Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“What the hell did you even think?” I shouted at Easter and smacked his head. “Do you even think this carefully? Or just like before, you decided without minding the result of it?”With Jyn’s help, I managed to find my brother. Though, I didn’t know where they found him and I didn’t ask them anyway. The important thing in this matter is that both my brother and the woman that he impregnated are safe from Dad’s men.I don’t need to ask them how they did it since they delivered him to me safely and without any wounds.“I am sorry,” he apologized with teary eyes while caressing his head. “I know how Dad thinks and I am sure, once he learns about Ariya’s pregnancy, he will do something to her. And I couldn’t think clearly as I remember what he did before to Kezia’s ex-boyfriend.”Easter is younger than me. But as I said before, Dad expected too much for him because he was an achiever since he was still in grade school. He was a consistent honor student until high
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“It has been a year, Reign,” Jasper, my elder brother, who I am video-calling right now. “Did you not even think that maybe Dad finally had a chance to find you since you meddled with Easter’s issue?”I immediately went home to talk to him to tell him that Easter was fine and that he was with me. I also told him the reason why they got into this kind of situation.Among our siblings, Jasper is the only one who has more freedom to do what he wants, even in front of our father because he is the heir to the Dahlia Corporation, as we all have the title of Duke of Axia Region.That is why he is the only one I can count on to convince Dad to take the deal that I constructed for Easter and Ariya. Aside from that, I can also let him handle the investigation and the punishment for the people who tried to harm the company.“I am doing this for Easter and his child so I risk everything,” I said. “Besides, I am well hidden here. There is no way Dad will find me here.”A l
Rajiv Fleisko’s Pov“We are getting too close to the aristocracy of this country, Jyn,” I said while looking at Asper who was just getting out of the mansion. “If I had known that she is the first daughter of the Axia Region’s duke, I should have stopped you from meddling with their family issue.”“Is it really bad?” Karyu suddenly appeared at the doorway while holding a bowl of popcorn. “I mean, it is not like she is here because of us, right? As far as we all know, she was also running away and laying low from her problem in their region. She doesn’t want to marry a prince so hiding from everyone is the only option that she has. It is not like she is deceiving us to harm us.”“To be honest, our situation is not that far from what Asper is trying to avoid,” Schlain said. He just got out of the mansion. “She was also being cornered by the Azaria and their ministers which made her decide to hide here and alter her identity. And avoiding her just because she is a daughter of a duke does
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“What the hell did you just do?” Miracle shouted at me after I told him what happened these past few days. She has been busy with her work at SweetHeart so I couldn’t tell her about the issue that my brother got into. “You…” She harshly brushed her hair and glared at me. “Didn’t you even think that you just revealed your identity to Jyn and his friends?”I was about to answer but was immediately taken aback after some thought. “Wait…”Her eyes widened with shock and sighed as she shook her hair. “Yeah, Asper. You didn’t think that through.”Shit!I totally forgot about that matter because I was so worried about my brother. I was too preoccupied with his issue with our father and didn’t even think about my situation.Well, I think I did that because I was also comfortable around Jyn. I have this feeling that they will never spread about my location, despite knowing my situation.I scratched my head and sighed. “As you can see, I didn’t manage to think about tha
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Jyn!” I immediately saw him in their garden as soon as I got inside their gate.I have a lot of snacks and healthy food for Easter and Ariyah since that is what they need the most now so I dropped by here earlier than usual.I went to him and smiled. “Good morning!”“Good morning, Asper,” she said. “You are here for your brother?”I nodded. “I will give them these snacks.” I showed him the paper bags in my hands. “And I will cook for our breakfast.”“Oh.” He nodded. “Anyway, may I request for our breakfast today?”I frowned.They rarely asked what they wanted to eat so most of the time, I was the one who decided what I was going to cook for them.“Do you know this?” He showed me the screen of his tablet and I saw a dish of soup that probably he was looking at earlier. “My sister just got this dish, made by one of our staff in our main house, and she said that it was delicious. So, I wanted to taste it but she can’t get the recipe.”“I know this dish,” I said.
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“So?” I raised my eyebrows after Jyn tasted the dish soup that I cooked. “How is it?”This is the first time that I cooked this dish. I only saw my staff make this in the orphanage that the foundation supported but I never had a chance to do it myself.As I said at Easter earlier, I didn't have a choice so I had to learn how to cook but everything was just self-taught. I watch some cooking videos and look at the recipe books that I once bought.Never had I imagined that I would be cooking something for someone else so I can’t contain my agitation to hear his feedback regarding this dish.Anxiety started filling me up as I watched him put down the spoon and look at me, wearing his poker face.But after a while, he smiled at me. “I love it.”I almost fell after hearing that. I felt relieved thinking that he loved the dish that I cooked. He even made me feel uneasy at first just to surprise me with his feedback.“It is delicious,” Karyu said while eating. “I didn
Rajiv Fleisko’s PovAfter we learned that in Asper’s mind, Jyn is gay, we did our best to contain our laughter because Jyn was giving us a deadly glare. And who would dare to mock him in front of someone that was not part of our group?So, we wait. We even bite our lips to ensure that there is no laughing escape from us.But after Asper left to bring his brother some breakfast, we couldn’t stop ourselves any longer. We let out a loud laugh that made our stomach hurt.“Shit!” I wiped the side of my eyes because I was getting teary because of laughing too much. I have been wondering why Asper was so comfortable around Jyn before because they didn’t really have much interaction before yet she is so clingy to him. Now, it has all come to light. “I… I couldn’t really expect that.”“This is the first time that it happened!” Schlain said while still holding his stomach and was having a hard time calming himself. “Aspirin is the only person who thinks that Jyn is gay.”Jyn was brushing his he
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Why do you really want to work in my shop?” That is the question that I gave to the applicant for their final interview.The first two applicants said that they wanted to be part of SweetHeart because they saw the rapid growth that my shop has experienced since its opening. They believe that it has great potential to become famous and they want to be one of the reasons for that.Well, I don’t blame them for expecting too much from my shop since we have the same opinion. After seeing how the people of Yain City accepted my product, its future will surely be great.But it looks like Pruska Flerry has a different reason for applying here.She sighed after I asked her that question. She then looked at me with a bored expression in her eyes. “I don’t really have plans on applying here, just to be clear.”“Then?”“After I graduate, I decided to apply for a job at Ilore City,” she said. “At first, a lot of companies took an interest in my credentials. And of course,