《The Long Lost Love》


 Chapter 1 - I’ll Be The Happiest Woman In The World.

    Beep Beep Beep Beep


    Click!


    Aslan turn off the alarm with his hand. He sit up on the bed and after a few second, he remove the comforter before he go to the bathroom.


    After he wash his face, he went to do his morning exercise, doing sit up and push up. While he was in his gym, suddenly his phone rang for quite long and after that, the called was transferred to the voicemail.


    He focus on his running this time when his father said through the phone which he already setting to put on the speaker mode.


    "Hey, As. It''s me. Tomorrow we will be leaving to Great Empire. You should join us too. It''s uncle Lee''s daughter wedding day."


    He suddenly stop from running, turn off the treadmill, he take his face towel and wipe his sweat away from his neck.


    "Rachael can''t join us tomorrow, so I need you come with us. We will be waiting at home.The flight will be on the 3 pm. Don''t be late. And, no more excuse." his father, Andy said before he hung up the phone.


    Aslan go to the kitchen and take a mineral bottle before he open it and drink it in one gulp.


    After done with his morning exercise, he took a bath and get dressed to go to his workplace after that.


    ¡­


    He just only 28 years old and he owned a shipping and airline business. He is one of the youngest billionaire in Arendell. Well, he is lucky to have a high reputation family as his father is one of the noble General, his mother is one of the great Doctor while his grandfather is a rich man back in Russia.


    With his solid background it''ll be easier for him to owned a huge company with a great business partner and so many investor who wants to joining his company.


    He sit at his desk and turn on the see-through screen on his wall before he start to do his work. He check on the mountain files that need to be sign by him and he check on the email that he received.


    He work until late night before he finally return home. When he was under the rain shower, he remember the call that his father made this morning. The word of ''Lee''s daughter'' keep coming to his mind.


    Brush of the thought, he finishing his bath and went to sleep.


    ¡­


    "Athena!"


    A young girl turn to look at him. She didn''t smile and then she run to the side of the shore, b?r?foot.


    "Athena, come back here." he run to her and grab her hand making she stop and turn to look at him.


    "Athena, listen.. I want to tell you something. Something that I''ve been hiding from you. I..I.." he stammered a little.


    "Go away Aslan! I don''t like you. Don''t come near me again." she shriek out and yank her hand before she run away from him.


    "Athena! Wait!" he want to chase her, but he trip on the sand.


    ..


    "Athena!" Aslan wake up from his dream and panting heavily. He run his finger to his hair and shut his eyes back.


    ''What the heck! Why would I dream of her?'' he cursed himself before he went to sleep again.


    The next morning, he pack his clothes and suit into a luggage before he went to his family''s house.


    He drives his sport car and arrive at his family house after 12 pm.


    ..


    "Brother As!" Raisya his little sister run to him and hug him like she was missed him for many years.


    "Hey pumpkin. How are you?" he pat on his little sister hair.


    Raisya nodded and tug her hand to his arm. "Brother, did you bring me something from ''her''?" she whisper to him.


    Lift up his eyebrow, he make a question look to her.


    Raisya rolled her eyes. "Well, you know¡­"


    Aslan smile. He then slip his hand into his pocket before he take out a hair band from his pocket and give to Raisya.


    Her eye lit up a bit. She ask him "Is this ''hers''?"


    Aslan nod and it''s make Raisya jumping happily.


    "Hey As.." His father greet him and hug him when he just went down with his mother, Hazel.


    Both of them still look younger than their actual ages. That make him wonder why they seem like they not aging at all?


    "Pa." he also return the hug and smile happily to both of his mother and father.


    "Is there anything left?" Andy turn to look at Hazel and Hazel shake her head.


    "If no, then let''s go." his father said as they go to the Limousin outside. His family had everything, from maid to the chauffeur. And it''s all because of his father hard work when he married his mother.


    All of them get inside the limo and went to the private jet air strip at the side of his plane hangar.


    ¡­


    Aslan take out his phone and dialing one number while the worker still loading the luggage inside the Jet compartment.


    After his phone picked up by the person, he smile "Hey babe, what are you doing?"


    Somewhere in Great Empire.


    Athena look at her phone when it''s ringing. She smile a bit before she pick up. After she heard the voice from other line, she reply "I''m doing what I like to do. What about you?"


    "Hey, I need to go to Great Empire for a couple of days. When I return, I will treat you to a vacation at the coast. So I want you to do your best tonight. Got it?" Aslan said again.


    His father signaling him to go on board right now and he reply him with ''one minute, dad.''


    "Uh- yeah. Hey, I need to go now.. see you again." he then ended the call and went to the jet.


    ¡­..


    Zoro, 28 years old. A president of high tech equipment and software now in the middle of night, calling for his lover.


    "Hey princess. What are you doing right now?" his voice sound a bit raspy as he just woke up in the middle of night. When he look at the clock at the side table, he immediately call her.


    "I''m doing what I like to do. What about you?"


    "Erm..I just woke up in the middle of night when I suddenly remember you. Are you okay with me not around you for a couple of days?" he ask worriedly.


    The person on the line laugh. "Don''t worry. I''ll be fine. When you''re not around then maybe I will stay in-house for a couple of days until you return."


    Zoro smile contently. "Yeah, don''t go outside. I don''t want you to get chase by the guys outside there. I can''t protect you when I was away. So, I''ll be seeing you again and call you again from time to time so that you will not feel lonely."


    "Yeah..Z, good luck for your competition tomorrow."


    "Thanks, princess."


    "Jye Yin! Jye Yin! Jye Yin!" a loud cheering from the outside of camp make her heart throbbing in nervous state.


    She clench her finger and take a deep breathe. Suddenly her phone rang and she pick it up after seeing the name of the caller.


    "Hey babe, what are you doing?"


    She smile happily when heard his voice from the line.


    "Hey..I''m in the middle of practice right now. I''m so nervous. Um- where are you? Why it''s sound like there is a loud air pressure sound?"


    She heard a chuckles sound from the other line. "Hey, I need to go to Great Empire for a couple of days. When I return, I will treat you to a vacation at the coast. So I want you to do your best tonight. Got it?"


    She nod and reply to him. "Okay. Hey, keep me updated will you?"


    "Uh- yeah. Hey, I need to go now. See you again."


    Jye Yin, 26 six years old, international singer and actress smile contently after Aslan ended the call. She then look herself in the mirror.


    ''I''ll be the happiest woman in the world.''

 Chapter 2 - Where Do I Find The Groom?

    After a few hour of flight, they finally arrive at the Great Empire at the dusk.


    From the Lee air base, they went straight to Lee mansion at the front of the mountain area. Lee mansion is located in a one huge mountain with a complete facilities like a private air strip jet, maid house, private lake and lawn and they even have a huge other area that are still have not been explored it yet.


    His father use to be a private butler for the President Lee and his wife before he married his mother, that is why his father so eager to go to uncle''s Lee daughter wedding ceremony.


    Uncle''s Lee daughters and son are also his childhood friend since he was 5 years old until he was 17 and they all are somewhat had a little bond by blood. Except for him. He totally a stranger. His is an orphan baby that his mother, Hazel took care of him since he was a baby.


    He was raise up by his grandfather Jokovic until he was 5 years old, he was raise and trained by his adopt father''s dad. Grandpa Ang. He lives in an island that is far from the main land.


    That is where it''s all begin. How he was met with the triplet and the twin and that is where he know Jye Yin. She was a daughter of one of his private teacher.


    They have been friends for so long. Until he was 17, his grandfather, Jokovic start to fall ill, and he return back to Russia and took care of his grandpa until he was 18. After his grandpa''s condition stable, he continue his study in Arendell and staying back with his adopt family.


    Because Jye Yin is a smart student, she also move out from her country to continue her study at the same place as him. For now, he already been friends with her for roughly 22 years old.


    ¡­


    They finally reach at Lee mansion after 10 minutes drive from the air strip based.


    The mansion look so colorful with the lighting at the lawn and the preparation for the wedding look so grand.


    Not only them arriving early, but a few more other business partner and a few noble family also arrive early to attend to the wedding party tomorrow.


    "Andy!" Hai Rin, madam of the house greet them when they arrive at the living hall. Together with her husband, Mr. Richard Lee.


    "Is that Aslan?" Hai Rin turn to look at him.


    "Yes, madam." he reply before bow his head a little.


    "Oh dear, you grown up to be such a handsome boy." she said and turn to look at her husband.


    "Yeah, so are so much different than the last time I saw you."


    He just smile a bit.


    ¡­


    Athena was in her own gallery from morning until it was dusk, she only return to her room at the main building house after she wrap up her work .


    She tied up her long and silky hair into a bun. She only wear a baggy shirt with a tight pants. When she pass the living hall, she could hear the commotion from her mother and she also heard the word of ''Aslan.''


    She stop her pace a moment. Her heart throbbing faster than it should.


    "It''s okay. Just act normally and everything will be alright." she calm herself down before she continue to step on the staircase.


    She thought she want to sneakily go to her room without her mother notice, but before her foot touch the first staircase, her mother already call her name from behind.


    "Athena. Come here and greet Uncle Andy and his family." Hai Rin turn around and look at her daughter.


    Aslan startle for a moment when auntie Hai Rin call ''Athena'' name. His heart race a bit and he also calm himself before he divert his eyes to the figure at the staircase, stoned for a moment.


    Turning her body around, she walk over to the group. She politely greet uncle Andy and auntie Hazel before she smile to Raisya and lastly, she divert her eyes to the man that she has not seeing for almost 11 years.


    "Hi." she said one word and got a reply with a one word too from him.


    "Hi."


    She turn back to her mother and said, "I''ll be going upstairs" then she divert her eyes back to the Lu''s family." Uncle and auntie, please enjoy the banquet night. Nice to meet all of you. Excuse me."


    She then fled away to her room in a rush. Took a bath and change to her night attire, she called her maid to prepared her dinner in the room.


    She doesn''t like to be around a lot of people. So she decide to dine in her room.


    In the middle of night, her sister Aurora sneaking into her room. She sit at the edge of the bed and shake Athena''s body for a bit.


    "Thena..Thena..wake up."


    "Ermmm..What do you want?" she said in a lazy tone. Still not opening her eyes.


    "I need to go.. I really am sorry. Please tell daddy that I will be back when I find him and drag him back here. I promise you." she said again.


    This time Athena immediately open her eyes. She sit up and look at her sister.


    "What did you say?"


    Aurora smile and flick her forehead using her finger. "I''ll be going now. Tell daddy that he can never catch me if he try to. Don''t waste his time."


    After she said that, she get up and run to her balcony before she jump out to the ground.


    Aurora was so good at sneaking and she was fast too. If she said there is no use to catch her, then it''s really no use.


    She get up from the bed after 5 minutes Aurora fled away and then she wear her satin robe before she went to her father''s room.


    Knocking for a few times, there is no answer from the inside. She finally go to the living room and still didn''t find her family. All the guest already sleep at the guest room as the Mansion is less clamorous and noisy than before.


    She keep searching until she heard her father voice at the outside gazebo with uncle Andy, his wife and also¡­Aslan.


    Because she need to deliver her sister message, she courage it up and go to the gazebo.


    "Ehm, Mom, dad.. I had something to tell you guys..could you¡­" she said awkwardly when noticing all the eyes turn to her.


    Yeah who won''t be look at her right now, with only her night gown covered up with a satin robe and her messy hair and no make up face. Of course everyone will turn to look at her.


    Hai Rin scrunch her eyebrow and Richard also feel a bit uneasy from his daughter voice before. Both of them walk over to her and ask.


    "What happen dear? Did something bothering you?" Richard ask while Hai Rin look at her with a question look.


    It''s so not like her daughter at all to walk out in the night just to find them if there is nothing serious happen.


    "Uhm..how do I put.." she divert her eyes to the ground.


    "It''s okay. Just tell us." Hai Rin said in gentle tone.


    "Erm..Aurora..she..she.."


    "Aurora, she what?" Richard take turn. His heart already racing inside.


    "She said that she will go and find her husband and drag him back. I think, Yin Li abandon the wedding and Aurora went to find him."


    Both of Richard and Hai Rin dumbstruck a moment.


    Richard take out his phone and want to make a call to his base, but immediately Athena said again. "Dad, she said don''t waste your time to chase her."


    That make him stop. He go to the gazebo with an intense look in his face. Hai Rin also follow and sit down beside her husband. While Athena, she went to the gazebo and stand behind her parent.


    Andy feel the air has change a bit, he turn to look at Hazel and his wife also shrugged her shoulder.


    "Richard, what happen?" he finally ask when they still silent.


    "I don''t know how to put it into a word." he said with a regret sounded from his voice.


    Andy silent for a moment and he said again "Tell us, maybe we can be any help."


    Richard turn to look at him. He then divert his eyes to Aslan and then he scrunch his eyebrow


    "Aslan, did you have any girlfriend right now?" Richard ask making Aslan who want drink his juice suddenly choked a bit.


    "Uh.." he want to say no. But it feels like he had one. Even though he never said anything to Jye Yin, but their relationship more likely looks like a couple.


    "I''m sorry, that is rude for me to ask you this question." he then turn to his daughter and ask.


    "When will Zoro be back to Imperial City?"


    "Uhm.. few more days."


    "That''s not good too." Richard pinch his space between his eyebrow.


    "What happen actually?" Andy ask again.


    "Our daughter, the bride for tomorrow has been run away to find the groom that also has been run away." Hai Rin finally spill out the problem they facing right now


    All of them in the gazebo turn silent after hearing that.


    "So, your back up plan is.."


    "Adrian already married, I had only two daughter left. One already run away so the only choice I have is.." He turn to look at Athena again.


    Athena know what his father mean, so she bit her bottom of lips.


    ''Relax..it just for helping my family. Nothing could go wrong from doing a good deed.'' she try to calm her heartbeat right now.


    Athena finally nod. "I''m ready dad."


    Hai Rin stood up and hug her. "I''m so sorry. We had no choice." she already tears up.


    "It''s okay mom." she wipe her mother corner of eyes.


    "One side is settled, then the problem is..where do I find the groom?" Richard finally let out his worries.

 Chapter 3 - Hey! That’s My First Kiss.

    "One side is settled, then the problem is..where do I find the groom?" Richard finally let out his worries.


    Sighing, he took out his phone.


    "I''m gonna call Zoro to return back to Imperial right now."


    "Wait, he can''t make it. It took at least 15 hours to arrive, while we only had at least 8 hours before the ceremony start tomorrow." Hai Rin turn to his husband.


    Andy feel a bit sorry to his friend family. He then turn to look at Aslan. He look composed as ever. He turn to look at his wife after that.


    Hazel also look at Aslan. Feeling a bit uneasy with his father and mother keep looking at him, he sigh.


    "Uncle, if you want. I can help you out. But I can''t promise you to be her forever husband."


    The three of them turn to look at him. Now all the eyes fix on him.


    "That''s okay. It just for tomorrow event. After you sign the marriages certificate, you both can decide what are you guys going to do after that." Aslan nod and so Athena too. Both of them agree with the terms.


    He then hug her daughter and whisper. "I''m sorry to put you this into this position."


    ¡­


    In the next day,


    Athena wore a wedding dress that is supposed to be her sister''s wedding gown.


    The dress fit her well since they both had the same size figure. She look herself in the mirror. She look a bit different with the make up and the wedding dress, she is perfectly beautiful. The only things that is lack is her smiles.


    She was so nervous. Marrying the man that she used to know is supposed to be a good things. At least she didn''t end up marrying a total stranger. But somehow, she feel so scared and afraid that her life in the future will be totally in mess and she will hurt again.


    "Mom, enough. You will ruin your make up." she said and hug her mother dearly.


    "I''m so happy to see you wear this dress. But, I''m also sad because you wore it not because you really want to, but you had to."


    Athena also start to wells up.


    "Okay, bride. Now, it''s almost time." the wedding coordinator said at the front of the door.


    After her mother left with her father, her brother went inside with his wife, Shin Xi. "Hey sis, you look beautiful as ever."


    "Ad, Sis Xi." she smile and hug Shin Xi gently. She pregnant right now.


    "So, finally fate bring you two together huh?" Her brother started.


    "Hmm." she smile a bit.


    "Well, I wish you for your prosperous life with your husband."


    "Thanks Ad." she hug her brother and then her father went back to her room. Ready to scout her out to the wedding hall.


    ¡­


    Aslan on the other room already sweating a bit because of nervousness. He never thought that he will end up his single life so sudden.


    Marrying the girl he known from he was 5 years old is really bothering him a lot. They never been in contact for almost 11 years now. Even before that, he didn''t talk much to her since she is not a talkative person.


    He look at his watch and he get ready to wear a wedding suit.


    After he done, his sister Raisya run to him and hug him from behind. "Brother! Did you really need to marry her? What about Jye Yin?" she start to sobbing.


    Stroke her hair, Aslan said to her. "Jye Yin is my friend. Don''t worry. Its not that I will marry her for a long time. It just to save her family''s name. After all, Uncle Lee has been help out our family from generation to generation now."


    "So, later you will divorce her and marrying Jye Yin?"


    Aslan had no answer for that. He just smile as a reply.


    Raisya just only 17 years old. She still in a phase where she still couldn''t figure out about true love. Or maybe she still in hazy stage about love.


    His other sister is Rachael, she is now 22 years old and still in the final years in university. She had an exam so she can''t come with them for the wedding occasion. Of course she also didn''t know that her brother suddenly turn to be the groom for today.


    "As.." Andy call his name. He went inside the room with a man behind him.


    "This is the marriage form and divorce form. You can fill it first and I will send it to uncle Lee once you done."


    Aslan take the form and sign it after he done fill the details. For the divorce form, he put at the side of the table.


    "I will fill this form once I ready." she said to the man as the man nodded and left him at room with his family.


    "Are you sure you want to continue this?" his father show a concern looks to him.


    "Yeah."


    "So, lets'' do it properly."


    He then walk out to the wedding hall together with his family.


    ¡­


    Athena walk slowly with her father beside her. She tighten her grip on the hand flower as the guest eyes start to look at her.


    "Breathe in princess, you look so beautiful right now." Richard ?ssured her daughter.


    She plaster a smile on her face until they reach at the low stage.


    Aslan extended his hand to her and she look at him for a moment before she hesitantly take his hand.


    She wearing a wedding lace gloves, thus, even they holding hand, he not really touch her skin. But still, the warmth from his hand can be feel by her.


    After they exchanging the ring, the priest announce them as husband and wife.


    On the second bench row, Mu Ning sit beside Xin Me. They both already old and still, they look elegant as before.


    "Sis Xin, did my eyes already turn myopia or they did change the bride and the groom?"


    Xin Me didn''t reply her immediately, but she also narrowed her eyes to the couple right now.


    "Mmm..maybe we already old. That''s why we can''t differentiate between Athena and Aurora."


    "But, that aloof girl and her aura is definitely Athena, right?" Mu Ning ask again.


    Xin Me nodded in agree.


    Mu Ning then turn to look at his daughter Lee Zhing.


    "Zhing, is that Athena?"


    Lee Zhing startle a moment with her mother question. She also feels weird with the wedding today.


    In the invitation card saying it was Aurora and now that bride is totally not Aurora.


    ''Mm..something must''ve happen to Richard''s family.'' she thought.


    "Mm..maybe they print out the wrong name, Mother. That one is surely Athena. But we should never mention this to other guest okay?" she reminds her mother.


    Mu Ning nodded. "This youngster these day has become more weirder. Why they want to marry so sudden. Not to mention, that boy never visit us before right?"


    Xin Me nudge her a bit. "Shush!"


    "You may kiss the bride." the priest said and all the eyes focus on the couple.


    Athena startle and so is Aslan. Both of them forgot about the kiss before they both agree.


    However, they both still keep up with the composed reaction.


    Lift up her net that covering her face, he look into her eyes.


    Athena also look into him before she divert her eyes to somewhere else.


    ''On the cheek or the lips?'' Aslan keep asking this question in his mind and that makes the priest clearing his throat a little.


    Not having choice, he finally lift up her chin and gave her a peck on her lips lightly. Before the hall start to cheering and clapping their hand.


    Athena was a bit surprise when he decide to kiss her on the lips. She thought he might go for her forehead or maybe her cheek.


    ''Hey! That''s my first kiss.'' she bristled inwardly. But she still put on the calm face outside.


    The wedding ceremony went well and really lively, the newly wed couple are now totally exhausted putting up a smile the whole day.

 Chapter 4 - Want To Divorce Me, Right Now?

    After the ceremony, Athena return to her room. Change her attire, she went to the bathroom afterwards and take a bath.


    While Aslan also went to his guest room and take out the divorce papers and went to her room. He knock on the door but there''s no answer. Suddenly, one of the servants on the house open the door for him. The one who opened the door for him is one of the butler in the house.


    Seeing her room, he was amazed for a bit, the room was so stunning with the art work hanging in her room. All the painting is the painted by the painter who are so mysterious. Known by the name of goddess, Nike.


    He is one of the Nike''s fan art. Rumor said that she is disable person who worked on the painting to earn a living. Some of people said that she is actually a goddess looking girl, she doesn''t like to be known to the public so she went with the nick name.


    He scrunched his eyebrow a bit and look at the art one by one. All of them is genuine. Well,knowing how rich his wife is of course it is something that possible for her to get this painting.


    He went to sit down on the couch and put the divorce papers on the table waiting for her to come out from the bathroom. He could hear a small dripping water sound coming from the room behind the bed.


    He sit facing the door that''s supposed to be the bathroom or whatever room that she was in right now.


    While waiting, he heard a ringing sound coming from the bed. He went to the bed and take a look at her phone.


    ''Z''. He lifted up his eyebrows a bit before he answered the phone.


    "Hey princess, how was your sister wedding? Did you miss me yet?" Zoro on the line sounds so happy.


    "If you looking for Athena, she''s in the bathroom." Aslan said and ended the call after that. He type something on her phone for a while before he put down the phone back to the place.


    Just after he put down the phone back on the bed, Athena open the door. She already change into her casual attire with her hair still wet.


    She was so surprised seeing Aslan in her bedroom. Divert her eyes, she turned to look on the bed.


    "Someone with the name Z just called." Aslan said try to reduce the awkwardness.


    Athena went to her bed and take her phone away. "What do you want?" She ask straight-forwardly.


    Aslan then went to the table and give her the divorce papers. "I come to discuss this matter with you."


    Took the paper, she look up to him. " You want to divorce me,right now?"


    Aslan didn''t nod nor shake his head, he look at her and said again. "I already signed this paper. When you done sign it later, let me know. I''m going to return to my country tomorrow. If anything, just text me or call me. I already saved my number on your phone."


    After he finish said that, Athena still not replying anything to him. He then leave the room and went to his room back.


    Locked the door, she leaned against the door and look at the divorce paper blankly. She put those paper inside her desk drawer and went to bed.


    Rolling around the bed, she called Z. After a few rings, he finally answered her called.


    "Do you mind telling me what''s going on?" Zoro jerk out a bit.


    "I''m sorry for not telling you. It was so sudden and I had no choice either." She almost crying when she heard his voice.


    Sighing, Zoro lowered his voice. "Okay princess, tell me what happened?"


    "I.. I got married." Her voice was above whisper.


    "You what?! Oh my God! I can''t... Wait! With whom you get married to?" He panicked and surprised. All in one shot.


    Athena move her phone away from her ear when he yelled. "As..Aslan.."


    "Aslan? Who is Aslan? King of Narnia? A lion?"


    He gasp loudly. "No, don''t tell me it''s him! Is it him??" Athena still didn''t say anything. Well, he said don''t tell, did he?


    "Athena. Answer me."


    "Yes."


    Zoro turn silent for a moment, "Z...say something."


    "I had nothing to say. I prevent you from going out before I return to make sure there is no single bug snatch you away from me. And now, even though you''re not going out, there still a bug who dare enough to mess up with my only princess. How am I supposed to say Athena? I''m so sad. I feel like I want to kill myself."


    "Z.. it''s not like we married for real. Aurora mess up things with her husband and I was her substitute bride while he also a substitute groom. We happened to be in a state of emergency. For my family''s name and face. Please understand it."


    "If any random guy who married you I would still believe that you will surely just be fine and return to me again, but Athena, it was him we talked about. Among so many people, why it''s must be him? Should I just move on and forget about you? We''ve been friends for almost two decades, princess, and you said that you agree to be with me when I return. Now, I can''t even think straight. You know how much I love you? Really, I''m so sad." His voice turn raspy and she could heard a sniffing sound.


    "Z.." she lost her word.


    "I''m going to hang up now. When I return we talk about it again. Really Athena, it''s hurts me."


    Athena face already wet with tears after he ended the call.


    She sleeps with her eyes swollen a bit because of the cry. She love Z.. She did promise him that she will open her heart for him. After all, they have been together for so long. But deep down inside her heart there''s another name that seem never been faded away for so many years she tried to forget him.


    She stuck in between. Z is her friend since she was a child at Imperial city and he was her lover too, while Aslan is her childhood crush, her first love. Both give her a special feeling.


    But this marriages is not based on feeling, how is she gonna defending her marriage if it''s only her who willing to do so? Aslan was so cold to her and not friendly either. Not like Aslan who were so gentle and soft when he was a child years ago. All of the thought she brushed over and decide to wait for Zoro to returning to Imperial City.


    Early in the morning, uncle Andy and his family already left the mansion, they return back to Arendell after having breakfast with her family.


    Leaving Athena behind, he feels a bit worried, but he brush that feeling away and for him, he had so many things that he needs to do for his company. Marrying her is not gonna make him to live with her and moved his company to other country right?


    ....


    After a few hours of flight, they arrive at the airport and Aslan take a leave to his own mansion. He had no energy left to stay at his parents house. For sure, his mother will nag at him for leaving his ''wife'' behind.


    His father? Hmm..more likely will be sided with his mom. So it''s better for him to returning to his home.


    Unfortunately, he didn''t find anything that related to her at all. Not even her social media. It''s look like somebody was covering up anything that related to her. And that is also a reason why he couldn''t find anything about her years ago.


    Then he suddenly remember one other name. Z and Zoro that uncle Lee mentioned before.


    He then start to search someone with a name Zoro from the rich list person. After 20 minutes searching, he finally found something that interest him with the headline ''A young president of High Tech Z company went to a world cyber security competition launch in United States.''

 Chapter 5 - Let’s Start Again.

    He scroll his mouse and find his picture below the article. A young man who looks like a mix-blood standing at the airport wearing a casual clothes. His smile is quite refreshing to girls eyes. Yes, he had a good looking face and figure too. Just like him.


    He start to dig more about him, his company and identity. He won a noble prizes as the youngest billionaire when he was just 18 years old. He build his own company when he was just 16, start with the small business and the innovation he create.


    He such an aloof guy and doesn''t like to show up in the event that is not too important. Never had a scandal issues and very clean from the bribery.


    He feels a bit challenge by seeing his achievement in such a young ages, he scroll down his mouse until it stop at one picture of him with a girl at the top of the building.


    Even though the girl only showing her back he still could figure it out who is she. The tag on the picture saying ''With the goddess of wisdom''.


    When he try to sneak into his profile again, suddenly his computer turn black and a worm figure pop out from his screen window.


    There is also a word written on his desktop one by one.


    ''You reach the dead end Dude! Hahahaha!" and after the word completes, his computer drives suddenly overloaded with the virus and burn out.


    "Fuck!" Aslan shout when his computer worth almost half a million was totally burn out. There is a fire spark come out from his PC.


    ¡­


    The next two days, he went vacation with Jye Yin and her artist manager Eng Suk Chin for a week. They went to Maldives with his private jet.


    "Hey, did you have any problem? You face look like an old man." Jye Yin said as she lean on her beach bench. She wear a red bikini with a big sunglasses on her face.


    Aslan turn to look at her. "Old man? Do I look old to you?" he chuckles.


    "Nah..you look like uncle to me." she teased him.


    "By the way, really As..you look like you had a big problem. What happen when you go to Imperial City? Did you can''t forget about Athena? She married with Zoro right?"


    Aslan scrunch a bit. "The invitation I got is not Athena''s wedding. It''s her sister. Aurora."


    "Oh?? I thought it''d be Athena''s wedding. They have been such a lovey dovey couple since they''re in junior school. Hmm..So, what''s the problem? You can''t be likes that Aurora, right?" she giggles.


    ''Should I tell her? Or not? But, soon Athena will sign the divorce paper, so¡­its better if I didn''t say anything yet.'' he thought.


    "Nothing, I just curious about this Zoro guy. Why did I never see him before? That''s all."


    Jye Yin sigh in relief. "Tch! Don''t scare me like that As..hmm..about this Zoro guy, why you interested with him? Your business doesn''t cross with him."


    "I just wonder."


    "He just a normal guy. He likes Athena since she was what? 5, I think..so they went to the same school from junior to high school and even went to the same University if I''m not mistaken. Zoro''s father is one of the best friend with Uncle Lee. Hmm, Ramon is his father''s name. Oh, don''t ask me about his name. Because I don''t know why his father give him a stupid name." she laugh before she continue again.


    "Ahh..for your information, Athena really treasure him. She doesn''t like to be around the society, so that is why she is a bit..umm. Snobbish and not really friendly. Zoro is also a person like her. So that is why they fit together. What else did you want to know?"


    "How did you get this information?" Aslan look at her in disbelief. He trust her. Her information normally is accurate one.


    That''s what make him likes her. She was so easy to talk to and friendly too. She know how to dress up and her voice was so attractive to him. Not to mention that she got a hot body and beautiful face too.


    "That is what you get when you got a lot of connection in entertainment world. You can say I do like to read and observed people."


    She smile contently and extended her hand to him beside her.


    "Here. Let me replenish your energy with my hand."


    "Dear god, let this best friend of mine get his energy back and let him enjoy this vacation with me to his fullest."


    She said with a closed eyes, from the side angle Eng Suk Chin take their photo secretly.


    She used a fake account and post it online with a caption ''Oh my god! our King and Queen was so romantic. I can''t wait to hear they announce their relationship to the public! Let''s pray for them to be the best couple ever!''


    Within a minute, her photo with Aslan spread to the media social with a hundred thousand of share and almost three millions comment from her fans.


    Aslan look at his phone when they lunch together with her and Eng Suk Chin. He look at the photo and then he show it to Jye Yin.


    "Why your fans is everywhere?"


    Shrugged her shoulder, she said "I don''t know. Without them I can''t stand in where I am now. So I glad I had them though."


    "But, sometimes they over thinking things and always mislead everything. Such a noisy." he complaint.


    Jye Yin squinted her eyes a bit. ''He never complaint about these before.''


    "Why you don''t want people talk about us? I mean, they had right to wish something like this right? It''s not they pray something bad for us." she try to figure out why he acting like this.


    "I had a reputation too. It''d be annoying if some of my business partner start to question my credibility as a leader. I don''t want them to label me as typical president who will pick an artist to be his girlfriend."


    Put down her fork and knives, she make a serious face and voice.


    "So you''re saying that you hate me because I''ve been celebrities and friend with you? Ouch! That''s hurt Aslan, I''ve been your friend for years and now you want start to complaint about me as an artist will ruin your company? Really, As?" she wipe her mouth before she stood up.


    Aslan feel a bit guilty. He immediately hold her hand.


    "Hey, I''m sorry for being so emotional. Sit down please."


    Jye Yin look at him with a bit sulking face.


    "I''m sorry. I really am sorry."


    Sighing, Jye Yin take a sit back in front of him. While Eng Suk Chin just being a watcher at the side.


    Ding Dong!


    Athena went to the door. She move out from her family house last week. After the marriages, she decide on moving to her own house in the City. It''s been two weeks after the wedding, she totally forgot about the divorce paper inside her desk back at Lee mansion.


    Open the door, she look up to the person standing in front of her right now. She gasp.


    "Z!!" she jump and clinging on him as he also hug her tightly.


    "Princess."


    Release the hug, she led him to the living room.


    "When did you return? How do you know where I live? Are you still mad at me? Wait, why you didn''t tell me you return back today? I can go and fetch you at the airport." she shot him with so many question like a bullet.


    "Hey, calm down will you. Let me take a sit first." he put down his bag and sit on the couch comfortably.


    "Ahh..so nice."


    "Okay, okay..I''ll answer your question."


    "I just return hmm¡­around 3 pm. Who do you think I am? Of course I will know wherever you go. Hmm..about that, I think we can find a good solution for it. I didn''t tell you because I want you stay at home and wait for me to come to you. So did I answer all your question?"


    Athena nodded.


    "Then, I have one question for you." he look at her lovingly.


    "Did you miss me when I was away?"


    Athena smile and nod faster. "Yeah, I feel so boring without you."


    "Hmm..Athena, can we discuss the important matter, right now?" he turn to his serious voice.


    Athena nod her head.


    "So, tell me..how is your feeling toward him? Be honest with me. I wont mad and say anything either. We solve this matter by today, okay?"


    Athena turn to look at the floor. She close her eyes and take a deep breath.


    "It''s seem that it wont go away. I tried so hard to let it go and forget about the feeling that I have for him..I.."


    "Okay, I understand."


    "How about me? What your truly feels when you''re with me?"


    "That''s¡­I like you. I do. I love being around you and I love the way you treat me and care for me. I love everything that you do to me.."


    "But, your heart doesn''t belong to me right? Your heart still not engraving my name on it."


    Athena turn silent. She start to teary up a bit. It''s hurt her to hurt him. She know how he loved her. How he was so tolerate with her. She know, there is no one will be like him in the future.


    Zoro was hurt, he really is. But he suppress his feeling with a calm expression he put on.


    He bring her to his embrace when seeing she start to sobbing.


    "It''s okay Athena. At least I know you already tried. I can see you really work hard on it. You never abandon me for the past years when you know about my feeling to you. Let''s start again as a friend, okay? I promised you I wont ask you again about this in the future. Whoever you choose to be with, I will always be by your side. Supporting you as a friend." he said while his eyes also start to redden.


    Athena still crying on his ?h?st.

 Chapter 6 - Together, They Look Perfect

    After she was calm a bit, Zoro release her from his embrace and he rummaging his backpack after that.


    "Ermm, Athena. Here. I want you to look at this." he give her a see-through tablet.


    "What is this?"


    "Inside is the file that I already compile. Its everything about him for the past 11 years since last you see him. Every information is in there. Do read it when you have time."


    "Huh? But why?" Athena tilt her head a bit.


    Zoro smile and ??r?ss her cheek softly.


    "If you want to protect your marriages, start learning about your husband. He did the same to you. Since I always cover up your trace and identity he never get an info about you. Then, he did try to peeking at mine. Luckily he''s not that good with the IT skill. So hmm. I do give him a little surprise though." he grinning.


    Athena was surprise when she heard that Aslan try to find about her true identity. She then ask him, "So did he find anything?"


    "No. But he did find our picture at the tower seeing the sunrise. But you facing your back to the camera. So I don''t think he knew it was you."


    "Oh.."


    Zip up his bag, he stood up and wear his backpack again.


    "So princess, I will be not available for a few weeks. If you need anything, just leave me a message. I will read it when I free."


    "Where do you want to go?" Athena also stood up and facing him. Her eyes still a bit swollen from the crying earlier.


    "I need to find my old self. Or maybe the new me. When I return back. I will turn to be your friend again. And not your lover anymore." he hugged her and kiss her forehead for awhile before he release her and went to the door.


    Athena stare the floor for quite some time. She keep asking herself. ''Am I doing the right thing? Is this what I really want?''


    ¡­


    Three months has passed.


    Not a single call he get from Athena. He also didn''t ask her number back then.


    He start to regret that he didn''t take her number. Now he totally in lost whether she already sign the papers or not. His in-law family also didn''t give him a call nor his family.


    While he was lost in thought, Jye Yin suddenly call him and making him startle for a bit.


    He take the call and listen to her.


    "Hey, in the next two days I will go to Imperial City. Do you wanna come with me?"


    Aslan''s heart skip a beat. Just heard a word of Imperial City will make him suddenly remember Athena''s face.


    "For how long?"


    "Not long. Maybe two or three days. I had a concert over there and my fans based is there. So of course my agency want to make a meeting with a hundred or two fans maybe."


    "Mhm?"


    "Come on, tag along. It''s been a while since last we going to trip together."


    "I''ll think about it."


    "Okay..but don''t take too long."


    "Yeah..I got it." he ended the call.


    He hesitate at first, but then he thought it''ll be an opportunity for him to ask Athena about the divorce matter. So maybe they can find a solution and they will revert back to their old life?


    The news about Jye Yin will returning to Imperial City for a concert make a huge headlines on the entertainment world. Most of her fans is based in Great Empire because she was originally from the Great Empire country but then she move out to Arendell and make a great names to the international by winning so many awards.


    Her news about returning to the city got into Athena''s attention. She knew who Jye Yin is. She is Aslan''s lover and of course, one of her childhood friends too. The file that Zoro give her three months ago consist a lot of picture between her and Aslan.


    All the picture looks like they were in the relationship. But none of them went to public about their relationship. Athena didn''t expect for Aslan to coming to the Great Empire too.


    She start her day like always. She went to her gallery outside of the house. It''s a glass room looks like a garden room.


    She do her work in there. Open the cloth that cover her canvas, she start to sort out her water color, paint and brushes.


    Her finger start to dance on the canvas following her design in her mind. She was so absorb with the work until the it was dusk, only she stop and went to find something to eat in the kitchen


    "You''ll die of hunger if you keep your lifestyle like this."


    Athena flinch a bit when she heard the voice. She turn to look at the person after she closed the fridge door.


    "Z! You scared me." Athena throw him an apple.


    "Hungry? Let''s go eat outside."


    "Emm. Wait, I need to change and take a bath first." she said and turn to look at her shirt which is already had a paint stain on it.


    ''Ahh..I need to buy a lot of baggy shirt again.''


    "Okay. I''ll wait here." Zoro went to the living room. He turn on the television and watch some soap drama which is on air right now.


    Athena run to her room upstairs and took a bath.


    She wear jeans jacket and black tank top inside. She just cut her hair last month with a bob shoulder-length hair style.


    She look so cute with a new hair style. She take out her sneakers to put on, and then she turn to look at Zoro who still on the couch.


    "Hey Z, let''s go. I''m hungry." she called him.


    "Ah..Okay.." he turn off the television and went to the door where she already waiting for him.


    "Relax princess, don''t make that hungry expression to me." he smile when seeing Athena already pouted because he was carried away with the soap drama earlier.


    Both of them walk to his car parked outside her house.


    ¡­


    In a few minutes, they arrive at the grand and fancy restaurant.


    "Hmm.. I thought we will eat at the roadside stall." she said again making Zoro smile.


    "Hey, you always wanna eat at that stall. Come on, we have money, so we should spend it more on expensive dish okay. We should try to change our taste once in a while too."


    Sighing, she take off the seat belt.


    "Okay okay.."


    "So, let''s go princess." he smile contently seeing she being obedient.


    Walk into the grand entrance, the waitress peek at Athena''s attire secretly. She didn''t wear any fancy dress at all, but her face, her aura give her a majestic and noble looks. But Zoro beside her looks sturdy and handsome with his black suit and white shirt inside. Even though he just wear something formal (his work attire) he still gave a charm vibes to all girls.


    "This way, sir," the waitress show them their table at the corner of the hall.


    Open the menu, Zoro was the one who ordering the dinner and appetizer for both of them.


    "How was your work?" Athena ask him as it''s the usual conversation they had every time they hang out together.


    "Busy as ever." He replied and turn his eyes to the outside glass window. Seeing the city view at night.


    "Hmm."


    "Hey, are you free this Saturday?" he ask her when suddenly he remember something.


    "Why?"


    "Let''s go to the shooting center. It''s been so long since last we go there right?"


    Athena tilt her head a little. Thinking about his invitation.


    "Hmm..Okay.." Well, she also doesn''t have anything to do either on that day.


    "When was your exhibition?" Zoro ask her again. He look at her works before and he immediately know that she was in the process to complete her exhibition task.


    "In October."


    Zoro scrunch his eyebrow. "That''s only a few weeks left. Can you complete it before the due date?"


    "Yeah. Don''t worry. I will complete it if I have no disturbance until that day." she ?ssuring him.


    "Okay..if you need anything about your work, please do not find me. Because I have zero knowledge about it. However, if you want anything that related to IT things, you are more than welcome to come and find me." he smile.


    "Hmm..thanks for the offer though."


    Just after she finish said that, the waitress serve them their dinner at their table.

 Chapter 7 - Athena Will Be There Too

    Imperial International Airport.


    Jye Yin fans and a bunch of media team waiting at the entrance since the morning. Once they landed, Aslan put on his silver sunglasses while Jye Yin also wear her yellow sunglasses together with a hat.


    Aslan already hire a group bodyguard to protect them and help them to make a way. When they start to walk inside the airport, a huge commotion can be heard and a loud of screaming and shouting of her name also can be heard.


    Jye Yin smile friendly to her fans. She also give a few signature to her fans. Behind her is Aslan and her manager, Eng Suk Chin. Both of them already used with this kind of scenery.


    The picture of them start to spread out through the entire nation like a lightning. A lot of picture with a lot of angle make them have a lot of speculation too.


    Some of the fans saying that Aslan were there to supporting his girlfriend. While some of fans saying that they actually want to get a marriages certificate and the concert is just to cover up their true intention. So many version of story start to attack the media social.


    And of course, the news got to Athena''s eyes. Even though she is a quite aloof but she is not totally shut herself out from the outside news. She is more like a silent observer.


    Still, she doesn''t care about it. The divorce paper is still with her and she is the one who had the marriage certificate with him, not Jye Yin. So she tried to not to get too obsess with his private life.


    ¡­.


    In the hotel suite,


    Jye Yin slump down her body on the bed as soon they went inside the room.


    "Oh my goodness. My cheek are sore because of too much smiling." she complaint.


    Aslan busy with his phone. He conduct his business through the device even though he is with Jye Yin in Imperial City right now.


    "Mm. Then you should less talk and get to sleep early. Your big day is tomorrow right?" he said.


    "Yup. But I got the practice and interview before the concert. You will come with me aren''t you?"


    "I can''t. I had things to do. But I will come at your concert for sure." he look at her with a hope that she will understand.


    Puff her cheek, she nod. "Okay..make sure to come at my concert."


    Smiling, he turn to look at his phone again. While Eng Suk Chin pass her a mask for her to keep her skin moist and supple. Being an artist had a limited time to take care of her own skin.


    Seeing Jye Yin already in a relaxing mode, he take a turn to go to his room.


    "See you later."


    "Yeah..see you later."


    His room is actually in the luxury suite at the top of the floor. Only two rooms were there.


    He open his room door and place his bag inside the dress room. Open up his ??ptop, he start to do his work.


    In the night, he go out with Jye Yin and went to the fancy restaurant he had book this afternoon.


    After ordering some dinner, a deep voice greet him.


    "Aslan? When did you return?" Yu Zhin, first son of Uncle Yu Lin and Zi Fei which is Athena''s cousin went to the their table


    "Yu Zhin?" Jye Yin ask excitedly. He was her childhood friend. And of course one of her best friend back then.


    "Yup, it''s me." Yu Zhin open up his arm, Jye Yin stood up and hug him after that.


    "Oh dear..how long it has been? You got taller too." she look at his figure and then she turn to his side. "Oh, who is this? Your girlfriend?"


    Yu Zhin nod and introduce his girlfriend to both of them.


    "This is Crystal. Crystal, this is my childhood friends."


    "Hello." she waved at them both.


    "Hi." Jye Yin smile friendly to her. Well, it''s her specialty to react in such a friendly manner.


    "Oh, by the way. Do you guys free the next day after tomorrow? We gonna hang out at the shooting center. All the Lee''s, Yu''s n our friends back then will be there too. Since it''s so rare to see you guys here, how about we hang out together? I heard Athena will be there too."


    Jye Yin startle after heard Athena''s name. She still put on a smile on the outer face.


    "Athena will be there?" Aslan ask him.


    "Yeah..eh, you don''t know? Isn''t she your.."


    "We''ll come there. What time and where?" Aslan interject him before he could finish his sentence.


    Jye Yin turn to look at Aslan with a hundred question in her mind.


    "Give me your number. I''ll send you the details later. And I should get going too. I don''t want to intruding your dinner." he pass his phone to Aslan.


    After give him his phone number, Yu Zhin and Crystal say a goodbye to them.


    "So, tell me, why you so fire up to go there?" Jye Yin ask him.


    "Well, aren''t you excited to finally gather up again with our childhood friends? It''s been 11 years since last I saw them. Of course I will be a little bit excited." he said and eat his dinner after that.


    Jye Yin bit her lower lips for a second before she put on the smile back on her face.


    "Yeah, you right. It''s been so long. I wonder how they turn out to looks like. Just look at Yu Zhin, he''s so handsome and tall too."


    "So you guys have a childhood friend that still in contact?" Eng Suk Chin ask.


    "Yeah, we have. We used to play at Lu''s island together until Aslan move out back to Russia and then he move to Arendell." Jye Yin explain to her.


    "But 11 years ago, we start separated our ways and rarely contact each other. Only me and Aslan who still keep in touch together. While the others start to follow their own path and life."


    Aslan nod. Yup, 11 years ago when it all start to be like what its is today. One move that he do that make them separate their ways and life.


    "You guys so lucky that you guys still have each other. Heaven must favorite you both that you guys still be together huh.."


    Aslan and Jye Yin just smile. Jye Yin was the one who was so excited and overjoyed with her manager statement.


    The next day,


    Aslan went to real estate company. He met with one of the architect and discuss his future plan with him.


    After that he went to a few location with the architect and a few other people with them. He only return back to his suite after 6 pm.


    He took a bath and dressed up for Jye Yin concert tonight.


    He arrive around 8 pm and he take the VIP seat that has been set by the backstage team. He always got a special treatment from the media. Maybe because of his relationship with Jye Yin that makes him got all the special treatment.


    He text Jye Yin. It''s his routine to always give her his support before the concert.


    Beep!


    Jye Yin looked at her phone while she is now are getting ready at the backstage room, doing her make up together with a few artist there.


    Open the text he send, she smile happily.


    ''Do your best.''


    She reply with ''Thank you.''


    After a few performance from other artist, her turn are almost up. She could hear a loud of cheering sound calling her name from in front the stage.


    Take a deep breathe, she going out to the stage with a microphone on her hand.


    As she start to singing,a loud clapping and cheering become more louder.


    She focus her eyes to Aslan. As expected from the media team, they do a really good camera roll to her and sometimes they focus on Aslan at the VIP seat. With this kind of set up, everyone in the whole nation will have a thought of them is in real relationship even though they never announce anything to the media.


    After she done her performance, one crew come to the stage with a bouquet of roses and surprising Jye Yin and the audience too.


    She squinted her eyes to the crew and immediately the crew said with a microphone on, "It is from Mr. Aslan."


    A loud cheering starting to fill the stadium. Aslan on the other hand was a bit surprised. He never ask anyone to give her a bouquet of roses. However, when the camera start to focus on him, he just plastered a smile on his face.


    He didn''t want to make a bad reputation for Jye Yin''s career. The roses issue can be settle with her alone. No need to make a fuss about it. He thought.

 Chapter 8 - Don’t Hug My Princess Like Your Girlfriend

    In Athena house. She was watching the concert and when the camera start to show Aslan face and suddenly a bouquet of rose come out from the backstage, she close her eyes. Her heart feel hurt just by seeing those moment.


    She leaned her head to the couch.


    "Don''t watch it if you can''t take it." Zoro take the remote control and turn it off.


    He then slouched beside her and pass her a glass of warm milk.


    She still froze on her sit without taking the glass from him.


    "Do you really want that flower badly?" he ask and put down the glass on the table.


    Athena still didn''t reply him.


    "Okay..wait here, I call my gardener to pluck the rose from my garden. It''s a high quality rose you know.." he took out his phone.


    When he want to bring the phone to his ear, Athena immediately grab her hand and turn off his phone.


    Take the glass on the table, she drink her milk that he prepared for her.


    "Your rose is too precious to give it to me."


    Smirking, he said "If it is can make you happy, I don''t care about the price at all."


    She tilt her head to him. "Hmm. But, you do know that I don''t like rose, right? And you don''t even have a rose back in your house too."


    Zoro laugh. "You didn''t buy with my flirting word?"


    "It''s because I know you for years. Don''t underestimated my instinct skill."


    Ruffles her hair he said. "You really something."


    "Okay..I''ll be back to my home now. I''ll pick you up at 10 am tomorrow. Oh, wear something like navy blue." he said before he stood up and take the empty glass from her hand.


    "And why is that?"


    Wash the glass, he reply her "I want to wear that color. So our color will match tomorrow." he chuckles with his reason.


    "Huh? I don''t have that color in my wardrobe."


    "Haha.. then red?"


    "Erm..too striking."


    "Black?"


    "That''s better."


    "Okay. I''ll go now. Bye." Zoro wear his coat and hat before he went out from the house leaving Athena in the living hall.


    After the concert, Aslan went to pick up Jye Yin at the backstage. He waiting for her to get change her clothes. They need to use other route to avoid a thousand fans which is still waiting at the gate.


    After she done, they went to his black Roll Royce. The window is black tinted, and there also a few bodyguard cars escorting them out to the hotel.


    In the car, Aslan tell her about the bouquet of the rose which is not coming from him.


    "You know who give you the flower?" he ask.


    Jye Yin shake her head. "No. Maybe just one of my fans."


    "But, why they need to use my name?" Aslan sound a bit serious.


    "I don''t know. Maybe they try to match-making us?"


    "I don''t like that. Using my name like I was a joke. Next time, when it happen again, I''ll make sure to sue that person."


    Jye Yin swallow her saliva.


    It''s was her who plan it. She ask her manager to pass the bouquet to the crew, so that the crew will believe it was from him. She do that is actually to make sure the whole country including Athena will know that Aslan is hers. And only be hers. No one else.


    She put on the smile. "Relax..I''ll make a statement tomorrow to clear up your name."


    Aslan sigh. "No need. What people will say if you do that. It will faded away in a week or so.."


    "Hmm..okay.." she smile inwardly.


    ¡­


    The next morning,


    Athena wear a black leather jacket with a chiffon black tank top inside. With a black pants and a high cut boots, she look so amazingly stunning.


    Ding Dong!


    She run to open the door. "Hey princess." he halt his pace and lowered his sunglasses a little bit.


    "Wow. Is this my princess or did I come to a wrong house?" he ask when seeing Athena was so..stunning. It''s been such a long time since he saw her dressing up like this.


    "No, you come to the right house." she went inside and take her leather gloves and her full-face helmet.


    "I feel like I wanna ride my superbike. Did you bring your car?" Athena ask and she went to the couch to take her black backpack.


    "Nope. Me too bring my superbike. I just had a feeling that you wanna go for ride a bike." he said. It''s true, he had a feeling like Athena will ride her superbike. She always do that when she feels sad.


    Seeing her face last night, he could guess what she will do for today.


    "Good then. Let''s go." she put on her gloves.


    When they stand at each other bike, Zoro rev the engine.


    "Be careful."


    She nod.


    ..


    Both of them ride the bike to the shooting center that is located a bit far from the busy city. It is a bit hidden place and can only be access by the privileges member only. Which means, only a rich people can go in there.


    They arrive at the same time as Aslan and Jye Yin. Aslan and Jye Yin go by Aslan''s sport car. They park a little bit near to the bike parking sport.


    When Athena take off her helmet, her hair is a bit messy and both of them laughing to see each other face after take off their helmet.


    Her laugh caught Aslan''s attention as he turn to look at the voice.


    "Look at your hair! Looks like you just being struck by the lightning..hahaha.." Zoro laugh seeing her messy hair.


    "And your hair?? just like a lion. Here, help me brush my hair." she pass him a hair brush and turn her body around.


    Take the hair brush, he still giggling. "Alright princess, don''t get mad yet."


    The word ''princess'' he just said make Aslan''s heart thumping more harder. That man voice is a bit familiar to him and so the girl. However, he couldn''t see the girl''s face clearly.


    "As..What''s wrong?" Jye Yin ask him. She tug her hand to his shirt.


    "Uh- nothing. I thought I seeing things." he said and went inside together with Jye Yin.


    When they walk to the VIP room, all the eyes fix on both of them.


    "Aslan!" Yu Luan, twin of Yu Zhin hug him followed by Adrian, shake hands with him and he turn to look at Jye Yin before he look back at him.


    Aslan feel a bit awkward seeing his brother in-law gazed at him. However, he didn''t say anything either. Lee Zenith also shake hand with him.


    Jye Yin look at all mans group, she then ask Yu Zhin about Crystal and Adrian''s wife.


    "Crystal had something to do, so she couldn''t join us." Yu Zhin reply to her.


    "My wife also can''t come due to her pregnancy. So I suggest her to stay at home and rest." Adrian said and smile a bit.


    "What about Aurora? She didn''t join us for today?" she ask again.


    This time all of them turn to look at her and then secretly look at Aslan.


    "She still in honeymoon mood with her husband." a female voice answer her question.


    Jye Yin and Aslan turn to look at the owner of the voice.


    Aslan was stunned to look at her right now. She look so different from the last time they met. Her hair was shorter and they way she dress up..was so not like her at all. The fragile and soft girl he had known.


    "Sis Athena!" Lee Zenith run to her and hug her.


    "Zenith.." she smile happily and return the hug.


    Soon, Zoro release both of them from hugging each other. "Hey, you already grown up. Don''t hug my princess like your girlfriend."


    Adrian and the twin smirk a bit before they shake their head looking at them.

 Chapter 9 - Wanna Be My Trainer?

    Aslan eyes still gazing at Athena for a some time before Jye Yin hold his hand and led him to take a seat. He follow her to the bench.


    "So, since we have eight people here, how about we split into two group." Yu Zhin suggestion makes all of them turn look each other.


    When Athena''s eye met with Aslan, she immediately lowered her gaze a little.


    "Okay." Adrian and Zoro said while others nod in agree.


    "So, team up now."


    Yu Zhin, Yu Luan, Aslan and Jye Yin in one group while Adrian, Athena, Zoro and Lee Zenith also in one group.


    "So, the group who lost will pay for the lunch today. Agree?"


    All of them nod.


    "Okay. Let''s start now."


    The first group is Yu Zhin''s group. Starting with Yu Zhin. He was a quite good with the shooting.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "9,8,9" the system count, and display it on the screen.


    Adrian smirking. "Heh..not bad."


    He take his gun and put the earmuff to cover his ear.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "9,9,8"


    Athena clapping on her brother score.


    "Not yet Athena..Look at my skill." Yu Luan smile and take his gun afterward.


    She chuckles. Zoro beside her place his hand behind Athena''s seat and chatting with Lee Zenith. That caught Aslan eyes. He feel a bit irritate with this Zoro guy.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "9,9,9"


    "See¡­my lucky number!" Yu Luan smile widely.


    "Okay, my turns up." Lee Zenith took out his gun and start to pointing on the shooting board.


    "Good luck Zenith." Athena cheer him up.


    "Thanks sis.."


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "9,9,10."


    "Ahh..Amazing." Athena clap again and shake Zoro''s shirt.


    "Whoa, princess, calm down. I know your favorite cousin just hit the point." he patted on her head lovingly. It''s been his habits to care and touch her with gentle. However, it''s make certain someone''s eyes turn sore by just looking at it.


    Lee Zenith is the youngest elite squad in Lee base at the Imperial City. He surely follow his father''s step. He also the only one heir for Lee Zhing and Jack. Thus, he more closed with Athena. Since Athena also the youngest daughter.


    Jye Yin wear a knee-length pink dress. Her long hair is tied up with a bun hairstyle and she even wear a fur boot. She really look like a bunny. Cute and soft from the outer.


    She stand up and smile to Aslan. "It''s been such a long time since I let out some steam off. So, if I can''t cope up with your score, Aslan..you need to win it for me, okay?"


    Adrian look at Athena. So with others who know about their marriages.


    The word ''win it for me'' and gesture she gave all along toward Aslan make all of them wonder about their relationship.


    Aslan just nod and smile before he wish her a good luck. Athena? Of course she saw everything and heard every single word.


    However, she still keep composed and act like nothing happen between them before.


    "7,8,9"


    Take off the earmuff, she groans. "Aww..I thought I''ve been improving."


    "That''s okay. Still impressive result." Aslan comforting her.


    Sit back beside him, she said with a pitiful voice. "I need to train more. You can train me right?"


    Aslan smile and nod his head. "Sure."


    Athena rolled her eyes secretly. She stood up and went to reload the bullet.


    She forgot to bring her hair band, so she had to deal with her messy hair. When she want to put on the earmuff, Zoro help her with her hair.


    "I have your hair band inside my pocket. Here, let me help you tied your hair first before you put on the earmuff." he said and touch her hair gently.


    Tied up her hair with a short ponytail, she thank him and put on back her earmuff.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "10,10,10." for the straight 3 times.


    All eyes fixed on her.


    "What?" she ask as she put down the gun and take off the earmuff.


    "Whoa! When did you train? I didn''t know you''re good at guns too." Yu Zhin and Yu Luan was so shocked.


    "It''s just my luck I guess." she smile and sit down back to her sit.


    This time, its Aslan time to shoot at the board.


    When he point the gun at the shooting board, his eyes still fixed on Athena.


    Athena hid her gaze and look at somewhere else. Didn''t dare to look at him. She knew that he is now looking at her.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "10,10,10"


    Also same with her. For the three time in a row. But he didn''t even look at the shooting board.


    Put down the gun. Zoro take his turn.


    He didn''t wait long to shoot because he was a bit hungry and he want to settle the bet faster.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "10,10,9"


    "Hey princess, wanna be my trainer?" he actually mocking Jye Yin.


    Athena smile. "Be my guest."


    "So, our group has lost. It seem it was my fault to be so bad at the shooting. Hmm, how about I treat you all for a lunch, another game and drink at private party tonight?"


    "Uhh..I can''t. I need to take care of my wife. But you guys go ahead." Adrian rejecting politely. He really need to take care of her wife.


    "So, you guys?"


    Yu Zhin and Yu Luan look at each other. "Your girl?"


    "She at the outside of town right now."


    "Athena?"


    "Huh?" she turn to look at Zoro, it''s look like she was asking for permission.


    "Why not? Once in while. It''s been a long time since last we hang out together right?" Zoro said on Athena behalf.


    "Zenith?"


    "I''m free for today."


    "Great! Shall we go lunch first?"


    "Yes, please. I''m famish." Zoro said.

 Chapter 10 - Girls Like You

    After having lunch, they go for the archery field and after that they went for a bowling. Chit chat about work, life and all sort of trivial matter.


    While Zoro and Athena keep sitting close together. They are not a talker person, thus both of them mostly in their own world and their own talk.


    "So, Athena, when will you guys going to get married?" Jye Yin ask. She referring to Zoro.


    Athena almost chock on her mineral. She cough a little and Zoro pat on her back.


    "Er, well.."


    "I see you guys so close together. Such a romantic couple. You guys have been dating for years right? Why still not settled down?" she ask in a happy tone.


    Looking at her face, Zoro ask her back. "What about you? I heard about the rumored saying you have been in relationship with Aslan for years too. Why don''t you guys settle down?"


    This time, Aslan was the one who struck by the question. He turn to look at Athena. She look at him for a moment before she divert her eyes to somewhere else.


    ''She knew about the rumor?'' Aslan feels a bit uneasy.


    "Well, for us..Aslan has a need to stabilize his business first, while me? I had my career. So, maybe we should focus more on our life first before we move to the next step, right As?"


    Aslan nod. Well, she didn''t say something wrong. To him, what Jye Yin said is both of them had a dream to accomplish first before both of them decide to marry with the one they loved.


    But to Athena is another version. The same version as Jye Yin. She mean that both of them are still in a phase where they want to achieve their career and once they already stable, they will get married.


    Zoro smirking. "So you guys have a dream to get married, huh?"


    "Of course we are." Jye Yin smile contently.


    "But it different with you guys, Athena doesn''t have any responsibility as she''s not working right? While you Zoro, you''re a successful billionaire. You don''t need to struggle like us. You both are such a perfect combination. You guys can get married anytime you want. I''m so envy with you two."


    "She''s¡­"


    "Z¡­that''s okay." Athena tug Zoro''s shirt.


    "We didn''t plan on marrying each other because I still have a bound with a certain someone. However, if you guys had a plan on marrying in the future. I wish you guys a happy marriage." she smile to both of them.


    Another three person there was dumbstruck by the conversation.


    They didn''t intrude the talk, but rather they just observed every person reaction. All of them look calm. Like nothing ever happen in the past 3 month.


    Aslan didn''t fully understand what Athena means by plan on marrying in the future? He already married. And his wife is her!


    Aslan didn''t said anything as he already thought on settle this thing once he had a chance to be alone with Athena.


    And when the night time come, they all go to the private party which is held in the grand hotel. A lot of youngster and a lot of weird fashion style can be found at this party.


    They party organizer reserved a VIP couch in the second floor of the lounge for them. They had two floor in this lounge. The first floor consist the dance floor and a counter bar while second is used to relaxing and do private things. The second floor is usually open for the richest people only and a celebrity to let them have their private moment.


    Zoro like always, he take a sit beside Athena and whisper to her since the loud music make her difficult to heard him.


    "You! Do not drink to much of alcohol! You know your body condition right?" Zoro remind her.


    Athena nodded. She only order one glass of whiskey. Jye Yin already drink three glass of whiskey. She has been a bit ''active'' than before.


    "Come on As! Let''s dance!" she pull Aslan''s arm to follow her to the dance floor.


    Seeing Jye Yin is a bit drunk, he worried that something might happen to her if he refuse to follow her. With a heavy heart, he follow her to the dance floor.


    Zoro and Athena still on the couch, resting a bit.


    "Hey Athena, why didn''t you tell Jye Yin about you and Aslan?" Finally Yu Zhin start to voice out and Yu Luan look at her with a same curious expression like his brother.


    "I didn''t say anything because it was not my place to tell her."


    "But, you guys look like a total stranger to each other."


    Athena chuckles and then she nudges Zoro a little. "That''s because..we are stranger."


    Yu Zhin and Yu Luan look at each other. They want to ask more, but it''s better to not to dig her private matter. It''s all about heart. If they keep asking, Zoro might get hurt. He loved Athena with all his heart. And both of them also know it too.


    When the rhythm change to a bit slow than techno music, Zoro immediately turn to Athena. "My Jam! Let''s go.."


    Athena feels a bit hot with the leather jacket, so she open the jacket and left it on the couch leaving her only with the chiffon tank top. Zoro led her to the dance floor.


    A song from the Maroon 5 ''girls like you'' met his taste. Athena also dance freely with Zoro.


    He saw she laugh when Zoro lift her up and tickling her as they keep dancing. She looks so happy and alive. It''s really not looks like her at all who are aloof and fragile like he always imagining it.


    She was totally different from she was 11 years ago.


    While dancing, Zoro still keep guarding her from being touched by other man.


    He mouthed the lyric to her. "Cause girls like you run around with guys like me til sundown, when I come through I need a girl like you."


    Athena laugh and she swirl her body around to lean on him before he lift her up and then he tickling her stomach make her laugh even more.


    "Okay. stop it! stop it! I''ll puke." Athena hold both of Zoro''s hand. Facing him, her eyes start to teary.


    ''If only I could stay the way we were used to be.''


    "I wanna go home." she lowered her head.


    Bring her to his embrace, he kiss her on top of her head.


    "Let''s go home then."


    When they went to the couch, Aslan and Jye Yin also return to the couch.


    Seeing Athena''s face which is reddish a bit, he turn to look at Zoro. Zoro didn''t noticed his gaze, he take Athena''s jacket and said to the twin.


    "I gotta send Athena''s home. She''s a bit drunk now."


    When he want to turn around, Aslan halt his pace. "Wait!"


    Zoro and Athena turn around.


    "I''ll send her home." Aslan said as he grab Athena''s arm.


    She flinch a bit with the sudden touch.


    "Hey..you.."


    "It''s okay Z..I need to talk to him too." She whisper to Zoro and take her jacket after that.


    Zoro look at her, unwilling to let her go. But he still had his sane, he knew Athena''s now is Aslan wife. Aslan had a right to her. While he? He keep lost to this man every time that man interfere with Athena''s heart.


    He finally nod, and take her Superbike keys. "I''ll send you bike tomorrow."


    "Mm. Thank you." she waved at him and went down with Aslan to the car park.


    Jye Yin? She was so drunk, but luckily Yu Zhin and Yu Lin didn''t drink much. They call a cab to send her to the hotel where she stayed and even make sure she got into the right room.


    Zenith is nowhere to be found. He must be scolded by his father tomorrow. Zoro leave the paty as soon as Athena going home.


    In the car, none of them start to talk first. She just set the location on his car system before they drive out from the night club.


    She pinch her forehead. Feeling a bit dizzy. Her stomach also feels a bit pain. It must be her illness effect. Now she regret for not listening to Zoro''s warning.


    ''Ermm..once I got home, I must take my medicine.''

 Chapter 11 - Blood Hunter

    Once Aslan park his car at the front of her entrance house, she immediately run to her house.


    Aslan was a bit worried seeing her pale face earlier. He decide to take a look at her before he went back to his hotel room.


    Athena rummaging her cabinet and kitchen cupboard one by one.


    "Where is it? Where is it?" she mumble. Her stomach are really in pain right now. She sweating a lot.


    "Hey, are you okay?" Aslan ask her when saw her tried to find something.


    "Ah! The bedroom." she run to the upstairs leaving Aslan in the kitchen with full of question.


    He then follow her from behind.


    Athena open her bedside drawer and take out one pill from a bottle. She swallow it in a second. She curled up and run her finger to her hair backwards.


    "Are you taking a drug?" Aslan scrunch her eyebrow seeing Athena curling up at the bedside of the bed.


    She didn''t reply him. When he want to walk closer, suddenly Athena throw something to behind him. He was so surprised. And when he turn around, he found a body lay on the floor with a small knife stuck on his head.


    Before he could step in any further, a group of man with a black mask surrounding them in the room.


    "Dammit." Athena cursing. She then get up and stand in a fighting mode. She keep frowning as she try to endure the pain to dissipate.


    Aslan also keep their distance close. Lifting his sleeves to the elbow, he stand in fight mode too.


    "Who are they? What are they after?"


    Athena not replying him as she start to move. She swing her fist to one of the man and dodge for the incoming punch before she kick the man backwards after that and she went to smack the other man.


    While Athena already start to fight, Aslan had no choice but to fight the intruder.


    He kick them one by one and punch them without much effort. These guy are easy to take down. With his skill for sure he will take less than 5 minutes to take all them down.


    His way of taking all them down is by not harming them to the point to kill them. Different with Athena. She kill them all without left any single heartbeat.


    Her hand are stained with the blood from the intruder. After she done killing. Athena sit back on the floor, a bit panting. She immediately check on her hand.


    Aslan was so surprised seeing her kill all the men without left one of them.


    "Why did you kill them?" He jerk out a bit.


    ''He was here? Oh, no..'' she immediately open the drawer and take one syringe. She slip the syringe to her sleeve and run to him after that.


    She jump and wrap her leg on his torso while her hand immediately wriggle a bit to let the syringe out and when she want to shot him, he immediately grab her hand and stare at her eyes coldly.


    Not having a choice, Athena lowered her head and kiss his lips. She closed her eyes and savor the taste as he also do the same. Once his grip loosen a bit, she take the chance and inject him with the syringe.


    Thud!


    He lay on floor unconsciously. While Athena already walk to the man that he beat up. She take out a katana sword from the hidden wall. She cut their head one by one. Not leaving one left.


    Took out her phone, she dialing her father''s phone.


    "Daddy.." she start sobbing.


    "Wait there, I send people to clean up." Richard ended the call.


    She then call Zoro. 5 minutes after she called, Zoro come to her house and a group of agent from Lee base also come to her house.


    "Princess, are you okay?" Zoro bring her to his embrace. He look at her hand which is stain with a blood.


    Athena tremble a bit. He carry her want to go to the bathroom.


    "Dispose these body. Clean up this house and..don''t leave a single blood on it."


    "Yes, sir."


    "Sir, about these man?" of the agent narrow his eye to Aslan who still lay on the floor.


    Zoro then look at Athena. Athena clenching on Zoro''s shirt.


    "I took his memory about this night."


    Nodded, he turn to look at the man. "Put him on the couch. He''s not a threat."


    After he said that, he help Athena to clean herself. Of course, not in a weird way.


    After she wear her bathrobe. Zoro help her to dry her hair. "Tomorrow, I will upgrade all the system in your house. If needed, you stay at the mansion back."


    Athena hold Zoro''s hand. "No. I''ll be just fine."


    "But.."


    "I might be a little scared, but I will do just fine. I want to have my own space. Please Z..just upgrade my house system." she beg him.


    Sighing, he put back her hand. "Okay.."


    After all mess has been clean up by her father agent, she went to bed.


    ¡­


    "Urgh¡­" Aslan touch his head. It''s feel so heavy and dizzy.


    He had no memory of the last night. His last memory was he in the party with all his childhood friend


    "Still dizzy?" Athena said from the kitchen when seeing Aslan already start to wake up.


    "Uhmm..Yeah.." he sit and rub her face a few time. He notice there is small blood trace on his sleeve.


    ''Did I hit something?'' he stare at the sleeve.


    ''Maybe it''s mosquito.'' he continue to rub and pinch his head.


    "Here. Drink this soup. It''s good for your hungover." she handed a bowl of soup to him.


    "How did I end up here?" he ask while take the bowl.


    "You were drunk, so we went back here since I don''t know where you stay at."


    "Jye Yin? Where is she?"


    Athena flinch a bit. Her heart race a bit. ''He really concern about her.''


    "I''m not sure. Because we leave the party a bit early than others."


    "Oh.." he drink the soup and pass her the empty bowl.


    "Thanks. But, I need to get going now. My flight in the afternoon." he said and stood up. Take his belonging, he went out. He totally forgot to ask her about the divorce paper.


    After he left, Athena bring the bowl to the kitchen and wash it. She went to her gallery after that.


    In the afternoon, her father and mother come to her house together with Zoro.


    "Athena, what happen last night?" Richard Lee ask his daughter. He hug her tightly while his wife also tug her hand on his shirt. Zoro at the side look at her with a sorry expression.


    "Daddy.." She release the hug and look up at her father.


    Sit down on the couch, she take a deep breathe.


    "It''s the blood hunter. They have been active again."


    "But, all your information have been cover up by Zoro." her mother, Hai Rin said.


    "Maybe they found a new lead to find my whereabouts."


    "I will upgrade the house security. It was my fault for not providing her enough protection." Zoro bow down to both Athena''s parent.


    "No, it''s not your fault. " Richard said firmly.


    "Maybe you should have someone to protect you sweetheart." Hai Rin pat on her daughter shoulder.


    "Mm. No need mom..I''m okay." she plastered a smile on her face.

 Chapter 12 - I’m Here, He’s There

    Inside his jet, Aslan touch his lips. He start to remember back what actually happen last night.


    When he return back to his hotel room this morning, he went to take a bath. While he was under the rain shower, he could see a little trace on his hand like he was fighting with someone before.


    After his dizziness dissipate, his hazy mind starting to show the memory that has been erased by her.


    He still don''t understand why she is being the target. She is an aloof girl. She doesn''t have any occupation, she lives in a medium size house. Not huge like her father mansion.


    Her skill..when did she learn all of that? Why she have a complete equipment hidden in her house? Why is she taking some strange pill though? Who is she? Who are they? Why the house so clean when he woke up? Where the dead body goes? Why there is no single news about it? These question keep hunting him and make him want to know more.


    But he can''t act reckless. He know he need to pretend like his memory is still erased by her. He need to return back to Arendell and find all the details about it later.


    Jye Yin glancing him.


    "Hey..are you okay?" she ask feeling a bit concern about him being silent ever since they check out from the hotel.


    He turn his eyes to her, he smile. "Yeah.."


    "Uh, hey Jye Yin, do you know if Athena has gone training with grandpa Ang or not after I move out?" he ask.


    "Huh? Athena? Training? Pfftt.." she want to laugh but then she hold her laugh.


    "Erm..No. She was so fragile. How can a fragile and soft person like her go to training. You do know how she is, right? Her father really dote on her like she was some kind of fairy princess. And the only friend she had also call her princess too. And you know who that person is."


    "But, don''t you noticed that she ride a Superbike when we hang out yesterday. Her dress up and her composure also a bit different than when she was teenager."


    "Hey, don''t tell me you like her? Don''t you remember how she reject you and how heart broken are you back then? She already had Zoro, you should move on. Open your heart to other girls than her. Don''t waste your time. You don''t even know if she may be already done it with Zoro or not right?" Jye Yin start to feel annoyed whenever she heard Athena''s name coming out from Aslan''s mouth.


    Aslan startle a bit. He went silent as he remember yesterday night when she suddenly kiss him. It was so good as he could lowered his guard down because of her kiss. Is it because she always done it with Zoro? How far their relationship has gone? Is she also done it while she still his wife?


    ¡­


    The next day,


    Aslan went to his company and only return back to his mansion after midnight. He sure is busy once he back from his short vacation. It''s been two days now.


    Jye Yin issue is still hot in the media until his father text him reminding that he should keep a distance to any woman that will lead a misunderstanding to the Lee family.


    He sigh. Rub his face, he return home.


    ..


    Laying on the bed, he stare the ceiling blankly. He scroll his phone and suddenly he stop at one account, requesting his approval. The picture is a white cat with a big round green eyes. That cat somehow look like certain someone that he know. Fragile, cute and soft from the outside look. But it also fierce and do not forget, that they also had a claws that can hurt people. Even though they look so cute, they also had a fierce side.


    That person only post one status in her page. "Funny on how fate and destiny made us to meet again."


    Just after he accept her, one notification pop out from his screen. He swipe open it.


    A waving hand emoji from the person with a name of Nike, as a goddess of Victory and it also the name of the mysterious painter. The person he just accept in his media social.


    He reply with the same emoji. Not long after, she reply with a text.


    ''Still awake?''


    ''Kind of..''


    ''Can''t sleep?''


    ''Seems like that..''


    ''Try with the counting sheep. It might help. Good luck.''


    ''Thanks for the idea.''


    She didn''t reply anything after that. Put down his phone, he tried to sleep.


    ¡­


    Athena smile seeing her phone screen. Put the phone on the table, she start to sculpting the giant plaster.


    Her exhibition date is around the corner, thus she need finish her masterpiece by next week. All her painting already done and have been keep by Zoro in his private vault before the exhibition start.


    While she was absorb into her own world with creating the human body figure, Zoro sneaking into her gallery and surprising her from the back.


    He touch her back a little, and Athena was immediately turn around want to throw her carver. She thought it was an intruder like last time.


    "Whoa! Easy..girl." he grab her hand and lowered it.


    "Z!! if I accidentally kill you, don''t blame me!" she puff her cheek and went down from the stair stool.


    "I just want to surprise you. I did not expect you to react like that." he smile and poke her puffing cheek.


    "Come on. I make you some dinner. I know you didn''t eat anything yet right?" he led her to the main house.


    "When did you arrive?" she ask.


    "50 minutes ago."


    "Why didn''t you call me?"


    "I know you were busy finishing your work. So instead of calling you, it''s better if I prepared you a dinner." Athena take the plate and cutlery to the table setting for two people, while Zoro put the dish he make into the plate and scoop the soup to the bowl before he bring it to the table.


    Sit down to their seat, both of them enjoyed their little dinner.


    "So, how your progress with your husband?" he ask, he put the slice meat to her bowl before he took his portion for himself.


    "There''s no progress. I''m here, he''s there. So there is no way we have a progress." she munch her carrot.


    "Hmm.. too bad. Why don''t you just sign the paper and married me instead? I''m here, you here. So there is a lot of potential to lead a happy marriage right?" he chuckles.


    Athena stop munching. She look at him "Do you¡­still have a hope for me to get divorce?"


    "I do. But I never force you to do it. It''s your own choice."


    Athena suddenly feel full. She eat slowly and Zoro change the subject.


    After dinner, both of them watch a movie in the living room and after the movie end, Zoro return back to his home. They live not far from each other. Zoro house only two house after Athena''s house. So, basically said that they actually a neighbor.


    She went to bathroom and took a quick shower before she went to bed. This is her daily routine. Every morning after breakfast she will start to do her work until lunch and only eat something leftover from the dinner or sometimes, Zoro will prepared her lunch and put into the fridge. After lunch she will continue to work until it dusk and in the night time, Zoro will accompany her after he return back from his company before she went to sleep.


    ¡­


    It''s been a week since last he saw her.


    Aslan now really reach at the dead end. He couldn''t find the reason why Athena is being attack. The attacker''s identity also can''t be trace. Athena''s profile is like she never exist. Zoro? His company security is the thickest wall that no one can pass it or even make a tiny hole. He really is master of hackers.


    Asking this to his father?? Erm very unlikely. If possible, he doesn''t want to involved their parents in their matter. So, by hook or by crook, he really need to find the answer by making her talk.


    These last two days he has been sleeping in his office settling his work because he will return back to Imperial City for a week or two. So all the work and meeting need to be done before he take off.


    Jye Yin also a quite busy with the tour around the world. Her schedule is full for the next three months. With the shooting for the music video, launching a new album and the tour, she also didn''t have time to hang out with Aslan.


    He didn''t tell her about he will be going back to Imperial City today.

 Chapter 13 - Who Are You Athena?

    Athena turn off the light switch in her gallery. The sculpture almost done. She went to the main house and press another bu??on making the glass room move to the underneath the ground and covered by the lawn grass.


    After she check all the switch and everything is in a good condition, she turn on the security system before she went to her bedroom.


    Take off her satin robe and only leaving her with the satin night gown, she sneaking under the comforter and close her eyes. Sleeping.


    Aslan use his night vision glasses and turn on his laser detector. He is now at the branch tree in Athena''s neighbor house. He scan her home and he was a bit surprise.


    ''What kind of system is this?" his eyes focus on the random laser which is keep moving and change the pattern in every second. Not to mention the laser light had at least more than 100 pattern, guarding the house.


    ''Must be Zoro who set this system.'' he thought. After thinking for a moment and observed the system, he shake his head.


    ''This is impossible to go through the wall and the ground.'' his eyes then keep searching to a weak point until he saw her chimney.


    ''But, what if there is also a laser inside the chimney? Judging by the look, the laser can cut the flesh so smooth.''


    ''I need a decoy. I need to tested it first.'' he finally retract for tonight and return to his hotel room and start to planned out his strategy.


    He make a decoy using the wooden doll with a human size. The next night, he try to use the decoy with releasing the decoy to her chimney using his silent drone to drop off the decoy.


    A moment after the decoy release, a silent machine-gun detecting the decoy and within three and half second the decoy turn into an ash.


    ''Holy fu?k! Is he really need to be protective like this? What''s the reason though?''


    The next night, he try to blacking out the electricity for the entire neighborhood. To his surprise only two house still have a back up electricity and still functioning fine.


    That is when he know, the other house is actually Zoro''s house. He then moves to the next target.


    He know Zoro is not that good with the fighting skill, but he really have a brain though. A genius one. So he keep tailing him for two days and check on his daily routine.


    This is also when he was so surprise when he know that Zoro will come to her wife house for every night. Even though they never been a really husband and wife, have a thought of being cheated by his wife make him more angry. He suppress his feeling and calm himself down. He can''t get angry until he know the reason why Athena being a target.


    On the last day, when Zoro went to Athena house, he sneakily go to Zoro''s house and find his back up fuse and main server. He had a good basement full with the equipment. All is high tech equipment from his own company.


    Planting a bug to his server, Aslan spread the ultimate virus to his server. Even though the virus only make a hole until the sixth layer and can still be blocked by the seventh layer, but the damage is quite severe.


    The system that protect Athena''s house is been disable for at least until Zoro recover his system back.


    After he take out the small drive like a pin in his server, he immediately fled away and back to his spot. The neighbor tree, behind Athena''s house.


    ¡­


    Bebeep! Bebeep! Bebeep!


    "What is that?" Athena ask when she heard a weird sound coming from Zoro''s pocket.


    Zoro took out his phone and frowned. "Dammit." he immediately run to the door.


    Before he went out, he remind her. "Take a weapon when you go to sleep. I need to reboot the system."


    ''You too protective.'' she get up from the couch and went to kitchen before she went to bedroom.


    At this time, Aslan already sneaking to her room, hiding at the wooden attic like a lizard.


    She want to take a bath first before she went to sleep. She open cupboard and take out a bottle of wine and pour it half of the glass.


    Take the glass, she went to the bedroom, turn on her bedside lamp and closed the door. She rub her neck a little, tired for working the whole day.


    Her room is attached with the dress room and the bathroom too. So she pass by the dress room to go to her clear glass bathroom.


    Open the tap water to fill the bathtub, he place the wine at the side of the tub.


    She take off her shirt one by one and she turn off the tap before she get into the tub. Relaxing her body inside the tub.


    Aslan at the attic could see clearly what she was doing. He almost had a nosebleed by seeing her n?k?d body. He change his body direction and wait for her to done her bathing.


    After some time, Athena finishing her wine and wrap up her body with the towel. She humming and went to the dress room. Pick up her night gown, she take off her towel and wear the night gown without any und?r??rm?nt. She feel more comfortable that way.


    After a few minutes Athena turn off the lamp, he could guess that this is the right moment for attacking her.


    He jump down from the attic and caged her with his arm and locking her leg with his leg.


    He thought that he already caged her well, but to his surprised, Athena''s right hand were holding a small katana handle.


    Because it was dark and Aslan wear a half mask covering his face, Athena couldn''t guess the intruder this time.


    She push the bu??on on the side of the katana handle.


    Schhhhrrinngg!


    A metal blade come out from the katana''s handle. It''s not a long blade, nor too short. But he know it''s sharp enough to slice his throat without to put much pressure on it.


    "Who are you?" Athena''s calm voice turn him a bit sweating. Somehow, he could see her eyes turns like a golden glittering color.


    He had no choice and he also touch her neck using his small needle making her flinch a bit.


    "Don''t move or I really beak you with this needle." he slip out his voice.


    Athena''s eye turn wide when hearing his voice. She retract back her hand with the katana and try to smell his perfume.


    ''Yup, he really is Aslan! Calm down Athena!''


    "What do you want Aslan? Kill me?" she ask with a bit trembles in her voice as she try to suppress her feeling.


    Aslan frowned. ''Why would she think I want to kill her? For what?''


    He take the katana handle and throw to the floor. His other hand also throw the needle to the floor.


    He cage her properly this time. With both his hand holding her hand above her head and his both legs spread her legs and locking it.


    Leaned closer to her, he ask her with a deep voice.


    "Who are you Athena? Why you''re being a target?"


    Staring at his lips, she gulp a little.


    "Take a guess." she said as she didn''t answer his question directly.


    Tighten the grip on her hand, he said "I don''t have time to play with you. Just answer my question."


    Athena smile. Her smile somehow look so alluring to his eyes. Her fresh smell of unique scent make him feel a bit aroused.


    "Then don''t waste your precious time." she reply after the smile.


    "You want me to do the hard way?" he used one hand to hold her hands and his right hand start to rip off her night gown.


    That''s make Athena really shocked. His eyes still fix on her face and he grinning to her.


    "Tell me or I r*pe you right here, right now."

 Chapter 14 - 11 Years Ago.

    As he leaned closer to her wanting to kiss her lips. Athena turn her face to the side. She closed her eyes tightly as his hand still on her br??st.


    "Let go and I tell you." she finally give up.


    "How should I know if you telling me the truth?" he ask and kiss her nape of neck.


    "You''re about to **** me, do you think I will telling you lies? What''s the point telling you lies?" she ask him back.


    Aslan look up to her and smile proudly with his winning.


    Release her hand and legs, she immediately cover up her body with the comforter.


    Aslan went to the dress room and find her another night gown.


    "Here. I will replace it with the new one later." he pass the night gown he pick to her.


    She took the night gown and Aslan turn his body around to let her change her clothes.


    "It''s late now. Can I just tell you tomorrow?" she said and turn on the bedside lamp.


    "No. Can''t do. What if you run away when I let my guard down?" he still didn''t believe her.


    "Huh? Why would I run? I''m tired and sleepy too." she said and ignoring him as she lie down on the bed.


    "Then, let me guard you for tonight. I wont leave until I know the whole story." he said and slump on the bed beside her.


    Well, he couldn''t left her alone. Not right now since the system is still off. What will happen to her if he went back to his hotel room? He''s the one who responsible for her safety right now.


    Athena didn''t reply him. She really is sleepy and tired. A few moment after she closed her eyes, she went into slumber.


    Aslan turn to look at her. She already sleeping soundly. He then look at his palm.


    ''I couldn''t even control myself.'' he sigh.


    ¡­.


    The next morning, Athena wake up, stretching and yawn a bit. When she turn her head around, she found that Aslan is sleeping next to her with his black spandex suit.


