so clear because of the music and the whisper of some parents who are still faithful watching their sons and daughters who are dancing.

"Don't worry, I'll guide you well, I won't make my sister angry." Said brother Dwi distract me from the figure of the father who was re-held by his father Carel, even uncle Victor and uncle Rigel have disappeared from their side. They escaped?

"Carel ... angry? Why?" I ask not to understand his words.

"You see him? He was dancing with his parnert but his eyes could not turn away from you. Looks like she likes you a lot huh?" It definitely made me glance at Carel who looked annoyed looking at me.

"Se–seems like he's not looking at me," I muttered feeling that his gaze wasn't on me.

"Eh? If it wasn't for you, would he be looking at me?" He asked as he glanced at Carel, "it seems you're right. He was really looking at me sharply, eerie!" Mumbled further.

"Haha ... Carel was always like that." My laughter couldn't help but look at Dwi's cute-looking expression, how could she look frightened at her own sister? Though he was her brother.

"Looks like he's changed a lot thanks to you huh? Does he always make things difficult for you?" He asked with a faint smile and a warm look.

"No, it was Carel who always helped me." I replied while following her movements, she is really good at dancing huh? Since then my feet have not stepped on his feet even though before I had stepped on Nathan's feet.

In practice, I stepped on Carel's foot.

"really?" The question looks relieved.

"Emh–it .. is Brother Dwi not familiar with Carel?" I asked as I felt a piercing gaze from Carel's direction.

"Ti–dak too, just ignore him." Sis Dwi replied with a smile on her feet, it seemed like she also felt Carel's gaze fixed on her from earlier.

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- Carel

Why is he here? When did he come? Why don't I know? Is this dad's plan too? How dare he dance with Aster and cool-ass in front of him. My mind wondered with my annoyed feelings.

"What balum are they familiar with?" My murmur involuntarily tightened my grip and made Kalea squeal.

"Are you stupid?" Then grimacing, "I know you like Aster, but for now can you focus on me first?" Continue with his cold eyes.

"How can I focus on the person who has hurt Aster so many times?" I asked her to make her cold gaze sharpen.

"I know my past is very bad, I also regret what I did to Aster. So forgive me, and stop bringing up my past .. You think I'm happy dancing with you?" Clearly, while glancing at Nathan at a glance, then turned to the figure of his mother who was sitting with the Ravindra family.

The woman seemed happy talking to important people to forget the presence of her daughter here. Even since then his gaze has only focused on his two stepchildren who are dancing with their partners.

Has he forgotten his daughter? What kind of mother is she? My mind suddenly felt upset for Kalea.

"Looks like I should learn to stop hating him huh?" I muttered while watching Kalea's expression that was unlike her previous self.

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