Aster Veren
Episodes 158

- Kalea

The day felt so long without Aster, when I usually felt the day was very fast passing until I thought, it would be very nice if time suddenly stopped. But now, I'd rather Aster come back than stop.

I let out my tired breath while watching one plate of rice, chicken thighs, boiled eggs and one large orange near my drinking glass.

"You still don't have an appetite?" Tanya Teo caught my attention, let alone her gentle touch on top of my head.

"Want me a bribe?" This makes me shake fast.

"I can eat by myself!" I immediately grabbed my tablespoon and immediately cut the boiled egg on my side.

"... hadeuh a young couple who are drunk in love." Said Nadin surprised me with his presence, I saw Tia, Carel even Lusy also joined me and Teo.

"You didn't eat that?" Carel asked staring at the chicken thigh on Teo's plate.

"Just kid! I'll eat it, don't try to steal my food!" Ketus Teo immediately brushed off Carel's hand that almost carried his chicken thigh.

"What's with your face?" Asked Nadin with his mouth full.

"True, why do you bend your face all day? Even in front of your boyfriend." Tia continued after swallowing the food in her mouth.

"You look ugly!" Ejek Carel chimed in.

"Whisper!" My grunts sniffled annoyedly at Carel who looked so annoying.

"You look close ...," muttered Lusy showing her sweet smile.

"I'm so envious." He immediately turned his attention to the plate in front of him.

"The two of you also look closer than before." Said Tia noticed the figure of Carel with Lusy alternately.

"really?" Tanya Lusy looks shy.

"Yes, you even forgot to bother Aster because of your jealousy." Nadin grunts feel the same annoyance as me.

Yeah how do we not get upset? The woman had once made her two friends grab and slap Aster with her cultural tears. But now, he was acting pretentious in front of Carel.

Does he think I can forget what happened that day? Nadin even has a long-term memory.

"Recycle your food." Teo said to disperse my reverie.

"Yes" I nodded back to the rice that was still intact on my dinner plate.

Should I tell that shitty kid about Lusy's threat to Aster? I continue in my heart.

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- Arshel

"Find the b*that debah!" I cried to my men who I had gathered in front of the hospital parking lot.

I intend to deploy them to find Mr. Aslan's man, the owner of the academy. How dare he plan an accident brother who intends to return to his birthplace. Because he's also Aster up to the trouble.

I saw my men immediately leave in front of me, they scattered to find the people I meant. "Maybe the thing I fear is really happening. I think brother's accident is different from the accident experienced by his late mother. Turns out ...."

"Are you okay?" Eric's asking makes me even more upset.

"Can you use casual language when we're alone? It's frustrating to hear you speak formally at all times." My grunt made him throw my face away from me, avoiding my long gaze.

I know, he definitely won't take my orders that one easily.

Ian already knows the condition of his brother now, he even had time to visit and live in Singapore for three days to monitor the condition of his brother. And at that time, I had the opportunity to talk to him a lot. Until I learned of Alterio's entire plan to destroy Aslan's family.

Yes, my guess about those who are secretly preparing big plans is true.

"... they are horrible." My murmurs felt goosebumps of their own as they recalled how scheming the Alterio family was.

"It seems that even today, miss is underestimated again," said Eric made me turn to him who was watching the screen headphonenya.

I quickly grabbed his cellphone, and I saw a message coming in from Hans there.

"I sent a daily report to Mr. Eric. Today, she received another mistreatment from one of the daughters of her co-worker, Mr. Ansel. But the lady coolly retaliates for the actions of Mr. Robert's daughter like the Veren people." I muttered reading the contents of the message Eric got.

"Looks like my niece is working hard huh? I'll have to give him a present when I get back." I'm going to give back Eric's headphone to his hand.

I also have to work hard for Aster!

***

- Esther

Time really passes by quickly when we are too busy with our work huh? Though usually I feel the time is very slow to pass because I keep thinking about the condition of my father.

This afternoon I have returned to the Veren family residence, I have also cleaned my body before returning to work in my father's study.

"I think my job today will take a lot of time until I have to go home late again. It doesn't seem." I muttered while sitting my body in my father's work chair, confirming my sitting position and reaching for the top pile of files on the table.

If counted, there are about five to six more files that I haven't checked. And after my work was done, I was only able to check the Veren family's financial files. I also had to prepare a working wage for the servants, guards, gardeners and private drivers of the Veren family who were taking leave.

... I can finally rest after all this time. My mind sighed deeply as it examined the files before me.

"This one just needs dad's stamp, right?" I continued muttering after reading the contents of the file, then I opened the drawer of my father's desk, took out my father's stamp from it.

"Done." I muttered after giving you the stamp.

Tok tok!

The sound of the workroom door being knocked quite loudly from the outside, making my concentration scatter, "get in!" I told him to get someone to open the door.

I saw Mila enter my father's study with a cup of hot tea in her hand.

"I brought you Miss's favorite green tea." He said when he got near me.

"Thank you, please keep it there." I said to make Mila immediately keep the teacup in front of me.

"Then I say retreat first lady." He said before he left.

I took a deep breath while massaging the base of my nose as I felt a great throbbing on my forehead. Then I grabbed a cup of tea in front of me and drank a little.

"... I felt used to this silence for a long time. Dad, do you know? I can't call you Papa anymore in front of other people, if I call you papa, they will definitely underestimate me and consider me a spoiled child. Even though I'm actually spoiled, I want to go back to worship with my father. Can't you wake up quickly? Don't you miss me?" I muttered after putting the tea cup back in my hand on the table, then I put my body back on the back of the work chair I was sitting in. Staring away from the ceiling of the study room while imagining the figure of the father.

"Ughh! Why am I suddenly so sleepy?" Then I felt a heavy drowsiness after drinking green tea made by Mila.

What .... exactly what did Mila give my tea? My mind before falling asleep.

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