    Athena frowned a bit before she finally remember why is Aslan here. She didn''t wake him up, but instead she let Aslan sleep on her bed.


    She went to the kitchen after taking bath, preparing her breakfast and turn on the television. Normally she would watch an anime or a news at this hour before she start to work at her gallery.


    But it seem like it impossible for her to do her work today. She got uninvited guest yesterday night.


    While she was focus on watching some anime, suddenly Aslan interrupting her focus.


    "Morning."


    Athena turn to look at him. She swallow her sandwich after seeing what he wear.


    "Uh- that''s my clothes." Athena said.


    "Isn''t it a little big for you?"


    "Erm..I like to wear a baggy shirt." she then divert to his pant.


    "That''s also my pants."


    "What? This is a man trouser."


    "I know. I said it before. I like to wear something baggy." she said again.


    Aslan scratch his head a little. "I really don''t get you." he mumble and went to sit in front of her.


    "Okay, now I''m listening."


    "Huh?" Athena make a blur expression.


    "Need me to continue where we stop last night?"


    Seeing her blushed face make him feel joyed a bit. He smile to her.


    "Spill it out then."


    Athena turn to look at her plate before she start.


    "Do you remember 11 years ago. I was kidnapped when I at the grandpa''s island?"


    Aslan lowered his head. Of course he remember. That is the reason why she hate him and even push him away to the point he was so heart broken that time.


    "The kidnapper¡­"


    ¡­


    11 years ago.


    Athena was 15 years old, while Aslan was 17 years old. Like every other weekend, Athena, Aurora, Adrian, the twin and Zenith will go to the Ang Lu''s island.


    Normally after training, he would go and meet Athena at the back of the island. That is their secret meeting point.


    On that day, Aslan was late than usually. Athena keep waiting and suddenly she was knock out by one of the kidnapper.


    She has been transport to the one of the ship in the vast sea. In the cage where she has been detained, there is a few more kids there.


    The detention space is so huge. Athena could see a lot of people from various aged has been abduct and there is also a sick person. From her view, all the prisoner is look likes a homeless and orphan kid who had nowhere to go.


    One by one the kid from her cage has been taken by the guard to go somewhere but they never returned after that.


    Until it was her turn.


    She was so afraid and she keep crying while she was there. Not to mention, she also has been beaten by the guard man while she was there.


    That time, she heard about someone that need to be the subject for the illegal experimental. Those bad people keep talking in foreign language, for her who learn 10 other foreign language, she can understand what are they talking about.


    She was strapped on the stretcher tightly. She can''t even move her body at all.


    "Hey, where is boss?" one man with a lab coat ask his friend.


    "Where else? Playing with the whores maybe."


    "Then should we start without him?"


    "No, we must wait for him." his friend said


    "Ahh!" one of the man tripping and mess up the bottle of virus and few of the bottle fall on the floor.


    "Oi Jarred. Clean up your mess!"


    The man named Jarred immediately clean the liquid on the floor. He accidentally change the bottle for Athena''s test with the bottle of the unknown substance which is still in study and process.


    After a few minutes, a man who is other people call a ''boss'' suddenly walk into the monitor room from the outside lab. He make a sign to start.


    Athena trembling heavily. She was so scared and when one of the man injecting her with the unknown substance, her body shaking even more harder. Her heartbeat start to racing rapidly.


    That is when suddenly the ship siren start to sounded. A group of elite squad has been intruding the ship. A loud of bomb and gunshot sounds start to fill up the air.


    She cries because she couldn''t endure the pain until her eyes retina turn to golden glittering colour for a second before it turn back to normal. Her body system has been mutated with the substance and turn everything into the precious discovery.


    Aslan was there when they start the attack. When he went to let go of Athena on the stretcher, she already pass out with no heartbeat at all.


    He was so panic and he tried to pumping her ?h?st and do emergency CPR right away. Luckily he was able to revive her back and they send her to the hospital after that.


    All the people inside the ship and the crew member has been detained and jailed at the Iron Height Prison.

 Chapter 15 - So Sad Being Me.

    "Athena! Athena!"


    Aslan''s voice was so slow and its sounded so distant too. She try to open her eyes but it was so heavy.


    "It''s okay As..We take over from here. You wait at the outside, okay?."


    ''That''s daddy''s voice.'' she want to voice out but her throat feel so dry and it''s hurt too.


    "Doctor, please save my daughter."


    She could feel the touches from the doctor and few others hand. After a few minutes of silent and she only hear a steel clinking and machine sound, she could hear the doctor start to scream.


    "Mr. Lee! Mr. Lee! Your daughter! Your daughter''s blood!"


    "Oh my god, what is this? How come it turn to be like this?" her father voice a bit shaken and she could sense that her father was so worried and stress.


    "Doctor! look!" another voice start to scream.


    "This is not good. Wrap her up immediately!"


    "Hurry! Don''t let a single drop of her blood coming out from her body!"


    That''s the last line she heard before she went into a long slumber.


    ¡­


    After a month she''s coma, one day, she waking up like she just awake from a long and soundly sleep.


    She sit up and turn to look at her mother and father who sleep bedside her hospital bed.


    "Mommy." she call her mother and pat slowly to her shoulder.


    "Daddy.." she also do the same to her father.


    After some time, both of her parent waking up.


    "Baby, are you feeling okay?" Hai Rin ask worriedly. She nod. Her father also sit at the edge of the bed and hug her like he was so grateful that she finally wake up from her long sleep.


    "Did you feel any pain? Tell me? Did they do something to you?" Richard ask. He still hold a grudge to the kidnapper because they made her precious daughter to suffer. They also turn her into something that still hasn''t been identify.


    "They.." she start to trembling a bit when she remembering what they have done to her.


    Seeing her daughter start to cry and sobbing, he walk out from the room and make a call to someone to make all the kidnapper go to the hanging rope. Not even let the single of them alive.


    After she was calm down a bit, she told her parents about how she has been heard about the illegal experiment and most of the child they used met a failure and they never got the chance to live.


    She also told her parents about how she was injected into a weird substance and how she feel the pain flow through her every veins.


    After she was done explaining things to her parent, both of them hug her. Her mother crying and sobbing while her father keep silent. He keep the burden inside his heart.


    After three month going through the recuperation period and she also need to go through a lot of examination from the expert and scientist, she finally can get out from the special hospital.


    When she arriving home, her father gather all the Lee and uncle Ramon too, as their trusted friend and they all gathering at the meeting room.


    "I''m calling you all here today is to informing about my daughter''s condition." her father start.


    "Athena¡­she is a bit special than all of us. Her blood is something that a lot of bad guys will admire and will do anything to get it from her." her father voice sound a bit heavy. While all Lees still keep listening to him.


    "Her blood has turned to be a golden glittering color. It''s can revive a dead to live again, it can cure a thousand kind of disease. However, she can''t revive herself. She can''t cure herself too. And the more blood out from her body, the shorten life span she will have. Thus, I''m begging all of you." her father already bow down and do a kowtow position making all other Lee member in shock.


    "Please..help me to protect her even after when I die someday."


    Athena already tear up. Together with her mother and sister. Lee family is very supportive and not easy to break. They swore to keep her safe and keep her identity hidden from the outside world.


    Thus, this is what she is today..


    ¡­


    Aslan turned silent after hearing her story. He staring at her like it''s hard to believe.


    Smiling, she know Aslan didn''t buy with her story. She then went to kitchen before she went back to the table.


    She stretch out her hand to him. Lift up his eyebrow he ask, "What?" he still give her his hand though.


    Grab his finger, she cut it a little with a knives.


    Aslan frowned a bit. "Hey.."


    "Relax.."


    She use the same knives to beak her finger a bit. Press her finger, her gold color blood start to flow out.


    She touch Aslan with her finger to the place where he has been cut.


    Once her blood touch her tear open skin, he feel like he just receive a lot of antiseptic. He jolt his body a bit. He could feel his flesh start to merged again.


    Within a second, his finger back to normal without no scar and no pain at all.


    She go to the kitchen counter and put back the knives to it place and she wash her finger before she put on the aid band.


    "Now, do you believe me?"


    "But, that things is impossible." he still in shock.


    "Hmm? Then don''t believe your eyes too. I''ve told you the reason. So are you happy now? Do you have any intention to kill me? Sell me? Or maybe run some experiment to me?" she said sarcastically.


    "So, all those guys is.."


    "They are blood hunter.. A group of mad scientist. I can''t let them live. So that is why I kill them before they kill me. My blood is a treasure for them. The one who can have my blood can make a world upside down I guess. Just imagined, I can revive a dead person and I can even cure a thousand disease. So who wouldn''t want that right?"


    "Hmm..About our marriage.."


    "Oh yeah, I still not sign it yet, the divorce paper.." she touch her cheek lightly.


    "No, not that..I mean, I can protect you. Just speak your terms."


    "Huh? What terms?" she ask


    "You are my wife right? So it is my duty to protect you and I will protect you. As a return, I want us to stay together. So say your terms. I will not cross your terms. Such as maybe you want to have an open relationship with any man or .." he explained to her.


    Dumbfounded a moment. She make a gesture like she was thinking very hard.


    "Ermm.. I do have one terms. Only one."


    "Say it."


    "Just do your responsibility as a husband. Treat me as your lawful wife. For at least one or two years. After that, if you want a divorce, I will give your freedom. And..for your information. My skills is not that weak that I need your protection. But, I''m grateful if you willing to help me in the future."


    Aslan scrunch his eyebrow a little. "You mean..as a real husband?"


    Athena nod. "Yeah."


    "But, you don''t love me. And I don''t¡­"


    ''Wait! I do love her. Years ago..''


    "That''s okay..we can learn, can we?"


    ''I''ve love you for so many years. How many more years that I have left to make you fall for me?''


    Aslan nod agree. Stood up, Athena bow to him a little.


    "Then, please take care of me from now on."


    When she look up again, she suddenly remember a very important thing.


    "Ah, I forgot to tell you something."


    "What is it?"


    "I can''t give you any children."


    "Huh?"


    "The side effect of my condition is my life span is shorten whenever my blood drain out from my body or my system, it''s like I have an expiry date, I can''t give you any children because of the mutation make me barren. And the last one is, I can''t drink alcohol more than one glass in a week or I will have a severe stomach pain and It can make me die too. So sad being me." she smile like she was joking.


    Aslan was speechless.

 Chapter 16 - Don’t Expect Me To Love You

    Aslan''s heartbeat start racing again. The last information she tell him make him feels¡­sad¡­regret..and the feeling of guilty.


    If only that day, he met her on time or earlier, all of this will not happening to her. She wouldn''t have to suffer this. Is this the reason why she refuse him the last time? She was hurt because of my lateness?


    "Hey..Say something.." Athena back to her seat and divert her eyes to the huge television on the living hall. Continue to watch the anime.


    "I need to do something. I will return back once I done." he stand up and went to the bedroom at the first floor.


    Athena didn''t say anything. She also move to the living room. She just watched him going up and then a few minutes later he went down, ready to go.


    "I''ll be leaving now." he went to her on the couch as he bent his body a little and kiss her forehead.


    "Bye."


    Athena was dumbfound a moment. She blink her eyes a few times. ''Huh? That was fast of him to change his attitude.''


    Ignoring the thought, she turn off the television and went to the wooden sliding door panel and press the bu??on for the gallery room. She start to work on her final touch.


    ¡­


    At the south of foreign country.


    After he walk a few step ahead, he finally halt his pace. He turn around and look at the people around him. He run his eyes until it stop at one of woman in disguise. Wearing a hoodie and she even wear a face mask. Her long hair make him hard to look at her face clearly.


    However, his instinct telling him that is his wife. The wife that he already abandon a few months ago.


    ''Shit! How does she find me here?'' he cursing and start to walk again. Ignoring her and the people around him. He walk faster and until he arrive at the deserted corner, he hid himself behind one of the wall.


    That woman follow him from behind in a safe distance. He keep following him until he went to one of the corner at the deserted building.


    When she reach at the corner, suddenly her body was drag and pushed on the hard wall. He cover her mouth with one of his hand, while his other hand lock her move with a knives on her neck.


    "Leave me Aurora." Yin Li said once he able to catch Aurora.


    Aurora smirk behind the mask. She look into his eyes deeply before she said. "Never. Not in a million years."


    Yin Li feel a bit annoyed, he push her harder on the wall. "Then, I''ll make you leave me by force."


    Aurora burst into laugh. She then lift up her legs and smack his balls.


    His small knives fall on the ground and he curled up on the street, holding his balls with both of his hand.


    "Are you crazy?!" he bristle.


    "No. Try to threaten me? Heh.." she squatted down and poke his shoulder.


    "Only me can threaten you." she whisper to him.


    Yin Lin shot her a glare. "Crazy woman, I don''t love you. Leave me alone." he grit his teeth.


    Aurora startle for a bit. There is no way she''s not hurt by his word. However, she is not someone who can easily broken just because of his word.


    "Deal with it. You already my husband. There is no way I let you go." she stand up and look at her nails.


    After the pain dissipate, Yin Li stood up and left the alley. Aurora still following him from behind. But the distance is shorter than before. He didn''t say anything either. He knew Aurora is hard to deal with. If she said so, then it must be so.


    "If I can make you leave me with this way, then I will do the soft yet torturing way." he mumbles alone.


    "Huh? Did you say something?" Aurora ask from his behind.


    Turn to look at her, he squinted his eyes and plunge out his tongue.


    "Stupid, crazy, monster, ugly woman!" he said in one breath.


    Aurora clench her fist and punch his cheek hard.


    Bonk!


    "Say that again, I''ll broke all your teeth."


    Yin Li touch his cheek. He whimpering. "Ouch! Damn you!" he continue to walk again.


    After 15 minutes walking, Yin Li stop at the front demode house. He take out his keys and open the door. Aurora follow him inside.


    "Don''t like it? Then you are welcome to return to your fancy life." he smirk and went to the kitchen. He place all the ingredient he bought earlier before they went home.


    Aurora close her mouth which is widely open before. She squinted her eye to him.


    "What happen to you? You''re not this indigent, aren''t you?" she ask and went to the kitchen too.


    "No, I am poor. You had delusional when we still at Imperial City." he said as he wash the tomatoes in the sink.


    "But, I give you a lot of money. You even working fine. Where''s my money that I gave you? We can buy a better house than this."


    "Your money? Oh, I already give it to the charity house. My salary? Ermm..I used it all to make my escape way from you." he said nonchalantly.


    Aurora was so shock with what he just said. "What??!"


    "What, what?" he ask and take the cutting board. Starting to slicing the tomatoes and carrot.


    "You give to charity house? I gave you 2 million dollar!" she yelled.


    "Hmm..2 million for buying me to get married to you? How many time do I have to tell you? I don''t love you. You can''t even buy me with your money. Your dirty money I already clean it by giving to the charity. It''s good though when you can help people with your money rather than buy me to be your husband."


    Aurora was so furious. But then, she endure her anger before she really regret to kill him later and she went and sit down on the stool facing him.


    "So, what did you do right now?"


    "I working as a waitress at night and a cashier at convenient store at day."


    Again. Aurora was dumbfounded.


    "If you can''t stay with the way I''m living. You can fill the divorce paper and leave me alone, you know. Return back to your fancy life. You''re not belong here."


    "Huh? You think I''ll be that easy? I''ll prove it to you that I can live like this." she smirk to him. While in her heart she feel so uncomfortable with the looks of this house.


    "Then, you should start with the duty of wife. You wanna be my wife so badly right? All you have to do is cleaning the house, do the laundry, prepared me with a breakfast and dinner, prepare me a hot bath and yeah. Satisfied me on bed every night." he almost done with his cooking.


    Aurora turn silent. She never do anything like that before. All has been prepared for her. She didn''t have any knowledge about the housewife work.


    While Yin Li already grinning evilly inwardly. ''Hah! Take that! You will surely run back to your old house!''


    "O-kay." she reply after a quite long she been silent.


    "What?" Yin Li ask.


    "I said. I will take that challenge.. everything can be learn right?"


    ''She really stubborn! Witch!''


    "Fine. Let''s live as a husband and wife. But don''t expect me to love you. I really don''t have any feeling for you." he finish the cooking and scoop it to the plate.


    "Fine by me." she shrugged her shoulder while waiting for her dinner.

 Chapter 17 - I Am A Monster.

    Athena finish up the last touch up before she return to the main house. Just after the glass room went down, suddenly her entrance door was opened by Aslan.


    It makes Athena startle at the front of the sliding glass door.


    "What are you doing?" Aslan walk to the living room and loosen his tie. He also bring a big luggage with him.


    Turned her body around, she facing him. "Nothing. Enjoying the sundown." she give an excuse before she smiling.


    Look at her shabby and messy shirt make him lift up his eyebrow.


    "Are you playing with the mud or the paint?" he ask as his eyes still fix on her shirt.


    Athena gasp a bit. Yup, she forgot that she still wear her baggy work shirt. She cover her expression by smiling and look at her own clothes.


    "This is too plain, I was boring and I decide to paint my shirt to be like this. Looks natural right?" she giggles.


    Aslan didn''t reply her. He just ''hmm'' and went upstairs.


    Athena went to the kitchen and find something to cook. She''s different than her sister. She learned how to cook with their chef back at home and sometimes she will help her mother to cook too.


    She is more lady like than her sister. That is why people always label her as fragile and soft. Because she do have a face like that. But never they know that she also had a fierce face. Every time when she encounter with the battle of course.


    Another clicking from the door make Athena to look at the door. Aslan who just done took a shower and change his attire also look at the door. He is right now standing at the staircase.


    "Princess! I buy you a sweet fluffy bun that you really like." Zoro come inside the house and held his hand high with a plastic bag.


    "Z¡­" Athena call out his name happily. She run to him and take the plastic bag.


    "Of course it''s me. Who else." he didn''t notice that Aslan at the staircase staring at both of them, same goes with Athena. Both of them are focusing to the sweet bun inside the plastic bag.


    Aslan feel a bit jealous with Zoro. He then clearing his throat making Athena and Zoro startle.


    "What business do you have, to come here?" Aslan ask after he went downstairs and slump on the couch.


    Zoro turn to look at Athena. She immediately tug her hand to Zoro''s shirt and went to the kitchen before Zoro could said anything to Aslan.


    "I and him¡­we¡­er.."


    Narrowed his eyes to the floor, he said with a slow voice. "It''s okay. I understand. You both husband and wife. There is nothing wrong here." he take a deep breath and exhale it before he smile to her.


    Ruffles her hair, he said with a cheerful voice. "I will cheering on you and wish you had a happy moment with him. So, did you cook for today? Can I join you?"


    Athena feel so touched with Zoro''s attitude. He really is the best thing that she ever had in her life.


    She nod. "Yeah. Join us." she put down the plastic bag on the kitchen counter. While Zoro already peeking at the pot on the stove.


    She went to the couch and holding Aslan hand. Leading him to the kitchen. Aslan didn''t say anything and he follow her to the dining table.


    "Let''s eat." Athena said when the three of them sat at the dining table.


    Both of the man didn''t say any word. Athena also didn''t say anything. She enjoy her dinner because she was hungry. She didn''t eat her lunch, that is why she was so famish right now.


    Zoro chuckles seeing Athena eat with tastefully. He use his chopstick to pick the meat on the dish plate and place it on her rice bowl.


    "Eat this. This is good for you." he said gently.


    Aslan look up a bit, he saw how Zoro was so gentle to her. And even try to feed his wife? He was unhappy about that. He look at his spoon. He use his spoon and scoop the soup before he also put it on her rice bowl.


    "Don''t you think it''s too dry?" he ask making Athena look at both of them confusedly.


    "Uhm. Thanks.." she said to both of them before she look at her rice bowl and eat it.


    Both of them look at each other before Aslan start.


    "Starting from tomorrow, don''t come here again."


    "This isn''t your house."


    "This isn''t your house too." Aslan lift up his eyebrow.


    Zoro smirk and continue to eat before he reply again.


    "You never care about her before, why you suddenly care about her now?"


    Athena stop munching and look at Zoro before she turn to look at Aslan.


    "She is my wife. Whatever I do to her is none of your business. You are no longer her boyfriend. So, face the fact."


    Zoro look at him with an irritate expression. He put down the chopstick and wipe his corner of lips with the cloth.


    Touch Athena''s cheek he smile and said before he leave. "You can come to my house whenever you want. If you start to feel sick and tired with this man. You know my door will always open for you."


    Athena dumbfound a moment. ''What''s was that for?''


    Bam!


    ''Come on As..didn''t I said that I don''t care if she want to have an open relationship? Why do I have to feel so jealous over him?''


    After dinner, Athena took a bath and stay at living room with Aslan. He was busy doing his work with his ??ptop on his ??p, while she watch a horror movie.


    With the scream and suspense sound from the television, makes Aslan turn to the screen too.


    "Do you like to watch this kind of genre?" he ask. She was out from the picture of princess. Well, when she was young until she was teenager, everybody treat her like she was a princess. Every thing that she do, must be something that is too girly.


    "I watch any kind of genre." she reply in short.


    "Hmm..aren''t you afraid of monster and ghost?" he divert back his eyes to his ??ptop.


    "I am a monster. Why would I afraid of them if I am one of them?" she ask him back. This time, Aslan stop his finger from tapping on the keyboard.


    He clench his fist for a moment before he release it. "I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to.."


    "It''s okay. I don''t take it to heart too."


    "Athena, just so you know..you''re not a monster. You is something else..you''re a good person." he try to comfort her.


    She just glance at him before she focus back on the screen.


    "Hm..I''m not a good person. My hand is stain with so many blood that hunger for my blood. You only have been to a mission for saving me years ago do you? Have you go to any mission after that?"


    Aslan shake his head.


    "That''s so lucky. Well, I''m not like you. I have to become stronger by killing them. My training start when I have to protect my own life. I only learn how to use a sword and some martial art from other master for a short time only. The rest is up to me how to survive. Do you think I still a good person? Have you ever thought how many man I''ve killed before?"


    "That''s is not matter. You do it for survival."


    Athena look at her hand. She smile faintly. "The life I took is more than the life I could save."


    Aslan put his ??ptop at the side and he went over to her. Embrace her and ??r?ss her arm.


    "You had no choice. They can choose their path, but they insist on doing something wasteful. It''s not your fault. You just do what it have to do to survive."


    "Hmm.."


    "Let''s go to sleep." he turn off the television and bring her to the bedroom leaving all his work behind.

 Chapter 18 - Who Is Bullying Who?

    After dinner, Aurora went upstairs and took a bath. While Yin Li still on the living room. He took out his wallet and count the money on it.


    "Hmm..just enough until the end of the month. Hopefully that monster didn''t eat much." he mumble. Close the wallet, he leaned his head on the couch.


    He remember when he was still kid. He heard a rustling sound from the corn field his grandfather have. He went to check on it.


    When he flipped the corn leaves, he was punched by this one girl on the face. He cry because it was hurt and his nose start to bleed.


    When he want to run back to his house, the girl grab his hand and even covered his mouth with her palm, whispering.


    "Don''t run! And shut up or I punch you again." she threaten him.


    Because he was afraid, he nodded. He then look at the girl beside the one who holding him down. The girl expression is like she was sorry for him. She rummage inside her sling pink bag and give him a handkerchief to wipe his blood.


    The girl had a same face like the one who punch him. Except the one who punch him has a tiny mole at the corner of her eyes while the other one are clear from any spot on her face. But she do have a dimples on the both side of her cheek when she smile.


    After a few minute pass, finally the one who punch him release him go.


    "Hey, what''s your name?" she ask rudely.


    "Yin Li." he said a bit afraid. From their clothes, he could noticed a metal tag with an L shape like a logo.


    They are Lees. This must be the triplet from the Lee mansion. The princess that is really loved by the Master. After realize who they are, he lowered his gaze and return back the handkerchief to the Athena.


    Looked at the handkerchief, Athena said with a soft voice. "That''s okay. You can have it."


    He want to say thank you, but Aurora interject him first. "Where is your house? Bring us there."


    Yin Li a bit surprise. But he know he can''t refuse them. He just a servant grandson. If he refused them, his grandfather might get into trouble.


    He then led them to servant quarters. Open the door, he went to the kitchen and bring them two glasses of milk. When they still at the house. He went to the guard post and inform the guard about them two in servant quarters. He worried that Master might have been searching for them.


    When Athena and Aurora was escorted back to the mansion, Aurora has been mark him as her bully subject. He ?ssume that Aurora has been holding a grudge to him.


    His grandfather sent him to a normal daily school, while Aurora went to the prestigious school in the City where only the richest went there. He thought with that way Aurora will not bully him again.


    But he was wrong, Aurora keep chasing away all his girlfriend. She also spread rumor to his school about he had a lot of armpit hair and he didn''t shower before he go to school. All the gross thing have been spread out by Aurora.


    He keep silent about her bullying him from his grandfather or other Lee member. He bottle up everything and just accept whatever she do. He has been staying out after he finish his high school. And his grandfather also recently retired from Lee mansion. He went back to his hometown.


    He work as an executive in one of the finance company. No woman dare to get close to him because he was rumored to suffer an erectile dysfunction. Of course, it''s one of Aurora''s doing. She still bullying him even after he no longer had any connection to Lee family. Until one day, she forcefully make him to sign a marriage certificate.


    He can''t keep calm like he used to, so he decide to flew away far from the Great Empire. Build a new life without her bossing him around. The perfect time to do so is one day before the wedding start.


    As the consequence, his father in-law blocked all his credit card access. He can''t be hired by any huge company or took a stable position. He has been living like this for more than three months now.


    And now suddenly, she appeared again to his life. He could feel like his life is almost reach at the end.


    Rub his face, he stood up and went to the bedroom. It''s already late at night. Tomorrow he need to go to work again.


    When he open the door, he heard a shower still running on the bathroom. He guessing that Aurora must be taking shower right now. He look at the clock. She has been going to upstairs for about two hours before him.


    Sighing, he lay on the bed and shut his eyes. While in his mind ''Sure my water bill will hike up this month¡­urghhh¡­''


    After a few minutes, he could heard a creaking sound from the bathroom door. He ignore it.


    Aurora rummaging his closet and find his shirt. She wear the shirt and get on the bed. Her hair still a bit wet and she didn''t put on any make up right now.


    Sat on the bed beside him she poke on Yin Li cheek a few time, making him frowned before he open his eyes slowly.


    "What is it, monster?" he groans and closed his eyes back.


    Aurora hit him on the face as he also immediately cover his face with his hand. Knowing how fast Aurora will hit him, he already ready with the blocking.


    "I''m not a monster." she then said and take his hand gently, wrap it to her waist.


    Yin Li scrunching, "Sleep Aur. I need to work tomorrow."


    "But, this is our first wedding''s night." she seduce him with her s?xy voice.


    "I''m not in the mood to have s?x right now." he still closed his eyes.


    "I don''t care if you have work tomorrow or not. I said I want it, and I want it." she bring herself on top of him and start to kiss him.


    Yin Li has been sighing for the second time. He know he had no choice, except to satisfied her s?x needs right now. Now, who is bullying who? He thought he would scare her with the word of satisfied him on the bed. Now it''s been reversed to him who need to satisfied her.


    ¡­.


    In the middle of night, Aurora wake up and turn to look at her husband. She ??r?ss his cheek who is currently sleeping so soundly.


    She used her hand to support his head as she stare at his face. He had a sweet smile which make her heart keep pounding and beating fast every time she look at his smile.


    He used to smile a lot, but he never smile again in front of her as the time keep moving and they grow up really fast.


    She touch his hair and then she touch his nose and she ??r?ss his cheek softly.


    "Did I hurt you again today?" her voice is above the whisper.


    Kiss his lips lightly, she said again. "This is the only way I could make you mine. I''m sorry if I keep hurting you."


    "Mmmm.." Yin Li grunt a bit when he feel like someone touch his lips.


    He hold her waist, he bring her closer to his embrace unconsciously. He thought it was his bolster. Aurora smile happily. Even though it just one-sided love. She feel happy enough to at least to have him.


    ¡­


    Imperial City.


    Aslan and Athena look into each other eyes. Lay her down on the bed, he said "Sleep now, I protect you."


    "Hmm." she pull his shirt close to her slowly.


    Aslan didn''t retract back, he keep leaning closer to her. Their face is so close.


    Athena close her eyes and part her lips a little, so do Aslan. When they want to kiss, suddenly his ringtone sound halt their moves.


    Both of them suddenly shot their eyes open and distance themself a bit.


    "Sorry." Aslan said and he take out his phone. He look at the caller, it was Jye Yin.


    He smile and then he look at Athena. "I need to take this."


    Athena just nod.


    He pick up the call when he stand up from the bed "Hey girl, how was your tour?"


    Athena could guess who was calling him just now. She close her eyes and said with a lower voice. "What are you doing Athena?"


    She turn around and try to sleep after that.

 Chapter 19 - I Have A Fighter Husband

    The next day, Aurora wake up after 10 am. She wash up her face and went down to the kitchen.


    She look at the table. There is a sandwich, wrapping with a wrapping plastic on the table with a note under it.


    "You''re late! Clean up the house, wash the dish, do the laundry and prepare me dinner. Learn how to cook!" there is also an angry emoji he draw.


    She chuckles and take the sandwich. She went to the living room and turn on the television. Press the bu??on up and down, she sighing. There is only available with five channel. What era is this?? she scream inwardly.


    Finish her breakfast, she went to find the vacuum and cleaning tools like-robot around the house. After 10 minutes searching. She give up. She go to the kitchen and found an old broomstick with a feather duster.


    Take the feather duster, she start to sweep the furniture. When she sweep the dust, she keeps sneezing.


    She throw the feather duster to the floor after that.


    "Why the hell there is still people use the feather duster?"


    She yelled a bit and went to take the broomstick. "How to use this? I never saw my servant holding this thing." she mumble.


    She try to sweep it slowly and she saw the dust is move by it, she start to understand. "Ahh..so they use it like this?" she sweep with no direction. The dust become more messy.


    After that she went to the laundry area behind the kitchen. Put the clothes to the washing machine. She then look at the bu??on on it. "How to use this? Seriously, I never use this..all my clothes are ready to wear. This is so difficult." she complaining.


    She slam the washing machine door and went back to the bedroom. She want to lied down on the bed, but then she remember that the stain last night still on the sheet. She sighing. Took a bath and changing her attire, she went out and go for a shopping.


    Well, she still have a few more cash inside her purse. Release a bit stress by going to shopping is a good way for her to feel happy.


    ¡­.


    After the whole tiring day pass, Yin Li walk back home. He had to walk to home for around 20 minutes to reach at his house from the restaurant he worked.


    He was a bit tired because of the last night activity, with his work that need to be stand up the whole day, his legs was sure feel a bit sore. He loosen his bow tie a bit and hold his black suit hanging on his arm. Somehow, he feel a bit uneasy in his heart since the morning.


    Opened the door, he almost faint seeing his house turned incredibly messed up. The broom and the feather duster on the floor. The dust also still on the floor. The television turning on while there is no one watching it. The dining table still had the plate that he left this morning for her breakfast.


    He slouched on the door. "Oh god! Why need to punish me this way? What did I do wrong in my previous life?"


    "What''s wrong with you?" Aurora stand on the staircase seeing him on the door.


    "Aur¡­what did I tell you this morning?" he ask in a helpless voice.


    "You didn''t tell me anything. I woke up and you already gone." she said nonchalantly and went to the couch.


    "I left you a note right?"


    "Oh yeah..I tried..but don''t know how to do it."


    Stand up again, he closed the door and went upstairs.


    Took a quick shower, he went down back and start to clean up the house.


    Aurora didn''t wait for him. She went to the bedroom after she saw Yin Li take out the bed sheet and change it to another one. Lay on the bed, she sleep within a minute. She was so tired. Tiring from going shopping.


    He finish all the house chores when it''s already 2 am. When he went upstairs, he found that Aurora already fall asleep. He then noticed that she buy a lot of fancy dress and shoes that she lay it on the floor. Something that she doesn''t need right now.


    The next morning, when Aurora wake up he saw that Yin Li''s pillow has been removed and it was placed on the couch. There is no breakfast for her like yesterday too. However, the house look clean and tidy.


    She didn''t plan on going anywhere for today. So she wait for Yin Li return home. While waiting for him, she read some manga and romance novel until it was 3 pm. Her stomach start to growling.


    She went to the fridge and try to find something to eat, but all that he have is a raw food that need to be cook. She pout and then she take her purse to go and buy the food.


    While she was walking at the sidewalk, she suddenly see her husband sweeping the store floor at the outside. She stop and hide herself behind the lamp pole.


    He looks tired and then suddenly there is a passerby asking for the direction to him. He smile and show the direction to the person.


    That smile that she has been long not seeing it. After the passerby go, suddenly there is a woman with the same shirt uniform as him walk over to him. The way she walk to him was they same way she used to seduce her husband.


    "Yin Li, can you help me with something?" she ask with a slow voice.


    "Sure. What is it?"


    "It''s the heavy stock that I can''t move it at the store behind." she smile seductively to him.


    "Oh..okay." he said and went inside the store with that woman.


    "Urgh¡­Yin Li. You better didn''t do anything stupid. Wait until you go home.. hmph!" she turn around and go to the nearby restaurant.


    After having lunch and buy for the dinner meal, she waiting him in the living room.


    Once he back, he could see Aurora was sitting on the couch. She look pissed off.


    Ignoring her, he went upstairs and took a shower. He already ate at the restaurant, so whenever he went home, he would just want to rest and sleep peacefully.


    Take the pillow, he patted on it and make Aurora to stand up before he lie down at the couch after that.


    "Hey! Why are you sleeping here?" she jerk out.


    He didn''t reply her and he shut his eyes closed.


    "Hey! I''m talking to you." she said again.


    "Shut up Aur. I need to sleep." he reply her short.


    "Is it because you had a girlfriend at your workplace that you act like this?" she cross her arm around her ?h?st and look at him fiercely.


    "You spy on me?" he chuckles a bit before he said again. "Yeah, I forgot I married with a psycho woman."


    Pap!


    She slap him. He grit his teeth but not returning anything to her.


    "Are you done? Am I your sandbag?Every time you pissed off you would hit me? How are you feeling ? Satisfied?" he sit up on the couch looking at her who panting a bit. Her face was red. Maybe because of the anger, he thought.


    Scrunching her eyebrow, she run to the bedroom and slam the door. lying on the bed, she cover her mouth with the pillow as she crying after that.


    ''Damn it! Damn it! I don''t want to hurt you. I really don''t. But I can''t help myself either. Just the thought that you have someone else make me on the verge of killing you.''


    In the living room, Yin Li run his hair backward. "Gosh..how do I make her leave me? Soon my body will be break just because of her."


    ¡­


    "Z.. this is my masterpiece. I need to meet with the event organizer after this. Can you help me to put it on your vault first before the event start?" she ask Zoro in the phone. She is now getting ready to go out. Her first time going out alone after so long she has been lock up in her own house.


    "Okay princess, remember to bring your weapon. If anything. Let me know or press the emergency bu??on. I''ll send the back up. Oh! One more thing. Don''t forget to change your face. Your not Athena this time. You are Nike, the Goddess. Use the voice changer too."


    Athena chuckles hearing his instruction. "You''re too protective Z..I know how to protect myself."


    "I know you cool and very good at killing, but I still worried because you still hold the important place in my heart. I''ll go crazy if anything happen to you." he said with concern in his voice.


    Athena pursed her lips before she smile and said. "Thanks for holding me in your favorite place. But don''t you forget I have a fighter husband. Nothing will happen to me this time."


    "Let''s hope so. So, good luck on your meeting for today. I''ll send people to pick up your statue before lunch."


    "Thanks Z.."


    She ended the call and went to her bedroom. Changing her clothes and put on a heavy make up. Changing her entire face to looks like someone else.


    Took out her car remote key, she drive to the National Art Gallery in the center of the Imperial City.

 Chapter 20 - Exclusively For Nike’s Fans.

    In the I-stone Property building.


    "Thank you so much, Mr Aslan." Chiang Zi, one of the famous architect extended his hand to him.


    Shake his hand, Aslan nod and said. "I''ll be looking forward for the result. Nice to be working with you."


    Chiang Zi smile contently. When he walked with Aslan to the lobby, he suddenly remember something and said to him.


    "I heard you are one of the fan for the Nike''s art. If I''m not wrong, tomorrow there is an art exhibition exclusively for Nike''s fan."


    "Really? Where the exhibition?" he ask interested.


    "National Art Gallery. At the center of the city." they both stop their pace at the entrance.


    "Thanks for the info though." Aslan smile and pat his shoulder before he get into his car and drive off from the building.


    While in his car, he get a call from Jye Yin.


    "As!! guess what?" she shriek happily on the line.


    "Whoa! You gonna make me deaf. What is it?" he ask.


    "I got an invitation to be the performer in your favorite artist exhibition art event! I also get you an exclusive ticket!" she said again.


    Aslan smiling hearing she was so happy.


    "So, where are you now?"


    "I gonna go to Imperial City tomorrow, so meet me at the National Art Gallery after 8pm."


    "How about your tour?"


    "I got permission from the organizer."


    "Great, then I''ll see you tomorrow." he said.


    "Yup. See you tomorrow."


    ¡­.


    "Miss Nike." Wan Mei, the art event organizer greet Athena with politely.


    "Miss Wan. Nice to meet you again." she also greet her politely before both of them take a sit on the comfortable chair. They are in the luxurious restaurant in the city.


    Take out the file from her bag, Wan Mei pass it to her before she start the discussion.


    "This is the exhibition floor plan and this is the event itinerary. Have a look first and tell me what do you think of it."


    Athena flip the file cover, and take a look at the papers one by one.


    "So, my statue will be on the center of the hall just like how I request, right?" she look at the floor plan.


    "Yes, that is right."


    Athena squint her eyes a bit when seeing an empty space behind the statue.


    "Why this space is blank?" she ask curiously.


    Looked at the floor plan she show her, Wan Mei then smile and said.


    "That for our artiste performance do their show. We invite international artiste and dancer to make the event more livelier. With a famous artist coming to your exhibition, it will attract more buyer and interest in art for the younger generation." she explain.


    Athena feel a bit uneasy. She doesn''t like to be in the crowd. But for this event, she had no choice except to mingle with people.


    "So, who is the artiste that you invited?"


    "Oh, it''s all the raising star. Jye Yin, Beast group and Kendal Whiz." she smile.


    Athena turn silent when she heard Jye Yin name. ''Be professional Thena. It''s for work.''


    Nod her head, she continue to look at the paper back. After she satisfied with the plan and everything. She sign a few document and pass to Wan Mei before they part their way.


    On the way home, she feels like she want to be somewhere. Somewhere where she can be alone. She take a u-turn and drive to the river side.


    ¡­.


    11 years ago, a few months before the tragedy.


    "Meow! Meow!" Cathy, Athena''s cat which is living at her grandpa house meowing at her legs.


    "Are you hungry?" she ask and take the cat to the kitchen.


    Rummaging the cabinet below the sink, she find a can of wet food for the cat.


    She open the can and pour it to the Cathy''s bowl. She sit on the floor and watch her cat eating silently.


    "Hurry, hurry, As..come here."


    Athena heard Jye Yin voice from behind the counter. She want to stand up but then she heard Aslan voice. She automatically turn shy and she hide under the counter.


    "What is it Jye Yin?" Aslan ask her and following her to the kitchen.


    "Here, try this. I make this for you." she take out a slice of chocolate cake at the kitchen counter.


    "Hmm?" he lift up his eyebrow a little.


    Take the small spoon, she scoop it and want to feed Aslan.


    "Oh, wait. I can do it myself." he take the spoon and eat the cake.


    Munching the cake, he said. "It''s quite good. I like it. Do more often please."


    "Okay. Oh, wait.."


    Jye Yin wipe Aslan''s corner of his lip with her finger and then she lick on it. "Mm."


    The ???k?n? sounds make Athena thought of something else. She cover her mouth while her eyes start to teary a bit. Yup, that time she was so fragile-like teenager.


    "It''s sweet. Wanna try it again?" Jye Yin give Aslan another scoop.


    "Yup. It sweet."


    Took another spoon, he said to her. "Let''s go. I can''t slack off. Otherwise I might get beat up by that old man. Geez! Even he''s old, he''s so energetic."


    Chuckles, she follow him from behind.


    After they walk out from the kitchen, Athena start to crying. Yup, she was so weak and a crying baby too. That is why everyone call her ''princess'' when she was kid until she was teen. Even now, Zoro still call her that.


    The next day, when she was sitting on the rock near the shore, Aslan come and meet her. It some kind of secret place for both of them to meet up every time she come to Lu island.


    "Hi." Aslan start as he sit beside her on the same rock.


    Athena glance him a bit before she divert her eyes back to the ocean.


    "Hi." her small and cute voice always make Aslan''s heart pounding in a weird rhythm.


    "I didn''t see you yesterday. Where have you been?" he ask, still looking at her side of face. Really beautiful.


    I don''t feel so well yesterday."


    "Have you check with the doctor?"


    Athena nod.


    "Aslan..did you and Jye Yin¡­." she want to ask but suddenly Jye Yin call out Aslan name.


    "Aslan! Aslan!"


    Aslan and Athena turn around and soon, their eyes met with Jye Yin behind the tree. She also looks like she was looking for something.


    "Ah! There you are!" she run to them when she spot them both.


    "Jye Yin. Don''t run!" Aslan said making Athena bit her lips a bit.


    After Jye Yin stand in front of them, panting, she hold Aslan arm for supporting her body.


    "What is it Jye Yin?" Aslan ask after she take a deep breath.


    "Grandpa Ang call for you. Go now." she said and immediately Aslan turn to look at Athena.


    She smile and Aslan go to the mansion after that leaving Jye Yin and Athena at the shore.


    .

 Chapter 21 - Her Other Side.

    After Aslan was far from their sight, Jye Yin turn to face Athena. She smile and hold Athena''s hand to sit back at the rock.


    "Athena..how are you?" she ask.


    "Mm. I''m good."


    "Athena, here is the thing that you should know. I like Aslan. And so is he. We both..erm¡­you know.." she said shyly. The gesture she make showing that she was really in love.


    Athena still silent.


    "I know he like to be friend with you, but if possible..could you..not..to close with him?" she look at Athena with a bit sad expression.


    "I know it sound so selfish.. but..he''s been with me so for long. He didn''t said anything to you maybe he was afraid that you might tell your daddy and make him going back to his family. So that''s why he always treat you so nicely."


    Athena stare at the white sand.


    ''My status will always haunt me as everyone always feel afraid of my background once they knew. So, is that the reason why he so nice to me? But why did he had that kind of eyes every time he was looking at me? Why did he always make my heart fluttering? Why did he lead me to this feeling?''


    Her eyes start to teary again.


    "I understand." she reply and hurriedly walk to the house.


    The sound of her ringtone make her opened her eyes and wake her from her old memory.


    She took out her phone and answer it.


    "Hello?"


    "Athena?" Aslan ask when he heard a different voice pick up his call.


    ''Oh! I forgot.'' she immediately take off the choker and clearing her throat a little.


    "Yeah, it''s me."


    "Uh-you voice turn back to normal."


    "Oh really? I was in the play earlier. Why do you call me?"


    "Oh, did you eat yet? i don''t know where is the best place for lunch, so I thought I wanna have a lunch with you. Are you home?"


    Athena look at her watch. "Err, I''m at the outside right now. I send you the restaurant location, we meet there in half an hour. Is it okay?"


    "Yeah. See you there." he ended the call.


    Athena put her phone inside her bag and went to her car. She removes her make up and her wig. Change back to her original face. Put on the lipstick and eyeliner, she look her face in the mirror before she drive off to the restaurant.


    ''Uhh..Let''s hope Z didn''t find out that I change my face back.'' she said inwardly. Worried that she might be scold by Zoro.


    ¡­


    She arrive at the western restaurant in 30 minutes as she said before. Park her car at the side of the road, she went inside and find that Aslan was already there.


    She walk to him.


    Aslan looked up at the door when he saw Athena''s figure walking over to him. He was stun for a moment seeing Athena in a dress. This is the Athena''s image that he always thought. Delicate and ladylike.


    "Sorry, I running late." she said as she take a sit in front of him.


    Divert his eyes back to the menu, he said "That''s okay. You''re on time."


    "Have you decide on what to order?" Aslan ask.


    "Erm..I''ll just have a bowl of salad and apple juice." she closed the menu and put it aside.


    Aslan frowned a bit. "Is it enough?"


    "Yeah..I''m good with this only." she smile.


    Not thinking much about it, he order his lunch and Athena''s to the waiter.


    "You look different today. Did you going somewhere?" he ask while eating lunch.


    "Erm, I just met with my classmate. Then when I''m about to go home, you called me."


    "Oh..so what your planning after this?"


    "Going home."


    "Aren''t you feel bored doing nothing at home? How about we go for a movie? Strolling around the mall maybe?"


    "With you?" she ask without looking at him as both of them enjoying their meal.


    "Yes. Me."


    Athena drink her juice before she reply. "Okay. Your car or mine?"


    Aslan smile. "Mine."


    ¡­


    They went to watch a movie and strolling around the mall. When they arrives at the make up area, Athena stop for a moment. She look into one of the boutique.


    Aslan who notice she stop her pace, hold her hand softly making Athena flinch a bit.


    "Wanna go inside?" he ask.


    Athena shake her head. She actually had a lot of branded make up in her home. All of it was buy online and ship directly to her house. Sometimes, when Zoro went overseas, he also will buy her a lot of make up tools and accessories that fit with her skin.


    "Let''s go." he still hold her hand. Soon, their hand intertwine each other.


    They went out from the shopping mall when it''s already dark outside. When they passing by the road, Athena saw her favorite stall that sell the delicious food.


    "Hey, let''s go there." she point her finger to the stall.


    Aslan scrunch his eyebrow and turn to look at her.


    "You wanna eat there?" he ask.


    From his view, Athena was the richest girl with unlimited source of money. Why a rich girl like her want to dirt their shoes to go to the small stall? Even him never go to someplace like that.


    It''s not that because he''s rich, but he has a face and a reputation that need to care. People will have a lot of negative thinking toward him if he act recklessly.


    He want to refuse, but seeing Athena was so happy just to see the stall, he give up to refuse.


    He park his car and before he walk out from the car, he took his cap and glasses to wear it.


    Sniffing the aroma, Athena grinning happily.


    "Try it. It''s delicious."


    "Mhm?" he don''t know how to use chopstick, so he use the fork and spoon.


    "Be careful. It''s hot." Athena warn him before he start eating.


    Aslan just smile and blew the steam off from the bowl.


    Slurping the soup, he turn to look at her who is waiting for him to taste it.


    "How does it taste?" she ask.


    "Like you said, it''s delicious."


    "See. I know you''ll like it." she smile showing her dimples and she use her chopstick start to eat her noodles.


    Aslan was stun again seeing her other side. The side that he never knew she capable of. Even he does not have that side. She was so carefree and enjoying her time outside with so low profile.

 Chapter 22 - What Is This Feeling?

    They both had a light conversation toward each other. But, none of them asking for what exactly happens 11 years ago. About why Athena rejecting him, why did he never mention anything about his relationship with Jye Yin.


    After finishing their noodles soup, Aslan pay for the food and they walk to Aslan car. Aslan had to park a little bit further from the stall since the parking space is limited around there.


    Walking passing by the small alley, Athena''s eyes caught an injured cat, meowing asking for the help. The cat seem like it''s been splash by the hot water.


    She turn to the deserted alley and walk to the cat. Seeing the cat''s condition, she almost crying.


    "Who did this to you?" she said with a sad voice.


    When Aslan turn around, he look at Athena who already walked to the dark alley. He follow her from behind.


    Athena take out a small knife from her bag, she want to use her blood on the cat, but before she prick her finger, Aslan snatch the knife and grab her hand.


    "What are you doing?" he ask furiously.


    "The cat..he''s injured. I can help him." she said try to get the knife from him.


    "No! Your life span will be shorten. There is veterinary clinic, we can bring him there." he put back the knife inside his coat pocket and when he want to bent his body to carry the cat, suddenly there is an arrow pierce the cat''s body. The cat die immediately.


    Athena was so shocked by the sudden arrow. Aslan grit his teeth and clench his fist. The arrow are intended for him. There is someone around them. He stand up and guarding Athena.


    "There is four. No..six of them." Aslan said. Athena take out her katana handle that design by Zoro to be compact and easy to bring. Push the bu??on, the blade came out long, sharp and shinny.


    She then give Aslan her gun. "Use this."


    Aslan frowned a bit, but he still take it.


    Looked at the alley entrance, she can spot a barrier wave blocking the way for outsider can''t see what''s going on in there.


    "There''s barrier."


    "I saw it. You take two man from the right. The rest let me take care of it." he said and as a group of man with a full-body suit jump down from the rooftop of the building.


    "Huh..kill them and don''t let them go. Let''s count who can outnumbered them." she smile and her eyes retina change to golden glittering color.


    "Hey, we have law¡­"


    Athena start to dash to the two of the guys in front of her before Aslan could finish his sentence.


    Raise up her katana using both of her hand to the right side, she swing the katana to the man with a force. One of them block her attack using a compatible shield that seem come out from their armor. While another one dodge her attack and sneaking behind her.


    ''High tech equip? They seem professional.'' Athena duck her body when the man want to punch her from the back and kick the other one at his manhood area when he did not able to dodge.


    "Dammit! I just ate, you dog!" she cursed that man as both of them getting closer to her. Looking at both of their shoes, Athena swing her sword to one of man''s legs as she immediately turn to the other one and slice that man''s body to half.


    Zasss!


    Blood spurt out from both of his legs and his body start to shaking on the ground for awhile, while the other one''s body already thudding on the ground, lifeless. She stood up and raise her sword high.


    "You know what, you should not mess with a person who just ate their dinner!" she swing her sword and cut his head.


    Her face had a splatter of blood from them. Her eyes retina did not change her color.


    ¡­


    Once Athena start to attack the man, he had no choice. Aslan also start to dash to the four of them.


    He slip the gun on his back as he intent to use his hand to knock them out.


    The first punch make one man with a bow collapse down. The next two of them start to use their equipment.


    Thud!


    One person bent down when the knife stuck on his hand which holding the gun.


    Other one keep firing at him.


    He move forward while that man take a step back.


    Ting! Ting! Ting!


    Athena from behind him cut through all the bullet with her katana.


    "I''ll cover, you go and kill him." she said.


    Aslan see that her eyes turn into the gold glittering color just like that night.


    Whoosh!


    An arrow wounded Athena''s arm a bit as she dodge and cut the bullet using her katana.


    "Ahh!" Athena looked at her arm which is bleed a little.


    "Athena!" Aslan want to run to her, but she shouted, halt his pace.


    "Go! Don''t mind me!"


    She take out her other katana''s handle on her th??h pocket, and use both of her hand blocking the arrow and the bullet simultaneously.


    He didn''t waste his time. While Athena cut all the bullet and the arrow, he run to the wall direction and flip his body so that he can block the man from behind.


    Click!


    Aslan touch his neck with two edges gun using both of his hand.


    Once Aslan seize the fire, she turn around and throw her katana slashing the bow and the hand of the attacker before she drag that man to kneel down along with the one who already injured because of the knife that Aslan throw to his hand earlier.


    Aslan always bring his gun whenever he was out. That is why he didn''t need any bodyguard when he was out. Because he surely can protect himself.


    Immediately the three of the attacker''s life is at their hand.


    Aslan push them using the tip of the gun to move forward.


    Athena raise up her sword ready to slash off their head. When she want to swing her katana, Aslan call out her name.


    "Athena."


    Athena flinch a bit. She blink her eyes and her eyes retina turn into normal color. Again, Aslan was a bit curious about her eyes color that can change.


    "Who send you out?" Aslan ask.


    The three of them refused to say anything.


    "They''re not from blood hunter." Athena said after she scan their whole attire. It''s different from the blood hunter costume. Her eyes start to change color again.


    "Who are you?!" Athena screeching with a bit loud. Making the four of them flinching.


    ''Wait! Did I just.. flinch?'' Aslan try to keep cool.


    "We..we''re..not telling you." one of the man stammered a bit.


    "Okay..fine by me."


    Zaaasssss!


    Athena slash the head of two of them with a slow and smooth swing. Aslan''s jaw almost drop from it''s place seeing her slashing the head.


    "Athena!" he was so shocked that Athena was can be really cruel. No guilty feeling at all.


    Athena ignoring him, she went to the other guy and raise her sword high. Ready to stab him on the ?h?st.


    "I''ll give you a little bit special treatment before I kill you. Your last word is?"


    Aslan tighten his grip on the gun. He grit his teeth. Not agreeing with the way she deal the things here.


    The man who kneeling on the ground shivering strongly than before.


    "It..it''s Vendetta." he closed his eyes.


    Athena smirk and then she change her katana''s point before she stab at the man''s hand and pierce his leg until the tip of her katana touch the ground and slicing the it forward.


    "This should make you disable for the rest of your life." she then open up his mouth and pull out his tongue before she cut it.


    The man then collapse to the ground with a blood smearing the ground.


    Aslan was totally froze. He feel disgust and he feels like he hate her right now. He hate this side of her.


    After she cut the tongue and the man also collapse on the ground, she release both of her katana. Her retina turn to normal color.


    Clang!


    She slouch on the ground, shivering as she look at her hand which is full of blood. She start to cry and trembling. She manage to find her phone and call for the Lee''s agent to clean up the mess.


    Aslan also slouched to the ground silently. He feel heavy. His head, his heart and everything seem to be hazy.


    ''What is this feeling?''

 Chapter 23 - How Do I Cook This?

    In within three minutes, a group of elite squad come to the place. They disposed the body using the chemical that can immediately erode the body and the bone, leaving no trace at all.


    Zoro come to the place in 5 minutes after the call. Once he arrive, he immediately bring Athena into his embrace. Athena was still on the ground, crying looking at her hand.


    "It''s okay..I''m here. Don''t cry, please."


    He take off his trench coat and put on her shoulder. He then turn to look at Aslan who looks still in shock.


    Maybe he didn''t expect that Athena really can kill. After all, in the last attack, Athena doing the kill after he was collapse. So this is his first time seeing this side of Athena.


    Carry her body, he place her in his car.


    "Stay here." he said and he went back to Aslan.


    "Can you drive?" he ask.


    Aslan nod and then he shake his head.


    "If you can''t, I can give you a ride." he offer him a help.


    Aslan stood up and he follow him from behind. He sit on the back passenger seat. He didn''t say anything as Zoro bring them two back to their home.


    Open the door, he carry Athena to her bathroom before he went out again.


    Aslan without thinking following him to the bedroom and stand there like a statue.


    "It''s your job from here."


    "Huh?"


    "Or rather you want me to clean up your wife? Sure, my p???sur? then." he pull up his sleeve and ready to go to the bathroom again.


    "Wait! You should go now. Thank you for sending us home." he halt Zoro''s pace.


    Turn his body around, he patted on Aslan shoulder.


    "She scared right now. Don''t say anything that will make her sad. It''s not ''her'' who kill those bastard. It''s her killer instinct."


    Aslan don''t understand his meaning, however he also did not have any intention to talk right now.


    After Zoro left the house, he went to the bathroom.


    Athena was there in the bathtub still with her clothes on, soak with the water which already turn to red, dazed.


    He sigh a bit and went to the dress room. He took a towel from the closet and hang it on the towel hanger.


    He bent his body and sit on the stool which is close to the bathtub, he help to clean up Athena from the blood. Wash her hair with a shampoo, he finally said something after a long silence between them.


    "Feeling better?"


    "That''s okay. Need me to rub your back?"


    Athena shake her head again.


    He wash her hair with the hand held shower head. "Okay, now wash your body. I''ll leave the towel here. I need to take a bath too. So don''t take too long, okay?"


    Athena nod.


    Closed the door, he leaned against the door while waiting for Athena to finish up her bath.


    ¡­


    Wrap her body with the towel, she open the door. Aslan was standing in front of her. His shirt is still had a blood stain.


    "Come. I help to dry your hair." he took her hand and led her to the dressing table.


    "Ermm..As, I can dry my hair. You should take your bath now."


    "Are you sure, you''re okay?"


    She nod.


    "Okay." he put down the hair dryer and went to the bathroom again.


    After he done taking the shower, he went to the bed and look at Athena who already sleep soundly.


    He lied down beside her. It''s the third night he has been sleeping with her. They never done anything other than sleep.


    He stare at her face with a full of question on his mind. But he knew, whether he like it or not, whether he knew it or not, he need to accept the fact that he already made a promise to her. To protect her.


    This is all happen because of him. Because of he was late and let Athena waiting there alone. Because he failed to track her location more earlier before she got the injection.


    It''s not like she had a choice to be like this. There''s must be a reason why she act like that. Why her retina turn color whenever she went into a fight mode. Why there is a killing aura around her. But she was so delicate and soft whenever there is no threat around her too like she was normal. Not like what he just saw tonight.


    He ??r?ss her cheek. Trying to built a new trust in his heart. "I''m sorry I doubting you. I''m sorry I was so afraid when you take others life. I''m sorry I.."


    ''I didn''t tell you my feelings back then.'' He bottle up his feelings before he sleep beside her.


    The next morning,


    Athena make a breakfast for two of them. She already recover from her nightmare. She usually take at least one night to recover her shattered heart.


    She didn''t forget about the night, but her hormone working when she was sleeping. Giving her a soothing feeling so that when she wake up, she feel like nothing had happened. Even though she can recover from the nightmare like that, the guilty is still lingering in her deepest heart.


    "Morning." she greet Aslan who just went down wearing his suit and carry his bag.


    Kiss her forehead gently, he greet her too. "Morning, feeling better now?"


    Athena nod. "Yup..I make your breakfast."


    Sit at the dining table, he take the waffle that she make. "Thank you."


    She also sit in front of him after that. "Err..As, today I will be at my parents house until late night. I got an event I need to attend..so¡­"


    "Okay. Just call me when you need me. I also had event after dinner. I might return home a bit late today."


    "Okay.." Athena sigh a relief inwardly. Today was the day for her exhibition day. She already make a promise to go to the art exhibition with Zoro since the last year.


    Finish up his breakfast, he go to do his matter after that. While Athena, she calling her private designer and make up artist to help her today for the event before Zoro fetch her up at 6pm.


    This is the first time she got a solo exhibition, she used to join other artist to get into exhibition and when her painting prices was hike up with a couple of million from her secret admire, she went a bit famous. Her name start to known by others great artist.


    She also didn''t show up her real face, she usually wear a mask to cover up her identity. But tonight, she can''t hide her face because of the rumor will make her reputation drop down. Luckily she had a new idea. Change how she look, so that her enemy can''t spot her identity as Nike and no one will know who she is.


    Zoro is the best man she have, everything about Nike can be fake out by him easily. If people want to dig about her, all they can find is a good thing only.


    ¡­


    Aurora wake up in the morning with puffy eyes. She has been crying for a quite long yesterday night.


    When she went to the kitchen, Yin Li not preparing her any breakfast. He also didn''t wash her clothes as he put aside all her clothes to the different basket with him.


    Even though the house look tidy but she could feel that Yin Li didn''t accept her here. Everything that hers, he will separate it to the different place.


    She sigh and flop on the couch.


    "I''m hungry.." she rub her belly. She look at the fridge.


    Open the fridge door, she look at the raw ingredient.


    "How do I cook this?" she scratch her head a little.


    "Hmmm¡­no choice." she went upstairs and take her phone before she went down back.


    Calling Athena for help of course! She knew Athena will never abandon her. She was her savior even if when her parents scold her. Athena will always be there for her. Listen to her crappy matter.

 Chapter 24 - She’s Really Talented, Isn’t She?

    Aurora make a video call. After a few rings, Athena pick up her call.


    "Hey sis. Found your husband yet?" Athena on the other side of line, smiling to her sister.


    "Yup. But there is no way for me to drag him back right now. So how was the matrimony? Did daddy cancel it?"


    "No.But, don''t worry about it. It''s already settled long ago."


    "Huh? How?"


    Athena show her, her ring finger, making Aurora''s eyes turns wider. She cover her mouth which is widely open.


    "Thena!! I''m so sorry! Did you marry a random man? An ugly man? Tell me, I''ll help you to get divorce by blackmailing him." she was so shocked and feel guilty at the same time too.


    "No need Aur, he already sign the divorce paper, just waiting for me to sign it."


    Aurora turn silent. "Who is this man?"


    Smile faintly, she replied. "Aslan."


    Aurora''s dumbstruck. She lost her word as her face turn sad. "I''m so sorry Thena, I drag you into this mess."


    "Hey, don''t blame yourself. I am happy right now."


    "Are you really happy?" she look at her sister face through her phone screen.


    "I do. But, you know..I can''t have him forever. So for the time I can have him, I will do anything to make myself happy with him. So don''t worry. I should thank you instead." she chuckles with her word.


    "Hmm..how about brother Z?"


    Athena paused for a moment. "Z..he really loved me. He truly understand me. So don''t worry. We stay as friend and he will always be there for me. For at least while I was still alive."


    Aurora''s eyes start to teary. "Don''t say that. You will live. We''ll find your cure."


    "Hey hey..you call me not asking me about this right? So let''s back to the real deal. What do you need me for?" Athena try to change the subject. She doesn''t want to make Aurora sad first in the morning.


    Wipe her corner of eyes, she revert back to herself.


    "Urm..I''m hungry. But I don''t know how to make a breakfast."


    Athena on the line laughing hearing her reason. "Hahah, that is why I always telling you to take the cooking class. Now see, who''s in trouble?"


    "Yeah yeah.. help me please."


    "Okay..show me what you have there."


    Aurora show her the ingredient, soon she teach her how to do it one by one until she successfully done it.


    After making breakfast, Athena still guide her sister to do the laundry and wash the dish. Every single thing is guide by Athena.


    "Hey Aur, I had an event today, so I can''t help you after 3pm. So, don''t make mess in your house. Yin Li will not like it later. Clean yourself and wear something nice. Okay?"


    "Okay. Hey Thena, you''re the best."


    "I know."


    Ended the call, she bring the phone onto her ?h?st.


    "Thena, I hope you find your happiness with him. While there is still time."


    ¡­


    6 pm.


    "Princess.." Zoro calling out her name in front of the door.


    He didn''t step in to the house, as he still remember Aslan''s word last time.


    "Coming!" she run to the downstairs with her night dress and her red stiletto.


    Zoro in the entrance mouthed ''Wow!''


    "You..really gorgeous. I had no word for it." he extended his hand to her and lead her to his car.


    Athena wearing a red backless dress. She used a long and curly at the end of the hair wig. Her make up and everything looks so stunning and she turn into different people.


    The choker on her neck make her looks so s?xy. Of course, it''s her accessories-device that Zoro made for her.


    "Ready, princess?"


    "Yeah." she feel a bit nervous, however, with Zoro beside her, she can manage to feel calm a bit. He always there for her.


    Facing a lot of people in the night event is really not her thing at all. She only went to the night club last time with Zoro. And she also didn''t stay long that time. But for today, she need to be there for at least until the event reach its ends.


    ¡­


    The sound of his ringtone make him turn to look at the caller on the screen''s phone.


    Aslan pick up the call.


    "Hello?"


    "As..did my manager give you the pass?" Jye Yin ask once she get through the call.


    He was at the project site so, he turn off his phone for awhile before he turn it on again.


    When he want to go to the private room exclusively for him in the famous hotel in city, Eng Suk Chin was waiting for him at the hotel lobby. She was there to give him the entrance pass for tonight''s event.


    He did not return home for changing his attire. He change his suit in his private room. He didn''t want Athena to know he was about to meet up with Jye Yin. Well, he is basically her husband, and meeting another woman is surely will make him looks like he was cheating right?


    But for him, Jye Yin was his best friend. He also didn''t want to turn her down. She was working hard to get him the pass. He cant just say no to her. While Athena, she doesn''t know what he''s likes and dislikes. So it''s natural for him to do this way. He also think that he will tell Jye Yin the truth once they meet later. That''s is what he planned on doing tonight.


    "Yeah, she give me the pass fifteen minutes ago."


    "Oh great! See you tonight. I miss you so much. I can''t wait to see you." she grin happily.


    "Yeah..see you later." he ended the call.


    He get dressed and went to the lobby after that. The valet open his car door.


    "Have a nice trip, sir." the valet said and bow a little to him.


    He park his car at the VIP spot. Brushing his black coat slightly, he look at his watch.


    "About time." he mumble and walk over to the gallery entrance.


    They''re so many people wearing a high class dress and suit. All of them looks like a rich people. From young to old, there is such a mixed different age coming to the event.


    The event hall looks so grand. There is a lot of painting frame with a different view and vibes that is presenting for each of the art work. The background sound which is on air soothing the visitor. The light setting makes it look so exclusive and rich.


    He look at all the paintings. He really admires this painter. She had a good view and her art was so smooth. Every time he look at her piece of work, he could sense the feeling inside it. He feels like he was absorb into the world that she create.


    He finally went to one of the painting frame that is a bit hidden. There is one woman standing there looking at the painting. Somehow, he feels like he knew her.


    He approach her and standing behind her, looking at the same painting.


    "She''s really talented, isn''t she?" he said staring at the painting for a quite some time.


    The painting is a girl leaning on the rock near the shore. The base color is fill with the white, the brown and the blue. Her face looks a little bit sad. But all surrounding her look so alive. The painting didn''t defined the girl''s face clearly. So no one will able to guess the real face of the girl.


    It''s quite familiar to him. The view is very much similar with his view when he was still teenager.


    "Huh?" Athena was startle for a moment.


    She turn around and look up to the man who standing behind her.


    Her eyes turns wide. ''Aslan?!''

 Chapter 25 - What A Wonderful Harem

    "Huh?" Athena was startle for a moment.


    She turn around and look up to the man who standing behind her.


    Her eyes turns wide. ''Aslan?!''


    Aslan also turn to look at the woman''s face. She was indeed a beautiful woman.


    "I mean the painter. Nike. She was very talented, isn''t she?" he divert back his eyes to the painting.


    Athena lowered her eyes and look at the same way as him.


    "I think so.." she reply. ''What is he doing here?''


    "You''re not her fans? I thought everyone who come here in this event tonight is her fanatic fans"


    "Err.. I certainly one of her fans. Are you also her fans?" she ask out of blue.


    "I am. Her art work always interest me. Give me some inspiration sometimes." he smile slightly.


    Athena caught his smile in her glance, she then chuckles a bit. ''I don''t know my husband like my painting this much.''


    "Well, enjoy your night. Miss?" he ask while extended his hand want to properly greeting her.


    "Uh-¡­"


    "Princ¡­"


    Both of Athena and Aslan turn to the voice. Zoro want to call out her name. When he see Aslan was there together with Athena, he stop his word immediately.


    Clearing his throat, he fix his bow tie a little.


    "Ahem, Miss Nike. Shall we go now?" he said with a gentleman manner.


    Aslan was dumbstruck a moment. ''That is Zoro! And is he friend with this girl? Wait! Did he said her name is¡­Nike??!''


    He turn to look at the girl and then he look back at Zoro.


    "Yeah, I''m sorry I was wandering for a bit." she reply Zoro and she turn to look at Aslan.


    "Well, nice to meet you too. Enjoy your night." she smile and walk over to Zoro.


    "You know her?" Aslan suddenly ask make Zoro look at him.


    "Yes. Of course I know someone who is famous from my own country right?" he smirk and then he turn his body around, leaving him.


    After they quite far from him, both of them exhale a sigh of relief.


    "Thank god he didn''t noticed it was you. You''re so careless." Zoro nagging her.


    "Yeah. Thank god. Thank you for saving me too."


    "Don''t go wandering alone without me. Your identity is my responsibility, you got it?" he remind her.


    "Yes boss." she salute him with a cute expression.


    Knock her head a little, he said. "Don''t boss me. I''m not your boss."


    Aslan just shake his head after they both go. "Well, why would I thought that he only stick with my wife?" he mumble and continue to look at other drawing.


    Until he finally stop at the statue in the center of the event hall. The statue is not too high and too big. It was a medium size and it''s a statue of a man.


    The carve on the body and the way she make it look so smooth and..''Why does this statue looks like me?''


    ''It can''t be me right?'' he thought. The face is not described with details. Well, it''s her trademark. So that people will describe their own imagination whenever they look at the art she produce. It''s like they were looking at the one they loved.


    "Ladies and gentleman, today we would like to bring to you, your favorite artist for a live performance before we start the bidding. Presenting The Beast!" the host start to liven up the event hall.


    The guest start to claps and gather around the space. They watch a group called The Beast doing a dance and then there is Kendal Whiz singing the rapping song. After these two, the last one who invited to be the performance artist is Jye Yin.


    Once she got out from the artist lounge, all the guest start to cheering and shout her name in loud.


    Athena and Zoro stay at the corner of the hall. Not interested to join the bunch of people over there.


    Aslan was in the center with all the people. As Jye Yin start to sing, she focus on searching Aslan''s figure in the crowd.


    Once she spot him, she start to walk over to him and that''s make a few people start to give way for her to went over to him.


    She take his hand and ask him to join her on the performance space. He shake his head, feeling embarrassed. Even though he just stand there smiling and do nothing to her while she do the singing and the dance to him, but people see this as he is the cameo for the performance tonight.


    All the guest who coming, especially ladies, start to take the picture of them together and post it in the media. Within a minute, an entertainment industry was once again being hit with the news of their favorite singer.


    Athena lowered her eyes. She swirling her apple juice a bit. She has been monitored by Zoro for not drinking any alcohol for today.


    "Wanna go home?" Zoro whisper to her.


    Athena shake her head. "No. My job still not done."


    "Wanna go and take a fresh air?" he ask again.


    "Where?" Athena lift up her eyebrow a bit.


    "Rooftop. But only for.." he look at his watch.


    "10 minutes. Come on." he grab her hand and led her to the Emergency stairs, going to the rooftop of the exhibition hall.


    Inhale a fresh air, Zoro smiling happily.


    "Such a nice breeze.." he said.


    Athena following him from behind. She agree with him. Such a nice and refreshing breeze.


    She close her eyes and enjoy the night breeze. She flinch her body a bit when she feel like someone touch her cheek. She open her eyes and look at Zoro''s face in front of her.


    "Don''t be sad. You have me, remember?" he ??r?ss her cheek dearly.


    "I''m his wife, remember?" Athena said to him.


    "I know. But, princess..if you ever feel tired with all of this, you know you have me. I''ll be your back up plan."


    She smile and giggling. "I feels like I have two husband right now."


    Zoro scrunch his eyebrow. "Yeah, if only you not marrying him. You already be happy with me for the rest of your life." he said in annoyance voice.


    "I am happy. Even now, I am happy to have you and to have him too."


    "Hey, you should only choose one, right?"


    "Haha..but I loves both of you. One is my crush and my first love, while other one is my best friend forever and my lover and I was his crush too. Oh! What a wonderful harem I have."


    Zoro knock her head a little. "Silly!"


    "Come on, let''s return back to the event. You seem just fine right now."


    She giggling and following him from behind.


    "Alright! Alright!"


    "Watch your step."


    "Yes boss."


    "Hey don''t boss me."


    "Yes, sir?"


    "Athena, do you want me to tickle you right now?"


    "Oooppss." she immediately cover her mouth.


    Zoro will only call her real name when he was in serious mode. Other time, the only name he called her is ''Princess''.

 Chapter 26 - Are You Really Okay, Athena?

    When they return to the event, the guests already went to the bidding hall. She go to the seat that has been designated for her by the organizer.


    The bidding start with her painting being sold to those fans of her. One by one her drawing has been sold.


    Until it turn of the painting which Aslan have been aim to buy it. He bid with a high price. He thought that there is no one will encounter his price, but there is one old man who also like the painting.


    He bid the painting with a high price too. And both of them looks like they were in the middle of war, bidding the painting with the high prices.


    All other guests already start to whispering to each other.


    ''Hey, why he really want to buy that painting?''


    ''He must be a real fan of this artist.''


    ''Is he crazy? That painting is nearly reach 100 million!''


    ''Why is that old man so eager to buy it? Is that her daughter or her granddaughter in that drawing?''


    ''Hey, do you think he want to give the painting for Jye Yin? Maybe he want to show how sincere he was with gifting her the art he likes, right?


    "150 million!" the old man raise up his number.


    "Alright, we have 150 million, Mr Aslan, do you want to bid it up?" the host ask making all the eyes set on him.


    "300 million." he said with a calm voice.


    "Wow! Is this one of your gift for your lover, right there?" the host ask with grinning on his face.


    Aslan did not reply. He just smile slightly.


    "Okay, seem it still a secret between them two..so, Mr. Gilbert, any more higher then this?"


    Athena turn to look at Aslan. ''Is he really gonna gift it to her?''


    Zoro look at her sad face, he sigh and said. "Alright. This has to end here."


    "350 million!" Mr Gilbert still want to fight.


    "Okay, anyone else?"


    Zoro raise up his number. Athena snap to look at him, shocked. ''What are you doing???!''


    "Isn''t he Zoro?" Jye Yin ask when she saw the man face.


    Aslan just nod to her. "He is."


    "Is he with Athena?" she stretch her neck try to looking around.


    "No. He said he was with his friend earlier."


    "Oh." Jye Yin turn silent after that.


    "Okay, we have Mr. Zoro here. Wow! Are also a fan of this painter?"


    "No, I''m her friend." he reply earnestly.


    "Oh! So you want to support her by buying her art work huh?"


    "Okay, your bid Mr. Zoro?"


    "2 billion dollar."


    All the people in the hall gasping and look at him. The host also silent a moment.


    "Err..you mean two¡­"


    "Yes. Two billion."


    "Fuhh..that''s a quite a lot of sum of money. Okay, anymore bidder?" the host then run his eyes to the people in the hall.


    Aslan didn''t say anything. He was surprise. He actually want to bid


    at another one of the art piece , so for this painting, he willing to let it go.


    Mr. Gilbert also didn''t say anything. He had a lot of things that he can buy with the money more than 2 billion.


    Many people want to bid the statue with a large of amount. The masterpiece of her statue is everyone''s most awaited art work.


    This statue is Aslan actual goal. He likes the statue. He willing to buy it for whatever it''s cost.


    Again, he was in bidding fighting mode. And of course, the rumor still going on with whether he want to bid the statue to gift it to Jye Yin and there''s some new rumor.


    The rumor said that he paid the painter to make the statue looks like him so that he can present it to Jye Yin.


    This time, Athena look at Zoro with a face ''Aren''t you gonna buy this too?''


    Zoro smirk looking at her. He type on his phone and sending a text to her. He raise up his phone showing to Athena to check on her phone.


    When Athena open the text, she almost burst into laugh.


    "I''m not gonna buy his body sculpture to stuck up at my house."


    Athena reply him. "How you know it was him?"


    "I''m not blind, princess."


    Athena smile and continue to watch the fighting game.


    "10 billion."


    "10 billion one, 10 billion two and..10 billion three! Congratulation Mr. Aslan." the host finally swept her sweat on his forehead.


    "And finally, we would like to hear what our painter want to say. This is the first time the painter show up in public. So give her a big applause."


    The hall start to clasping and cheering.


    Athena stood up and went to the stage.


    Aslan eyes focusing on her. ''It''s her?''


    ''It''s really her.. the Nike? Wait..''


    He took out his phone and search for the chatting apps with person named Nike. He open her profile again.


    ''She updating a new post few days ago.''


    A picture of her hand covered with various colors. There is a tag on the picture.


    "Some of the past memory couldn''t just go away. And here I am, laying all those memories to my precious art."


    "What are you looking at?" Jye Yin ask making him immediately turn the screen off.


    He smile and shake his head.


    "Nothing."


    "Hmm? Why did you daze off earlier?" she ask in a soft voice.


    He leaned closer to look at her, their face is a bit close.


    Whispering, he said "I had something I want to tell you. Do you got time after this?"


    Jye Yin squinted her eyes a bit.


    "You look serious. Do you perhaps want to confess to me?" she giggles after that.


    "Jye Yin.."


    "Okay..lets go and talk after this. I''ve been missing you."


    ¡­


    The event went well. The bidding also make Athena earn so much money.


    She had to stay back until everything is settled. Tired and sleepy, Zoro send her back with his car.


    "Did Aslan already home?" he ask and took a glance at Athena who already removes her make up and wig.


    "I don''t know."


    "If not, I can''t just let you alone at your house."


    "It''s okay. I doubling my weapon in the house."


    "Hmm..is he really protect you?"


    "He is. Don''t worry."


    "But, with him who still busy with his girlfriend, are you really okay, Athena?"

 Chapter 27 - Can I Have You Tonight?

    Aslan park his car near the City''s river bank. Both of them went out from the car and leaned on the car bonnet watching the light from the bridge above the City''s river.


    "So, what is it that you want to talk about?" Jye Yin grind her tip of sneaker to the sand on the ground.


    "Do you remember the last time I go to Imperial City for a wedding ceremony.." he start. He stare at the night sky with arm crossing on his ?h?st.


    "Hmm..yeah, Aurora''s wedding."


    "Well, I end up being the groom that day." he turn to look at Jye Yin back.


    Jye Yin immediately stop on what she was doing right now, she turn to look at Aslan with a shocked expression.


    "Don''t joke on something like that. Its not funny you know!"


    "I''m not."


    "Aslan!! Seriously?? So, you''re¡­Aurora''s husband?" her face was totally pale.


    Frowned a bit, he shake his head.


    "Don''t tell me¡­.you¡­.Ath..Athena''s husband?" her eyes start to teary.


    Aslan nod slowly.


    "But¡­she¡­she was in relationship with Zoro. They were happy together. They have been together for years."


    Aslan didn''t say anything.


    "And I..we¡­I¡­" she start to hiccuping and sobbing.


    "I was..waiting..for you¡­how could..how could you do this to me?" she hitting Aslan''s ?h?st for a few times.


    "I''m sorry." he grab Jye Yin''s hand and embracing her. Tried to calm her down.


    "We had no choice at that time. We married not because of the mutual feelings."


    Jye Yin sniffing, look up to him, she said with a hoarse voice. "Then¡­then you both can divorce right? There''s still time to do that. You don''t have to be the third wheel in between Athena and Zoro. Let them have their dream."


    Aslan sighing. He can''t say about Athena''s condition. He also can''t say to her that he willing to stay by Athena''s side, to protect her and be her real husband. He willing to try and have a real relationship with her.


    "I can''t do that..you know I''ve loved her before."


    "As¡­don''t you remember how she rejected you? How he make you heart broken? The only man she love is Zoro. Even if she give you her body, her heart still remain with other man rather than you." she try to beg him.


    "I''m sorry Jye Yin."


    Jye Yin silent after that. Her mind went blank. Her heart so was hurt right now. ''Calm down Jye Yin! Calm down! There''s still a way to make him yours again. Calm down!''


    Wipe her corner of eyes, she said. "Are we still gonna be best friend?"


    Aslan smile a bit. "Of course we can."


    "You will always be my best friend."


    "Uhm.." she smile. ''Not always As..I will one day be your wife.''


    ¡­


    After sending Jye Yin to the hotel that she''s staying, he went back home.


    The word that she said before really struck his heart. He keep thinking about whether Athena really loved Zoro, whether or not they will have a good marriage life in the future.


    Open the door, the house''s lighting seem a bit dim with only the light from the chandelier is still turning on.


    ''Athena must be already sleep right now.''


    He went to the bedroom. Loosen his tie, he took a shower before he lied down beside her for a some time and then he turn his body and look at her face.


    He run his finger to her hair, her forehead, her nose and then he stop at her corner of lips.


    "Ummm..Is that you, As?" she ask half asleep.


    "It''s me."


    She smile without open up her eyes. "Welcome home."


    Seeing her smile make him feels like want to kiss her. Leaned close to her, he kiss her lips. Savor the taste and her body scent was so nice and it''s make him feel aroused down there.


    Athena scrunch her eyebrow a bit, but she didn''t push him away. She return his kiss. Somehow, she could smell his body scent smell sweet like a woman''s fragrance.


    "Nn.." both of them already entangle to each other. Kissing with passionate.


    "Athena.." he call her name with so gentle.


    "Can I have you tonight?" he kiss her cleavage.


    She touch his back of head with care as she nodded in a yes.


    After he get her permission, he continue to kiss her at every inch of her body.


    That night was the first night they both finally fully embracing each other and let out their feelings through their body and soul.


    ¡­


    Click!


    Yin Lin open the door. He find the house was in a good condition. The floor is clean, the sink is clear and everything in order. Which means, Aurora didn''t make any mess today.


    "You''re home?" she ask and bring the soup to the dining table.


    "I''m home." he replied short.


    "Take your shower. And then we can have dinner."


    Turn to look at her, he said "I already had dinner." and then he went upstairs.


    Aurora look at the clock on the wall. It''s already 11 pm. She waited for him to return home and have dinner together, and yet he said that he already had dinner.


    "Urgh..this is so frustrating." she sit down and eat her dinner alone.


    After done with her dinner, she wash the dish and went upstairs. Open the door, Yin Li were drying his hair with towel.


    "Tired today?" she ask.


    "Mm." put the towel to the basket and pick it up, he ready to go downstairs.


    "Yin Li.."she grab his hand and looked at his face.


    "Sleep with me tonight." she said with a slow voice. Her face look like she really want him to sleep with her.


    Retract his hand from her grip, he said "Sorry, I really don''t have any feeling to touch you again."


    He went down leaving Aurora in the bedroom.


    "Did he¡­did he just refuse me?" she ask herself.


    She scoff and pull up her sleeves.


    "Fine..let see if you really can hold your d?s?r? to not to touch me again." she mumble while rummaging the closet.


    She take out her night lingerie that she buy that other day and put it on.


    ¡­


    After put the basket at the laundry, he went to the couch and tried to sleep. He feels like what he said to her is a bit crude. But¡­.that''s her fault. Who ask her to meddle with his life. Who ask her to be so stubborn.


    He heard the creaking sound from behind the couch. He knew it was Aurora. Having no d?s?r? to talk to her, he froze his body on the couch and close his eyes.


    Aurora bent her body to him, whisper to him. "Yin Li.."


    Ignored. He stay still on the couch.


    She take his wrist and ''Karchak!''


    Immediately, Yin Li open his eyes and look at Aurora''s smiling face and her night attire. She was wearing a black net bodysuit. ''What the hell is she thinking?!''


    "Now, I catch you. Let''s go."


    "Wait wait wait." Yin Li yelled a bit. His wrist are now being cuff by her.


    Turn around, she shove his mouth with her handkerchief.


    "You''re noisy!" she keep dragging him to the bedroom and tied him down on the bed.


    "Now let see, if you really could avoid me."

 Chapter 28 - His Monster Wife

    Today is Saturday,


    Aslan still sleep soundly on the bed, while Athena took a bath and went down to the kitchen making breakfast and bring it to the couch on the living room.


    She turn on the television and start to munch on her sandwich.


    ¡­


    Aslan open his eye when he heard Athena close the door. Rub his face a little, he flipping the comforter that covering his n?k?d body to half. Sit up on the bed, he turn to look at his side.


    Remembering what he do last night with Athena makes him blushed and he hide his smile. He look at the stain which is still on the bed.


    "Oh fu?k! Her blood. What did you do As..Its shorten her life." he start to feel regret. He was happy, but at the same time he feel guilty to her. Because of his greedy need, she need to sacrifice her few years of life.


    After some time, he finally get up from the bed and went to the bathroom.


    When he go downstairs, he saw Athena was eating her breakfast while watching a show on the television.


    "Hey, morning." like always, he leaned to her and kiss her forehead.


    "Morning."


    "Are feeling alright?" he ask, worried about her.


    "Huh?" Athena look up and scrunch her eyebrow. Not clear with his question.


    Clearing his throat, he said "Ahem..I mean..are you okay? Did I tired you out?" he looked at the other way. Blushed a bit.


    Athena also blushed. She hid her face with lowering her head. "Umm. Yeah..Its a bit hurt. But I''ll be just fine."


    Hearing a word of ''hurt'' making him suddenly turn to her again. "Hurt? Do you want me to call my mom? She''s a great doctor. Maybe she can check on you.."


    "Whoa..easy..I''m fine..really." she calm him down.


    Sit beside her, he leaned his head to the couch.


    "Hey..I''m sorry. About the blood."


    Athena suddenly remember about the blood. Her face turn red as she immediately said. "Oh, don''t worry. I''ll change the bed sheet now."


    She put the plate on the table and ready to get up. Aslan immediately grab her hand when she want to go.


    "Wait, that''s not it." he make her sit back.


    "Eh, then?"


    "I..your life span..I took it from you. I''m so sorry." he said with a guilty tone in his voice.


    "Its..its just few years of my life. I don''t mind though.I use it on something that I really want. I don''t regret it at all. So, you shouldn''t feel trouble by it. I really am okay with wasting it on you." she smile and stroke his back of his hand.


