Caspian Jyn’s Pov“Something is wrong,” Rajiv said after his phone call and turned to me. “They are all acting weird.”I frowned. “Who?”“Lucky and the rest of Asper’s bodyguards,” he answered. “I don’t know what but Asper has been acting weird ever since she met Reina at Yain City.”I leaned my back in my chair’s backrest and looked at him. “What makes you think that they are acting weird?”“Asper changed, Jyn,” he said. “For the whole year that we haven’t seen her, she changed a lot. She is no longer the type to just stay on the side, keep quiet, and do nothing.”“You think they will cover for her if she is doing something without our knowledge?”He shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know how Asper thinks now and the caporegime that we assigned to her are all afraid and loyal to you,” he said. “But I still can’t shake the feeling that Asper is doing something.”I know what he is trying to say because I also felt that way.“Pull out the last batch of security details that we sent there
“You can’t do that!”I was about to enter the study room when I heard my mother screaming. It was as if she and Daddy were arguing about something so I slowly opened the door and peeked in on them, trying my best not to get noticed.It is not something new to me, but I know that when they are fighting, it always has something to do with me and my siblings. So, I thought I should listen first.Maybe they were talking about me. I might have done something that Daddy didn’t like unconsciously.“That is the only thing I can do to save her.” My father’s voice is calm. But I can also feel in his voice that his decision is already final because he always believed that what he does is always right.So I was even more curious as to which of us, siblings, they were referring to.“Marrying her off with that prince will only ruin her life forever,” Mom insisted. Her voice was filled with fear and worry. “You know how cruel that bastard is. He will just take advantage of our daughter and they just
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovA clear morning dawned on me when I opened my bedroom window. That is why I thought of hanging out on its balcony and drinking the coffee I brewed earlier after taking a shower.One year.It has been that long since I left our house and ran away so that Dad’s plan of marrying me to the prince of this country wouldn’t go through.And within a year, the attention of the palace and its officials gradually disappeared from me because I also completely stopped appearing in public.But even though I don’t show up to people anymore, I continue to help them with the foundations and hospitals that I have built.That is one thing that I can never stop no matter what happens. But all of my transactions with them only happened via email and the one who is currently in charge at the office was my youngest sister, Aasiyah.Well, only a few people know that I left our house.Jasper, our elder sibling, was the first one to know. He didn’t even agree to this plan because he kn
Asper Reigh Dahlia's Pov“Any news at the cafe?” I asked her as I put the ordered cupcakes in the box.I only visit the store once a month to avoid getting seen by many people. And if there were a lot of customers at the store, I immediately went home so I wouldn't bother our employees serving there.I just ask Miracle for everything that happens in the story since she is always there.“I was planning on hiring an extra waitress since we are getting a lot of new customers these past few days.” She put a folder on the counter. “You can check the resume of those who got interviewed yesterday and tell me who you want to hire. Aside from that, I also need to hire two new delivery drivers because the order for deliveries is also increasing.”“You mean, within the five months of the cafe, it is starting to be recognized around the city?”She nodded. “Your accidental encounter with Saraya gave a good impact on your store,” she said. “Her visit to our store was such a big help.”Saraya is an
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovI have been preparing another batch of cupcakes for the product that Miracle will display in our shop. That is the only thing that I did throughout the whole day. And when the sun finally set, I started taking care of the paperwork that Aasiyah sent to me.Other than that, I still have enough time to relax and even clean the house.That is why even though I am staying at home, I don’t get bored here, I have a lot of things to do and everything I need is inside my house.Sometimes I couldn’t help but laugh at myself because the life I have here is completely opposite to the life I had before.I often get out of the house and socialize with different people. And I feel like I am going crazy when I limit my appearance to the public and stay inside our house.And now, I realized that being in solitude is addictive.I can think clearly about things happening around me and when I want someone to talk, I can just call Miracle.So, this life I have right now is not a
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovSince Miracle will be here early, I woke up earlier than usual. I don’t want her to wait outside my house because she will surely hiss at me since we had an agreement last night.That is why when I saw her car arrive in front of my house, I immediately got down to open the gate for them to take inside everything they bought for me even though I still hadn't washed my face.“I thought you would wake up early?” She raised her eyebrows and looked at me from head to toe. It is obvious that you just got up in bed.” She also pointed at my hair.She was with Saki and Sari, the twins that work in my store, who helped me with stocking my groceries and supplies for our product. This is some kind of part-time job for them since Miracle couldn’t handle getting all the things that I need alone.I smiled and slowly fixed my hair. “Well, this is earlier than usual,” I said. “And you arrived earlier than what you used to do.”We both turned our heads to my neighbor’s lot and
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovMiracle dropped me off in front of the grocery store where I usually went. Then, she continued to drive her way to the town proper to open our store.And since I don’t want to waste more time, I immediately went inside the store and started wandering around while pushing a cart to buy everything I needed.Well, I already know what I am going to buy even though I don’t have a list and I know its location so I know where to go to get the things that I need.I have been buying my stuff in this store since I got here so I only have been spending less than one hour whenever I shop here.After putting everything I need to buy in my cart, I immediately bring it to the cashier to pay for it and ask them to deliver it to my house, just like I always do.It is one of their services that I like here. That is why even though there are other stores near our subdivision, I still choose to shop here. I can just leave everything to them and continue shopping at the nearby sho
Asper Reign Dahlia’s PovWhen I got out of my balcony, I saw the progress of the construction of my neighbor and I was amazed to see that they already built the whole mansion.Well, they hired a big team for this project and they worked non-stop for the past few days since they arrived, as if they were trying to rush everything.I am just glad that my house was soundproof so the sound of their machines doesn’t bother me, even at night. And we don’t have any other neighbors near us. They won’t bother anyone.However, I was still shocked to see their progress. I mean, it is a huge property but they still manage to build a two-hundred square meter mansion in just a few days, while the rest are just part of their garage and garden.“It looks like their work is nearly done,” Miracle said. She was now staying here, in my room, to be exact, while eating the brownies that I baked earlier and watching a movie.Once a week, I encourage her to take a day off from work. And since she doesn’t want