Chapter 5 The Union

The wedding Day.

The wedding of Carl and Aster goes smoothly as planned, The church was Designed beautifully and the reception was attended by the prominent people around the globe, Aster was stunning in her wedding dress and the guest left speechless on how beautiful the bride is and envy Carl for having her, she was accompanied by Merca who was so happy upon hearing the Wedding and voluntered to be her guardian. Carl came very handsome in his attire together with his parent.

Honeymoon

5 days Tour in the pacific - two of them in a private yatch. They enjoy the sightseeing and exploring new places at day time but the awkwardness came when the night came.

"So? where will I sleep?" ask Aster

"You sleep in the bed I sleep in the couch"

"Oh okay thank you" upon laying down Aster tries to close her eyes when she saw Carl uncomfortably trying to sleep in the couch. The couch is quite small for him, she suddenly feel pity for him.

"Uhmm the bed is quite big so you can come and lets sleep here i think you will suffer from body aches tomorrow if you sleep there." ask Aster to Carl.

Carl immediately transfer from the bed and smiled secretly.

"Thanks okay lets sleep then I'll close the light" says Carl.

After the wedding Aster and Carl moved to their marital house gifted by Merca. She also brought them their servants which they suspect are spy for Merca. Merca is suspicious of their sudden marriage. They both need to stay in the same room and acts like a real couple infront of the maids.

Aster then promoted to head of her department as he promised. While Merca is still suspicious of them they need to go home everyday and sleeps in the same room but different bed, Carl already knew this so he ordered Sean to secretly change the kingsize bed in the master bedroom to two bed that they can be assembled as one in the morning before the maids will clean the room.

Aster and Carl continue on their normal life just as the contract is. After 3 months of spying on them Merca quit her suspicion already and leave to the S country to continue her passion.

When Merca left, Carl became so focus in his work here and abroad for a month she only sees him twice that makes her suddenly missed him He used to be always in the bed beside her for the past 3months but now she's always alone. Even if he goes home sometimes he sleeps in the study room and leave early morning.It seems like his avoiding her this past 2 months. While Carl became distant to her Aster felt something unexplainable she missed him terribly, and hate her self for it. its a big NO! a mistake! they will soon divorce after 7 months and forget everything. She realize that she will be the losser at the end if this continues.

When at the office, the delivery of flowers never stops even after the marriage, Carl instructed a flower shop to send her flowers or chocolate everyday to let their role as husband and wife realistic.

Aster was busy in her laptop encoding when Jean entered the room.

"Aster wanna join the team tonight? we will be having a party. All are coming you sometimes need to relaxed you're overworking yourself." invites Jean

"hmmmn sure thats great, I was thinking of that also i think I need to refresh my mind" she smiled to jean.

After work the team assembled and goes to a nearby bar together. She was not used to party in a bar but she need this to clear her mind and try to forget all her feeling to Carl.

Dane saw this event as an opportunity to be closed to her, even though she's already married his feelings for her never fade. He tried to date other woman but at the end of the he longs for her. He knew that Carl was always abroad with her sister barely goes home to Aster, maybe he is trying to have an heir with vanessa because her wife cannot provide it.

" Aster its Late already maybe you wanna call Carl and tell him you're here?" ask Dane.

"ah no worries, Carl is always busy at work he seldom goes home" smiled Aster bitterly

" He's being busy with Work or Woman"

"What?" her eyes grew big and look at Dane

"What are you talking about?" ask Aster

"Well i hate to tell you this but i have proofs I can show you the picture" he brings out his phone and show the picture of Carl and Vanessa holding hands while shopping at a mall in Paris lastweek.

Aster's chest tighten when she saw the picture so thats the real reason why he's avoiding me.

"Im sorry but I think he is trying to have an heir with Vanessa, we all knew that you both are incompatible to have an offspring" says Dane.

"Yes i know" replied Aster with a heavy heart, He should have waited for 7 months until our divorce is final she told herself.

Alcohol was bitter but Aster drink the whole bottle all by herself until her mind was clouded by the spirit of it.

The party continued Dane purposely take a picture of him and Aster being together and sends it to her sister.

Aster was already wasted she cannot stand and walk properly, Jean volunteered to drive her home but a group of men in suits interrupted the party and A tall man came took Aster and immediately left leaving the guest and party goers astonish who the gorgeous man is-Its Carl he just arrived in the country 20minutes ago from S country fetching his wife.

At the car, Aster is soundly sleeping already while Carl's face was gloomy, Sean, his assistant didnt dare to talk on their way home.

Vanessa forwarded him the picture of Aster and Dane flirting with each other, Aster is all smiles while Dane is kissing her cheeks. Upon receiving he immediately ordered Sean to prepare the private plane and go home.