    Aslan bring her to his embrace and kiss her lips. "Thanks."


    "And now..here is the cute photo of our favorite celebrity. Jye Yin with her ''secret'' boyfriend. The rumored said that this picture is taken at the National Art Gallery yesterday. As we all know, that Jye Yin is now in tour program. And she was invited to the grand gala exhibition here, in Imperial City. To more surprise, the President of King Airlines and King Marine Shipping Company, Mr. Aslan were also there. Supporting her girlfriend as usual. The news about the ¡­"


    Athena look up to him when she heard the news on the television. She went back to sit properly while her eyes fixed on the screen, watching the picture of both of them being on air. All the picture look so intimate and the candid pose looks like they are couple. Well, its not new for her though.


    Aslan was dumbstruck by the news. He turn to look at Athena which had a calm expression on her face.


    "Athena..I can explain this.." he said after a while.


    "Mhm?" she still composed. Of course she is, she was there last night.


    "We just friend."


    "Yeah..I know. You''ve been friend from we still a child. I know that." she smile.


    "About the event..she got me the ticket, I can''t just refuse her. I always support her for her career so that''s why there is a rumor about us. But we never going out for real. I mean. We don''t really date."


    She turn to look at him and put her hand on his shoulder. "Like I said, I got it. As long as you didn''t sleep with her and cheat on me, that''s okay. You have your private life too."


    Aslan dumbstruck again. ''Is she really don''t mind with me hang out with other woman? Is what Jye Yin said true? I''m her husband. She should at least nag at me or yelled at me when she find out about this rumor right? Or..is she really don''t have any slightest feeling toward me?''


    "So, you''re okay with me hang out with her?" he ask.


    "Yeah. Like I said, as long as you didn''t sleep with her. She''s your best friend right? Just like me, I had my best friend too."


    ''if she can give you a happiness when I''m gone, I think I''m okay with it.'' Her eyes still fixed on the screen.


    ''Your best friend was your ex-lover. It''s different though!''


    He stood up and bring her plate on table to the kitchen.


    "Eh, what are you doing?"


    "Find my breakfast."


    "Oh, it''s on the table."


    ¡­


    Yin Li open his eyes slowly.


    His wrist now forming a red line on both of his hand. He check on his ankle. There is also a red line start to forming on his skin around the ankle.


    "She really is a beast." he mumble and went to to bathroom, getting ready to go to work.


    While on the shower, he start to sort out his plan to getting rid of her. He thought he want to starve her to death or to the point she would run back to her father mansion. But apparently, she start cooking last night. Which mean, she learn to survive and his plan to starve her can''t be used again.


    Ignoring her and let her annoyed is also not working because she would just drag him and tied him down just to have s?x with him. That plan also is a no go. He was the one who suffering right now.


    ''What could trigger her? What could make her angry and leave me alone? What is it?'' he start to think and finally he sigh.


    Knowing he had to go to work right now, he finish up his shower and wear his uniform after that.


    While he was wearing his uniform, he turn to facing Aurora who still sleeping on the bed. Her face look happy. She even smiling on her sleep.


    ''Does she really enjoying torturing me? Or she really enjoying the s?x?'' brush his hair backward, he brush the thought of her.


    ''Argh! forget it. She still a monster. Once she gets what she want, she will smile like an idiot.''


    Took his bag and wallet, he went out to go to work.


    ¡­


    While working, he noticed that all the female customer will secretly peeking at him and even grinning to him. It''s happening since first day he work at the store.


    All the female customer will line up on his counter to pay the bills. ''What a nuisance. Just like that monster back at home.''


    After he finish his shift, he went to the grand restaurant. Well, it''s not that grand like in the Imperial City. But this is the only restaurant that serve a high class course. He used to eat at the grand restaurant when he still at Imperial City. His life is not that rich but he can say it''s quite comfortable. He had a home, had a luxurious car, and he can eat whatever he wants back then. Every month his salary is used to buy a branded shirt, getting an expensive hair cut, changing his phone and buy a lot of gadget.


    He even got a lot of ''present'' from his monster wife. She like to buy him an expensive accessories such as watch, tie, suit, shoes and fragrance. And he used to wrap up all the present and never use them.


    Now when he turn poor, he more appreciates the value of something. Knowing what is needs and wills. All of this teach him a bit about the real life.


    However, he still can make it as he turn poor and learn how to survive. But what he really can''t take it, is his monster wife. That one, he really can''t face it. It''s like a poison if he keep close to her.


    His hair, he change it style and put on the smile on his face.

 Chapter 29 - Reviving The Dead?

    Yin Li take a menu book on the counter and went to the table at the outside of the restaurant.


    He handed the menu to a group of woman which is he believe just returned from their workplace.


    After he handed the menu, he went to the counter and take a water jug with him. With a polite manner, he pour the water and served it to all the ladies.


    All of them smiling and giggling seeing him. He was the most handsome among the other waitress. He''s a bit famous around the girl in that town when he move in.


    When he put down a glass of water to one woman with a long and wavy hair, the woman said to him.


    "You should put on ice on your wrist. It might reduce the lines." she smile a bit looking at him.


    Yin Lin startle a moment. But then he plastered on a smile and said gently. "Thank you for advice."


    She lift up his glass a bit before she continue to chat with her friend.


    After taking the order, he went to the kitchen and pass the order paper.


    His day was busy until he had no time to check on his phone nor check on his wife at home.


    ¡­


    "Hey princess.. can I come over to your house now?" Zoro on the line just finish his annual meeting at his company.


    "Sure, come over. It''s been days since last I saw you." Athena just finish her gardening at the lawn. She has been stop her painting for a while since Aslan was always at home. She can''t even go to her gallery with Aslan staying at home all day.


    She still hide her identity as Nike. It would be troublesome if Aslan know that he actually is one of his wife fans. And there''ll be a lot of explanation she had to do after that.


    So instead of telling him, it''s better to hide it from him.


    "What? Have you been missing me while I was busy?" he laughing on the line.


    "Haha..whatever, hey..buy me my sweet bun while you coming here will you?" she said as she brush of the sand on her hand and stand up. Walking to the sliding glass door, she side open the door and walk inside the house.


    "Sure. What flavor do you want?"


    "Erm..like usual..buy extra. My husband is home."


    "Oh, he was there?"


    Aslan turn to look at Athena who is on the phone. She went to the kitchen and wash her hand.


    "Yup. He''s here for hmm..I don''t know how many days have pass."


    "Urgh. I hate to see his face, but I don''t have choice either. So, wait for me to come, okay?"


    "Okay." she ended the call after that.


    Aslan still look at her.


    Seeing his question look, Athena said. "It''s Zoro. He''s coming over later."


    "What business he has to come here?" he ask in a serious tone.


    Athena take a sit beside him. "Anything that he delivered is usually are important. So..just deal with it."


    Aslan turn silent. He still don''t like that guy no matter what. Is it because he know that Athena and him had a relationship before, that he feel like that?


    After almost 30 minutes pass, Zoro ring the bell house.


    Normally he would just entered the house, but he know that she is now has a husband, so it would not nice to barge in into her house like the old days.


    Aslan was the one who open up the door. He lift up his eyebrow looking at Zoro in front of the door..


    "Is Athena home?" he start.


    "My wife is home. What is the matter that make you come here?" he crossing his arm around his ?h?st.


    Smirking, Zoro said. "Seem like I''m more useful than you huh?"


    "Hey guys, don''t just standing there. Come inside." Athena suddenly interject them two.


    Aslan look at Zoro who already smile winningly to him.


    "Hmm..Yummy..thanks Z.." she said and went to the kitchen while the two of them went to the living hall.


    Rummaging his bag, he take out a small controller and put a small device to Athena''s television at the hall.


    "Princess, come here. I wanna show you something." Zoro call out Athena.


    "Wait up." she finally went to the living room with a plate full of sweet bun.


    Aslan roll his eyes when he heard Zoro keep calling his wife ''Princess.'' Even he himself didn''t call her that.


    Once Athena sit down, he turn into serious mode along with Athena.


    "This is the details that I''ve been running for days. This is the Vandetta that you''re looking for. He is one of the top mobster that control the technologies underground. Meaning, he owned a good weapon connected with the high tech equipment." he explain.


    Aslan start to sit closely to Athena. Listening to their discussion.


    "So, his motive for attacking me?"


    Athena and Aslan turn to look at the screen.


    There is a girl in a white room, they probably kidnap her, they tortured her and kill her after that.


    One of the man bringing one tube that has a same color as her blood to the girl. He let the woman who just dead to swallow the liquid in the glass tube.


    Suddenly the woman''s body start to quivering heavily until she gasp for a moment. She open her eyes and she start to crawling. Asking for help. But only for a minute before she start shrieking and then¡­she didn''t move again. They check her pulse, but she was dead.


    After they watch the video. Athena''s body start shivering. She clench her fist. Her retina start to change the color.


    Seeing Athena seem uncontrollable, Zoro immediately turn off the television. Aslan also shocked with her sudden change..


    "Easy..easy..I''m here..I''m here..cool down okay..I''m here." Zoro hugged her and make her face buried to his ?h?st. He patted her back gently.


    "Easy, princess..I''m here. We''re safe right now." after he said that, Athena''s retina turn to normal.


    She inhale deeply and exhale it. Release the hug, he sit back at his seat.


    "What was that?" Aslan ask curiously. He really didn''t like with what he just saw.


    Zoro shot him a look. "I tell you later." Athena grab Zoro''s finger and look at him with a worried face.


    "That''s okay princess, if he can''t handle it then let me take his place instead."


    "Okay,stop flirting in front of me. She''s my wife." Aslan yank her hand from Zoro.


    Zoro put both of his hand on the air. "Okay okay..don''t too harsh on her, or I''ll beat you up later."


    Aslan release Athena a bit, he whisper to her "I''m sorry."


    "Okay, we continue again."


    "They made a prototype which is similar to your blood. They used the same substance, but a different subject. The one who they inject it with is a middle age woman around her forties. She able to mutated just like you. But the only problem is, she died a few days after she got the injection. They use her blood and try on the subject that we saw earlier. So, that''s the result."


    "You''re saying they want Athena''s blood is for¡­reviving the dead?"


    "Yes. Not only that. Your identity has been leak by someone. Your face is now are their target. I still don''t find the identity of that person who leak out you information. So basically say, from now on, there will be a lot of fighting and losing more life than it shouldn''t."

 Chapter 30 - I Found The Way

    "So, you''re suggesting to change her face?" Aslan ask.


    "No. That''ll too risky. I will never put her life in danger. Beside, surgery means, losing blood. Losing blood means, shorten life. So that is a totally no." Zoro shot him a serious look.


    Aslan nod in understanding.


    "It''s okay. I''ll protect you no matter what." He said to Athena and stroke her hair gently try to ?ssuring her.


    "Then, I''ll tighten the system. Upgrading your weapon and make sure when you go out, bring your emergency bu??on. Okay, princess?" he smile before turning to Aslan.


    "As long as there is no rat running around my basement, there should be no problem."


    Aslan smirking looking at him. ''Ahh¡­he know that it was me eh?''


    Athena scrunching her eyebrow. "Huh? Rat?"


    He ruffles her hair and wear his bag. "Yeah, big and black rat. If only I could kill that rat, my life would be much better. I''ll see you again."


    "Hmm..alright. Take care."


    ¡­.


    After Athena sleep at night, Aslan went to Zoro''s house.


    Knocking on the door, he standing wearing a sweater outside the house.


    Not long after, Zoro open the door. He look at him with an annoyed face.


    "Come in." he invited him inside.


    Aslan follow him from behind until they reach at his basement.


    Sit on his swivel chair, Zoro ask him. "What do you want?"


    Aslan lean against the table and crossing his arm. "About her eyes color and earlier."


    Zoro silent for a moment before he sighing after that. He turn on his computer, he type something on the keypad and a big see-through blueprint start to form out at the center of the hall forming a brain structure


    He stand up and went to the blueprint. "This is her brain. I made this blueprint, so that I can find any problem that occur and prevent any unnecessary cause that might happen in future."


    He then touch at the floating screen near him. "This is her bigger problem where I can''t make it disappear."


    The blueprint then change its form to a retina structure.


    "I call it ''gin''. it''s her killer instinct. Like an animal, when they feel threaten or frighted, they change to protect themself. So with Athena. She has that kind of instinct."


    "So..the one.."


    "Yup. It''s her ''gin''. she will change her eyes color and start to kill every enemy or people who had intention to kill her. She can see and had a clear vision, but she can stop herself from doing that. That''s why, whenever she done killing them, she will turn to fragile again. When the instinct gone, her sane will return back. She''s not that person who will kill people just like that. But her instinct make her that way."


    "Is there any things that we can do about it?" he feels a bit regret to let her cry alone that day.


    Zoro shake his head. "No. It''s in her blood. We can do nothing about it. As long as there is no attacking, the ''gin'' will not appear. She will just be a normal person."


    "Then, about earlier.."


    "The gin want to force herself out. Meaning, she must be furious by just looking at the video. You can try to calm her down but only a recognized person can make her listen to you. Not everyone can do it."


    He continue to tap on the floating visible key. "Here is her condition right now."


    He show him a human body structure from the blueprint. The body structure showing the veins flow where it''s supposed to be blood color, but right now is a golden color.


    "She at least has 20 years of life span. If she losing blood from the cutting, scratch, or any kind of simple injury, her life span will reduce to 2 or 3 years. If she encounter with a serious injury. It may reduce to 10 or 20 years. So¡­"


    "So, any injury is not allowed."


    "Correct. So now you know, I want to sleep. I had a job to do tomorrow." he turn off the blueprint and his computer.


    Following him to upstairs, he then go back to Athena''s house. He had a mixed feeling to her. Sorry, angry, sad and everything is mixed up. It makes him want to protect her more.


    ¡­


    It''s been a month since Aurora stay with him. She''s getting more better at the house chores.


    But the only thing that is still not changing is her behavior. She still treating Yin Li at her will .


    Yin Li also keep coming home late. He doesn''t want to stay long at home with Aurora''s there.


    Jessica is an open person. She''s a quite charmer and understanding. She like to listen to his problem and even give him an advice.


    She had a fiance who is currently sailing, working to make money. So she was left alone on this town. They only met once in a while and still didn''t have any planning on getting married.


    So they actually are two lonely people. Except that Yin Li is living with his wife.


    ..


    Aurora feel so bored at home, she decide to go shopping and want to drop of at the restaurant where Yin Li working.


    After she done shopping, she went to the restaurant. She pick the outside table and she run her eyes around the restaurant.


    ''Why Yin Li still not here?'' she ask curiously.


    Suddenly there is one woman caught her eyes, she was cute and quite beautiful too. She greet the waitress like they''re friend.


    After she taken a sit at the table, suddenly Yin Li come out from the restaurant and greet the girl. They talk a quite long and there is always a smile on his face.


    Aurora clench her fist. She didn''t take any action yet, because it still in public and here is Yin Li''s workplace, so it''ll be a problem if she causing a scene.


    She stay still and keep looking at them two.


    After the girl finish up her meals and pay for the bill, she walk to her home. Aurora take the chance to follow her behind.


    Until they reach at the corner of the old building, she suddenly stop and turning around.


    "Did you following me?" the girl ask Aurora which already startled by her question.


    Inhale, she reply. "Yes."


    "Ahh..and why is that?" Jessica cross her arm around her ?h?st looking at the woman who is a bit ''fancy'' to her eyes.


    "I saw you flirting with my husband. So actually I want to ask you to stay away from my husband." she said straight-forwardly. Not hiding her true intention at all.


    Aurora tighten her grip.


    "Aren''t you ashamed? Flirting with another woman''s husband?"


    "Hmm..but, he doesn''t love you does he? He told me that it was you who force him to married you. Aren''t you the one who should feel ashamed? Where''s your dignity as a woman?" she smirk.


    "You! It''s has nothing to do with you if I force him or not. He''s my husband! You better stay away from him."


    "Really? I will not to. But, you can try to make your husband stay away from me. If he want though.." she smile mockingly and leave Aurora at the sidewalk after that.


    Aurora grit her teeth. She storm back home and waiting for Yin Li to come home.


    Once Yin Li open the door, Aurora throw him with a thick book to his head.


    Thump!


    "Ouch!" he touch his head and then he look at the book on the floor before he divert his eyes to Aurora.


    "What''s wrong with you?" he took the book and place it back to the bookshelf.


    "You having an affair aren''t you?!" Aurora jerk him out.


    Yin Li startle for a bit. He then turn to look at Aurora.


    "Is it gonna make you leave me?" he already smile on his heart.


    ''A-ha..I found the way.''

 Chapter 31 - Here’s My Monster Are Back

    She furiously storm to him and grab his collar.


    "Don''t you dare to have another woman." she said making him gulp a bit.


    ''She gonna kill me!''


    Yin Li didn''t say anything as he stand still looking at her. After a few moment, he grab her hand and release it from his shirt.


    "I''m tired. I have no mood to bickering with you." he pass by her and went to the bathroom.


    In the bathroom, he keep thinking whether he want to try that option out or not.


    He feels like that is her weakness. She can''t stand if he having an affair. And mostly every woman will ask for a divorce because of this matter right? It''s a good opportunity to try but¡­will it hurt her? What if she really hurt and not only that, what if she kill him instead? He still want to live.


    Sighing, he finish his bath and went to bed.


    Aurora went to bed a bit later than usual. She stayed at the living hall. Knowing that Yin Li probably won''t going down, she went to upstairs and found that Yin Li already asleep.


    She get on bed, and lay beside him.


    She stroke his hair and ??r?ss his cheek gently.


    He sighing in his heart. ''She''s in the mood.''


    Knowing that there is no use to reject her or he will be in hell if he do that, he let her do whatever she want.


    However, he was a bit surprise when she didn''t do anything further than the kiss. She just..keep kissing him like she was savoring it and it somehow make him a bit relax too.


    He didn''t open his eyes when they were kissing. Then he suddenly he felt like something watery touch his skin. It''s like a teardrop.


    ''Is she crying?''


    Release the kiss, she turn over her body and sleep. Trying to hold her hiccup and sobbing sounds.


    Yin Li also turn around and scoop her body to his embrace. He don''t know what''s her problem is, but when she sad, he just want to sooth her a bit.


    They sleep with that position till morning. Since tomorrow is his day off, he planned on wake up a bit late.


    ¡­


    "Hey Yin Li, I wanna go to the market with you and buy some ingredients to cook." she said to Yin Li who is on the couch, watching a movie.


    Took a quick glance to her, he just reply "Hmm" before he went upstairs and take his trench coat and wallet.


    Aurora wear her boots and take her hand bag and a basket with her. They walk to the market near the town.


    "Do you know how to choose the fruit and vegetables?" Yin Li ask when they standing in front of fruit and vegetables stall.


    "Hmm..no. I just pick at the nice looking one." she smiling and continue to choose the tomatoes.


    Yin Li didn''t know how to respond. He also do the same. As long its look nice and good, it suppose to be good one right? Ahh..doesn''t matter, it still can be eat.


    The more he looks at her, the more he feel that she was a bit different this time. That.. she seem like she''s changing. If Aurora that he know before will never lay her feet to this market. All have been buy by him and prepared by him.


    She used to hate doing the house chores, but it''s been awhile since he heard she nagging about the house chores. The house also not in a mess every time he went home. And he also less tired than the first time she live with him.


    Aurora stop at the stall and pick a three red rose, she pay the old lady that sell the flower and then she turn around to facing Yin Li.


    Yin Li look at her with a question look. "What?" he ask.


    "Here. For you." she give him the rose and continue to walk.


    "Huh?" he tilt his head a little and look at her weird behavior today. Erm, nope. Since yesterday actually.


    He then put the rose on the basket and follow her from behind.


    After they done buying the ingredients, they went home. Aurora want to make lime steam fish and some other dish. She don''t know how to make it, so she ask him if he know how to cook it.


    The area they living right now is near the harbor, thus, the town is likely have a lot of seafood kind as their main food.


    "Yin Li, do you know how to make a lime steam fish dish?"


    Yin Li rub his chin a moment. "Hmm. I think I know. But, I''m not sure if it taste good or not."


    ''Well, if the taste turn wrong does she gonna hit him again?''


    "Oh, come here. Help me. We figure it out the taste later." she call him to help her do the cooking.


    Yin Li feel a bit hesitate, but he still go to the kitchen. If not, he afraid that she will throw the knife to him.


    He start with cleaning the fish while Aurora start with chopping the ingredients. They both looks like they were doing some experiment in the lab.


    "Is this enough?" he said to her showing a small amount of salt to her.


    Aurora want to say yes, but she also not sure. But then, she just nodded.


    "I think, we should put this too right?" he show her a marinate plum.


    Again, Aurora was not sure. But she still nodded.


    "Okay. Let me taste the sauce." Yin Li said and scoop the sauce.


    Taste it, he purse his lips.


    ''Umm..this is my last day to live."


    Seeing he still froze there after take a sip, Aurora frowned a bit. He took the spoon from his hand and scoop another one for her to try it.


    Sipping the sauce. She also froze. And then she burst into laugh.


    Yin Li was so surprised seeing her laugh and turn a bit pale too.


    ''Is she gonna laugh first before she kill me?''


    Wipe her corner of eyes, she put down the spoon and wrap her arm around his neck facing him.


    "Thank you for helping me with the cooking. Even though it taste so sour, but it still can be eat." she smile and kiss his lips after that.


    Yin Li dumbstruck a moment. He return the kiss.


    ''Is she really my monster wife?'' he still have a doubt in his heart.


    "Okay.. now let''s eat.. oh wait, I think I can readjust the taste to be less sour." Aurora said as she release her arm and turn to the water dispenser.


    He have a relax and chill day off this time. After having lunch, they both watch a movie together in the hall and at night they both went out and dine at restaurant. Even though its not like the grand restaurant they used to go when they still rich, but they manage to adapt to a local and cheaper restaurant.


    Well, at least they still can eat and live, right?


    ..


    "Yin Li.." she call his name while running her finger on his ?h?st.


    "Hmm?"


    "Do you really not love me?"


    "Hmm..yeah.." he said while stroking her hair.


    "Do you love someone else?" she ask again.


    ''If I say no, she will stuck with me, right? If I say yes, its means I dig my own grave. Umm¡­what should I say?''


    "Hey..did you really have someone? Why you not answering my question?" her voice is a bit louder than before.


    "I don''t have anyone that I love right now. So, stop asking me. Let''s sleep." he said and closed his eyes after that.


    Puffing her cheek, he pinch his arm.


    "You will never have anyone other than me." she whisper.


    Yin Li still can hear it and he sighing inside.


    ''Ahh..here''s my monster are back.''

 Chapter 32 - You’re Lonely?

    France,


    Jye Yin is in a luxurious high class bar in the city. She just finish her concert and she thought that she want to chill a bit at the bar.


    She was still sad with what Aslan said to her in the Imperial City. She didn''t contact him for almost half a month now. She really depressed and her performance was a bit affected too.


    She start to feel a bit drunk after drinking almost five glass of alcohol, then there is one man with a black suit sitting next to her.


    "I heard Mr. Aslan are no longer a single man. Poor you." the man start.


    Jye Yin immediately turn to look at the man. He was a bit old. Maybe in his forties or something. As far as she know, the marriage between them two never been announce to public. How is that this man know about Aslan marriage with Athena?


    That man smirk a bit. "Relax..I''m not here to spread the news though."


    "Then, what do you want?" she courage it up and ask.


    "I don''t want anything. I''m just here trying to help you getting him back. If you want though." he grinning a bit before he sip his glass of whiskey.


    "What do you mean? What did you get from doing this after all?"


    "Nothing particular. I just want to separate them two." he turn to look at her and said again. "Just like you.."


    "Hmm..so what''s your plan then?"


    "Are you in?"


    "Well, that''s depends on your plan. If its interesting and convincing, I might consider it." she play with her nails.


    "Well..you''ll like it for sure."


    ¡­.


    Somewhere in hidden valley,


    "Master, this is the latest report we got." a man with a black suit handed him with a see-through screen tablet.


    Take the tablet, he open the folder.


    "So, Vandetta has start his move huh?" an old man sitting on the throne seat smiling evilly.


    "They targeting Athena to achieve her blood."


    "That''s okay..let them do his way. I have my own way."


    "But, Master..did you not considering to combining the force?"


    "We have different goals. But our method might be the same. So we should wait and see until they both in weak situation only we take action."


    "Yes, Master."


    "While they were busy with killing inside of her, we should get ready to prepare the dose. Have you done it yet?"


    "It''s been 80 percents complete."


    "Good."


    ¡­


    Once Jye Yin free from her schedule, she take the flight to Imperial City.


    She already text Aslan to meet up at the airport and he will fetch her after that.


    When she arrive at the airport, a lot of her fans start to scream and calling her name, gathering around her.


    Waiting inside the car is Aslan. After Jye Yin get inside the car, he drove off from the airport.


    "Fuhhh..lucky there''s not too many of them." Jye Yin said and sigh a relief.


    "Yeah..so how long you will stay here?" he ask.


    "Erm..not long. Maybe a two or three days. Its just a short break."


    "I see..so where are you staying?"


    "Where else? Acacia hotel like always." she took out her phone and check on her media social account.


    "Have you eaten?"


    "Mm. No. I sleep while I''m in a plane. So, now I''m hungry." she rub her belly showing that she hungry.


    Aslan chuckles seeing her do that. "Alright, we make a stop before I send you to hotel."


    After they eat, they strolling around the mall. Jye Yin step on the escalator, but she suddenly trip and she grip on Aslan hand. Aslan also help her by holding her waist before she really fall from the escalator and it makes a few of people look at them.


    "Sorry." Jye Yin retract her hand back.


    "Oh." Aslan scrunch a bit when seeing his arm bleed because of Jye Yin grabbing his arm tightly.


    Her fingernail scratching his skin and its make him feel a bit pain.


    "Oh my god, are you okay?" she touch his arm and look at it.


    "Its okay. Just a little scratch." he said and he excuse himself to wash his hand and put on band-aid.


    While Jye Yin also went to the washroom, she pull out his skin which is stuck in her fingernails using a tweezers and put it into a small tube glass.


    When she out from the washroom, she slip the tube glass to a man who passing by her. They didn''t say anything and they act like they''re not knowing each other too.


    She wait for Aslan to come out from the washroom.


    "Sorry, you have to wait." Aslan said after he went out from the washroom. He already put on the band-aid on his arm.


    "That''s okay..let''s go." she stand up and walk beside him to the dress boutique area.


    "Hey, do you have any plan for tomorrow?" she ask him while picking the dress on the wardrobe at one of the boutique inside the shopping mall.


    "Hmm..I''m not sure. Maybe I''ll stay home with Athena."


    "Oh, by the way, why don''t you bring her too?"


    "That''s because she doesn''t like to go around where there is many people. She said she want to stay at home."


    "Oh..so she know that we''re out right now?"


    "Yeah, she know."


    "How nice of her, to let her husband going out with me." she giggles and smile.


    Aslan also chuckles. "She''s..understanding wife."


    She glance at him. "Looks like you''re in love with her, huh?"


    Aslan secretly smile. "Hm, you know..she was my crush. And now, she''s my wife..so.."


    Pat on his shoulder, she smile to him. "I know already..she''s so lucky right?"


    "Everyone would like to be in her shoes." she pick the dress that she interested and went to the counter.


    "And why you said that?" Aslan follow her from behind.


    "I mean..who wouldn''t be happy to get married to a man who had a crush on us? We can use him for a lot of things, and they also loved us..so..yeah..lucky isn''t it? Its just my perspective as a woman though, don''t take too serious on what I said." she smirking inside.


    Aslan silent. He didn''t reply anything after that.


    ''Is Athena is really someone like that?''


    ¡­


    "Princess, why don''t you go home now..it''s already late.." Zoro leaning on the door frame looking at Athena who is currently practicing her sword skill.


    Panting, she stop her training and look at the clock. Its already 10 o''clock.


    "Sorry, I was carried away." she stood up and close her katana. Remove the white cloth that she use to wrapping her palm and she wipe her face with a towel after that.


    Zoro pass her a mineral bottle.


    "So, why you suddenly want to practice your sword?"


    After drinking the water, she look at Zoro for a moment before she look at her katana.


    "I''ve been busy with my art work last time. I b?r?ly had time to do my practice. I''ll became dull if I not training often, right?"


    "Isn''t it because he was not home, and you''re lonely?"

 Chapter 33 - You Only Have 24 Hour

    "Isn''t it because he was not home, and you''re lonely?"


    Athena smile faintly. She went to the couch on the side of the room and relax for a bit.


    "Ahh..my ex lover is really sharp."


    Zoro laugh a little.He also went to the couch and take a sit beside her. He lift up her chin and turn her face to look at him.


    "I''m not only your ex lover. I''ve been your listener since we were kids. And that''s weird though. You only talk much with me. I wonder why.." he scrunch his eyebrows.


    Slap his hand slowly, she also laugh a bit. "That''s because you''re a nerd and you had no friend at all. Your name is weird, such a waste. You have a good looking though."


    "Hmm. True. That''s my stupid father''s fault. And that''s is reason too why my mom divorcing him once I was a month old and I''ve been raise up in Korea for about 5 years before I stay with him too. Such a stupid old man."


    Athena nudge him a bit. "Hey, don''t say that. Because of him, you have what you have now."


    "Urgh.. Yeah yeah."


    Athena get up and put her katana into a long black bag.


    "Okay, I''m going home now."


    "Be careful on the road." he said and wave his hand to her.


    ¡­


    Athena took a hot bath before she went to sleep. When she return home, Aslan still not coming home yet. So she ?ssume that maybe he going somewhere with Jye Yin. They must have a lot of story to tell each other.


    She wrap her body with a satin robe and turn on her bedside lamp. She take her novel and sit on the bed.


    "Hey."


    Aslan walk to her and kiss her lips lightly. "Hey.."


    "Still not sleeping yet?"


    Athena shake her head. "No. I just read this novel."


    Aslan turn to look at the novel. "What is this about?"


    "Just a romance love novel."


    "Oh.." He touch her hair and smell it.


    "You smell nice.. have you take your shower?" he ask.


    "Hmm. Yeah."


    "Wait for a bit. I take a shower and we can go to sleep after that."


    "Yeah."


    Aslan kiss her forehead and went to the bathroom.


    The smell that he have on his collar seem like the same fragrance that she smell on their first night.


    ''So, it''s Jye Yin''s perfume?''


    She brush off the thought and continue reading.


    When Aslan done with his bath, he just only wearing his bathrobe. Athena still reading her novel. She focus on reading and didn''t notice him.


    Aslan went to her and pull the novel from her hand. He closed the book and put on the bedside table. He leaned closer to her.


    Athena a bit surprise when suddenly Aslan yank her book and put it at the bedside table. She looked at him who start leaned forward to her, making she also leaning back slowly.


    "Rather than you read the romance novel, why not we make our own, tonight?"


    "Did I turn you on or something?""


    "Ermm..Much like I missed your body?" he said and start to kiss her lips.


    His hand slip into her robe and start to snake around her body with gentle.


    He take off her clothes one by one as she also take off his bathrobe and they start to intertwine each other passionately.


    ¡­


    The next morning, Athena open her eyes slowly when she heard someone humming in the dress room.


    She smile to hear he was in happy mood this morning.


    "Do you wanna go somewhere?" Athena ask him when he pass by her on the bed.


    She sit up and cover her body with the comforter.


    "Ermm. I wanna check on my project and then may be I will go out with Jye Yin again tonight. She said she wanna stroll around this city." he walk over to her.


    Looked up at him she said. "Going out again tonight?"


    "Well, its not that we always hang out like you and Zoro. After all, this is her only short break from her work. So she want to enjoy it a little bit before she get busy again." he bent his body and kiss her lips.


    Athena didn''t reply him. Well, he allowed her to stay friend and stay close with Zoro and she also should allowed him and stay closed with his best friend right?


    But, why did she feel like this best friends of him is not a good person? Knowing that she also said before, that he will only need to be her husband for one or two years, she had no choice than to let him do what he thinks is right.


    "Go and take a shower. Or you will turn me on again." he ??r?ss her cheek.


    Blushed a bit, she lowered her head and find her robe before she wrap it and went to the bathroom.


    While at the other side of city,


    When she went down at the staircase, a man covered with a sweater and wearing a cap slip a medium size of glass tube to her sling bag.


    "You only have 24 hour." he whisper and then he continue to walk out from the subway.


    While she was at her room, she text her manager with a number ''6''.


    Her manager didn''t reply anything. But her message have been seen by her.


    Next is, she called Aslan to make sure their promise to meet up tonight is still on.


    Aslan reply her with ?ssuring tone. He got the permission from Athena already, so he will meet her up tonight.


    ¡­


    Around 12 am,


    Aslan and Jye Yin were drinking at the private party at the rooftop of hotel she stayed.


    She said she want to chill out a bit. Aslan accompany her to the party. They take a bench around the pool area.


    The youngster who already drunk still partying and play around the pool.


    "You know, I''ve been thinking about moving in here. I mean, this is originally my hometown." she start.


    Aslan chuckles. "Is it because you want to stay close with me?"


    "Duhh..of course not.."


    "If not then, what is your reason?"


    "Well, my fans is mostly here. If I stay here means I can gain more popularity right? So I think its good for my income too. What do you think?"


    "Hmm..I think its brilliant." he take a sip before he continue again.


    "I also want to move my headquarter here. So my company in Arendell will be my branch."


    Jye Yin shot him a glare. "No way!"


    "You wanna move your headquarter just because of your wife?" she ask in a surprise tone.


    "Hmm.." he take another sip.


    "Wow, she sure is lucky."


    "Yup. She is." he start to blurry and he still could hear Jye Yin blabbering about something until his mind totally blank and black.


    Thud!

 Chapter 34 - Did She Do That To You?

    Aslan open his eyes which is feel a bit heavy. His head feel like he''s been hit by something. He groans and touch his head.


    "Mmm.."


    A m??ning sound from beside of him makes him jolt a bit, he sit up and turn to look at his side.


    Jye Yin! Jye yin was laying beside him. He lowered his gaze and look at his body. Gulp! No clothes. He flip the comforter. Fuck! Totally n?k?d. He run his eyes around the room. His clothes are laying on the floor. He rub his face a few times.


    He try to remember what happen last night. But there is no clue at all. He was totally blank.


    Suddenly there is loud bang on the door, he thought its a hotel service team. He shake Jye Yin to wake up, but then when she wake up they have been ambush by a group of reporter and paparazzi.


    Their picture have been taken when both of them still on the bed, n?k?d. A bunch of question from the reporter and paparazzi make him out of control.


    "Get out! Get out or I sue all of you!"


    All of the reporter turn into rage and keep asking them with a question. Jye Yin already crying on the bed and curled up her body, covering her face with a comforter.


    Aslan took out his phone and call for his private bodyguard. Within a minute, a team of bodyguard arrive and make all the reporter out from the room and they guard the door after that.


    Aslan wear back his boxer and pants. He rub his face few times.


    "Jye Yin. Are you okay?" he ask and not facing her at all.


    Jye Yin still crying on the bed.


    "I don''t know what happen last night. But I don''t think we have s?x. I had no memory at all." he continue again.


    With a hoarse voice, she said. "But my lower part is hurt. My body is full with hickeys. And..and.." she sit up, take the bathrobe on the floor, she run to the bathroom.


    Aslan sighing. He turn to the side and Jye Yin was not there. He stood up want to pick up his clothe and that is when he saw a blood stain on the bed. There is a trace of s?m?n on the bed sheet too.


    He flop on the floor. "Seriously?"


    Athena has not been sleeping since last night. She was waiting for Aslan. But he still not coming home.


    ''Maybe he stay over at some place. Or maybe he had emergency thing last night.'' she keep calming herself. Since last night her heart beating like crazy.


    She went to make a breakfast and after that she bring the breakfast to the living room and turn on the television.


    She take a bite of her tuna sandwich.


    "Today, early in the morning we have been stirred up with the news about a famous singer and actress been caught by the fan attending a late party at the hotel rooftop and whats more shocking is the famous singer and actress, Jye Yin was found were having s?x with her boyfriend in the hotel room. They both found n?k?d in the same hotel room where they''ve been partying last night. All the picture have been.."


    Prang!


    The plate that she holding are now shattered on floor.


    Her eyes start to teary, her heart start to racing. She run to the door and went to Zoro''s house.


    "Z! Z!! Open up! Open up your door!!" she yelled at the outside of his house.


    Zoro who just wake up immediately run to the door. He still wearing his shorts and robe.


    "What''s wrong? What''s wrong?" he panic and turn his head to right and left like searching for something before he look down and look at Athena who already flop on the floor outside his door.


    "Princess??" he ask.


    "I need your robot. I need to used your training room. I need them now." she said with a serious tone.


    "Huh?" Zoro is a bit confuse.


    When Athena stand up and turn to him, he gulp a bit.


    "Okay..come in."


    Her eyes already turn gold glittering color. Which is, she already in gin mode.


    He let her use the training room underground and he closed the door. He push the bu??on on the observation room.


    All of them have been slice one by one by Athena. She really is mad right now. He could tell it by just looking at how she slice the robot one by one.


    ''What made her this rage?''


    ¡­


    Ding dong!


    Zoro went to open the entrance door.


    He look at Aslan who look tired out. He didn''t say anything. He invited him in and led him to the training room.


    "She has been here since morning. I''m tired and I can''t watch it anymore. If you care about your wife, do something. Or else, leave her and let me take care of her instead." he warned him and left them both.


    Aslan sighing, he open the room door and take off his shirt.


    He look at the stack of metal on the floor. They look like a robot.


    "Athena.." he call her name.


    Athena look up and see Aslan coming over to her. She step backward with a katana in her defense.


    "No! Don''t come here." she continue to step backward.


    "It''s okay. It''s me.." he said with a slow voice.


    "No As..Don''t provoke me. My emotion is not in stable right now."


    "Okay, how about if we have a match? All these robot can''t satisfied your anger. Let me do it, okay?" he walk slowly to the katana holder rack.


    He pick one katana and open the cover. He swing it for a moment and facing her again.


    "You ready?" Aslan said.


    Athena want to stop, but her blood seem still in raging mode. She really need something that can help her calm down right now.


    Aslan dash to her and start to attack her.


    She blocked the attack using her katana. Aslan push his sword harder and when he close to her he whisper to her "I''m sorry."


    Athena retract and jump back a quite far, she tighten her grip and swing her sword to the right.


    Whoosh! Tang! Ting! Tang!


    Zoro in the second basement floor cover his ear with the earmuff from his last winter.


    "Urghhh¡­so noisy." he mumble and take a look at his financial report.


    Today he''s not go to work because he keep monitoring Athena from morning until now. Late night.


    And this is the only time he had to check on his work for today that he abandon. Yet both of husband and wife down there still fighting and annoyed him with sword sounds.


    ''I bet those two must be a warrior in their past life.'' he sigh and continue to do his work.


    When he remember all those prototype robot he invent are now is no less than a scrap metal, he feel like crying. "How could you smash all my toys.."


    "Hah! hah! hah!" Athena panting. Her heartbeat racing and she feel tired too.


    It''s been two hours they have been fighting non-stop. Aslan had a few scratch on his arm and body. But he never stop.


    He keep attacking her, but he will avoid to hurt her. When she had opening, he would stay and holding back his attack. Thus make him the one who get injured.


    And he keep repeating his word to her. ''Sorry.''


    Athena blast the last swing and when Aslan blocked her attack, she finally faint because of exhaustive.


    She has been confined herself in this room since morning. She hasn''t break for lunch and hasn''t take a single drop of water.


    Clang!


    Her katana fell on the floor.


    Aslan put down his katana and scoop her body. He then bring her out of the room.


    Zoro was just passing by the room when he saw Aslan was full with scratch and cut while Athena in his arm already¡­sleep?


    "Whoa, did she do that to you?" Zoro ask and follow him from behind.


    Aslan didn''t answer him. He just said thanks and he went home after that.

 Chapter 35 - How You Gonna Deal With This Athena?

    He wipe her body with a damp towel and change her clothes. Tug her with the comforter to cover her body, he kiss her forehead for awhile.


    "I''m sorry." he said and after that, he went to the bathroom.


    He take a shower and lean on the cold wall for a quite long time.


    After he saw the blood stain and the cement on the bed sheet, he wait for Jye Yin to come out.


    He bring Jye Yin to the hospital since she said her lower part was hurt and she seem like she was in shocked.


    The doctor confirm that her condition looks like she was r?p?d. So she will stayed at the hospital for a few days. The cement sample from the bed sheet also has been take for confirming the DNA.


    All the investigation has been doing in secretly. So that the news is not leak out to the public.


    However, the picture of them together this morning has been spread out like fire. They also print the news on the paper.


    Even the news has been filtering by the agency, the talk and rumored can''t be stopped. All the picture of them from the past have been dig up and so many speculation has been made.


    He did ask Jye Yin about what exactly happen that night, she said that he was drunk and collapse. She help him to go to her room first to take a rest before he can drive and return home.


    But when she closed the door, she said that he push her to the bed and start to take off her clothes one by one. He start to¡­to..**** her.


    And when she open her eyes, all the reporters start to ambushing them.


    But, not a single thing about **** flash in his mind. If he really drunk, he sure he still had a little fragment about what happen that night. But, he was totally blank. He can''t remember at all.


    Last time, Athena try to erase his memory, but within a few hours, he can recover his memory back. And why is not happening this time too? He''s not easy to get drunk because he just drink two glass of champagne. It''s really impossible.


    He sighing and rub his face with water still flowing down. He look at his body and arm.


    ''She''s really good with sword.''


    Finishing up his bath, he went to the dress room and find bandage with antiseptic tube.


    Luckily the scratch is on his body and arm. If its happen to be on his face, he surely will look like a mafia with a lot of scar.


    ¡­.


    The next morning,


    When Athena open her eyes, she look at Aslan who already staring at her.


    "Morning." she said and her eyes look at his body and arm. Touch where she has hurt him last night, she look at him again with a regret.


    He take her hand and kiss her knuckles.


    "Morning."


    "Do you need to see a doctor?" she ask.


    Aslan shake his head. "No. I''m okay. It just a scratch."


    Athena sigh a relief. She then ??r?ss his cheek. Her eyes showing that she demand an explanation from him.


    "I didn''t do it Athena. I swear to you. I.."


    She put her finger to his mouth. "Shh..if you say that you didn''t do it, then I believe you."


    He kiss her finger and after she move her hand, he said again. "Trust me please."


    Athena nodded. "But, be honest with me.. have you ever¡­do..something like this..with her?"


    Aslan shake his head hurriedly. "Never."


    "Then, its okay. I''m at your side."


    He kiss her cheek dearly. "Thank you."


    She smile. ''That''s okay Athena. Your life wont be long, so, just be happy with him while you can. Put the unimportant things behind. Just close your eyes.''


    Just when he want to cuddling her, his phone ringing.


    He didn''t see the caller because he thought it will be the lab person who call him regarding the cement sample, but he was wrong.


    "Hello?"


    "Aslan!!! You come home right now!" his mother, Hazel, yelled at him once he answering the call.


    "Honey, calm down."


    He could hear his father voice from behind. He look at Athena under his body right now.


    Athena frowned a moment.


    "We''ll come back tomorrow."


    "If you dare not coming home, I''ll cut your kidneys and sell it at the black market!" his mother warn him before she cut off the call.


    He look at the phone while Athena also look at him.


    "Umm.. Athena, let''s visit your in-law tomorrow."


    Athena part her mouth. Immediately, Aslan kiss her when she had an opening.


    "Mnn.."


    Release his kiss, he said. "We settle this matter here first. I want you to follow me today."


    Athena dumbstruck again. But she also did not say anything to reject his idea.


    ....


    She wearing a long sleeves blouse and tight jeans with a boots. She wear a red beret hat and a black sunglasses.


    While Aslan wear a sweater shirt with jeans. He pull up his sleeves to his elbow and hold Athena''s hand to his car.


    They both go to the hospital and when they were walking to the entrance, a bunch of reporter and some of fans start to swarming them. Luckily Aslan already prepared a team of bodyguard to clearing the way for them.


    However, their picture has been taken by many reporter when he always holding Athena''s hand and never let it go.


    When they arrive at Jye Yin VIP room, she was sitting curling up her body and stare at the window blankly.


    "Jye Yin." Aslan call her name, and she suddenly turns around and her eyes start to teary.


    "As.." she extended her hand, wanting a hug from him.


    Aslan''s a bit hesitate, especially with Athena beside him. However, she still his best friend. He didn''t let go of Athena''s hand as he bend over to Jye Yin and hug her lightly with one hand patting on her back.


    "How are you?" he ask while releasing the hug.


    Jye Yin nodded. She then turn to Athena and make a grieve expression.


    "I''m sorry, Thena..its happen so suddenly. I can''t stop As from.." she stop her word and start to sobbing.


    Athena didn''t say a word.


    Not long after, a forensic agent that responsible for the cement DNA come to the room with a file in his hand.


    He look at Aslan like he was afraid and then he lowered his head and give him the report.


    Aslan take the report and flip it open. He look at the result. Once he look at the result, his face turn pale.


    Athena could read his expression. She is hurt, but she keep telling herself that it was okay. It just a mistake. A mistake that every man do.


    She take the file from his hand and close it without looking at it, she hug him and hang her chin on his shoulder. She said to him.


    "it''s okay. I''m still at your side." she calm him down.


    Jye Yin on the bed still crying. Even so, she still can heard what Athena said to Aslan.


    She could see Aslan hug her tightly like he was really sorry.


    ''Well now..how you gonna deal with this Athena?''

 Chapter 36 - Its Your Call To Make

    After Aslan calm down a bit, he back to sit at the chair and Athena sit on the armrest laying her hand on the back of Aslan body.


    "Jye Yin, whatever happened last night, I am really sorry. I will face the media and make an apology statement. Clearing your name. I''ll take the blame." Aslan tries to control his voice to be calm.


    "Its okay Aslan, my career is not that important. I still can make a living. They will forget about it in a month or two." she said sadly.


    "How about..you guys announce your relationship as a couple? I think it is not an issue. I mean, we live in a modern age, sleeping with boyfriend or girlfriend is normal these days." Athena gives a suggestion.


    Aslan is a bit shocked. He immediately turns his gaze to Athena.


    "No, no. I do not agree with that. I''m married, and you''re my wife. I don''t wanna telling lies to people out there." Aslan rejecting her idea.


    Jye Yin wipes her corner of eyes, "Its okay Athena. We just friend. We''re not gonna take to that way."


    "She''s right. Just stick with my idea."


    Athena went silent. What else can she say? If Aslan doesn''t want, then there is no use for her to force.


    ¡­


    They went back to Athena''s home and pack her clothes. Tomorrow morning, they will return back to Arendell.


    Athena''s heart is not made by diamond. It can easily break too like other girls. She has been suppressing her feeling for too long. She wants to cry, but it will only make Aslan feel sad. So she bottles up her feeling and tries to bury it deep down her heart.


    At night, Aslan hugs her tightly like he was afraid that she might leave him. Even though both of them never say a word ''love'' to each other, but their action is the only way they showing it to express how they both love each other. But they neglect the important things. Human likes to hear what they want to hear. With only a word could make them feel ?ssure and safe.


    Early in the morning, they fly back to Arendell. All along the way, they didn''t say anything but Aslan didn''t let go of her hand too.


    They went to the Sun House. It''s a name that Aslan didn''t know who choose it. All he knows, it''s already named it that way.


    Ding dong!


    Aslan presses the ring bell bu??on on the door.


    Open the door, Rachael, his sister immediately hug him.


    "Brother!"


    "Whoa! You are heavy. Don''t cling on me." Aslan smile to his sister.


    Rachael then turns and look at Athena, she gives her a hug.


    "Athena, nice to finally meet my sister-in-law," she said.


    Athena smile and Aslan lead her inside the house.


    Just when he reached the living hall, his mother throws him a thick book to his head.


    "Aslan!!" his mother yelled makes all of them flinch a bit.


    He didn''t dodge, but it was blocked by Athena.


    She catches the book and put it down to the table.


    Hazel went to them and shot a glare to her son. She then goes to Athena and hugs her dearly.


    "Oh my god, Athena..I''m so sorry for my son behalf. He acts recklessly and messes up everything." Hazel said with an apologetic voice.


    Rachael beside them didn''t say anything. She also feels sorry for her sister-in-law. But she didn''t believe that her brother will do something like that too.


    Her sister-in-law was so perfect with a beautiful face, beautiful skin, even got a beautiful body figure. Any guys who cheat on her was totally dumb. She is also very soft and so ladylike to her eyes.


    "It''s okay, mother. I believe Aslan didn''t do it." she smiles.


    "Oh, my god¡­your voice was so cute. You rarely talk and to hear your voice is such a wonderful feeling." She also smiles.


    "And you Aslan! I''m still not done with you!" she turns to look at her son.


    Aslan didn''t say anything. He was in the wrong position. So saying something will not make any difference though.


    After his mother went back to her lab, he leads her to his room on the second floor for a rest before they have dinner.


    "Come in."


    Athena looked at the interior of his room. The wall is painted with sky blue color and there it was decorated with the hanged plane''s figure on the ceiling and there''s a lot of ships prototype too.


    "You really like plane and ships huh?"


    "Yes, I am."


    "Your room¡­"


    "I never used it after I move to my own house. After dinner, we go to my house." he slips her hair behind her ears.


    "Mm."


    "You wanna take a bath first? We might return to my home a bit late tonight."


    "Yeah, I think I''m a bit smelly." she went to her luggage.


    "Okay. I will be waiting for you downstairs."


    Athena nod before she went to the bathroom.


    ¡­


    Aslan went down to the hall and that''s when his father just arrives home. He loosens his tie and looks at Aslan.


    "Can we talk?" Andy said to his son.


    Aslan nod as he follows his father to his study.


    "Is it about the scandal?" Aslan starts once they went inside the room.


    "Yes. So, tell me... did you or did you not, do it?" he ask in a serious tone.


    Aslan went silent. He doesn''t know how to answer his father question.


    "I..I don''t think I do it. I didn''t have any memory about that night." he took a seat in front of his father.


    "Your instinct?" Andy still asking him.


    "I didn''t do it."


    "Okay. I believe you. But tell me what exactly happens?" he softens his voice.


    "It was hazy..but the thing I remember is I talk to Jye Yin at the party and then suddenly my eyes turn black, my mind turns blank and the next things I remember is I wake up on the bed with her beside me. Naked and all the setup shows like I really did ''that'' thing to her."


    "And then?"


    "And then, after that, you know what happens. I was an ambush by the group of the reporter. I did bring her to the hospital since she said that she was in pain. And the result shows that she was r?p?d. But, by me?? I don''t think I would **** anyone."


    "****? She said she was r?p?d?" Andy''s eyes turn a bit wider.


    Aslan nod. He continues again. "The DNA result on the cement is¡­ mine. But¡­really pa, I don''t think I do it. There''s no way I would do it." he rubs his face. He really looks a bit messy.


    Andy silent for a quite long before he continues. "And Athena?"


    "She said she trusts me and will stay at my side. But I know, she must be hurt too."


    Andy sighing. What other option for him to help his son? "You know Zoro right?"


    Aslan nod.


    "Did he knew about this?"


    Aslan shrugged his shoulder. "I''m not sure."


    "Ask him for help. Trace the video on that night. Or everywhere that Jye Yin has been doing and going."


    Aslan dumbfounded a moment. "Pa, she''s been my friend for years. There''s no way she would trap me like this. There must anyone else who did this to us."


    He really trusts her. Who wouldn''t trust their best friend if they already been friends for years??


    Andy sighs heavily.


    "I already give you my opinion. The rest is yours to settle. I don''t blame you. But Aslan, our cement didn''t just spurt out like that unless it''s been triggered or maybe someone has been faking it using your DNA. It''s your call to make." He pats on Aslan''s shoulder before he went back to his room.

 Chapter 37 - Which One Is You More Prefer?

    Going downstairs, she sits on the luxurious sofa in the living room. Not long after, Aslan went to her.


    "Sorry, I had a talk with my father." He said.


    Athena just smiles at him.


    "Athena, Aslan, let''s have dinner," Hazel call both of them and went to the dining hall.


    In the dining hall, everyone was there. Including two Aslan sister. They had a light conversation.


    After dinner, Hazel take a turn to scold Aslan in her office, while Athena waiting at the living room together with Rachael and Raisya.


    ..


    In Hazel office,


    "Didn''t I tell you before, befriend with Jye Yin will only cause you trouble. And now look at you. Do you really want to turn out to be like your real father?" Hazel ask him straightforwardly.


    Aslan scrunches his eyebrows.


    "Honey, its been ages..don''t compare him with his real father. we the one who raised him.." Andy touches his wife''s shoulder. Tries to calm her a bit.


    "I didn''t do it."


    "If you really do it or not, I don''t want to know. But, As..remember, you''re a married man. You have a wife. If you still single, I will not this angry. I am a woman. We understand what we, a woman, feel. Clear up this mess. You''re not married to any random woman. She''s one of Lee. Remember that." Hazel sighing.


    "Your mother''s right. For now, I think its better if you keep your distance with Jye Yin. The news maybe will fade away in a certain time. You have your business to take care too. Take your time to clear back up your name." Andy feels sorry to his son. But this time, the news about his son is quite severe than before this.


    "You not only bring your name, you know. Our name also has been stain by what you doing. Everyone will label us as a bad parent because of your doing. Be careful in the future." Hazel said with a regret voice.


    She regrets because she didn''t say anything back then when she knew that her son still close with another woman other than his wife.


    So with Andy, he''s a bit regret for not taught Aslan properly. Being a friend with a different gender is not a problem, it becomes a problem when they''re too close and didn''t explain their relationship to the public. They should draw a line while they still can.


    ¡­.


    In the living hall,


    Athena sits quietly on the sofa while Rachael sits beside her. She like Athena more than Jye Yin. For her, Athena seems polite and nice. She looks so soft and beautiful.


    While Raisya more favors Jye Yin than Athena. For her Jye Yin is more fun and friendly. Jye Yin likes to talk and always smiling. She had a great voice and her also beautiful.


    "Erm sis Athena, about the rumor¡­how you still calm?" Rachael finally ask. She admires how Athena can still look calm because of her brother''s doing.


    Athena turns to look at her. She smiles and said. "He said he didn''t do it. So, I believe him."


    "But, my brother has been long in a relationship with her before he married you. So, doing that with the one he loves is not a big deal to the fans.." Raisya said.


    Athena just faintly smile. She didn''t say anything.


    "Hey, Raisya. You delusional like other people too. Brother As never mention that he in love with Jye Yin. If he really in a relationship, why did he need to hide it? Stop your nonsense." Rachael scold her sister.


    "What? I''m telling the truth. The one who is the third wheel is her. Why does she want to act like she was the victim? Brother never had any intention to marry her in the first place. They were just married for the sake of her family''s name. Her sister is the worst¡­"


    "Raisya!" Andy calls out his youngest daughter name with a firm voice. He, Hazel and Aslan just walk downstairs to sending Aslan and Athena off.


    Raisya immediately shut her mouth. She then glares at Athena and Rachael before she storms to her room.


    "I''m sorry on her behalf. She still a kid. She doesn''t know anything yet." Hazel went to Athena and hold her hand.


    "Its okay, mother. I don''t take it to the heart." she smiles. Well, what Raisya said is true. If Aslan didn''t marry her in the first place, all of this would never happen.


    Aslan holds her shoulder and said to his parents."We''ll be leaving now. I''ll clean up this mess, mom, pa.."


    "Okay. Be careful on the road."


    ¡­


    In the car,


    Aslan said to Athena.


    "Don''t take to the heart what Raisya said earlier. I''m not in a relationship with Jye Yin in the first place. So, you''re not a third wheel."


    "I know." She replied short and Aslan stroke her hair gently.


    "Tomorrow, in the morning, I want to show you my own business empire that I''ve built. Then, in the afternoon, I want to hold a press conference. So, I want you to stick with me all day."


    Athena nod. She''s a bit tired. So she didn''t feel like talking much. Since the scandal starts to spread, she always bottles up her feeling and that makes her less talk than usual.


    Once they arrive at his mansion, Athena''s eyes lit up a bit. Aslan''s mansion is quite unique.


    The house had servants, chef, and chauffeur. Once he returns home, the servants line up and greet them.


    "Let me introduce, this is my wife. Athena. From now on, she is your madam and treats her nicely." Aslan said to all his servant.


    Athena smile to all of them before they both went to his bedroom.


    Once they both went upstairs, all of them start whispering each other.


    "Did you see that? That girl is the one who in the news this morning, right? She''s the third wheel between Jye Yin and master."


    "Hey, don''t say it out loud."


    "She looks so snobbish. Who is she by the way?"


    "Tch! This is bad. I ship master with Jye Yin. Now I really hate this girl for ruining my ship."


    All gossip start running around the mansion.


    Take off her trench coat, she looks around the room. His room is filled with a few painting from her.


    She smiles seeing that her painting is in her husband''s room. She never had a thought that Aslan will be one of her fans. All the painting in the room is the one she put a lot of effort to create it. The price for all the painting in his room is also the highest one.


    "Are you also Nike''s fan?" Aslan said from behind making her flinch a bit.


    She chuckles heard the word ''fans''. How can she be a fan of herself?


    She shakes her head. "Not really, I didn''t know you like Nike''s painting this much."


    "Hmm, all her art has something that I feel familiar with."


    "But, keeping her painting in your room..are you perhaps had a crush on her?"


    Aslan smile. "Maybe. Maybe yes, maybe no. She''s quite beautiful too."


    Athena was dumbstruck for a moment.


    "But¡­sadly I''m a married man."


    "So, you''re saying if you still not married, you will end up being together with either of Jye Yin or Nike?"


    "There''s a possibility to turn out to be like that."


    "Which one is you more prefer?"


    "Hmm..that''s a tough question."


    He led her to the bed and lied down, resting.


    "Come on. I wanna know."


    Aslan rubs his chin like he was thinking it hard.


    "Maybe I''ll go for Nike."

 Chapter 38 - That Kind Of Friendship?

    "Maybe I''ll go for Nike."


    Athena supports her head using his hand, staring at Aslan.


    "And why is that?" she asks. She thought that Aslan will choose Jye Yin. They have been friends for years. So why did he choose ''her'' than Jye Yin?


    Aslan frowned a bit. Trying to find a reason behind it.


    "Maybe because I want to see how she do her work. How she do her painting. I want to know more."


    "Mm..wow..you sound like real fans." she giggles. She''s happy. Well, who wouldn''t be happy if you just been praised by the one you love.


    Aslan touches her cheek and stares her eyes lovingly.


    "You look happy with this topic huh?"


    Athena immediately stops her smiling and that makes Aslan also chuckles. He brings her closer to his face and kisses her lips again.


    "I like seeing you this happy. You''ve been gloomy since you watch the news."


    Athena diverts her eyes. She thought that she acts normal, but actually, she already been gloomy since that day.


    "Hey.." he touches her hair and brings it to his lips.


    Athena turns to look at him again.


    "I announce my marital status tomorrow. Don''t be sad, okay?"


    "But, Aslan..announcing that you married to me will cause trouble and once my information leak out, we will have not enough hand to handle the storm."


    "It''s okay. I just say that I''m married. But I will not reveal who my wife is..so it should be okay."


    "But.."


    "Trust me."


    ¡­


    The next morning, both of them went to King Corp tower. Athena wears her gray formal dress. She uses big round sunglasses and she uses a wig to cover up her real identity.


    Aslan also wears his three-piece retro gray suit. When he arrived a lot of reporter swarming in front of the tower entrance. With his bodyguard line up to make a way, both of them get inside the tower safely.


    Once he arrives at his office, he held a meeting with his board of director together with a few of his business partner.


    His market share has been plummeting below the red line. This is not good for his business though.


    After they finish their meeting, he calls his public relation director to come to his office. Instructing to release a statement regarding his status and discussing his private press conference in the afternoon.


    Athena stayed at his office and she also did her tour to all the department with Aslan ?ssistant. The one who handles his regular work while he was away.


    "President Aslan, the conference will start in 5 minutes." one of his worker informing him when he was in the private lounge with his wife, Athena.


    Looked at Athena who is currently watching the Moon City view from the glass window, he went closer to her and hug her from behind.


    "Do you want to go with me?" he whispers.


    Athena inhales and shakes her head after that.


    She ??r?sses his hand which is wrapped around her waist.


    "I''ll be waiting here." She said.


    Kiss her top of the head, he let go of his hand and went to the conference room.


    Once Aslan walks out from the room, she turns on the screen and sits back at the luxurious leather sofa waiting to watch the show.


    ¡­


    He takes a seat at the table which is full of the microphone and facing all the reporter.


    "Good afternoon, I am Aslan Smith, President of King Corporation. Today as everyone knows, I have been releasing a statement regarding my marital status and the scandal that have been storming all the media industries these past two days. I call everyone out here today is to make an open apology to all of the people who are involved directly and indirectly. It was my fault that I admit I was careless and engrossed that night. I take the blame and hoping for everyone to understand my circumstance."


    He then stood up firmly and bow down to all of the group media. The light from the flash and a loud voice coming from down the stage start to fill the room.


    After Aslan stand up again, he sits back and let his public relation director start to open the turn for the reporter to asks him a question.


    One man from the left of the first bench asks him.


    "Mr. Aslan, in your statement this morning, you said that you have married for almost half a year now, but in a half of year, we never heard about your wedding or seeing you with any woman except with Miss Jye Yin. Is there any reason why you hide your wife for half a year?"


    Aslan looks at the reporter and he said to him.


    "It''s true that in this half of year, I never post anything about my wife and never mention about her before. My wedding ceremony is held in my wife hometown and it only attends by a few important people. I have no reason to hide my wife''s identity, however, my wife is not someone who wants to be known by the public. Thus, I respect her privacy and decision."


    "Mr. Aslan, as we all know that Miss Jye Yin is the closest person with you since you both still young, and there is a lot of your picture with Miss Jye Yin which looks like you both in relationship, is there any possibility that your wife is actually Miss Jye Yin, but due to her career and reputation, you hide the marriage between you two?"


    Aslan scrunches his eyebrow. "No. My wife is not Miss Jye Yin."


    The question continues to the third person.


    "Mr. Aslan, if we remember correctly, Miss Jye Yin had a concert in Imperial city 3 months ago and you happen to court her by giving the roses and there is also an event in Imperial city where you''ve been spotted together with Miss Jye Yin in one art exhibition two months ago. Within this period, you held a title as a husband. Is your wife that time knowing all of these issues? And how does she react when she knew about your scandal?"


    Athena in the private lounge starts to feel nervous. How does Aslan plan on answering this question?


    Aslan smile to the reporter.


    "My dear fellow reporter, its true during that period I am my wife husband. However, I never state anything about my relationship with Miss Jye Yin more than a friend and she also didn''t state anything either. As you may know, I treat my friend, Miss Jye Yin as my best friend. All the picture, all the rumor is made by yourself. About how my wife reacts, I must say...I too got my punishment from my wife and we settle this with calm and trust. I was very lucky because my wife is a very understanding and considerate person."


    Aslan gives a cue to his public relation director.


    "Okay, our dear fellow reporter. That''s it for today. Any further information will be posted by our team. Thank you very much for attending this conference."


    Aslan went to the lounge where Athena was there. Once he entered the room, he hugs her tightly.


    "Let''s go home." He said to her and Athena nod.


    Inside the car, Athena secretly looks at him.


    "Are you really okay announcing that you married to me and not Jye Yin? What will her fan say about you? You will be the one who got a bad name."


    "It''s okay. I don''t wanna fame. I just want to live my life with you and protect you with what I have.


    "What about her? What are you gonna do about her?"


    "I think its time for me to draw a line between us. I should have done that once I married you. But I hesitate to do that, and this is what results that I got."


    "As...I really don''t mind with you being friend with her. But..you should know that you have a wife. Every time you wanna go and meet her, you can bring me or you can invite her to our house."


    "You suggesting that I do the same thing like you and Zoro?"


    "You mean?"


    "I always see you with him in front of my eyes telling the joke and chatting to each other. He gives you a call whenever he wants to come over, and only get inside the house if one of us invite him and he never stays at your house after 10 pm. That kind of friendship?"


    "...yeah.."


    "Hmm... I''ll think about it."

 Chapter 39 - My Happy Day Has Come.

    Aurora was eating her breakfast when she heard the news about Aslan''s scandal. She almost spurts out her scrambled eggs.


    "Oh my god! Is he really do that?" she yelled a bit loud from the couch.


    "Stupid man! How could you do that to my sister?!"


    "Urgh!! I need to call Athena.." she takes out her phone and wants to dial Athena''s phone.


    But just when she wants to touch the call bu??on, she pauses and put her phone back.


    ''I had a feeling she runs an amok right now. Better not call her.''


    She finishes her breakfast and takes a shower.


    After she takes her shower, she went to her dresser want to put her serum and moisturizer.


    She looks at her moisturizer and serum container. All have been used up. She rummages her handbag and re-recheck her makeup case.


    ''Oh shit! All of them almost used up.'' she went to find her purse inside her handbag.


    Open the purse, her eyes turned even wider.


    "No!!!!" she shrieking and she slouched on the floor after that.


    She turns gloomy the whole day waiting for Yin Li to come home.


    ¡­


    "I''m home." Yin Li open the door and he was a bit surprised seeing Aurora curled up on the wood floor and playing her hand making a circle shape on the floor.


    "Welcome back." she greets with a slow and sad voice.


    "What''s up with you?" he asks.. loosens his bow tie and ruffles his hair.


    "My sweetheart¡­can you lend me your money?"


    Yin Li sigh. He takes a sit on the couch and asks her "How much you need?"


    Aurora''s eyes lit up and she immediately jumps from the floor to the couch beside him.


    "Erm..not much..just ten thousand.."


    Hearing the amount, Yin Lin coughing a bit.


    Aurora pats her back. "You have that much, right?"


    Yin Lin opens his mouth, he wants to yell at her. But he suppresses his feelings and turns to look at her.


    "Sorry, I don''t have that much. By the way, what are you gonna do with that money?"


    "I..I...I wanna buy my skincare product. All my skincare cream has been used up..and I don''t have money too." she starts whimpering.


    Yin Li sighs again.


    "Your skin is good enough even if you not applying any skincare. Ten thousand..is too much for skincare. I can only afford you less than five hundred." he said.


    "Hmmm¡­you will never understand us, woman..we use it so that we can feel more confident and look more beautiful.."


    "Buy something else. There''s a lot of other brands that are more cheaper than you use right now."


    "I don''t want to..my skin need special care."


    He starts to feel annoyed by her stubbornness.


    "You do realize that we are poor now, right? I seriously can''t afford you to buy that thing. If you really want that thing, you can choose whether you want to return back to your family or you get a job and learn how to earn money!"


    He stood up and leave Aurora in the living room.


    She rolling on the couch while still whimpering like a kid throwing a tantrum.


    "I want to buy it! I want to buy it!"


    Finally, she gives up and went to the bedroom. Open the door, she looks at Yin Li who already sleep so soundly on the bed.


    She secretly went to the dresser drawer and she took out his wallet. She opens the wallet and looks inside it.


    After she looked at his wallet, her eyes start to wells up. She then took his phone and log in to his bank account. All of his ?ssets have been freeze by her father. All of his cards also have been blocked.


    She put back the phone on the desk. When she wants to put back the wallet, her eyes caught a red lease house letter.


    She opens it and read the content. He rent this house for only 10 months. Now he already stays at this house for about six months. Which is mean he only has another four months before he needs to find another place or continue to rent this house.


    The amount to renew the rental agreement is seven thousand. She gulp.


    She then turns to look at Yin Li on the bed. She feels sad for him. He needs to struggle and do two jobs for earning their living and he only has less than four months to find at least seven thousand for the house.


    She sighs and she put back the letter inside the drawer. Get on the bed, she strokes his hair gently.


    "I''m sorry I was too expensive for you."


    ¡­


    Early morning, she wakes up just after Yin Li went to work.


    Taking bath and wear her formal dress, she went to the town and try applying for a job.


    She had a Doctoral Degree in Management, even though she is mostly failing in her personal daily management, but still, she managed to get a good result and graduate from a prestigious university.


    Unlucky for her, her father also blocks her from getting any job that hires people with more than two thousand per month salary. However, she still manages to get a job as the librarian clerk in the town with a salary of one thousand and a half per month.


    Living in a small city is quite difficult to get a job compared with a big city. But, in the big city, the living cost is higher than in a small city. For them who is broke and can''t access to get any job that pays higher than two thousand, they had no choice except to live in a small city.


    She grinning all the way home, happy to get a job and she was happy to be able to help Yin Li.


    She waits for him to return home.


    "I''m home." he opens the door and he scrunches his eyebrow seeing Aurora smiling happily to him.


    "What''s up with you?" he asks the same question like yesterday. He feels like dejavu to ask the same thing for two times.


    "Hehehe.. take a guess."


    "You wanna return to your family mansion?" he asks and in return Aurora smack his face with the pillow on the couch.


    "No way I leave you."


    "Then?"


    "I got a job."


    Yin Li dumbstruck a moment.


    "Hey..did you hear me?" Aurora shakes his body a little.


    Back to reality, he facing her.


    "Where? And why you want to work?"


    "You said yesterday that if I want to buy my skincare I need to work, right? So I went to town and find a job. So I got one. I start tomorrow." she said in a happy tone.


    "Oh..so what time you start your working hour?"


    "I start at 8 and finish at 6, and I off every Saturday and Sunday."


    "Oh? So that clash with my off day then." Yin Li already feel a bit happy. At least he can rest on his off day and since Aurora will be working, she also will be tired and she might not want to have s?x too often like right now.


    ''Ahh..finally. My happy day has come.''

 Chapter 40 - Where Did I See Her Before?

    "Eh? What day you off?" Aurora ask. She forgot when Yin Li has his off day? She always saw him work and rarely get a day off.


    Of course, Yin Li didn''t tell her that he was doing overtime on his off day. He doesn''t want to stay at home with her. So he rather goes to work and do overtime. At least he got extra money.


    Scratch his temple a bit, he said with a low voice.


    "I off every Tuesday. But I take extra working hours, so.."


    "Oh? That''s okay.. so next week you can rest at home in your day off." She said making Yin Li frowned a moment.


    ''Did she eat something wrong today?''


    "Erm, well..congrats on getting your new job." He said.


    Aurora hugs him and then she kisses his lips. Her kiss becomes more passionate and Yin Li push her body slowly.


    "You need to save your energy. You need to work tomorrow, so you need to wake up early and save your energy for your first day, right?" he gives her a reason to stop her from going further more.


    "Oh! You right. Then, I''ll head upstairs first. Good night Yin Li." she gives a peck on his cheek and runs upstairs after that.


    Yin Li release a sigh of relief.


    ''Fuhh..I''m tired¡­'' he also stood up and went upstairs, taking shower and go to sleep.


    ¡­


    The next day,


    Both of them wake up at the same time. This is the first time Aurora seeing Yin Li getting ready to go to work.


    In her eyes, Yin Li looks so fresh and handsome early in the morning. That makes her inner d?s?r? more aroused.


    She hugs him from behind, tries to absorb his diligent vibes into her.


    "Hey, we''ll be late if you keep clinging on me." He said that but he didn''t push her away. He just let her clinging on his back.


    "Mmm¡­who ask you to look so s?xy in the morning?"


    Yin Li froze. ''isn''t that supposed to be his line to said that?''


    He ignores her and went to wear his shirt.


    Seeing him taking his uniform, she releases her hug. She also finds her white long sleeves shirt and a pencil skirt.


    Before both of them path their way to go to work, Yin Li kiss her on the cheek and she returns him with the kiss on the lips.


    "See you tonight." she waved her hand at him.


    "Yeah, take care." he also waves to her and both of them went to a different direction.


    ¡­


    Aurora arrives at her workplace on time, she starts to learn how to organize all the journal followed by the section.


    Since this town is a bit far from the main city, people here are less modern than the people in the main city. They still used a journal and book to their referral. While in the main city, they already use a see-through tablet as their referral and most of the information is stored in the web base. They just need to click and type on it.


    The library in the city also all is made from digital technology. Less work and more simple than her job right now which is she needs to deal with the books and paperwork.


    "Aurora, put these journal on this section. Arrange and place the book followed by the character and use the moving stair for the high place, okay?" one of the librarian, Martha giving her instruction.


    "Okay." She replied short.


    She looked at the basket full of thick book and old journal from old generations. She sorts out the book and places it accordingly with the character. For the last book, she needs to use the moving stair to place it.


    When she was focused on placing the book, suddenly there is someone walk to her and ask her.


    "Excuse me, Miss. Do you know where I can find all the journal for the botany section?"


    "Huh?" Aurora turns to look at the man and her hand which is holding the thick and heavy journal, slips and as she tries to catch the journal, she slips her feet on the step and¡­


    Thud!


    She landing on that man''s body. While the thick and heavy journal that she has been holding earlier also hit that man forehead.


    "Oh my god! I''m so sorry! Are you alright?" she asks and help the man to sit up. She''s a bit worried. This is her first day and hitting customer on her first day? Seriously?


    Ralph sit up on the floor with Aurora''s help. He touches his forehead and looked at the journal which is already laying on the floor.


    He takes the journal and passes it back to her. "Do you want to put this?"


    Aurora frowned before she replies to him. "Uh- yeah."


    "Which row?" he asks again.


    "Umm..the second from the top."


    He stands up and steps on the stairs, he put the journal at the right place.


    "Thank you," Aurora said.


    Ralph smile and when Aurora seeing his smile, she suddenly remembering Yin Li. They had the same kind of smile. Without her knowing it, she also smiles.


    "What''s your name?" he asks.


    "Aurora."


    "Nice name. I am Ralph." he extended his hand.


    "So, Miss Aurora, I want to find journal about botany, do you know where they keep them?" he asks her again.


    "Hmm. I''m new here. You stay here for a moment while I ask my colleague." she said and went to the counter.


    Leaning on the counter table, she looks around. All of her colleagues are not around the table. She then took out a map that Martha give to her this morning.


    She went back to the place where she bumps with Ralph. Standing there, he smiles again when seeing Aurora return back.


    "Hmm. I don''t find my colleagues, but I got us a map. So maybe I can show you the way."


    "That''s good. Thank you, Miss Aurora."


    "Hmm..follow me." she doesn''t know why, but she likes to see him smiling. And what''s more is, he not stingy with his smile too.


    Well, not like Yin Li. He used to smile a lot but then he stops to smile. The worst is, he stops to smile only at her while he smiles normally to other people.


    5 minutes looking, finally, they found the section.


    "Okay, Mr. Ralph, enjoy your time." She said and want to resume back her work.


    "Eh, wait.."


    "Huh?" she turns around.


    "Do you mind a cup of coffee? You hit me pretty hard back there." He said making Aurora blushed a bit.


    ''Eh?! did I just blushed?''


    She nod. "Sure. My bad, so my treat." she smiles.


    ''Eh?! Why did I smile?!''


    Her inner keep shouting to her. While the outer keeps reversing everything the inner said.


    "Good. I''ll see you after you finish your working hour?"


    "Sound great."


    ''Wait! What about Yin Li?!''


    "Okay, see you later." he smile and she returned his smile before she went back to her post.


    Divert his eyes to the rack, he still smiling. ''Hmm. where did I see her before?''

 Chapter 41 - You Know Who I Am?

    "Hi, there!" Jessica greets Yin Li.


    She having dinner at the restaurant as usual since she knows him. She likes to see Yin Li work, so she will stay at the restaurant and order a cup of coffee while waiting for him to finish his work almost every night.


    Yin Li would walk her home and they will have a lively chat along the way. Her home is in the same direction as Yin Li.


    "Hi. As usual?" he asks her and takes out a note.


    "Hmm..yeah. But add one creme brulee as dessert." she smiles.


    "Okay." he returns the smile.


    He keeps continuing his work until his working hour finish. He went to his locker and grab his bag before he off from the restaurant.


    He walks to the side of the road and finds that Jessica was waiting for him there. He put both of his hand inside his pocket and went to her.


    "Hey, going home?"


    "Yup."


    "How was your day at work?"


    "Normal. But today there are more people coming to my shop. Maybe its almost Christmas."


    "Parents will often buy their kids toys, so that''s why your shop got a lot visitor."


    "Most of the things that parents buy nowadays for their kids is gadget and mini robot. Not like when we were young, huh?"


    "Well, at least you had a wonderful childhood memory. All I got is a bicycle and food. Mostly food." And there is also another one. Money. The one who gift him money is no one else other than Aurora.


    She chuckles. "Well, be grateful you got food as a present."


    He also smiles.


    "Oh, hey, the other day I bump with your wife. She looks angry to me."


    "Oh, really? What did she say?" he asks.


    "Nothing, really. But from what I can see, she really is just what you describe her." She said.


    "She always like that. Sorry if she causes you any trouble."


    "Mm.." she shakes her head and continues. "That''s okay, but if you really can''t handle her, why didn''t you just divorce her?"


    Yin Li sigh. "I can''t. she won''t let me go."


    "I know a good lawyer that can help you to get divorced." She suggests.


    "Even so, her father will kill me in an instant if I divorce her. So, it better if she is the one who divorces me. That way, I still can live without being slaughter by her father."


    Jessica turns to look at him. "Who is she by the way?"


    Again, Yin Li was sighing before he answers her. "She''s the daughter from a very very very rich family."


    "So, if she was the one who divorces you..you will be free again after that huh?"


    "It seems like that."


    "You know, I can help you. I know a woman''s biggest weakness."


    "Huh? And what is that? I think my monster is the stubborn one to get rid off."


    "Are you willing to do it if I tell you?" she asks him.


    Scrunch his eyebrow he said. "Do what?"


    "If you want to be free again, you need to date me." She suggests.


    "What?" Yin Li a bit surprised hearing her idea.


    "She can''t handle it if you have another woman other than her. So if you want her to divorce you, you need to date me. I think I''m the best candidate for this position. Am I right?"


    "Whoa! Hold on. She is really a monster. Don''t you afraid that she might kill you?" he said with a worried expression.


    "She won''t. I''ll do the talk, you do the action. She won''t harm you to the extent she wants to kill you right?"


    "That...I don''t know..she might kill us both. As I said, she is the monster. She does what she wants."


    "Okay..it''s up to you to decide. I just help you to create a way for you to be free again. If you think you can''t handle the small matter like this then good luck for your future with her."


    She continues again to walk. Yin Li follow her behind. They didn''t talk much until both of them part their way.


    ¡­


    After she finishes her working hours, she takes her handbag and leaves the library.


    "Hi. Done your work for today?" Ralph smiling to her while waiting for her at the outside of the library building.


    "Oh! Hi." Aurora was a bit shock by the sudden voice greets her


    "Shall we go? Grab a coffee?" he asks and went over to her.


    "Yeah..but I don''t know what cafe that offers the best coffee in this town." She said honestly.


    "I know one place." He said and led her to his car.


    By looking at his car, Aurora could guess that he is not ordinary people. His car is quite expensive and equips with the high tech inside it. Not many people can buy this car, especially in this small town area.


    "Erm, Ralph, are you a local?"


    Took a quick glance to her, he smiles again. "No. I''m not from this town."


    "Oh..Then where are you from?"


    "I raised and stayed in Rome, but I had to complete my research. So I''m collecting data around the world. Looking for the old journal where I can find and do my research."


    "So, you''re a doctor?" she asks and sips her coffee.


    "No..I''m a botanist."


    "Oh, wow..never met one before." she humoring.


    "My face doesn''t show that I''m a botanist? I thought I grow some green hair on my head."


    Aurora laughs with his jokes. "So, what''s your full name?" she asks again.


    "Ralph De Salis."


    Aurora almost spouts her coffee once she heard about his name.


    De Salis is one of the noble family. Just like her. Except Lee is very low profile to the outside world. While De Salis is a bit different. They establish from the ancient ages and keep growing into a wealthy family until now. They had a prince and princess. The real one.


    "Y...You...You the Count Ralph De Salis?" she stuttered a bit.


    Ralph immediate turn to her, a bit shock.


    "You know who I am?"


    "Err... I do."


    "If you know who I am, then you must be not someone with an ordinary background, aren''t you?" he takes a guess.


    Aurora nod.


    "So, who are you, Miss Aurora?"


    Aurora breathe in for a bit before she introduces her name.


    "I am Aurora Lee."


    Ralph smiling contently.


    "Lee? From the Great Empire?" he asks and Aurora nod.


    "No wonder you''re so beautiful. I heard that Lee''s had two beautiful princesses. Never thought I would meet one today." he smiles to her.

 Chapter 42 - This Is For Alluring You

    Arendell,


    Athena wakes up in Aslan''s embrace. She stretching up her hand and m??ning.


    "Morning." Aslan brings his lips to her nape. Since today he takes a day off to cool off the storm in the news, he decides to stay at home with his wife today.


    "Mm." Athena wraps her hand around his shoulder.


    "What do you want to do for today?" he stares at her still on the bed, lazying and n?k?d.


    "Hmm..can you find me a sketchbook and a pencil?" she asks and that makes Aslan scrunch his eyebrow.


    "What do you wanna do with that?"


    "Please.." she makes a puppy eyes.


    Aslan sighs a bit and he kisses her on her lips lightly.


    "I call my servant to send those things."


    Athena nod. While Aslan gets up and wore his robe, Athena also gets up and find her baggy shirt and p?nt??s.


    Once the servant gives the tools that she asks, Aslan sits beside her on the couch inside the bedroom.


    "You want to draw something?" he asks.


    "I want you to be my model for today. Go and sit at that chair." she pointing her finger to the single armchair.


    "You can draw?" he asked, feeling a bit weird.


    "I''ll let you see my work later." she pushed him slowly asking him to go to the chair that she mentions.


    "O-kay." Aslan finally gets up and sit on the chair as she instructed him. Statically and not moving at all.


    Athena focusing on her drawing. Sometimes she will glance at him and focusing on her sketching. To Aslan to see the view of Athena when she was portraying him is really beautiful.


    Her messy hair, her baggy shirt with only her p?nt??s and the way she glances at him is so alluring and s?xy.


    He never thought that he would have this kind view of her. His heart keeps racing every time she makes a small gesture. It feels like he falling in love with her every day. His eyes were fixed on her from the beginning until Athena''s done her drawing.


    She smiles contently looking at her result.


    "You wanna see it?" she ask and look up to him which is still sitting at the chair in front of her.


    Sit on the same couch with her, he wraps his hand around her body and leaning his face to her shoulder from her back.


    "See? This is my drawing. And I give this present to you." she chuckles.


    Aslan look at the sketching book. He was amazed by the drawing. ''Wow!''


    "Did you draw this?" he asked in disbelieve.


    "Mhm.." she nod.


    "I didn''t know you know how to draw.." He said, still feeling like he was shot by the love-shape arrow.


    "You can say, this is one of my hobbies." she smile and kiss his cheek.


    "Nicely done. You always surprise me every day Athena." He said and still looking at the drawing.


    Athena just smiling to hear those. ''Well, there is so much thing that you don''t know.''


    "Athena... let get a bath together and we can do some training at my basement later."


    Athena turns to look at him behind her. "Oh, you do have a training basement too?"


    Aslan chuckles seeing her excited expression. He ruffles her hair "Of course I do. But it is not like your friend basement."


    "Really? How does it look?"


    "Bath first Athena.." he scoops her body and brings her to the bathroom.


    ¡­


    After taking a long bath with Aslan, they went to the basement.


    Aslan basement is surely not like Zoro''s place at all, which is full of the high tech equipment.


    His basement is¡­.like a new world.


    it''s not exactly the basement. Its actually a tunnel leads to his secret backyard. And no one knows he had this backyard except for his chief butler.


    They were standing at the rock mountain where the forest is laid in front of their eyes. Behind them is the tunnel that leads to his house.


    The chirping sound and the breeze make Athena''s heart calm and she was so happy. Even though it supposed to be her critical depression moment because of that scandal.


    "You like it?" Aslan asks her.


    Athena nod.


    "Good if you like it. Now, let get practice here."


    "Here?" she asks.


    "Yes, here. This is the place where my servant is not allowed to come or rather, they don''t know about this place at all." He said as he places his gun, bullet, and sword. He takes off his outer shirt and left him with a tank. He put on the gun strap holder to his th??h, criss-cross the sword strap holder behind his back and wears his gloves.


    While Athena was amazed by just looking at what he was doing.


    "Athena..I''m your opponent for today. Fight me with all you have, but don''t kill me. I need to stay alive so that I can protect you. Got it?" he bent his body and kiss her cheek.


    "Err..how is this called training?"


    "This is for our own good. I will hide first. You need to spot me and attack me while I will attacking you too. The one who lost has to get punishment."


    "Punishment?" Athena tilts her head.


    "Yes.. a punishment." he takes his equipment and turns around.


