Aria smiled broadly when she saw the man who had always accompanied her lately, walking into the Florist where she worked.And to answer Conni's curiosity, of course Aria introduced her friend to her boss politely.“Conni, this is my friend, Alexander. And Alexander, this is Conni, the loveliest Florist owner ever!" Aria giggled, introduced Conni who looked stiff where she was standing."We met two months ago but he only told me his true identity last night."Conni, who was already pale with fear, smiled slightly at her. "I-Identity?" Conni asked in a squeaky voice. She could barely made her voice out."Identity card!" Aria laughed. "And even though he is old, I don't think that will hinder our friendship." She laughed again. Alexander didn’t change his stare on Aria who now looked very happy when she said that, with his flat gaze."Ah, I see..." Conni tried to look as normal as possible, but she failed right when Alex turned his gaze on her.How could she keep her body from shaking u
“I'll be out of town, tomorrow..”Aria turned her gaze back at him, he had also been staring at her for a long time, trying to read what the beautiful girl in front of him was thinking about."How long?" She asked briefly. For some reason, Aria felt that she would be very lonely if Alex wasn't here anymore. But she won't admit it.Aria was confused about her feelings. Isn't she used to being lonely? Then why did it become more pronounced when she got to know this big guy?"One week." He finally answered her.Her eyes widened slightly. In the next week, she won't meet him like this."After a week, will we go to this cafe again?" Aria asked innocently, blinking her eyes at him rapidly.Alex smirked and nodded his head once. She looked adorable in every way.“You must be very busy. Was your boss the one who sent you out of town?” She asked.Alex stared at her without blinking for a few seconds. That smirk stayed on his handsome face. It amused him that she still didn't have any clue who
“Aria?”Conni shook her shoulder because she looked so lost in her thought in front of the cashier. Aria, who was shocked, immediately apologized.“I am so sorry, I didn't hear what you said, what's that again?”Conni took a deep breath and pursed her lips. This girl, who is usually cheerful and always talks a lot, now became silent and looked gloomy."What is it? Are you in trouble?” Conni asked and sat on the chair next to her.Aria widened her eyes a little and immediately shook her head. She laughed awkwardly.“Eh?What problem? Everything is fine, don't worry. Hehe..." She immediately wrote something in her little book to distract Conni.Of course, Conni wasn't fooled by that, she was even more curious. Because Aria is not that quiet type. Since she knew her more than a year ago. Conni always saw her smile sweetly, spoke cheerfully, and could always change the atmosphere to be more colorful. Even though she was tired, Aria always tried to liven up the atmosphere around her. She is
Aria leaned her head against the bus window and watched outside where the city view passed her eyes. She was still hugging the two boxes of lunch that Conni gave her.Now her eyes were looking aimlessly. Her mind drifted to where she was going.A place where she once called home.After all this time she ignored it, but now, she paid her little attention to it. That the face of this one person who had abandoned her were everywhere. Banners, billboards, even tall buildings with huge banners on it. Every single one of them with the words, ‘To The Better Future, with Mayor Wellbert’.A bitter chuckle slipped out of her throat. Yes, he is indeed an honorable person. Would he at least look at her? Again, at least, she tried.Aria arrived in front of a very tall and large gate an hour later. It was brown with beautiful snaking carvings that she didn't even understand what was the meaning behind it. One thing for sure, this was majestic gate was the entrance to the luxury house.Aria's tremb
"Nana, take Aria into my private office, now." Giovanni Wellbert said his order and took a deep breath before turning around, and walking towards his office which was across from this very spacious and luxurious room."Yes, Sir." Nana bowed respectfully and took Aria away following Mr. Wellbert who was walking quickly in front of them."Mom! Why would Daddy want to talk to her?” Jasmine could be heard whining with her spoiled attitude behind them. And Aria didn’t care about it.“Shh! Shut up,” Susan warned her daughter. She watched her husband walk away, followed by Nana and Aria.Jasmine whispered to her mother with the expression on her face changing, from annoyed to worried."Mom, is she here to get rid of us and take this house?"Susan looked at her spoiled daughter with wide eyes. “My darling, what did you say that? Your mother will not let that happen! Don't worry, my beautiful daughter. I already have a plan. And your father already agreed to it." She looked at them and entered
Instantly Aria knew that she unpurposely dragged herself into this trap."Marry? What are you talking about?"“Yes, married. Isn't that profitable? You can marry a rich man and Grandma have her best treatment without you having to burden yourself with huge costs." Giovanni explained excitedly. He saw how Aria's face was already red with anger. But he didn’t care, not that he even cared for her in the first place."Marrying a man that rich won't make you think about the cost of living, let alone having to support your sick Grandmother, you can live comfortably and have lots of wealth...""Do you think I'm the same as your wife?" Aria interrupted his sentence and his eyes widened when he heard that."Do you think I am your wife?" Aria emphasized her every word. "I may be poor and stupid, but I don't want to get married just because I want to live a luxurious life."“Aria…”Aria stood up and looked at her father with disappointment. Her eyes filled with angry tears and sadness. She gulpe
“Aria dear, your phone…” Conni called while she was taking new stock of flowers in the back room. “Coming…” She walked quickly while hugging a bunch of roses that were still new and fresh. They had been very busy lately, some orders were coming randomly, but there were also bouquets and flower displays for certain celebrations. Aria slowly placed the flower in the place she had prepared beforehand. She will arrange these flowers with others according to the client's order. After making sure the flowers were standing up straight and not being crushed to another, Aria ran to get her phone. At the last second, she picked up the phone. “Hi, What's up?” Silence, no sound heard from the other side. “Alex?” Aria called him and looked at her phone screen to make sure he was still on line. Conni, who was arranging several bouquets, not far from Aria, suddenly stiffened when she heard who had called her. Aria put the phone on her ear again. “You haven't texted me in the last few days
Aria took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She had to calm down and put on her sweetest smile even though right now she felt like she would faint.She needs the money for Grandma. If she wanted Grandma to get better, she had to fight.Feeling a little bit relaxed, Aria opened her eyes and immediately screamed in shock when her eyes met with someone, looking at her from behind the curtains.“Laura! You scared me!” Aria patted her chest out of shock. Laura immediately felt bad and apologized to her."I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She went inside, her lips pouted as she didn’t mean to make her even paler than she already was.“Are you ready for today?” Laura asked her and Aria nodded slowly. “It's going to be a long and rough night today, lots of guests coming and we'll probably be done by four in the morning.” She continued."Okay, I'm ready." She sighed once again. Lots of guests meant lots of people would buy drinks and she would also get lots of tips. But that also mea