Aster Veren
Episode 36's

- Ansel

"A really tough fight ...." I mumbled to remember my activities these past few days.

"It looks like Miss Claretta has completely given up now." Rigel's voice caught my attention.

"It looks so." I muttered while stretching my muscles remembering my debate with that woman.

The woman was really good at acting .. I had never before realized her talent. My mind can't forget my last meeting with him.

I see Rigel is still busy with his job of re-checking the files I've been checking. He is very thorough and always reliable.

Then I lyric my watch that already showed at 02:30 pm, "it's like this hour ..," I murmured.

"By the way what about Aster's condition?" I asked, trying to take my mind off the things that hurt my head.

"It seems that the condition of the lady has improved, Mr. Arsel always took her to the hospital for regular checkups until the ears of the lady are completely healed," explained Rigel to me.

"... Rigel, please get the car ready!" Tell me while glancing at him who is still busy cleaning up my work files scattered on the table.

I don't know why now I really want to meet Aster, even though my body feels very tired.

"Good sir." Suppose he immediately stepped towards the exit after tidying up all the files.

"Well..." I muttered again sighing tiredly as I looked at the pile of files I had checked.

Lately a lot of tiring things happened and made me tired .. I forgot to visit Aster. My mind remembers Aster's expression when he was slapped by the br*hsek man.

"If you remember, that night ... did I beat him too much huh?" I muttered remembering my fight with Tesar before I threw him in jail.

At that time I completely lost control and went berserk as I wanted to eat his words, and when I heard it I felt very upset and angry at myself because it was true.

Helen left me because I couldn't protect her. And I never met him even though I knew where he lived, nor did I ever ask him why he left, never tried to persuade him to come back.

All I did was watch her and get jealous for no apparent reason when I saw her with Justin .... My mind feels sorry.

"But .. I never thought that Tesar loved Helen that much, he even held a grudge against me and tried to take my daughter's life" I murmured.

She must have thought that if Helen hadn't married me, she wouldn't have suffered until she had to conceive my child and raise her alone. If she hadn't conceived my child ....

"What would he do?! If she really loved Helen, she could definitely accept all of Helen's past right? Why did he think to finish off the children of people loved by him? Is he stupid?" I was upset with what I was thinking.

Soon Rigel returned to my study and told me that the car I asked him to prepare was ready. I quickly got up from my seat and rushed to Arsel's house.

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- Arshel

"You're coming," I said as I watched my brother enter my study with a disorganized expression, there were even dark circles under his eyes.

"It seems like your work is very busy huh." I continued while getting up from my place and walking towards my brother who was sitting on the sofa by the window.

"Your room hasn't changed much huh, it's still as messy as ever." He said while massaging his forehead with his right hand.

"Who are you making clothes for?" He continued asking while paying attention to the sketch paper scattered on the table and immediately grabbed it.

"I've taken care of everything" he replied, putting the paper in his hand back on the table.

"I heard he's making a fuss in your office, are you sure you've taken care of him?" I asked to feel disbelief with his words and a little worried about his condition that looks tired.

"How is Aster? Are his ears okay?" Ask to divert the conversation.

"Don't switch the conversation!" My snapping couldn't hold back my emotions because of the annoying attitude he showed me.

"Hah~ why do you want to know my business so much? I told you everything I've taken care of." Clearly after sighing tiredly.

"You think I'll just trust you? you could've changed your mind for the sake of that kid. I just want to make sure that your relationship with Claretta is over and that you won't hurt your daughter's feelings again by showing your closeness to the boy." I said, leaning my body against the back of the sofa I was sitting on, trying to speak as calmly as possible.

"You don't trust me yet?" The question made me nod quickly.

"Of course–" I said truncated.

"Isn't it clear to you that I'm coming to your house?" He said while looking at me fixedly.

"If I worry about my daughter's condition ...." He immediately threw away his sight.

A–ada what with that shy expression? My mind felt amused when I saw my brother misbehaving like that, it felt like I had not seen his side like that for a long time.

"... the doctor said his ears had healed even though Aster said lately he had a little trouble hearing the voices around him. But yesterday the doctor examined Aster's ear again and he said his ear had healed and Aster could hear clearly again." Obviously I was tidying up my sketch paper that was splattered on the table.

"Thank God ...." He muttered while sighing in relief.

"If you want to see her, go to the library. Aster's in there with Carel." I continued while rising from my sitting position and intending to continue my work that I stayed.

"Then I'll go first." He got up and left my office quickly.

Though for a few days I was very worried and upset because I could not give a lesson to the br*ngsek. But now, after seeing my sister's concern for her daughter. I don't know why I feel a little relieved.

With this maybe Aster and brother can be closer than before. My mind feels relieved.

Then, I also remembered what Eric said about me giving brother a chance to fix his relationship with Aster.

And it seems like my decision to obey Eric was right. My mind feels grateful to my little friend, thanks to which I can muffle my anger and entrust it to my brother.

"But I never expected that br*hsek loved Helen's sister that crazy. And again isn't he a distant relative of Helen's family?" I continued muttering as I grabbed the needle I had stored on the table near the mannequin and placed the pile of sketch paper on the table.

I asked Eric to tell me about Tesar secretly, because I knew that brother wouldn't tell me everything. And that's right, the proof is that he came to my house with his messy expression.

I saw it where maybe asked him to tell a long story about Tesar who loves Helen's sister right?

"But Eric said the distant relatives could have loved each other and married because of his blood relationship ... What is it? I forgot, arrgh, I still can't digest Eric's explanation. Forget it and just get back to work!" I felt confused and refocused on my work.

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