    "Oh, by the way. These animals inside here are real. Be careful. Call my name if you need help." he then jumping down to the forest leaving her dumbfounded on the rock mountain.


    She sighing. She takes off her baggy shirt and leaves her only with a sports bra and cargo pants. Tighten her grip on katana, she also jumping down to the forest.


    ''What a weird way of training.'' she complain inwardly.


    ..


    ''This forest is too silent.'' she continues to walk and try to spot Aslan inside this forest.


    While walking she can see various animal and bug inside this forest. It''s like she really in a deep forest. How does Aslan have this kind of place in his mansion?


    She keeps her guard up and slicing the leaves and branch to make a way. While she was walking, suddenly she can feel an incoming attack from her behind.


    She turns her body in a second and swings her katana. Ting!


    ''A bullet?'' she looks at the thing. Just when she wants to look at the tree behind her, she spots Aslan was there at the tree branch


    ''When he was there? Why did I just spot him now?''


    Aslan fire shot to her using his gun.


    His shotgun didn''t make any sound at all, that makes Athena a bit difficult to calculate his attack.


    Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting!


    "Athena, why did you take off your shirt?" Aslan asks while he was still shooting at her.


    Athena, on the other hand, was busy cutting the bullet using her katana.


    She dodges the attack and went running to the tree and flip her body before she throws a small sharp rod to him.


    Crack!


    His gun was struck by her sharp rod and stuck at the wood.


    "This is for alluring you of course."


    Aslan grin hearing her answer.

 Chapter 43 - She Looks So Calm And Beautiful When She Was Asleep

    "If you really want to allure me while we had a battle, you should take off all of it, you know. Then I surely will surrender." he smiles cunningly to her.


    Athena squinted her eyes to him. "Pervert!"


    Aslan laugh. He stood up and take out his sword.


    "Alright, let see if you can take me down.."


    He jumps from the where he stands to the next branch and the next branch until he was close to her.


    He swings his sword to her and Athena duck her head and ready to attack him using her fist to his torso.


    Aslan guards his torso by raising his knee and block her attack.


    Got blocked by Aslan, she uses her katana and jumps down from the tree branch.


    Aslan also jumps down and slip back his sword to sword holder behind his back of the body.


    He standing in front of her with a b?r? hand. Since Athena''s eyes not changing the color, it''s fine to fight her with a b?r? hand. But, do not even think to attack her when she changes her eyes color. It''s only a death wish if he tries to do that when she was in ''gin'' mode.


    Athena smiles and shakes her head.


    "You really like to be slash by me aren''t you?"


    Aslan smirk hearing that. "I think I do."


    "Very well," Athena raise up her katana in standby mode. She tightens the grip and ready to launch her attack.


    She dashes to him and Aslan dodge her swing. He holds her hand and pulls it to close to him, but Athena kick his body and Aslan stepping backward, Athena pulls back her hand from his grip.


    He didn''t really kick her or punch her. Rather he was just blocking her attack and push or pull her body slightly.


    If he were really to punch and kick her, for sure Athena will be badly injured. She still a woman after all.


    He already calculates Athena ways of defends when he shoots her earlier. Now he wants to calculate her strike speed by blocking her attack.


    "Control your breath, Athena." He advises her while in the middle of the fight.


    "I''m controlling it." she keeps attack him as she starts to pant a bit.


    "Not enough. Keep up with your legs speed." he ducks his head when Athena tries to swing her sword to him and he pushes her legs a little using his foot.


    Athena let her guard down and she slips her feet when Aslan push her legs.


    Aslan catches her body from falling to the ground and she immediately swings her katana to him again.


    Smiling, he grabs her wrist using his other hand before the blade touch his neck.


    Athena wants to refuse him, but he plunges his tongue and intertwines it with hers. Every time she wants to retract, he will pull it back until she finally gives up.


    Aslan chuckles as he releases his kiss.


    "Can''t resist me huh?"


    Athena''s face turn reddish and she pushes his body a little before she stands up properly.


    "You trick me."


    "Aren''t you do the same to me too?" he help her to wipe the sweat bead on her forehead.


    Athena froze a moment. ''Oh yeah, I did the same thing to him.'' She then closes her katana and put inside her cargo-pants pocket.


    He lifts up her chin and stares at her eyes.


    "Now¡­the punishment.."


    Athena''s eyes turn wide. "Uh-oh."


    "Take this.." he tickling her stomach and that makes Athena laugh and screaming.


    "Stop! Stop! I can''t! Stop, please! Bhaahaha.."


    The birds in the forest fly away when she starts to laugh and screaming. Her voice can be heard by any kinds of animal there.


    Lying in the ground, she was totally exhausted because of the laughing and the fighting. But what''s more important is..she was happy. Too happy actually.


    Kissing her cleavage softly, he looked at her after that.


    "Something bothering you?"


    Athena not replying him instantly. She sits up and stares at him lovingly.


    "As...I don''t have much time to live. I can''t give you an heir too. I am willing to let you go if you have any intention to have a wonderful family. I don''t want to hold you back anymore." she touches his cheek.


    "Why are you saying this?" he scrunches.


    "I give you an option. You already are my real husband for the past month. What else I can ask from you."


    "Athena..it''s my decision whether I want to stay with you or not. Are you not happy with me?"


    "I''m happy."


    "Then don''t ever ask this again." he hugs her for a quite long before both of them finally stood up and leave the forest.


    ....


    Open the door, Yin Li look at Aurora who already sits on the couch, watching some news.


    "What are you watching?" he ask and take a seat beside her.


    "Ergh! This ?sshole!" Aurora cursed. Yin Li gulp and then he turns to look at the television.


    ''Huh? Who is this?''


    "You know him?" he asks and turns around to look at Aurora.


    "That''s your brother-in-law! He''s Athena husband." she shrilled a bit.


    Yin Li was dumbfounded a moment. "He is?"


    "Yes, he is..he takes our place when we run away. It''s all your fault that my sister now is grieving have a husband like him." She growled and look at the television again.


    Yin Li also look at the news. It''s about that man is being caught having one night stand with his own best friend which is rumored is his girlfriend. Not only that, but he also a married man and he''d been labeled as a cheating husband.


    He took a glance to his wife, read her expression and observe her reaction.


    He then smiles inwardly.


    "Hey, I wanna go upstairs. You should sleep early. Tomorrow you need to work right?" he said and remind her before he went upstairs.


    "Oh..okay.."


    While in the bathroom, Yin Li keep thinking. ''Should I try it? Or shouldn''t I?''


    What if she really kills him after that? But, what if she really buy it and leave him? She wouldn''t really kill him, right? She loves him, and to the worst scenario is at least he will be hospitalized. But, still..she will leave him alone after that.


    He finishes his bath and went to the bedroom. He looks at Aurora who already sleeping on the bed.


    Put on his pajama, he slips under the comforter and turns his body, looking at her sleeping face. He stares her face for a quite long.


    ''She looks so calm and beautiful when she was asleep.''


    Lay his head back to the pillow, he also falls asleep after that.

 Chapter 44 - I’m Not Into You

    After bathing and dressed up, Athena and Aslan went to the dining room.


    The chef already prepared them a fancy dish. In the dining hall, the servants keep peeking at the two of them.


    Athena noticing the gaze, but she acts like she didn''t see anything and continue to eat her dinner.


    She was hungry after all, she only eats her lunch before they go training and then all her energy has been drained out by Aslan. Not to mention they also ''do it'' several times today since the morning, inside the bathroom and after the training.


    She was in her own world when Aslan suddenly ask her.


    "Athena..soon, there''ll be Christmas..how about if we celebrate our Christmas in my parent''s house? I want to introduce you to my other family."


    "Huh? You have other families?"


    "Yup." he nods his head.


    He then continues again. "They are actually my parent''s friends. They some kind of very very close with both of my parents. So since I was still a kid, every first Christmas they would come and celebrate with all of us. And every year too, I will get a gift from all of them."


    "Mhm?"


    "So, are you okay with celebrating Christmas with my family?"


    Athena smile and nod.


    Actually, Aslan birthday is on that month too. Athena is well aware of his birthday. When he brings up about the Christmas, she starts to think about what she should give him as the present.


    Its only one month left before Christmas. So she should think it faster.


    ¡­.


    "Hi, good morning." Ralph greet Aurora in her section.


    Aurora smile and reply back. "Morning."


    "Collecting data again?" she asks.


    "Yeah. Wanna help me searching the journal?"


    Aurora looks at her hand which is still full with the book that she needs to put in the rack.


    "Hmm...I can''t right now."


    "Here, let me help you put this book and you help me after that." he bent down and take two baskets in his hand.


    Aurora wants to stop him, but he already walks away from her.


    "Uh- hey!"


    Ralph stop his pace and turn around to look at her.


    "This way." she shows the right way to him.


    While helping her, he couldn''t help to feel curious about her. About why she was in this small city, working as a librarian and she wears something so simple. She is the Princess of Lee. She is at the same level as him.


    "So Aurora, I can''t help but wonder, why did you stay in this city? I mean you had a great mansion, your family is rich and you shouldn''t have to work to earn a living right?" he glances on her while placing the journal to its place.


    She giggling. "And what about you? You are the Prince of your country..why you choose to be the botanist? I mean you can just wait to be the King and run your own business. I heard your family is slightest richer than mine."


    "Hmm..what so wrong with being the botanist? I like the green. I like to grow up a plant and study about them." he took another book from the basket.


    Aurora takes the book from his hand and smiling to him. "The same thing with me..what so wrong with being the librarian?"


    He chuckles. Not buying with her word.


    "I don''t believe your word."


    "Suit yourself."


    "So, dinner with me today?" he asks.


    "Oh, no no. I want to return home early." she rejects him.


    "I send you home after work?"


    "Uh- I like to walk...exercising"


    "Lunch with me?"


    "Sorry. I can''t."


    "Wow..you directly rejecting me.." he smiles and chuckles.


    Aurora also chuckle. "I''m married. So it''s not nice to go out with another man behind my husband."


    "I''m not asking you for dating though."


    "Uh-huh? But you eagerly inviting me though."


    "I want to know the reason. I have this habit that when I''m curious about something, I would find the answer until I satisfied. Really, I''m not into you." he ?ssured her with a warm smiling.


    Pinch her space between the eyebrow. She nod.


    "Okay..after work maybe.."


    "Good." they continue to put the book into the bookshelves.


    "Hey, Jess.."


    "Hmm?" Jessica turns to look at Yin Li. They both walk home together.


    "I think about your suggestion yesterday..and.."


    "You agree?" she asks without waiting for him to complete his sentences.


    "Maybe we can try. I mean, we''re just doing it so that my monster wife will divorce me right?"


    "Sure. So, you''ll be dating me then.."


    "Uh..but, your fiance¡­"


    "Oh, don''t worry..he will not be coming home for the next six months. He is somewhere in the sea I think."


    "Are you sure he wouldn''t find out? We just do it until my wife.."


    "I get it..don''t repeat it so many times.."


    "And don''t worry. It just our secret.."


    "O..kay.."


    ¡­


    Within a blink of eyes, it''s already Christmas Eve.


    Athena wrap up her present for Aslan and put into her bag. She secretly asks Zoro to invent something for her husband.


    And Zoro is happily helped her. Even though he knew it''s his rival present. But as long that can make her happy, he doesn''t care even it''s his rival''s present. He likes to hear Athena''s happy voice through the phone. It''s showing that she is now happy.


    It also has been a month he didn''t see her. He also busies conducting his business and needs to go to a lot of places.


    Not only him who is busy, but Aslan also starting to busy to stabilize his business. With his father-in-law help, his company revives from the red line to the green line back within just a few weeks. His stock market has been increasing and everything has started to fall to its place again.


    The news that she watch this morning catch Athena attention. It''s about Jye Yin who suddenly pass out behind her stage before her performance and have been treated at the hospital.


    She is now already back from her tour and starts to live in Arendell back. She also makes an announcement that she will return to Imperial City the next year.


    Aslan who already dressed up, wrap his arm around Athena''s waist. He kisses her neck lightly.


    "Ready to go?"


    "Hmm. Yup."


    "Let''s go then."


    He holds her hand and went to his sports car. All his servant have been released from their job a week ago. He let them have a long vacation with their family.

 Chapter 45 - Its Not Mine, Athena..

    They arrive at Sun House within 30 minutes with heavy traffic and its snowing all along the way.


    Once Aslan opens the door, they have been greet by his other family. There is also a few other teenagers and even a toddler in his family house. The house seems really lively with many people inside it.


    "Aslan! Oh my god! How handsome!" Uncle Joe who is one of his parent''s friend hug him and pat behind his back.


    "Wow uncle, turn into one pack huh?" he rubs Uncle''s Joe belly. His wife hugs him from his side and said to Aslan.


    "He eats all other 5, that''s why it turns into one." Auntie Akiko said and make all of them laugh.


    After that, they all turn to look at Athena.


    "Oh, this is my wife, Athena."


    "Oh my goodness, this is the little girl that we met on Hazel''s wedding day right?" another two middle age woman approaching her.


    They smile and hug Athena friendly.


    "Yup, she is..so beautiful..like her mother. Oh! Wait, I think more beautiful than her mother." Auntie Lola said.


    Athena just smiles. She doesn''t know these Uncles and Aunties, but it seems they know her parent.


    "Oh, guys..come on..don''t swarm my daughter-in-law," Hazel said and make a way for Athena to go to the dining hall together with all of them.


    After having dinner they move back to the living hall. Athena and Aslan sit on the sofa and not long after, the light turns to dim and her mother-in-law went to the kitchen after that.


    Within a minute, her family-in-law, Hazel, Andy, Rachael, and Raisya come out from the kitchen.


    Singing the birthday song and bring out a big whole cake together with them.


    Aslan smiling and rub his forehead. He feels like he was a child. In his 28 years old, he was treat like a little kid having a birthday.


    Athena seeing Aslan''s reaction. She also smiling happily. His family was such a big happy family.


    "Make a wish Aslan." his father, Andy said while standing in front of him with a cake and a candle on top of it.


    Aslan chuckles. "Guys, I''m already grown up. Oh..god...I really feel shame to my wife right now."


    "Since when you have grown up? I still see a little kid standing there." Uncle Nigel teases him.


    "Yup, Uncle Nigel was right. I saw that too."


    "Geez..." he prays his wish inwardly before he blows the candle.


    "Yeay!!" they all clapping hand.


    Sit back on the sofa beside Athena, he leans to her and kisses her cheek secretly.


    "What did you wish?" Athena smile and ask him.


    "Hmm..secrets.."


    She chuckles and didn''t ask further. She opens her bag and takes out her present.


    "This is your birthday present."


    "Wow! What did your wife get for you? Open it! Open it!" Uncle Joe and Nigel was the one who excited. While Uncle Chase, he smiled looking at his best friends still energetic like they were young before.


    "Hey, you guys such a noisy. Even though you guys already old." He said and try to hide his present that Athena gives him.


    "What? Hey..we were the one who raises you when you were a kid, alright? Alan, look at your little brat here."


    Andy just smiles and shake his head. Same reaction as Uncle Chase. Both of them look calm and they both chatting to each other ignoring the other two.


    Aslan had no choice other than open up the gift.


    He carefully opens the wrapping paper and takes out the gift.


    Once he takes out the gift, those two noisy Uncle making a mouth with a shape ''O''


    "Oh wow! What is this?"


    Aslan blinks his eyes a few time before he turns to Athena.


    "It''s a multi-weapon."


    "Wh..What?" Aslan stammered a bit. He looks at the black metal. Don''t know how to use it.


    Athena smile and take the metal after that.


    Aslan was totally surprised. Well, not only him, but all the man in the house also surprise and amazed by the present she gives him.


    Take back the weapon, he said thank you to his wife. Cuddling her in front of everyone.


    Athena blushed as everyone tease them both.


    Raisya, on the other hand, showing a boring look looking at Athena who is being the center of attention.


    She still doesn''t like Athena being her sister-in-law. She like when his brother is still with Jye Yin.


    She wants to go to the bedroom, but then there is a ring bell sound from the door. She went to open it.


    Once she opens it, her eyes turn wide.


    Jye Yin was standing in the front of the door holding her handkerchief and crying.


    "Oh my god! Sis Jye Yin..what happen? Come on in." she said and help her to get into the house.


    "Mom!" Raisya calls out her mother.


    Hazel and the rest still in the living room, when Hazel heard her daughter, she went to the door.


    She also a bit surprised seeing Jye Yin coming to this house.


    She scrunches her eyebrow and asks. "What happen?"


    "Is Aslan here?" her voice was trembling and hoarse.


    "Wait. I call him." Hazel turn back to the living room, she whispers to Aslan and immediately Aslan stood up and went to the door.


    Athena''s a bit surprised when seeing Aslan suddenly stood up, she decides to follow him from behind.


    Once Aslan reaches the entrance, he could see that Jye Yin was crying and her condition looks like she''s not very well.


    "Aslan¡­" she runs to him and hugs him tightly.


    "As.." Athena behind him want to call his name, but she stops her sentence when seeing Jye Yin crying in Aslan''s arm.


    "What happen?" Athena ask.


    Aslan releases the hug from Jye Yin and he searches her eyes, try to ask the same thing.


    With a hoarse and hiccuping, she said: "I''m¡­I''m pregnant."


    Athena''s heart feels like someone just stab her with a sharp knife. She couldn''t hold her tears anymore


    Aslan totally froze. He didn''t say anything. His mind was blank and pitch black right now.


    Hazel and Raisya also froze. But Hazel immediately gain her sense, she asks all of them including Athena to go to her consultation room.


    There is equipment to check on her condition.


    All of them follow her mother, Aslan hold Athena''s hand when they headed to the room.


    Jye Yin lies down on the bed, and her mother runs the equipment on her belly. While Aslan, Athena, and Raisya standing beside the curtain that divides Hazel and Jye Yin.


    Seeing the see-through monitor hanging on the wall, Athena''s tears rolling down.


    There''s really a baby inside her belly. It has a heartbeat. It is something that she longing for, but she can never have it. Who wouldn''t feel sad and jealous if someone carrying a child that she can''t ever give to him?


    Aslan turns to look at Athena who faces already wet with tears. He hold up her cheek and saying "It''s not mine. It''s not mine, Athena.."

 Chapter 46 - Wanna Come Over To My House?

    Athena not replying him, she lowered her head and buried her head on his ?h?st. Her eyes still wet with the tears. Aslan holds her tightly. He lost his word.


    "Aslan, bring Athena to your room. I''ll tell others she''s not feeling well later." Hazel said after she turns off the monitor.


    Aslan nod, leaving his mother and his sister inside the room.


    After Aslan walk out from the room, Hazel turns to look at Jye Yin. She feels sorry for both of the woman that had to suffer because of his son''s doing.


    "You should stay here for tonight. it''s snowing outside and it''s late too. Raisya will show you to the guest room." she said and when she wants to leave the room, she turns her head around and said again.


    "You don''t mind if I do some DNA test for the baby right?"


    Jye Yin shakes her head, telling Hazel that she didn''t mind at all. Hazel nod and leave the room after that.


    "Come here sis Jye Yin, I show you the guest room." Raisya helps Jye Yin to stand up like she''s a sick person.


    Jye Yin stands up and wipes her wet cheek. She hiccups and said to Raisya.


    "What should I do? Your brother seems to do not want to acknowledge this child. my career is at the peak. If I do the abortion now, all my fans will feel disappointed with me.."


    Raisya feels sorry to her. Well, she is one of her fans too. if Jye Yin really does the abortion, of course, she will feel sad.


    "Don''t worry, my mom will run the test and once the result confirms it was my brother''s child we, of course, will not just let you alone. My mom is a doctor, she had an obligation to not just neglect you and the baby." Raisya pats gently on her shoulder tries to give her a little bit of courage.


    "Let''s prove it to your dad, that you really is his."


    Raisya looks at her with a pity expression.


    ...


    In Aslan bedroom,


    Once Athena went inside the room, she lies down on the bed and curled up her body. she clenching on the comforter tightly. Trying to keep her emotion from turning her to the point of rage.


    She closed her eyes, she can''t breathe properly because her mind now feels so heavy, her body is a bit trembling. She holds her voice from slipping out from her mouth.


    Aslan can''t watch her like that. He also lied down behind her and wrap his arm around her body and hold her tightly. His eyes turn to red holding his sadness inside his heart when seeing his broken heart wife.


    The bed in his room is single bedded, so with two of them, it''s quite cramped but it also a bit comfortable for embracing each other.


    They stay in that position until both of them falling asleep without saying anything.


    One day before Christmas eve,


    Aurora got her first salary, she wants to buy something for Yin Li and the rest she wants to save it for the house rent money.


    She went to the town with Ralph. She wants an opinion from a guy. All this while, she only buys whatever she feels that suit with Yin Li. Because now she is poor and broke, she had to cut her wish list to buy something fancy for Yin Li. She only affords to buy something that is cheaper and convenient for him.


    Luckily, Ralph was not someone with a rotten attitude. Once he knew about her circumstance, he felt sorry to his husband. But he also needs to support her and guide her to be a good wife through her tough day. She was new to this kind of world, of course, she will have a lot of mistakes. That''s what he thought.


    "Ralph, look at this scarf, do you think it''ll look good on him?" she said and show him the red scarf.


    Ralph also look at the scarf. The material is not that bad, but the color looks so striking. He smiles and put that back.


    "How about you buy this one?" he said and show her a pair of hand gloves in dark brown color.


    Aurora tilts her head and stares at the gloves for a few seconds. She finally smiles and nods her head.


    "Yup, it looks great on him." she takes the gloves from his hand and looks at the material.


    "How much is this cost?" she mumbles and finding the price tag.


    Turn the price tag, she gulps a bit. ''150 dollars.''


    "Is it is not in your budget range?" Ralph said.


    Aurora nod. She wants to put it back but she likes the design and the material. It will fit him perfectly.


    She then retracts her hand which holding the gloves and went to the counter. She breathe in, and passes the money to the lady in the counter.


    After they went out of the shop, she smiling looking at the shopping bag.


    "Okay, my flight time is almost up. Merry Christmas Aurora." he leaned to her and kiss her cheek lightly as a goodbye.


    Aurora smiles and waves her hand. "Bye bye..See you next week."


    ....


    Yin Li was standing at the corner of the road with Jessica.


    "What''s wrong?" Jessica asks when she noticed that Yin Li suddenly turn silent.


    Turn his head back to her, he shakes his head.


    "Nothing. Hey, wanna come over to my house?"


    "Huh? isn''t your wife will be at home?"


    "No, I think it''s better we do it right now. I want to show her that I really want her to leave me alone."


    "Okay..as you wish."


    She smiles happily and tug her hand to his sweater shirt.

 Chapter 47 - Did You See My Wife?

    Aurora walks home happily. She humming and keep smiling on her face. She was happy to get her salary today and was able to buy something for her dearest husband.


    She can''t imagine how Yin Li will react when she gives him those gloves. Its been a month since last they have s?x together, because she was so busy and tired when she gets home, she didn''t ask Yin Li about his need. She always goes to sleep earlier than before.


    She misses him, misses his body scent and his embrace. She got sabbatical for about one week until the new year..she thought she wants to spend it with Yin Li.


    When she arrives at home, she happily opens the door and said.


    "Yin Li I''m home!" She smiling. But only for a moment before her mouth opens widely.


    Yin Li is on the couch sitting while on his ??p was a woman topless with only her bra facing him.


    Aurora heart beating faster. She looks at both of them. Yin Li seems like he was enjoying it, while the woman also looking at him with ??wd.


    "Oh..hey.." Yin Li reply to her. He didn''t even look at her which is still at the door.


    Trembling, she asks "What are you doing? Who is she?" Her eyes redden a bit.


    "Hmm? Oh, this is my girlfriend...Sorry, but I''m in the middle of the mood right now. So can you just hurry up going upstairs?" Still not looking at her.


    She clenching her fist and she throws the shopping bag containing his present to the floor before she closes back the door and runs back to the streets.


    She running while crying. This is the first time she was so heartbroken like this. The image of him in the middle of foreplay lingering in her mind. She couldn''t keep her mind straight right now.


    That''s was her husband there!


    She sits on the bench at the park and cry as much as she wants.


    Bam!


    After Aurora left the house, he sighed and pushed Jessica''s body slowly.


    He lowered his head and look at the other way.


    "I''m sorry...I can''t do this." He said


    Jessica was dumbfounded, she took her clothes and wear them afterward. "If you really want her to divorce you, you better make up your mind. Having a little fun with me is not a big deal to me. If you ever need me, just call me. I''m free until the new year."


    She also went out after she said that.


    Yin Li rub his face. He turned to look at the shopping bag and sighed. He went to the bedroom and laying in bed thinking about what he saw tonight.


    ''If she can have a good man at her side, why did she want to stay with me anymore? She can have a good life ahead of her. And I am going to have a good life too, right?''


    He closed his eyes trying to sleep.


    ''Ermm..she gonna go to that man house right?''


    A minute later, ''But what if she still at the outside? Now it''s snowing..she must be freezing out there.''


    ....


    Aurora sits on the bench near the park, sobbing... She took out her phone and search for Ralph''s number. She tried to call him, but his phone is off. Which means he already on board.


    She scrolled down the contact on her phone, then her finger stop at her brother''s number. She hesitates, but she finally calls her brother for help.


    "Hello?"


    "Ad.....I need your help..." She started crying.


    "Aur?? What happen?"


    "Can you lend me some money? I''ll pay you back.."


    "You crying because you don''t have money?"


    "Erm..not only that...I don''t have any place to stay tonight.." she sniffs. Hearing her brother voice makes her calmed a bit.


    "Where''s your husband?"


    "Huaaa.... don''t say his name.. I...I ..."


    Sighing, he asks. "Fight with him?"


    Aurora did not say anything. She just keeps silent.


    "Where are you right now?"


    "I''ll send you my location.." She said.


    "Okay...I send people there..stay at your place for a bit."


    "Ad..... Thanks"


    "Hey, Aur, just a piece of advice, love can''t be force you know.." He said before he hangs up the call.


    A man in a black suit opens the door for her.


    "Madam Aurora.." he bows a bit asking for Aurora to get in the car.


    Wipe her tears, she went inside the car and the man closes the door.


    She was brought to one of the Lee mansion in that country. A bit far from the small city where she stays with Yin Li.


    She went upstairs and change her attire. She skips her dinner. Her mind keeps repeating the same scenes and her heart was so hurt by just remembered it.


    What her brother told her makes her think it too.


    It''s true..it has been almost three months since she lived with him. There is no single word like ''I love you'' or ''I like you'' or at least ''darling or honey'' from him.


    What if he really loves that woman and she makes him trap with the marriages that she forces him.


    She closed her eyes tightly. Trying to figure out the way to deal with this problem.


    "Aur!" Yin Li shout her name a few times around the street and the park. Trying to find her in the middle of snow.


    He took out his phone and try to dial her phone, but to no avail, her phone was off.


    After almost an hour searching for her, a man with a dog which is one of his neighbor approaching him.


    "Hey man, are you looking for your wife?" he asks. He saw him strolling around the park and the street for a few times before he finally decides to ask him.


    Yin Li nodded. "Did you see my wife? She had long hair and she wear a red snow cap with a fur snow jacket."


    "Yeah, but she already left 10 minutes before you coming."

 Chapter 48 - Both Of Our Girls Have A Bad Love Story

    "Leave? With who?" He asks.


    "I don''t know, man. I just saw her get inside a black car. Its quite expensive car though." That man shrugged his shoulder.


    "Huh? Thanks, man.." He said and went back to his home.


    Close his door, he leans against the door and slowly he slouch on the floor.


    "Seriously Aur? Within just an hour you run away with him?" He mumbles. He feels a bit hurt inside his heart. His feeling is mixed.


    He takes off his jacket and went upstairs.


    ¡­.


    Aurora returns to Yin Li''s house in the afternoon.


    When she returned she saw that Yin Li was sat on the couch, watching television.


    She went upstairs without saying anything.


    After two hours, she went downstairs and handed him a divorce paper.


    "Can we talk right now?" She said.


    Yin Li turn to look at her. He then looks at the paper she handed to him.


    He scrunches his eyebrow a bit, but he still nods his head.


    Choosing to sit on the floor facing him, she started.


    "Yin Li, within these past months, have you ever thought that you maybe love me?"


    Yin Li shakes his head. "No. Like I said before. I don''t love you."


    Aurora lowered her head and stare at the wooden laminated floor. She tries to hold her tears.


    "Do you¡­really love that woman?"


    Yin Li look at her who staring the floor. He didn''t reply to her immediately but he nods his head slightly and diverts his eyes to somewhere else.


    Aurora could feel like he just nods his head.


    "Do you want to get divorced?" She asks again.


    Yin Li''s heart beat faster. He turns to look at her again. "Do you?"


    Aurora silent for a moment. Of course, she didn''t want to get divorced. But, love can''t be forced right?


    "I will grant your wish."


    "Is that so?" He asks. While in his mind, he thought that this is the reason she creates when she finally decides to choose another man beside him. To choose someone far better than him. Who is he want to joke right now? He is penniless. Has no stable job, no car, no fancy house, no fancy suit and he can''t even provide her with her expensive skincare.


    "I already sign the paper. If you sign it, we can proceed to divorce. I will not interfere with your life again. You free to find your own happiness." Her bead of tears flows down on her cheek.


    She wipes it quickly and controls her voice from trembling.


    Yin Li take the paper, he signs it and passes to her back.


    ''It''s for her own good. She does not belong here in the first place.''


    Aurora takes the paper and hurriedly went to the door. She brings her bag and closed the door after that.


    Once she gets in the car, she cries as much as she wants.


    The chauffeur at the front could feel her sadness too just by hearing her voice.


    He sends a text to his master. Adrian, informing him about her sister condition.


    ¡­


    ''Dammit! Why do I have to feel this way?'' He wipes his eyes using his palm.


    ''You don''t love her. She''s been bullying you since you were kids and keep pushing you to the edge of the knife. Now, you finally free. You should feel joyed and grateful because she finally let you go.'' he calming his heart.


    Turn off the television, he went to the bedroom and take a nap.


    ¡­.


    Late at night.


    Ding dong!


    Aurora went to the door and open it. She was so tired and her eyes are now swollen like hell. Her face is red and doesn''t look like a face at all and her hair was just like an insane woman.


    She looked up and saw her father at the front of her door.


    "Daddy?" she asks. Her voice trembling.


    "It''s me," Richard said, he opens up his arm and Aurora run to him. She hugs her father tightly and cries on his ?h?st.


    "It''s hurt." She said while sobbing.


    "I know baby, I know." He ??r?sses her hair gently.


    He brings her inside and sat down on the couch in the living room. Both of them did not say anything and Richard keep ??r?ssing his daughter''s hair and try to comfort her until she falls asleep.


    Cover her body with the blanket, he put more wood stack on the fireplace in the living room. To make sure Aurora didn''t feel too cold.


    Richard take out his phone and call his wife after that.


    "Dear?" Hai Rin asks from the other side.


    "Honey, I miss you," He said.


    Chuckles, his wife said. "We''re past that age, dear. How is Aur? Did she okay?"


    "Erm..she got divorced." Richard lowered his head a little.


    "Oh.." Hai Rin is also speechless.


    "Don''t worry.. she''s a tough girl. I know, she''ll be just fine. You should support Athena. She needs you right now." he said softly to his wife.


    "Hmm. Seem both of our girls have a bad love story.."

 Chapter 49 - My Pillar And My Umbrella

    While in Arendell,


    Hazel sit on her bed while applying her night cream she said to her husband.


    "I pity Athena. She might experience the feeling that I feel back then. Why he needs to follow his father''s doing?"


    "Hmm. I don''t know what to say either. I believe he didn''t do it. But all the leads and proof are lead to him." Andy feels a bit sad too.


    "She maybe suffers from depression later if we ignore it. I need to take action." Hazel said again. This time she already went to her husband''s side.


    "Yeah, maybe we should give them our support. I hope they didn''t end up divorcing though."


    "Hmm.."


    The next morning,


    Athena wakes up in Aslan''s embrace. She still felt a bit sad from the news yesterday. While Aslan still sleeping, she stares at him.


    Like she was searching the truth from his face while he was sleeping. She trusts him. Well, she still wants to stay with him for a little bit longer.


    She closed her eyes and keep reminding her heart to be tough and always be patient to whatever outcomes in the future. She doesn''t want to hurt him again by turning to ''gin'' mode like last time. She needs to control herself.


    With that way of thinking, she able to smile and snuggling into his embrace searching for the warm spot.


    "Mm...Thena..you wake up?" he said half asleep when he feels like Athena move closer to him. Space is limited, if she keeps pushing him, he might fall down from the bed.


    "..no.." She replies.


    "If no, then, why did you reply my question huh?" he smiles with her adorable reaction. Even though he did not open his eyes.


    "I..I''m half asleep."


    "Really?" he asks and he brings her closer to him. He lowered his head and brings it close to her cleavage. He kisses her softly on the ticklish point.


    "Let see..if you are awake or only half asleep." he moves his head to the side and kisses it again.


    Athena m??ns and holds his head from moving to the next step. "As..stop..we''re in your parent''s house."


    She said and Aslan stops. He finally opens up his eyes and kisses her lips.


    "Then, should we return to our home today?" he asks.


    Athena giggles... She shakes her head.


    "No..I want to meet up with your grandfather, Mr. Jokovic. We''re going to Russia by today right?" she asks.


    Aslan looks at his watch and he nodded.


    "Ermm..yeah.."


    "Hey, ¡­about yesterday.." Aslan turns to look at her again. His face looks so guilty.


    Athena seal his lips with hers for a long kiss. "Don''t say anything about it. I said before. I trust you. So, I will stay at your side."


    Aslan teary a bit. He covers it by place his face on her shoulder and hugs her body tightly.


    "Thanks.."


    "Ermm. I wanna take a bath." She said, trying to push him a little bit.


    "Can I join too?"


    "We did it so many times..give me rest please.." she whimpering with a pamper voice. She knew what Aslan''s real intention on ''joining her taking bath'' is.


    "But, I can''t have enough with you."


    "Yeah right..suit yourself. Now, get off me... I can''t breathe.." she pushes him slowly asking him to moves. Knowing that her reason is rejected by him.


    Aslan chuckles seeing she already pouted. He kisses her cheek before he sits up at the edge of the bed.


    "Alright...I let you off this time."


    Athena lift up her eyebrow. "So soon?"


    Alan nodded. He slips her hair strands behind her ear. "Hey Athena..let''s face it together okay? I need you as my pillar and my umbrella where I can lean when I''m tired and exhausted, where I can stand on the rainy or a sunny day. Don''t leave me alone."


    Athena was stun for a moment. It feels like he just confesses to her. It feels like he truly loves her.. did he already fall for her?


    Athena smile and cupped his face. "Will you leave me?" she asked while looking at his eyes deeply.


    Aslan hurriedly shakes his head. "No."


    "Then, I also will not abandon you. Whatever happens in the future, let''s stick together." ''for at least, while I still have my time with you.''


    Aslan smile and said again. "Can I join you now?"


    "Tch! Not a chance." she released her hand and went to the bathroom leaving Aslan sitting on the bed.


    Seeing Athena already went inside the bathroom, he sighs heavily.


    "Now, what do I do with Jye Yin¡­"


    ''I can''t leave Athena. I love her. I can''t just abandon Jye Yin too. She was my best friend since we were kids..urghhh¡­this is killing me!''


    ¡­


    After Athena and Aslan took a shower and dressed up, they went downstairs.


    All the family is already ready to go to Russia. And..there''s Jye Yin. Who also in the living room, looking so pale and a bit messy. Well, she is now in the first trimester. Of course, she will have morning sickness.


    Athena keeps her face and body gesture in composed. Aslan beside her also does the same.


    "Aslan, now is Christmas. Since Jye Yin is pregnant, she should stay at Arendell until we return back, but..she refuses to stay here..so.." Hazel said with a bit guilty.


    She didn''t hate Jye Yin. But she really not favor her since they''re still young. It''s just her instinct as a mother.


    "Jye Yin, you are now in the first trimester. It''s not good for your baby to come along with us. The air pressure during the flight might be harming your baby. Do you want to be the reason for your baby''s abortion?" Athena voice out. She said in a polite tone and gentle to her.


    Jye Yin diverts her eyes to the floor. Her eyes start to teary.


    "But...I don''t want to stay alone. I am afraid, what if my fans knew? What will they talk about me and Aslan?"


    Aslan wants to reply to her, but Athena''s hand grip his hand, making him silent.


    "I understand. But by following us to Russia and endanger your baby''s life, isn''t it a bit too selfish? After all, we also need some time to think about this problem. Let''s discuss again when we return back later okay?"


    Jye Yin grit her teeth. ''Bitch!! you just create an excuse so that I will not coming right??''


    She smiles. She nodded. "I''m sorry about my selfishness. I should be more aware of my condition who is carrying Aslan''s child right now."


    "Mm..so do you want our chauffeur to send you home?" Athena asks again.


    While the other family just keep silent and watch the conversation between them.


    "Sure. Thank you."


    "Alright. We''ll see you again." Athena smile. While Aslan still keeps silent beside her.


    He helps Jye Yin by asking his chauffeur to send her home safely.

 Chapter 50 - How Much Your Life Span Left?

    They landed at dusk. After landing, they went to Aslan''s grandparent''s house together with his family.


    His grandpa is still alive and now already old enough. He''s been sick lately maybe because of his age and his workload. He passes half of the ?sset to her mother-in-law, but then she transfer it to Aslan and the other half is passed to his wife.


    Hazel refuses to take her part of share because she had enough with her husband''s wealth. She doesn''t like to be the center of public attention. She had the same kind feeling like Athena which also hates to be the center of the public.


    "Master Andy, Madam Hazel, Master Aslan, welcome home.." one of the butlers greet him and then he turns to look at the woman beside him


    "This is my wife...Athena. " He said and place his hand around her waist.


    "Madam Athena, welcome." He bows and takes the luggage to their room upstairs.


    He is Mr. Brandon''s grandson. Alec. He''s been working here since after he graduated from high school. Mr. Brandon has retired and lived with his wife near the city.


    "Alan.. Hazel and Aslan... Oh my...I missed you all... Wow, my girls already big.." Mr. Jokovic smiles seeing his family returning home. He walked with the walking stick and guided by his wife, Laura. She smiles at all the family.


    "Dedushka!" Rachel and Raisya run to him and hug their grandparents.


    "Be careful girls.." Andy said while walk with his wife to greet his family-in-law.


    Athena put on a smile on her face. All the family members seem quite friendly with the kids playing around the house and the chatting sounds make the mansion more lively.


    Suddenly she feels like she misses her family. Oh well, maybe after new year she can go back to Imperial city and visit her family.


    They went to the dining room when the servants had done preparing the dinner.


    Sit down beside Aslan, she looks at the table which is full of food and various dishes.


    "Are you hungry?" Aslan smile seeing her staring at the food.


    Athena nod. "So much choice."


    Kiss her cheek, he said, "let''s eat." He put a slice of turkey on her plate and scoop baked bean soups to her bowl.


    Athena looked at the plate, she chuckles and said thank you to him.


    "You both look so happy. You guys already married for half a year right? So when can we hear the news about the little one from you guys?" Auntie Natasha smile while looking at both of them.


    "I still want my daughter-in-law to enjoy their time together. I don''t mind if I''m not having grandchildren right now. They still young, right Aslan?" Hazel asks smiling to him.


    Natasha smile and nod.


    Aslan nod and ??r?ssing Athena''s hand.


    "Well, Auntie Nat, my brother soon will have a child. So don''t worry. Who knows maybe next year we can bring another one family member." Raisya said without thinking.


    Hazel squinting her eyes toward Raisya. While Athena just keeps silent. She suddenly feels full right now, even though she just eat a little.


    "Raisya, don''t spurt nonsense," Andy warns his daughter.


    Rolled her eyes, she continues to fork her asparagus on the plate. Rachael looks at Athena with pity.


    "Well, that''s good news then. "


    "Ah..no..It just something that Raisya randomly said. Athena''s.."


    "It doesn''t matter. As long they have thought of having children, even though they still want to live as a couple, but who knows..in a year or two we''ll have a baby again in this house." Casey, Vladimir''s wife said with a cheerful voice.


    Athena smile slightly when seeing all the family member is looking at her and Aslan.


    ''Unfortunately, I can''t make those dream come true.''


    "Ah! Raisya look! Look!" Nadine, daughter of Natasha shriek a bit when she scrolling her phone screen.


    "What is it?" Raisya diverts her eyes to her.


    "It''s Jye Yin! They said that Jye Yin is now pregnant. There''s a picture of her walking out from the ob-gyn clinic. Here, look." she showed the content to Raisya.


    Wipes her corner of lips with the cloth, Athena whisper to Aslan.


    "I don''t feel so good."


    She turns to everyone and said, "Pardon me, I need to go upstairs right now." She tries to smile.


    Grab her hand, Aslan also stood up and excuse himself from the dining hall. His grandparents didn''t say anything either. Hazel and Andy also lowered his eyes and tried to not make the other member feel awkward.


    ¡­


    Aslan opens their bedroom door.


    Once they went inside and close the door, he wraps his hand around her waist from behind and leaned his head on her shoulder.


    "Sorry..it must have hard for you."


    "Hey As, I''m okay..I''m not that weak you know.." she smiles and turns her body around, facing him.


    Lifted up his head, Athena look into his eyes. "It just..I can''t give you any children. Are you sure you really want us to stay like this together? You can have a better life if it''s true Jye Yin pregnant with your child. I can sign.."


    Aslan covers her mouth using his hand. Not wanting her to continue anymore.


    "Don''t. I won''t leave you." He said with a serious expression on his face.


    Sighing, Athena nodded.


    Once Aslan lowered his hand again, she said "I just suggesting. I won''t hold down your future if it can lead you to your happiness."


    Smiling, he kisses her lips. ''You are.. my happiness.''


    After some time, he releases the kiss.


    "Are you really okay?"


    "Ehm...I just had my period cramp. It seems my period come early this month."


    "Period..means¡­" his face turn pale.


    "Hey, why you suddenly turn pale?" she tilts her head.


    "Blood.."


    "Oh! Don''t worry. My period is irregular. They only come three months once, and since my blood can''t be wasted like that. I take a pill that will reduce the blood quantity and shorten the period days to one or two days only. So I just losing at least two or three years of my life span." she explains.


    "How much your life span left?"


    "Urm..around twenty or less. Maybe."

 Chapter 51 - You Need A Man To Protect You.

    Aslan was dumbstruck with the fact that she only had with twenty or less year to live. That''s obviously didn''t included with her period that''ll take two or three years more from her life span.


    His eyes start to redden and teary.


    "Athena.." he hugs her tightly.


    Athena could hear and feel his trembling voice and his trembling body. She closed her eyes and ??r?ssing his back of the body using her both hands, trying to give him courage.


    "Hey... it''s my fate. Don''t blame yourself. I didn''t regret anything from it." she comforts him.


    ''At least, before my last breath, I could be your wife.''


    He did not reply to anything.


    ¡­


    Two weeks have passed.


    The news about Jye Yin being pregnant are spreading through the net world. All the netizen start attacking Aslan for being a bad guy and worst man ever.


    Aslan also did not state anything regarding his name being ridiculed and slander from the fans. His company just revived from the huge loss from the last scandal. Now the new scandal is driving his company being a target again.


    The news about the DNA test also has been spread by the fans. In the interview, Jye Yin slips out her word saying that she will be taken the DNA test for the baby as per Aslan''s mother requested.


    Again, the whole net world being bombarded by the news. All the fans start firing Hazel''s name. Many of the info regarding her is the great doctor from Arendell has been spread out and those people accused her would do the dirty trick to cover up the DNA report later.


    A protest group has been formed and request for Jye Yin to take the DNA test from other hospitals which are not from Hazel or any of her acquaintance.


    Hazel was so furious about the news. Her good name has been stained by the stupid artist. She calls Aslan which is in the middle of the meeting.


    "Mom?"


    "Listen here, Aslan Smith! You better warn that friend of yours to stop messing things around. Or...I will really make her abort the baby. Hmph!" She ended the call.


    Aslan was dumbstruck. He put his phone on the desk and rub his forehead a little.


    "Okay, continue." He said to all the other executive board director.


    ¡­


    While in Aslan''s backyard.


    "Hyahhh"


    Three of the staple tree has been cut by Athena using her katana. Oh well, it just banana staple. She cut the banana bunches and carry it to the center of the forest.


    She climbs the big and old tree and sits at the branch with the banana bunches.


    Not long after that, a group of monkeys starts to gather around her.


    She extended the banana to one of the monkeys. Slowly they come closer and snatch the banana away.


    "Pfftt..I''m not eating it. I took it for you. Come, enjoy your food." she said to those of the monkeys.


    She starts to throw the banana one by one to the monkeys and they catch it like they were playing American football.


    "You know, I''m so envious with you all. Being so free and having no problem to face it...Ahhh¡­why do I have to born as human??" she leaned on the branch with her arm covering her face.


    Extended her hand facing her, she looks at her back of palm for some times.


    "Will he mourn when I die someday?" she mumbles.


    Aurora waiting at the front of the room inside the bank. She takes a day off and went to the bank for applying for a loan.


    "Miss." one of the bank clerks call her to went inside the room.


    When she went inside the room that opened by the clerk, she stuns a moment.


    Lowered her eyes, she went inside and sit at the seat facing the man.


    That man seems busy seeing the paperwork before he put the paper aside and look at the tray on the right side while took another form which is her details in it.


    "So..miss.." he diverts his eyes back to the form.


    He scrunches and said with a bit shocked. "Aurora?"


    Breathe in, she looks up to him. "Yes."


    "What are you doing here?" Yin Li said with a bit curious in his voice.


    "The form state that I want to applying for a housing loan." She replies without a hitch. She also changes the way she looks at him when she sees his face.


    "Didn''t you return back to Imperial?"


    "No, sir. I work here. That is why I applying for this loan."


    "Why? Why you need to struggle yourself when you had no limit on your money?"


    "You wrong sir, in the form state that I just working as a librarian. Did my account had any problem for applying for this housing loan?"


    Yin Li turn silent. He clearing his throat and look at the form back.


    ''Don''t bother Yin Li. She''s not your wife anymore.''


    Check the details and do some calculation, he nods his head. "This deal is possible if you keep your money in a good arrangement."


    "We proceed your loan and we will contact you in further." He said.


    Stand up from the sit, she said "Thank you." she smiles and walk out from the room.


    "She looks different from before. Where all the makeup go? Where her fancy dress? She didn''t wear any jewelry too." he mumbles.


    ..


    Aurora sigh of reliefs once she was out from the room.


    ''He looks different. He looks more splendid like he used to. He really stresses out when he was with me huh?''


    "Hey, how is it go?" Ralph leaned on the car waiting for her at the side parking outside the bank.


    "Hey..it was okay." she smiles and walks to him.


    "Dinner?"


    "Hmm...I make my own dinner today." she looked at her watch.


    "I send you home."


    "Thanks. But I don''t live in this neighborhood. I rent a house which is a bit far. Is it okay for you to send me home?"


    "Of course it is okay. You''re a woman, at least you need a man to protect you."


    "Pfftt...I can protect myself."


    "Yeah right. Come on." he opens the door for her.


    "Thank you." She replies and gets inside his car.


    After buckle up, he drives off from the street. They went straight to her home.


    ¡­


    "Did this need to wash too?" Ralph ask while looking at the bean sprouts and carrot on his hand.


    "Yup." Aurora nod and continue to cook.


    Today she wants to try some new menu that she has been learning with her family private chef back at the Lee Mansion two weeks ago.


    For diverting her sadness, she learned a lot of things and keep busying herself until she had no time to think about Yin Li. She didn''t forget him and the love for him still lingering on her heart, but she tries to not thinking much about it.


    "Okay..and, how do I cut this?"


    "Hmm¡­come here.." she stretches her hand to him.


    Passing the cutting board and the knife to her, he went to her with the carrot.


    "I think its suppose to be like this."


    Thump!


    "Ow ow ow.." She cried out.


    "Oh my god Aurora.. you''re so careless." he grabs her injured finger to the sink.

 Chapter 52 - She Lucky To Have You

    Pssshhhh!


    Ralph help her to wash her finger on the running water. He looks so worried.


    "You should be more careful, are you listening to me?" He asks.


    "Relax.. its just blood. It''s not that I''ll die just because of it." She replies and she suddenly remembered his little sister.


    Aurora''s face turns sad when she remember Athena.


    "What''s wrong? Why did you silent?" Ralph wipe her finger with a towel and plastered it with the band-aid.


    "Urm...You know..there is a people who die just because of the cut."


    "I know.. that is why you need to be more careful. You''re a woman after all." he pats her head gently and went to the kitchen counter.


    "My sister..she..she''ll die just because of the cut.." she starts to sniffle.


    Ralph stop his movement. He scrunches his eyebrow and turns his body to her.


    "Is¡­is your sister had a problem with her blood? A disease?"


    Aurora shakes her head. "No.." she wipes her corner of eyes and continues "Its curse."


    "Huh?" he startles a moment.


    "Sorry..but I can''t tell you what is her disease."


    "Hmm...I get it..but, I tell you what. There is an ancient journal about one flower that can cure any kind of disease or anything related to blood problem. I used to watch the process too and the result¡­is amazing."


    "Really?" Aurora stands beside him and continues to cook again.


    "Yeah...I used to had a group of scientist escorting me to find those flower."


    "Mhm?"


    "But the flower can''t be planted outside from that mountain. It''s like the flower only grows in that mountain. So we take the extract from the flower and run some test."


    "What is the subject? I mean, are they really sick or they had a special condition?"


    "We have a various patient. All result that related blood cured by the extract. However, only a special case need a requirement to mixed the extract with other ''thing''" he staring the tabletop blankly. Like he was thinking of something.


    "My sister..had a very special case. I don''t think she can be cure by the extract only."


    "Wait. Let me guest..base on your word earlier, you said that your sister will die because of the cut. And you also said that your sister is in a very rare condition right?"


    "Hmm.." Ralph rub his chin and scrunching his eyebrow.


    "The blood color is golden?"


    Aurora startles a moment. He wants to nod, but she was afraid. What if Ralph is a bad person who wants Athena''s blood too?


    "That''s okay. You don''t have to nod. I can read your expression. And..be ?ssured, that I had no interest to have her blood." he calms her down.


    "I can guess it right because I met and treat a few of them. You must be thinking that she is the only one, right?" Ralph pursed his lips. His eyes look sad somehow.


    "How..how.." she diverts her eyes to him.


    "As I said, I used to had a group of scientist and we do some research years ago. That matters is actually is still in the study. But one of my senior went crazy and had a bad intention to all the subject. He''s been expelled by the group and I rearrange the subjects whereabout into a few new locations. They can''t be found by an outsider. Only me who know where they are. And only a few of us who left still studying on how to properly cure them. For now, we only prolong their life and upgraded them so that they can survive and live without an expiry date. I thought I gather all of them, I never thought there is another one." He said in a regret tone.


    "Are..are you perhaps the one who create the substance?"


    "Huh?" Ralph was dumbfounded a moment.


    "No no..its not me... It happen when I was a student, I went sailing with my family. And that''s when I happen to found a lot of children and teenager''s body floating on the water surface. Most of them are dead, but a few of them b?r?ly alive at that time. We help them and when they were on board, we knew they have been subjecting with a weird experiment."


    "You¡­"


    "I was still in my first years of a university student. So we bring them to our lab. Doing some test to help them. I found that they have been injected with the incomplete substance, thus the result is always changing and each of them had their own condition. However, they still manage to stay alive without an expiry date."


    "Why are you telling me this? I mean, maybe my sister is not in the same condition as your patient."


    "Maybe...I just feel like I want to tell you...I know how it feels to have the one we love to suffer this kind of thing. That''s it. My loved one is also one of the patients. Its hurt me every time I had to inject her to make sure that she can prolong her life."


    "Your lover is one of the patients?" Aurora ask.


    "Yup..but in order to protect her, I can''t see her often. Like I said, only me who know where I hid them."


    "So, you''re saying that you can to help my sister by prolonging her life?"


    "I need to check your sister condition first..every subject is different. They had a weird mutation. I can''t just give your sister the dose that is not suitable for her." he stops for a moment.


    "But, more importantly..if you want to save her, we must go and take that flower extract again. That mountain is so dangerous."


    "Hmm¡­I don''t know Ralph..this matter...I need to get my family approval first. My sister is our family''s soul. We can''t just let her go with a person we don''t know. I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to.."


    "That''s okay. If you want I can go and meet your family. Its an honor to meet the legendary Lee." he smiles and pats her hair.


    "I''ll let my family know later. So, about your lover..why didn''t I know about her?"


    He chuckles and took out his phone. Open the photo of one girl, he shows Aurora.


    "This is Renee."


    Took the phone, she looks at the picture. It was a girl with long brown hair. She had tanned skin and she looks beautiful.


    "She looks normal to me, not like a sick person."


    "She is..she lost her memory when I found her. Ermm¡­more like she doesn''t remember anything at all."


    "She lucky to have you.." Aurora smile and return back the phone to him.


    Looking at the dish which is already done, she serves the dinner on the table along with Ralph.


    "What is this?" he looks at the dish.


    "Hmm...I don''t know..my chef said the menu called Chicken Rice."


    "Oh..I think I''ve tasted this before.."


    "You''re a prince. Of course, you have tasted it. However, don''t expect much from my cooking. I''m bad at the cook."


    "A-ha...I knew it. Just by looking at your chopping skill."


    "Hah..you too... you don''t even know how to chop at all."


    "Hmm...Well, let''s eat."


    "Yup..let''s eat."


    ¡­.¡­


    Arendell,


    When he reaches homes, he was startled seeing his teacher Jye Jang inside his house with Jye Yin and Athena was there too.


    He went to greet his teacher, Mr. Jye Jang which is Jye Yin father.


    "Teacher Jye.."


    Pap!


    He slaps Aslan on the face, making him bit his lower lips.


    Athena also flinches a bit. She hurriedly went to Aslan and look at him.


    "Dad!" Jye Yin cried out and she also wants to approach him.


    Immediately Athena shot her a glare.


    "Teacher Jye. Everything can be discussed. Please have a sit first and we talk about this matter together." Aslan said. He wraps his hand around Athena''s shoulder. He wants to ensured Athena that he is okay.


    "How dare you!! this result has shown that the child is yours! How are you gonna responsible for this?!" he throws the paper on Aslan and Athena''s face.

 Chapter 53 - I Promise Myself Not To Fall In Love Again

    Athena bends her body and takes the paper that falls on the floor. She looks at the result. 97% accurate.


    Before she finishes to read, Aslan takes the paper and tear it to the pieces.


    "Stupid kid!" he wants to slap him again, but this time Aslan grab his hand.


    "Teacher, if you want me to take the responsibility, I can provide Jye Yin with a luxurious life. That child can have a proper life and education in the future, however, I can never marry her. My one and only wife are Athena. I will not marry anyone else." he said firmly. His other hand still holding Athena.


    Jye Yin was surprised by the word he just said.


    Release Jye Jang''s hand. He shot him with a glare.


    "You want to give my daughter a bad name? Do you want to ruin her life? Her career? You''ve been friend with her for many years. She even pregnant with your child inside her w?mb!"


    "I''m sorry. But my gut tells me that I didn''t do anything to her. I didn''t **** her, I didn''t make her pregnant. I don''t know how everything leads to me. All my DNA have been found and proof it was me who in fault. But, again..I said that I didn''t do it."


    "So you saying that the test and the result are false?! you''re telling me that my daughter has been pregnant with someone else child? You want to say that she frames you?!!"


    "I.."


    Athena immediately covers Aslan''s mouth. She shakes her head slowly.


    "Teacher Jye, I''m sorry for my husband word. He didn''t mean it that way. If the result is positive, then I had nothing to say. About whether he wants or not marrying your daughter is also not my place to decide it. However, for the time being until the child is born, we can offer her to stay here. We will make sure she gets proper treatment for her and the baby. About the news, we will try our best to reduce the impact on her career."


    Athena lowered her head and bow a little.


    Aslan''s heart feels hurt seeing his wife had to lower her dignity just for him. She was Lee. Teacher Jye Jang also knows who is she, yet he still let Athena lowered her head to him.


    "Athena.." He said and try to make Athena stop.


    Sighing, Mr. Jye Jang turns to look at his daughter for a moment before he turns to Athena back.


    "Since its Athena who bows to me, I had no other word. I let you take care of my daughter and her baby. If I find anything is wrong with the treatment my daughter get, I will go all out to fight against you. Even though we just a normal people with no ranking like yours, don''t forget we have millions of supporter behind us." he warned both of them before they go.


    ¡­.


    "Why did you do that?" Aslan asks in a low voice.


    "I had no choice. We need to face this sooner or later." She explained.


    Turn her body around to face him, he said again. "Its hurt me to see you lowered your head down to him. I didn''t do it...I swear to god." his tear almost drop.


    She looks up and ??r?sses his cheek. She forcefully smiles and said while trying to hide her sadness. "I know. I trust you. But, regarding this..we only have each other to believe it. Other people will make you look bad, you still had your company and name that you need to take care off. Its okay if we just admit something that we didn''t do it in order to save the important things. I trust you. I will stay by your side as long as you want me to."


    "Athena..I''m sorry.." He hugs her. Buried his face on her shoulder.


    "I''m sorry to drag you into this mess. I''m sorry..I''m so sorry.." He cries on her shoulder. For the first time, he shows her his weak side.


    "It''s okay.." she also starts to cry when she heard his raspy voice.


    ¡­.


    Aurora went to work as usual. She has been ?ssigned in the botany section. Lucky for her, she met Ralph today. He still on his research while she also wants to find the old journal that he mentioned yesterday.


    "Here. I found it. You can find the details in this. And..this is my research paper if you want to look at it. I ask my butler to send it to me." He put down a few medium thick books on her table.


    "Oh, thanks, Ralph." She smiles.


    Ding Ding Dong!


    "Attention to Ms. Aurora..please come to the front counter immediately." one of her colleagues make an announcement making Aurora look at Ralph.


    "Hmm..weird. Why they called me?"


    "Are they found you slacking off?"


    "Geez..no way. I not slacking off."


    "Haha..go now.."


    "Alright. Wait here." She said and went to the front counter.


    Upon seeing Yin Li at the front counter, she scrunches her eyebrow a bit. Inhale, she walks to him slowly.


    "Yes, Mr. Yin?"


    Yin Li turn to look at her. She was wearing her work uniform and tied her hair in a ponytail, leaving the bang cover her forehead.


    "Ms. Lee, are you free right now? There are a few documents that you need to fill. Since you only put your contact details as your office number, I can''t contact you earlier." He said.


    Aurora looks at her watch. "Erm, I''m sorry... I just pass my lunch hour. How about if I come to your office tomorrow afternoon on my lunch break?"


    "What time is your lunch hour?"


    "12 pm."


    He scrunches his eyebrow a bit. "Its also my lunch hour. So I will be not in the office."


    "Oh.."


    "How about I meet you on your lunch hour at the cafe or restaurant tomorrow?" He suggests.


    "Urmm..okay.." she''s a bit hesitate. Being close to him will make her heart wall broke easily, but she also had no choice because they had the same lunch hour time.


    "Cat Cafe? 12 pm, tomorrow." He said while looking at her.


    "Uhm." she nod and they part way after that.


    Once he was out, she sighs of relief.


    "Why he needs to be my banker agent¡­" she mumbles and went back to her post.


    "What''s wrong with your face?" Ralph ask her after seeing her pouted.


    "Urgh..nothing.."


    "Hmm??"


    "Oh by the way, can you join me tomorrow? I need to see my banker agent about my housing loan...I don''t know how to get to Cat Cafe." she said.


    "Yeah, sure.." he replied happily.


    "Thanks...so where are we again?" Aurora looks at her station which is full of the old book.


    "Oh, here..the research. Do read it when you had time.." He points his finger to the stack of the book at the corner.


    "Seriously? Why they need to journalese it using the paper though.."


    "Well, if you ask me...I think its better this way..its show the originality of the fact that has been recorded in history."


    "I think it no uses to talk with a bookworm like you." She leaves him and went to her table.


    She starts to do her work as to recheck the content on the book to make sure there is no pencil mark or anything that wrote by people on each book.


    Since it is such a precious book, they really need to make sure the book condition is always in a good state.


    Just thinking about tomorrow make her heart start to beat faster again.


    ''Oh, no..please don''t...I promise myself not to fall in love again..''

 Chapter 54 - My Wife Is Not Her Servant

    The next day,


    Athena asks the servant to prepare one room for Jye Yin since she will be staying at the mansion as until she delivers.


    She is now three months pregnant. So she needs to be treated carefully. Jye Yin already announces to media that she will take a break from her career until she delivers the baby and make a request to her fans for not disturbing her and Aslan while she was on break.


    She is quite sly though. She makes that statement is so that her fans more blaming Aslan and had a lot of speculation on him. Like she was threatened by Aslan to clear his name and she makes it looks like was she was provoked by his wife and like always... a man is always at the fault. While the woman is always a victim. That is how the people in the net world sees.


    All the news and unimportant things, Athena just close her eyes and deafened her ear. She believes in Aslan. If he said that he didn''t do it, then he really didn''t. She starts to become numb with the news and rumor around them.


    In the afternoon, Jye Yin moves in into Aslan''s mansion.


    Athena shows her, her room and all the facilities that they have in that house. She already takes in-charge as a real Madam in the house.


    "The second floor on the right wing is our private room. You''re not allowed to go there. All the other space is free for you to use. You can summon and instruct my servant, however, they just help you to lighten the things for you. They are not your own people. You got it?" Athena asks her.


    "Umm...Athena..is my presence here will make things worse between you and Aslan? You know, he was my..ermm.. when we still kid.." she still on her acts.


    "Don''t worry about that. I trust my husband. As you see, we still stay together as one." she ?ssured her.


    "Oh..that''s good then.." she cursing her inwardly but she put on the smile at the outside.


    "Take a rest, I will ask my servant to prepare your lunch." she smiles and went to one of the maids who standing behind her. Waiting for her orders.


    "Prepare Miss Jye with a nutritious dish."


    "Yes, Ma''am."


    She then walks back to her room on the second floor.


    Aslan was there. He didn''t go down at all to greet Jye Yin. Little by little, he feels like he annoyed with her childish moves.


    Things like pregnant and DNA can be settled without going to the public but then it still happens that way. All because she said something that will make people have the misunderstanding.


    Its happen since they were still as a friend. And now, all the rumors and speculation has been attacking him back.


    She touches her shoulder and Aslan turn to look at her. He opens his arm like he wants to hug her.


    Athena chuckles a bit and she sits on his ??p leaning on his body while Aslan wraps his hand around her body.


    Kiss her top of the head, he asks "Is she arrive yet?"


    "Hmm. In her room."


    "Athena..will you be alright with her staying with us?"


    "I''ll be fine." she touches his cheek with her hand without turning her body.


    "If you don''t feel comfortable with her staying here, I could find another place for her and hire a private doctor for her and the baby."


    "As..we can''t do that. Teacher Jye will make you in a bad situation again. Enough with what you had to deal right now. Your company is more important. Stabilized your company first and we deal with the baby later."


    "..."


    "Aslan..you know I can''t give you any child right? How about if we just accept the baby and.."


    Aslan immediately covers her mouth using his palm.


    "Athena please..don''t ask me to do something that I don''t want to..I just want to stay by your side and I don''t care if we don''t have any child at all. I''m not that desperate to get a child." he kisses her shoulder.


    Athena lean her head on his ?h?st and close her eyes. She nodding her head, understand. Deep down inside her heart, she feels so sad because she can''t leave him with their own child when she is gone later.


    And Aslan also refused to take Jye Yin''s child as his. Is he gonna stayed alone when she has gone?


    Both of them stare at the blue sky from the balcony. They didn''t say anything after Athena nodded. Like they were absorbed into another world, however, they still can feel the heart beating from each other.


    "Sir, sorry to interrupt you and Madam, but Miss Jye said that she is not feeling well. She keeps vomiting and she can''t eat the food that we provided for her." one of his servants suddenly said when they were in dazed.


    Both of them turn to look at the servant. Immediately, the servant lowered his gaze and his head too.


    "What did you serve her lunch?" Athena asks while Aslan keeps silent.


    "We serve her lunch with a vegetable soup and some milk."


    "Ermm. Try to change her course with something a bit spicy and sour." Athena said.


    "But Madam..she requests to meet with sir Aslan." the servant said again.


    Aslan turns to him with a cold expression. "Tell her, I''m busy with my wife. Anything that she wants she can ask any of you to do it. And..please tell her, my wife is not her servant. Don''t ever try to boss her around. Or I will fire all of you."


    Athena frowned with what she just heard. The servant also gulps after he hearing that. Never he thought that the Master will be this strict to them. He used to be very gentle to everyone.


    "As.."


    "No, don''t ask me to stop. Who asks her to make me this furious? Trying to bossing you and me around? Nope, I''m not that dumb. I can''t just follow every word she said." Aslan really pissed off right now.


    Athena didn''t say anything. She shakes her head and stood up.


    "I''ll be checking on her. And, don''t stop me. I do this for the sake of ''woman'' instinct. She just having bad morning sickness." she said gently and bend her body to kiss his lips.


    Aslan did return her kiss. He sighing seeing Athena still want to care about other people than her own heart.


    He still remembers how sad she is when she knows Jye Yin pregnant and claim that the baby is his. How could he forget the woman he loved with all his heart crying helplessly knowing that she can''t give him a child.


    And he really pissed off with Jye Yin who still wanna stick with him. He knows they have been friends for years. But she also makes him lose a billion dollars in just blasting the news to the public.


    Make his family name look bad in front of the whole world. Not only him, but Athena also got the title as ''Bitch'', ''Third wheel'', ''Shameless woman'' and everything that is not a good impression at all. That happens all because he refused to admit the thing that he didn''t do it and he really pissed off when all the lead shows him as the bad guy.


    However, he still grateful that Athena still stayed at his side and not even leaving him in his darkest day. She always there with him. That makes him loved her so much. He never said it to her, but he hoped that Athena can see how he loved her with every act that he showed her.


    ¡­


    Knock! Knock!


    "Are you okay?" Athena said when she sees Jye Yin sit down on the bed with a pale face.


    "Ermm. Where is As?" she nodded and look at her likes she was looking for Aslan.


    "He still busy with his work. If you not feeling well, I can call a doctor for you."


    "Erm... I''m still okay. I never know it hard to be a mother. Having a heartbeat inside your w?mb makes you feel full of wonder and it feels likes a thousand bu??erflies flying inside my belly. I can''t wait to see whether it is a boy or girl." She smiles contently.


    "Hmm." Athena lowered her eyes a bit.


    "You know, I wonder if this child will look like who...I mean, people often say that if its a girl, they will look like her father. But if it was a boy, they will look like his mother. What do you think Athena?"


    "It doesn''t matter who the baby will look like. As long the baby is healthy right?"


    "Ah..you right. I feel so excited. I''m sorry." she said while making a sorry face.


    Athena smile a bit. "I ask the servant to change your lunch course. I hope you will able to eat it. My sister-in-law also had a similar situation like you when she was pregnant."


    "Urm. Thank you, Athena. You so nice." she smiles. While in her heart she keeps cursing her.


    "I just do what I can."


    Stood up, she went out from the room leaving Jye Yin taking her rest.

 Chapter 55 - My Monster Had A Heartbroken?

    Aurora walks home after finishing her work. Feeling a bit hungry, she went for dinner at the restaurant that Yin Li used to work before.


    She takes a seat at the table outside the restaurant. Ralph has something to do so he wasn''t able to accompany her dinner tonight.


    She still remembered the research report that she read in half this evening. All the details accurate with Athena''s symptom. Everything looks okay to her. But she needs to consult with her Aunt Lee Zhing first. She is the expert about the drugs and pharmaceutical, so at least with her approval, she can be more convincing in presenting this suggestion to her father.


    She can''t just blurt it out without proper explanation and strong proof behind it. It about saving her little sister lives, she need to be extra careful in considering all the pros and cons in this matter.


    "May I take your order miss?" One voice makes her turn to look at the waitress.


    She dumbfounds a moment when she saw that Yin Li still working there. She thought with her father authority to let go all of his accounts, he would not work there anymore.


    "Uh..just give me anything that can eat and drink. Thanks." she gives back the menu book to him and turn her gaze to the road.


    She didn''t want to look at him right now, she already decides to not interfere with his life again. And yet, she still keeps bumping with him.


    Yin Li was a bit dumbstruck with her reaction. She makes him feel like a germ. Just now, she was in a daze. And when their eyes met suddenly she becomes like this.


    "Uh..okay..anything else?"


    "No. That''s all."


    Yin Li scrunch his eyebrow. He took the menu book and went back inside the restaurant. He gives the order paper to the kitchen team.


    "What a beauty eh?" one of his colleagues nudge his arm a little.


    Yin Li look at the way that his friends mention. He smirks.


    "Don''t go near her, or you will be crazy. She''s not someone you can be in a relationship with.." Yin Li divert his eyes back to the counter table.


    Ignoring Yin Li''s warning, he went to the table and try to woo her.


    "Hi, I think I never saw you here before. Are you new in this town?"


    "Sorry?" Aurora turns to look at the man who asks her.


    That man smile to her. "I said that I never saw you before, are you new here?"


    "Uh..sorry sir. I don''t know you, so I think it''s not proper for me to talk with a stranger." she smiles.


    "See. I told you.."


    "But she was so pretty. I bet it must be s?xier when she''s n?k?d. Urgh..such a waste.." he grunting and went to serve a new customer who just walks in.


    Yin Li turn silent. Yup. She indeed is beautiful. Whether with or without clothes. She had a great figure and every man dream to get that kind of body as a partner.


    Ding!


    "Table 10 ready."


    Yin Li take the plate and bring it to Aurora''s table. She still staring at the road which is less with a car.


    "Sirloin steak with a bottle of red wine for you miss." he places the plate in front of her and pours the wine into the glass.


    Aurora still not looking at him. "Thanks." She said and take her fork and knife.


    She eats her dinner silently and sometimes, she will turn to look at her phone. She chatting with Ralph regarding the research. Without her knowing, there is a pair of eyes keep looking at her silently.


    "Ralph, hurry up." She said while looking at Ralph who still busy scribbling his noted hurriedly.


    "Okay okay I''m done." he takes out his backpack and went to her. "Let''s go."


    Both of them went to the Cat Cafe together. When they entered the Cafe, Aurora could spot Yin Li immediately. Maybe it''s her habit where she can always spot him even when they in the crowd.


    "Sorry, I''m running late Mr. Yin." Aurora pulls the seat in front of him. Ralph also take a seat beside Aurora.


    Yin Li frowned when his eyes met with Ralph. He then turns to look at Aurora who still calm.


    ''Oh, she really fast.''


    "Uh- am I interrupting your discussion?" Ralph ask awkwardly after notice Yin Li gaze toward him.


    "No, its nothing serious. You can stay here." Aurora turns to look at Ralph and then she turned to look at Yin Li.


    "So, Mr. Yin..where is the document that I need to fill?" She asks.


    He explained the details and `the lease contract to Aurora. She nodded understand and start to fill the details and her information on the document.


    Ralph beside her frowned a bit when he saw the address on that form.


    "Eh, you buy this kind of house? why you not buy a mansion or land and build your own house?" he asks and slurping his drink after that.


    Aurora just smiles. "I just stay alone. Why would I need a bigger house?" she diverts her eyes back to the paper.


    Yin Li stay silent when these two start to have a conversation.


    "Aren''t you going to remarry again?"


    Both of Yin Li and Aurora flinch a bit with the sudden question from Ralph.


    Scratching her chin a little, she just makes a ''ha-ha'' sound awkwardly.


    "Maybe not in this life again." She replies and gets the serious look from Ralph.


    "Oh, come one..move on. I never saw your ex-husband and I don''t know what kind of person is he. but Rora, listen..you had miles ahead of your life to find true love. Don''t stick with his memory anymore. You not gonna be a widow for a long time. You are beautiful and smart. You''ll get someone who is better than your ex, right Mr. uh- banker? " He said nonchalantly while glancing to Yin Li.


    Aurora was shocked to hearing Ralph blabbering something like this in front of Yin Li. Yin Li! Among other people.


    "I don''t know." He said while in his heart, he feels a bit sad with the thought that Aurora might remarry again in the future.


    Hearing Yin Li answer, she signs the document and pass it to Yin Li. "I''m sorry, I need to go to the ladies."


    She stood up and leave her handbag with Ralph.


    Yin Li look at Ralph and ask him with a serious tone. "Are you Miss Aurora''s acquaintance?"


    "Hmm? Yeah. We''re a friend." he said casually.


    "Oh.. aren''t you two going out? I mean, you look like a couple."


    "Couple?? hahah..no way. She only had eyes for her ex-husband. while me, I only had eyes to my girlfriend. I just her friend that happen to like hanging out at the library with her. that''s all."


    "Well, are you interested in her?" Ralph asking him, making him turn to look at him.


    "Huh?"


    "You ask like you interested want to know more about her. But Mr banker, I tell you what, she''s actually a very hard person. She loved her ex-husband so much. Tsk. But she was so pity, her husband cheating with another woman and because of that she had a great heartbroken."


    Yin Li was totally speechless. ''My monster had a heartbroken?''

 Chapter 56 - I Love You To The Moon And Back!

    Walk back to their table, Aurora took a quick glance to her watch.


    "Ralph, I need to return back to the library. My lunch hour is almost over." She said and took her handbag from him.


    Both of them stood up. Ralph extended his hand to Yin Li.


    "Nice meeting you Mr?"


    "Yin. Yin Li." he takes his hand.


    "I''m Ralph. Ralph De Salis." he smiles and ready to follow Aurora from behind.


    Tilt his head, he tries to remember the name of ''De Salis.''


    ''Isn''t it the name of one of the Royal family?''


    Brushing off his thought, he went to his parking spot. He wants to take out his car key, but suddenly his phone rang.


    "Hello?"


    "Ah, Mr. Yin. It''s me your landlord. I want to inform you that your new contract has been renewed last week. I was on my vacation so I only remember it now."


    "What?" Yin Li was a bit surprised. He still not make any payment for the new contract, how is it possible for him to renew the contract?


    "Ah, your wife meets me before Christmas, she gives me the money for the new contract. She did not say anything about it?"


    "No.." he stares the ground.


    "Oh well, never mind. I''ll send the new contract to your e-mail. Check it out when you free."


    "Okay. Thank you." He said before he ended the call.


    Scrolling his screen phone, he tries to call Aurora but her phone was terminated from the service provider.


    ''Why she do that?''


    ¡­.


    At night, after took a bath and had dinner, Aurora sits on the couch lazily. She turns on the television and watches some soap drama while munching her nachos.


    Ding Dong!


    She scrunching her eyebrow. "Hm? Did Ralph coming here tonight?"


    "Who is it?" she opens the door.


    She startles a moment seeing Yin Li standing in front of her door.


    "Uh- Mr. Yin, what makes you coming here?" she immediately covers her body with the cardigan. She only wearing a lace nightgown.


    Yin Li look at her for a moment before he diverts his eyes.


    "Aur, did you pay the rent contract before our divorce?" he said straightforwardly.


    "Huh? I''m sorry Mr. Yin, I don''t know what you talking about."


    "Cut that crap Aur, you know what I said didn''t you?"


    Inhale, she stares at the floor. "I said it before and this is the last time I will repeat it again. I will not interfere with your life anymore. The Aurora you known before is no longer exist. She''s died. A few weeks ago. Anything that she does is never been good to your eyes. So just forget everything. Goodnight Mr. Yin." She wants to close the door but suddenly Yin Li hold it using his hand.


    "What about the thing that she said that she will never leave me? Not in a million times? What about all the threats that she said to me which she doesn''t intend to let me go no matter what? How am I supposed to forget all that?"


    Aurora''s eyes start to teary. Of course, she remembers it. She loved him so much, until the love that she shows making him frighten rather than happy.


    "Didn''t you already have the one you love? Why would you still want to keep remember the monster who make your life in disaster? The one that you never had a tiny feeling at all?"


    "I¡­" he lowered his gaze to the floor.


    "The one who asks for his freedom so much are now asking for his suffering again? Are you sure, you''re okay?" she tries holds her voice to not trembling and tighten her wall around her heart.


    Yin Li do not know what to answer her. He silent.


    "Please..leave me alone Mr. Yin. This is what you want and I already granted your wish. My daddy and my brother used to say that love can''t be forced, so I decide on to gives up with what I said last time. I can''t force you and I won''t do that again."


    Yin Li finally retract his arm on the door and Aurora closed it. Once the door is closed. She leaned against the door trying to hold her sobs. While Yin Li stand still in front of the door for a while before he finally goes.


    In the car, he keeps thinking why he does that? Why he still feels like he wants her to be with him? Why he feels hurt whenever he had a thought of her be with another man? Is he really falling for her? But she was so abusive to him. She always hit him and do whatever she likes to him and now why is he still wants her again? Isn''t this what he really want in the first place?


    He lost in his train of thought. Until he opens the door, he feels so lonely. The house seems so dreary. Usually, Aurora will greet him whenever he went home and make a ruckus in the house that will make him angrier. But now, its too gloomy without her around the house.


    Since she starts working last time, they had a little time together. They b?r?ly see each other and Aurora also didn''t approach him much like before she starts working. They also didn''t say a proper goodbye on the last day when they were still husband and wife.


    He looks at the shopping bag that the last time she throw to him. He opens it and finds a pair of gloves. From the look, it''s not expensive like she always gives him.


    Inside there is a small card. He takes out the card and opens it. ''Merry Christmas my dear husband. I love you to the moon and back!''


    He chuckles read the content of the card, but then his eyes start to redden. Fills with tears.


    "I really need her back. My monster sure has put me under her charm." He mumbles.


    ¡­.


    Ding Dong!


    Athena looks at one of the servants before she went to the door and open it.


    After she saw the guest, she scrunches her eyebrow.


    "Raisya?"


    "I heard that sis Jye Yin is staying here? So I decide to stay here too for checking on her and my brother''s baby condition through the time she is here." she passes her bag to the servant.


    "Have you ask your family permission to stay here?" Athena ask.


    "Why would I need to ask for permission? This is my brother house. I''m not staying at stranger house aren''t I? my brother will always welcoming his family."


    Athena silent. She just slowly nodded and turned her body to went upstairs, but Raisya immediately calls her.


    "Oh, where is sis Jye Yin? I wonder if her belly already big or not."


    "She''s in her room. Resting. You can ask the servant to show you her room"


    "Oh, okay."


    Athena went upstairs. Upon seeing Aslan who is at the hallway which just walks out from his study room, Athena went to him and hug him.


    Aslan was a bit surprised by the sudden hug by Athena. He wraps his arm around her body. Lowered his head, he asks.


    "What''s the matter?"


    Athena shakes her head. "Umm..nothing. I just feel like I want to hug you. I need to absorb all the energy from you."


    "Oh? Why not you absorb it in a different way? The fastest way." he smiles.


    "Huh?" she looks up and tilts her head a little.


    "Well, you know..I can give you my energy through the touch start from here¡­" he touches her lips "and..here." he runs his finger to her br??st "and¡­my favorite part is¡­"


    Athena immediately grabs his hand from moving to her private part. She blushed.


    "Erm..that can be too. But we''re not doing it in open space aren''t we?" she lifts up her eyebrow looking at his face.


    Aslan smile contently. "Yeah. So shall I give you my energy in our room?"


    Athena also smiles and nodded.


    In a second, Aslan lifts up her body and carry her to the bedroom.

 Chapter 57 - Youre The Only One

    Knock knock!


    Jye Yin with lazily open the door and once she saw who was standing in front of her room right now, she snickering inwardly.


    ''Huh...I do have a backup plan.''


    "Oh my, Raisya! How are you? You look beautiful as ever!" She said with excitement.


    Raisya smile happily. "Sis Jye Yin, I''m fine. How was the baby? You should not be standing for too long."


    "Ah, right! Come in. The baby was fine. What are you doing here?" She asks.


    "Well, I just worried about your condition. After all, you stayed at my brother''s house. So it''ll be easy for me to check on you. You carry my niece in there." She looks at Jye Yin''s belly.


    "So nice of you. Thank you for your concern. Your sister-in-law treats me well so far. She left the servant at my will. It''ll be easier for me so that I don''t need to move around much."


    "Did my brother come and see you yet?"


    "Uh, no.. it just your sister-in-law who come and see me. She said that your brother is busy right now. Maybe I should not be bothering him." she said with a bit sad tone.


    "Hmm..I''ll go and talk with my brother."


    "Eh, Raisya..no need. I''m okay. I got a lot of time to meet him later. Don''t worry about me." She holds Raisya hand and sits again.


    Raisya sighing and sit. She feels sorry for Jye Yin, she pregnant with her brother''s child, yet, her brother made Jye Yin like she was a stranger. They used to be a good friend since they were kids. They also had a feeling for each other, but because of her sister-in-law, Athena who suddenly coming out from nowhere and now be her brother''s wife, Jye Yin was put aside and ignored by her brother. All because of Athena.


    "Hmm. Fine. I talk to him tomorrow. Oh, sis Jye Yin, how about if we watch some movie at the theater room?" she suddenly got an idea to cheering Jye Yin.


    "Theater room? Where is that?"


    "Oh, at the right wing."


    "Uhm..I''m not allowed to go there. your sister-in-law forbids me from going there. She said that it''s her and her husband area only. No other person can pass there except for the servant to do their duty."


    "What?! She said that?" Raisya was surprised. As far as she knows, that she used to go there with Aslan consent. He never said anything about it either.


    No one said that it was a forbidden place. Why when her sister-in-law start to move in, everything in this house changed? What''s so special about her that Aslan is now totally pampered her and do everything that she said?


    They married for almost a year, but there is no news at all about her wanted a child. In fact, her brother did sleep with his almost ''girlfriend''. That''s what she thought.


    She did not believe that her brother was drunk or drugged that day. She believes that they ''do it'' with a mutual feeling. Maybe that Athena can''t satisfy her brother, and he can''t just divorce her because she is the ''Lee'' after all.


    ''Grr..this woman. She''s being overboard.''


    "Ah, Raisya that''s okay. I don''t mind if I can''t go there. I mean there''s a lot another space that I can use right?"


    "Hmm...Don''t worry. I will talk to my brother tomorrow. Sis Jye Yin can ask me for help if you want okay?" Raisya said.


    Aslan already prepares her, her own room at his house. Not only her, but all of his family also had their own room. The house is so big and his sister always coming here when they had a school break.


    ¡­


    The next morning,


    Athena opened her eyes slowly. She saw that Aslan already getting ready with the tie and suit.


    "Mmm..going to your office today?" She asks while rubbing her eyes a bit.


    Went over to her, he kisses her cheek. "Yup. I got an important meeting today. The board of director also request a meeting regarding the stock and other issues too so I might go home a bit late. Are you okay about staying at home? Or do you want to follow me to the office today?" He tilts his head.


    She also does the same, tilting her head looking at him. "Ermm...I think I''ll stay at home. I worried that Jye Yin might have bad morning sickness."


    "Why you so caring about her pregnancy?" Aslan scrunches his eyebrow.


    "Hmm..she carry your baby As...Of course, I want to make sure your child is in a good condition." She said casually making Aslan scrunch even more.


    "Athena, it''s not my baby. I''m not the one who makes her pregnant." He cupped Athena''s face and stare at her.


    Noticing that she just slip out her word, she lowered her gaze.


    "I''m sorry. But, As..you''re not barren like me. How could you said something so confident that it''s not yours..sooner or later, you''ll have your own kids too. Maybe not with me.."


    Before she could finish her words, Aslan sealed her lips with his kiss.


    "Don''t say something that''ll hurt my heart, Athena. I don''t care even if I don''t have any kid with you. I will not marry anyone else. Not in this life." he ?ssured her for countless time.


    ''But, you''ll be lonely when I''m gone. You''ll be alone until you die. I don''t want that to happen to you. I don''t want something like that for the one that I loved with all my heart.''


    Kissing her forehead, he said again. "If you want to come with me, get dressed now."


    Athena brush off of her thought and tug his hand on his shirt. She shakes her head. "I''ll stay at home. You be careful on the road. Call me when you had free time. Okay?"


    "Okay, sweetheart."


    Athena blinks her eyes a few times. ''Hm? Did I hear it wrong? He called me sweetheart isn''t he?''


    "I''ll be heading downstairs first. Hurry up and take a shower. Don''t lure me for too long. I''m afraid that I might not be able to restrain myself anymore." He chuckles and went over to the stand-mirror at the corner of the room.


    Athena blushed and she immediately grabs her robe and went to the bathroom. While Aslan already smiling seeing she run to the bathroom while adjusting his tie.


