Caspian Jyn’s PovDamn it!I didn’t expect that Asper is slow when it comes to this kind of situation.I thought after kissing him, her misunderstanding about me would be clear but it seemed like she was still thinking something else.I sighed and shook my head in defeat while I was staring at her back as she went inside the mansion to continue what she was doing in the kitchen.And here I am, left alone in the garden before I could even react to the conclusion that she made.“Boss!” Rajiv, together with the twins, went to me. They were all smiling from ear to ear and I am sure they were about to tease me but they frowned when they saw my face. “Why do you look like you got rejected? You got to talk with Asper?”I nodded and sighed.“Then, you clear her misunderstanding with your gender?” Karyu said. “Does this mean she is your girlfriend?” I glared at him and that made him step back. “D- Did I say something wrong?”I sighed again and shook my head.Even if I put my frustration to him
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Asper?”I turned my head to Miracle as she called my name.She was frowning her forehead and her eyes widened as she saw me sitting beside the cashier at the counter of SweetHeart. “What the hell are you doing here?” She immediately came to me and put her things on the counter. “You didn’t mention earlier that you are going to drop by.”I sighed. “I just want to drink this.” I showed her the iced coffee that I made earlier.She narrowed her eyes at me and sighed. “Don’t fool me, Asper. Staying here is the last thing that would come to your mind. Not unless you are avoiding someone in your house.”I averted my eyes away from her.Well, she is right. I don’t really drop by here to get this. I can just ask her or one of our employees to deliver some to my house if I really want to have some of this.I am aware that my presence here would distract my employees and she knows that I don’t want that to happen. Especially when things are busy due to the sudden rise o
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovSince I want to limit my encounter with Jyn every day, I decided to spend more time at SweetHeart. I helped there and did my job as its head pastry chef and owner since that was the normal thing to do.I am still cooking for them but only for their breakfast and at night for their dinner.But I stopped joining them in dining.I told them that I want to focus on managing the SweetHeart myself because Miracle has done a lot for it. I want to give her more time to take care of her life instead of continuing to take care of me.And I don’t want to become one of the reasons why he can’t deal with fixing her second chance with Rajiv.But of course, I am still spending enough time with Jyn to ensure that they won’t suspect that I am avoiding him. I am still sweet to him and close to him just like what we were before.I tried my best to let him feel that nothing had changed between us, even though we kissed each other.“Why don’t you just admit to him that you love hi
Miracle Ryedale Azaria’s PovIt has been years since the last time I set foot inside this place where my parents live their lives. Ah, it has been that long, huh?But why do I feel like everything only happened yesterday? Why does it feel like I only left this place yesterday to become the shadow of my family and work hard to protect them so that I don’t have to come back here?And just like before, I never really like the feeling I get whenever I am here.Yes, the whole Azaria clan are living here but that doesn't mean we treated each other here as family, especially when we were in front of someone outside the clan.We only felt like they were our family when we were still a child but as we grew older, things started to change and their affection started to fade away.They started to get cold with us, become more strict, and stop showing us love until they started to do things that would control our lives.“I didn’t expect that you would be home early.”I stopped walking when I hear
Rajiv Fleisko’s Pov“Hey…” I waved my hand as soon as I saw Miracle exiting the gate of the palace.We came here almost at the same time but I didn’t stop her from entering the palace and let her do what she wanted because I knew that what she was about to do was something important to her.Her eyes widened when she saw me and immediately ran towards me. “W-what are you doing here?”“Asper worried about you so she wanted me to follow and stop you from what you are trying to do,” I explained. “But I know you are trying to do your job so I just decided to wait for you here.”She held my arms and looked around. “You know you are not supposed to be here.”I raised my eyebrows. “And why is that?” I asked. “I am not the same way as I was before. They cannot corner me again like what they did to me.”“But you know my parents, Raj,” she said. “We are still fixing everything between us. I am still dealing with them regarding Asper’s case. I don’t want them to get involved in our relationship a
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovI felt slightly relieved when I saw Miracle enter my house. But there was still a bit of anxiety in my heart that tells me, whatever she did has something in return.I ran towards her and held her shoulders. “What happened? Where did you go?”“Asper…” She took off my hands on my shoulder and brushed my hair. “Sorry for making you worry but I handle everything very carefully. So, please calm down, okay?”“But…” I was about to complain but she didn’t give me a chance. She grabbed my hand and pulled me to my kitchen.“Please cook something for me, Asper,” she said. “We have a lot of things to do and I am hungry after a long ride.”I stared at her.There was a hint of happiness in her eyes but I can also see her that she is worried about something else. Plus, the tiredness she got from driving to where she went.She sighed. “I will explain everything to you, okay?” she said. “Just let me eat while we are talking, okay?”I scratched my head and sighed. “Fine.” I st
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovIt has been days since Miracle revealed her identity to me. And since then, we haven’t seen each other or even talked again.She asked Pruska to come to my house to pick up the items that needed to be delivered and she never even set her foot back at SweetHeart again.I know what she was up to because she also revealed to me what she has to do in exchange for the freedom of my foundation but she didn’t even try to call me.I am getting worried. And I know one person who can tell me where she is right now.“Asper?” Shock was all over Jyn’s face when he saw me standing in front of their front door. “It is already late, huh? Did you forget something?”I shook my head. “Is Rajiv there? I need to talk to him.”“He is not here.” He completely opened the door and invited me over inside. “Come on here. I am going to make some hot drinks for us.”I followed him to the kitchen and sat in the high chair while staring at him.“He hasn’t been home for a couple of days.” H
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Wait!” I stopped him as I processed what he just said.He went back to the kettle and mixed our drinks and when he went back to me, he put a mug of chocolate drink in front of me.“The king wants Miracle to become the queen regent of this country?” I asked. “And she has to accept this for them to finally stop harassing the foundation?”He nodded. “That is their agreement.”Azaria Clan doesn’t believe that women have a place in the palace. They treated most of them only as a political tool. A way for them to gather more allies that will support them no matter what happens.That is why it is shocking to know that the king will resort to this kind of way since it is against their clan’s belief.We decided to move into their garden to continue our conversation. I think it will be a long one since we have so many things to talk about, especially all about Miracle.“I think the king intended to use Miracle’s achievement once she exposed the people who want to ruin