    ''Yeah. I really love you, Athena. I couldn''t even imagine how my life will turn out to be if you''re not around me. I never know that I could love someone like this. You''re the only one.''

 Chapter 58 - I Will Keep Coming Every Morning

    Aslan went to the dining room alone while Athena was still in the shower. Once he opens the door, he sees that his little sister was there with Jye Yin at the dining table.


    "Hey, pumpkin. When did you come here?" he asks casually.


    "Morning big bro. Yesterday night. Did your beloved wife did not said to you that I was here?" Raisya lifts up her eyebrow.


    "Hmm. Maybe she forgot to tell me."


    "Morning As.." Jye Yin greets cheerfully. Her face looks brighter, even more, when she saw him.


    "Morning." He replies in short.


    "Got to go to your office today?"


    "Yup. Annual meeting"


    "Oh..you must be tired. Every year you will complaint to me that you were so exhausted after the meeting right?" she giggling when remember those moments.


    "Hmm..yeah." He looks at his breakfast and eats it without looking at her.


    Athena went to the dining room when Raisya and Jye Yin had a lively conversation.


    "Morning." She greets everyone at the dining hall.


    "Morning, I never know that you usually let my brother going down first and eat without you." Raisya smirking to her.


    "Well, I.."


    "I was the one who tired her out last night. After all, I never set rules for my wife need to prepare me my breakfast and even going down before me." Aslan interjecting. He looks at Raisya with a sharp gaze.


    Athena just ignoring the talk. She takes a sit beside Aslan and starts to eat her breakfast.


    While Jye Yin looks at both of the ''considered as siblings''. She smiling inside her heart.


    "Oh, Raisya dear...Don''t make such a fuss about it. We live in modern days. A wife who let the husband do all the things is normal these days. You can find it everywhere right Athena?"


    Athena turns to look at Jye Yin. Somehow, she feels like Jye Yin had a bad way to manipulated things around them.


    She lifts up her eyebrow a bit. " I don''t know. Because my husband is a considerate and responsible person. I don''t know what you mean by ''husband do all the things'' here. We do all things together. I don''t see where my husband does all the things alone."


    Jye Yin makes a touched face. She put down her knife and put her hand on her ?h?st.


    "Aww..you''re so lucky. You should thank your sister for abandoning the wedding that day. Because of her, you were able to marry my best friend here. Otherwise, who knows what kind of woman who will be so lucky right?"


    Athena feels hurt by her word. It''s like she said that it just a stroke of stupid luck to marry him and if it''s not because of Aurora''s he will end up with Jye Yin and lead a happy family right now.


    Aslan shakes his head. "Enough with this topic."


    "I was the one who decides to stay by her side. Do not question my reason and motive. You get it, Jye Yin?"


    Jye Yin smile. "Of course. I just worried that you might get hurt. That''s all. She used to hurt you a lot and it makes me worried."


    Raisya turns her head to Jye Yin. ''Hurt him? A lot?''


    Athena scrunches her eyebrow. ''Hurting Aslan? When?''


    Wipe his corner of lips with cloth, he stands up after that.


    "It''s in the past. Do not talk about it anymore." He shot Jye Yin a glare.


    Jye Yin just shrugged her shoulder. "Fine."


    Turn to look at Athena, he bends his body and kisses her lips. "I need to go now, I''ll call you when I free, okay?" His eyes turn soft.


    "Okay." Athena smiles lovingly to him.


    ¡­.


    Finishing her breakfast, Jye Yin said to Athena.


    "I''ll be going to my regular checkup for the baby. I need someone to send me to the hospital."


    "Ah! I''ll go with you." Raisya offers her help.


    "Oh, Thanks Raisya dear."


    "I ask the chauffeur to send you both." Said, Athena.


    "Thanks. I should change my clothes right now." Jye Yin went to her room leaving Raisya and Athena at the dining room.


    "So, Athena..may I know why did sis Jye Yin is not allowed to go to the right wings?" She intends to ask this question to her brother, but she forgot about it earlier.


    "Regarding that, it''s not me who decides it. Your brother set those rules. Maybe you can ask him later."


    "And..what did Jye Yin said earlier? Is it true that you hurt my brother so many times before? I know you guys know each other since you were a child, right?"


    Athena feels disturbing by the question and the cold voice from Raisya. She didn''t even use the honorific to call her name, but with Jye Yin she calls her ''sis''.


    She could feel that Raisya doesn''t like her. She more favor at Jye Yin over her.


    "I also not sure about it. I had no memory that I hurt your brother in any way."


    ''Except for that time only.''


    "Huh¡­so you telling me that sis Jye Yin lying to me? But why is my brother reaction telling me that she speaks the truth? I wonder. Is it really Jye Yin who lying or you." She scoffs before she continues again.


    "Whatever, I will bring sis Jye Yin to the right wings for strolling. My brother never said that I can''t go in there right? So it doesn''t matter who I bring to the right wings."


    After saying that, Raisya walk out from the dining room leaving Athena alone. She sighing and rub her forehead a bit.


    ''What is it? Did I forget something?''


    ¡­..


    Aurora opens her door ready to go to work.


    "Oh my goodness!" She was shocked seeing Yin Li was standing in front of her door.


    "Uh...What are you doing here Mr. Yin? Did I forgot to fill anything in the document?"


    Shake his head, he said "No."


    "Then?"


    "Then...I just feel like I wanna take a walk with you to your workplace before I go to my workplace after that." He smiles.


    Aurora was stunned a bit seeing him smile. It feels like years ago when the last time she saw him smiling to her. Her heart starts to pounding again.


    "Sorry, but I''m in hurry. I don''t have time to joke around. If there is nothing, then excuse me." she passes by him and went to the lobby lift


    Yin Li following her from behind.


    Ding!


    Elevator door open and both of them went inside the elevator.


    Aurora feels a bit uncomfortable with Yin Li standing close behind her because it''s still in the morning, the elevator is full of people who want to go to work.


    She could smell his fragrance. She could also feel his breathing. This kind of setting makes her feel so much in trouble.


    She tried very hard to suppress her feeling for not falling to him again. But why did her heart is so stubborn? And why is he also start to turning to her again?


    Isn''t he was the one who said that he doesn''t love her, the one who wants a divorce so badly. And why he tries to seduce her again? What''s the meaning of this?


    "Hey, why you look so tension?" Yin Li ask.


    Open her eyes a bit, she looks up to him and said, "You made me like this early in the morning, Mr. Yin."


    She still calls him Mr. Yin. The name she used feel a bit distance for Yin Li. It feels like a complete stranger to her.


    "Is that so? Then you might endure it in the future too. Because I will keep coming every morning."


    "Urgh.." she groans and rolled her eyes.


    Once they arrive at the lobby, Aurora walks to her workplace followed by Yin Li behind her. They not talking a single word at all.

 Chapter 59 - XO, Yin Li.

    "Wow. Never know that Mr banker here is seriously hitting on you." Ralph smiling seeing Aurora coming to work with Yin Li behind her.


    "Cut it off Ralph." she went inside the library and start her work.


    "Morning Mr. Yin." Ralph greet him nicely.


    "Morning Mr. Ralph." He wants to turn around, but then he remembers about the name.


    "Er, excuse me..is your name is Ralph De Salis is real?"


    Ralph was a bit surprised by the question, but then he still nodded his head.


    "Why did you ask?"


    "So, if I''m not wrong. This means you are actually a prince right?"


    He looks at him with a curious look. "How do you know?"


    "Well, I just happen to know your last name."


    "Who are you actually?"


    "Me? Oh, I just Yin Li. Mr banker also fine with me." He smiles and waves goodbye to him. He was already late to go to his workplace.


    "Huh¡­what a weird man." He also smiles and went inside the library.


    ¡­


    "Hey Rora, until when you want to study my research?" Ralph leaning on the book rack while reading one of the journals in his hand.


    "Hmm. I still not finish it yet. Wait until I am done." she didn''t look at him.


    "Hmm..oh, about Mr. Banker. Is there something that I don''t know? Why he seemed to know me? He even recognizes my last name."


    "Are you dumb? Of course, he will know. We live in modern ages. Your family is such a wealthy and famous too."


    "But, I was like you too. I''m such an invisible in this world."


    "Duh..if you''re invisible how can I know who you are, and how can you know who I am.." she rolled her eyes.


    "Well, we are an exception. We in the same circle. While he..isn''t he just a normal guy?"


    Aurora smirk. ''Well, he is..but he was not really normal. He used to stay at Lee. Of course, he will know about our circle too.''


    "Ah..don''t worry. He''s not someone who will blurt out about your identity to anyone." She said nonchalantly.


    "Ooh..look who''s backing him up?" He lifts up his eyebrow looking at her with a smiling face.


    "Whatever. Shoo.. go back to your cave there. I need to work. Aren''t you tired every day seeing my face here and disturbing me?"


    "Wha¡­I''m not seeing you...I just do my research and you happen to work here. So you''re my friend that I like to kill time with." He laughs and went back to his seat.


    Luckily there are not many people in there. So they can talk casually.


    "Goodbye, Martha." Aurora waving to Martha and when she wants to turn around, she almost hit the bouquet of roses that Yin Li hold.


    "Hi, Ms. Aurora!"


    Aurora rolled her eyes. She brushes off the roses and walks pass by him.


    "What do you want Mr. Yin?" She asks.


    "Oh, walk you home of course." He follows behind her.


    "Whatever. I''m not talking to you again."


    "Oh hey, this roses I bought it for you. I don''t know what kind of flower did you like, so.." he extended his roses to her.


    The passerby look at them like they made a sweet scene. Not able to humiliate him in front of everyone, she takes the bouquet and turn around, continue to walk at the pedestrian walkway.


    "I don''t like roses, but thanks." She smiles inwardly. ''No, I like roses.''


    "Oh, then how about lilies?"


    "I''m not telling you." She still refuses to talk to him.


    "Okay. I just buy any random flower later." He feels a bit happy inside his heart. Well, at least she still takes the roses even though she said that she doesn''t like them.


    She tries to hide her smile behind the bouquet. She heard what he said, but still, play ''hard-to-get'' with him.


    In fifteen minutes, she arrives at her home. Standing in front of her door, she said.


    "Alright, Mr. Shadow there. I arrive at my home safely. You can return to your house now." She turns to look at him.


    "Erm, can I have dinner before I go back?" He asks.


    "Nope."


    "But I''m hungry." He makes a pitiful expression.


    ".¡­.urgh..fine. Just an instant noodles." She opens her door and turns on the light.


    Her house looks tidy and neat. Not like what it used to look like when first she was married to him.


    "You do the cleaning on your own?" He asks with disbelief.


    Put down the bouquet and her handbag on top of the kitchen counter, she nodded.


    "Yeah."


    "Oh.."


    Aurora went to the cupboard, she took out an instant noodle. She makes him dinner. Even though it simple but she manages to convert the plain instant noodles to a variety ingredients inside it.


    "Here. Eat and go. I need to take bath now. Closed the door when you left." She said and put down the bowl in front of him. Take her handbag, she went into her bedroom after that.


    She places the handbag on her bed and takes her bathrobe to the bathroom.


    Open the rain shower, she stood there while closing her eyes. ''What are you doing Aurora? Why you let him in? He doesn''t have any feeling for you. Maybe he just messing around with you.''


    "Ugh..why my first love ended so tragically? And what now?" she mumbles and continue to bathe.


    ¡­


    Yin Li eat the noodles that she prepared.


    "Well, not bad." He comments.


    He smiles. ''Hmm, I kinda like this version of my monster.''


    Finished his dinner, he left her a note on the kitchen counter near the roses and closed the door just like she instructs him.


    ¡­


    Aurora opens her bedroom door and walks to the living room. Seeing there is no Yin Li presence in her house, she felt a bit sad.


    ''Oh god! Why would I feel sad? We divorce, for god sake, Aur!''


    She went to the kitchen when she noticed that the flower is still on the kitchen counter.


    "Hmm. I don''t have a vase. But a jug will do I guess."


    She takes the bouquet and suddenly a note fell down from it.


    She takes it and looks at it.


    ''Thanks for the dinner. XO, Yin Li.''


    Her eyes turn wide and her face immediately blushed.


    ''Whoa! What the hell is this? XO? Dammit! Don''t play with my heart, you idiot!''


    She put down the note and find a glass jug to place the roses inside it.


    She could hear her heart beating faster and her face feels like burning right now.


    "Oh, seriously Aur! Come on. Stick with your word." She closes the tap and leaning against the sink top, try to calm her racing heart before she continues again.

 Chapter 60 - I Love You

    Athena spends half of her day to training at the backyard while Jye Yin and Raisya was out and after lunch, she went to her special room which is prepared only for her to do her hobby.


    Aslan thought that painting is Athena''s hobby, so he instructed his servant to provide her a special room for her to paint.


    While actually, she does her job in there. Well, of course, Aslan didn''t notice her artwork. Because she not finishing it yet.


    Arranging her brush and paint color. She feels like her imagination come to life again.


    She stares at the white canvas. Try to figure out the theme this time. She closed her eyes. All she can imagine it was her father and mother.


    She must be missing them so much. She uses the brush and starts to paint her family portrait. While painting, her eyes start to redden and she starts crying.


    Imagine that one day, she will leave them all. Left this world. Left the one she loves the most. Are they gonna remember her forever? Are they gonna cry as she did right now? All of the thought starts to fill her heart and mind.


    She was done painting after 10 pm. She was totally exhausted. She went to the kitchen and ask for the chef to prepare her some supper for her to replenish her energy.


    When she wants to go back to her room, she bumps with Aslan at the living hall. He just got back from his office.


    She smiles at him and he also did the same. Aslan wraps her waist with his hand and kisses her lips.


    "Hey.."


    "Mm..hey.." she looks into his eyes with a loving gaze.


    "Why you still up?"


    "I..erm, looking for something for supper."


    "Oh? I want too. I''m a bit hungry. I just ate my lunch and I forgot my dinner."


    "I''ll inform the chef. You should go upstairs and take a bath first." she ??r?sses his cheek.


    "Thanks, baby." he kisses her again and went upstairs.


    Athena was dumbstruck for the second time at the living hall. ''Baby?''


    She smiles and shakes her head before she went to the kitchen again.


    Meanwhile, at the corner of the corridor, Jye Yin grit her teeth.


    "Urghh!" she went back to her room.


    After taking bath and Athena also take a turn to go and bath, both of them eat their supper at Aslan''s study room.


    He still had a little document that he needs to look at while Athena accompanies him and watch a movie at his study while eating.


    "Ermm..As..can I ask you for something?" she suddenly voices out making Aslan look up to her.


    "Hm? What is it?"


    "I miss my parents. Can I go home? I mean, went back to my parents'' house?" her eyes still fixed on the screen.


    Aslan stops his finger from tapping on the keyboard. He stood up and sit beside her. He turns her body around to face him.


    Athena was a bit surprised by his action. She scrunches her eyebrow like asking ''What?'' to him.


    "Why? You don''t like to stay here? Is it because of Jye Yin? Are you gonna leave me?" he asked with one breath.


    Athena was dumbfounded a bit. She stares at him for about a minute before she smiles widely.


    "No no no...I like it here, but I miss my family. Really. I don''t intend to leave you.." she cupped his face with both of her hand.


    "Really?" he asks again.


    "Yes. Really." she kisses him.


    "But..for how long? I still had a few things that I need to settle in here."


    "I don''t know. A week or two?" she shrugged her shoulder.


    "Whoa. That''s too long. I can''t even imagine a day without you." he pinches his forehead like he was in trouble.


    Athena chuckles seeing his dramatic reaction.


    "How about this, once you settle down your problem here, come to me at Great Empire. I''ll be waiting. If you still had work within one or two weeks, then I''ll just come back here again. I''ll come back to you again. In Arendell."


    Aslan silent for a moment before he finally sighing and nodded.


    "When you want to return to Great Empire?"


    "The day after tomorrow?"


    He wraps his arm around her body. "That''s too soon.."


    "Sometimes, being apart for a little time is good too you know. It can help to develop more feeling to our relationship." she tried to comfort him.


    "I''ll be missing you. Badly."


    "I know..me too."


    ¡­


    The next day,


    Again, Yin Li was standing in front of her house. Walk her to her workplace and then in the evening, he would wait for her to walk her back home.


    This time, he didn''t bring any flower but he brings a box of chocolate.


    Looks at the box, she shakes her head. "I don''t eat sweets."


    Yin Li chuckles a bit. "No, you''re lying. Every girl likes to eat sweets. Especially the ''princess'' type."


    Aurora gave him a sharp glare. "Well, I''m not a princess. I''m a monster type. And I like to hit a man and bullied him."


    Yin Li feel a bit sad with her word. He makes a sad expression.


    "But I bought it with my money. It''ll be waste if I just throw it to the bin."


    Aurora stops her pace. She rubs her face with both of her palms a few times before she turns around and snatches the box of chocolate from his hand.


    "Fine! I eat it even if I don''t like it. Are you happy now?"


    He nodded his head. Aurora turns back her body and starts to walk again.


    While Yin Li hid his smile behind her. He followed her like always.


    After 15 minutes.


    She looks at him while standing in front of her house.


    "Listen, tomorrow. I will return back to Imperial City. You don''t have to come here in the morning, got it?" she started.


    Yin Li frowned a bit. "Why? Why you''re going back so sudden?"


    Bit her bottom of lips, she said. "Its something that I can''t tell you. But Ralph will come with me. It''s only for a few days."


    "What? Why would he go with you?"


    "Mr. Yin, please. I''m telling you now because I don''t want you to wait for me tomorrow. We''re not in any kind of relationship anymore. So please.." she turns around and opens her door.


    "Aur.."


    "Good night Mr. Yin." she closed the door.


    ¡­


    The next day, Aurora and Ralph went to the airport. Aurora already had her private jet ready. She already informs her family about her returning. To more surprised, she got a piece of news too that her little sister will be returning back on the same day as her.


    She can''t wait for meeting her. She missing her family so much. And this is the first time she went home after almost a year she ran from the mansion because of Yin Li.


    "You look so happy." Ralph look at her before he diverts his eyes back to his phone. He was looking at his girlfriend picture.


    "I am happy." she grinning.


    ...


    In Arendell,


    Aslan went to send her off at his private airport. He arranges her his private jet with a skilled pilot from his company to send her home.


    "Text me when you arrive." he hugged her tightly. Not willing to let her go.


    "Mm...I will. Behave when I''m not around. Don''t do any mistake again. Or else¡­"


    He kisses her lips deeply.


    "I will not.."


    The engine sound from the jet makes them hard to listen properly.


    She hugs him for the last time and kisses his cheek.


    When she went to the stairs, she looks at him and waves her hand.


    Aslan also does the same.


    Until she was already taken a seat beside the window he mouthed at her.


    "I love you, Athena."


    Athena frowned a bit. She didn''t catch the word. But she just replies to him with the same word.


    "I love you, Aslan."

 Chapter 61 - Youre The Best, Z!

    "Princess!" Zoro opens his arms widely. His face shows that he really miss her.


    "Z!" Athena smiles at him.


    They hugged for a moment before he helps her to carry her luggage and put it in the trunk. They drove off from the airbase behind his family mansion to the main house.


    "How was Arendell? Are you having fun there?" He started.


    "Erm. Fun, but not as fun when you''re around."


    "Yeah..right..you didn''t even call me. How could you!"


    "Hahaha..sorry...I was a bit busy with all the problem that occurs."


    "Oh yeah, how was your husband? I heard his company got hit pretty bad."


    "Yeah, just like the news said. He having a difficult time. Ermm..Z, I need your help." She said with a low voice.


    Zoro could see her sad expression. He sighs.


    "Is it regarding your husband?"


    Athena nodded.


    He opens his mouth like he wants to say something, but then he didn''t say anything. He ruffles her hair and smile.


    "Don''t worry. You got me, don''t you?"


    Athena''s eyes lit a bit. "Really Z? Thank you so much."


    "I do what I can. And...I do it because of you. Not because of him. Remember that."


    "I know. You''re the best Z!"


    "Of course I''m the best." he grinning.


    ¡­


    "Welcome home Mrs. Smith." The head of butler greeting her at the entrance.


    Athena was dumbfounded a moment.


    She turns to look at the butler and said. "Just Athena is fine. I still my parents'' daughter." She smiles and that makes all the servants who greet her smiles too.


    "Where is my father?" She asks. Zoro still standing beside her.


    "Master Lee is in his study while Madam Hai Rin in her greenhouse." the butler said with polite.


    "Thank you." she smiles and immediately she went to the greenhouse.


    Open the sliding glass door, she spots her mother inside the greenhouse, taking care of her flower.


    "Mommy." She called her mother out.


    Turned around, Hai Rin looks at the voice direction. She squinted her eyes a bit before she smiles widely.


    "Athena?!"


    "Mom." her eyes start teary.


    "Oh my baby, is it really you?" She went to her daughter. She hugs her tightly. "I''ve been missing you." her mother already wet with the tears.


    She will easily get emotional especially when it comes to her children. She is a soft-hearted person.


    "I miss you too mommy." she kisses her mother cheek.


    "Did you come back with Aslan?" her mother asks and look behind her daughter. All she can see is Zoro standing there behind Athena, smiling to her.


    She also smiles at him.


    Athena shakes her head. "No. It just me. He needs to take care of his business over there."


    "I see. Come on..lets met your father. He misses you so much." Hai Rin tugs her hand with her daughter''s arm.


    They headed to his father study.


    Knock knock!


    "Baby, looks who''s here." Hai Rin said with a bit loud.


    Athena chuckles hearing her mother call his father ''baby''. even though they already old enough to be so lovey-dovey. But well, that''s her parents. They both love to show them how they really love each other.


    "Coming honey!" her father also shout from behind the door before he opens the door.


    Open the door, Richard open both of his hand to his daughter.


    "Athena sweetheart." he smiles and Athena immediately shifts to her father. Hugged him and feel his warmth. The feeling of security and comfortable that he always offer her.


    "Daddy."


    "How are you dear?" he asks in concern.


    "I''m fine, daddy."


    "Good to hear it." he diverts his eyes to Zoro and greets him "Zoro, it been a long time since uncle see you."


    "Yes, Uncle." he bows his head a little.


    "How was your father?"


    "Uh..like always..lock up in his lab, inventing something." He said casually.


    "Well, I hope he didn''t die in that lab."


    "Hope not."


    "Alright, let go downstairs. Your sister should be arriving soon." he holds Athena''s shoulder and followed by Zoro and Hai Rin.


    Once they reach at the end of the stairs, Aurora already runs to them. She just arrived with Ralph.


    "Daddy!! Mommy!!" she hugged the three of them.


    "Whoa! Calm down Aurora." Athena said and her parents just smile seeing her daughter was so lively.


    "Sorry princess, I can''t hold my tears and my excitement right now. I really miss you guys.." She already crying along with her mother.


    "Oh, Aurora.. mommy miss you too."


    "Alright, you both. Don''t cry. My shirt already wet with your tears." Richard shakes his head while Ralph and Zoro couldn''t help but smile seeing the happy moment between them.


    Ralph turned to look at Athena. ''Oh, she had the same face as Aurora. But, her aura surrounds her seem very different from Aurora who is a bit, cheerful person. She''s more like aloof?"


    "Aur dear, don''t you want to introduce us who is that guy over there?" Richard ask her when he notices his gaze toward Athena.


    "Oh! I''m sorry." She immediately wipes her corner of eyes and led them to Ralph.


    "Mommy, Daddy, Athena and bro Z, this is Ralph. Prince Ralph De Salis. He''s a botanist. He''s the key to Athena''s condition. He can help to find a solution for Athena."


    The four of them totally surprised by what Aurora just said. His father gaze turns serious, along with Zoro and Hai Rin.


    "Aur dear, did you tell this man about your sister condition?" Richard asks while his eyes still fixed on Ralph.


    Ralph knows what Richard meant by the way he looks at him.


    "Uh.." Aurora starts to feel a bit nervous.


    "Mr. And Mrs. Lee, I''m sorry for intruding your family matters. But, Ms. Athena here is not the only one who has mutated with the Golden V. I''m taking care of another five people who had the same condition as your daughter for 11 years now. Their existence has been sealed away from the outside world. I found them at the sea 11 years ago. I believed they have been injected with the same substance as your daughter. Allow me to prove that I''m not a bad person here. I am just like you. Trying to protect the one I love and I''ve run a lot of tests to prolong their lives and trying to find the cure."


    Hai Rin looks at her husband. While Richard and Zoro gaze still fixed on this guy named Ralph.


    Athena? She is still composed as ever. Knowing that her family might have doubt, she finally voices out.


    "Thank you for explaining it, Mr. Ralph. But may I know, where did you find those people?"


    "North Pacific ocean."


    All of them turns pale. It''s the same venue as the location when Athena has been abducted years ago.


    "Can...Can I see one of the people that you mention?" Athena asks again.


    Sighing, Ralph nodded and took out his phone.


    She handed his phone to her.


    Take the phone, she looks at the person.


    She scrunches her eyebrow. Her eyes start to teary a bit. "Renee?"

 Chapter 62 - Did I Had Lost My Memory Too?

    11 years ago,


    "Ow!" Athena screeching when one of the men shoves her to the big cage full of kids and teenagers.


    "Stupid dog! Shut your fu?k mouth up or I''ll beat you till death." He shouts and slams the iron bar door loudly making all of them flinch their body.


    Athena starts to cry. Her elbow right now bleeding a bit while her corner of lips also had a cut because she just slapped by one of those men.


    "Hey, are you okay?" a girl around her ages with a burgundy hair color ask her with concern.


    "Ermm.. my elbow..hurt.." she tried to form her word. That girl didn''t speak in her language nor English. She speaks in the Hindi language.


    "That''s okay. It is only a scratch. Look at me, I got all beaten too." she smiles and shows her, her legs and some of the scars at her body.


    Athena''s eyes become teary. ''How could she still smile with all the scars on her body? She looks more pitiful than me!''


    "I know it looks scary. But it will heal later. Don''t worry much." she went back to sit at the corner of the cage.


    Athena also sits beside her.


    "Where are you from?" Athena courage up and ask her.


    "Me? I''m from New Delhi."


    "Wow..that''s so far away.."


    She chuckles. "I''ve been here for almost months. I don''t know what month is this or what year we''re in right now."


    "How did you get here?"


    "I was once a daughter from a very wealthy family. But then one day, my family got attack by the robbers, they killed my family and sold me to this thugs."


    Athena dumbfounded a moment. "So..your family.."


    Inhale, she nodded. "Yes, they already dead. No one will find me. My country is so big and had a lot of kidnapping issues like this, so my existence is just like a grain of sand under the big ocean."


    "I''m sorry."


    "Don''t be. This is my fate."


    Athena turns silent.


    "What is your name? You had a beautiful dress. I bet you''re not from middle caste or lower caste right?"


    At first, Athena frowns a bit. She doesn''t understand the term of caste. But then she shakes her head.


    "No. My family name is Lee. I''m from the Great Empire."


    "Ahh...I heard that the Great Empire is where all the wealthy family in Asia lives." she chuckles.


    "I''m Athena."


    "Well, I''m Renee Khan. You can call me Carla if you want." She smiles at her.


    "Huh?"


    "Well, my name in the birth certificate is written as Renee Khan, but my mother calls me Carla since I was a baby.


    "Oh..you had a beautiful face and your hair color is quite unique too.."


    "I am mixed."


    Athena nodded.


    That''s the start for her to meet Renee. She also met with a few other kids from inside the cage.


    All of them is mostly from a foreign country and most of them too are kidnapped and being sold to these men.


    "Carla!!" Athena tries to pull her hand from being dragged by the guard man.


    "Athena no! Stay there. Don''t get up." she yelled while her eyes already wet with tears.


    One of the men went inside and kick Athena''s abdomen making her cry.


    "Let go, Athena. don''t hurt yourself. I''ll be fine. I''ll see you again."


    "Noo¡­" Athena starts whimpering, while other kid all lowered their gaze and even shivering because they were afraid. They have been tortured by these guys badly, so that form a trauma inside their souls.


    "Please Athena¡­Don''t hurt yourself." She tries to hide her sobs.


    The one who kicks Athena then bulldozes her using a rope.


    "Ahh!" Athena scream, her hand losing her grip and they finally bring her to somewhere she doesn''t know.


    ¡­


    "You know her?" Ralph ask curiously.


    Athena nodded. "I know her." Because she had a burgundy hair color and a beautiful face, of course, one will remember her face.


    "That''s good. She lost her memory when she got mutated. I don''t even know her family name."


    Richard look at his wife and Hai Rin looks at Athena.


    Sniffing, she said. "Its Khan. Renee Khan."


    Richard pulls Athena into his embrace and kisses her head. He knows how painful the memory that she had back then.


    "We discuss this later. You all must be tired from the long flight. How about if you guys take a rest first. We''ll have dinner together. I call all the Lee to gather here tonight." Richard suggesting.


    All of them nodded. The butler shows Ralph his room to stay tonight while Athena and Aurora went to their own room.


    Zoro? He follows Athena to her room.


    Open the door, Athena went to her bed.


    "Ah..so comfy." She said.


    "Hey, don''t let your guard down in front of me," Zoro said nonchalantly and he went to sit at the couch.


    "Oh, I forgot you still here."


    "Tch! Fine, I''m going back now." he sulks.


    "Haha..oh come on Z! Come here I need to talk to you.." She sits up and pats on the bed beside her.


    "Umm..no thanks. You''re not my lover anymore. The bed is really a big NO. So I stick with the couch."


    Athena chuckles. Well, she praises his good point.


    "So?"


    Athena changes her tone.


    "Well Z, I need all the info about Jye Yin when she was with my husband that day. I need her record or video or something that has been missing."


    "Didn''t Aslan already do that? I mean he even gets the cement tested right?"


    "Yes, but the result is not convincing me enough."


    "He said that he did not remember at all about that night. While he can recover from your dose, how is it he impossible to remember anything just because of drunk effect. Unless he has been dosed with something else right?"


    "Hmm..but to check the drug, its been months. There is no more trace for that."


    "I know. I also had a weird feeling about these pregnancies. Well, I can see that she really pregnant but why did the baby DNA also match with Aslan.."


    "Well, maybe he really did something to her?"


    Athena squinted her eyes and she starts throwing her pillow right at his head.


    Bonk!


    "He did not do anything like that."


    "Ouch.." he picks the pillow and places it on his ??p.


    "Okay okay...I get it."


    "I need her trace first on the day she met with Aslan for a short break."


    "Yes, Princess." he makes a salute gesture to her.


    "And¡­Z, did I had lost my memory too?"


    "Huh?"

 Chapter 63 - This Is The Golden V

    "Huh?" Zoro makes a question look to her.


    "I mean, there is something that I missing out. But I can''t remember it."


    "Princess, there''s nothing wrong with your memory. I check it for a thousand times once I know about your condition." He ?ssured her.


    "Hmm¡­then, why they said something like that?" she mumbles.


    "What did you say?"


    "Uh..nothing. Well, thank you, Z. Now, I feel so tired. I want to get rest for a while." She stretches her body.


    "Stay until dinner, will you?" She said to him when he already gets up from the seat.


    "Okay. I''ll be meeting your father. Take a good rest."


    "Mm..kay.."


    Once Zoro closes the door, she lied down on the bed.


    Within a minutes she falls asleep.


    ¡­.


    Bzzzz! Bzzzzz!


    Athena''s rub her eyes a little when she heard something buzzing near her.


    Using her hand, Athena search for her phone on the bed. Once she finds the phone, she picks it up without seeing the caller.


    "Mm..hello?" She said with a bit raspy and s?xy voice.


    ".¡­"


    "Hello?" she said again.


    "Don''t make that voice, or I really gonna take a flight to go there, Athena.." Aslan on the other line said with a deep voice make Athena''s heart start to pounding a little faster.


    "Hey..sorry I didn''t call you sooner. I was too tired."


    "Mm..that''s okay. It just only a few hours and I already miss you badly.."


    Athena chuckles. "Me too."


    "Should I come right now?"


    "No¡­.please, endure it a little while."


    "But I can''t."


    "Yes, you can.."


    "Tsk..do not leave me too long okay dear?"


    "Mm..kay..you know..I like it when you call me with all the sweet name." She bit her tips of a finger a bit.


    "Mhm?"


    "Yup."


    "Okay.. starting from now, I call you with a bunch of sweet names."


    "Yes, please. Thank you." She said in one breath.


    Chuckles he said again. "You become more and more open with me. I like that. Keep it up, my dear wifey."


    "Okay, my dear hubby."


    "Oh god, I can''t talk to you any longer than this. Otherwise, I might really take a flight going there." He covers his red face with his palm.


    Athena chuckles. "I got it. I call you before I go to sleep okay?"


    "Okay. Bye dear."


    "Bye." she ended the call and closed her eyes.


    ''I love you As..but when did I hurt you?''


    ¡­.


    All the Lee had gathered at the Mansion right now after got the call from Richard.


    Luckily Lee Zhing and Jack not staying far from the mansion, so it is easy for them to commute there.


    Adrian with his wife and their new baby also coming to the mansion. Shin Xi just delivered a healthy baby boy last month just after Athena went to Arendell.


    She is supposed to be still in her confinement days. But she insists on coming here tonight.


    Athena and Aurora were so excited to meet their niece.


    "Oh my god! Look at his nose. Just like Ad right?" Aurora crinkles her nose and touches the baby''s nose. She really likes the kids.


    Same goes with Athena. Maybe because they never had the experience to have another sibling beside them three.


    "Yeah yeah..look at his face. So small and cute." She smiling happily.


    "Hey little Ed..I''m your aunty, Athena the goddess of wisdom and that is your Aunty Aurora, the southern light." She said and Aurora continues after that.


    "And you, my little Edward Xyn Lee, are the little prince of Lee. Welcome to our family, little prince." She kisses the baby Ed before she passes him back to his mother.


    "Ermm. Sis Xi, I''m so jealous of you." Aurora said.


    Adrian lift up his eyebrow. "Hey, why are you jealous at my wife?"


    "Duh..not because of you of course! I was jealous because she had little prince Ed. I want it too.."


    "Go and make one."


    Aurora pinches his arm. "Don''t say something impossible."


    Athena turns to look at Aurora. "Something happens?"


    "Oh!" Aurora just remembered that she didn''t tell her about the divorce matter.


    She went to Athena''s side and sit beside her and look at her with a calm expression.


    "I and Yin Li already divorce."


    "You what?" Athena''s eyes turn wider.


    "Hmm..its true." Adrian nodded his head and Aurora also does the same.


    "Aur.." She hugs Aurora with a bit sorry.


    "Hey. I''m fine though." She smiles.


    "So, this Ralph¡­"


    "Oh no no. He just my friends. Like you and Zoro. I also had one. Ralph."


    "You girls always had boys stick with you huh?" Adrian comment.


    "Well, that''s because we''re a beauty." Aurora let out her tongue mocking her brother.


    "Urghhh¡­" He makes an annoyed expression.


    Clink clink!


    "Attention to all, today I gather all Lee together in this house is for celebrating that all my children are finally return back here. Especially that naughty daughter of mine, Aurora. And tonight also I want to introduce someone to all of you."


    Richard turns to look at Ralph. While all the eyes are fixed on Richard.


    "Let me introduce. This fellow here is Prince Ralph De Salis. He has the answer to my little daughter''s condition. So tonight, we should listen to what he wants to deliver to us." He then let Ralph take a place to talk.


    "Hi everyone. It''s a great honor to finally meet up with all the Lees." he inhales before he starts.


    "Fuhh... I feel like I''m taking an exam right now."


    All of them smiling.


    "Okay now.." he went to the center of the hall, he put the device on the floor.


    Touch a tiny bu??on on it, the device starts to open up.


    "This is the Golden V."

 Chapter 64 - Only On The Full Moon Night

    Zoro took a good look at what he wants to explain.


    "This is The Golden V. I create this name because they have specific golden color blood. Each of my survivors had a slightly different color, but they still a golden one."


    A blueprint of the substance in the Golden V starts to form.


    "The Golden V is created to be precisely because they want to create a superhuman subject. The one who can never die in the battlefield, who had a fierce skill and can kill a thousand of man without a scratch, most importantly they want the subject to obey his order. They aim to take control of the world using these armies."


    "Unfortunately, most of the subject meets the failure. Including you, Ms. Athena. The survivor is now adding up to the 6 people. You are the last subject they tested before they were captured by the Lee elite squad am I right?"


    Richard nodded. "But, no one of them knows about these test. I did my investigation and meet the dead end." Richard tried to explain.


    "The one who created this already abandon the ship two days before Ms. Athena get the injection. He does this in solo. All the information is kept by only him. I think Ms. Athena just happen to get the wrong shot at the moment."


    Athena and the others still composed listening to him.


    "Did you know who created this?" Zoro asks.


    Ralph lowered his gaze, he shakes his head. "No. Only one from my survivor manages to see his face. But then she''s not able to describe it. She''s in trauma and lost her memory. She will lose her control if I start to ask her about that man."


    Athena curled up on the couch. Seeing Athena start to curl up, Zoro pat behind her back.


    "It''s okay..you have us..we here."


    Ralph inhale and started again.


    "Put that aside, the test is a big failure when all the subject is having a side effect. And I believe they had a different side effect. For example.."


    He touches a see-through keyboard on air and a video start to play. One man with a skinny body looks so scared. The background seems like they in some kind of forest or something similar to it.


    "Okay, Malik..now show us what you got¡­" the voice is absolutely from Ralph in that video.


    "Ak..Aku takut.." he said in his language.


    "Don''t be scared, we here to help you. Nothing bad will happen." He ?ssured him gently.


    Finally, that man nodded and he went to one big tree in front of them. His eyes color change in a second and he push the tree using his b?r? hand. Within one minute, the big tree starts to fall down and make a loud thud noise. All the bird start to fly from the branch and he changes his eyes color back to normal.


    "Arghh.." He flops down to the ground once he changes the eyes color.


    Ralph running to him and check his vein on his arm. The veins are shining in golden color and its moving like something want to pop out from his skin.


    "Hold on, I give you the shot right now!" Ralph said and immediately, he injected him at the arm. Within 5 seconds the vein turns to normal and he feels a bit better.


    Paused the video, Ralph continues again.


    "This is Malik. He just only 20 this year. He got the ability as the superhuman or we called it hulk. But the effect is once he turns to the human mode after the hulk, he will experience the crucial pain in his veins. Not only that. Every time he changes into the hulk mode and uses his ability, his life span also decreased."


    "So, everyone had a different ability?" Jack starts to ask.


    "And the shot that you gave him?" Zoro also take a turn to ask


    "Its the temporary shot for prolonging his life span. When it should be decreased, this solution helps to restore the life span that supposed to decrease."


    "You made this solution?" Lee Zhing asks with curiosity.


    "Yes. Me and my team." he went to his backpack and pass her the research he made.


    Took the research file, she flips it open one by one.


    "Continue, please.." Athena said.


    "Oh right." he swipes the video and it changes to another video.


    "This is Shon. He also got the Golden V injection."


    He plays the video again. One man with fair skin and black hair instructing the wild animal. While he converses the instruction to the animal, his eyes color changing.


    This time, he got a different pattern of pain. He holds his head like its gonna explode anytime.


    "He can instruct the animal to follow his order. But, he will suffer from the head ached and his life span also will shorten. His order is absolute for these certain animals."


    He swipes again to the next video.


    "This is Veron."


    One man with a tall body and his hair is styled with a top knot and somehow his face looks like he was really scared. He carries his bible on his arm.


    His abilities make all the Lee gasp for a moment. Everything that he touches when he in Grim mode will turn black and turn to ashes.


    He had the ability to retract the life span on the living thing. However, like Athena, he can''t absorb the life span he took. Instead, his own life span will be consumed by the abilities that he had.


    Once he turns to normal, he starts trembling and curling up his body on the ground. The guilty in his heart make him feel like he was a sin to the extent that he feels likes there is no hope for him to be in heaven.


    Athena could feel the exact same feeling. She is the contrast with him. If he can retract the life, then she can revive life. However, these abilities turn to be no good at all.


    "Veron, he requests to confine himself to where there is no human and no living thing around him. He learns how to control his abilities in the meanwhile."


    He swipes again.


    "This girl is Suzan."


    A girl around twenties who can predict the future for the next 10 second. With these abilities, she can dodge the attack and help who is in need. However, the frequent she use it, the more her life span will be taken away.


    And the last video is about Renee.


    "This is Renee."


    The video shows she was attacked by the group of people and Ralph happen to turn on his go pro recorder. So he recorded everything from the event.


    They both are surrounded by a group of people. Once she changes her eyes color, all the people who tried to attack her start to drop the weapon.


    They hold their head and screaming in pain until they were all dead.


    "Her abilities¡­" Athena eyes still fixed on the video.


    "She controls their mind and delivers the crucial pain to them. However, once she''s done, she also got the same effect. She will be in real pain for days even though she already takes the injection."


    He taps on his keyboard and the blueprint change its form again.


    "This is all five survivors that I help to hide them from the hunter."


    "So, you''re saying that you can''t cure them but help them to prolong their life span?" Adrian ask.


    "I still not yet find the cure." he corrected Adrian word.


    "This shot, how do you know how to create it?" Lee Zhing ask.


    He touches enter to his keyboard.


    "I''m a botanist. I study in plant and I happen to find about this rare flower that claim can cure various type of blood issues."


    "My team consist a lot of mix in each of our fields. I had Zoologist, specialize in animal behavior and structure, I had chemical expert and I had one scientist which still has his sane."


    He then looks at the blueprint. "This flower only existed in a mountain at the Borneo. I studied about this flower and the best extract we can get is only on the full moon night. It will release a scent that will lure a wild animal and even a beast to eat it. Thus, to get this extract you will need to fight with those animals first."

 Chapter 65 - Good To Have A Baby.

    "So, you''re saying that we need this flower extract?" Adrian asks again.


    "Yes, but not only this. This flower extract is just the main ingredient. The next is we need to specified her blood. Because everyone had a different type of blood and substance, so everyone''s doses are specially designed for them. They can''t be identical. Like Veron, his dose needs to mix with the special species snake''s venom to create the dose for him."


    "So, how do you know what kind of mixed that Athena will need?" Zoro looks at him.


    "That¡­I will need to withdraw her blood and do some test on it. But, I promised that I will help her to prolong her life. And I will still find the cure for all of them."


    All of them turn silent, they sigh heavily.


    Richard finally voices out.


    "That''ll be her decision to make. Whatever she thinks is best, we will respect her decision."


    All of the family''s eyes turn to look at her. Including Zoro.


    Athena looks up at Ralph and ask. "How long you take to make the dose?"


    "A few days after we got the extract and other substance if needed." He replies without a hitch at all.


    "Other than can prolong my life span, can it make me a normal woman again?"


    Ralph frowned a bit hearing her question. "Normal in what?" He asks.


    "Can I have a baby? Can I revived myself if I get hurt?"


    Her question makes all the eyes turn to her again. All have the same thought that Athena really wants to have a child with her husband.


    "About reviving yourself, we still in the study on how to reverse the mutation back. And..about whether you can have a baby or not...I never know if the mutation can make you barren or what. Because the other two Golden V''s woman never gets pregnant before. But. I think they are good to have a baby. We''ve checked their cell and body system. Everything is fine."


    This time, all of the Lee dumbstruck. They''ve checked with the specialist that Athena can''t have a baby. The mutation makes her barren, but why it is different from Ralph theory and result? Is there something that they missing out?


    Athena''s eyes lit up hearing his explanation. "If it can make me live longer than it should, I will take the risk. I''m ready."


    "Seriously!"


    "Are you serious?"


    Both of Aurora and Zoro talk at the same time.


    Hai Rin wants to say something, but Richard makes her stop.


    "Let her decide. It''s her own choice." He whispers to his wife.


    Hai Rin nodded slowly beside him. She was worried, but then like her husband said earlier. It is her own daughter''s choice. They have been deciding everything since she was mutated and now is her own choice to decide what she wants to do with her life.


    Athena turns to look at Zoro and then she turns to Aurora.


    "Yes. I want to live. I decide to live. Why you guys so surprised?"


    Aurora shakes her head. "No, I''m happy for you."


    Zoro lowered his gaze. He sighing. "I just worried that you might get hurt when he does the withdrawing process. You know¡­"


    Athena gaze turn soft. She knows how Zoro loved her, and until now, she can''t believe it that he still has a little love for her left in his heart.


    "Hey..I''m tough okay. I can handle it. It''s not like he gonna drain my blood out, right Ralph?"


    Ralph smile. "Yes. don''t worry. I just take one glass tube only."


    "Well, do it at my lab. I can''t let Athena getting hurt to where I don''t know her whereabouts." Lee Zhing voices out and Jack beside her nodded in agreement with his wife reason.


    "Yup. If you want your team to come here, just tell me their location and I''ll send my elite squad to fetch them." Adrian said.


    "Well, Madam Zhing, thank you for your hospitality. I will use your lab to run the test and Mr. Adrian, I may need your help to fetch my team and also Mr. Shon."


    "After we are done taking Athena''s blood, we need to set off to Borneo. The full moon night will be in two days from now. If we not hurry, we will miss the opportunity." Ralph explained his planned.


    "If regarding that, I can call my agent to find the flower''s extract for your use," Richard said.


    "I''m sorry Mr. Lee. But its better if me myself going there to take the extract. I will bring Shon for distracting the wild animal and I only need protection."


    "I wanna go too." Athena suddenly said, offering her service to help him.


    "What? No dear, that''s dangerous." Hai Rin said.


    "Mommy, I''ve been in danger for years. It''s only for two night. Please¡­"


    "Then, I''ll go with you." Zoro also offered his help.


    "Z.."


    "No, don''t say anything. Your husband is not here. So let me protect you and Ralph and that guy named Shon too."


    "Are you sure you want to go Athena?" Richard asks firmly.


    "Yes, daddy."


    "Then, be safe."


    "Okay, daddy." She smiles happily at her father.


    "So, our discussion end here for today. Adrian, prepare the elite squad to fetch Mr. Ralph''s teammate and Lee Zhing, help him to prepare a complete facility for his uses. In the next two days, Athena, Zoro and Ralph please be safe and return back safely too." Richard finalized the meeting.


    "Yes, dad." Adrian gives him an answer. He helps his wife and went back to his room.


    Lee Zhing nodded and she went to Athena. Caress her cheek and hair, she looks at her with a loving gaze.


    "You so beautiful. Aunty hopes everything will turn out great."


    "Thank you, Aunty." She smiles.


    "Hm. Good night Athena."


    "Good night."


    "Zoro, you stayed a night here, alright?" Richard pat on Zoro''s shoulder.


    "Thanks for inviting uncle, but I need to return to my house. I had an order from the princess."


    "Huh?"


    "Its Athena''s order. I can''t disobey it."


    "Oh.." Richard don''t know what to say. He feels a bit sad when he asks Athena to marry Aslan that time, while he knew that Athena and Zoro are in a term at that time.


    "Good night uncle, aunty." He bows his head a little before he went to Athena who just saying goodbye to Aunty Lee Zhing.


    "I''ll be going home. And see you again in next two days." he smile and ruffles her hair before he walks out from the meeting room.


    Athena just shakes her head and brush her hair again using her hand.


    "Athena..going upstairs?" Aurora calls her.


    "Yeah...I need to make a call to Aslan."


    "Oh..Well, tomorrow I''ll drive you to Aunty Lee Zhing''s lab with Ralph too."


    "Okay.."


    "Good night Aur.."


    "Good night Thena.."


    "Ah, Ralph..thanks for trying to helping my sister," Aurora said when she saw that Ralph just finish texting with someone.


    "No problem. I want to help other survivors too."


    "So, is your teammate okay with helping my sister?"


    "Yes, they will come tomorrow. I just send their location to your brother."

 Chapter 66 - We Also Do Stupid Things.

    "Hey As¡­ the next two days I will go fishing with my father. Maybe I can''t reach you in the meantime. But you don''t have to worry. I will call you once I return to the mainland." Athena informing him about her ''mission'' in another way so that he would not worry much about her.


    He was busy with his problem, of course, Athena doesn''t want to disturb him with this simple task. After all, it just two days.


    "Oh? I never know that you like to fishing?" Aslan on the line scrunches his eyebrow a bit.


    "Uh¡­I just accompany my father, I don''t know how to fishing at all."


    "Hm¡­ be careful. It''s already late night in your country right?"


    "Yeah.."


    "Go sleep now. I call you again tomorrow. Or maybe you want to make a 5D call?"


    "Uhm..that can too. But, are you sure you be able to restrain yourself after seeing me?" she teased him.


    "I can..if you not stripping in front of me."


    "Hah..that''s what I intend to do."


    "Why you so naughty lately?"


    "I just show my true color in front of you, Aslan. My childish side, my m?tur?d side, my calm side, my furious side, my pampered side, my every angle of the side. Because of you my husband." Her voice was so tender, it makes Aslan''s heart beating faster. His face was flustered red.


    "I''m so grateful that I can be your husband then. Show only me, Athena. And I''ll show my sides to only you. Be true to each of us. And I''ll stay with you till the end of the time."


    "Yes."


    Athena closed her eyes, try to absorb every single word he said to her.


    ''I love you, Athena. I really do.''


    ''I love you so much, As..''


    "Hey..sleep now. Good night, Athena. Sweet dream." He kisses his phone''s screen.


    Athena can hear his kisses. "Good night Aslan." She returns the kisses and ended the call.


    ¡­.


    The next morning,


    Like what Aurora promise, she drive Athena and Ralph to their Aunty''s Lab in Imperial City.


    In the car, the three of them had a lively conversation. They talk about so many things. Ralph is an easy going person, he can converse well with Athena who is well known as an aloof girl.


    But with Ralph, he gives the same vibe as Zoro. Trusted and friendly too. Aurora starts to feel worried about his girlfriend, Renee.


    How she able to keep up with this kind of boyfriend? He definitely will have a lot of crush from other girls if he keeps acting like this. Luckily for these two girls, they already married. Even Aurora is a widow right now, but her heart still fixed on that one man only. So Ralph can''t affect her heart no matter how charming he is. No wonder, he is the prince.


    Within 30 minutes, they arrive at their destination. Lee Zhing greets and leads them to the secret facilities building. All the space is in white and not many people in there.


    "So, you can use this space to do your job. I will monitor everything from my office. Of course, for safety purpose only." Lee Zhing smiles and looked at the three of them.


    All of them nodded in understanding.


    "Any equipment or tools that you need, you just need to ask my lab ?ssistant outside this room. They''ll provide you anything that you want. Okay?"


    "Thank you, Madam Zhing."


    "Don''t mention it, all I want as a trade is my niece condition to be treated."


    Ralph nods.


    "Then, I''ll take my leave first." she waves her hand to both of her nieces.


    She wants a daughter, but she had no luck when she only had Zenith as her only child. And her husband really pampered their child and her too. That is why, when Athena and Aurora was still a child, she likes to play with the two of them. They even stay at her house for a few days when they had times. They both are really being spoiled by all the Lee.


    Because of they the only girls that Lee have.


    ¡­


    "Hmm..for today I guess I''ll just withdraw your blood. My teammates will arrive late at night, today.. so maybe they will start to check on your blood early in the next morning."


    "It''s okay Ralph. Take your time."


    "Alright."


    Athena went to a glass room where there are a bed and full equipment like a hospital.


    "Hmm...Aur, can we talk?" Athena calls Aurora from outside the room. She was turning on the computer when Athena call her.


    Turns to look at her, she went over to the room.


    "What''s up?"


    Athena holds her hand and led her to the bed. Both of them sit on the edges of the bed.


    "Did I lost my memory when I was a child?" She asks her the curiosity that keeps bothering her in the past few days.


    "Hah? When?" Aurora was so shocked by the weird question from Athena.


    "No..I think something is missing. I had no memory at all about what they said."


    "Who said? What happen? Tell me more details please." Aurora demands.


    "Hmm..remember Jye Yin?" Athena asks her sister.


    "Ah~ that bitch? Of course, I remember." Aurora glance at Athena a bit.


    "She said that I hurt Aslan so many times before, that I broke his heart."


    "Did you really do it?"


    "No. I only reject him once, and that''s also because I saw him kissing her. I was so hurt and he chasing me after that at the shore, he wants to say something, but I said to him that I hate him and I leave him after that. And the next week, I heard that he was returning back to Russia. So I hadn''t any chance to properly tell him I''m sorry and confess my feeling to him."


    Aurora sighs.


    "Sorry for interrupting you girls, but, Athena did you really saw him kissing?" Ralph pop out from nowhere asks her in a serious tone.


    "I saw him and her in the kitchen, they look like they were kissing. She saw me and she closed her eyes like she was really enjoying it."


    "Did you see him plunging his tongue to hers?"


    Athena and Aurora both dumbfounded with his question.


    "Why would she want to watch the details? That''s gross.." Aurora speaks up.


    "See? That is the biggest mistake you girls always make." Ralph take a swivel chair and sit in front both of them.


    "What do you mean?" Athena ask.


    "Let me be honest, as a guy I like to see my girls get jealous or turn mad. They make a cute face when they do that.."


    "What does that make any sense to our story here?" Aurora interjects him.


    "Haih Aurora... I trying to said that we, guys, sometimes didn''t do a thing that you see or you imagine it. It just a hoax to make you girls go mad or jealous. So, we can confirm your feeling to us. We also do stupid things like that. That is why you should watch it closely whether he really kiss her or not."


    "Why don''t just said to us directly? It''ll be easier right?"


    "As I said, we also do stupid things. And normally it ends up pretty bad. Of course, by the time we want to explain it, it already too late."


    Athena frowned a little.


    What Ralph trying to say is plausible. What if that day, they really didn''t kiss? She only saw him from behind his back. She only sees Jye Yin face that time.


    And she also at the fault when Aslan tried to say something that day, she refuses to listen to him. She even leaves him after that and never talks to him again.


    But¡­what about her meaning by ''hurt him so many times?''

 Chapter 67 - You Guys Are Full Of Surprise

    Aurora was also silent for a moment. She suddenly remembers the day she caught Yin Li with that bitch on his house back at Southern City.


    But in her case, Yin Li was totally half n?k?d while the girl was also topless, she even on top of him. Just the flashback from her old memory makes her heart start to bleed again.


    Her eyes start to form tears. Her face also suddenly turn to a bit red. She can''t control her feeling anymore.


    "I''m sorry." she immediately runs to the sink and washes her face.


    Athena and Ralph turn to look at her.


    "Hey Aur, you okay?" Athena asks concerned.


    Sniffles a bit, she nod. "Yeah..sorry, I was a bit emotional."


    She wipes her face with a face towel and turns to look at them both. She tried to put on the smiles on her face.


    "Are you sure you''re okay?"


    "Mhm.."


    "Oh yeah..regarding that bitch Jye Yin.." She tries to divert her mind to Athena''s matter.


    "There is a time when she comes to our house, she saw me grabbing my ex-husband''s shirt at the pond behind our mansion. And like always he always shows me his scared face and sometimes he looks stoic with no expression at all.."


    "Wait, you bullied your ex?" Ralph was a bit shocked.


    "Don''t be so surprised Ralph, she always threatens him and bullied him since they were young," Athena said making Ralph gasp a bit.


    "I don''t bully him. I just want to make him stay by my side."


    Ralph shook his head in disbelief. "Oh god, Rora..no wonder he left you."


    Aurora throws the pillow to Ralph. She shot him a death glare.


    "What? I''m telling you the truth."


    "Alright, back to the main discussion please." Athena tries to calm them both.


    "Then after that, she gives me some advice saying that my ex likes someone who is just like you, Athena. Soft, girly, and always wearing something nice. You were an idol to many of men in our circle, did you know that?"


    Athena frowned. "So, you hated me because I was a center to those guy''s liking?"


    Aurora''s chuckles. "Of course not. You''re my sister. How could I hate you?"


    "Is that so? Why did I never know about you, Athena? I mean, I heard about Lee''s princess. But never know that they had a real princess type." Ralph asking curiously.


    "That because you''re busy with planting and go in and out at the forest." Aurora still not satisfied with him.


    "Oh? That may be true."


    "Urgh..don''t cut my story, Ralph."


    Ralph put both of his hand in the air. Making a surrender gesture.


    "So Athena, I start to dress up like you when I want to meet with him. And I think I saw Aslan that time at the maze garden. I thought he might recognize me. So I don''t talk to him, I went to my ex and bring him to the center of the maze. We kinda had a date that time. But, he also thought that I was you. He looks quite happy. So I just keep silent about my real identity. I observed his gaze, his face, and everything. That is when I know my ex also had a feeling for you."


    "Aur.."


    "Shhh... I still not finish yet." Aurora shushes her and continues again.


    "So, I keep dressing like you and even cover my mole so that I will perfectly look like you and date my ex. I don''t know why, but every time I bump with Aslan, he will make a hurt expression on his face. I don''t know what he thought at that time, because I don''t know what happens between you two. And every time after I saw him, there is always Jye Yin nearby us, trying to cheer him up. Because I thought that they two were really dating, I couldn''t care less about him."


    She stops for a moment.


    "And I blow my cover when my ex suddenly caught me trying to impersonate as you. We had a quite fight back there.." she chuckles a bit and she continues again.


    "And of course, he was the one who is hit by me. Because he can never lay his hand on me. He suppressed everything inside. And now¡­this is what I am..I can never force him to love me."


    "I''m sorry Athena. I was the one who creates this mess." she hugs Athena.


    Athena lost her word. She doesn''t know what to say. Well, for her its not her sister fault. She just trying to persuade Yin Li to fall for her. But she never thought that her action makes a lot of people had a broken heart.


    And¡­the one who suggests Aurora dress up like her is Jye Yin. Why is that? What''s her motive?


    "Hmm..well, base on what you telling just now. It''s better if you guys take precaution about this Jye Yin''s girl. She sounded like a bitch to me." Ralph tell them what he thought.


    "Too late Ralph. She claims that she was pregnant with my sister''s husband." Aurora wipes her corner of eyes.


    Athena is still silent. She was a bit lost in her own thought.


    "Athena''s husband? Who is it?"


    "Aslan. Aslan Smith. The one that we talk about just now." Aurora said.


    "Aslan? The young tycoon from Arendell?"


    Athena and Aurora nod.


    "Oh wow! You guys are full of surprise." Ralph smiles.


    "Huh?" Both of Athena and Aurora tilt their head a little.


    "Never mind, so who is your ex? I think you never mention his name right?" He asks Aurora.


    Athena scrunch his eyebrow. Without delay, she said his name. "Yin Li."


    "Athe¡­" Aurora wants to stop her but it seems too late for her.


    Ralph''s eyes turn wider. He gasping and look at Aurora with a shocked face.


    "Yin¡­Yin...Li? That Mr. Banker?!!"


    Shut her eyes, she lowered her head and nodded helplessly.


    Athena was confused with both of their reaction.


    "Why you didn''t tell me? I can smack him for you. I can punch him.." he stops for a while.


    "Eh..but I did tell him something..huh..no wonder he tried to persuade you back. Is it what I think it is?" he mumbling.


    "Guys...I don''t get it..is there something happen that I don''t know?" Athena look at both of them.


    Aurora shakes her head. "No, nothing Athena.." she smiles.


    While Ralph snaps his finger. "Aha..now I know the reason..hmm.."


    "Hey, didn''t you said that you want to withdraw her blood?" Aurora tries to divert his attention.


    "Oh yeah...Wait a minute I find the tray." Ralph went out and request the tray from the lab ?ssistant.


    "So, Athena... I think its better if you clear this thing with Aslan. He was misunderstanding me as you that time."


    "Okay, I''ll talk to him later. Now I know what''s the reason he left me without saying anything."


    "I really am sorry Athena."


    "Mm...It''s not your fault.." Athena shakes her head and stares at Aurora''s face with a soft gaze.


    "Hey, can we start now?" Ralph went inside the room again with a stainless steels tray.


    Athena nod, she pulls up her sleeves to her elbow.


    Ralph prepare the glass tube and syringe.


    "I will take a few years of your life span and I promised I will return it back to you. Will you let me take your blood?" He asks for Athena''s permission before he starts.


    "You may." Athena gives him permission. She purses her lips and tries to endure the pain.


    Extracting her blood out will make her in pain. But this is the only way she had right now. She will do anything just to be with Aslan for a little longer.

 Chapter 68 - Come To Me When Youre Done.

    After taking her blood, the sample of her blood has been put into an iron vault underground of the Lee Pharma building.


    The system has been turning on by Zoro. He designed the security system at Lee Zhing''s company.


    Tonight Athena will be sleeping at her own house. She has been leaving her house for months. She really missing it.


    Aurora sends her off at her house before she went back to the mansion with Ralph.


    Turn on her switch, she smiles happily,


    "Home sweet home." she put down her bag and went to the wooden panel sliding door. Press the bu??on, her gallery starts to move up from the underground to her lawn.


    She opens the glass door and turns on the lights.


    Open the cloth that covers the canvas, she starts to sort out her brushes and paint color.


    She wants to draw something. Something with a theme of ''hope''. she''s not even changing her shirt when she starts. She was so absorbed until when Zoro knock on her glass window.


    "Hey princess..come out and have dinner with me."


    Athena put down her brushes and went to the main house with Zoro.


    Like always, both of them help each other to serve the dinner in the kitchen.


    "So, did you get anything Z?" Athena asks about the task that she ask him to find.


    "I did. But still in progress. I will get all the details at least before or after we leave to the Borneo."


    "Oh..so far, anything interesting that you get?"


    "Oh yes.." he smiles.


    Take the plate to the table, both of them taken a sit facing each other.


    "Do you remember the day he went out with your husband a day before the ''nightstand'' scandal?"


    "Mhm." Athena nodded and pick her slices of carrot to her mouth.


    "I got the proof that she almost fell from the escalator, but that time, your caring husband help her and she accidentally grabs his arm, making him had a little scratch on his arm."


    Athena rolled her eyes, she tries to remember that night. When they had s?x she did notice his arm had a scratch, but he said it just a small matter. So both of them not paying much attention to it. Well, of course, their attention at somewhere else that night.


    "I did notice he had a scratch on his arm."


    "And there is video both of them went to the washroom after that. But I was curious because when I play the video on the slow motion, I could spot there is one person standing beside her. Looking so suspicious. Even though they didn''t say anything or had any reaction, I still feel a bit curious."


    "And?"


    "And the next is..in the morning before the tragedy, she went to a subway and get off at the next station. I mean, why did she want to take the subway for a short stroll? After she gets off, she went back to her hotel."


    "Maybe she left her purse?"


    "That''s impossible. If she left her purse, how is she able to take the train? How is she able to pay the cab?"


    "Okay...I take back my word."


    "So, I did a little check on the subway recording that day. I did not find anything weird, but I find something interesting though.."


    "What is it?"


    "I found that suspicious man was there after she went to the subway. They make it looks like they in a different direction. I had a feeling, he passes something to her."


    "Mmm..but it can be that just a coincidence they in the same place and time."


    "Maybe.. but I run some facial track on him. The result is very shocking though.." he forked his broccoli and munch it.


    Athena sips her drink and looks at him. Lift up her eyebrow asking him ''Who?''


    "He used to work in the genetics lab. He specialized in genome production."


    "Oh¡­" Athena blinks her eyes a few times. She feels like she was dreaming. Jye Yin willing to go to that extent?


    "But for now, I still waiting for the record in that hotel that day. The floor that she stayed in is a VIP area. There is only a camera in the hallway. All the record for the staff who serve her also has been checked thoroughly. So maybe tomorrow or the day after, I will get the result."


    Athena feels a bit nervous to wait for the result. She wants to know how did she get a contact with a person like that? She even dares to go to that extension just to make Aslan take all the blame. Why? Isn''t she is friend with him?


    "So, princess..what are you gonna do tomorrow?" Zoro asks her after she''s been silent for a few minutes.


    "Painting. I still had a job awaiting me... the spring contest is nearby. But I still not prepared my painting yet."


    "Wow... I really admire you. How come you still had a mood for painting when you had an issue that you need to worried about? Your husband scandal, your safety on the trip, your dose and now is Jye Yin''s issue. You are really amazing. You can keep it all under your control."


    "Maybe because I had a lot of reliable person behind my back. I had you, I had my husband, I had Ralph and my family. All of you help me go through all of this...I glad that I surrounded by good people as you." She smiles.


    Zoro also smiles to her. "As long as you happy."


    "Z¡­find yourself a very very good girl, will you?"


    "Don''t worry. I will. I will wait until someone can steal your place in my heart. I wonder, what kind of woman is she."


    "A very very good girl. I guarantee it."


    "Yeah..right.." he chuckles. Finishing their dinner, Zoro went back to his home after that.


    While Athena went to her bathroom, took a bath and change into her nightgown, she sends to Aslan a text.


    ''5D call?''


    Beep! Aslan reply to her.


    ''Give me 5 more minutes.''


    She waits until 5 minutes and then she got a text from Aslan. ''Turn on your device.''


    Put down the rounded shape device like a ball at the floor near her bed and link it with her phone.


    Within 5 seconds, Aslan figure starts to form out from the ball device.


    He standing at the side of the bed.


    "Did you miss me?" the first thing that Aslan asking her.


    Athena chuckles. She went to him and she touches his lips. It''s not like she can feel him in real, she just touches the air actually.


    "I miss you badly." she stares his eyes.


    "Don''t make that voice. I really want to hug you right now." he also touches her face.


    "Hm. As, where are you? It''s supposed in the evening right now at Arendell right?"


    "At home, in our bedroom. You text me when I just returned from work. I still not change my attire yet."


    "Oh..sorry.."


    "Don''t be. I feel so lonely when you''re not here."


    "Hm me too."


    "Then, come home.."


    "Not yet As.."


    "I''ll come to you.."


    "Settle your problem first. Its almost done right?"


    "Yeah.."


    "Then come to me when you''re done."


    "Yes."

 Chapter 69 - Mixed All The Blood From The Survivor

    The next day, Athena stayed at home finishing her painting for the spring exhibition.


    She covers her painting with the cloth before she went to Lee Pharma building in the city.


    Once she arrives, a few men introduce themselves to her. They are Ralph''s teammates.


    "Mrs. Smith, Nice to meet you. My name is Zachary West, just call me Zack. I am the zoologist and Mr. Shon''s guardian." A man with a square shape glasses said politely.


    Athena nods and replies.


    "Nice to meet you too. Just call me Athena." She smiles and turns to look at another one man.


    "My name is Mohammad Ali. I am the Scientist and Ms. Renee''s guardian. Nice to meet you, Miss Athena." One man with a bit messy hair greets her.


    Again Athena nods her head. She then turns to Shon behind all of them. He looks a bit scared. Maybe it''s been a while since last he went to another city.


    "Hi Shon, don''t be afraid. I''m also just like you. I am one of the Golden V victims too. My name is Athena." She tried to make him feel comfortable.


    Shon nodded. He still lowered his gaze at the floor. A bit shy to look at Athena. For him, Athena is as beautiful as an angel.


    "Shon must be shy because this is the first time he went away from his hiding spot." Zack pats on Shon''s back.


    "Oh.." Athena doesn''t know what else to say.


    "Alright, Let''s gather for a bit briefing before we go tomorrow." Ralph take in charge and leads all of them to the glass meeting room. There is a round table inside it.


    Put the blueprint device on the center of the table, Ralph starts the meeting.


    Zoro just does an online meeting using 5D call, Aurora can''t come because she had a thing to do at the City.


    Ralph press the bu??on on the remote and the device starts to show a map of Borneo mountain and forest.


    "We can''t go through the land because it will take a lot of time, so I suggest we go through the air and use the parachute to landing at this point." He shows a red dot on the maps.


    "Using this method we can reduce the time taken to the point. In this area, there is a group of native people lives here. So we can camp around here before we hike up the mountain at night, so we''ll be arriving at midnight. We''re going back through the river and after we arrive at the jetty, we''ll take an aircraft to go home."


    "We need to reach the spot at the midnight to get the extract?" Athena scrunched a bit.


    "Yes. It has to be midnight. The only time that the flowers give out the scents. If not, we need to wait for the next full moon." Ralph explain.


    "The wild beast.." Zoro wants to ask, but Ralph interjecting him.


    "Shon will handle this." Ralph turned to look at Shon and he nodded.


    "Shon, you need to guard us in the back while I took the extract from the flowers. While Athena and Zoro need to guard at both side. Sometimes, this wild beast won''t listen to Shon, so we need to be prepared if anything happens."


    "Uhh..wait a minute, can you fight, Athena?" He finally remembered that he never ask her about whether she can fight or not. If Renee, she sure can fight. All other Golden V survivor is somewhat gifted with the ability to fight.


    Athena nod and smirk. " I can."


    "Good. So all we need is preparing for the trip tomorrow. We''ll be leaving on 0600."


    "Uhm.. about transportation.."


    "That''ll be arranged by my brother. All of us need to gather at Lee air Base tomorrow. Zoro, you need to pick me up okay?"


    "Yes, princess." he nodded his head.


    "So, all of you staying at my family mansion right?" Athena ask.


    "Yes, Miss Athena."


    "Okay, before we dismiss our meeting, please bring a suitable weapon for tomorrow. Anything that needs to be added?." He looks at everyone and after all of them shake their head in a no, he ended the meeting. He looks at the door and finds that Aurora just back from her errands.


    He scrunches his eyebrow a bit.


    "Hey, Rora..where are you going the whole day?" he asks.


    "Oh..I just went strolling around my old school and places that I used to go with.." she silent a moment before she continues again. "You know what? Let''s just forget what I said. So the blood result?"


    "Oh! Come here. Athena, you also come here too." he calls out Athena''s name.


    Athena stood up from her chair and went over to both of them. They meet Ali, the scientist, and Zack in the giant iron vault.


    "Zack, explain to her." Said, Ralph.


    Zack touches his glasses to try to find a good word for her.


    "Athena, it seems your blood also need a special mixture from other animal''s blood just like Veron."


    "Okay..and what kind of animal is that?" Athena feels a bit uneasy.


    "Erm... Albino phyton or maybe the one with the huge body. But it''s a rare species. We use the venom of albino cobra for Veron and you need to use the blood of albino. The saturation will make your blood stop to eat your life span and it can multiple your blood cell. So, your blood will not run out from your body system. However, we need to test it first to prove my theory." Zack finishes his explanation.


    While Ali nodded in to agree. "There is another way. But..this is to upgrade your skill and quite dangerous."


    Again, Athena scrunches her eyebrow.


    "Upgrading?"


    "Like a version, what you have here is the version one. We can upgrade it to the next phase. But most of them refuse because we never know what the outcomes will be. Base from the cell and data, it can generate a complete mutation in your blood cell. Meaning, what you have right now is only the result of fifty percent mutation. Once you mutate into the full version, you actually reach a goal of the experiment that they run years ago."


    Athena blinks a few times, this is a piece of new shocking information for her.


    "The curse?" she continues after silent for a moment.


    "As I said, once you reach 100 percent mutation, you are totally complete the process. This means, you are not restrained from the life span, you can heal your own body. I suppose it will lift up all the effect that you had right now."


    "But?"


    "But, whether you still can control your own mind and body we don''t know it yet. We don''t know how far and powerful you can be. We don''t know how much pain will you have to go through in the process and whether your body can or can''t take it."


    "The way to create it?"


    "Mixed all the blood from the survivor." Ali lowered his gaze.

 Chapter 70 - Long Lost Love

    "No. I refuse to choose that option. If you want an albino phyton, then I''ll bring it to you." She said firmly.


    While Ralph, Zack, and Ali just nod their head. Aurora just stays at the side of the room when she hears about the explanation. She keeps silent to not disrupt their discussion.


    "So, anything else that I need to bring back other than the blood?" She asks again, her voice soften.


    "Urm, if you don''t mind..you can bring us a snack or some souvenir from the Borneo." Zack tries to light up the atmosphere.


    "Hee..sure." she smiles.


    "Oh, Aur. I need to meet daddy. Do you want to follow me or stay here?" Athena turns to look at her sister who looks a bit distracted.


    "Huh?" she diverts her eyes to Athena.


    Athena lift up her eyebrow a bit. "Are you okay?"


    "Eh, yeah..let''s go. I wanna go home too." Aurora said and tug her hand on Athena''s arm.


    "Okay."


    ..


    In the car, Aurora still silent. It''s not like her to be silent like this unless there is something bothering her.


    Lately, they both are like splitting their personality. While Aurora who looks childish and cheerful suddenly become a quiet person and more calmness in everything she does, Athena who was an aloof and a bit quiet become more open and quite friendly with the group of in her circle.


    "What happen Aur? You look distracted." Athena started.


    "Hm..i don''t know. But these few days I feel a bit lonely, even though we all have been gathered in our mansion. But I feel something is missing."


    "I think..it''s not only you who feel that way. Me too feel the same things. But, in order to find a better way to my future I ready at any cost." She ??r?sses her sister''s shoulder. Trying to give some courageous in her.


    "Yeah. at least, you got your happy ending. I am happy for you Athena. But, take my advice. beware with that Jye Yin. She''s not a woman you can be friend with" she smiles to her sister.


    "I know. Zoro will reveal the truth to me supposedly today."


    "Erm..did she really pregnant with Aslan child?"


    "The result shows its a match. but I have a doubt."


    "You really trust your husband that much huh?" Aurora feels a bit jealous toward her sister. Why she can still accept a man who let another woman bear his child stay by her side. Not like her, she was so furious that day. she even gets a divorce because of what Yin Li do that day. Even so, her heart still sticks with that guy. she can''t even get rid of him from her heart.


    "I trust him. A lot. Maybe because I used not to trust him when we were a child, and we separate for a very long time. so I decide to trust him this time and just put the unnecessaries things behind. You should try it too. Maybe it can help." Athena knows what Aurora means. it may seem like she is a stupid woman. But, she didn''t care. As long as she can stay at his side for this lifetime.


    "Hmm..seems like your long lost love have found its way back huh? I''m not as tough as you Thena. You different, you may look soft outside, but you were really tough inside. Unlike me, I look tough outside, but my heart is weak as a paper. Easy to crumple and tear up."


    "Don''t be sad. It''s true that love can''t be forced. But you will always have time to learn it again right?"


    "Should I or shouldn''t I give him another chance? I''m afraid that he will do it again. Break my heart over and over. it''s hurt. I don''t wanna to feel it again. What do I do Athena?" Aurora finally let out what has been weighing her heart at this moment.


    "So, did he persuaded you back?" Athena chuckles.


    Aurora nod and make a helpless expression.


    "Do you love him?"


    Aurora nods and said. "I do."


    "Did he regret it yet?"


    "I''m not sure about that."


    "Did you give him a hint that you still love him?"


    Aurora dumbfounded a moment. "Well, I do take the flower and chocolate that he gave me. But I never say that I want to get back with him."


    "Then, let him suffered a little. But don''t make him wait for too long. Until he really loves you and ready to be yours again only you accept him."


    "Oh wow, I never know that my aloof sister had a sly side too."


    Both of them laughs.


    ....


    After 30 minutes drive, they arrive at Lee Mansion''s Gate.


    Standing in front of the gate is Yin Li with his casual shirt and backpack.


    Aurora''s mouth opens widely seeing him in front of the gate and Athena just hid her smile. ''Speaking of the devil.''


    She stops her car and unbuckles her seatbelt. She opens the car door and went to him leaving Athena in the car.


    "Mr. Yin, what are you doing here?" She asks curiously.


    "Oh, Miss Aurora. I just want to inform you that your loan has been approved and here. Your house lease agreement." he wants to open up his backpack, but immediately Aurora holds his hand stopping his action.


    "Let''s talk inside the house. Get on the car." She leads him and signaling the guard to let him pass the security check.


    Once he opens the door, Athena smiling to Yin Li. Yin Li also smiles at her. "Athena... I thought you were in Arendell?"


    "No, I take a short visit to my parents'' house."


    "Oh, is Aslan here?" He asks again.


    "No. He had a matter in Arendell, so it just me who return."


    Aurora drives the car to the mansion and park at the entrance.


    The private valet opens the door for the three of them. Once they inside the house, Athena turns to look at both of them. "Well, nice to talk with you Yin Li. Aur, I''ll be at my room if you need anything."


    "Okay," Aurora replies.


    "Come." she invites him to her private study room on the first floor. The room is a bit hidden from the main hall. Well, since her father and mother are nowhere to be found right now, it''ll be okay to invite him into her room.


    "So, the document?" She extended her hand to him.


    "Oh." He opens up his bag and took out a few documents from inside.


    Aurora let him sit at the chair while she checks the details and the agreement letter. She uses her big rounded glasses, her long hair, she let it loose and her white skin look a bit shining because of the sun ray slip through the glass window.


    Yin Li stare at her face. He missed her. He took a flight and apply leave for a few days so that he could see her.


    "Is there something on my face?" She asks without looking at him and continues to focus on the paper.


    "No, I just realize that my ex-wife is a beautiful person."


    Aurora bit her lips, try to hide her smile. "Isn''t it a bit late for you to realize it?"


    Yin Li scrunch his eyebrow. "Yeah, I know."


    Took a pen from the drawer, she signs the agreement. "Here, I already sign this agreement and...." She took out her cheque book and write a few figures on it before she gives to Yin Li. "My house payment."


    Yin Li took the document and cheque. He keeps in one file and Aurora just see him put the document in his backpack after that.


    "Miss Aur.."

 Chapter 71 - Rush Of The Moment And Passionate Feeling

    Knock Knock!


    Before Yin Li finish his sentence, Aurora''s study room has been knocked from outside.


    Both of them turn to the door. "Come in," Aurora said while still sitting on the chair facing Yin Li.


    Once the door is opened by her father, Yin Li immediately stand up and lowered his head a bit.


    "Daddy?" Aurora also stands up and look at his father.


    Richard look at both of them. He clearing his throat a little before he starts.


    "What are you doing here Mr. Yin?" He asks calmly.


    "I''m sorry Sir, I just.."


    "He gives me the agreement letter about the house that I bought in Southern City," Aurora interjects him.


    "House? Are you planning on staying there?" Richard asks in disbelief.


    He thought that Aurora will return home to him and start her new life. Why she still want to stay in the same town as him?


    "I was planning to. But maybe until after I got a new husband, I will move from that town." She blurts out.


    Playing with his daughter game, he smiles and said. "Good. Actually, I want to introduce you to one of my friend''s son. He is quite handsome, I bet he is more dazzling than Mr. Yin here. And..he had a nice figure too, hmm.. I think he just like mine when I was younger. Oh, not only that. I heard he never in any relationship with any woman. Very clean indeed. So, tomorrow''s night, you''ll have an Omiai with him, alright?"


    Aurora lifts up her eyebrow. She smiles and nods. "Of course daddy. This time I''ll listen to you."


    "Good then, that''s all I want to say. So, dear..please bring me a good husband next time okay?"


    "Sure, daddy."


    Yin Li at the side silent. He had nothing to say. He was a bit ashamed to his ex-father-in-law. He never greets her family properly before. About the wedding and all have been arranged by Aurora. So he never personally met her family.


    Turning to look at him after her father walks out from the room, she asks him. "So, Mr. Yin Li, what did you want to say?"


    "Erm..nothing. I think I should be going right now." He took his backpack.


    "Eh, how did you come to my house? I mean, this mansion is a bit far from the main City."


    "I took a cab." He replies to her.


    "Oh..erm..at this hour, you will not find any cab or car that passing by here. Where did you stay Mr. Yin Li?" Aurora starts to feel worried. Well, it almost dusk.


    "Um...I stayed at my old studio house in the main city."


    "Ah~ then, I should let my chauffeur send you home."


    "Erm, Thanks. But it''s okay. I will use the apps to find a ride."


    "Erm, wait. I had something that I want to give you. wait here for a minute." Aurora went to her room leaving Yin Li alone.


    After a few minutes pass, she went back to her study and pass him a medium size box.


    "What is this?" Yin Li asks when Aurora passes him the box.


    "This is actually a memoir from you. I think I don''t need it anymore. You can keep it or throw it if you like. And.." She rummages her pocket before she extends her hand and holds his hand. Open his palm, she put a ring on his palm.


    "This.. this is our supposed to be a wedding ring, but we never held a ceremony that day. So, I keep this ring in this mansion. Because this is a man ring and it costs a million dollar, I can''t just give it away to anyone or wear it too. So, it''s better if I give it to you back. Take this as repayment for what I''ve done to your life. I cause you a lot of damage in your previous years right? I really am sorry." She closes his palm once she''s done saying that.


    Yin Li eyes turn a bit red. "Aur, please...I don''t want to end this just like this."


    "Sorry, Mr. Yin. We''re done a long time ago since you sign the divorce paper. The Aurora that you knew is long gone. This Aurora here now are born from the broken heart, so..let me have a new life with a new man." ''Perhaps..'' she smiles to him.


    "Aur, I admit my mistake. But that night I never.."


    "Mr. Yin! Please.!" She yelled a bit. She really not in the mood to hear about that night.


    Yin Li immediately shut his mouth. He turns his body around and said "I will be going now. Thanks for your time."


    He bottles up everything and walks out from her study.


    Aurora slouch on the chair. She rubs her face a few times and sighing. "Why you need to remind me that night?" She opens her drawer and took her purse.


    "Stupid. I told you that there''s no car passing here after 7. " she mumbles and instruct the valet to send her car to the entrance.


    She drives to the gate and stops at the side of the road beside the pond. She pushes the window bu??on to roll down.


    "Hey, hop in. I''ll send you." She said to him.


    Yin Li shakes his head. He continues to walk.


    "Get in. Or I will drag you in." She said with a serious tone.


    Yin Li stop his pace. He turns his body to the side and went to her car at the passenger seat.


    ''Oh well, who ask you to divorce me and now you want back to me? Work harder dear.'' She smirks inside her heart.


    "You lives in your old apartment right?" She finally starts after 10 minutes they both silence.


    "Yes." He replies to her short.


    "Did you eat yet?" She makes a U-turn at the corner once she saw her favorite restaurant.


    "Not yet."


    "Good, because I''m famished right now. We''re making a stop first before I send you home." She parked her car at the entrance and give her keys to the valet.


    Yin Li feel a bit hesitant to follow her in, well, because they are now in a very luxurious restaurant. Even though he affordable to eat here, still..he needs to save too.


    "What''s wrong?" She turns to look at him.


    "Err..nothing.."


    "Your name Miss?"


    "Aurora Lee."


    "Miss Lee, please follow me." One of the men from the counter leads them to the VIP room.


    The VIP room is located on the third floor. It is a glass room that can view the cities at night. They had their own waiter at each room.


    The waiter that lead them to the VIP room opened the door for them.


    "Enjoy your dinner, Miss Lee."


    Aurora nod and went inside followed by Yin Li behind her.


    After ordering the main course, Aurora turns to look at the night view.


    "Did you see that?" She pointed her finger on the spot that is a bit far from their building.


    Yin Li squinted his eyes a bit. The spot that her point is his old school. He nods after that.


    "I used to sneak in there and pretend to be a student. But I wonder why I never been caught." She chuckles.


    Yin Li also chuckles when he heard her story. Well, he knew Aurora likes to come into his school and pretend to be one of the students. She also easily influent all the girls'' student and telling them a lie about him.


    "Aur, are you gonna go to that Omiai that your father mentions earlier?" He asks out of blue.


    Aurora smiling inwardly. "Yes. Omiai is a good way for a new start right?"


    Yin Li feel a bit angry, but he knew that he had no choice. It was his fault and he realizes it too late.


    "If..i want to get you back, what another way that I can do?"


    Aurora almost spouts her wine when he said that. she wipes her corner of lips and looks at him with a disbelief face.


    "Er...Maybe you can start with what you never did before?"


    He took her hand and kiss her knuckles. "Like this?"


    Aurora was dumbstruck. She smiling inside but expressionless outside.


    "Every man can do that."


    He stands up and leaned his body to her, he cupped her face with his both hand and kiss her lips. "Not every man can do this to you, do they?" he smiling after that.


    Aurora frowned and push his hand slowly from her cheek.


    "We''re in public. And don''t kiss me as you wish. I''m not your woman." Aurora said while she glances at the waiter at the corner of the room. The waiter lowered her head like she was not seeing anything odd.


    He smiles seeing her face blushed. Aurora diverts her eyes to the glass window after that. They had dinner and she sends him home afterward.


    Just before Yin Li step out from the car, he asks her again. "What time did you back from Omiai tomorrow?"


    "I don''t know. if I don''t have any rush of the moment and passionate feeling with him, well I guess I will return early."


    Yin Li''s face drain his color when he heard Aurora said ''Rush of the moment and passionate feeling with him''. No, only he can have that with Aurora. No other man can ''have that moment'' with her.


    "You willing to do that? With a man that you never knew?"


    "Why not? At least I didn''t do it while I still your wife aren''t I?" She smirks to him.


    Yin Li was totally dumbfounded. He walks out from the car without saying anything.


    His face looks angry. However, Aurora in the car already laughing hard seeing him stomping walk out from the car.

 Chapter 72 - Moonflower, Here I Come

    While in Lee Mansion,


    "So, how was your preparation? Need daddy to send my elite squad?" Richard asks his daughter while having dinner.


    Hai Rin shake her head when she heard her husband ask Athena about the preparation in the middle of dinner.


    "Everything is done prepared. No, thanks dad.. we''ll be just fine with fewer people." She smiles and slices her meat with the knives before she eats it.


    "Are you sure? Did you tell Aslan about you going to this mission this time?" He feels a bit worried about letting his daughter went to a mission without her husband there to guard her.


    Athena smiles a bit, she didn''t tell Aslan about going to this mission. She doesn''t want him to abandon his work and go to a simple mission like this. After all, she wants to surprise him with the dose. She wants him to focus on his business first since he really needs to be there.


    "I told him that I will be off from the city for a few days. So, I think I''ll be fine."


    "Athena¡­" Hai Rin looks at her daughter.


    "Mommy, please...I don''t need to be protected. I''m good with the fight. After all, we just collecting the extract from the flower. I tell him later." She immediately holds her mother''s hand, calming her down before she starts her sobs drama.


    "But.."


    "Just don''t tell him, please. He needs to be at his company. This times, the news blow up almost half of his ?sset. I just want him to save his empire first. I promise I tell him on my way back here." She almost begging her mother.


    Richard frowned and Hai Rin start sighing heavily.


    Both of them look at each other before they nod their head.


    "But, do tell him when you had a chance." Hai Rin reminds her daughter.


    "About his company. You just need to ask me, dear. I can help him." Richard started.


    "Uh, no dad..he will not like it. I mean, we have dignity too. You''ve helped us last time so... Let us try to survive this storm this time. But anyway, thanks for the offer."


    Richard nods. He had nothing to says anymore. His daughter is an ?du?t, she can decide what she feels best for her.


    "Dear..be careful. I really want to go and protect you by myself.."


    "Oh, please no dad..you''re quite old to do this mission." She chuckles and turns to her mother.


    Hai Rin also chuckles. "Yeah, honey. You''re not that fit when you''re still younger."


    "Hey..but I''m still handsome right?"


    Both of them rolled their eyes.


    "Wha...Why make that faces?"


    "Mom¡­please ask your husband to often see the mirror." Athena jokes.


    "Uh..okay~"


    "You guys... hey honey..who was the one who confesses to me first? Are you forget that you were so in love with me?" Richard look at his wife.


    "Eh? Is it me? I thought you were the one who was so in love with me?"


    "Uh huh? Want me to prove it to you?"


    "Whoa, mom, dad¡­settle this on your room okay..you make me feel so jealous." she covered her mouth with her palm tried to hold her laugh.


    Hai Rin faces blushed. Richard just lifts up his eyebrow to his wife before he turns to look at his daughter.


    "Athena dear¡­hurry up finish your dinner. Mom and daddy got business to do."


    "Daddy!" she burst into a laugh.


    "Dear!" Hai Rin also looks at him with wide eyes. She couldn''t believe that her husband will be so shameless in front of their kids.


    "What?" he asks nonchalantly.


    "Okay, I get it, dad. I eat faster." she munches on her portion.


    ¡­.


    After she finishes chatting with the organizer of the event for the spring exhibition, she went to her dress room and change to a nightgown.


    She waiting for Zoro to bring her the information about Jye Yin but until now, Zoro still didn''t contact her. Well, she couldn''t help but wonder about the baby that Jye Yin bear right now.


    Just when she was in the middle of her thought, Aslan calls her phone and that makes her flinch a bit.


    She smiles and takes the call. "Hey.."


    "What are you doing?" Aslan asks her.


    "Waiting to sleep."


    "Mhm? Not calling me before you sleep?"


    "Hmm. I was waiting for you to call me."


    "I miss you."


    "Me too. But, wait for a little bit."


    "So, have you prepare your fishing rod for tomorrow?"


    "Yup. I think I was done packing my stuff."


    "Remember to call me once you get the line."


    "Alright. So, what are you doing right now?"


    "Hmm, me? I just playing some game with Raisya and Jye Yin."


    "Huh? You turn on the speaker?"


    "No, I use my headphone. Why?"


    "Nothing." while actually, she feels a bit jealous.


    "I thought that you said Jye Yin can''t go to the right wing?" She asks when Aslan seems a bit focused on his game.


    "Huh? Yeah.. but, Raisya was so eager wanted to play this game. So she makes a team with Jye Yin and wants to beat me in this game."


    "Oh.."


    "Thena..is something wrong?" he asks feeling that something is off after she replies him short.


    "Hm? Nothing. Uh, As...I call you later, my sister just knocked on my door." she gives an excuse.


    "Oh..okay.."


    She cut off the call and rolled on her bed. "Aish..why do I need to feel this way. He''s not cheating on me, Athena. Be patient." she calms herself.


    ¡­


    The next morning, all the team has been grouped at the Lee air based.


    Athena just brings her medium size backpack with a weapon and clothes with her. Zoro also brings a medium-sized backpack with a bow and arrow as his weapon. He is good with the arrow while Athena is good with her katana.


    Shon? He just brings himself. He doesn''t need any weapon. Ralph bring his gun and his lab tools.


    "Alright, so are you guys ready for this mission?" Ralph ask before they went to the military aircraft.


    The three of them nods and after getting permission from the captain that will send them to the location, they all went inside the aircraft and standby with the parachute at their back.


    After almost two hours, the captain finally signaling them that the location is five minutes ahead and ask them to line up from the aircraft door.


    "Remember, land on the point that I''ve set in your parachute system," Ralph said a bit loud, try to make sure all of them heard him. The sound of pressuring air makes it hard to listen to him.


    "In the count of ten, jump off from the jet." The captain said through the earpiece.


    Athena turns to look at Zoro and they both nods in unison before they turn to look at Ralph and Shon.


    They both also nods. Counting together, they jump off from the jet one by one after that.


    ''Moonflower, here I come.''

 Chapter 73 - Take Them Down Within 15 Minutes Top

    "Princess.." Zoro talks to Athena using his earpiece.


    "Hm?" She still focuses looking down calculating the best time to pull the parachute.


    "Pull your parachute in another 5 seconds and cut your rope once you near the ground." He reminds her.


    "Okay Z.."


    She looks at Shon, this is his first time going into a mission like this. Especially when he needs to use the parachute.


    "I''ll guard him, you should not worry about him," Zoro said again when he sees that Athena look at Shon.


    "Mm." she nods her head and pulls his parachute to open, just like what Zoro instruct her earlier.


    All of them start to do the same thing. Once she near the tree that she should be landing, she pulls off the parachute.


    Thud!


    She landed on the huge tree branch.


    Thud! Thud! Thud!


    Another three of them also land on the near tree with her. She touches her katana handle from behind her back of the body, ready to take out her black blade katana.


    This katana is one of her favorites, it''s easy to use and very very sharp. its been designed by Zoro using the best materials in the world. it''s a bit old school because this katana can''t close like other Katana, but this one is a very effective one to go on the mission like this.


    "Wait, don''t pull out your katana. We observe first." Zoro said through the earpiece.


    Athena retracts back her hand. All of them wear a spandex suit including Shon, except Ralph. He said he will look like a group of power rangers. While actually the suit is protected by the material so that it will not be easy to tear up or cut through.


    "Don''t bother with him, he just uses his ability to find us a way to the right place." Ralph said through the earpiece.


    Athena and Zoro nod and wait for him to finish his talk with the squirrel.


    After a few minutes, he finally has done talking and turns back at them. His eyes color changing back to normal color.


    "Mr squirrel said that the area is now guarded by some of the wild beasts around this forest and some of other are too are now in a move to the place." Shon starts to explain to them what he just asks the squirrel.


    "How many? Can you handle it?" Ralph asks him.


    "Too many and there is one problem more."


    "What problem?" Athena asks him.


    "There is blood hunter group in this forest. They also expected us to come and get the extract. So, I guess they want to ambush us while we were busy with the beast."


    "Hmm. They always try to find a way to catch her. I think if they knew about your existence, they also will hunt you down." Zoro shows his worried face.


    "We can split into two groups. I and Zoro will attack the blood hunter while Shon and Ralph go and take the extract. Once we have done with the blood hunter, we will come and help back you guys up. How does that sound?" Athena tries to give a suggestion.


    Zoro agrees with her and Ralph too. But Shon seems a bit hesitate. Maybe he was a bit scared to handle so many beasts alone until she returns. His skill is not to polish like Athena. His abilities too are not too advance like others.


    Athena saw his hesitant face. She jumps to the branch tree where he was standing, she stood up and pats on his shoulder.


    "It''s okay. I won''t take long to come to you. Just hold them down first okay. Do what you can first." She tries to comfort him.


    "Okay... I try what I can."


    "Don''t worry okay. I do as fast as I can." she smiles to him and she turns to the other two.


    "Should we get down now?"


    "Yup. let''s go." Ralph jumps from the branch to the ground and land safely. Followed by Zoro and Athena and Shon.


    "So, which direction?" Zoro asks.


    Shon shows the west direction while Ralph looks at his map. "Hmm, Shon was right. it supposed to be in the west." He confirms it and they start moving to the west direction.


    The forest is so silent with the chirping sound and sometimes they can hear river water flow near them. Zoro and Ralph lead the way while Shon and Athena guard from the back.


    Shon uses his abilities to make all the wild animal not coming close to them or attacking them while they in the deep forest. They walked until afternoon and reached one of the native villages.


    They all look at them like they were aliens. Most of the woman and children hurriedly went inside the house and close their window or door. While the men guard their village entrance with a wooden spear.


    "Mau apa kalian di sini?" one of the man speak in native language.


    Shon and Zoro look at each other. They do not understand what they said. While Athena and Ralph understood what he said.


    Athena turns to look at both of them. "He asks, what our business coming here."


    Ralph look at one of the man and said. "Kami hanya lalu di sekitar sini."


    Again, Zoro and Shon look at Athena. "We just want to pass by here." Athena does the translation.


    "Kalian hati-hati disekitar sini malam ini. Ada haiwan buas yang sedang berkeliaran."


    "They said we should be careful at night here, there''s a wild animal lurking around here." Athena said again and after Zoro and Shon nod, they follow behind Ralph and went passing the village.


    They find a good hiding spot and rest before they start their mission tonight. They make a simple tent, Ralph laid his maps on the ground and all of them gather around the maps.


    "Okay, so now we are here." Ralph makes a circle on the maps using his marker before he continues again.


    "So based on Shon information, the blood hunter is here." He makes another circle on the maps and Shon nods his head.


    "So, we split into two teams. Zoro and Athena will go here first, while I and Shon will go this direction." he looks up to Athena and Zoro as both of them nod in agreement.


    "We meet back at this point." he circles the location of Moonflower.


    "If you can, take them down within 15 minutes top. Because the Moonflower can''t hold on later than 30 minutes. it only sends away the scent for only 30 minutes to lure the beast all around this forest. If not...i guess we have to be the beast dinner for today."


    Athena smiles. "Don''t worry, I''ll revive you after that."


    "Oh no, please... I don''t know what will happen to my soul if you do that."


    "Okay, so we need to move out earlier than you, right?" Zoro asks.


    He gives Ralph one device which is looking like a teardrop, small and very natural look. No one will think that was a tracker.


    "This is a tracker. put this on your shirt or any part in your body. Once we''re done, we''ll come right at you."


    "Oh, thanks.." Ralph and Shon took the device and put on their inside pocket.


    They finish their discussion and Athena went to her tent. She takes a nap and saving her energy for tonight''s fight.


    ...


    "Hey princess..are you ready?" Zoro walks to her tent and looks at her who is currently checking on her weapon for the last time before she closed her katana with the black cover.


    Zing!


    "Yup. Let''s go." she stand up and only carry her katana and her backpack. She looks at Ralph and Shon who also ready with their weapon. All of them uses their night vision contact lens to make it easy to move in the night.

 Chapter 74 - Waiting For The Prey To Come First."

    "Princess.." Zoro look at Athena, ready to go. She nods to him and turns to look at Shon.


    "Be careful. I''ll be there as soon as I can." She said and Shon nods after that.


    "Let''s go." She said to Zoro and leave Ralph and Shon at their campsite. Ralph and Shon will go to another direction than Zoro and Athena.


    Zoro and Athena run into the forest silently. The dark sky and the dead silent of forest make Athena had a bit goosebumps feeling. Sometimes, she can hear howling sound from the wolf from far away and she also heard the sounds of an owl near them. If Zoro is not near her, she will probably be scared by now.


    They slowed their pace once they saw a dim light not far from them, they went to hide at the tree. The light seems coming from the campfire that the blood hunter put on.


    ''Seriously, these guys really is a bunch of crazy scientists. They don''t even know how to hide their hiding spot!''


    Athena looks at Zoro and he nod before he mouthed her."Be careful."


    Zoro took out his bow and aim at the fireplace. The arrow he uses is the one that he design to put down the fire.


    Athena took out her katana from her cover and stand in a standby mode.


    Whooosh!


    The arrow struck at the campfire and within a second there''s a small blow that absorbs all the fire and the campfire suddenly turn dark. All the man surrounding the camp start to panic and pick up their weapon.


    Athena and Zoro dashing to them. Both of them start attacking all of them. This time, Athena did not change her eyes color. Thus she just depending on her skills.


    Blood Hunter is a weak team, however, they are very persistence on getting her to be their lab rat.


    Thud! Thud! Thud!


    All of them start to fall down one by one after getting struck by Zoro using his arrow. Like Athena, he also did not kill them all. However, he injured them pretty badly to make sure they do not call the back up from their main base to their location.


    ...


    "Ergh.." Athena grunt a bit. She tried to let go of the hand of that man, but unfortunately, with three-man fighting her, it''s a bit difficult to release it. She had to endure it a little and control her d?s?r? to not turn into ''gin'' mode.


    ''Dammit. He''s so heavy even though he is small.'' She bristled inwardly.


    "Duck in three." Zoro speaks to her through the earpiece.


    In three seconds, Athena duck a bit and Zoro shoot an arrow to the dwarf man on his back of the body. It didn''t kill him instantly, but instead, he pulls out the arrow from his body and use the edge of the spear, pointing at Athena''s neck.


    Athena closes her eyes and inhales for a moment, she stops her fight and standing straight once she feels a cold metal and a bit blood smell on her neck. She feels a bit dizzy with the smell of the blood.


    Zoro also stops his attack, he tries to find a good spot to rescue Athena. Once Athena opens her eyes back, her eyes color start to change to Golden glittering color.


    She smirks looking at the bunch of the man in front of her right now. They all in standby mode to attack her.


    "Not afraid to die huh?" She asks.


    "You walk into our den, so you''re the one who not afraid to die huh?" The dwarf man said while still clinging on her back. His eyes start to blurry a bit.


    "Your den? What are you? An animal?" she snickering.


    "You witch! You''re the one who is animal here?" They start to walk closer to her, surrounding her.


    Athena still composed. She tries to spot Zoro''s hiding spot.


    "Huh! Aren''t you afraid about this animal? You know I can kill you right away right?"


    "If we can tame you, I guess we already win." All of them laugh.


    "So full of yourself."


    "1.5 inches, tilt to the right," Zoro instructs her while all the man laughing.


    Athena do as he says and Swoosh! He shoots that drawf man''s hand making the arrow blade that he holds fall from his grip.


    Athena uses the moment to flump his body to the ground. She tightens her grip on katana and starts to attack all those men one by one. Slashing them down.


    Athena changes her eyes back to normal. She looks down on her suit. It''s already smeared with the blood and the smell from it makes her feels like to vomit.


    "Blurghh.." she finally can''t hold on her stomach from throwing up.


    Zoro immediately runs to her. He pats on her back. "Are you okay?" he asks worriedly.


    Athena nods. "The smells make me feels dizzy and..." she hurriedly turn her body around and throwing up again.


    "Let''s find the nearest river to clean your suit first." Zoro leads her to the river bank and cleans up her suit from the blood stain.


    "What happens? Before this, you were okay with the blood." He also cleans himself from the blood stains to make sure Athena will not vomiting because he has the blood stain on his suit.


    "I don''t know. Let''s go and find Shon and Ralph. They must be waiting for us." She immediately finishing up cleaning her suit and turns on the tracker that Zoro gives them before.


    "Okay, let''s go." He also turns on his tracker.


    Both of them start to go to help Shon and Ralph.


    Shon and Ralph wait at their hiding spot waiting for the moon flower to gives out the scent from its pollen.


    Shon changes his eyes color. He whispers to Ralph which is in front of him.


    "I heard about the animal said something about the beast which is now in his move. The Tigers and Lion also in the moves. Except for the Phyton. They still in their den. Waiting for the prey to come first."


    "Why you have to say it now? You know both of us are lack of skills and a bit timid right now. How could you." Ralph starts grunting.


    "Erm...Athena will come and save us right?" he asks in worried.


    "If she can settle them faster then it''ll be okay. But, what if not?" Ralph said while still waiting for the right time.


    "But she promised me.."


    "Shon, you have to train like others Golden V''s too, okay?" Ralph pat his shoulder try to talk to him. All other Golden V use their free time to train, but not Shon. He uses his abilities to talk and play with his animal friends.


    Shon pouted a bit when Ralph starts complaining.

 Chapter 75 - Sorry, Im Late

    Once Ralph''s watch turns to 12 am, the moon flower starts to let out the sweet fragrance from the pollens. The scent is quite nice with a bit sweet and it can make animal and people wonder about the scent.


    Ralph signaling Shon to use his abilities to create a path for them to go to that flower.


    Nodding, he starts to changes his eye color. He controls all the animals from his mind and makes all of them make a way for Ralph to approaching the flower.


    All of the animal growling to him and Shon. The Tigers and lion start to dig the sand and showing their fangs. Their eyes hitching a color of golden and sometimes its change back to its normal color. Shon can''t hold them down for too long because there were so many of them surrounding them both right now.


    He took out his tweezer and small cutter like scissors before he took out an ampule glass for the extract. He cut the flower stem very carefully like he was doing some complicated surgery. Once he has done, he immediately closes the ampule and the scents start to fade out. It makes all the animal in a raging mode.


    While Shon was busy controlling the animals, suddenly Ralph was attacked by one of the big Phyton. The phyton starts to convolute him and his hand which is holding the ampule lose his grip and the ampule fall to the ground. Another snake starts to twist the bottle.


    "Urgh!"Ralph face almost turn blue. He couldn''t breathe because of the Phyton grip on his body so tight.


    Shon immediately turns to him and try to control the Phyton. While he was trying, his focus on the other animal start to lose and the tigers and lions take the turn to attack him.


    Luckily Athena and Zoro come at the right moment before the Tigers start to attacking Shon.


    Athena swings her katana to a few of them. Fighting with the animal is more challenging than fighting with humans. You can''t guess what will the animal do and their pattern of attacks keep changing.


    Zoro runs to the big Phyton. He took out his knife and jump to the body of the Phyton which is a size of hundred years old trunk of a tree.


    Slicing the body, the Phyton release Ralph a bit and went to attack Zoro using his wide-open mouth and fangs with is a size of a tree branch.


    "Whoa!" He helps Ralph which is now in slime state. He can''t move at all. While he was not noticing, the snake wants to attack him.


    Swooosh!


    One person falls from the sky with a double edge sharp spear slicing the Phyton''s fangs. She landing on the Phyton''s body and just ten inches from Zoro and Ralph.


    She looks up and smiles at both of them. "Sorry, I''m late."


    She turns around and swirling her spear ready to attack the Phyton. Zoro was totally stunned with her appearance. ''Who is she?''


    "Who...Who is she?"Ralph also asks the same question.


    "Huh? You don''t know her? Is she not one of your team?" Zoro asking him back. And Ralph shakes his head telling him that he doesn''t know who is that woman.


    "Weird." Zoro mumbling. But then, he brushes off the thought when he remembers they were in the middle of fighting right now.


    "Can you get up? Where is the extract?" He asks.


    "Oh damn! The ampule is.." He turns around and runs his eyes around their position. "There!" he wants to get up but his body feels so weak and a bit numb.


    Zoro also looks in the same direction as Ralph. He helps Ralph to the side and he also brings Shon which is now a bit shaking and scared.


    "You wait here with Ralph. I try and get the ampule. And Shon, try to control them from this point. Don''t let Ralph alone. They look like they want to attack the one who takes the extract." Zoro said and Shon nods in understanding.


    He then took out his arrow and aim at one of the snakes. The snake wriggled the body and the ampule release from it.


    He went there and took the ampule. He slips it in his pocket and wants to return to the Ralph and Shon. But then there was a grizzly bear out of nowhere dashing to him.


    "What the F.." he run and climb the tree. Not only the bear, the lions, the tigers, the baboons and also the bison from nowhere is surrounding him below the tree.


    "Shon, is there any way to make them go?" Zoro asks through the earpiece.


    "They won''t go until the dawn."


    "What?!" Zoro almost shouted.


    "The effect. They only turn back into normal once the sun is rose tomorrow morning." Ralph confirm it again.


    Zoro turns silent, he then looks at the ground where Athena was still fighting the animal and that girl is also fighting the phyton.


    He then took out his last arrow which is has a gas weapon at the end of the edge of the blade.


    "Athena, bring that girl up to the tree branches. The higher the better. Ralph, can you stand up right now?" Zoro tries to sort out a new plan.


    "I can. But if you want me to climb the tree. I think I can''t." Ralph said helplessly.


    "Then, change the plan. Athena brings Ralph to climb up the tree, while that girl goes with Shon. I will shoot in fifteen seconds." Zoro instructs them.


    "Roger." All of them agree.


    ...


    20 minutes earlier.


    "Silver Fox, we arrive at the location." the pilot said through the aviation headset.


    "Alright. Open the door." Rachael said while she zips up her suit. She gets an order from his father who sends her to secretly escort her sister in law in a mission.


    "Be careful Miss Silver Fox."


    "Thanks, Mr. Pilot." she jumps out from the jet and opens up her spear, slicing the tree and branch before she saw a huge Phyton in the middle of the battleground.


    "Oh shoot!" she did not expect to land straight at the Phyton. However, she changes her spear direction and slashes the fangs before she makes an awesome landing.


    Thud!


    Her wavy and brown hair cover half of her face. When she looked up, she saw a man''s face in front of her. So handsome and tall too.


    She smiles suddenly and said, "Sorry, I''m late."


    ''I''m late? I''m late for what?'' She blushed and immediately turn around and focus back on her real intentions coming here.


    She fights the Phyton which is already badly injured. The animal starts to come at her once after she takes down the Phyton. The Phyton is really hard to deal with.


    "Rachael?" Athena shout her name once she saw her and they lean their body to each other for a bit.


    "Sorry, but this is a special request from my dad to yours. But don''t worry. My brother doesn''t know about this." She said and huffing a little.


    "Are you okay? Is this your first mission?" Athena ask. Her voice was still soft.


    "Yes, I''m okay. This is my twenty-fifth mission. Don''t worry too much. I''m the best that my father''s base got." She smiling at her sister-in-law before she swings her spear at the baboon who suddenly attack her.


    Athena also defending herself from the attack from the lion and tiger which is coming to her at once.


    "There''s too many. We can''t win against them with just us three who is in the battle. Shon can''t use his abilities for too long too." Athena said and glance at Racheal to make sure she was within the reach.


    "Athena, bring that girl up to the tree branches. The higher the better. Ralph, can you stand up right now?" Zoro suddenly said through the earpiece.


    She just nods as agree and went over to Rachael before Zoro said again.


    "Then, change the plan. Athena brings Ralph to climb up the tree, while that girl goes with Shon. I will shoot in fifteen seconds."


    Athena looks at Rachael and signaling her to fetch the Shon and find the higher tree to climb up.


    Rachael nod and dash to Shon together with Athena.

 Chapter 76 - Charming.

    Zoro aims at the center of them. In fifteen seconds, he shoots his arrow to the ground and he immediately signaling others to moves from their spot.


    Psshhhhhh...


    Sedative gas starts to spread out once the edge of the arrow touches the ground. The gas produces a white gas which makes all the animal turn to sleep immediately.


    As all of them start jumping from one branch to another, they run a bit far from the battlefield. Even though they''re quite far, there''s still weak animal who try to seek a chance to get the extract from them.


    Shon uses his abilities to try and make a safe path for them to at least reach at one of their safe houses.


    Ralph already set the location on their night vision equipment, so they just follow the way.


    They have been running for almost four hours after the battle. Finally, they arrive at the ''Location''.


    It has a barrier that can''t reveal the real place inside it. Once Ralph was there, the barrier suddenly opens it by itself, acknowledging Ralph through facial recognition.


    "Hurry up, before the animal breaks the barrier." He said slowly. He looks exhausted and not so well. Maybe because of the effect after being attack by the Phyton earlier.


    All of them nods and went inside the barrier.


    Athena, Zoro, and Rachael were amazed by the looks at the place. There is a home inside the barrier. A very beautiful home. They have a pond, a garden, and even a spacious lawn.


    "Where are we?" Athena asks curiously.


    "Well, welcome to my home," Ralph said and he tries to slowly walk to the house''s door.


    "Baby..I''m home." He said with a bit hoarse voice, trying to endure the pain inside his body.


    Shon also looks very tired.


    One minute passed, suddenly the door is opened by one woman with a curly long hair and she had a quite beautiful face.


    "Ralph!" She almost shrieks out when she saw Ralph was injured.


    "Hey, honey.." He tries to smile even though it''s a bit difficult to do that.


    She then turns to look at all of them. "It''s okay..they''re not a threat." He said to try to calm her.


    "Come in" She invited all of them inside the house.


    She hurriedly brings Ralph to one of her room. Inside her house, there is a lab completely equipped with the tools and medicine. The house is not too big, but it''s quite comfortable.


    "Follow me," Renee said to Rachael which is still supporting Shon''s body.


    Rachael nods her head and follows Renee to the lab. She helps to lay down Shon on the bed.


    "Is he alright?" She asked. Zoro and Athena also follow them from behind.


    "He will." Renee took out one syringe from the drawer with Shon''s name on it.


    She went to him and look at him a bit. "Seems you''re getting better at handling your pain huh?"


    Shon just smirks mockingly to her. "Hmm. Who do you think the one who helps them back there?"


    "Don''t be so ???ky." She smiles and injects him with the syringe.


    "Now, sleep." she stands up and went to Ralph after that.


    "Now, what about you? What happen to you?" She demands an explanation.


    "I..just got twisted by the Phyton." he still manages to talks.


    "Huh? Stupid Phyton." She complaining and start to press the bu??on on the bedside, one tunnel-like machine start to covering the bed and scan Ralph body through it.


    She taps on the screen for the checking.


    "Hmm...You got a few bone fracture. Luckily it''s not that bad. It''ll take at least three hours to recover back your fracture."


    "Hmm. Then I''ll just take a nap here." Ralph said through the machine.


    "Okay." She gives him a nod and then she turned to look at another three people which is stranger to her.


    "About the three of you¡­I''ll show you the guest room. Sleep for a while before you guys start your mission again." She leads them to the bedroom.


    Athena and Rachael share a room, while Zoro stayed at another room. They rested and sleep for a few hours.


    Aurora returns to home after sending Athena and others at the Lee air based behind the mansion area.


    "Aur, I need to talk to you for a bit." Richard walks to her with her mother, Hai Rin.


    "Huh? About what?" She turns and stops her pace.


    "About your Omiai."


    "Eh? I thought it just a bluffing that you create." She frowned for a bit.


    "When did I bluff about that?" Richard asks her back.


    "Then, is it really a real Omiai that I need to attend?"


    Richard and Hai Rin both nods their head.


    "Yes, the one that I choose is quite handsome and par with you and our status. Give it a try okay?" Richard said gently to her.


    Hai Rin pats her daughter''s shoulder. "Try to find what you really really want. Try something new, it would not harming you anyway for trying."


    "But¡­"


    "Just give it a try first." Hai Rin said again and that make Aurora nods.


    "Fine.." she replies to both of them before she went to her room after that.


    After she went inside, her father sends her the details of the man that is her Omiai partner for today.


    "Ke MingQu, 32 years old. President of Ke corporation. Hmm..really in par with our status." she mumbles staring at her phone before she slides the screen to the side.


    "Start at 10 am and need to finish at 10 pm? Wow, I don''t know I need to follow the schedule for the Omiai.." She then turns to look at the clock.


    It is now just 8 am in the morning. She sighs. She went to her dressing room and finds a suitable dress for the date today.


    "Urm¡­I think this dress is quite okay.." She looks at the light purple dress.


    After finish with the selection, she went to the bathroom and took a bath.


    "Hmm..not bad. I am really is beautiful.."


    ''But why this face before couldn''t make him fall for me?''


    Brush off the thought, she immediately wears the dress and gets ready to go to Omiai.


    ..


    When she went downstairs,


    There is a man with casual clothes yet very handsome standing at the there with her father like they were talking about something.


    He turns to look at her and smiles to her.


    ''Charming.'' Her first impression of him when seeing him smiling.


    "Aur, this is Mr. Ke. Mr. Ke, this is my daughter. I hope you treat her well during this Omiai." Richard said firmly while looking at Ke MingQu.


    Ke MingQu nods his head.


    "Yes, Sir."


    He then turns to look at Aurora and greet her politely before he asks.


    "Shall we go Ms. Aurora?"


    Aurora nods her head. She was quite amazed by this person''s charm. He really is a good-looking man with a polite attitude.


    "Yes."


    She then turns to her dad and kisses him on the cheek. "I''ll be going now."


    "Hm, be careful."

 Chapter 77 - This Is Your Ex-Husband?

    Aurora sits inside his rover car and he driving out from the mansion. Yin Li waiting at the corner of the junction with his car. He planned on following her.


    Aurora feels a bit comfortable with Ke MingQu. He was nice and had a soft voice whenever he talks. He is also quite polite. A very good candidate indeed. She smiles inwardly. ''Daddy''s taste not bad too''


    "Eh, where are we going?" She asks after they pass the road to the movie theater. They spend almost half a day going to a shopping mall, aquarium, seeing the view at the highest tower and now it''s supposed to be the movie time.


    "We can skip the movie and go somewhere else." He smiles.


    Aurora tilts her head. She then looks at the signboard all along the way. All the signboard show they were going to the beach.


    "Are we going to the beach?" She takes a guess.


    "You guessed it right. Did you have a telepathic power or what?"


    "A-ha..I''m a bit genius.." She snorts a little while rub her nose.


    "Ha ha.."


    An hour later, they arrive at the seaside shore. He parks his rover at the side of the rock mountain.


    Help her to get down from the car, she frowned a bit.


    "You don''t like it here?" He asks when seeing Aurora pout a bit.


    "No, I like it..but.."


    "What''s wrong?" He asks.


    "I didn''t bring any changing clothes¡­I want to swim.." She said and stared at the sea water.


    Ke MingQu was dumbfounded a bit.


    "Pftt..you wanna swim?" He asks and he went to his car''s boot.


    He took out his beach slipper and took another one set which is a bit smaller.


    "Here, take off your high heels and wear this." He handed her the slipper.


    Aurora takes the slipper and does as he said.


    "Sorry, but I don''t have any swimsuit for you." He said and turn to look at her.


    "Well, it''s okay..after all, it just an unexpected date to go to the beach." She smiles at him.


    "So..let just takes a walk around here." He stretched his hand to her.


    Athena took his hand and went down from the mountain rock using a made-stair at the side of it, slowly with Ke MingQu hold her hand carefully.


    ¡­


    "Dammit!" Yin Li bristled when his car can''t pass to climb the rock mountain. His car is not like Ke MingQu which is design can go off road and terrain easily.


    He parks his car at the hidden spot and he walks to the place they go. They''re now is quite far from the city and there are not many people around this place too.


    He just wants to make sure that man didn''t do anything to Aurora. Especially touching her.


    "Come on Aur, you love me..don''t fall for that man. Even though he may a bit charming than me." He mumbles while walking.


    ¡­


    "Ke MingQu..."


    "Call me MingQu. No need to be so formal." They both arrive at the shore. The sun almost set down.


    "MingQu, have you read about me before we going to this Omiai setup?" She asks.


    "Yes, I''ve read it."


    "So, you know that I am a divorcee right?"


    "Mhm...So what about it?" He turns to look at her with a gentle expression.


    "Well, you are a fine good-looking man with a lot of possibilities to be a prince charming to every girl''s eyes, do you not regret to know someone like me? I''ve married once."


    "What''s with someone like you? I don''t judge people base on what has been written. Also, what''s wrong with being a widow?" He asking her back.


    "Well, you know..people will talk bad about you being with me if we successfully satisfied with this Omiai though."


    "Pfttt¡­What era did you live right now?"


    "Ke MingQu. I''m serious." She stops her pace and looks at him.


    "Then, I also serious." He said and facing her.


    "Hmm..fine. Let''s play some answer and question. I start first."


    "Okay.."


    "How old are you?" She asks and starts to walk again.


    "32, this year."


    "Okay, your turn to ask me."


    "Hm..where do you live Aurora? I heard that you''re not permanently staying at Lee mansion."


    "Well, I stay at the Southern City, currently. It''s a small town but very refreshing."


    "Well, my turn..this is a private question, but I do hope you answer it."


    "Okay... I try to."


    "Before, do you have any woman that you like or love? Because for me, 32 is quite m?tur?d and if you said that you don''t have any woman you like it''ll feel like you''re lying." She squinted her eyes and look at him.


    "Hmm.." He rubs his temple. "I do have one."


    "Ohh..tell me, tell me.." Aurora gets excited wants to know his past.


    "Well I answer your question, so now it''s my turn.." He tries to dodge the taboo topic.


    "Aww...Okay.."


    "Do you still love your ex-husband?"


    "No lying please." He said again.


    "Yes, I do.." She said with a slow voice as she lowered her gaze.


    Both of them silence for a moment before he finally takes the initiative to speak again.


    "Why did you agree to this Omiai if you still love him?"


    "It''s because I want to try to seek something new. I''ve been in love in with him for years..so the love that I develop is not easy to go just like that."


    "Try something new?"


    Aurora nods her head.


    Lift up her chin, he stares her eyes.


    "Like this?"


    He leaned closer to her and want to kiss her lips.


    Aurora closes her eyes. She didn''t say anything and not moving at all.


    Just when the lips want to touch her lips, Yin Li immediately yank Aurora from behind and make her step back.


    "Don''t. Ever lay your finger on her." He stares at Ke MingQu with furious.


    "Yin Li!" Aurora was so shocked to see him behind her. His grip on her hand also makes her feels a bit of pain.


    "So this is your ex-husband?"

 Chapter 78 - How Brave Of You

    "So this is your ex-husband?"


    Aurora nods. She then turns around and facing Yin Li.


    "What are you doing here?"


    "I just want to make sure that he is not a scammer."


    Ke MingQu was dumbstruck with his reason.


    "Is my face looks like a scammer to you?" He asks.


    "Yeah, don''t you see yourself in the mirror first before you go out of your house?" He replies to him with a bit annoyed voice.


    "Yin Li!" Aurora yelled a bit.


    Ke MingQu smirking. He then said "Even though I may not look myself in the mirror, but at least I know I more handsome than you and wealthy than you. Aurora here is such a beauty, she is not suitable with a person like you. Sorry, Aurora. But, he is so rude and annoying too."


    Aurora pinches her forehead.


    "Hey, you also rude. Just because you had money and face, you think you can say something like that? Aurora loves me. There''s no way she can love you."


    Pap!


    "Enough Yin Li! don''t ruin my day." She grit her teeth try to calm down. She clenches her fist tightly.


    Ke MingQu and Yin Li were surprised. Yin Li touch his cheek a little. His eyes show that he was hurt. Hurt with what she just does.


    "Fine. I''ll go." He said with a low voice.


    Aurora''s heart starts to feel regret and guilt. She looks at his eyes, but..he immediately turns his face around and leaves her with Ke MingQu.


    Once Yin Li was a bit far, Ke MingQu asks her. "Are you okay?"


    "Huh?" She diverts her eyes to him. Her eyes seem a bit teary.


    "Uhm..yeah..sorry, he was such a noisy." She tries to hide her sadness.


    "Do you want to go back?" Ke MingQu looks at his watch.


    "Uh¡­I''m a bit hungry, maybe we can grab some dinner before we went back?"


    "Okay..what do you wanna eat?"


    "Mm..fastfood is also can."


    "Come on, I bring you there." both of them went back to his rover car.


    30 minutes later they arrive at one of the fast food restaurants near the town on their way back to main City.


    Aurora''s attention seems a bit distracted since the incident between Ke MingQu and Yin Li.


    "Are you listening to me?"


    "Huh? Sorry.."


    Sighing, he said again. "We can''t reach your home at 10 pm. It will be a bit late. Do you want me to inform your family or how?"


    "Oh..it''s okay..I''m not a child, they will not asking about it either."


    "So, you''re saying that is also okay if we stay a night in here?" He suggests.


    "Eh, why?"


    Ke MingQu glance at the glass window as Aurora also look at the same direction.


    Boom!


    There''s a thunder grumbling on the night sky followed with heavy rain outside.


    "That''s the reason." He sips his coffee.


    "But, we drive a car right?" Aurora said.


    "That''s true..but.."


    "The road that connected to the Imperial city is now are closed for a momentarily due to a fallen tree struck by the lightning blocked the main road. A few citizens who is injured because of this natural disaster is now being treated at the nearby hospital. Meteorology department said the heavy rain and thunderstorms will stop in the morning. All of the citizen which is on the traffic-jammed due to this incident now is advised to make a u-turn and reschedule the journey once the tree is removed from the main road."


    Aurora and Ke MingQu look at the hanging television.


    "That''s another one reason why we should stay here for tonight."


    Sighing without any choice left, she agrees. Ke MingQu brings her to the finest hotel in the town and pays for two room. Luckily there''s still an open room while the other hotel seems to be full today.


    "What''s your room number?" He asks her when both of them walks inside the elevator.


    "801. and you?"


    "909. it seems I am in the above floor."


    "Oh..so, I see you tomorrow."


    "Yeah..sleep well. Call me if you need anything."


    "Okay."


    They part their way after the elevator stop at the eight floors. While looking for her room, she bumps with someone in the walkway.


    "Sorry." She said and the person didn''t reply to her. She looks up and found that the person is Yin Li.


    ''Why did he stayed here as well? Did he still following her?''


    She opens the door once she taps the key card. She did not bring any luggage or changing clothes.


    She opens the room closet and found a bathrobe.


    "No choice¡­" she takes off her dress one by one and hangs it on the closet. She had to sleep with only bathrobe tonight.


    She took a hot bath and after that she flump her body on the bed.


    While she was staring at the ceiling, she suddenly remembers Yin Li''s sad face.


    She took out her phone and send him a text.


    "Are you asleep yet?"


    5 minutes pass...


    "Are you in your room?"


    Same as before, he still not replying her. She turns off the light and shut her eyes to sleep after she was sure he will not replying her text.


    Just after 30 minutes she sleeps, suddenly there''s a loud of thunder striking and that makes Aurora rise up from the bed in totally shocked.


    She went to Yin Li''s door room and knock on it for a few times.


    Knock! Knock! Knock! Knock!


    "Open it... Yin Li..open it." She starts to whimpering.


    ¡­


    Yin Li was just about to want to go to sleep when suddenly there''s a loud sound of thunder.


    ''She must be afraid right now.'' He thought.


    When he lay on the bed, there''s a loud knocking sound from his hotel door. He sits up and went to open the door.


    Once he opens it, Aurora hugs him tightly. She cries on his ?h?st.


    Yin Li closed the door back and bring her to the bed. She still tugging her hand on his shirt.


    "Just sleep. I''ll be here." He finally said and lied down beside her.


    Aurora sniffles and wipe her eyes before she closed her eyes back, try to sleep.


    After 5 minutes, she was in deep sleep.


    Yin Li help to fix her bathrobe which is wide open because she moves too much.


    "You''re not wearing anything inside and dare to come to my room. Really, Aurora? How brave of you."


    He tugs her with the comforter after he fixes her bathrobe. He ??r?sses her cheek and kisses lightly on her lips before he takes the pillow and sleeps on the couch.

 Chapter 79 - Persuade Her For The Last Time.

    Chirp! Chirp!


    The chirping sound makes Aurora opens her eyes slowly. She turns to the side and looks at the glass door.


    The curtain was blown by the winds and it so refreshing. She sits up and looks around the bed.


    ''Huh, why did this room not looks like my room yesterday?''


    She turns her head around and stares at the room''s decoration. ''Yup, not like the last night.''


    Clack!


    Yin Li just finish bathing and he looks down at Aurora who just wakes up. His eyes suddenly fix on her bathrobe which is open in her br??st area.


    "Yin Li?" Aurora was surprised seeing Yin Li in the room and just finished taken the bath.


    His face suddenly flustered red and he immediately diverts his eyes to somewhere else. He clearing his throat a bit.


    Flinch a bit, she looks down to her ?h?st and she immediately fixes her bathrobe. Her face is also a bit red.


    "You should return to your room now." He said and went to wear his shirt.


    "Oh, yes.." She stands up and ready to go. She turns to look at him who is busy picking his belongings in the room.


    He wants to check-out and went back to Imperial city as soon as possible.


    "Er... Yin Li, about yesterday¡­"


    Looks up to her, he stares at her with an expressionless face.


    "What about it?"


    "I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to hit you."


    "It''s okay. I was always your punchbag anyway. And..he''s right, I''m not suitable for you. I forgot that I am poor." He said and turn his body back against her.


    His answer struck Aurora''s heart. Clenching his fist on her ?h?st, she turns around and leaves him to her room.


    ¡­


    Aurora went down to the lobby after 30 minutes and she had breakfast with Ke MingQu before they drive back to Imperial city.


    "Is something bothering you?" He asked.


    "Erm..nothing.." She smiles and then diverts her eyes to the outside of the window.


    "You know, about this Omiai..if you think that I am your best candidate, just tell your dad. We will hold a ceremony the next month after."


    "Hmm..okay."


    "So did you have any candidate besides me?"


    "I don''t think so.."


    "That''s good then."


    He parks at the entrance of the main house and opens the door for her.


    Richard and Hai Rin already waiting for her at the front of the door.


    "Thank you Ke MingQu. It was such a nice date we have." She thanks him.


    "My p???sur? to please you." He bows a little before he bows to both of her parents.


    "Then, I''ll see you around?"


    "Sure."


    After Ke MingQu''s car drive off from the entrance, Richard and Hai Rin turn to look at their daughter.


    "So how did it go?" Hai Rin asks excitedly.


    "Well, he''s good and nice." She scratches her temple a bit.


    "Just good and nice? You both spend a night yesterday at the outskirt. Nothing happen?" Hai Rin is not satisfied with her daughter answer.


    "Mommy! Daddy, look at your wife..so bold." She bristled and turn a bit red. Well, she was red because she not spending her night with Ke MingQu, but she sleeps in Yin Li''s room.


    "Why you flustered? Did he really do something to you?" Richard asks with a bit serious.


    "Darling¡­who cares whether they do it or not..they''re still young.."


    "Honey, don''t teach something so impudent to our child."


    "She''s married..she must have experienced it. Right, Aur baby?"


    "Oh god¡­Mom¡­." She passes by her parents and went to her bedroom.


    ¡­


    Whirling sound makes Aslan frowned his eyebrow a bit trying to hear what his chauffeur said to him.


    "What?" He said a bit loud.


    "Welcome to Imperial, Sir."


    "Oh..Thanks.." He smiles and looks at the blue sky happily.


    ''Athena..wait for me. I wanna give a surprise to you.''


    He went inside the car and the chauffeur drives him to Athena''s home.


    After 15 minutes, they arrive at her house. Aslan had a spare key. He copy the key when he was staying here with Athena.


    Open the door, he brings the luggage to the bedroom and took a bath. After he was done, he went downstairs and his eyes caught a small glass cottage at the lawn. He frowned and opened the sliding glass door.


    "When did she build this?" He mumbles and went to the inside of the glass cottage.


    Inside is full of the tools and arts sculptor. There is a few drawing which is cover with a white cloth. It feels like this is her workshop.


    Aslan feels a bit uneasy, he knows Athena can draw but he never knew that Athena had this kind of workshop. Plus, the room is not looking like it''s new. All inside this room like its have been years and a lot of thing like a brush has been used for so many times.


    The curiosity in his heart makes him open one of the huge frame which is covered with a white cloth. Once he opens it, he was totally shocked.


    "This¡­" He touches the canvas and runs his finger until at the edge of the canvas frame. He is very familiar with the signature on the edge of the drawing.


    "Nike.."


    He then starts to open up one by one of the frame, and all of them had the same signature. Nike.


    His heart beat faster. He went out from the glass room and went back to the main house. He took out his phone and scrolling on Nike''s page. Yup, all of the updates and everything is the same sequence as Athena''s life event.


    "That night¡­she was there? The one..wait, all her paintings..is her childhood memory? The masterpiece is actually me? Why did she never say anything about this?"


    "Wait! Zoro knows about this too." He then searches Zoro''s contact but to no avail, he then calls his company and gets a piece of news that Zoro is in the vacation. Going fishing with family and friends.


    He pinches his space between his eyebrow. "He still going out with Athena..and yet, why did she never tell me?"


    He takes his jacket and went to his family-in-law mansion.


    There''s must be some explanation, after all, he never visits them after they married.


    ¡­


    Yin Li went to his home after he check-out from the hotel. He staring at his flight ticket for tomorrow.


    "Come on Li, just try for the last time. If she really wants to have a happy life without me, then¡­I think I should move on." He tries to courage up.


    He packs all his suit and everything. He decides to move in Southern city, thus this house and his ?sset will be sell to the real estate company and the money he gets he wants to start a new life.


    He likes the little house that he used to live with Aurora. There''s so much memory in it. He wants to buy that house after he gets the money from selling his ?sset here.


    After he settles everything that he needs to do before he going back, he drives to Lee mansion. Trying to persuade her for the last time.

 Chapter 80 - We Never Get Sick

    Athena wakes up after sleep for almost 4 hours. The outside already lit up with the sunshine. She sits up and found that Rachael already took a bath and change her clothes.


    "Oh, you''re awake?" Rachael asks and went to her.


    "Yeah...I overslept." She replies to her.


    "Overslept? You just sleep for four hours. That''s is lack of sleep. Not overslept." Rachael scrunches his eyebrow.


    "I think I need to take a bath too. My head feels a bit dizzy since yesterday." She pinches her forehead.


    "Mm, need my help?"


    "Thanks, but no.." She smiles and stands up slowly went to the bathroom.


    ''Maybe I had a fever. I must be missing him too much until I fall sick like this..''


    Rachael shrugged and went to the lawn. She completes her routine exercise before she went back inside.


    Wiping her face with the towel, she didn''t notice there''s a man in front of her and she collides with him.


    "Ouch!" She almost falls down from the stairs. Luckily Zoro had a good reflex and he grabs her waist so that her body won''t falling down.


    "Are you okay?" He asks.


    He immediately releases his hand once she steps at the staircase.


    "Uh, yeah..thanks.."


    "Mm."


    "By the way, who are you?" Zoro asks when Rachael didn''t say anything.


    "I.."


    "She''s my sister-in-law. Rachael. Aslan''s sister." Athena who just finishes dressed up went down.


    Zoro was dumbstruck a moment. "Oh.."


    He then diverts his eyes and went to the lab.


    Rachael looks at Athena and she just shrugged her shoulder.


    "I want to check on Ralph and Shon. Do you want to come with me?" Athena said to her.


    "Yeah.." Rachael follows from behind her.


    Once they went inside the lab, both of them in good condition. Ralph can stand up and moves again like before while Shon looks active and good.


    "How are you guys?"


    "Ah~ lucky we have a safe house around here. So we can make a stop and get treated quickly." Ralph reply with a happy tone.


    Renee just shakes her head and smiles to all of them.


    "Hmm, dear..how many times do I have to tell you to be careful?" Renee said.


    "It''s not that I''m not careful. It just that I always had bad timing."


    "Then, I suggest you need to take a bath with seven kinds of flower." She smiles and kisses him on the lips.


    "If that is proven effective, I''ve done it a long time ago."


    Athena feels happy to see them such a good couple. "So, what are we gonna do today?"


    Zoro took out his sphere device and rolling it on the floor before the blueprint starts to form.


    "Our current location now is not far from the town. If we go by river, we might arrive early. But, we also need to find the special blood from Albino Phyton, so Shon, any suggestion to where we should start first?" He asks.


    Shon shakes his head. "I don''t have any idea. Most of the animal seems not to know where the albino hid."


    "Hmm..that''ll be difficult to start too."


    "Wait, aren''t the Phyton is usually stayed low on the river bank? I used to watch the anaconda movie with my dad." Rachael snaps her finger.


    "Emm..that..well, we can try but.."


    "I think that''s okay. While we were going back through the river, we can try to locate the albino too." Athena gives a suggestion.


    "We''ll be on the boat for at least 4 hours before we reach the jetty and another two hours before our aircraft fetch us. so, just hope that we will meet the albino along our way, otherwise.." Zoro turns to look at Athena.


    "I''ll request another squad to find the albino if we didn''t find it. I know we''ve been through the whole hell day yesterday. So it''s better to take rest first. For the albino, I supposed my father''s squad can handle it."


    Athena couldn''t stop feeling dizzy since she wakes up this morning. After all of them stand up to get ready, Athena turns to Renee which is still in the room with Ralph, cuddling and kissing. They both are really bold.


    "Erm, Renee..do you have any medicine for fever?" She asks.


    "Huh? Did you not feeling well?" Renee who is in Ralph ??ps turns to look at Athena. She feels a bit weird.


    "Yeah... I''ve been throwing up since yesterday when I smell the blood from the Hunter Blood men and then the animal''s blood makes me feel more nausea and this morning when I wake up, I feel so dizzy." She said and touched her forehead.


    It''s not hot but rather, its feel just normal. however, her face is slightly pale and she looks a bit tired.


    "Hm, I have. But,err...your name is Athena right?"


    Athena nod. She feels a bit sad when Renee didn''t remember her. Well, It''s not her fault. She lost her memory.


    "Athena, did you ever fall sick after you get this Golden v in your system?"


    Athena scrunch her eyebrow and try to remember when was the last time she got sick.


    After a few moments she tries to remember, she then shakes her head. "I never got sick."


    "That''s right, we never get sick after the injection. So, I think you''re not having a fever. How about I get you a full check up?" She smiles.


    Athena nods. After Renee got saved by Ralph, she home-studied with Ali, which is her guardian while Ralph was out doing the search all over the world, so she knows most basic things about medical.


    "Is it gonna take long?" Athena ask. She really doesn''t feel so good.


    "No. it just takes a few minutes." Renee already moves to find the equipment.


    "Then, I leave first." Ralph stand up from the seat and went out from the lab leaving Athena and Renee.

 Chapter 81 - Its Here.

    Renee starts to check her normally and when she didn''t find anything wrong with her, she starts to feel curious.


    "Athena, Ralph told me you''re married right?"


    "Yeah..is there anything wrong with that?" She asks with a bit worried in her heart.


    "Sorry if my question is a bit personal to you, but how often you and your husband do it?"


    "Do what?"


    "Intercourse."


    Athena blushing. She turns to stare at the floor.


    "Quite often."


    "Did he protect himself?"


    "Er...no." Athena shakes her head.


    "Well, I don''t have any equipment to confirm it. But, maybe you''re pregnant."


    Athena startled by the ?ssumption from Renee. She then turns to look at her with a very serious expression.


    "Renee, aren''t we Golden V is barren?"


    "Since when we Golden V have this effect? As far as I know, Ali once told us, girls, to be careful when we have s?x with our partner. it''s actually to protect ourselves from getting pregnant. You know, we can''t pregnant because it will require a lot of blood when we need to deliver, thus, pregnant is a mustn''t. But, barren....i never heard of it." Renee explains to her.


    "Huh? Did I get it wrong? or did the doctor told me that so I will not have hope to get pregnant?" She pinches her forehead.


    "Hmm, either way, it''s dangerous for you to get pregnant. First, we never know what kind of baby he or she will be in the future. Because the baby might get your genes and mixed with your husband. Second, the amount of blood is not enough for you to support both of you and the baby. Furthermore, you get pregnant before you get your dose. It is very very dangerous. Think about it, Athena. While still had times, you might lose your life span around a few years and after they finish with the cure, you can have another baby with your husband." She tries to give the best way for her.


    Athena turns silent. Her heart beat faster. She feels so dizzy and with the news, she becomes more stress. The only thing she really wants now is impossible for her. She wants the baby, but, what Renee said earlier is also makes sense.


    She never knew what baby kind of baby she will have later. Not only that, only one can survive after the birth process. She still wants to stay with him for a little bit longer. She bit her lips and clench her fist. She hated this situation. Why she needs to choose between two. Of course, she loves the baby, but she also loves Aslan.


    "Let''s not think about it for now. You should be ready. They wait for you now." Renee pats on her shoulder. She knew Athena must be very happy to know about the possibility, but as a Golden V, she can''t be reckless or the result will leave the one she loves suffering.


    She rubs her face for few times before she stands up and went out from the lab with Renee.


    "Hey guys, I''ll make breakfast and eat before you go okay?" Renee said to all of them which is getting ready with the weapon and bag to bring back.


    "Oh, let me help you." Ralph stood up and went to the kitchen with her after that. While Athena went to the room she used and change her clothes.


    Both of them silent and after some times, Rachael started. "So..how long have you been knowing my sister-in-law?"


    Zoro took a quick glance to her before he replies to her. "21 years"


    Rachael blinks her eyes a few times. "That long?"


    Zoro nodded.


    "Hmm..did your girlfriend not afraid for you to be friend with her for that long?" She tries to dig up his private information.


    "She is my girlfriend. Why she needs to be afraid of herself?" He lifts up his eyebrow and Rachael once again was surprised.


    "O..Oh..so, my brother snatch your girlfriend?" She asks.


    "If not because Athena chooses him, I might strangle your brother to death. And I hate him for that reason." He looks at her likes she was the one who snatches Athena from him.


    She gulps and lowered her eyes to her blade. "Er..well, that''s what people call fated and destiny right?"


    "You think so?"


    Rachael nod faster. "And, how about if I repay what my brother do to you with myself?"


    This time, Zoro scrunches his eyebrow and tilts his head.


    "What do you mean?"


    Blushing, she fidgeting a bit. "I mean...I could replace her place... Since my brother takes her, you can take me."


    "Huh?"


    Rachael bit her lips.


    Zoro was daze a moment before he said "No, I refused. You''re too young to be my girlfriend."


    Rachael snaps to him and makes an annoying face to him. "Hey, I''m already 23 years old you know. Which part that I still young?"


    Zoro looks at her from top to toes. He shakes his head. "No, you''re not as beautiful as Athena."


    Furious, Rachael takes off her shoes and throw it to Zoro''s head. "Just say that you don''t want to and I will understand. No need to say unnecessary things."


    "Ouch." He rubs his forehead and watches her went upstairs.


    He smirking and take her shoes on the floor. ''Size 8 huh?''


    ...


    After they had breakfast, all of them are set to go by the river. Renee hugs Athena tightly.


    "Thanks for trusting Ralph. Don''t lose hope in him. I believe that his team will find us the cure."


    Athena nods her head. "Mm. if you ever need my help, tell me, okay? I will come and save you." She chuckles.


    "Silly. I''m strong too you know. You..be careful and think about what I tell you this morning." She smiles at her and bid a farewell.


    Jump into the boat, she looks at Rachael who is currently pouted and she turns to look at Zoro who keep peeking at Rachael. ''Huh? did something happen?''


    "Athena," Shon called her name and that makes her turn to him.


    "Yeah?"


    "I just heard about the albino. There''s a family of river rat who saw the albino near the river yesterday. So, if we got lucky today, we might catch the albino." He explains to her.


    "Oh, thanks.."


    "We should always ready with our weapon." He said again.


    Athena nod and she turned back seeing Ralph was kissing Renee and hugs her. She somehow missed the moment with Aslan. The one she loved most.


    "Be careful, you''re my life." She said and ??r?ss Ralph''s cheek before they part.


    After they bid farewell to her, the boat starts to move forward and after 2km, they are out from barrier and continue their journey.


    The forest still silence as only the chirping sound and the cricket make it livelier.


    Athena couldn''t stand the wave and movement from the boat, she closes her eyes and tries to not throwing up. Now she knows what it feels to have morning sickness.


    Yup, it was hell.. but it also something that she was so grateful to have. While Athena resting, Rachael sits at the edge of the boat and look ahead of them. Zoro steering the boat while Ralph and Shon were talking about the extract and the plan after they back to the lab.


    Zoro focuses on Rachael''s back. Her hair was flowing because of the wind. She enjoying the sound of chirping and cricket and the sound of waves that the boat makes.


    Its already in the mid of the day when the boat suddenly hit on something. Athena opens up her eyes once the boat shakes.


    Rachael also immediately stood up and find her spear. The engine of the boat makes a screeching sound before it suddenly turning off and malfunction.


    "It''s here." Shon''s eyes turn a golden color.

 Chapter 82 - Did The Sun Too Hot Right Now?

    "It''s here."


    "What is it?" Zoro asks. He immediately rummages the bag and take out his bow and place the arrow''s holder behind his back.


    Rachael looks down on the water surface, and then suddenly there''s a huge slimy body suddenly hit her.


    Bam!


    Rachael was thrown at the side of the boat. Her back of body hit the steel rod and there''s a sharp metal around the reel.


    "Rachael!" Athena shout and Zoro immediately shot his arrow to the huge slimy body.


    Ralph take the extract which is hidden in an ampule and hid it inside his pocket.


    "This is not the albino, the one we''re looking for is still under the water."


    Rachael tries to stand up and find her spear, just when she wants to stand up, the Phyton attack her again.


    Bam!


    For the second time, she almost flattened by the giant slimy body. Luckily she was fast and use her spear to cut through the tail. The giant Phyton went back to the river.


    The amount of blood that spatters to her make her feel nausea. Not only her, but Athena also start to throw up. She really can''t handle the smell and with her condition right now, they are totally in a disadvantage.


    "Dammit! Now is mating season for the snake. What is worst is, the albino is a female. The male snake only attacks the one who gives a v?r??n scent."


    "Shon! Can''t you not telling the details so openly?" Rachael bristled while trying to wipe out her body which is now covered with the blood.


    Shon controls the snake using his abilities to make the snake stop his movement and stop attacking them.


    Athena throwing up pretty badly. "Are you okay?" He asks worriedly seeing Athena was so pale and look so helpless.


    "Mmm..I.." She turns around and throws up again.


    "Rachael, you better not stand close to Athena. Your smell makes her sick." He said when he saw Rachael trying to get close to Athena.


    Zoro''s word makes her feel a bit sad. She stops from stepping forward. Turning around, she took her spear and jump to the water.


    "Rachael!" Zoro called her name when he sees her jumping from the boat to the river.


    Ralph run to the edge of the boat and try to spot her. "Hey, Rachael! He didn''t mean it that way!"


    Silence.


    Rachael dive to the beneath of the river, she tries to spot the albino which is hidden under the river.


    With a bit of muddy water, it''s quite hard to find the albino.


    "Man! Why do you have to say that to her? She''s a girl okay." Ralph growling to Zoro.


    Zoro feels a bit regret to say those things to her.


    "I can''t control this male snake any longer. it makes me pain when he struggling to want to take over his mind. You better finish him up and let him go without makes him suffer anymore." Shon gives instruction.


    Zoro wants to stand up and pick his bow, but Athena handed him her katana.


    "Use this. it''s far better than the arrow."


    Zoro nod and take the katana, he opens the cover and runs to the snake''s head. He slashes the snake and then he jumps into the water.


    Diving to find Rachael.


    Rachael spot the slight movement from under the ground. She swims closer and again she was hit by the big tail before the snake swims to her, try to eat her body.


    Luckily Zoro can spot her immediately and catch her body before the snake swallows her whole body.


    "What the hell are you thinking?" He yelled at her.


    "Let go of me. The snake is coming here." She pushes his body.


    "Not a chance young lady. You cost me to wet my shirt and make me jump just to save you."


    "Did I ever ask you do that?"


    Boosh...


    A huge albino staring at both of them which is still arguing. Open her mouth widely and showing her fang, she ready to eat both of them.


    "You dare to talk to me like that? I just save your ?ss!"


    "I dare! And let me go! You pervert!" She tries to loosen his grip on her waist.


    Psssshhhhh...


    The snake wants to attack them. While they''re still arguing, he lifts up the Katana and swings it to the snake, while Rachael also throws her spear to the snake.


    Splash!!


    A big sound of water splashing makes both of them turn their head to the side. While other on the boat also find the source of the sound.


    "Oh shit! I didn''t bring the ampule to get the blood." Zoro immediately releases Rachael and swim to where the snake fall.


    Rachael also dives back to the river water. She helps to hold the snake tail while Zoro tries to lift up the snake body and swim to the boat.


    Ralph immediately rummaging his backpack and find an ampule. Once Rachael pulls out the snake tail to Ralph, he stabs the snake with a big of a syringe and take out the blood out from it for a quite lot and place it into a clear plastic bag before he seals it.


    "Ok, done." He said after getting enough amount of it.


    Rachael was exhausted and her whole body feels a lot of pain. She let go of the tail and Zoro also do the same. Both of them get in the boat and wait for Ralph to repair the engine. He takes off his shirt and lay it on the reel to dry and leave him with only the cargo pant.


    Shon helps them with cleaning the blood from the boat to make sure Athena will feel a bit comfortable.


    Rachael didn''t bring any changing clothes. She really needs to check on her back because of the pain she felt. Having no choice, she stands on the side of the boat where there is no man and take off her suit and leave her with only her und?r??rm?nt.


    "Shit, this is hurt." She mumbles and tries to touch the back of her body.


    Zoro wants to go the side of the boat and found that Rachael was already half n?k?d. He startles for a moment and then he realizes that she had a huge bruise on her back and there''s also a lot of scratch and injuries on her back. She tries to touch the scratch.


    Zoro grabs her hand and whispers to her. "Don''t. It''ll get infected if you just touch it with your b?r? hand without clean it first."


    Rachael flinches her body when suddenly Zoro grab her hand gently. She wants to look at him, but then he said again.


    "Don''t turn around. Stay at where you are right now." He looks at the scratch and touches her bruised skin.


    "Is it hurt?" He asked, still with his gentle tone.


    Rachael nods her head.


    "Wait here, I bring the first aid kit." He turns around and went to the center of the boat.


    Athena scrunches her eyebrow seeing Zoro was flustering red right now.


    "Did the sun too hot right now?" She asks.


    Zoro turns to look at her. "Don''t ask."


    Find what he looking for, he went back to where Rachael standing right now.

 Chapter 83 - Dont Look At My Butt

    Zoro put down the first aid kit on the table. Rachael still facing the other way. He put her hair on the side of her shoulder and revealing her back. The wound is quite severe and her bra strap also has been stain with the blood.


    Find the antiseptic he daps on her skin with the cotton slowly. Upon feeling the touch and the effect from the antiseptic, she fidgeting her body a bit. She lowered her head and tried to endure the pain.


    "Does it feel hurt?" He asks when seeing her reaction.


    Rachael nods her head.


    "Sorry, I''ll be more gentle." He slowly daps the wound and he hesitates to whether he wants to open her bra or not.


    "Umm, your wound... I need to open your bra strap and after applying the medicine, you can''t wear it anymore."


    "Ugh..do I have a choice?" She asked back. Her face is totally red right now. Her heart is beating like hell.


    "Okay." He opens her bra strap and applies the medicine as he said before. He put on the band-aid on her back while she covers her br??st with both of her hand.


    "Wait here, I find something to cover your..boobs."


    "Wh..." She turns even redder.


    ''Why you have to say it out loud! stupid!'' She bristled inwardly.


    Zoro went to where he dry his shirt before. He turns to look at Athena who is currently still trying to control her morning sickness.


    "Do you..have a cloth? or anything that can wrap?" He asks.


    Looking up at him, she even wonders. "Your face..why is so red?"


    "Athena."


    Athena wants to laugh, but she is currently in no state to laugh at all. She unties a red cloth that she uses to wrap her katana''s cover.


    "Is this okay?" She asks.


    Zoro takes the cloth and nods his head. He went back to Rachael and help her to wrap her upper body.


    "This should be okay, I think. I tied it a bit loose so that you wouldn''t feel pain." He then lowered his eyes.


    ''Now, how do I cover her lower part? Oh, she got a nice figure.''


    "Err, thanks." She turns her body to face him.


    Upon seeing she turn her body, Zoro immediately holds her shoulder and turn her body back facing the other way.


    "Don''t look at me." He said trying to hide his red face.


    "What? why?"


    "Er.." He rubs his temple. "You''re ugly."


    She smacks him using her elbow to his torso and that makes him "Ooof."


    "Stupid." She mumbles.


    Zoro smirking behind her. He said again, " I guard you here until your suit dry and after that, I will back to the seat inside the boat."


    "You don''t have to guard me, you can go now. Thanks." She tries to make him go.


    "Sorry, I don''t take orders from a young girl." He leans on the boat wall and crossing his arm.


    "Don''t look at my bu??, you pervert. Do you think that I don''t know you look at my bu???" She growling.


    Zoro was a bit surprised, he then moves his gaze to the sky. "I''m not."


    "Yeah right.." she rolled her eyes.


    ¡­


    5 hour the total journey they take to arrives at the jetty because of the boat''s engine got a problem when the male snake attacking them before.


    Once Athena got landed on the mainland, she was totally in no state can walk again. She was exhausted and hungry and in the meantime, she can''t even eat. Everything that she eats will end up throwing up.


    "Can we find any clinic or bring her to the hospital first before we going back?" Zoro asks worriedly.


    Seeing Athena so sick, his heart feels a bit painful too. He can''t just watch her like that.


    "We can, but what are you gonna do if they ask about her blood color?" Ralph questioning him back. He knows Athena was sick, he tries to get them back to the mansion as early as he can, but in this state right now, he can only hope that Athena can endure it a little.


    "But she.."


    "Hey, relax..I''m okay.." Athena tries to stop both of them from bickering.


    "Athena, sit up, drink this milk." He gives her a bottle of milk that he buys earlier.


    She takes the bottles and tries to drink it. Her stomach is empty and she also didn''t eat anything.


    After a while, her throat still feels a bit of nausea. Rachael gives her mineral water and helps her. Looking at her sister-in-law, she feels sorry to her.


    "Athena, please hold on. Once we''re going back, I''ll get your dose done." Ralph said to her.


    Athena smiling. Well, she''s not worried about the dose. What''s makes her worried is the baby inside her w?mb. How is she gonna explain it to Aslan? To her family? What are they gonna say about it?


    Aslan for sure did not want this child. Her family also in the same boat as him...But her? She wants this child. She has waited for this child to be in her w?mb and when she is gifted with the child, another obstacle coming to their way. Why it is so hard for both of them to have a happy life?


    "I feel drowsy, can I take a nap for a while and please wake me up when we''re home." She said and try to sleep. She is lack of sleep and being pregnant, you need to get enough sleep.


    Rachael nod and help Athena to lie down on her ??ps while waiting for the chopper.


    Finally, after almost two-hour waiting, the chopper landing in their location ready to bring them home.

 Chapter 84 - Dont Tell Her I Coming Here

    Once the chopper landing, Ralph and Shon went to the soldier which is ?ssigned to escort them back.


    Rachael still sits on the bench with Athena on her ??ps.


    Zoro bent down his body and carry Athena to the chopper. She was still sleeping even though it''s quite noisy surrounding them.


    Rachael also wants to stand up, but her legs are numb and she staggered before she falls back down to sit.


    "Ouch¡­" She whimpering a bit. She rubs her legs and hoping that the pain will go away. She needs to board the chopper with the others.


    After putting Athena down on the seat in the chopper, Zoro turns to look at behind. He didn''t see Rachael and he went back to the bench. He looks at her which is frowned right now and rubbing her legs.


    "Are you okay?" He asks.


    "Ermm..my legs.." She tries to tell him but the pain makes her stop her word and scrunches her eyebrow.


    Not waiting for her reply, he scoops her body and brings her to the chopper too.


    "You''re too skinny. Eat more."


    Rachael just shot him a glare. "Why would I need to eat more?"


    "Your shape is worst and not attractive at all. I just give you the suggestion as a man."


    Rachael shakes her head. "No, thanks. Other men see me perfect enough. Only you who see me in that way, so it''s your eyes who had a problem."


    Zoro chuckles inwardly. ''She got a point there.''


    Put her down on the seat and help her to buckle up, he instructs the pilot to fly.


    ¡­


    "Oh my, As..Why didn''t you tell me about coming here?" Hai Rin takes off her gloves and hat.


    Aslan smiles to her and greets her properly. " Sorry, Aunt. I come without any notice."


    "What Aunt? Call me mom since you are my son-in-law." She also smiles at him.


    Aslan nods his head. He lowered his head a bit. "Erm, mom, sorry if I ask about this, but when is Athena will coming back? I want to make a surprise for her. That is why I come here."


    "Oh? If there''s nothing wrong with her mission, I guess she will return today." Hai Rain said and she led Aslan to the main hall.


    ''Mission?'' He feels uneasy with the word ''mission''.


    Sit on the luxurious sofa, there are grandma Mu Ning and grandma Xin Me sitting on the sofa too. They are currently watching some documentary show on television.


    Just after both of them sit down, the servant brings them two glass of juices and some fruits. They talk about trivial things and they also talk about when Athena was still a child.


    "So Aslan, you didn''t tell her that you return back here right?" Hai Rin starts again.


    "No, I didn''t tell her. Err, mom... where is she going to her mission? I mean, she only told me that she had a mission, but not the details." He tries to dig more.


    Hai Rin stops munching and she looks like she was thinking for a bit before she continues.


    "Borneo. She needs to find the flower extract and also some kind of blood. Well, we can''t wait to see her in good condition again. You must be happy too right?"


    Aslan plastered a smile on his face. He nods in agreement. While inside his heart, he really is a bit offended by what Athena''s do. She never told him that she was in a mission. And, Borneo? That''s a quite wilderness there.


    "Erm, mom..can I go to her room?" He asks Hai Rin''s permission.


    Hai Rin looks at him with a scrunches eyebrow. "Well, of course, you can...You''re the husband."


    Smiling, he said thank you to Hai Rin and went upstairs to Athena''s room.


    Opened the door, he looks at all the painting. ''No wonder you had all Nike''s painting and all of them are never sold to any auction or never been in an exhibition.''


    He went to her dress room. The room is filled with her scent. The scent that he misses a lot. His eyes caught a glass rack at the corner of the room. He looks at the rack. There is a lot of shells that he used to collect when he was young and he always gives her the shell that he found on the shore.


    ''You even make it your collection huh?''


    There''s a set of the computer which he could guess that it was invented by Zoro. The designed is quite unique and from the look, for sure it is not in the market.


    He turns on the computer. With a thought that maybe he can find the answer on where she had gone actually.


    On the table near the keyboard, there is a small pen drive. He picks the pen drive and looks at it before he connects the pen drive to the PC. The file inside it is encrypted and need to put a password to open it.


    He tries to put the password as Athena''s name and her birthday, but to no avail. For a few times, he still can''t pass the security system on the pen drive.


    Finally, he tries his luck by unlocking it using his name.


    Ting!


    He passes the security and there a few files start to pop out. He opens it one by one and found that''s it all about Jye Yin.


    There is a video and some of the content is a voice recording. There''s also another person that attract his interest. A scientist who is professional in a genome and had a bad record with the trying to make a baby product using the DNA.


    He was totally shocked and what''s more, is..Athena investigates it without telling him. Ask another man to do this? Really? What is he to her? Why did she never rely on him? Why?


    He didn''t finish to watch all the video and evidence. He feels angry at Jye Yin for trapping him like this, but he was more angry at Athena for not being honest to him. Isn''t she agreed that they should be true to each other?


    Asking and relying on another man beside him really makes his pride feels like it was just stomped by Zoro on the ground. He feels so hurt, angry and sad. All of the feelings are mixed in one.


    First, she didn''t tell him about the mission and he doesn''t even know her whereabouts at all. Second, she investigates about Jye Yin and never tell him anything about it. She said she trusts him, but why she investigate it secretly? Third, she lied to him about her is Nike. The artist that he admired so much.


    He tries to bottles up his feelings. He turns off the computer and went downstairs.


    "Mom, I think I''ll need to leave to our house now. I''ll be waiting for her at our home. Don''t tell her I coming here, okay?"


    "Okay.." Hai Rin makes an okay sign.


    "Oh, As..if you want to make it more romantic, you can pluck my flower in the garden or the greenhouse. I can ask my servant to pluck it for you." She said again.


    Aslan smile to her and shakes his head. "Thank you for the offer, but no thanks, mom."


    "Okay.."

 Chapter 85 - Another Storm

    The chopper landing at 8 pm. Athena wakes up when they almost landing at the Lee airbase behind the mansion.


    She returns to the mansion with Zoro and Rachael, while the others went to the lab. After she takes a proper bath and changes her clothes, he went down and try to eat some food. She was really hungry. Luckily her dizziness has gone after she takes a bath. Nausea also starts to less a bit.


    Ralph, Shon, Ali, and Zack are now currently at the lab, working on Athena''s dose. While Zoro and Rachael waiting for Athena to finish her dinner before they went home together.


    Since it was night and Athena still not totally in a good condition, Zoro decides to drive them home. Rachael also decides to stay at Athena''s house and at least she can monitor her condition.


    "Thanks, Z.." Athena said and smile to him. She sits on the back passenger seat where she can more relax, while Rachael on a front passenger seat beside Zoro.


    "Okay, tell me if you need anything."


    Athena nod and walk out from the car leaving Rachael who still in the car.


    "What about you? Aren''t you supposed getting off from my car too?" He said after Athena close the door.


    Rachael shakes her head and unbuckles her seat belt. "Stingy" she mumbles.


    Just when she wants to open the car door, Zoro immediately locks his car. He smiling inside his heart when seeing Rachael try to open it for a few times.


    "Hey, open this lock." She said with a bit annoyed voice.


    "Sure, but promise me one thing."


    "Huh?"


    "Do go and check on your wound after this. Get it to treat, or else it will leave a scar on your back."


    "Why do you care if it leaves a scar or not?" She rolled her eyes.


    "Because you''re a girl. No boys want you if you had an ugly scar on your back."


    "Stupid reason."


    "Promise or not?"


    "Is it just your concern or you are the ones who want to see my back and be that man?" She asks back.


    "What man?"


    "Man of my life." She smiling.


    "You''re damn shameless." Zoro blushed a bit and he tries to hide his red face.


    "Yes I am, so what? Unlock this door or I kiss you right now." She threatens him and ready to lean over to him.


    "Gosh.." He turns his face and unlocks the door.


    Smiling, she opens the car door and waved to him before she went inside the house.


    ...


    Open the door, Athena''s startle a bit when she saw Aslan was inside the house, sitting on the couch. His face looks serious.


    "Aslan..when did you arrived?" She asks. She''s wasn''t ready to face him right now.


    "This morning." Aslan stands up and went to her in the hallway.


    "Oh..sorry, I just return..." Athena lowered her head a little.


    "From mission?" Aslan interject.


    Athena immediately looks up at him.


    "How.."


    "Until when will you tell me? Am I not important enough for you to tell me the truth?"


    "As...I don''t mean it that way." She tries to explain.


    "Uh-huh? then, when will you tell me that you are the ''Nike''? Why you never said anything from the moment I saw you in that exhibition until now? Did you enjoy seeing me in the dark while you know everything and you not even telling me at all."


    "Did you find my gallery?" Athena scrunches her eyebrow.


    "Who wouldn''t find it if you let your gallery at your lawn. If you not careless, then I might not be knowing about this until you die."


    The word ''die'' makes her heart skip a beat. She shot him a glare.


    "What? You even investigated me behind my back. Asking your ex to find the culprit. Why you rely on him so much? I am your husband and yet you still expect another man to help you instead of your own husband? What is this Athena? You agreed that we should be true to each other, who is now whose not telling the truth?


    "As.."


    "Sis Athena are you okay?" Rachael went inside the house and when she turns her body, she was startled seeing her brother was there standing in the hallway with Athena.


    Aslan also a bit surprised seeing Rachael just get in the house. He shot both of them with a glare.


    "You knew? Who sent you? Papa?" He asks Rachael with a disappointed face.


    "Brother¡­"


    "Seriously? What is wrong with you all people? Leaving me in the dark? My wife telling me lies and now my own family also hide a secret like this?"


    "Oh! I forgot. My last name is Smith, not Lu. That is why my existence is not important."


    "Aslan.." Athena tries to calm him down.


    Ring Ring!


    His phone suddenly rang and he took it from his pocket. Seeing the caller, he picks it up.


    "Yes?"


    "President, our three airplanes has been missing from radar and our cargo ship also has been missing. We try to located and communicated with the pilot but to no avail. Not only that, it seems like they have been a hijack. There are about four hundred people on board including the cabin crew." His ?ssistant reporting to him big shocking news.


    "What? Since when?"


    "This evening. All of the directors request an immediate meeting."


    "I''ll return now. Ask the board director to wait for me and find me a solution suggestion." He said before he ended the call.


    Looking at the two women in front of him, he sighs.


    He went to Athena and kiss her cheek. "I need to go, we discuss this later."


    "As..I.."


    "Not now Athena." He said with a serious tone.


    Turn to his sister, he also looks at her with a cold gaze. "I''m still not done with you."


    After he said that, he went out and drive to the private airbase he owned.


    ¡­


    Athena tears start to roll down once he was out of the house. She slowly slouched on the floor and cry.


    Seeing her sister-in-law crying, she felt a bit guilty and sad. She helps her to go to her own room and leave her alone after that.


    Athena sobbing on her bed, clenching on her comforter tightly. This is the first time they had quarrel like this. This also makes her heart hurt so much. The way he looks at her, his tone and his expression, all is strange to her.


    The Aslan she knows for the past months is very gentle and caring for her. She missing him badly, but because of her mistake, she needs to endure another storm in her married life.

 Chapter 86 - Positive

    "Poor her," Rachael said while leaning against Athena''s door room. She could see how sad her sister-in-law.


    Their marriages are not an easy journey. They had so many obstacles along the way. She sighing and took out her phone. Calling for her dad.


    After a few seconds, her father picks up her call.


    "Rach dear..is there something important?" Andy asks with a bit raspy voice. Now in Arendell is about 3 am, while in Imperial just around 10 pm.


    "Brother.. he knows about the mission." She said with a bit awry voice.


    "How?"


    "He was in Athena''s house when we''re back. They seem had a little fight, so .."


    "It''s okay dear. Papa will explain to him. How about you? Did you finish your mission successfully? Did you get hurt?"


    "Ermm..I''m okay, Papa. Don''t worry. Tell mom, I love her. Good night."


    "Are you sure you''re okay?"


    "Yeah...Pa, I might get you a son-in-law." She chuckles.


    "Oh? Really? Hmm¡­NO! baby..you''re my little girl and I''m not allowing you to get any men yet." Andy warns her daughter. Not able to accept the fact that he might need to let her daughter go to the hand of a man called ''husband'' and love another man beside him.


    "Aww papa..such a dramatic reaction. Cute though. I''ll tell mom later, I know she will support me..hehe.." She went downstairs while talking to her father.


    "Rach..you''re still in your final year. Don''t find any man that can''t love you as I do..you still my little girl."


    "I''m TWENTY THREE papa."


    "What? Three years old? Yup, looks like it."


    "Urghh..no point talking to you about this. I will tell mom and do not interfere with my relationship, pa." She warns her dad before she ended the call.


    Both of them sighs.


    Rachael was worried about Athena''s condition and her brother while Andy was worried about his son. How is he gonna explain to him? He knows his son must be feeling a bit hurt with his decision to send Rachael instead of him.


    It''s not because Rachael was his real bloodline and he was not, but because he knows Aslan''s company is in critical condition that requires him to stay in Arendell.


    Now everything is a bit messed up. After her daughter told him about Aslan had a little fight with Athena, he feels a bit guilty. It is because of his decision that makes them have a fight.


    "Honey, did something happen?" Hazel on the bed turns her body around with her eyes still closed.


    Shake his head, he replies "No dear...Don''t worry and sleep now." He kisses her forehead and lied down beside his wife again.


    ¡­


    The next morning, Athena still had the same condition as yesterday. She has been vomiting quite a lot than before.


    She had no energy left. She can''t even lift up her hand and get up from her bed. She had been crying all night and now she is lack of sleep and feel sick too.


    Rachael tries to call her brother, but his phone was off right now. Maybe he still in flight or he might in the meeting room since she heard his brother said about the board director or something like that.


    "Ermm...Athena..do you want me to inform your family?" Rachael is a bit panic right now.


    Shake her head, she said "No, just call my mom over. Tell her to come here alone."


    Rachael hurriedly nods her head and call Madam Hai Rin. She informs her about Athena''s condition and Hai Rin right away coming to her daughter''s house.


    After 30 minutes, her mother rings a bell from the front gate. Her face looks so worried.


    Rachael went to open the gate and led her in. Once Hai Rin sees her daughter''s condition, she immediately sits at the edge of the bed. Caressing her pale cheek.


    "Honey, I''m here."


    "Mommy." She calls her and her voice is a bit trembly.


    Hai Rin''s heart feels like crumbling, she looks at Rachael and signaling her to leave them alone for a moment.


    Knowing her signal, Rachael went outside and prepared something to eat for Athena and Madam Hai Rin.


    "What happen honey? Why you turn out like this?" Hai Rin asks worriedly.


    "Mommy..can you buy me a pregnancy test? I need to check and confirm it." She said slowly.


    "Uh..aren''t you.."


    "Please mommy.." Her eyes start to teary.


    Nods her head, she bent her body a little and kisses her forehead.


    "Okay..I''ll be right back."


    "Mm."


    Hai Rin leaves her room and went downstairs. She looks at Rachael who is currently preparing some lunch for them.


    "Erm, Rachael..I''m sorry, auntie had to trouble you. But, can you prepare some chicken porridge and orange juice? Make it a bit sour for the juices."


    Rachael looks at the ingredient on the kitchen counter and nods her head. "Okay, Auntie." She smiles at her.


    "Thank you, dear, I''m sorry but I''ll be back in a moment. After that, Auntie will help you in the kitchen okay?"


    "Okay."


    ¡­


    After a few minutes pass, Hai Rin went back to Athena''s room.


    She took out the plastic bag and handed to her. "Here honey. Let me help you to go to the bathroom."


    Athena nod and try to sit up from the bed. With her mother help, she able to walk slowly to the bathroom.


    Hai Rin waits at the front of the glass door while Athena doing the test.


    After 10 minutes, she finally opens the sliding glass door. Hai Rin immediately runs to her and ask. "How is it?"


    Athena covers her mouth with her palm. She starts to cry and show her mother the pregnancy test.


    Took the test kit, her eyes turn wider. "Positive."


    Athena slouched on the floor. Sobbing. "Mommy¡­.I want it, but I can''t..why my fate is so bad? Why god so cruel toward me??"


    "It''s okay baby¡­I''m always at your side. We''ll find a way for you." her voice also starts to tremble a bit.


    "I want to live with him. I want to have a happy life. I want to give him a child..but why I can''t have all that?"


    "Shhh¡­don''t say something like that. You will have what you want. My baby is a tough girl. Don''t cry.."


    Athena didn''t say anything as she cried on her mother''s shoulder for a quite sometime until she feels a bit okay.


    Hai Rin also hides her sadness from her daughter. She helps her to change her clothes, help her to eat and put her to bed.


    Rachael feels sorry to her seeing her weak condition. She also can''t stay longer. She had a final test on the next week. So she will be leaving the Imperial city, the day after tomorrow.


    "Rachael, if you return to Arendell, please inform your brother that Athena will be staying here for a few days before she really can travel again. Say to him that I''m sorry that Athena wasn''t able to contact him in this period. Just look at her."


    Rachael nods her head. It''s not because she wasn''t able to contact him, but his phone was off. She did call his office, but his ?ssistant said that now he is in an important meeting.


    Just one after another one bad thing happens to both of them.

 Chapter 87 - 10 Billion Dollars.

    Lee Mansion, the night of Athena''s return from the mission.


    Yin Li sneakingly go to the servant''s house area beside the main house of Lee. Since he used to stay there since he was a kid, he knows a secret passage to the mansion.


    He slings his guitar bag on his back and went to Aurora''s balcony. He stands at the outside of her room and find a few small stones and throw it to her balcony glass door.


    Aurora was in her room, just finish taking bath. Once she heard the ticking sound on her glass door, she ignores it and blows her hair using the hairdryer.


    Yin Li at the outside walks in a circle when Aurora still not coming out to her balcony. He finds another small stone and throws it again.


    Tick!


    Aurora turns her head to her glass door before she finally turns off her hairdryer and took a gun under her bed. She worried that it might bad people or intruder. Even though Lee''s house is secure, she still needs to be well prepared with the weapon.


    With only her lace nightgown, she slides open her glass door slowly and when she looking down from her balcony, she chuckles a bit and shakes her head.


    She bit her lips try to hold her laugh, seeing Yin Li was at the ground, with a guitar. Really, is he thinks this is that era when a man secretly went to a girl''s house and play her song or say ''i love you'' anymore? This guy is really a bit ancient.


    She supports her head with her hand on the brick fence at her balcony. "What are you doing? Didn''t you mad at me this morning?" She asks.


    Shrugged his shoulder he replies "Trying my luck."


    "Hmm.."


    He runs his finger on the guitar strings. He starts to sing.


    `Well, I wonder..could it be


    when I was dreaming ''bout you baby, you were dreaming of me.


    call me crazy, call me blind


    to still be suffering is stupid after all of this time


    did I lose my love to someone better


    and does he love you like I do, I do


    Aurora lifts up her eyebrow a little and tilts her head hearing the last two lyrics.


    ¡­


    "Eh, honey..did you hear that? What''s that sound?" Hai Rin stands up from the couch and looks around the outside at her glass window.


    "Maybe it''s our kids. Let''s check it out." Richard said and went over to his wife.


    "Mm.."


    ..


    `Well, hey!


    so much I need to say


    been lonely since the day..the day you went away.


    so sad but true, for me, there''s only you


    been crying since the day, the day you went away.


    `i remember date and time,


    December twenty-fifth, Sunday twenty-five after nine


    in the doorway with your case


    no longer shouting at each other there were tears on our faces and we were letting go of something special.


    why do we ever know what we''ve got ''til it''s gone?


    how could I carry on?


    the day you went away


    ''cause I''ve been missing you so much I have to say


    the day you went away`


    "I''m sorry I''ve been neglecting you and do not realize that I actually love you. Aurora, will you forgive me and start again? I promise I will love you."


    Aurora went inside her room after she hears that. She pinches her forehead and put the gun on her bed back. After thinking for a few minutes, she finally sighing and took her remote control and her comforter to the balcony.


    Yin Li was dumbfounded when Aurora went inside her room back leaving him without any answer.


    He lowered his head and put the guitar on the bag back. He knows, Aurora must be deciding to let go their past and move on. He''s a bit late to realize it and when the times comes, it was totally no use anymore.


    Well, at least he tries even though his method is a bit lame and outdated, he tries his best. Singing is not really his favorite things, but for her, he did it.


    Just when he wants to walk back, suddenly there''s a remote control thrown out from the balcony and hit his head.


    Bonk!


    "Ouch!" He touches his head before he looks at the thing that hit his head. Staring at it for a moment before he diverts his eyes back.


    Aurora at her balcony. "Where are you going?"


    "Home."


    "Eh, you have done with your performance? just one song?"


    He feels like she was mocking him. He nods and wants to walk again.


    "Hey. If you''re done. Hear me out then.."


    Yin Li look up at her. Focus on what she wants to say. While Aurora breathes in before she starts.


    "Mr. Yin, are you sure the feeling that you have for me is a love? You said that you''re not in love with me before, I was rough, rude, and a bit impatient. I am worst, I am your nightmare. I can never be your ideal wife. I have so many flaws. Do you really want to risk your life again entangling with mine? I give you your freedom. Why did you turn back to me? There''s a lot woman who fits you better than me.."


    "I admit, you are worst. You can''t be an ideal wife. You have so many flaws, but...I realize that you only behave like that in front of me, you can show your bad and worst side, but you can also show your gentle and adorable side to me. I know you give me my freedom, but Ms. Aurora my life seems not complete when you''re not around. I can never have real freedom if you''re not with me. Yes, there''s a lot of women out there, but, no one can compare with you in my heart. That is when I know that I truly love you."


    Aurora feels a bit moved by what she heard. She indeed loves him so much, but the pain she feels, the heartbroken state she was in last time makes her afraid to have any relationship anymore. She was afraid to be hurt the second time. Especially with the same person she loves.


    "..Mr. Yin, my heart is not a tool that you can play with. When you think you want me, you use me, and when you''re done, you abandon me...I don''t want to experience that miserable future in my life."


    "Ms. Aurora, I''m serious with my word. Every single of it." He ?ssured her.


    "Okay.. but don''t tell me that I didn''t say that I didn''t warn you." She smiles and lay down her comforter from her balcony.


    "Come in. I want to hug and kisses you right now." She continues again.


    Yin Li chuckles a bit. He went to the where the comforter was lay and just when he wants to grab the comforter, Richard suddenly clearing his throat making both of them flinch a bit.


    "Use the main door, please." He said and look at Yin Li with a serious expression before he turns to look at his daughter.


    Hai Rin beside him, hide her face and trying to not show her smile to both of them.


    "And you, my sweetheart, go and change your clothes before you go downstairs." He instructs his daughter and immediately Aurora nods and went back inside her room.


    Getting caught by her father was so embarrassing. She hurriedly changes her clothes and runs downstairs to explain to her father.


    "You Mr. Yin, please follow me to the living room," he said and went ahead with his wife while Yin Li follow behind them.


    ..


    Sit on the couch on the living room, Yin Li lowered his head a little.


    "I''m sorry Sir, I intruding your house." He said apologetically.


    "Hm. I happen to hear what you said to my daughter earlier. Is it true that you mean what you said?"


    Look up to Richard, Yin Li said with a serious tone.


    "Yes, sir."


    "Then, what can you offer to her, if I may know? You''re not that wealthy aren''t you?" Richard crossing his arm stare at him. Hai Rin also does the same as her husband.


    "I may not wealthy, but I promise I will treat her good and makes her happy again. I can''t offer her something fancy, but all I can give is my heart and I will work hard to makes sure she is not lacking anything than what she has now."


    "Hmm..my daughter is very expensive for you to have. Last time, I make a mistake when I agree to marry my daughter with you without you pay any cents of it. But, I must warn you. This time, the prices will be higher. Will you able to pay it?"


    "If he can''t pay you, I pay it for him." Aurora voices out. She just arrives in the living room and happens to hear their conversation.


    "Oh? How much do you have? Aren''t you too, working as a librarian?" Richard tilts his head a little staring at his daughter right now.


    "Can I pay it monthly?" She sits beside Yin Li.


    "Aur, don''t..it''s my responsibility." He turns to look at Aurora before he said that.


    "It''s okay...I want to go through thin and thick with you." She smiles at him before she looks back at her father.


    "Well, if you say so..than the prices are the same prices as I give your mother for her dowry."


    Hai Rin immediately shot her husband with a look ''Dowry?''


    Richard leans over to his wife and whisper. "10 billion dollar that I give it to you."


    "Oh¡­" Hai Rin finally understands and nods.


    "How much, mommy?" Aurora ask.


    "10 billion dollars."


    Aurora and Yin Li blink their eyes a few times before Aurora stammeringly said "Te¡­Ten billion?"


    "Yes, honey.."

 Chapter 88 - The Hard One For Me To Tame

    "Mommy..it''s too much.." Aurora said again.


    "Well, If I can give to your mom that amount, why can''t he? He did say that he really loves you, right? So, 10 billion is not a big amount." Richard said nonchalantly.


    "But.." Yin Li immediately hold Aurora''s arm. He shakes his head.


    "If that the amount you want, I will try and work on it even if I broke." He said with a determination voice.


    "Okay..so, we''re done here. You should go back, it''s a late night, right now. And do not ever think to stay a night here with my daughter." Richard stand up with Hai Rin and leave them at the living room.


    "Yin Li! Why did you agree to that? 10 billion is not the same as 10 million, do you ever think about that before you say yes?!" She almost cried out.


    "It''s okay. I will try and find it for you." He slips her hair strands behind her ear.


    "How many years it will take to you to save the money? We''ll be too old to get married by the time."


    "Are you gonna marry another man if I''m not able to find the money?"


    "Yes, I will. I am a woman, I want to have a happy family with a bunch of children."


    "Hm.." He lowered his head a bit.


    "But, that might happens in my other life, if I ever had one." She kisses his cheek.


    Yin Li startle a bit when Aurora kisses his cheek. They in her parent''s house, and do something like kisses when they still not married yet..oh wait, they''ve married once.


    "Since you say that you will find the money for me, then let us save the money together and remarry again and have a bunch of children in the future..if we can''t save that amount then let''s die together when we''re old." Aurora said happily.


    "Yes, let''s do that, darling." He smiles looking at her happy face.


    Aurora suddenly hugs him so sudden making him flop on the soft couch.


    Caging him, she kisses his lips softly and Yin Li return it with a gentle kiss. His hand slip in her shirt and start to snaking around her back


    One of the servant walk passing by them suddenly blushed to see the scene and she cleared her throat a little before she immediately runs to the kitchen.


    Hearing the sound, both of them flinch a bit. "Is it your father?"


    "I don''t know."


    Both of them immediately sit properly and turn to looks around. There''s no one in the living hall.


    "Aur, I will return to Southern City tomorrow morning. I will start working and find your dowry. Behave when I''m not around. Tell me if you returned to Southern City." He ??r?sses her cheek.


    "Uhm.."


    "I''ll be going now. Good night." He kisses her again before he stood up and ready to go.


    "Eh, Yin Li.."


    "Call me Li."


    "Uhm, Li..did you bring your car?"


    "Yeah, I parked at the servant''s house area, behind the wall."


    "Oh..okay.."


    "Why? You want to send me back?"


    Aurora nod immediately.


    "Well¡­" He scratching his temple a bit. Worried that her parents will be mad at him.


    "It''s late at night. Your family.."


    "That''s okay..I''m ?du?t." She runs to the stairs and asks him to wait for her.


    After a few minutes, she went down back with a backpack and car keys.


    "Let''s go.." She grabs his hand and led him to her car.


    ¡­


    Bam!


    Aurora''s back hitting on the hotel door while Yin Li presses her body and kisses her lips passionately.


    "Mmm...Li, you''ve packed all your belonging?" She asks.


    "Yeah, why?" He lifts her body up and brings her to the bed.


    "Then, do you have any protection right now?"


    Yin Li who currently unzips her sweater stop his movement.


    "I don''t have. We never have it, aren''t we?"


    "But, if I get pregnant now. There will be a problem right?"


    Yin Li sighing.


    "I''ll go and buy it."


    "Wait! No." She grabs his hand.


    Yin Li turn to look at her. "Let''s..not make love for tonight. Wait until I returned back to our old house. Okay?"


    "Okay. So, are you going home right now?"


    Shakes her head, she said. "No. I want to sleep in your arm. I want to talk to you about so many things. Will you listen to me?"


    Yin Li smiles, he moves to her side and tugs her in the comforter before he also tugs inside it.


    "Sure, I want to listen to it."


    "Do you remember the day I met you in the corn farm?"


    "Mhm.."


    "I started to fall in love with you that day. Because that was my first time seeing you and you''re quite cute. Despite that, I rarely meet with outside people, I tend to have a curiosity about how you normal people live, what kind of world are you in.."


    "Did you enjoy bullying me at that time?"


    "I did, but it''s only for a temporary. What I want is actually your attention and love. But, seriously Li..you''s the hard one for me to tame."


    "Maybe because I don''t have any feelings for you at that time."


    "Did you now?"


    "No, I love you now. I love you so much that I don''t want to let you go again."


    "Li¡­"


    "Hm?"


    "I''m sorry for the things that I''ve done to you¡­"


    "Let''s forget it. I want to have a new life with you. Will you love me again?"


    "Tch! You know I love you."


    "Aur¡­"


    "Hm?"


    "In the future, can you try and control your temper?"


    Aurora''s bit her lower lips. "I.."


    "It''s not that I hate you, but because I love you I want you to change that habit. If you love me, do not ever again hit me as I never do that to you."


    "I love you Aur, It''ll be bad if our kids saw that you hit me. It''ll degrade my position as husband and dad if we ever married again." He ??r?sses her hair gently.


    Aurora hid her face to his ?h?st. "I''m sorry. I will try my best to not to hit you again."


    "That''s my girl."


    "Ermm...Li, I do have a question."


    "What is it?"


    "Did you do it, that time? With that girl?"


    "No." He shakes his head before he continues again.


    "Did you believe me if I say that I only have s?x with you in my entire life?"


    "I do."


    "Oh wow, so confident."


    "I check on you and chase all the girls who want to hittin'' on you. Of course, I know." She chuckles and they kissing for a bit before they went to sleep.

 Chapter 89 - Her Brother Is My Friend From Overseas.

    Arendell,


    "President, all the board executive director is in the meeting room. They have been waiting for you." His ?ssistant, Carlson, said with a serious tone.


    "Thanks. What is the latest update?" Aslan put on his suit and adjust his tie. He just landed and straight away went to King''s tower.


    "There''s no call from the hijackers. It''s been more than 24 hours now. The radar can''t locate the airplane and the ship too."


    "Did you send the notice to all the passengers family?"


    "Yes, our PR director has announced it an hour ago. All of the family members are required to gather at the hotel where our company has provided until we knew the status."


    Sighing, he pinches his space between his eyebrows. He really is stressed out about Athena and now he needs to face this problem. Leaving Athena behind is not what he wants, but he also wants some space. For right now, he needs to focus on the problem that occurs.


    Open the door, all of the other directors stand up and bow to him a little before they look at him with a serious face.


    "Sit down, we start our meeting right now." He said and take a seat facing all of them.


    ¡­


    Ding dong!


    "Princess, are you feeling ok right now?" Said Zoro once he heard a click sound from the door.


    "Uhm...Athena still sick. She''s with her mother right now." Rachael explains to him.


    "Oh.." He looks at Rachael who is standing in front of the doorway.


    "Then, can I come in?" He asks.


    "Ah..sorry, please come in." She opens the door and inviting him inside.


    Zoro went to the kitchen counter and find a vase before he put the flower he brought with him into it. While Rachael just watches what''s he''s doing.


    "So, did you get your wound treated, yesterday?" He asks after placing the vase on the dining table.


    "Oh!" She snaps her finger. She just remembered that she still not treat her wound yet.


    "I forgot." She said nonchalantly.


    "Geez.. you''re still young but your memory is absolutely like an old woman."


    "Hey, are you done nagging at me? If you have done then please leave. I don''t wanna hear it, okay?" She stomps her feet and went to the couch.


    Turning on the television, she watches at the news. The news reporting about her brother''s company which is in a critical state when three of the airplane with the passenger suddenly vanish from radar and there''s no trace at all about the airplane whereabout. One of his cargo ships also has been vanished from radar with the worker and the captain inside it.


    "This is bad." She murmurs.


    "What is bad?" Zoro went to the living room and sit beside her.


    She glances at him a little before she says "There''s a lot of space, why you sit beside me?"


    "Huh? Is there a problem if I sit beside you?"


    "There is.."


    "Huh?"


    "That''s means, you want to flirt with me. And I can''t just ignore it you know.." She smirks.


    Zoro was totally dumbstruck with her shameless.


    "Hey! You''re a girl. Behave like a girl. Don''t you know the word ''Shame''?" He stood up and change his sit not far from her.


    Rachael ignoring him and not long after, Hai Rin went downstairs with Athena.


    "Eh, Z..you''re here?" Athena said once she saw him in the living room with Rachael.


    "Princess, are you okay?" Zoro immediately stands up and help her to sit on the couch together with her mother.


    This is the first time he sees Athena is so sick like this. She used to be the most reliable and hard to knock down.


    "Z...I need to meet with Ali. Can you bring him here? And..also, bring Rachael to get her looked at her wound in the hospital. She didn''t manage to go to the hospital yesterday because of me."


    "Ah..that''s okay sis Athena, my wound is not that serious," Rachael said politely.


    "How is that not serious Rach, your father will be so worried if you had even one scratch. Auntie know your father well, she really loves you. So to make sure he''s not worried about you, just go and get a treatment okay? Auntie will feel terrible to your dad if he knew you were injured while trying to protect Athena." Hai Rin advises her in a gentle tone.


    "My mom is right, Rach. Go with Z. He will send you to the hospital." Athena ??r?sses her hand gently.


    Sighing, she nodded.


    "Okay then, let''s go, Rachael." Zoro took out his car key ready to go and not having a choice, Rachael follows behind him.


    ¡­


    After fifteen minutes of driving, they arrive at the Imperial Private hospital. It is one of Lee''s property.


    Walking in the consultation area, Zoro leads Rachael to one of the rooms with a plate name on the door.


    ''Dr. Ming Ye.''


    He knocks on the door before he opens it.


    "Ming Ye."


    Looking up at the door, Ming Ye smiling widely and went to that person.


    "Zoro!" She hugs him tightly and that makes Rachael pouted a little.


    "Why did you come here?" She asks after they release the hugs.


    "Uh, I want you to check on my friend''s little sister here. She got hit and injured her back of the body." Zoro said and took a quick glance to Rachael beside him.


    ''Little sister? What the heck?''


    "Oh..Sure. Come here, dear. What is your name?" Ming Ye asks friendly.


    "Rachael Lu"


    "Lu? Never heard that you had a friend named Lu, Zoro.." She smiling and showing her gentle expression.


    "Er...Lu is her family name and her brother is my friend from overseas." Zoro runs his finger on his hair backward.


    "Oh.."


    Rachael just stares at him with a sharp gaze.

 Chapter 90 - Make Sure You Return Back To Me

    "Come this way Rachael, I will check on your wound." She leads Rachael to the treatment bed.


    Zoro was still in the room, sitting on the chair while Ming Ye pull the curtain.


    "Now, let''s see your wound." She helps Rachael to take off her clothes and facing her back of the body.


    "Erm, so you did put the betadine after you get hurt?" She asks when she sees the wound is not in a bad condition.


    "Not me, Z is the one who applied it on me." She replies and that makes Ming Ye startle a moment.


    Zoro also shocked by what he heard.


    "O..oh...Is that so?" She cleans up the wound using a saline solution before she takes a closer look at the deep cut on her back of the body.


    "Erm..your deep cut need to stitch. I will find the tray and you wait here for a moment okay?" She flips the curtain and went to find the surgical suture tools and anesthetic syringe needle.


    After a moment, Ming Ye went back to the bed and place the tray on the moveable table.


    "It will sting a bit." She said to Rachael before she injects her with the anesthetic and starts sewing her wound.


    "It might leave a scar, but if you treat it with good care, the scar won''t be too obvious."


    "Hmm."


    "You''re young, so don''t worry. There''ll be a bunch of boys who will date you." She chuckles.


    "Well, I don''t date boys. I want to date men. An ?du?t like Zoro is my type." She said while frowned a bit try to endure the pain on her back.


    Ming Ye once again startles with her answer. Zoro keeps silents. Knowing that Rachael is a bit annoying and shameless, he had no word to say anymore.


    "But, Zoro might love someone else. You know, ?du?t men doesn''t have eyes to the younger girls. Adult men tend to like someone, a woman who has a job, and stable and more m?tur?. " She tried to reason with her.


    "Hm? Like you are what you mean?"


    "Well, that can be too." She blushed.


    "Are you his girlfriend?" Rachael asks out of blue.


    Zoro at the behind of the curtain cough a bit. Feeling a bit uncomfortable to hear them talk about him while he still in the room.


    "Uhmm¡­Well, I will, if he accept me. Right Zoro?"


    "Huh? Ah..yeah.." Zoro just replies that so there''s no more topic about love and him.


    ''So he''s willing to accept her, but not to accept me? Because I am just a little girl to his eyes?''


    Rachael turns silent after hearing his answer. Ming Ye also turn silent. She was in the cloud nine right now when her unintentionally confessing got a positive reply from him.


    She has been admiring him since they still in university. Because Athena was always with him, she doesn''t have a chance to properly confess to him what she feels back then until she heard that the two of them are now officially together as a couple.


    But recently her family went to Lee''s wedding and tell her that the one who got married that day is Athena and not Aurora her twin sister.


    And now, she got the opportunity again. She used to contact him, but just as a friend and not more than that. He is hard to get to go out for a drink.


    "Okay, done! You need to make sure your suture area is clean and make sure to apply the medicine that I will prescribe for you." After Rachael wear her shirt back, Ming Ye pull the curtain.


    Rachael looks unhappy. She keeps silents until they in the car.


    "Are you hungry?" Zoro asks. He feels a little awkward seeing the silent Rachael beside him.


    She shakes her head and diverts her eyes to the outside of the window. Staring at the blue sky.


    "Did your back hurt?"


    She shakes her head again. "My heart hurt." She mumbles with a low voice.


    "Huh?"


    "Nothing."


    ¡­


    After fetching Ali from the lab and bring him to Athena''s house, Zoro went back to his house. He needs to conduct a meeting online with his business partner.


    While Rachael already packing up her things. She needs to return back to her life as a student. Her short break is almost over and she also needs to clear up things together with her family to her brother.


    "Athena, is everything''s okay?" Ali went to her and sit beside her. He looks at her with a bit of concern.


    "Ali.." She handed him her pregnancy test. Her eyes start to teary again.


    Gulp a bit, he takes the test kit and looks at it.


    "When did you found out?" He asks.


    "This morning."


    "Have you discuss with your husband?"


    Athena shakes her head. "No.."


    "So, what do you think about this?" He wants to know her opinion.


    "I want this baby so badly. But I want to live longer too. I''m so greedy. I''m not able to let go both of them." She starts sobbing.


    Ali also turns silent. He tries to find a good word for her.


    "Hmm, in this life, there is no such thing as immortal. Everyone will die, it''s just a matter of times. I think, there is another way for you to keep both of them. But, I''m sure your sanity will not let you to do that. If you ask me, I will say that you should save your life first and you can have a bunch of children later, but I know it sounds so cruel to you. Discuss this matter with your husband. I will still be preparing your dose, just in case."


    "The other way to keep them both?"


    "Yes."


    "How?"


    "You need to become superhuman. It''s a combining of your blood with other five Golden V. it''s a very risky decision. The result can make your baby save or maybe not. But, once you turn into a superhuman. I can''t guarantee your soul will be the same as you right now or not. As I said before, this is a very last option. But I''m not suggesting it to you to consider it. It''s best if you can talk this over with your husband." He smiles at her.


    "But my condition is so weak. I can''t go on travel if I''m like this."


    "I will try to figure out something that can make your energy replenish back without harming the baby. But! You still need to choose. I can''t give you the doses if you are pregnant. It''ll affect all your body system and the baby too."


    "Thanks, Ali. I owed you so much." She wipes her tears.


    "I glad I can help."


    ¡­


    A few hours earlier,


    "Take care Li...I will return as soon as possible." Aurora tiptoeing and kisses his lips.


    "Mm. Make sure you return back to me." He hugs her for a while before he let it go.


    "I love you Aur." Yin Li said it with a gentle voice and ??r?sses her cheek dearly.


    "I love you too, Li." She smiling happily.


    Waves him goodbye, she left the airport once he went to boarding gates.

 Chapter 91 - Bye, Mommy! Bye, Daddy!

    20 hours straight meeting to find a solution makes Aslan was totally tired out. Just when he was out from the meeting room, his father and his sister already waiting for him at his office.


    He sighs seeing them before he closed the door and take a sit on the couch. He leans his head on the couch and relaxes his body a little.


    "Why you guys here?" He asks.


    "As..have you eaten yet?" Andy asks and went to his son. He pats on his shoulder.


    "No, I just had my lunch. I have a short break before I start the meeting again."


    "Hm, then I go straight to my point."


    "Yes, please."


    Rachael took a sit on the single chair while his father also took a chair beside her.


    "About Athena, it was my decision to send Rachael there instead of you. You were busy with your company, so I want you to focus on your company and let Rachael protect her. I believe she also feels the same way as me."


    "Hmm..so you''re saying that I''m useless? I do feel like everyone thinks that I''m useless. Because of my company and I had limited time, I can''t protect her? Do you know if it was to choose between my company and my wife, I will you surely go to my wife? Is it because we didn''t marry because of love, you all think that I will neglect her and let her do everything alone? Especially when it comes to her real condition?" He stops for a moment before he continues again.


    "Papa..seriously...I love her..I''ll do anything for her. But you make me looks like I was just a husband in name only. Even if I had time constraints, do tell me and I''ll figure it out what best for her. I know, it''s not your fault too but maybe she did not strongly love me as I do so that she decides to not to tell me, but as your family..why can''t you tell me? Is it because I''m not your real son? Because my real father once was a d??khead and hurt your beloved wife?"


    "Aslan..enough. Your background is nothing to do with my decision at that time. You are my son even if you''re not blood-related to me. I know, I was wrong. I''m sorry. But don''t vent your anger toward your sister and your mom. Next time, I will not exclude you for any decision that I make for your wife safety." Andy said with a firm voice.


    He stands up and pats on his shoulder. "I''m sorry." He said before he walks out from the room.


    Rachael also stands up and standing next to her brother. "She''s been sick since the day on the mission. You should at least call her. She''s been missing you so bad, brother." She said before she also walks out from his office leaving him on the couch.


    After both of them leave, he took out his phone and turn it on. He turns off his phone after he got the call from his ?ssistant that time and he forgot to turn it on back.


    Once the phone starting up, he could see a lot of messages and missed call from Athena. His eyes were teary a bit.


    He tries to call her, but her phone was unreachable right now. He opens the message she sends to him.


    ''Aslan, I''m sorry. I should tell you about this. Please forgive me.''


    ''Aslan..please turn on your phone and call me back.''


    ''As...I can''t return to Arendell for a moment. I will return as soon as I can travel. If you don''t want to talk to me, then at least reply to my message please.''


    He put down his phone and close his eyes. He knows he''s being cruel to her by letting her go through all alone.


    He searches his contact and calls Zoro. After a few rings, he picks up his call.


    "What do you want?" Zoro asks without greeting.


    "Athena..where is she?"


    "Resting, probably. Why do you care? Isn''t you the one who left her that day?"


    "I can''t get through her phone. Where are you right now?"


    "Home. And please..don''t call me again. If you want to speak with her, call her and not me. I''m not your middle man." He said and ended the call.


    He tries again to call Athena''s phone. But still unreachable.


    "President, the meeting will start in another 5 minutes." His ?ssistant reminds him.


    Put the phone in his pocket, he stands up and went to the meeting room.


    ¡­.


    Imperial City.


    "Athena, are you sure you wanna take this?" Ali asks her again. He was about to inject her with a dose that will make her morning sickness go away for a little while and she can eat like always.


    She nodded. "Yes, am I able to travel?"


    "Hmm.. you can..but it''s better if you take the speed yacht rather than airplane or jet. It''s safer for your baby. Because now you''re in your first trimester." Ali gives her a suggestion.


    Athena nodded again. She already asks her dad to prepare her a speed yacht with the cabin crew. She will return to Arendell using cruise and Aurora also will return to Southern city after sending Athena to Arendell.


    "Here..your doses. This bag is very important. The one with a red cap is for you to stop your bleeding immediately if that ever happens. The one with the yellow cap is for your morning sickness. Once you decide what you want to do with your pregnancy, tell me so I will prepare your doses for extending your life span." He handed her the black metal suitcase.


    "Thank you so much, Ali." She takes the suitcase.


    "Don''t be. Be safe on your trip." He smiles at her.


    Today her mother and father sending her off at the jetty deck. She didn''t inform Aslan about her returning and she also not telling anyone except for her mother and father and also Ali. She just wants to make a short trip before she returns back to Imperial City. She just wants to talk this over with Aslan.


    At least this time, she doesn''t want to lie to him again. Whatever decision that comes up next will be the one that she and Aslan agree.


    "Take care dear..call me if you need anything." Hai Rin hugs her daughter, Athena before she shifts to Aurora.


    "Ermm, mommy I need something.." Aurora said with a spoil voice


    "What is it?" Hai Rin asks.


    "Money."


    Bonk!


    Hai Rin smacks her head a little.


    "Do I look like your banker dear?" She grinning and that make Aurora shakes her head.


    Richard smiles seeing her wife being strict to Aurora. Athena was a bit shocked when her soft mother hit her sister.


    "Then, good luck in finding 10 billion dollars, honey." She pats on Aurora''s shoulder.


    Athena shifted to her father. She hugs him for a while. Like always, she likes the feel of the security and her father warmth.


    "Be safe. Inform me once you''ve arrived. And Athena dear...I love you." He kisses her top of the head.


    "I love you too daddy." She releases the hugs and Aurora take a turn to hugs him.


    "Daddy..your wife hit me." She tries to complain to her dad.


    "Really? Serves you right." He chuckles and pats on his daughter''s head.


    "Does it hurt?" He asks again.


    Aurora shakes his head. "No."


    "That''s good then. It means you still remember that you owed me 10 billion dollar right?"


    "Daddy! How could you!"


    "We had a deal, right? Marry with my choice or 10 billion dollars for Yin Li?"


    "Ugh, I will still choose my Yin Li."


    "Okay..like your mommy said, good luck in finding 10 billion dollars."


    "Hmph. Like husband, like a wife." She kisses him on the cheek and runs to the yacht deck.


    "Bye, mommy! Bye, daddy!" Aurora shouts from the deck while Athena waves to both of them.

 Chapter 92 - Welcome Home, Madam Athena.

    "Okay Athena, I''ll see you again when we have time." She hugs her little sister and kisses her on both of her cheeks.


    "Please take care of yourself and the baby. If you decide on what you want to do with the baby. Do tell me, okay?" She reminds her.


    "Okay..you too. Tell me if you need anything." She smiles at Aurora.


    "Nah..I''m okay. I will prove to our parents that my love is not that easy to broke up again. Not this time I guess." She shrugged her shoulder.


    "Hmm..okay, I''m happy for you."


    "Well, you too..have a good talk with your husband. Goodbye Athena." She said and waves her hand.


    After she watches the yacht start to sail off, one of the chauffeurs already waiting for Athena to send her home.


    "Madam, where to?" Kevin, her husband trusted chauffeurs bow his head to her a little.


    "My husband''s mansion." She replies politely.


    Took out her phone, she receives a lot of missed calls from Zoro, Ralph, and Aslan.


    She sends a text to Zoro and Ralph telling them that she is now returning back to Arendell for a short trip.


    And for Aslan, she dialing his number. After a few rings, he picks her calls up.


    "Baby?"


    Athena startles a moment. ''Baby? Which baby?''


    "Uh hey.."


    "Where are you? Why I can''t call your phone?" He asks worriedly.


    "Uhmm..I''m on my way to our house. I need to talk to you about something." She said in a serious tone.


    Aslan scrunches his eyebrow a little when he heard her voice. Why she make that serious tone.


    "Okay. But I might be returning a bit late tonight."


    "That''s okay. I''ll wait."


    "Then, I''ll see you at home."


    "See you at home."


    ¡­


    The journey takes only 40 minutes to arrives at Aslan''s mansion. Once she was out from the car, all of the servants immediately line up and greet their madam.


    They feel a bit of relief when their madam returning home. After she left, the house is a bit messy and they always got instructed by Miss Jye Yin. All her demands are hard to meet her expectation.


    She is the one who hard to satisfied with. But in front of their master, she looks okay and well behaves. She also always wearing something so s?xy in front of their master.


    Luckily their master had not taken the bait of her alluring trap. All of them thought that their master is truly love their madam, that is why whatever Miss Jye Yin does never affect their master.


    He treats her just like a guest ever since the rumor about him and her being on air after the scandal. All of the intimacy between them no longer exists in their master way of treating her.


    "Welcome home, Madam Athena." All of the servants bow their head to her.


    "Thank you. You may dismiss now." She said politely and went inside the house.


    Everything looks the same as when she left it last time. She smiles and wants to go upstairs.


    "Oh, you''ve returned?" Jye Yin looks a bit displeased with her.


    "Hm, yes. This is my house too. So I can return whenever I want right?" She mockingly smiling at her.


    "No, what I meant is..Aslan never said anything about you''re return home today."


    "Oh? Why he needs to tell you if I want to return to my own house?" She stops at the staircase and turns to look at Jye Yin in the hall.


    "Well, he normally tells me everything. That''s all. Anyway, welcome back Athena." She smiles at her.


    Athena also does the same. She smiles at her too. "Jye Yin, how was your baby?"


    Jye Yin turns to look at her belly. She rubs her belly in a gentle way. "It''s a healthy baby. I do my regular checkup. Guess what? I can see the head and the baby''s belly too."


    "Oh really? Don''t you afraid that it might turn into something else? And not a baby like what you expected?"


    Jye Yin faces immediately turn pale. She looks at Athena with a sharp gaze before she asks. "What do you mean by that? This is Aslan''s child. Of course, it will turn out to be a baby like what I expected."


    "Athena, if you can''t say something nice, how about if you just stay silent." Raisya suddenly walks out from the kitchen. She accidentally heard their conversation and she feels like Athena just said something harsh to Jye Yin.


    "Oh, Raisya..when will you return to your family house?" Athena turns to look at her little sister-in-law and smiles.


    Frowned, she replies "Why do you care? This is my brother''s house. I can stay for how long I want."


    "Yeah, but this is my house too. I had a right to know when will you return right? Or maybe I can call your sister Rachael to come over, oh I miss her already. But, I think it''s even better if mom and papa come over too. Aslan must be happy with that. Oh, I should call them." She makes an excited face and took out her phone.


    "Hey..don''t call them. They don''t approve sis Jye Yin staying here, you promised to sis Jye Yin''s father about letting her get treatment and stayed here until she delivers the baby, right? So stick with your word."


    "Raisya dear...I can stick with my word if you can behave and do not interfere with my household matter. Okay?"


    Jye Yin silent. She felt like this one is not the Athena she used to know. This is definitely someone else. ''cool down, Jye Yin..''


    "Whatever," Raisya said and holds Jye Yin''s hand.


    "Let''s go, sis. You should not be standing for too long. It''s not good for your baby." She led her to the sofa and turn on the television.


    Athena feels a bit hurt seeing Raisya was so caring about Jye Yin who is pregnant with a lab child while she was the one who carries the real child. Aslan''s child.


    She went upstairs and took a hot bath. She was so tired because of the long journey and long hours she needs to take just to return to Arendell.


    She skips her dinner since she had no appetite and she waits for Aslan to return home.


    She waiting until 3 am, and she finally falls asleep on the couch in their bedroom.


    Aslan returns when it almost 4 am. He actually only return to home for bath and breakfast before he needs to go back to his company.


    Open the door room, he looks at the person who he misses the most. He put his suitcase on the table and loosen his tie. He scoops her in his arm and brings her to the bed.


    Lay her down, he tugs her with the comforter.


    "I miss you." He kisses her cheek gently.


    He went to the bathroom and took a bath. After that, he lied down beside Athena which is still sleeping. Look at the clock, he only had one hour and a half before he needs to go back to his company.


    He had a meeting at 7 am with the national border security. They have been moving the rescuer and diver to a few locations that might have a lead to where the airplane and ships have gone or crash.


    He hugs her from behind and kisses her shoulder. Trying to lift off the burden of his mind by hugging her.


    Athena feels like someone hug her from behind. She turns her body around and finds her favorite spot. His ?h?st. She snuggling to his ?h?st.


    But only for a few minutes before she suddenly sits up and runs to the bathroom.


    "Athena?" Aslan asks worriedly when he see Athena run to the bathroom.


    He follows behind her and heard she was throwing up in the bathroom. He rubs her back and helps to hold her hair gently while Athena keeps throwing up.


    "Did you still sick?"


    Athena nods.


    "Want me to ask my mom to look on you?"


    Athena shakes her head. She slowly raises her hand to the bedroom.


    "There''s a black suitcase, bring me the syringe and a tube of glass with the yellow cap." She said with a low voice.


    "Okay." Aslan went to the bedroom and find the black suitcase. Find the tube glass and the syringe, he shows it to Athena.


    Athena wants to hold the syringe but her hand is shaking. Aslan, touch her hands. "Let me do it."


    He extracts the solution in the bottle with a yellow cap and he injects her with the solution on her arm.


    Seeing she closed her eyes like she was enduring the pain makes his heart broke a bit.

 Chapter 93 - Youre A Damn Wrong, Bitch.

    After 5 minutes, Athena starts to feel a bit okay. She looks up at Aslan who still beside her.


    "As...I need to take a bath. Can you wait for me at the outside?" She said slowly.


    "Hm..are you okay taking bath by yourself?" He asks worriedly.


    Athena nods her head. "Yeah..I''m okay."


    After he was sure Athena is fine, he stands up and went outside of the bathroom. Sitting on the bed, he rubs his face.


    ''What is wrong with her? How serious is her illness?'' He couldn''t even imagine if she leaves him so soon.


    He looks at the clock. It''s already 6:15 am. He needs to change to his business suit again.


    Not long after, Athena walks out from the bathroom with her towel wrapped on her body. When she went to the dressing room, she finds that Aslan is now putting on his suit.


    "Feeling refresh?" He turns his body and went to her, kissing her forehead.


    "Uhm..Where you''re going?" Athena asks him back.


    "Work. I had an important meeting this morning." He said and went to the glass rack. Find his watches and wear them.


    "Oh..then, we''ll talk after you return home?"


    "Yeah. I''m sorry, I try to return home early today."


    "Erm..okay.." Athena clench her finger and lowered her head a little.


    "Is it that important? I can ask my ?ssistant to conduct the meeting first." Aslan lift up her chin.


    Athena immediately shakes her head. "No..don''t...I can wait." she plastered a smile on her face.


    Aslan silent for a few seconds before he finally nods his head slowly. "Okay, if you say so.."


    Athena went to find her clothes and wear them. She sends Aslan off at the entrance and went to the kitchen after that.


    She instructs the chef to prepare her some nutritiousness breakfast and also for Jye Yin too. But for her is a bit special. She requests all her dish need to be a little hot and spicy. It''s to make sure she''s not vomiting it after she eats.


    ¡­


    "President, we found a lot of our worker body floating on the ocean. But, all the victim is not died because of drowning. They..had been killed and tortured before it. Here''s is the photo of the victim. There''s no trace about the culprit. Not even his DNA is found within these bodies." his ?ssistant put the picture in front of him. That makes him shocked a bit.


    He looks at one by one of the picture. The victim is sure has been killed before they throw it to the ocean.


    They have been slaughter and tortured. It''s such a terrifying way of death. He closed his eyes and pinch his space between his eyebrows.


    "Any near ships in that area? Search all of them."


    "We have, sir. But.."


    "But?"


    "All of them is not the culprit. They just a mere fisherman. The real culprit is like a ghost."


    "Did our PR director seen this?"


    "Yes. They will announce the death name list to the victim family this afternoon."


    Aslan sighs.


    "Others news?"


    "Our search area has been expanding to a few new areas. Most of the neighboring country are offering their help to find the lost airplane."


    "Mm. Thanks for the update."


    His ?ssistant bows his head a little before he went out of his office. Once his ?ssistant went out, he leaned his back on his chair.


    His father has instructed his agent from his base to investigate this matter. But until now, all the agent hasn''t given any reply yet. Just like his ?ssistant said, they''re like a ghost.


    Who is behind this? What his motive to make this move? What are they after actually? There''s no single phone call from the culprit or any demand for the money too.


    With all this thought, Aslan becomes more stress.


    ¡­


    Athena bumps with Jye Yin who just finish arranging the flower. She likes to decorate the house with her flower that she arrange it. Well, training to be the real Madam soon.


    "Jye Yin, can we talk?" Athena asks with a serious tone.


    "Huh? Talk about what?" She smiles at her.


    Athena looks at Jye Yin''s attire. She wears somewhat a classy modern type of evening gown. Like a real lady. With a smokey pink dress and gloves. Her face is touch up with a soft and delicate shade, her hair is tied in a bun. Really, she gives off the aura as the Madam of the house.


    While Athena? She just wears what she thinks is comfortable. She passes her days to wear something fancy like Jye Yin right now.


    With her wearing black halter neck jumpsuit and without putting any makeup on her face, she still looks gorgeous and sophisticated.


    "Talk about your baby."


    "You mean, Aslan''s baby?"


    "Hmm...I wouldn''t say something that you create as my husband child. But, yeah..that baby." She smirks and lifts up her eyebrow.


    Jye Yin looks at her with a bit surprise look. She bit her lips and squinted her eyes looking at Athena.


    "Follow me." Athena led her to one of the library room on the ground floor.


    The room is a bit messy with many books piled up waiting for the servant clean it up. Because Aslan always used the library to find his material, they rarely put back the book on the shelf. Worry that Aslan might scold them if they put it back.


    "Urgh..why you bring me here? There''s so much dust in here." Jye Yin waves her hand like she was afraid of the dust.


    "Why not. This is a good place where I can find the answer."


    "Whatever. What do you want?"


    "Who is that man who helps you to get pregnant?" Athena asks without delay.


    Flinch her body a bit, Jye Yin turns to look at her.


    "What? Of course, it''s your husband." She still tries to convince Athena.


    "My husband did not lay his finger on you. I ask the one who creates the cement and uses my husband''s DNA."


    "What are you talking about?" she stammering a bit.


    "You think I will not investigate it deeply? You know what I''m capable of, right? You know what kind of family I have, do you?"


    "I''ve said it, your husband r?p?d me that day! He even gets me pregnant with his child. And you''re insulting me? I carry your beloved husband''s child! Face the fact that he cheats on your back and sleeping with me!"


    Pap!


    Athena slap her face hard.


    "I give you time until this midnight to confess everything to my husband. Or¡­I will release every single evidence to the media. Your career, your life, your name..everything that you achieve from scratch until now will be torn up by what you doing. Try to lie to me? You think I am the old Athena? The weak Athena? You''re wrong Jye Yin. I''m not my old self."


    Jye Yin grit her teeth. She holds her cheek which is red and throbbing right now.


    "You think you can just threaten me like that? Aslan has been with me more than you. He trusts me more than you."


    "But, he is mine right now. If you think just being close for years you can control him.." she went closer to her and whisper "You''re a damn wrong, bitch. I am the one who he loves the most."


    She smirks and leaves her in the room alone.


    Just when she turned her body around, Athena jolts her body a bit when she saw Raisya was behind her. Looking at her with a disdain looks on her face.


    "Raisya? How long have you been standing here?"

 Chapter 94 - You Hurting Her!

    "Erm.."


    "Why did you slap sis Jye Yin? You know she pregnant right?" Raisya said with anger. She opens the door and wants to helps Jye Yin to go to her room.


    Jye Yin was crying when she walked out of the room. Really, she knows how to act.


    "I will tell my brother about this." She said again when she walk pass by Athena.


    Athena just scrunches her eyebrows. She shakes her head helplessly and went back to her room.


    She makes a call to Zoro and after a few rings, he picks her calls up.


    "What''s up princess?"


    "Busy?"


    "Not really."


    "Hm, can you help me with something?"


    "What is it, this time?"


    "Jye Yin. I gave her till this midnight for her to confess everything that she did to my husband. If she did not do as what I instruct her, can you plant the news on the net world about her wrongdoing?"


    Zoro silent for a moment before he said "Hm, I can. But, this isn''t like you."


    Athena chuckles. "I know I may a bit cruel to do this to her. But Z, she challenges my patience. Most importantly she makes my husband had to lose a large sum of money. Pick a fight with my husband means pick a fight with me too."


    "Hmmm...how I wish I was your husband."


    "Z..."


    "Just kidding. So, I will be waiting for your instruction to do so. Text me and all done."


    "Thank you."


    ...


    Knock! knock!


    "Come in." Aslan said with a firm voice.


    His ?ssistant come inside the room and give him a few important documents that need to be signed by him.


    Looking up to his ?ssistant, he takes the document and says "Good timing, I need to return home early today. So, can you replace my place for two meeting this evening? Just keep me update and if they ask about me, inform them I have very important things to take care of. Got it?" He signs the document and handed it to his ?ssistant back.


    His ?ssistant nods his head. "Yes, Sir. So, regarding the help from other countries, have you decide it yet?"


    "Yes, let them help and we will bear the cost. Inform the financial director to prepared a sum of money for this searching mission."


    "I already discuss with the head of national security, for now, they will tighten the border of the country and tighten the security for the national air based. If they got any clue, please inform me immediately." He reminds his ?ssistant again.


    "Yes, Sir."


    "Thank you. I''ll be leaving now." Aslan took his suit and his briefcase.


    His ?ssistant opens the door for him before he also walks out of the room.


    When Aslan reach the parking spot, his phone suddenly rang. He looks at the caller.


    "Hello?"


    "As...I heard that Athena already back in Arendell, dinner with us tonight?"


    "Can''t you just let me have my night time with my wife alone?" Aslan chuckles a bit.


    "Come on. Your house is not that far from us. Your mother really wants to meet with your wife." Andy tries to persuade him.


    "Fine, just dinner. And papa..please make your little daughter back to your house. She''s been in my house for a week now."


    "Haih..that one..she''s sulking with your mother. I don''t want to interfere, but do bring her along tonight. We''ll talk to her."


    "Okay."


    "Hm. See you tonight."


    After he ended the call, he sends a text to Athena. ''Dress up, we''ll have dinner at my parent''s house. Please inform my sister to come along.''


    ...


    Athena just finishing her daily routine to check on her garden with her servants. Leaving her garden for a few days makes her worried that no one will attend to her garden. She thought that all the servant didn''t like her since their master chooses to marry her instead of Jye Yin.


    But she was wrong when she looks at the garden is well treated by the servant. Since it springs, the garden''s flower already starts to bloom. She was satisfied with the garden and stood up. When she wants to return to the main house, she got a text from Aslan.


    Read the content, she taps her phone on her chin softly.


    "Ermm..maybe after dinner." She mumbles.


    She went to the kitchen and inform the chef to serve only for Jye Yin''s dinner while She and Aslan and Raisya will be dining at her in-law''s house. The chef nods and starts to prepare the ingredients for making Jye Yin''s dinner.


    "Oh, Jye Yin. Tonight I and my husband together with Raisya will have dinner at my in-laws so you can eat your dinner without waiting for us."


    Jye Yin glare at her with an annoyed face.


    "Ah, one more thing. Do not forget what you should be telling my husband tonight. Or else, I will really ruin your career and your life." She reminds her again.


    Jye Yin grit her teeth. She wants to grab her hair but immediately Athena grabs her hands and twisted it to behind her back.


    "Ah! Ah! Ah!" Jye Yin shouts in pain.


    Raisya who also happen want to went downstairs saw Athena twisted Jye Yin hands makes her yelled in pain. Some of the servants also saw it too.


    Jye Yin uses the opportunity to cry in front of others. "Athena, it''s hurt."


    "Athena! Let go of her. You hurting her!" Raisya went to Athena and try to release her hand from Jye Yin.


    "Raisya..it''s hurt.." Jye Yin whimper slowly.


    "Playing dumb huh?" Athena feel annoyed by her acting. She wants to release her hand and went upstairs, but Jye Yin took a step to wriggles her body with so sudden and makes Raisya to accidentally fall to Athena and¡­


    Thud! Thud! Thud!

 Chapter 95 - Have Faith In Her

    Thud!


    All of the servant gasp and Jye Yin''s eyes also turn wider.


    Raisya rubs her head and sits at the side, she slowly opens her eyes and looks at Athena who already lay on the floor, unconscious.


    "Oh god!" Raisya tries to slap her cheek slowly.


    "Athena, wake up!" She''s in panic when Athena didn''t open her eyes.


    Jye Yin also froze at the staircase.


    Soon, Raisya noticed there''s something thick smearing Athena''s clothes with a smell of blood.


    She turns her eyes to her legs and this time, her face drain her color.


    ¡­


    Aslan has just parked his car and went inside the house when he looks there''s a few of servant surrounding the staircase area.


    He starts to feel uneasy. He walks through all of them and found that Athena was already laying on the floor with bloodstain from her lower body.


    His briefcase falls on the floor as he rushing to her.


    Raisya wants to touch the blood stain, and immediately Aslan shout.


    "Don''t touch!" His voice was so loud and that makes all of them startled in fear.


    "What happen?" He asks furiously.


    Raisya''s tears start to flowing down. Never in her life seeing her brother this furious. His expression is way too scary.


    "I ask what happen?!!" He scoops Athena''s body and turns his gaze to find his chief butler.


    "She¡­She¡­fell down from the staircase." Raisya said while her body starts shivering, afraid and feel guilty.


    Aslan immediately shot his eyes to the staircase and look at Jye Yin who still froze there.


    "Clark!!" He yelled his butler''s name.


    "Yes, Sir?" Clark, the chief butler immediately run to where Aslan called him.


    "Seize all of the servants. Do not let any of them out from this mansion. Call my father''s base and prepare me a car. Also, find the black suitcase in my room. Bring it to me. Now!!" He instructs his butler.


    After that, he turns to look at Jye Yin and Raisya. "You both! Come with me too."


    He carries Athena in his arm and went to the car that is prepared by Kevin, his chauffeur.


    He sits on the back passenger seat with Raisya and Athena on his ??p, while Jye Yin sits at the front passenger seat. The chauffeur drives off from the mansion with full speed.


    "Raisya, call mom and ask her to prepare an emergency room for Athena." His face now is pale as a sheet. His eyes already redden since he saw her on the floor, bleeding. He ??r?sses Athena''s cheek.


    "Baby..wake up.." He said slowly and his voice sounds so sad.


    Raisya also tears up. She actually afraid of being scolded by her family and the guilty feeling in her heart are now as big as an Everest mountain.


    She never meant to hurt Athena in that way. She just wants to release them both from fighting. She knew how her brother loves his wife, but she can''t accept the fact that her brother didn''t end up with her beloved artist.


    While Jye Yin at the front passenger seat, clenching her hand tightly. Her heart beating like hell.


    ''This isn''t supposed to be like this! I just need to get rid of that bitch! They promised me that I will get what I want. Now, it''s all in the mess! Stupid Athena! What the hell with her blood? Is she a monster?''


    ¡­


    In less than ten minutes, they arrive at the Sun House.


    Hazel and her team immediately bring Athena to the emergency room in the house.


    Luckily, her team are still in contact with her and live not far from the Sun House.


    Kevin brings the suitcase that Aslan asking Clark to find it before they go to the Sun House to him.


    "Sir, the suitcase you ask." He handed him the suitcase.


    Take the suitcase, he passes it to Hazel. "She brings this with her when she returns from Imperial City."


    "Thanks, dear..wait outside okay." Hazel looked at her son with a sorry face.


    She can''t guarantee his wife condition, with the limited blood she has. The possibility for her survive is very thin.


    Once his mother closes the door, he slouched on the floor. He couldn''t hold his tears anymore.


    ¡­.


    Andy who just got home after gets the news went to Aslan which is still on the floor in front of the emergency room.


    "Aslan..be patient." He pats on his son''s shoulder.


    Pick up the call, he says. "Yes?"


    "Sir, regarding the servant from Aslan''s mansion.."


    "Erase all of their memory. Don''t let single of them have the memory of today." He instructs his agent.


    "Yes, sir."


    Ended the call, he turns to look at his daughter. Raisya.


    He sighing heavily and went to her.


    "Did you cause this?" He asks.


    Raisya wants to nods, but she was afraid.


    "If you''re not my daughter, I guess I may already have killed you right now. But unfortunately, you are from my blood. What you did today will make all of your family disappointed at you. I don''t know what your mom might do to you, but I seriously feel so regret that I too spoiling you, unlike your sister. You let me down, Raisya." Andy said with a disappointed voice.


    "Pa¡­I''m sorry...I didn''t mean to hurt her.." She slouched down and hold her father''s leg.


    "I''m not the one who you should apologize to." He turns his gaze to his side.


    He knows how Aslan''s feel right now. Losing the one you really loves is the most painful feeling. Knowing his son..he even knows that his son loves his wife since they were kids. Of course, he knew how hard it must be for Aslan.


    "Papa¡­." She cries and lowered her head.


    ¡­


    "Brother!" Rachael runs to Aslan, she''s in the middle of studying when she got the news that Athena falls from the staircase.


    She kneels down and hugs her brother tightly. Trying to give the courage in him who look lifeless right now.


    "She''ll be okay..have faith in her."


    Aslan returns the hugs. "She''s bleeding with so much...I am afraid.." His voice is hoarse and trembles.


    "Mom will save her." Rachael rubs his back.


    She took a glance at Raisya which is also wet with tears and turn to look at the real culprit. She looks normal but she put on act like she was worried about Athena.


    "Let''s sit on the couch first. You might hurt your knees if you keep kneeling like this for a long period." Rachael tries to help him stand up properly and led him to the couch.


    ¡­


    Once Aslan rests on the couch, she went to her little sister. She grabs her hands from her father''s legs.


    "Stands up!" She said.


    Andy was just silent. He let Rachael handle it.


    Without any resist, Raisya stands up and follow Rachael to her room.


    Close the door. Rachael facing her with both of her arms on her ?h?st.


    "Tell me how this is happening."


    Raisya stammering a bit.


    "I..I just want to release both of them from fighting.."


    "Who''s fighting?"


    "Athena and Jye Yin."


    "And then?"


    "When Athena want to release Jye Yin''s hand, she wriggles her body and that makes me slips my feet and I fall on Athena''s body. We fall from the staircase."


    Rachael grit her teeth.


    "Jye Yin."

 Chapter 96 - Surprised, Huh?

    "You, come with me." Rachael went downstairs with her sister, Raisya.


    Raisya follows behind her. She still sniffles.


    ..


    On the operation table, Chase checks on Athena''s heart beating. Her heart beating slowly.


    Hazel closed the door with a black suitcase. She opens it and found the yellow cap tube and the red cap tube of glass.


    ''There must be something we can use with these two tubes.'' She went to the landline phone inside the operation room and make a call to Lee Mansion.


    After informing about Athena''s condition and all to Ali, she went back to the operating table with a red cap of tube glass.


    "This is the solution to make her blood stop." She looks at all of her team. They nodded their head.


    "Hazel.." Lola who just finishes do some checking on the source of the blood, look up to her.


    "She''s...miscarriage." She said with a bit low voice.


    Hazel''s eyes turn wider. She blinks for a few times. "Are you sure?"


    "Here, look. I try to run the test and..it shows that she is actually pregnant and now the baby...is gone."


    Hazel and all other team turn to look at Lola and the test result. After a few second, Hazel shut her eyes for a moment.


    "Oh god, it''s the long-awaited child. and now.."


    "Put that aside first. She needs to be treated. Her blood cannot let be out from her system right now." Chase said making all of them immediately focus back on saving her.


    ...


    Aslan shut his eyes and try to calm himself. He really has broken down when he sees Athena like that.


    He took out his phone from his pocket. Scrunch his eyebrow, he picks up the call.


    "Hello?"


    "What happens to Athena?" Zoro asks in worried. He is with Ali when Hazel makes a call to the Lee mansion.


    "She.."


    "Her dose is ready. I will send it there with the team. You better pray she''s not in serious injury or else.."


    "Just come and bring her dose." Aslan said as he doesn''t want to talk anymore.


    He is not in the mood to talk right now.


    Not long after, her mother opens the door and her sisters also just went down from the first floor.


    Aslan stands up from the couch and Hazel walk pass by him. She walks straight to her youngest daughter and slaps her face.


    "Mom!" Rachael was shocked when her mother suddenly slapping her little sister.


    Andy and Aslan also a bit surprised. While Raisya, she touches her throbbing cheek with tears in her eyes.


    "Are you happy now? killing one innocent life? Is this what you really scheming with that woman?" She pointed at Jye Yin.


    All of them shocked. Especially Aslan. He flops on the floor once he heard ''killing innocent life.''


    Jye Yin startles a bit, she makes a face like she has been wronged. While Raisya also flops on the floor. She starts shivering and she holds her both arm tightly.


    Looking at her son and her daughter who just flop on the floor, she sighing and rub her faces before she said again.


    "I mean the baby. Not Athena. She''s in a coma because she loses a large amount of blood because of this incident."


    "You can go and see her if you want, Aslan." She continues again.


    With a heavy and mixed feeling, he went to the room where Athena has been treated. All of his mother''s team already done with the setup and they look at him with a sorry expression. One by one patted on his shoulder trying to give him some courageous.


    "Be patience, Aslan." Chase said before he went out from the room.


    All of them return to their home.


    ..


    Aslan sits on the chair beside Athena''s bed. He holds her hand and kisses it for a long time. His tears wetting her back of her hand.


    "Why didn''t you tell me you were pregnant?" His voice hoarsens, his eyes redden and swollen a bit.


    "I''m sorry..I''m so so sorry Athena...I failed as your husband to protect you and our child. I''m a useless husband." He cries while still holding her hand.


    ...


    In the living room, Rachael tries to comforts her little sister. While Andy tries to calm Hazel''s down. He was a bit angry toward Jye Yin, because of her, his family is now in a mess. If she''s not Aslan''s childhood friends, she might end up on the deep hole under the ground.


    Jye Yin starts to feel worried. She needs to get out of this house as soon as possible. She could feel like she was detained in this house. She wants to meet with the man who gives her the suggestion last time. Asking him about Athena''s secret that she doesn''t know.


    She bit her tips of a finger a bit while her legs start tapping on the floor.


    "Zoro will come and bring her the dose. I think it''s some kind of drugs that can make her out from the red zone right now. Judging from the time, he should be here in another 4 or five hours. Can she hold on until that, mom?" Aslan asks. He looks a bit okay than before.


    Hazel nod. "If there''s no hindrance, she will be fine."


    Just after Hazel finish said that, there is a loud sound coming from the lawn in front of their house.


    Booom!!


    "What the..." Andy immediately turns to look at the lawn together with others.


    Boom! Boom!


    Their house has been ambushed by a large group of people from the front and the back of the house.


    They are full-armed and they even bring a bazooka with them.


    "As! The Vault! Rach, protect all the girls!" He instructs his family to start to move.


    "Shit!" Aslan curse and he didn''t go straight to the vault, he went to the kitchen and find the gun where his father has been hiding it.


    Took the gun, he runs to Athena''s room.


    ...


    "Is this the woman Master said?"


    "Hmm...She must be her. Master said the woman is now in a vegetative state."


    Two of the men with a different suit from the other attacker said.


    One of them starts to pull out all the tube line that has been inserted to her hand.


    While another one man guarding the door.


    Bam!


    "Put her down." Aslan said with a cold voice. He pointing his gun at the man who is now carrying Athena on his shoulder.


    "Heh..we can''t. Our master really wants to meet with this woman. If you want her back then asks our Master." That man smirks and instructs his other team to finish up Aslan.


    Without any delay, he shoots Aslan and Aslan dodge it. He finds a steel tray and throws it to the man who carries Athena.


    Unfortunately, that man uses Athena''s body as his shield. The tray hit Athena instead of him.


    "Hahaha...Beat your own woman huh? Funny." He smiles.


    "You fu?k!" He shoots one man with the gun as the man fall down, he dashed to another man who carries Athena on his shoulder.


    Aslan steps on the small steel box and jumps to him, want to kick him, but he blocks his attack using his hand like nothing. While Aslan scrunches his eyebrow a bit, feeling a bit pain in his ankle.


    ''What the hell is he?''


    "Surprised, huh?" That man sneering.

 Chapter 97 - Ive Warned You.

    "Surprised, huh?" That man sneering.


    Aslan squinted his eyes a bit. He changes his plan. He spots scalpel and dashes to get a few of it.


    He flips his body and jumps to the man again. He stabs his heart using the scalpel and pushed it deeply. He uses another one and stabs on his hand too, which he used to block the attack for the second time.


    Thud!


    Aslan landing on the floor and look up at the man. Upon seeing what he saw, he was surprised again. More than before.


    The scalpel on his ?h?st and hand fall to the floor. The cut on his hand has recovered. His ?h?st looks just fine. He can cure his injuries!


    "That''s it. Time to sleep." The man that has been shoot by Aslan said and knock him hard on his neck.


    Letting his guard down, he wasn''t able to block the sudden punch on his neck from behind. He falls on the floor. Pass out.


    One of the men throws the device near Aslan before they left the mansion with Athena which is still in a coma.


    "Mom! Raisya! Come on, hide here." Rachael extended her hand and help Hazel and Raisya to hide in the bunker. The bunker has been designed to be nuclear-proof. Of course, the bunker is her father''s idea.


    Once Hazel and Rasiya step down from the staircase, Rachael looks behind her. Jye Yin is missing!


    ''Dammit! Where the hell is she go in time like this?'' She bristled inwardly.


    Looking back to her mother and sister, she said. "Mom, there''s a lock behind the steel door. Lock the bunker. I will go and find that bitch."


    "Rachael, it''s dangerous." Hazel said with a worried face.


    "Don''t worry mom. I am good with the fight. Just guard Raisya. We sure will survive this." She smiles try to ?ssure her mother.


    With a heavy heart, Hazel finally nod. "Be careful."


    "Uhm!" She nods her head.


    Closed the bunker door and lock it, Hazel went to the couch and hug Raisya on her arm. She is afraid. Every time her husband got a serious mission, she will feel so worried. She couldn''t sleep until she knows he safe.


    Being a wife of someone who always put their life on the front line is not easy at all. She thought that her daughter will not have any d?s?r? to pursue what her father''s doing, but she was wrong when Rachael always want to follow Andy going to work and even training at the center along with other agents since she was a kid.


    And now, she is also one of Andy''s best fighter.


    ¡­


    Rachael went to her room and find her spear. She is now ready with her weapon. The Sun house has been bombed with brutally.


    She fights with the army of men which is wearing a full-gear suit. One by one has been taken down by her.


    She also spots her father who is currently fighting with the one who brings the bazooka weapon. Even though her father is a bit old, he can fight very well.


    She finally reaches at one of the rooms where she heard Jye Yin''s voice.


    "Who are you?!" Jye Yin steps backward while a few of men approaching her.


    "We come to pick you up." One of the men said.


    "I don''t know who you are." Jye Yin still refuses to follow those man.


    "Don''t be so stubborn. Our master has been very generous to you to let you carry Aslan''s child. Now, it''s your time to pay the price."


    "I refuse to!"


    One of the men grabs her hand tightly want to drag her.


    Tzing!


    A spear blade almost struck at the man''s head.


    "Let her go!" Rachael said with furious.


    "What a woman like you can do?" That man smirks and lifts up his eyebrow. He turns his head to the group behind him with a mocking smile on his face.


    Without saying anything, Rachael turns her spear to the side direction and struck her spear to his shoulder.


    "I can make you feel the pain that you never felt before." She said coldly and twist her spear.


    That man screams in a pain. "Arghhh!! Kill her!"


    "Seriously?" She looks at all of them, while the man who she just injured with her spear fall down on the floor trying to endure the pain.


    "How coward!"


    Jye Yin behind her shaking heavily. She touched her belly like she was protecting it.


    Rachael lift up her spear a bit and all of them immediately in ready mode to shoot her.


    "Shoot her! Now!"


    "But sir, the target.."


    Thump!


    "Arghhh!"


    "Ooopps.." Rachael said when she looked down and found that her spear struck that man''s hand.


    "Well, since you guys hesitate, I guess, I will take my turn first." She said and within a second she changes her spear form to be thinner and light. Throw it from the right side, the spear penetrates their neck one by one and make the spear flew in half circle line until the spear return to her left hand.


    Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!


    Pap! She caught the spear.


    "Eeeeuuu." Rachael makes a disgusted face.


    She looks at her spear which is now covered in blood and a bit slime on it. She took out her handkerchief and wipe her hand before she looks at her behind.


    "You okay?" Rachael looks at her pale face.


    Thud!


    Jye Yin passes out and falls down on the floor.


    Sighing, she says "This bitch, when did she can not troubling me?"


    This time, this group of men looks like an elite squad.


    "Uh-oh!" She wants to turn back, but she has been blocked by a bulge man. Her spear has been seized by one of the men before she could use it.


    Bash!


    "Urgh!" Rachael kneels down on the floor after being punch by one of the man.


    Her back of her body is still not fully recovered and she had to carry Jye Yin on her back. Not only that, she can''t protect herself with Jye Yin behind her.


    She spits blood from her mouth. The one who punched her on her stomach squatted down and grab her hair hard.


    "Bitch! That woman is ours. Let her go and I''ll spare your life."


    "Ptuih!" She spits on his face, and the result is she get slap pretty hard on her face.


    Pap! Pap!


    "Take that woman and beat up this bitch!"


    Jye Yin has been caught by one of the elite group while Rachael has been beaten by five men.


    "Retreat! We''ve got the woman." The one who carries Jye Yin on his shoulder says to his earpiece before he goes the chopper which is waiting for him at the above of the Sun House.


    Rachael has been dragged to her own room and tied down on her bed.


    Her face is now injured and covered with blood.


    "Touch me and you''ll go straight to hell!" She warns them when they look like they want to r*pe her.


    Ignoring her, one of the men start to open his pants zip. While others standing at the side wants to wait for the turn.


    "I''ve warned you."

 Chapter 98 - Who Did This To You?

    Bam!


    Andy went to the room and smack the bastard who tries to **** his daughter. He slams his head on the wall until that man died because of it.


    He then turns around and stabs the dagger on one of that man ?h?st. While another lift up the gun and shoot at him, he kicks down one of the guns and makes the attacker group to gun down their own allies before he cracks the last one neck.


    Crack!


    Andy releases his hand and standing up. He went to Rachael''s bed and untied the rope.


    "Baby, are you okay?" He asks worriedly. He hugs Rachael like she was his girlfriend.


    "I''m okay pa.."


    "Oh my god...What they''ve done to you." Andy lifts up Rachael''s chin and looks at her injury.


    "I''ll look cuter with scar right?" She chuckles a little.


    Andy clenches his fist. "I''m sorry." He hugs her again.


    "Papa...I can''t breathe." Rachael said while trying to push her father a little.


    Andy releases his hugs and he suddenly remembers something.


    "Where''s your mom and Raisya?"


    "They''re in the bunker. They safe pa." She finds her hair band and tied up her hair.


    "Your brother?"


    "Uhh¡­." Rachael looks at his father with a lost expression.


    "Don''t tell me.."


    "He must be going to Athena''s room." Rachael stood up and dash to the door followed by Andy.


    Both of them was a bit shock when seeing the room is empty and in a messy condition.


    Their house is now full with the dead body on the ground laying everywhere and a bit burning because of the bomb they launch.


    "Papa!" Rachael shouts when seeing her brother.


    Andy hurriedly went to Rachael and help her to carry Aslan back to the bunker.


    Bonk! Bonk!


    "Mom! Open the lock!" Rachael shouts a bit loud after knocking on the steel door.


    In a few seconds, the steel door has been open by her mother, Hazel. She looks at Andy and Rachael before she looks at Aslan who is unconscious.


    "Oh my god! Come in!" She was a bit shocked.


    Down to the bunker, Hazel help to lay down Aslan on the bed and look at Rachael''s wound on her eyebrow, lips and the bruise under her eyes.


    Andy went back to the house and make a call to his base to cleaning the dead body on his house. His base also has been attacked by the same group.


    He then makes a call to Richard and reports his situation. Luckily Richard has sent a group of his other base to help him recover his base and clean up the mess before the news goes to the public.


    A few hours later.


    Zoro and Ralph and his team blink their eyes for a few times before they all look at the side of the lawn.


    Rachael went to the group with a smile on her face.


    "Sorry, our house is in a mess. Come in." She said casually and invite them ''in'' which is not ''in'' at all.


    All of them follow her from behind. Zoro wants to ask about her face, but he thought that maybe he can hold his question for a bit.


    "What happens here?" Ralph asks.


    "Ermm...How should I say..we have been attacked last night and now Lee''s agent is ''cleaning'' the bodies."


    "By who?" Zoro asks.


    "Well, I don''t know. But they took Jye Yin and I''ve heard that Jye Yin has made some deals with the mastermind behind this attack."


    "Athena?"


    Rachael lowered her head. She shakes her head.


    "She¡­the baby.." Ali immediately holds Rachael''s shoulder.


    "The baby''s gone."


    All of them dumbstruck. Zoro closed his eyes, feeling sad for Athena while others are a bit shocked by what they heard just now. They thought she just had an injury and not harming the baby when Hazel makes a call before.


    "Where is she?" Ali asks again.


    "She is nowhere to be found right now. Only Aslan know who takes her. He is now still unconscious."


    "Unconscious?! He''s the number one ranked in fighting, how can he unable to protect her?" Zoro almost yelled out to her.


    Flinching her body a bit, she frowned a little.


    "So just because he is the number one ranked fighter, he can have any mistake? He can''t be knock down? You''re kidding me?! He''s a human. He has his weakness too!" Rachael also yelled at him.


    Feeling a bit disappointed at him. She knows, Zoro loves Athena but Athena already married to her brother. Why can''t he move on?


    Zoro immediately turns silent. He didn''t reply to her. He went to one of the block wood and sit on it.


    Run his finger on his hair like he was in a mess.


    "Where the hell are you, princess?" He mumbles.


    Ralph look at them both and he turns to look at Rachael. "Where is Aslan right now?"


    "In the bunker. Come on, I show you guys where is he right now." Rachael turns her body around and went to the bunker.


    ¡­.


    "Athena!"


    Aslan sits up from the bed and gasping loudly. He turns to look around and a bit panic when he couldn''t find his wife.


    "Where? Where is she?" He flips the comforter and tries to stand up but within a second he flops on the floor.


    "Argh!" His head feels heavy and dizzy.


    "Brother!" Rachael runs to him and helps him sit back on the bed.


    "You should be resting and adjusting your condition first." Rachael said and pour mineral water to the glass and handed to Aslan.


    Ralph, Ali, Zack, and Shon standing at the door frame looking at him. This is the first time for Ralph and his team to meet Aslan in person.


    After a few seconds, Aslan looks up to the four of them. "Who are you guys?"


    "Uh..sorry, we spacing out a bit." Ralph start.


    "I am Ralph. This is Ali and Zack and this is Shon."


    Aslan look at Rachael.


    "They are a group of scientist and other Golden V who helped Athena to find the cure." Rachael does the explanation.


    "A group of scientist?"


    "Mhm...The one who knows about Golden V beside us."


    "About the cure?"


    "Oh no, it''s not really a cure yet. It just a dose that can help her to prolong her life span." Ralph interject the conversation.


    "Oh..I think I''ve heard it before." Aslan rubs his space between his eyebrow.


    "Did Zoro come along?" He turns to look at Rachael.


    "Y...Yeah."


    Aslan tilts his head a bit and cupped his sister''s face. Staring at the cut and the bruise on her face.


    "Who did this to you?"


    "Ermm...Don''t worry.. he''s dead."


    "Does it hurt?" Aslan asks worriedly.


    "It''s okay...I can handle this. Why are you just sounded like papa?" Rachael scrunch her eyebrows.


    "That because we both love you." Aslan smiles.


    "Aslan." Zoro finally arrives at the door frames looking at him with a bit angry.


    "Who the fu?k takes her?"


    Aslan turns to look at the person.

 Chapter 99 - Are You Mad At Me?

    "Good timing." Aslan stands up again. This time, Rachael help him to stands up.


    "I have something for you to hack." He looks at him with a serious expression.


    Zoro went to him and punch his face hard.


    Bash!


    Aslan almost falls down because of the hit. Rachael also almost dragged down.


    She looks at Zoro with furious. "Punch him again, I''ll punch your face!"


    Zoro looks at her and squinted his eyes a bit before he turns his eyes back to Aslan.


    "That''s for not keeping your promises."


    Aslan touches his corner of lips. It''s bleeding a bit. He wipes it and smirks on him.


    "Huh.." He tries to stand up properly again.


    He went to the room where the last time he saw Athena with the others follows him behind.


    Aslan bends his body and searches the floor likes he was searching for something.


    "What are you looking for?" Ralph ask.


    "Ermm, something like device. It is small but I think I see it correctly." Aslan said and still searching on the floor.


    Rachael looks down to the place where Aslan has been found and find a small thing like a pin. She took it and stares at it.


    The pin has a design like a device at both sides of it.


    "Is this what you looking for?" She asks.


    Aslan narrow his eyes to the thing that Rachael holding.


    "Yup, that''s the one." Aslan went to her.


    "Zoro, I need you to hack that thing. I think the kidnapper left us a clue behind it."


    She also distanced herself from Zoro a bit and that makes him turn to look at her for a moment before he turns to look at the device.


    "Fine, I''ll do it."


    "Ah, yeah..sorry this house is in the mess. I guess you all can stay at my mansion. It safer." Aslan said and turn to look at Rachael.


    "Rach, inform papa and mom, they can take shelter at my house until the Sun House is rebuilt again."


    "Okay." Rachael took out her phone and make a call to her family.


    Not long after, Lee''s hummer comes at the Sun House and pick them up to Aslan''s mansion. In the hummer, Aslan told Ralph, Zoro, Ali, and Zach about what he saw that night when he fights the man who kidnapped Athena.


    ...


    His servant in the mansion already been erased their memory and they also have been given time off from the work until further notice.


    The only servant who still had their memory and stayed at his mansion is his head of butler, the chef, and the chauffeur. These three is his trusted servant.


    Before Aslan went to his room, he said to Ralph. "I thinks its better if you call all of your Golden V team right now. We never know, what they will do to your team."


    Ralph nods. "Okay. I''ll send them the alert and gather at your mansion."


    "Mm." He left and went to his room after that.


    ¡­


    While in the hidden valley,


    "Master. We''ve returned." Two men with a suit lay Athena down on the floor and they both kneeling down at the old man who sits on the throne chair.


    "Good job. Bring her to the lab and get ready with the solution that I''ve already prepared for her." He instructs.


    One of them nods and carry Athena to the lab that he mention before while another one still kneeling down at the hall.


    "Report."


    "There''s another group who attack the house at the same time as us. Base on the suit and the strategy they use I guess it is from Vendetta."


    "Huh? So they also make a move huh?"


    "Yes, Master."


    "The bait?"


    "I''ve given it to him."


    "Hmm..well, let see who my grandson will choose later. Either way, I''m still benefiting this moment right now." He smiles evilly with a bad thought.


    ¡­.


    In the deep forest area.


    "Master, this is the woman you ordered." That man lay down Jye Yin on the bed carefully.


    "Hmm¡­So, she''s still sleeping?"


    "Yes."


    "Okay..you may go out now. I need to check my seed inside her w?mb." A man with a white shirt looking like a middle of the forties smiling looking at Jye Yin.


    She''s quite s?xy with a big size b??bs and had an hourglass figure, any man will want to have a taste of her.


    He slips his hand under her chiffon blouse and rubs on her belly. "How long you think you gonna use his DNA while it''s actually is mine, huh?"


    He runs his hand to her lower part. "Well, you''ve done your part. Now, let''s wait for the real show begins. I''ll make him begged to save you and exchange you with that woman."


    He laughs.


    ¡­


    Close the room door, Aslan leaned against the door.


    He rubs his face, his room has Athena''s scent. He keeps imagine her in the room smiling to him. His eyes start to redden again.


    "Why I''m so weak?"


    He slowly went to the bathroom and took a bath.


    ...


    Rachael dries her hair after taking a bath, suddenly there''s a knock on her door room. She squinted her eyes a bit before she went to open the door.


    "Who?" She opens the door.


    "Me." Zoro reply to her.


    "What do you want?" She asks him coldly.


    "Can I come in?"


    Rachael opens his door wide. She stands at the side of the door and Zoro went inside her room.


    Her room is simple. But she has good taste in the color and the furniture.


    Closed the door after he went in, she continues to dry her hair and sit on the single armchair.


    "So?"


    Zoro also takes a place to sit at the single armchair facing her.


    "Are you okay? Your injuries..who did that to you?" He asks.


    "Are you deaf? My brother already asks me and I already give my answer."


    "I know, but..I..worry.."


    "Pffftt..why you should worry? I just a mere girl who still not m?tur? and not good enough for you to worry about."


    "Are you mad at me? I mean, last time you return to your country, you left without telling me."


    "Telling you? Why would I tell you? I''m not your¡­special someone."


    "Of course you''re not..just a simple goodbye will be okay since we do that mission together, right?"


    "It''s not like I''m not seeing you again."

 Chapter 100 - This Is The One Who Took Athena

    "Hmm..how was your injuries on your back of your body?" Zoro changes the topic.


    "I guess it''s okay."


    "Don''t force yourself too much. You''re still a girl after all."


    "I get it." Rachael rolled her eyes.


    "Then, I will leaving now." he stands up and Rachael also does the same.


    She sends him off at the door. Zoro turning his body around, he lifts up Rachael''s chin.


    He stares at the cut on her eyebrow. He smiles and says " You''ll look cuter with a scar on it."


    "What?" Rachael scrunch her eyebrow.


    Kiss her eyebrow lightly, he whispers to her. "If there''s no man wants you later, then I guess I have to be the black sheep."


    He chuckles and leaves her to dumbfound at her room door. Blushed a bit, she shakes her head and closes the door after that.


    She went to the mirror and look at her cuts on her eyebrow. "Did I look cute with a scar?"


    Touch her eyebrow, she squinted her eyes "Ouch.."


    ''Hmm..he messing around with me aren''t he?''


    ¡­


    Almost two hours Zoro try to decode all the firewall on the device. It''s quite hard to decode it since the code changes every ten seconds.


    Luckily he brings his ??ptop which is designed with super security and very efficient to remotely doing some hacking without getting a trace back to his IP address.


    Andy and Hazel and Raisya also went to Aslan''s mansion. They use his house as a shelter until the mission to rescue Athena is done.


    Knock! Knock!


    Andy knocking on Aslan''s study room. Looked up to the door, Aslan stood up and open the door.


    "Are you okay, son?" Andy asks.


    Aslan nod. "Yeah, come in."


    Andy sits on the chair in front of Aslan''s desk. He can see that Aslan still taking care of his company even though he is now worried sick about his wife who''s been abducted yesterday.


    "How was your company? Is there any news about the missing airplane and ships?"


    "Not yet. But, the searching area has been increased to a few new locations."


    "I hope you can handle all this pressure. I know it must be hard for you. Be patience, Aslan. We always support you and will always here by your side." Andy says with a little smile.


    "Yeah, I know. Thanks, pa."


    "I think Zoro''s done with the hacking. We should gather at your meeting hall and planned on our attack. The sooner the better."


    "Are Ralph''s team arrive yet?"


    "They will arrive in another 15 minutes supposedly."


    "Oh, maybe I should ask my chef to prepared us something to eat. You guys must be hungry." Aslan intercom his chef and instruct him to prepare some food for the guest and the family.


    "Let''s go pa.." He stood up and went to the door with his father.


    After having late lunch with all the group and family, they start their meeting in the meeting hall at the left wings of his house.


    The room is so spacious and very comfortable to hold a secret meeting. The first person to start is Andy. He already got the specific group who dare to attack them and burn down his house yesterday night.


    He pushes the remote bu??on and one profile with a picture of a man shows up on the screen. A middle-aged man around his forties.


    "This is Gregory or known as ''Vendetta.'' He''s the mastermind of the attacking yesterday night."


    "What''s his motive?" Rachael asks.


    "That...I don''t know. But base on what he took, I think it has something that he wants from you, Aslan."


    "Hmm. If he wants to threaten me using Jye Yin, I''m not going to give in. He took the wrong person."


    "Well, that''s one thing..but why he only took Jye Yin that time while he can kidnap me? I mean, if he wants to threaten you, I am the best candidate than that bitch right?" Rachael looks at her brother.


    "Why you want to be kidnaped by them?" Aslan frowned a bit with his sister question.


    "Well, I want to know if you will save me or not. Hehe.."


    "Of course I will. Now, back to the point.."


    Bzzzzzzzz¡­.


    The huge screen on the room suddenly changes the picture of Vendetta to a live streaming video.


    All of the people in the room look a bit surprised. Zoro at the corner of the room, immediately run his computer to trace the source.


    "Well, hello there! Oh, so many of you have been gathered around I guess." A man with a red shirt looking at them from the screen like he was observing one by one people in the room.


    "Gregory! What is your reason to attack my house and hurting my family?" Andy asks with a cold voice.


    "Oh! Mr. Andy¡­so great to see the legendary agent. Hmm, I heard you will soon to be a grandfather eh?" He laughing.


    "Well, guess what?" that man move his camera to the side of the room. Where there''s a glass room.


    Inside the glass room, Jye Yin has been tied up in the wooden big cross without any single clothes. She has been sedated with drugged, thus she''s not aware of her situation.


    All of the eyes in the room immediately lowered it''s gaze to the floor except for Aslan and Andy.


    "Tada!!! oh not only that.." he turns the camera to the left and there''s a bunch of the people who is he believe is the hostages from the missing airplane.


    "Mr. Aslan~ I think you know your captain right?" one man with a full gear suit drag an old man with a pilot suit to the front.


    The old man shivering his body heavily while the man with full gear suit points his edge of the gun to the pilot''s head. He even steps on the pilot''s weak body.


    "Well, Mr. Aslan..if you think this is the joke then.."


    Bang!


    The man with a full gear suit shoots the old man on the head, making all the hostages behind them crying and shivering.


    While in the meeting room, all of them look at the man with disgusted and furious. Aslan clenches his fist tightly and grits his teeth. Seeing live his staff being gunned down like an animal make his blood boil.


    "So, Mr. Aslan..here is the requirement for you to help your people and your beloved child...I know you must be very worried about your descendant, right? Bring me¡­Athena! Or I kill every one of them and fed them to the shark. Do you think their family will let you go just like that? Think wisely Mr. Aslan..you''ve only got eight hours to do so.." he laughing and end the transmission.


    Turning his body to Zoro, Aslan asks. "Did you get the location?"


    "Well, if that bastard man thought that he''s good enough to hide his track, then he really is stupid." Zoro smirks and press enter on his keyboard.


    Ding!


    The screen shows a location where the hostages have been keeping. It''s a hidden forest and the middle of it there is a mansion with airstrip for the jet and aircraft.


    "I''ve put the eyes on the satellite and confirming the places. This is live streaming."


    The video of a group of an army that guarded the house. They even use a barrier to hide their location. Unfortunately, the barrier they use only works on the government satellite and not for Zoro''s. He is far more advanced than others.


    "So, put this aside for a moment. Let us hear what another party wants." Zoro said and change the screen into a sound recording file.


    "This is the one who took Athena."

 Chapter 101 - Dear My Love

    Aslan''s heart beating faster. Just the thought of his wife makes him so sad.


    Zoro played the sound recording.


    "Hello my grandson, Aslan Smith."


    All of the people on the room dumbstruck and turn to look at Aslan. Aslan also frowned his eyebrow a bit. He was surprised. As far as he knows, he doesn''t have any relatives from the Smith as Andy told him that he had to kill his uncle, years ago.


    "I''ve heard you are now married and have a wonderful wife. I really want to meet your wife. I know you will never visit me or knowing about me. So I decide..I''ll invite your wife to my castle."


    Aslan turns to look at Andy who also looks confused. Hazel pinches her space between her eyebrow.


    ''Sam..who are you exactly?''


    "Ah..I''ve also heard that your wife is one of my creation and she is now in the process of finding the cure with that prince huh? Well, guess what? I have what you want. The Cure. Come and meet me at Tibet. You know where to find me."


    "Oh, please tell Mr. Ralph..thank you for the idea of his technology." the voice recording ended.


    Bam!


    Aslan throws the chair on the wall. All of them flinch a bit when seeing Aslan in rage mode.


    He went to Ralph and grab his collar.


    "What does he meant by your idea?" Aslan tries to hold his voice as he tries to hold his d?s?r? to kill him right now.


    Aslan''s head felt pain. His brain feels like it wants to blow up. He slowly loosens his grip on Ralph''s collar.


    "Renee..enough!" Ralph try to stop her from killing Aslan.


    Aslan kneeling down on the floor holding his head. His face turns red.


    Tzing!


    Rachael spear touch Renee''s neck.


    "Stop. Or I have to kill you." She said in a serious tone. Andy took out his gun and point it at the other group, they put their hands on the air. Not having any intention to fight.


    While Zoro took out his gun from his back pocket and point it at Renee. The situation in the room becomes more intense.


    "Okay! Calm down. I will explain." Ralph in a state of guilty. He looks at everyone.


    "Renee..baby, please. He didn''t mean to hurt me..I''m fine, okay." Ralph try to calm Renee down.


    Renee is a bit hard to calm down once there''s someone trying to hurt him. She will surely kill him.


    "Renee.."


    After a few moments, she turns to Ralph. Blinking her eyes a few times, her eyes color change back to the original color. She hugs him and buried her face on his ?h?st.


    "I''m sorry, she''s a bit difficult to handle once turning to the mode." He ??r?sses her hair gently.


    "It''s okay.." He then looks down at Renee before he looks at Aslan.


    Rachael retracts back her spear, while Andy and Zoro also put down their gun.


    Aslan gasping for a bit. Trying to endure the pain he felt. Ali immediately rummages his bag and after he found the syringe, he went to Aslan.


    "This can reduce the pain you felt right now." Ali injects him with the syringe and after a minute, the solution start to works as his head start to feel a bit okay.


    "Now, explain yourself Mr.Ralph." Andy start.


    "How do I say... it''s happened years ago when I still a student." Ralph started.


    "I am actually a genome analyst and also a biotech student. I create the ideology of ''Superhuman''. But one day, my best friend stole my idea and he sells it to that Smith man. The man buys it and incited him to do the test illegally. I change my study field to botany because I don''t want to take responsibility for the cause that my friend may create in the future."


    He looks down on the floor, sighing before he starts again.


    "And the day when I met these people.." he turns around and looks at them with a smile.


    "I decide I want to help them to find the cure. My studies about the substance are actually not complete and it has been changed by the one who stole it, thus it''s difficult to reverse it back."


    "Who? Who sold it?" Aslan speaks up after he silent for a long time.


    "He''s dead. That Smith guy kill him." Ralph said.


    The hall turn silence. All of them in their own thought after hearing what Ralph just reveal to them.


    After a few minutes, Andy pat on Aslan''s shoulder.


    "I have something I want to gives you. It''s your biological father''s belonging."


    Hazel turns to look at her husband. "You keep his things?"


    "Yes. Aslan has the right to know about his real father." Andy remains his gentle voice.


    Nods his head, Aslan stands up and leave with Aslan.


    "We''ll continue again, once they''ve returned. You guys should take a rest first before we start to sort out our mission this time." Rachael said and smile to them.


    This is the first time the group has been gathered together like this. Mr. Veron here is so tall and handsome too. Even though he wears gloves and always hide his hand in his pocket, he still looks cool. And his guardian is his lover. Ms. Crystal. The chemist in the group.


    While Malik is a quite bulge man with a side cut hairstyle. He looks a bit young and cool too. He lives alone without any guardian by his side together with Suzy. Malik, Suzy, and Shon are the youngest victims. They blend so well even though they''re not seeing each other so often.


    While waiting for Aslan and Andy to return back, Rachael and few of them are busy with arranging the weapon from Aslan''s vault.


    The weapon has been brought by the head of butler. He helps Rachael to check on the magazine and bomb device.


    ¡­


    Drive back to the Sun house, Andy leads Aslan to the area where he hid his vault.


    Pip!


    The vault door opens and Andy went inside it. "This is all your father''s belonging."


    "How did you.." Aslan was dumbstruck a moment when seeing the clothes and a few boxes in good condition.


    "Well, your mom wants to throw it out but I think it may come in handy in the future. So I place all his belonging in here. This is what he left for you. It was your decision to what to do with his things." Andy went to one box and take out Sam''s last scroll that he left for Hazel.


    "This is his last will. He meant to give it to your mom, but your mom refuses to read it. So I keep this will so that you can read it when you''re ready."


    "Pa.Thank you." Aslan said it slowly and take the scroll.


    "Take your time, I''ll be waiting at the outside." he pats on Aslan''s shoulder before he leaves him in the vault.


    Aslan unties the scroll slowly. He closed his eyes and inhale for a bit before he opens up his eyes again. Ready to read the content of his father''s will.


    "Dear my love,¡­."

 Chapter 102 - Your Shamelessness Cant Be Cured.

    "Dear my love, this is my final wish for you. First of all, I want to say that I''m sorry that I''ve been hiding things behind your back since first we''ve met. Back when we in the university, I fall deeply in love with you until I was so afraid to tell you about my background or my family details.


    I am someone who is not supposed to meet you in the first place. My name is Samuel Smith, I am the second son of the villain, Eric Smith. Because of some matters that occur when I was a teenager, I ran from the house and live like a normal people like you. For years I''ve been running away from my house and lives a normal life with you. I am sorry for lying about my real parents.


    Hazel, I''ve made some mistake. I thought that I will not encounter with my family again, but I was wrong. My older brother married a woman and she thought that I was my brother that time, she too makes a mistake by drugging me that night and we have done some things that should not be done.


    Because of this, I was so distracted and depressed for a few months pass. The baby is the sole heir of my father''s empire. He will do anything just to get the baby. Dear, I beg you...I beg you if something happens to me tonight. Please keep the baby away from my father nor my brother. Keep the existent of this child from the world.


    I''m sorry I''ve caused you trouble and leave you without explaining things properly. Believe me, I love you till my last breath. Yours, Sam."


    Aslan put down the scroll and sit on the stool in the vault. He then rummages the big box inside the vault and found an old picture of his father. The family picture.


    In the picture, there is one man who looks like in his thirties of thirty sat on the throne-like chair with two boys beside him. The boys look exactly the same except for the hairstyle. Not only that, both of them..look just like him.


    He does have the face of his father. Except he''s more handsome and stylish. He flips the picture and there''s a location of this picture taken.


    "If you want me then, I''ll go to you." He said with a slow voice and stood up after that.


    Went out from the vault, he turns to his father who is leaning on the wall.


    "Pa.." He calls Andy and Andy turn to look at him.


    "Done?"


    Aslan nod. "Yeah.."


    "Let''s return back to your house." Andy starts to walk.


    Follow behind him, Aslan said "Pa...Thank you for raise me up and be my father."


    "Heh..why you suddenly bring that up? I want your mother, so I have to tackle your heart first." Andy chuckles.


    "Yeah..like I buying that bullshit.."


    Both of them smiling.


    ¡­


    They arrive when it almost dusk, the people in the house already in a standby mode.


    Rachael and all the other team has geared up with their suit. Ready to go to a mission. Walk into the meeting hall, Aslan takes a lead.


    "So, I''ve decided."


    All of them focused on him.


    "I and Kevin will go and meet with that old Smith guy. While others..I''m counting on you to save the hostages and get out from there with safely."


    "While the medical team, which is Mr. Ralph, Ali, Zack and Ms. Crystal I want to ask your help. Once I return from the hot zone, I will bring back the cure with me. Please prepare complete equipment to multiply the cure and use it on the Golden V victims."


    "I''ve fought with them before, and surprisingly they''ve made the superhuman army. We need to take them down before he starts a war using his army."


    Ali was so shocked to hear what he just heard. ''They completed the test for the superhuman? How is he gonna plan on winning fighting the superhuman if he can''t even handle the pain from Renee?''


    He glances at other three of the medical team. They also frowned their eyebrow, thinking the same things as Ali.


    "Is it okay with just two of you went to the dangerous place?" Andy ask. He does not agree with Aslan''s plan.


    "He said, he has the cure. So I will listen to him. What requirement he wants as exchanges for the cure."


    "What if it is a trap?"


    "Then I fight."


    "Aslan¡­"


    "This is not a game." Zoro speaks up with a serious tone.


    "I know. Athena is my wife, I held a responsibility toward her. Literally say is..this is my family matter."


    "And as for the rescue mission, there are civilians hostages they held. That is totally not a game. That is why I divide this team. Save the people and take them down." Aslan turns to look at Rachael.


    "I leave the command on you."


    Rachael nods. Andy wants to object him, but Rachael immediately shot her father with the gaze. ''Don''t!''


    Zoro grit his teeth. He wants to go and rescue Athena, but he also can''t just leave the team with Rachael who is still young to lead the team full of ''weirdo''. After all, this team never in a real battle before. This makes him a bit worried.


    "Anything you guys want to ask or say?" Aslan asks.


    All of them silent and some of them just shakes their head as a ''no.''


    "Then we leave after 12 am."


    Once they''ve finished their meeting, they went back to their room and take a final rest and check on the weapon before they go for the mission.


    Aslan just finishes his bath and change into his casual clothes.


    Knock! Knock!


    He turns to look at the door. Put down his gun on the bed, he went to open the door.


    Zoro standing in front of his room. He already gears up with his bow behind his back of his body.


    Aslan lifts up his eyebrow a bit. "What do you want?"


    Zoro throws a black katana which is Athena''s favorite weapon. "Take this with you."


    Catch the katana, he looks on the black cover. It carved with a unique design on it and it also had a red scarf tied on the handle. This katana also a bit heavy than Athena used to use before.


    "This is her favorite katana. This metal is made from the finest quality. She really loves this katana. Do give her this if she can fight along with you." Zoro says before he leaves him and wants to went back to his room.


    Aslan nod and he close his door after that. In the corner of the hallway, Rachael standing there with her arm crossing her ?h?st.


    Zoro stops his pace once he saw Rachael at the hallway. "What are you doing?"


    "Well, actually I want to meet with my big brother. But, I think I change my mind."


    "Why? I''m done talking to your brother. You can talk to him." Zoro said and passing by her.


    Rachael immediately grabs his hand.


    "Wait, I''m curious actually."


    Stop his pace again, he turns to look at her.


    "What?"


    "Why you want to follow me if you can choose to go with my big brother?"


    "Huh? Is that what makes you curious?"


    Rachael nods.


    Knock her head with his knuckles, he said "You just a brat, how can you lead a group of people with a superpower? On top of that, they still new and inexperienced."


    "Really? Is that the real reason?" Rachael sneering.


    "What do you mean by using that voice?"


    "Aren''t you actually afraid that I might get killed in the mission so that you can''t marry me."


    Zoro almost choked on what he just heard.


    "I think, your shamelessness can''t be cured."

 Chapter 103 - Shake Your Body To Us!

    "I think, your shamelessness can''t be cured."


    Rachael chuckles and she tiptoeing to kiss his cheek.


    "Just admit it if you fall in love with me." She whispered after she kisses him.


    Zoro face turn red and he immediately pushes her away and went downstairs in a hurry.


    Rachael still smiling looking at Zoro''s cute action just now.


    "Ahem.."


    She flinches a bit and turns around with a blushed face. "Err¡­..Pa.." She said slowly once she knows it was her father who standing behind her.


    "So¡­.That''s the one who you''ve said before huh?"


    Rachael scratches her chin a little. "Er..you accept it?"


    "No!" Andy said with a serious tone.


    "What? Why?" She also asks with a serious tone.


    "We''ll talk after you finish your mission. Right now, just focus on saving those people, okay?" Andy went to her and hugs her tightly.


    "Hmmm¡­"


    "Meet your mom before you go. She might be worried about you. Tell her, you''ll be just fine. I know you''ll be fine. I am the one who trains you.."


    "Okay papa.."


    12 am.


    The aircraft landed on the private camp at Andy''s base. Rachael hugs her mother tightly and shifts to her little sister after that.


    "Take care of mom, don''t make her sad again." She smiles and went to her father.


    "Be careful. I''ll be watching your back."


    "Mm." She releases the hug and went to her brother.


    "Bring back my lovely sister-in-law. And you¡­be careful." Rachael teary a bit when she remembers what just happened yesterday. The dark day for her brother and family.


    "You too.. don''t get hurt anymore."


    "Okay.."


    She waves them goodbye. All the group members also do the same. Veron was kissing his girlfriend. Renee also hugs Ralph while others just saying goodbye and waves their hand before they went inside the aircraft.


    This time, Aslan''s chauffeur is the one who flies the jet. He is actually a very good driver. He can drive any kind of vehicle and he even has good combatant skills. All of his trusted servants are qualified in every angle of skills.


    His flight will take a few hours to arrives at the destination. While in the jet, he holds on Athena''s katana. ''Wait for me, Athena. I will come to you.''


    ¡­


    "Ms. Silver Fox, Our destination is five minutes ahead." the pilot speaks through the aviation headset.


    "Got it." She replies and turns to look at all of them. "Line up."


    All of them line up on the aircraft door. Rachael put one device on their suit and check on their parachute.


    "Remember, tap on your device five seconds before you go through the barrier. Pull your parachute once you inside the barrier. Your landing point has been set by the GPS on your parachute. So we won''t be landing at the same point. Use this opportunity to take them down. We should meet up at the center of his mansion."


    "Got it?"


    "Yes."


    "Then, get ready to jump." She turns his body back and once the carriage''s door open, she jumps down followed by others behind her.


    5 seconds before she hit the barrier, she taps on the device and a magnetic current covered her full body and she can pass the barrier without making the alarm turns on.


    Pull out the parachute, she guided by the parachute to her landing point. Release the parachute, she landing on of the brick wall.


    Thud!


    Rachael looks up at the sky using his night vision. All of the group has been invading the barrier without any problem.


    She sighs of relief and went down from the wall.


    Swoosh!


    Just after she went down, there are knives almost hit her face. Luckily she was faster and ward the knives using her back of her hand.


    Thud! The knives stuck on the wall.


    The one who throw the knives to her dashing to her and nuzzle her down on the ground.


    "Ouch!" Rachael almost yelled. While the man was still on top of her. He slips his hand on his back and wants to retrieve his gun.


    Before he could retrieve it, Rachael already opens up her spear right at his ?h?st.


    Zass!


    "Take that! Who ask you to bu?? me down. It''s hurt you know." She nags while removing the body to the side.


    Brushing off her suit and hair, she continues to went inside the mansion.


    ¡­


    Thud!


    Renee look around her. ''Shit! Why I went straight to their camp?''


    She is now surrounded by a group of men with soldier tank top and pants. They took out their guns and some of them even lick their lips seeing her with a tight suit.


    "Wow! An angel falling down to our base huh?" one of the men said and smirking looking at her.


    Renee did not bring any weapon with her. She just stands there and glances at them with a disdained look.


    "Come on doll, show us what you''ve got. shake your body to us!"


    "Yeah..come on!"


    Squinted her eyes a bit, she said. "What if¡­"


    "I shake your brain?"


    "Ooohhh...She can talk.." Most of them mocking her.


    Smirking, she said again. "Fine, I guess you want to know what it feels right?"


    She closes her eyes and within a second when she open it back, her eyes color has changed to the golden color.


    "Arghhhh!" Most of them shriek because of the pain. They kneel down while holding their head.


    After a minute, all of them turn silent as the body still lying on the floor. Some of them died with eyes still open and some of them had blood coming out from the nose and the ear.


    "Ergh!" Renee also kneels down on the ground.


    She finds her syringe on the backpack she brings with her and injects herself with her dose.

 Chapter 104 - Are You Awake, My Dear?

    "Why are we landing in here?" Suzy asking Shon and Malik after they landed.


    The three of them had the same point landing. In the forest. "Maybe there something we can do in here." Said Malik.


    "Shon, can you communicated with the animals and tell us what is awaiting us ahead, in this forest?" Suzy looks at Shon.


    "Hm. Wait, I ask those owls."


    "Owl? No, don''t. They are a lazy species. You just wasted your time if you ask them."


    "Relax...I can handle it." He ?ssuring Suzy and went to the tree where there''s an owl there.


    After a few minutes, he went back to Suzy and Malik. Suzy was playing with her nails while Malik was guarding up around them.


    "So?" Suzy asks.


    "Erm. As you said."


    "See? I told you.."


    "So, what now?"


    Suzan sighing, she changes her eyes color and uses her abilities. "There a wolf at that direction. We can try and asks the wolf." She pointing her finger to the side and she changes her eyes color back to her original.


    "Okay. Let''s go." Malik and Shon start to walk to the path that she shows them and Suzan follows behind them back.


    As per predicted, there''s a wolf and Shon uses his abilities to ask the wolf. He has been communicating with the wolf for a few minutes before he went back to the two of them.


    "Mr. Wolf said, there''s an old arsenal there. For a few days, they''ve heard a sound of human crying and screaming coming out from that place. They afraid to go there and the place has been guarded by a few men with complete armed."


    "I guess that may be their hiding spot to keep the hostages." Malik said.


    "But in the video, aren''t they being held in a room. Like a glass room?" Suzan frowned her eyebrow like she was thinking.


    "Hey, the hostage''s number is almost up to hundreds of people, right? So maybe they separate them into two groups or maybe more than that?"


    "Oh..you right. So I think we just found one of their hiding spots."


    "Yup, gear up, guys.."


    They went to the way that the Wolf mention. After walk for a few minutes, they saw a medium-size abandon arsenal. As the Wolf said, there is man guarded the arsenal with a weapon.


    They wear something like a soldier uniform. And not only that, but they also saw a few people wearing a lab coat.


    "Do you think what I think?" Malik ask.


    "Huh? I don''t have any telepathic power with human, so no. I don''t know." Shon reply to him and Suzan nudges him.


    "He meant, there''s must be something fishy about that arsenal. Can''t you see there are a people wearing a lab coat?"


    "Oh.."


    Malik sigh¡­he then turn to Suzan. "Now, we should be planning our strategy on how to ambush them without getting hurt."


    "Erm, wait." She changes her eyes color back to the golden color.


    "Okay. You guys need to listen to me. Got it?"


    Both of them nod.


    "We start from Malik, make that tree fall down. And Shon, call out the ant army from the forest. You can command them right?" Suzan takes the in charge of commanding these two.


    Do as she asks, Malik uses his abilities to make a big and old tree fall down and hit the front of the arsenal. A few men, run to the tree with a weapon. Once they arrive at the spot, they have been attacked by the colony of Asian needle ants.


    "Where did you find those ants?"


    "Uh, I think I asking the help from the queen." Shon said.


    "Well, good job. That''s the stingiest ants we can use for help right now. Let''s go. Call the bats as a backup." Suzan pats on Shon''s shoulder and calls out Malik to follow her.


    "Malik, open this door." Suzan said when they reach the steel door.


    A group of bats from the forest attacking all men with guns. The loud sound can be heard from afar with screaming sounds from the men who were attacked by the animal.


    They run to the bunch of people who are tied up with a rope and has been hostages for these thugs. Some of them are dead and being a lab rat, while some of them has been traumatized by what they''ve gone through for a few days.


    "Shon, there is too many of them. We can untie it one by one. Use help from the rats." She looks at Shon and turns to look at Malik after that.


    "Malik, behind this Arsenal there is a path we can use as our runaway exit. Make a path using your ability. Throw anyone who blocks the way."


    Nods his head, he runs to the way she said. Making a path for them to run away along with the hostages.


    While she was busy untie the rope, she suddenly saw something unexpected.


    "Shon! Call the wolf!" She yelled.


    There is a man with blood on his face went to them and pointing their gun at Shon. Ready to shoot.


    Bang!


    Shon falls down on the ground with his shoulder bleeding. Suzan immediately runs to him and find the syringe to help him stop the blood.


    There are so many people. She was afraid that they will see their blood color. She crying and shivering a bit. Afraid they will become the target from the hostages instead.


    While the man who shoots him is now being dragged by a group of the wolf.


    "Hey Miss, are you okay?" One of the hostages looks at her with a pitiful expression.


    "Miss, we''re not gonna hurt you." Another one said.


    "Excuse me miss, I am a doctor. I can help you to inject him if you can''t." One of the hostages went to besides her and took the syringe from her hand.


    "It''s okay..we''re not going to harm you. Instead, we are so grateful to you that you come and save us." The doctor injects Shon on his arm.


    They help to wrap his shoulder using a cloth and then Suzan lead them to the forest. With help from the hostages, Shon has been carried by one of the hostages.


    Malik also has cleared the path and meet back with Suzan. "What happens to him?"


    "He passes out. He has been shot by one of the men. Now, how are we gonna out from here?"


    Malik tap on his earpiece. "Err, Miss Rach...I mean, Silver Fox.. we already got the hostages around one hundred people."


    "Good. I''ll send the safe location to you now. Follow the guide and they will be waiting there."


    "Roger that."


    Malik turns to look at Suzan and she nods. She taps on the device in her wrist and a new location has been set on it.


    "Okay, peeps..let''s follow this way." Suzan leads the way, while Malik guards the back of the line.


    ¡­


    "Erghh¡­" Athena starts to open her eyes slowly. Her head feels a bit dizzy. She feels like something hit her hard and she couldn''t remember clearly what happened to her.


    "Are you awake, my dear?" an old man standing in front of her. She squinted her eyes because of the light make her hard to look clearly.


    "Wh¡­Who are you?" She asks with a hoarse voice.


    "Me? Well, I am your husband''s real grandpa."


    Athena tries to wriggle her hands, but her hand was tied up. Scrunch her eyebrow she tries to move her legs, also the same as before. It''s been tied up. She is now has been tied up in a huge white color circle look-like-device. With the electric current bind the cuff on her hand, she can''t move at all.


    "What did you do?" She tries to changes her eyes color but she can''t.


    "Can''t change into ''gin'' huh?" He walks around her.


    "Where am I?"


    "You''ll know later. Behave and I''ll let you go. Wait for a bit huh.." He smirks and leaves her on the room.

 Chapter 105 - Make Him Kneel Before Me.

    "Sir, we almost reach the location. They request identification for landing request." Kevin spoke while peeking at Aslan who in the seat looking at the outside of the window.


    "Tell them my name." He replies to him and not looking at the voice''s source.


    "Understood." Kevin turn back to look ahead. He pushes the bu??on on the aviation headset.


    "This is Alpha one, requesting for landing. The guest is Mister Aslan Smith and this is his pilot, Kevin Clam. I repeat the guest is Mister Aslan Smith."


    "This is private air tower, your request for landing is granted. Use the second lane airstrip." A man with a bit hoarse voice said through the intercom.


    "Ready for landing."


    The jet flies through a small passageway in the mountain of rock and ice. Once they landed, a group of a man with full armed surrounding the jet.


    Kevin put his hand on the air while Aslan still composed with his hand holding Athena''s katana and they went out from the jet.


    "Hold up!" One of the men which looks like a leader of the security team said with a bit loud voice.


    Both of them stop and the leader signals his team to check on them. Aslan just keeps his calm and let the man search his body.


    When one of the men want to take the katana from his hands, he immediately punches the man on the head and he kicked him on the stomach makes the man spurt blood from his mouth.


    A few of them rush to Aslan and ready to shoot him. But the leader holds them up from doing anything unnecessary.


    "Let him have his katana."


    The security team immediately lowered their weapon and the leader lead Aslan to the ''palace'' followed by Kevin.


    Once they inside the main hall, Aslan a bit surprised seeing the huge hall with a big-throne chair at the end of the hall with a three dragon head carved in a wooden wall.


    Beside the hall, there are a few passageways to the lab and to the rooms and they even have a place for the army to training and stay.


    This is like a hidden base for a group of villain army.


    "Stay here." The leader said and left them both at the hall. After a few moments, there''s an old man walking from one of the passageways to the hall.


    "Aslan! My grandson!" Eric Smith greets Aslan with a wide smile on his face.


    "Where''s my wife?" Aslan asks with a cold voice.


    "Oh come on..let have a couple of tea first." said Eric and he shows a very friendly attitude.


    "My wife." Aslan still sticks on the ground, did not move an inch.


    "She''ll be fine if you follow what I say. She just wakes up. She looks like she was looking for you." He smiles ?ssuring him.


    Moved by what he said, Aslan''s heart feels like he wants to run to her right now. He finally nods his head and follows that old man.


    They went to a rested area in the second floor where there''s a little garden inside the lounge complete with a kitchen and bar counter where there''s a servant serve them and a huge glass window not too far from their table.


    Kevin was standing at behind Aslan and there''s a man with a black suit who also standing behind his grandfather. That man is the one who kidnaps Athena last night.


    "Your drink, sir." One of the servants serve a cup of coffee on their table and also a cup of Espresso for him.


    "What reason did you abduct my wife?" He asks again. Still with his cold voice.


    "Well, I want to meet you and unexpectedly I heard that your wife has some problem without a cure..so I thought I would like to offer you the cure. Do you interested?" He sips his coffee.


    "What cure?"


    "Cure to a Golden V''s substance."


    "I don''t know what are you talking about."


    "Really?"


    Aslan silent. Of course, he wants what best for Athena. But, he can''t just agree to this offer without properly check it first.


    Eric Smith smiles when Aslan did not say anything at all. He then instructs his men to roll up the surprise that he already prepared for him.


    "Then, how about this?" He turns to look at Aslan with a cunning smile on his face.


    His eyes turn wider when he sees there''s a rectangle room with all white color and in the middle of the room, there is Athena who is tied up with an electric cuff in the middle of the rounded shape device.


    Aslan stood up and throw the coffee table to the side with rage.


    Bam! Tzing!


    Aslan takes out the katana and lay it on the neck of Eric Smith. "Let go of her."


    Eric still composed and still with his smile on his face. He lifts up his eyebrow.


    "I am intending to let her go. She''s not my goal. However, she is my key for me to get you."


    "I''m not your grandson. Even though I might be in your bloodline, I refuse to follow your order."


    "Okay..suit yourself." He signaling his men.


    Within a second, there''s an army jump down from the attic and surrounding Aslan in a circle.


    They don''t have any equipment in their hand, but all of their eyes are colored with a red glittering color.


    "Make him kneel before me." Eric said after they surrounding him.


    "Shit!" Aslan moves his katana when one of the men try to grab his shoulder. Kevin also immediately take out his gun and start to shoot at a bunch of guys who circling Aslan.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    None of them went down. Instead, their muscle who just been shot, emerging back and it makes the bullet fall out from the muscle.


    Ting! Ting! Ting!


    One by one the bullet falls on the floor.


    ..


    Aslan moves his katana and swings it to one of the men who try to grab his jacket.


    Zass!


    He kills most of them but it seems like none of them reduced the number of the man who attacks him.


    While Eric still waiting at the chair, looking at the fight between his grandson with his army.


    Half an hour pass by.


    Clang!


    One man manages to kick his katana away from his grip and they start to fight him with a b?r? hand. Three of the man held up his body tightly before another man shot him with a palsied solution.


    Kevin also has been defeated by the army of the superhuman. He has been beaten up pretty bad, even though he is quite good with the fighting skill.


    Thud!


    Aslan kneels down on the floor, helplessly. His body has been paralyzed with the shot and he''s been dragged to the front of the window glass by two of the man.

 Chapter 106 - Ill Kill You!

    Athena opens her eyes when the room seems like it starts to move up. She''s a bit surprised when she sees Aslan was there with his chauffeur and there''s also a man from before. The one who said that he is the real grandfather of Aslan.


    "As.." She tries to call out his name. The window glass is soundproof, thus her voices can''t be heard by Aslan.


    She looks at the situation on the room which turns into a fight scene between Aslan and a group of men.


    He slashing one by one of the men but what she can see is how they''re able to merge their body back through their blood which is splattering on the floor.


    Athena''s eyes turn even wider. ''They can revive back!'' She struggling to moves her body try to get out of the weird machine and help Aslan.


    She almost cries when seeing Aslan has been defeated by them. He''s been dragged to face her in the glass window.


    When their eyes met, her tears start to flowing down. Aslan makes a sign with his eyes to Athena for her not to cry.


    ¡­.


    "I am impressed with your skills. You can fight with my superhuman army. That old man really taught you something useful huh?" He chuckles.


    One of the men brings him a chair to sit. Once he sits, he instructs his men to show Aslan the real show.


    "Since you are so stubborn then I guess I had no choice except to using force." He said once his men go.


    Next few moments there''s is a man with a lab coat went inside the room where''s Athena has been cuff up.


    Athena turns her head to the man and she clenches her fist tightly. She can''t change her eyes color nor moves her body at all. All she can do is looking at the man with a disdained look.


    The man with a lab coat took out a syringe with a clear solution and there''s a tiny bead with a blue color inside it.


    He went to Athena and he tries to inject her with the weird drug on her neck, but Athena with furiously biting his hand until his hand bleeding and the syringe falls down on the floor.


    "Argh!! Stupid bitch!"


    Outside of the room, Eric was laughing seeing the furious Athena bite his own men.


    "Your wife is sure a fierce one huh?"


    Aslan just ignores his word. He can''t even speak right now. Only his eyes still can move and watch it all with a raged feeling inside his heart.


    "Call Simon to handle her. A beast needs a beast too to make them bow down." He instructed his men and not long after there''s a big guy like a muscle builder went inside the room.


    Aslan is a bit worried. The man has a red glittering eye just like the army before, but he''s a bit different in the form of his body. He really looks like a beast.


    "Inject her." Eric instructing him using a comm device.


    Without any delay, he took the syringe and looks at Athena who is being cuffed up right now. Her mouth is smeared with a blood stain from the man with a lab coat before.


    He then turns to look at the man who still on the floor. Scrunch his eyebrow, he stomps on the man''s head like it was ants.


    Pop!


    Athena''s flinch a bit, her body starts shivering a little when seeing that man head has been crush like a peanut.


    Aslan in the outside of the glass window also starts to beating his heart fast. His face turns a bit pale with a worried thought of Athena''s life right now.


    He shut his eyes and scrunch his eyebrow for a second before he opens it again and stare at Athena''s face right now.


    Athena looks at his eyes. She stuttered to him. "I¡­I am sorry.."


    Once she''s done said that her hair has been grabbed by the man and the force from that man makes Athena in pain.


    "Ergh!" She tries to moves her head but then she was strangled by that man using his muscle arm from her back of her body


    Athena really can''t breathe and at the same moment, she was forced to get the injection.


    Aslan on the outside tries to moves his muscles. But to no avail. His eyes redden and teary a bit because he saw how Athena is in the pain right now.


    After she gets the injection, that man releases her from strangling and went out from the room leaving her and the dead man laying on the floor.


    She gasps for air once he releases her. But not long after her body starts to feel like in hell.


    "Now, let see what you will do, Aslan." Eric said after Athena get her injection.


    He signaling his men to release Athena from the cuff and inject Aslan to at least let him speak.


    Once Aslan has been injected and be able to speak again, he said "Athena, baby..I''m sorry. Please hold on a little bit.."


    This time even though she can''t hear what he say, but she understands his mean. She nodded.


    "Not so fast Aslan..the show just begun." Eric laughing and he takes a small size remote and pushes the bu??on on it.


    Once he pushes the bu??on, Athena''s body feels like she was electrocuted by something inside her body.


    "Stop it!" Aslan shout.


    Eric just watches her like a deaf man.


    It''s hurt her so much until her body trembling and her body even start shaking heavily. Her face is now wet with tears as she trying to endure the pain.


    "Stop!! Asshole!! I said stop It!!"


    Eric smirking. He looks down at Aslan on the floor. "Well, I will do if you agree to my condition."


    "Fuck!"


    "She will not last any longer. Even though she is Golden V, but she just a mere defect mutation. She can''t revive her own life. So basically say she is like trash. No use at all."


    "I''ll kill you! I will fu?k?n? kill you bastard!!" Aslan clenching his teeth.


    "Sure sure..kill me..if you can." He smiles and continues again.


    "Oh! Let hear how she''s screaming in pain. The sound of people in nearing death is the best sound ever. I like to hear those begging sound and the curse sound before they die. Hahaha." He turns on the speaker and Aslan could hear she''s screaming inside the room.


    "Urghhhh!! Stop¡­.it¡­.it''s¡­hurt¡­.Erghhhhh!!"


    Athena in the inside of the room couldn''t hold her energy anymore longer. She feels like she wants to die because of the pain.


    Not able to hear she was in pain anymore, Aslan lowered his head. "Fine! I''ll do what you say. But.."


    "But?" Eric sits up straight, ready to hear him out.


    "Let her go, give her the cure and let her with my pilot go home safely and I''ll do as you say."


    "Hmmm..are you sure you will be able to do as I say?"


    "Let her go!"


    "Okay¡­don''t back off from your word." He warns Aslan and pushes the bu??on off from the remote he held before.


    Athena is almost faint on the floor. She had no energy left. In two days, she lost her child and now..she was about to lose her husband too.


    But as for Aslan, in order to keep Athena safe and not being the target again, he willing to do whatever that old man wants him to do. As long Athena can be safe.


    "I give you two a little moment for a goodbye. I mean, a real goodbye. Once she gets the cure, you can''t see her ever again."

 Chapter 107 - See You Guys At The Outside Of The Barrier

    At the same time,


    Bam!


    Rachael flips down one of the men on the floor. She locks his body with hers and interrogates the man with a cold tone.


    "Where''s Vendetta?"


    "Ugh..you''ll never see him!" He tries to let go of his body


    "Oh? Really?" She pointing her spear on his private part and ready to strike it with her spear.


    "Wait!!"


    Rachael lift up her eyebrow and look at that man face.


    "He¡­he¡­is on the terrace, second floor, west building." He stuttered.


    "Hmph! What a chicken." She mumbles and knocks him out before she stood up.


    Once she looks ahead of her, there''s a man standing at the door. Looking at her with disbelief face.


    "You really want to do that to that poor guy?" Zoro asks.


    "What? He has it small, no use anyway. Can''t satisfied any girl later on." Rachael said nonchalantly and she went to the door.


    In return for what she just said, Zoro knocks her head using his knuckles.


    "Why you say something so shameless? And how you get an idea about the ''size matter''?" He asks and follows behind her.


    "Hmm..I''m not that young, mister. I know about it a little." She still on alert mode while they passing by the corridor.


    "You know? So, you''ve done it before?"


    Rachael turns her body around and she uses her hand to cover his mouth.


    "Shh! You''re too loud! They will hear you!" She whispers to him.


    "Hey, got lighter?" One man asks his partner and stops in the middle of the alleyway. Since it was dark and both of them wearing a black suit, they did not spot them there.


    "Yeah..here." The partner passes him the lighter and they smoking at the area.


    Smoke from cigarettes makes Rachael frowned and she turn her face to the other way.


    Zoro tilts his head and looks at her with a question face.


    She makes a sign. ''I can''t stand the smell of cigarettes smoke.''


    Zoro makes an ''Oh'' sign and nods his head. He then gently push her back of her head to his ?h?st. He whispers to her. "Hide your face on my ?h?st. I used my Davidoff before we go."


    Not resisting him, she does as he says. The smell from him was so fresh. His soft and fresh perfume makes her feel safe and her heart beating more faster than it should. His hand is still on her waist, holding her and hiding from them.


    Just after they finish their smoking and went to another direction, Zoro releases his hand on her waist. Holding her too long will make him wakes up another thing.


    "I know you like me, but can''t you control your heart beating? You might get a heart attack if your heart beating so fast for too long." He complains.


    "It''s not because of you."


    "Uh-huh? And then, because of what?"


    "Because of our situation just now. What if we get caught?" She tries to divert his attention.


    "Like we gonna caught."


    "Whatever, let''s finish this mission first and I will think about dating you." Rachael said.


    "What? Since when did is say I want to date you?" Zoro walks behind her.


    "Didn''t you just flirting to me just now? Holding my waist? Touch where you shouldn''t touch and you even rested my head onto your ?h?st."


    "Wait, that''s not it."


    "Hmph." She walks faster not wanting to hear him out anymore.


    Finally, Rachael, Zoro, Veron, and Renee meet up at the same place. Veron looks like he not bumping with anyone yet, well, that''s a good thing too.


    His abilities are a bit difficult to handle. If they touch his hand while his eyes in golden color, for sure they will turn into dust within a second.


    Renee looks a bit pale. Maybe she just finishes uses her abilities against so many people before. Rachael thought. There are a stairs lead to the terrace while ahead of them there''s a room look like they hid the hostages inside the room.


    Rachael instructs Zoro and Renee to save the hostages while she and Veron will deal with the one who in the terrace.


    Nodding their head in agreement, they split into two groups. Rachael went upstairs with Veron behind her while Zoro follows Renee to the suspicious room.


    ¡­


    Once Renee and Zoro reach the room''s attic, they can see a bunch of people has been tied up and some of them already dead. There''s a lot of cylinder-shape glass where there''s a human body inside it. Some of it also looks like a baby who in the process of life.


    "What is this place?" Renee asks. She feels sick just because of the look in the room.


    "I think this is where they test their illegal experiment. There''s a mad scientist who eagerly wants to make a baby using the DNA. I found out, he has been sponsored by this Vendetta man to test it on the Jye Yin."


    "What?" Renee was so surprised to hear that.


    "That artist?"


    Zoro nods his head.


    "What a stupid woman."


    "Yup. So, are you ready?" Zoro asks.


    "Mm..I''m ready."


    "Then, in three.."


    Renee changes her eyes color and within a second she jumps down together with Zoro to the room full with crazy scientist and hostages.


    Thud! Thud!


    Half of them start to do her instruction controlled by the mind. They step on the stairs where there''s an experiment subject inside the huge cylinder glass.


    One by one start to jump into the experiment water. They have been drowned inside the huge cylinder glass.


    While Zoro was busy fighting with half of the crazy scientist, Renee went to the hostages and untie them one by one.


    "Help me to untie the others too and get ready to leave this building." Renee said and the teenager nods his head.


    He helps her to untie the other hostages. Most of them are still in trauma after being held in here for a few days. They have experience hell in the past few days. Some of them even die because of this.


    Once they''re done. Renee turns on the GPS on her device. The new route to the safe camp where the army has been waiting for them outside the barrier.


    She looks at Zoro who just finish his fight. "We should go. There are only 15 minutes before they blow up this place."


    "You go first. Lead these people to the safe camp. I will go upstairs and back them up."


    "Okay..uh..here." She throws him a small tube.


    "This solution is for stopping the bleeding. Just in case."


    "Thanks."


    "Don''t mention it, see you guys at the outside of the barrier."


    Zoro nods and went to the other direction while Renee starts to lead those people to the safe camp.

 Chapter 108 - Ive Got It Covered

    Once Rachael and Veron reach the terrace entrance, she could see Jye Yin was hanging on the wooden cross. She has been tied up and n?k?d. Her face looks like she was just beaten or maybe she was..r*ped before that.


    Even though she doesn''t like that Jye Yin but her situation right now..is so...pitiful.


    She looks around the terrace but she did not find anyone on guard. She wants to step out but suddenly there''s a dagger flying straight to her and luckily she manages to dodge it.


    She throws her spear to the direction where the dagger''s coming.


    Thud!


    One man with a full gear suit falls down on the floor after getting struck by the spear.


    Veron who still silent behind Rachael went to the man and retract the spear from the body before he handed it over back to her.


    "Thanks." Rachael thank him with a smile.


    Veron nods his head.


    They both carefully went to the cross wanting to help Jye Yin. Untie the rope one by one, she helps to carry her and Veron take off his leather jacket to cover Jye Yin''s n?k?d body.


    Took the jacket from Veron, she helps to cover Jye Yin''s body. Looking from the way it is, she was sure Jye Yin has been r*ped again and again and Jye Yin even has been beaten up. Her beautiful face is now covered with a bruised and cut.


    Vendetta''s minion surely likes to **** a woman. She also almost have been r?p?d by those men. If her father did not come at the right moment at that time, she also has been their prey.


    She clenches her fist tightly. Just when she wants to go out of the place, there''s someone clapping his hand from behind of them.


    Turn her body around, she and Veron look at the man with a furious. ''Vendetta!''


    "Well well..look like my trap doesn''t work eh? Where''s Athena?" He asks with a smile on his face.


    "Who do you think you are that she needs to go looking for you?" Rachael asks rudely.


    "Young girl, didn''t your father teach you how to talk with an older man than you?" He smirks. His men lift up his gun and pointing at her.


    "My father taught me to not talk nicely to a man like you. Evil and cruel like you."


    "Oh..such a nice face that you''re showing there. You must look even better than that artist." He looks at Rachael like he was scanning her body.


    "Bastard!" Rachael turns around back and wants to leave, but then, his men shoot at the door, warn her to not move.


    "Okay, then let me put her down first." Rachael said and put Jye Yin down on the floor, leaning her on the wall.


    While she does that, she clicks on her back of her waist on the suit. Her secret weapon. A small dagger in active mode before she uses it.


    "Little girl, since your brother did not show up with her wife, I guess you must be at least has a value to your brother huh?" He signaling his men to catch her.


    Do as per request, his men start to firing at Veron. They thought Veron is just a mere man like him.


    Veron able to dodge the bullet and change his eyes color. Once he is in the active mode, he dashes to them and takes off his gloves.


    All the bullet that intended to him meets a failure when all of it turns into a cloud of dust once it touches him.


    One by one Vendetta''s men turns into dust. Vendetta itself was so shocked after knowing that Veron is one of the Golden V. Seeing his abilities, he was even more surprised.


    He got an evil plan on his mind. He took out his phone and send a signal to his elite squad.


    While he was focusing on Veron, watch him fight with his men, Rachael secretly attacking him from behind.


    Just when she wants to stab him on the ?h?st, Vendetta flipping her hand and pull her body close to him before he broke her arm.


    Crack!


    "Ahh!" Rachael frowned. She retracts her body and took out her spear. Throw it to him using her left hand. He dodges and catches the spear rod before it hits his face.


    "You''re quite tough huh?" He smirks while Rachael already leans against the small tree on the terrace.


    Just after he said that. A group of elite squad ambushing them at the terrace. They used a full equip body suit. They even bring a bazooka with them.


    What''s more shocking is, the elite squad seem to surrounding Veron rather than her. She also has been surrounding by a three-man while Veron most like he has been circle up with more than ten men.


    Veron will be in real pain if he uses his abilities for too long. Rachael also at the loss when she was run out for her weapon and she only had left with the last option.


    "Urgh..no choice." She groans for a bit and starts to fight again. This time, she not using her hand. She more focuses on the kick and dodging the attack.


    Fighting with one hand is quite hard for her since her source of skills is more on the hand.


    While Veron wears back his gloves. He can''t just keep taking their life just like that. He has been sworn that he will not take any life more than it should.


    He uses his skill in a fight and fights with them. Even though they are quite brutal to fight him using full equipment, he still able to catch up with them.


    Rachael able to make an opening to Veron. She went to him and lean on his back. Huff a bit.


    "Veron, I can take care of them. We running out of time. You need to take Jye Yin to the safe camp outside."


    "Miss Rachael, I can.."


    "No..they intending on getting your blood. You must go. No, you really really need to go." She meant what she said.


    "But.."


    "Don''t worry. I''ve got it covered. I have one weapon left." She tried to ?ssure him.


    Inhale, he nods his head. Indeed, his blood is precious. If he continues to stay and in the end, he was caught, he only brings destruction to the world. His ability can be used to create a world destruction weapon. Thus, he needs to think ahead before he acts.


    While actually, she really had planned. But her plan is to hold them until his father''s army blow up the places.


    "Go now, while I make the path." Rachael said and start to fight again.


    She''s quite fast and with her speed, she able to create a path for Veron to escape from the terrace.


    ¡­.


    Thud!


    "Huff! Huff!" She now runs out her energy. Kneeling down on the floor with a dozen men still surrounding her.


    "Can''t fight anymore huh little girl?" Vendetta smiles at her.


    He already instructs his men to hunt them down once they fled away from the terrace. This time, his squad bring a weapon which can be used to fight with a Golden V.


    "Fuck off!" She cursed him.


    He squatted down his body and cupped her mouth. "You have such a beautiful face, but unfortunately nothing good can come out from your mouth. Such a waste."


    "That''s because you stink old man. You''re nothing but a useless crazy man whose obsesses with a Golden V." She deepens her voice and looks at his eyes with disdain looks.


    Pap!


    He slaps her face hard.


    "You know what? The more cursing word you say the more excited I get. I really want to hear your voice when I do nasty thing to you. Will you m??n? Will you scream? Or will you curse just like now? Ah~ I like it better if you can do all of that." he smiles.


    Even though Rachael is a bit brave, but when it comes to something like this, as a woman she also would feel a bit scared of the imagination getting r?p?d by a psycho like him.

 Chapter 109 - I Refuse To Marry you, Mr. Zoro.

    "Last time I remind your own men this, but they ignore it and they met with a king Yama after that. Now, I guess I have to remind you too." She looks at him with a disdained look. Her voice is so cold.


    "You think I will afraid? You''re wrong dear. A young girl like you sure taste better, I think."


    "Touch me, and you''ll die!" She warns him.


    While he and his men laughing when they heard it. "Such a pity. Even with your broken arm, you dare to threaten me huh? You really brave."


    He smacks Rachael on the stomach makes her fall down on the hard floor.


    "Tie her up. Record this video and send to her brother." He said coldly.


    Rachael has been tied up and Vendetta tries to tear off her suit. His men who watch this smiling excitedly to see what her body would look like.


    His master used to **** his prey first before he gives it to them to taste it too. Most of the woman will be dead in the next day because they can''t hold the pain of being r*ped without any mercy. They will abuse them first and tortured them to death.


    ¡­


    Zoro runs to upstairs and when he arrives, he feels a bit weird when he sees a group of men surrounding something on the floor.


    They even had a camera on their hand. Scrunches his eyebrow, he tries to peek what is that on the floor.


    He couldn''t see it clearly but he can see a black suit like Rachael''s was lying on the floor and there''s a man, a middle-aged man trying to rip off the suit.


    He took out his arrow and aim at the point. In a second he releases the shoot and the arrow struck at the floor near them.


    Boom!


    A small bomb has been fire by him. Three of the man had been injured by the bomb and that make a way for him to get to Rachael.


    Vendetta takes a cover when the bomb exploded. In a misty situation, he took out his gun and wants to shoot at the one who attacks them.


    Noticing his action, Zoro kicking his hand and flip his body to kick him on the head.


    Thump!


    Vendetta falls down on the floor. His nose broke because of the kick from Zoro.


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!


    "Shit!" Zoro curses and turn his bow into a shield and cover him and Rachael from the attack from Vendetta''s minion.


    "Rach! Are you okay?" Zoro asks her in worried.


    "Mm yeah." She looks at him. She was so grateful that Zoro comes right at the moment before she really gets r*ped by that stinky old man.


    "Where''s your spear? Can you fight?" He helps to untie her using one hand while another one still holding the shield.


    Rachael shakes her head. "Vendetta took my spear, my hand right hands is broken so I can''t fight smoothly using my left hand."


    "What?!"


    ¡­


    While his men shooting at both of them, Vendetta crawling on the floor and find the spear at the tree where he places it earlier.


    He wipes his blood coming from the nose before he stands up and gives a sign to his men to stop the shooting.


    He held the spear high and struck on the shield with a force.


    The spear cut through Zoro''s shield.


    "Dammit!" He takes out his arrow and once the shield falls on the ground...


    Clank!


    He took a chance and struck his arrow which has a nano-bomb at the tip of the blade on Vendetta''s shoulder.


    Tick! Tick! Tick!


    He take a chance when Vendetta was shocked by the sudden attack to carry Rachael and run as far as he can.


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!


    His men keep shooting at them after seeing their master has been stabbed by the arrow.


    In ten seconds...


    A loud sound and a huge explosion exploding the terrace and it vanishes from the building.


    Thump!


    Zoro was thrown out to the wall while holding Rachael on his arm because of the explosion effect. He took a staircase as an escape plan. Luckily his calculation was right. Hiding at the staircase can help them survive the explosion.


    "Ergh!" Rachael whimpering a bit after she falls on Zoro''s ?h?st.


    Her arm is now really in pain. She also couldn''t breathe properly and the dust from the explosion makes it worst.


    "Rach?" Zoro tries to sit up and holding her shoulder to see her face.


    "H..Hurt.." She murmurs.


    "Hurt? Where?" He tries to spot any injury in her body.


    "Arm.."


    Zoro turns to look at her right arm. There''s a bit trace of blood on her suit. He rips it and looks at her arm. There''s a black and blue trace and also a cut. He can see her arm broke pretty bad. If she late to get the treatment, she might need to amputate her hand.


    Feeling a bit guilty to rescuing her a bit late, he said. "Don''t worry, I will get us out of here before they start."


    "Erm."


    Carry her in his arm, he runs and follows the path that he set to get out from that place.


    "Hold on, okay? Don''t fall asleep yet." He tries to make her stay awake.


    "Hmm..if I gonna die, at least I die on the arm of the man that I love." Her eyes a half awake and so her mind right now.


    "You''re not gonna die Rach. It not like you were stabbed at your heart, right?" Zoro frowned hearing her answer.


    "Mm..but I''ll be handicapped and no one wants me. I am ugly with a lot of scar and¡­no arm. That feeling is¡­.it just better if I die."


    "Come on, you better than that to think it that way. Didn''t I tell you before?"


    "..."


    "I''ll marry you if there''s no one else wants you."


    "I''m not a kid where you can fool me, idiot." She chuckles and tries to control her breathing.


    "I''m serious." He glances at her a little before he focusing back on his running.


    "Why?"


    He silent for a minute before he replies to her. "Because...I don''t have any woman that I can love anymore. So it''s better if I spend my life with a person who can love me with her whole heart right?"


    Again, she chuckles hearing his answer.


    "Then, I refuse to marry you, Mr. Zoro. My love is not for you to take advantage on it. I may love you, but you too have to work to earn my love. If not, then¡­you know my answer." She finally falls asleep. Not able to keep enduring the pain anymore.


    "Rach?" Zoro glance at her again when he couldn''t hear her voice anymore.


    "Rach?"


    Still no answer.


    "Dammit!" He runs faster and tries to communicate with the camp outside.


    "Prepare an emergency unit in three minutes."


    "Yes, Sir."

 Chapter 110 - Change To The Hulk And Beat Them Up

    Veron runs in the forest and follows the path to the location. While he was running, suddenly there''s a giant cage fall from above him and caging him inside it.


    Five men also fall from the sky and surrounding the cage. All of them is fully armed with a weird suit.


    He put Jye Yin down on the ground and he changes his eyes to golden color.


    He takes off his gloves and moves close to the cage steel rod.


    Bang!


    One of the men shoots at Jye Yin''s legs. She was unconscious and was shot by that men makes her flinch her body in pain.


    She gasping for air while Veron also stops his pace immediately.


    "Don''t move or we kill that woman."


    Veron grith his teeth.


    ..


    Jye Yin scrunches her eyebrow when she feels a sting pain on her legs. She turns to look at the source of the pain and was shocked with the blood on her legs.


    "Oh my god! Oh my god, help me¡­" She starts panicking and she touches her body.


    Gasping and start stammering, she starts to remember what had happens to her. She touches her belly. "My baby¡­.my baby¡­" She cries and looks around her.


    She was in a cage with a strange man in front of her and at the outside of the cage, there are five men surrounding the cage with a weird suit.


    "Who¡­ Who are you? Who...Who are they?"


    Veron didn''t turn to look at her, but he still answers her question.


    "I am the one who in charge of saving you and they are the one who made you like that."


    Jye Yin starts to cry and shivering. Just a bit of memory of it makes her heart so much in pain.


    Creak!


    One of the men tries to get inside the cage. He brings along a cuff which is specially designed for a Golden V fighter.


    "Hmph..you looking for dead huh?" Veron smirking and this is his opportunity to turn the table.


    Once he close to him, Veron changes her eyes color and with a speed, he throttles on that man''s neck.


    "Sayonara!" He said to that man and within a second that man turns into black ash.


    All other men in suit shooting him and they also want to attack Jye Yin.


    Turning his body around to covering Jye Yin from getting shot, all the bullet that went to them turn into ash.


    He tries to touch the steel rod behind Jye Yin, and to his surprise, the steel rod did not melt or turn to ash.


    Instead, his hand burned when he touches the steel rod.


    "Argh!" He retracts his hand back and looks at it.


    Jye Yin also shocked seeing his palm had a burning wound.


    "That metal is designed to lock you up, the Golden V fighter inside it. If you think you can run from it, think it again."


    "Really?" He smirks. His location is actually quite near to the camp and he''s hoping that he might get help from other Golden V. Especially Suzan. Since she can predict 10 seconds ahead of her.


    "Stop struggling and we will be nice to you."


    Veron stood up and put his hand on the air. While one man forcefully grabs Jye Yin''s on the ground and tied her up using a rope.


    Veron has been cuff with a device that can''t make him change into the ''grim'' mode.


    ¡­.


    Suzan, Shon, Malik and all other hostages are nearing to the campsite. Suddenly Suzan got her vision and hold them from moving forward.


    "Wait! There''s a bad guy over there." She said and all of them nod their head.


    "Malik, come here." She called Malik which is at the last line.


    "What?"


    Suzan calls him using a sign she makes with her hand.


    Come closer to her, he bends his body a little try to hear what she want to say.


    "Change to the hulk and beat them up. They use a weird costume and they also had something that they can use to bring us down. Try to avoid the things which look suspicious okay? I will try to wake up Shon and try to ask him to call for help."


    "Got it."


    "Okay..go now." She said and went to Shon after that. Shon has been carried by one of the men who they helped before.


    "I can wake him up, right?" Suzan asks a doctor who helps her before.


    "You can..but he cannot tire himself out or his injury might get worse than before."


    "Thanks, doc." She smiles.


    "No problem. We should thank you instead." The doctor said and all of the other also nod in agreement.


    Pats on Shon''s cheek a little, she calls out his name.


    "Shon! Wake up.."


    ¡­.


    "Grrr¡­" He grabs one of the men who at the outside of the cage and throws him in the air before he kicked him hard to the big tree trunk.


    Bam!!


    The man he just kicks is now dead with his suit are smash by the hit Malik use.


    Veron in the cage is a bit surprised but he was a bit of relief at the same time. He smirks to the two of men inside the caged.


    "You all gonna really die today."


    Dashing to another one, Malik punches him on the stomach before he could even raise up her gun.


    Bash!


    "Urgh!!!" he spouts blood from his mouth and holding her stomach with his hand. Feeling like his bowels have been smashed by the punch he gets.


    He took out his tiny weapon and throw it to Malik.


    Beep!


    Zssssttttttt!


    "Argh!!" Malik kneels down on the ground. His back has been struck by the tiny device like a sharp plate and it let out a current flow which can make him weak.


    "Take that! Asshole!"


    ¡­


    Suzan flinches her body. She could see Malik has been taken down. Her eyes were a bit teary.


    "Dammit!" She wipes her corner of eyes. Shon still not waking up and she can''t use her abilities in fighting.


    "Suzan?" A female voice comes out from another direction.


    Looking at the sources of the voice, she feels so grateful. "Renee.."


    "What happens? Why did you stop here?" She asks and looks at other hostages.

 Chapter 111 - Her Last Word

    "What happens? Why did you stop here?" She asks and looks at other hostages.


    She also brings the hostages behind her to the campsite. Once they bump with another group they start to reunite back to their family and friends.


    "Renee...Veron and Malik have been taken down by the group of men wearing a weird suit. They seem has a tech that can be used to attack us." Suzan telling her with a trembling voice.


    "I can''t fight.."


    Renee nods her head. "That''s okay Suzan..lead all of them to the campsite using other direction. Our location is not that far from the camp. I will help them, we are running out of time. So you lead them, okay?" Renee pat on her shoulder.


    Suzan wants to help them out but she also needs to bring the hostages to the safe place first. She finally agrees with Renee suggestion.


    "Okay."


    "Go now."


    Suzan nods her head and she leads all of the hostages to the other way.


    Breathe in, she changes her eyes color.


    ¡­


    Creak!


    The sound of a stick crushes makes the three of the men in the suit to turn around.


    Once they saw Renee, their mind immediately being controlled by her. They start to open up the cuff on Veron''s wrist and untie the rope that they use to tied up Jye Yin.


    After that, one of them took out the device from Malik''s back of the body and throw it to the man who throws it to Malik.


    Swoosh!


    Thud!


    One man died because of the sharp plate struck on his head after being thrown by his own team.


    That man then turns around and took out a dagger from his pocket and went to his another friend.


    Grabbing his hair hard, he slit his own friend''s throat.


    Zasssss!


    Jye Yin''s eyes turn wider. She immediately turns around and throws up seeing the scene.


    Veron and Malik just turn their head around not able to look at the scene.


    Thud!


    Renee fall on the ground, unconscious.


    "Malik!" Veron call him when he heard a thudding sound.


    Malik turns around and immediately run to her. Searching for her dose and inject her with it.


    After a few second, Veron wears back his gloves and went out from the huge cage together with Jye Yin.


    "How is she?" He asks Malik.


    "Still unconscious. Maybe she used up her abilities for too long."


    "Hmm...Let me carry her." Veron bends his body and carries Renee on his arm.


    "Are you guys okay?" He looks at the place where there are a few men laying on the ground. Dead.


    "Yeah."


    "Let''s go then. We''re running out of time."


    "Mm." They nod and running to the campsite direction. Since all of them is an elite, Jye Yin has been left behind a few steps from them.


    Once they arrive at the campsite. All of the hostages are currently now getting treatment by a team of medics.


    Veron and Malik run to the medics tent bringing Renee while Zoro was looking at the medics tent he has instruct earlier, suddenly there a loud thud sound from his back and it also hit him.


    Thud! Thud!


    ¡­


    Vendetta chases him after he got off from the terrace, he was able to take off the arrow that hit his shoulder and throw it before it exploded.


    He was in bad shape when he opens his eyes. But he still holding Rachael''s spear on his hand. Not able to accept his defeat, he chases Zoro and Rachael from behind and when he arrives at the scene where his men also had been taken down by the Golden V, he becomes more vengeful.


    Once they out from the barrier, He change the shape of the spear into a thin and light shape. He throws it and the spear went through the barrier.


    Hearing a loud screaming from the outside of the barrier, he smiles and just when he turns around¡­


    Booom!!! Booomm!!!


    ...


    Zoro hand couldn''t hold Rachael for any longer and she fell down on the ground while Zoro kneeling down with a spear struck on his back of his body.


    Jye Yin behind him also falls on the ground. Her ?h?st has been hit by the spear and it goes through her body and hit Zoro''s back in front of her.


    She closes her eyes with tears. Her last word is "I''m sorry.." before she died.


    Fwoooooooo Boom!!!!! Booommm!!


    All of the places inside the barrier has been blown up by the air fighter. They launch a mini bomb which can go through the barrier.


    The explosion cannot go through the outside of the barrier. Thus, there''s no escaping exit after the bomb has been drop on the nest.


    "All unit, take a last stroll to confirm the nest has been clear up." the chief of the air fighter instruct his men to do the last checkup.


    "Captain, there''s no single life detecting from the nest." One of his men said after taking a closer check.


    "Confirming the report, Sir. All have been swept up by the bomb." Another one reporting to the chief.


    "Alright then, return back to the post. Let the cleaning team do their job." The chief satisfied with his men report and instruct them to return.


    ¡­


    "Help him! Hurry up!!" Zoro could hear the voice and his eyes start to blurry. He can''t focus on what happened to him.


    He tries to lift up his hand, searching for Rachael.


    "Rach¡­help her..please.." He said with a slow voice before he falls on the ground.


    All of them has been brought to the hospital and all other who also heavily injured like Rachael, Zoro, Shon, Malik, and Veron has been prioritized to get on the helicopter and go to the hospital first.


    Jye Yin''s dead body also has been brought to the hospital.


    In the hospital, Andy, Hazel, and Ramon have been waiting for them together with Hazel''s team and the team from Ralph.


    They got the news about them and already prepared a room for them to get the treatment as soon as possible.


    Ramon takes the flight once he knew about his son condition and luckily he was at the neighboring country at that time.


    The rescue mission is done, the only left is¡­.a mission to bring Athena back.

 Chapter 112 - I Will Always Love You

    At the same moment,


    Aslan was injected with a dose that can help him to get his muscle functioning again.


    Aslan and Kevin being release by the man who held them both. They leave the room with only the three of them.


    Once he''s able to stand up, he runs to the room where Athena had been kept. He carries her body on the floor to the soft couch on the room where he had fought before.


    Laying her on the couch, he couldn''t hold his tears from his eyes. Looking at weak and injured Athena, his heart is really in a pain.


    He trembling and hug her softly, worried that he might hurt her even more.


    "I''m sorry, baby..I''m so sorry¡­"


    Athena ??r?sses his back of the head. She also cries as much as him. She couldn''t even say a word to him.


    Her heart is now totally in pain and she was so hurt seeing Aslan need to sacrifice himself just for her. She couldn''t just let him go. She loves him so much that she can''t let him go.


    After some time, he lifts up his head and looks at her face. He wipes her tears and ??r?sses her cheek with dearly.


    "Baby..listen to me. Return to Arendell, get the cure solution and help Ralph to find the cure for others Golden V. Find yourself a good husband and live happily with him. I¡­"


    Athena shakes her head hard. Not willing to separate with him. She clenches her fingers on his shirt.


    "Baby..please...I beg you, don''t make it hard for me." He tries to hold his tears.


    "N¡­no.." With a trembling voice, she declines to leave him.


    "I love you...I really love you, Athena, from the bottom of my heart, since I was five until now...I love you..with all my heart. I will always love you. So, please..just for this time..help me to fulfill my wishes. My last wishes."He kisses her forehead for a long before he moves to kiss her on the lips.


    ''I love you too...I really do.'' She closed her eyes and absorb his love from the kiss. The last kiss.


    Release her lips, he stands up and went to Kevin. Athena, on the other hand, was trembling and shaking. She cries and hiccuping. Her body was so in pain so that she can''t move freely.


    "Bring her back to Arendell, tell my family to not waiting for my return. From this point, I am no longer your master. And Kevin¡­please help my wife to go home safely. That is my last order for you." He said with a sad face.


    Nods his head, he also lost his word. Don''t know what to say anymore.


    Aslan leaves them both and went to the door where two men have been waiting for him. They lead him to Eric''s room.


    "Give them the cure as your promises." Aslan said once he enters the room. His voice sounds so cold.


    "Hmph." Eric snaps his finger and instructs his men to prepare a cure for Athena.


    He then turns on his Television and watches at the security cam where Athena and Kevin have been there.


    "Let see your wife off from here." He said and took a seat beside Aslan on the couch.


    ..


    Creak!


    One man with a lab coat enters the room. He shows Kevin a black suitcase to tell him that inside the suitcase is a cure for Athena.


    He then went to Athena and inject her with a solution where they believe is the cure for the nano solution that she has been injected earlier for torturing Aslan.


    Athena which are in a despair state, couldn''t even care what had happened to her right now. All she can do is crying and clenching her fist tightly on her ?h?st.


    After he injects her with the first solution, Athena sit up and throwing up. All the waste she has been throwing up is filled with the blue color nano inside her body system.


    After 15 minutes she keeps throwing up, she finally finishes to let out all the nano-waste.


    "This is the cure for your mutation. It''ll take 24 hours to clear up all the substance that has been mutated with your blood cell. In 24 hours, you''ll be in a coma and when you wake up again. Your body has turned to a normal state. But.." He looks at Kevin.


    "Make sure she gets the blood transfusion to her body immediately. Her blood level in her system is in the lowest amount. She''ll be in danger if you late to get her blood at the safe level. You got what I mean?"


    After he was sure Kevin understand his instruction. He took out the syringe and injecting Athena with the cure on her arm. Within a minute, she passes out. Went to a coma state.


    Kevin carry her in his arm and return to the jet and there is two superhuman guard his back. Making sure he was not planning on the attack again.


    Put her on the jet seat, and place her katana beside her, he helps to buckle her up before he flies the jet and off from the cave inside the mountain.


    ¡­


    "You such an obedient kid. Different from your father." Eric smiles after he turns off the television.


    "So, what is your deal?" Aslan asks straightforwardly.


    "Mm..not now. How about you take your rest first and we discuss this again once you wake up?" Eric squinted his eyes a little.


    "Whatever." Aslan didn''t even look at his face.


    "Chow, show him, his room." Eric calls his ?ssistant.


    "Yes, sir." a man name Chow bow to him a little.


    "Sir, follow me."


    Stood up, he follows that guy to his room. Resting.


    ..


    Take off his shirt and took a bathrobe on the bed, he went to the bathroom.


    Under the rain shower, he closes his eyes and a bit of memory that imprinted in his mind played it back. It is a moment when Athena has been tortured and where he was so helpless to help and protect her.


    The moment when he knows how he had lost his first child with her. His depression moment when he thought that he might lose Athena forever. He clenches his fist tightly and punches on the brick wall in front of him.


    Bam!


    "I will kill you. I will fu?k?n? kill you. Just you wait." He grits his teeth and finishes up his shower.


    Change his attire to his uncle''s shirt, he lay down on the bed and try to get some sleep. Try to get the energy to planning on how he will kill him later. But at the same time, he was really hoping that Athena in good condition.


    After a few hours, they finally reach Aslan''s airbase.


    Kevin contacting the receiver tower before the landing. Once he landed, a group of the medical team already lined up on the jet door.


    "Bring Madam to the hospital. Immediately." Kevin instructed them and he went to fetch all her belonging.


    Following them with the ambulance, they headed to the hospital.


    5 minutes it takes to go to the hospital. It is now in the middle of the day when they return back to Arendell.


    Athena has been put on the stretcher and push to the emergency room where Hazel and her team already waiting for her.


    "Where is Aslan?" Andy asks once he saw Kevin with the blood stain on his shirt. His face and body look like he was beaten up pretty bad.


    "Uh¡­sir¡­he.."


    "He what?" Andy asks impatiently.


    "Honey, hold that question first. Now, I want to know what happens to her first." Hazel interject them and went to Kevin.


    Breathe in, he explains what had happened to them and tells Hazel what the scientist has told him about the cure.


    Andy sits on the couch helplessly. He runs his finger to his hair backwardly.


    "Thanks, Kevin." Hazel say and went to her husband.


    "Have faith in him. It''s not your fault. He''s doing it for the sake of his wife. That is how much he loves her." Hazel pat on his shoulder and put on her mask before she went in back to the emergency room.

 Chapter 113 - About Your Mission.

    Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!


    The sound of the machine makes her mind awakes and she tries to open her eyes slowly.


    "Ergh.." She m??ns a bit.


    "Sweetheart, are you awake?"


    Athena scrunches her eyebrow when she heard her father''s voice.


    "Honey, slow down. She might be still weak right now."


    Now, she''s hearing her mother''s voice. She turns her head to the voice and tries to slowly blink her eyes and open it. Adjusting her cornea to the light in the room.


    "Daddy? Is that you?" She asks.


    "Sweetheart, I''m here." Richard holds her hand and brings it to his ?h?st. Hai Rin also bends her body and ??r?ss her hair gently.


    "Honey, we all are here."


    "As¡­Aslan.."


    Richard and Hai Rin looked at each other. They did not know what to answer her.


    "Sweetheart...Aslan..he.."


    In a second, she suddenly remembers what had happened to her before she black out. She immediately sits up and pull off the line from her arm and want to get off from the bed.


    "Athena?" Richard asks worriedly seeing her daughter suddenly moves with hurriedly.


    "I need to save him. I need to save him. I need to¡­"


    Thud!


    She fell on the floor. Her feet feel so weak, her body also feels so heavy.


    "Hazel!" Hai Rin shouts Hazel''s name and within a seconds, Hazel who standing at the outside of the room run inside and found that Athena already flopped on the floor.


    She went to where she was and Richard helping Athena to sit on the bed again.


    "Athena, honey...I think we need to talk." Hazel looked at Hai Rin and Richard.


    Both of them nods their head. Not long after, all her family including her brother and her cousin and Aslan family gather in her room. Not only that, but Ralph''s team also going inside her room.


    "Athena, dear. Your baby..has gone that day when you fall on the stairs. You were in critical that time, Aslan..he was so sad and suddenly there''s a massive attack at the Sun house.." She stops for a while before she continues again.


    Athena wipes her tears when she remembers about her child. Continues again, Hazel said "On that attack, they had two different teams. One is Vendetta and another one is¡­"


    "Eric Smith," Athena speaks the name who makes her separate with Aslan.


    "Yes. And after that, we form two rescuing group. The other Golden V going to a rescue mission to get the hostages out from their nest and also saving Jye Yin. While another group is..Aslan and Kevin."


    Athena still focused on what her mother-in-law tells them.


    "For the group of my daughter and Ramon''s son. They accomplish their mission, but..both of them, my daughter and Zoro are in a critical condition right now. Most of the team has been beaten up pretty bad." Hazel''s eyes start to teary a bit.


    Rachael still in coma together with Zoro. His injury on his ?h?st is just three mm before the spear cut through his heart. He lost a lot of blood that day.


    "The hostages have been returned to their family. Most of them have been wiped their memory about the Golden V''s team that night. And for the Jye Yin¡­she''s dead and her news has been spread to the world that she was also one of the hostages from the missing planes."


    Athena cup her mouth with her palm. She was shocked to hear the news. Even though she hated her, but never she imagined that she will end up her life so tragically.


    "And for what happens to Aslan''s group.." Hazel turns to Athena.


    Athena lowered her head. She inhales and wipes her tears. Couraging up, she looks at all of them.


    "Aslan..no..me actually has been tied up into a machine where I can''t change to my gin mode." She starts.


    "When I met with Aslan, he was trying to discuss with that Eric about something, and when he sees me has been tied up..he went on a rampage and they fight with...the superhuman."


    Ralph''s eyes turn wider. Not only him but almost everyone on the room surprised by what she said.


    "Superhuman? Are you sure Athena?" Ali asks her.


    Athena nodded her head. "Yes, they had red glittering eyes. They¡­" Her tears start to flow down on her cheek.


    "As¡­Aslan..has have been beaten up pretty bad. He..he has been paralyzed by that man and forced to watch me being tortured by Eric''s men." She starts hiccuping and stammering.


    "I was injected by a nano-tech solution where that man can control the pain in my body and use it to torture both of us."


    Richard closed his eyes. Not able to imagine how hard they have to suffer that night. Hai Rin also hides her sadness as she hides her face on her husband ?h?st.


    "And finally, he agrees to his term. He will do his command and as the return, he asks that Eric release me and Kevin. Give the cure to me and Aslan wants me to help other Golden V to get the cure too."


    All of them in the room silent for a quite some time after she was done talking.


    "Athena, I''m sorry if I ask you this..but this superhuman you mentioned, did they have their sense? I mean are they act like a normal human?" Ali asks.


    Athena shakes her head. "No, they just following orders from their master."


    "Hmm. That''s tough. How are we able to defeat a superhuman?" Jack suddenly said. He pinches his forehead.


    "Athena, may I know what is exactly that Eric wants with Aslan?" Hazel asks.


    "I don''t know. He did not say anything about it."


    "Daddy, I need to save Aslan.." She turns to look at her father.


    "I know baby, that is why we gathered here." Richard pats on her daughter''s shoulder.


    "Athena, I''m sorry but you are not Golden V anymore. The cure is worked." Ralph said with a bit of concern.


    "The only thing I can think right now is to invade the place and get the cure. There''s must be any kind of drug that can make the superhuman goes inactive, right?" Jack give a suggestion.


    "But, Uncle..the protection and the security are very tight. They have very very advanced equipment. The superhuman..they can regenerate after being slash. They not only have a bunch, but they have a large of the army who is superhuman."


    "Then, anyone has any better idea?"


    Clank!


    "So, grandson..have you get your sleep enough?" Eric said and sip his tea after that. He having breakfast alone at the dining hall before Aslan went inside to the dining hall.


    "Just normal." He replies in short and starts to eat his breakfast. His face not showing any expression at all.


    "Start to feel comfortable with this place?"


    "Mm.."


    "So..about your mission.." he put his teacup on the table and turn to look at him with a serious face.


    Aslan also put down his spoon and fork and look up at him. Waiting for the details of the mission.


    "I want¡­Ang lu''s head."

 Chapter 114 - Ill Go To Lus Island

    Aslan grip on his spoon and fork. However, he keeps his face expressionlessly.


    "Why him? Did you have any grudge against him?" He asks and still staring at Eric.


    "Why? Humph..finish up your breakfast and I''ll show you why."


    Aslan did not reply anything after that. He continues to eat his breakfast, while Eric took a newspaper and read it while waiting for Aslan to finish his breakfast.


    Clink!


    Aslan put down his spoon and fork and finishing his tea after that.


    "Done?" Eric put down his newspaper and Aslan nods his head.


    Standing up, he makes a sign using his hand for Aslan to follow him. Without saying anything, Aslan also stands up and follow Eric leaving the dining hall.


    Eric brings him to visit his ''palace''. He introduces him to his servant as his heir. They keep walking until they arrive at the huge iron door. Just like an ancient kingdom''s door.


    Two superhuman servant help to push the door for him and they enter the room once it''s been open.


    Inside the room is filled with the sulfur smell and there''s also a bit trace of camphor smell. The room is also dark and only lit up by the flambeau.


    At both sides of the room, there are a few tombs with a name on it. Aslan scrunches his eyebrow seeing the inside of the room.


    "This room is where my beloved family and my enemies rested." Eric said and he starts to go to one of the tombs.


    "This is your grandmother tomb, Emily." He blows the dust on the tomb and he moves to the next tomb.


    Aslan keeps on the walkway and watches his grandfather went to one by one tomb. Introducing him to the dead family member.


    "Ah~ this is your uncle, my favorite child. But he was so arrogant and that''s what makes him die in a pathetic way. Killed by your fake father and I think you''ve met him in your childhood no?" He smiles and laughs a bit.


    "Mm..your father didn''t have any tomb here because he was running away from home and he is a rebellious son. Thus, I never put his tomb here. Same goes with your mother." Eric changes his tone like he was angry toward both of them.


    "Whatever." Aslan murmur.


    Eric turns around and changes his direction on the other side.


    "And that¡­" He walks to one of the tombs behind Aslan.


    "My enemies tomb." He smiles.


    Aslan runs his eyes on the tomb''s name one by one. Most of them are quite famous thugs and some of them is a government special unit force from many countries.


    Despite that, there''s one tomb at the end of the hall at the center of both sides.


    Eric went to the tomb and ??r?ss the tomb like he was ??r?ssing someone.


    "This is Scarlet''s tomb. My precious someone."


    Aslan scrunches his eyebrow. Not understand what he''s talking about. Aren''t the one who name Emily, is his wife? Why he looks more in love with this person named Scarlet?


    "Scarlet?"


    Eric turns around and looks at his grandson.


    "Yes, Scarlet. That bastard Ang Lu who takes her life. And you know what? This is actually your fake father''s mother."


    ''Papa''s mother? I never knew about it. I always thought that papa had a happy family when I was still at grandpa Ang''s island.''


    "What makes you so angry with Ang Lu? Is it because he kills your lover?" Aslan tries to make him eat his bait.


    "Kill? No, he makes her kill herself. That bastard doesn''t deserve her loves at all."


    ''Grandpa Ang may look a bit scary when he was in a rage, but he will never kill a woman who bears his child right? Why he still wants to raise up papa if he kills his mother? Is it because of grandma Hai Yin?''


    "Then why you did not save her while you can that time if you knew he doesn''t deserve her love?"


    Grith his teeth, he stands up and wants to leave the room. "You kids will never know what its called love. You also abandoning your wife, so don''t act like you knew what is love." He said once he passing by Aslan.


    Aslan clenches his fist. If he did not threaten him with Athena''s life, he will never let this man alive.


    "Bring Ang Lu''s head. I''ll give you at least 48 hours to do so. If not, your wife has to suffer more than what have you seen last time."


    ¡­.


    "Daddy.."


    "Yes, sweetheart."


    "I think I want to meet with grandpa Ang. I want his advice regarding this." Athena gives a suggestion.


    "But grandpa is old enough..we can''t burden him with this kind of situation." Richard try to reason with his daughter.


    He doesn''t want his daughter to disturb him. He is very old and living alone on that island. Close with his wife''s tomb. He refuses to stay at the mainland. Not wanting to leave his beloved wife.


    "But daddy...I promised I will not disturb him. I just want some advice. He''s been raised up Aslan since he was a kid. He trains him, so I''m sure he might have any idea about this."


    "Richard, she''s right. Let her meet with my father. Even though he''s old, he still has a good view of this. Like Athena say, he is the one who raises Aslan in that island." Andy who just comes in the room said after he overheard their discussions.


    Sighing, Richard finally agrees. "When did you plan on going there?"


    "Tomorrow. But I might just go with Clark and Ralph since Zoro and Rachael are now is still not waking up yet."


    "Are you sure you''ll be just fine?" Richard asks her again.


    Nodding her head, she says. "I will. Even though I just a mere Athena right now, I still had some skill that I learn from Aslan."


    "If you say so, then, be careful. I''ll arrange the helicopter for you and we''ll start to sort out our plan on attacking after you return."


    All other family members nod their head in agreement. They need to plan this thing very carefully. This time their war is not the same war as before.


    They''re dealing with a creature called superhuman. Thus they need something that capable enough to destroy the superhuman army.


    "Thank you, daddy." Athena hugs her father and shifts to her mother after that.


    "But, before you go..finish your medicine first," Hazel said and that makes Athena remember that she pulls out the line on her arm before.


    She gives her arm to Hazel and her mother-in-law start to insert the line back on her arm.


    "After dinner, you are free to move freely." Hazel smiles to her.


    "Thanks, mom."


    "Mm..I''m glad you''re healthy. Be strong, my dear, we will help you to get Aslan back okay?"


    She nods her head.


    ''What are you doing Aslan? Are you okay? I''m so worried¡­''


    ¡­


    "I''ll go to Lu''s Island tomorrow."


    "I will send two of my people as your guard. They will send you there." Eric said plainly.


    "No thanks, I can handle him by myself." Aslan wants to go by himself, but it seems like it was a bit difficult to deal with this man.


    "Hmmph..they will not interfere with your fight. They just there as my eyes. You think I trust you enough?"


    Not having a choice, he just nods his head. He needs to gain his trust in him.


    "Fine then, make sure your monkey did not interfere with my fight." Aslan said and leave Eric''s room to go to his own room.

 Chapter 115 - Your Biggest Weakness.

    The next day.


    "Daddy, I''ll be right back once I''ve done."


    "Be careful." Richard hugs his daughter to send her off today to Lu''s Island.


    "About Aurora.." Athena feels a bit sad when her sister is not around. He knew her family did not want to trouble her by coming here. She just starts her new life, so in her financial state, there will be a bit constraint.


    "I didn''t tell her anything. I don''t want to trouble her by coming here. Once we settle this thing, I will tell her." Richard ?ssured her daughter. Knowing what she was thinking.


    "Mm...I hope she will not mad at us."


    "Not to you. She will never hate you." Hai Rin ??r?sses her hair gently.


    Athena hugs her mother. "Okay, dear. Now get on the chopper. You''ll be late."


    Release the hugs, she went to the helicopter with Ralph and Clark. This time, Kevin not coming with them. His injury is still not healed yet.


    ¡­


    "We almost nearing the target''s location."


    "Good. I''ll drop here and you both stay at the back of this island." Aslan said with a cold voice.


    ¡­


    Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!


    The sound of birds makes Ang Lu''s heart feel so calm. He went to his garden and watering the plant.


    He has been taking care of the garden ever since his wife dies a few years ago. He lives in this glass mansion alone. Sometimes, his daughter and son-in-law will visit him and sometime his grandchildren will also coming and accompany him for a few days if they''re not busy.


    He misses the day when they''re still kids. He missed the moment when he and his wife will play with the kids and prepared them the food and see how they eat. They''re a noisy child but they enliven this glass house long ago.


    After watering the plant, he walks to the back of his mansion. There''s a beautiful tomb fill with flower surrounding it.


    Ang Lu went to his wife tomb and place the flower in front of it.


    "Honey, today is your death anniversary. When will you come and take me with you? I''ve been so lonely these past years. Aren''t you missing me too?" He chuckles and squatted down.


    "I had a weird dream today. I dream that I met you. You were so beautiful as the day when I first met you on a rainy day. Do you remember? You were holding my arm and we running at the side of the road trying to find shelter where we would not be wetted by the rain. That memory makes me¡­really miss you.." He wipes his corner of eyes.


    "Wait for me, okay? I will come as soon as possible so that we both will not be lonely anymore."


    Fwoooosssshhh! Thud!


    "Ah~ he''s here. Honey, today might be my lucky day. Our naughty grandson has Aslan visited us today. I''ll see you again, dear."


    He stood up and turn his body around. Aslan just landed behind him. Looking at his suit, he was sure Aslan not coming here for a couple of tea.


    "Aslan." He smiles.


    "Grandpa." Aslan looks at him with a serious expression.


    "Who send you?" Ang Lu asks. He did not make any move to attacking him at all. Rather, he still greets him properly with a gentle voice.


    "Eric Smith."


    Ang Lu stops his pace for a moment. He then sighs and continues to walk again.


    "Him? What nonsense did he spout this time?"


    "Scarlet. Did you kill her? I learned that she was papa''s mother." Aslan also did not do anything, he follows him from behind.


    "He said that?"


    "Yes."


    "Do you believe him?"


    Aslan turns silent. Of course, he did not believe him.


    "What he need from me?" Ang Lu asks again when there''s no answer from Aslan.


    "Your head."


    "Pffftttt..hahaha.." Ang Lu laugh.


    "My head? Then today is really my lucky day." He went inside the house.


    "What do you mean?" Aslan scrunches his eyebrow.


    "Aslan, I never doubt about your skills. You''ve surpassed me years ago. So, come on. Kill me. But do not chop my head off. I still need them so that I can meet my wife with a complete body."


    Again, Aslan was dumbstruck by what he heard.


    "What are you planning?"


    "Kill me. Take this with you. He will let you go if you bring this to him." He takes off his necklace and throws it to him.


    Catch the necklace, he looks at it with a bit frowned.


    "Open it, if you curious."


    With a bit hesitate, he opens the locket.


    There''s a picture of a woman. The photo is quite old but the woman face inside the photo is very beautiful, she had the same smile as his papa.


    "This is.."


    "Scarlet. We exchange the necklace with a photo inside it. When she died, there''s no trace about the necklace that I gave her. Thus, I thought that it might at Eric''s hand."


    Ang Lu took a dagger that he hid under the sofa and throw it to Aslan. With his instinct, Aslan catches the daggers and shot his grandpa with a sharp glance.


    "What? Aren''t you come here to kill me? Come on, let''s have a good fight." He took out his gun this time and start shooting at Aslan.


    "Dammit." With a speed, Aslan took cover behind the sofa.


    Bang! Bang! Bang!


    He then uses the dagger that his grandpa throws to him earlier and throws it back to him.


    The dagger went straight struck to the gun and Ang Lu finds his machine gun at his cupboard.


    He went hiding and peek at Aslan''s shadow before he pointing his gun to where''s Aslan has been hiding.


    "Shit!" He bristled a bit and rolled her body on the floor after noticing that his grandpa has been lock his target.


    Bratatatatatatatata...


    Tzing!


    ''Oops!'' Aslan duck his head. The bullet almost hit his head. He crawling on the floor and went to the corner side of the room. He looks at the thick book and throws it to attract his attention.


    Take another book, he kicks it and the book went straight to his grandpa''s forehead.


    Bam!


    Ang Lu falls on the floor He groans a bit. "Ow." He flips his body want to take the machine gun.


    Aslan saw what he try to do, he kick the machine gun far from him so that he can''t fetch that machine gun.


    Ang Lu laughs a bit and he took another dagger under the table and flip his body in speed, throws the dagger to him.


    Pap!


    Aslan uses both his hand to stop the dagger before it hit his face. While he was focusing on the daggers, Ang Lu slacks his legs and makes him fall down on the floor.


    Thud!


    He moves his body and stands up in instant.


    "Ugh!"


    Stomp on his ?h?st, Ang Lu said with a smile on his face. "Come on As..don''t be so chicken. Just kill me. You''re too soft-hearted. That is your biggest weakness, you know.."

 Chapter 116 - Do Not Come For Me Again

    "Urgh!"


    Stomp on his ?h?st, Ang Lu said with a smile on his face. "Come on As..don''t be so chicken. Just kill me. You''re too soft-hearted. That is your biggest weakness, you know."


    "Stop this nonsense, old man!" He grabs on Ang Lu''s feet and throws him at the side.


    Thud!


    He locks him down with him sitting on his body and grab his collar shirt.


    "What the hell are you thinking?"


    "Hahahaha...I had my fun, kid...Ah~ so nice.." Ang Lu laughs and not long before he coughs up blood from his mouth.


    Scrunch his eyes, he releases his collar and helps him sit up. "Are you not feeling well, grandpa?"


    Bash!


    Ang Lu punches him in the face.


    Cover his nose, he shouts a bit. "The hell!"


    "It will not look real if you return and had no injury in your body or face." He wipes his blood on his hand using his handkerchief.


    ¡­


    "Did you see him?" Eric asks one of his men who is secretly monitoring him from afar using a binocular.


    "Yes."


    "Did he fight with that man?"


    "Yes." His men could see that Aslan is fighting and see that old man holding a machine gun. Even though he can''t hear clearly what they say but by the action, they really had a big fight in there.


    "Good. Let him kill that old man." Just after he finished said that and suddenly there''s a loud sound from another helicopter.


    "There''s another bug here."


    "Kill the bug."


    "Yes, master."


    ¡­


    When Ang Lu want to stand up, his heart suddenly feels so tight and he feels so much in pain. He flops down on the floor.


    Thud!


    Huff! Huff! Huff!


    He tries to breathe in. His face turns red and his ?h?st feels so much pain.


    "Grandpa! Grandpa!" Aslan went to him and want to help him.


    "This..take this.." He shoves him a dagger.


    Aslan look at the daggers. He hesitates to take it.


    "Hurry. Stab me. I''m nearing my death. They will not be noticing it if you stab me and say that you kill me."


    "No! This is not what I planned."


    "Take this, As! And kill that monster once you''ve had a chance. I know you a good person." He forces Aslan to take the dagger.


    "I can''t."


    "Stupid! Stop being so soft. I just want to rest with my wife, don''t make me hated you even after I died."


    "I.."


    Ang Lu clenches his hand on his ?h?st. The pain makes him suffer a bit.


    "Do it!!" He shouts at him. Not able to hold on his pain anymore.


    With a trembling voice, he closes his eyes and says "I''m sorry." Aslan stabs him using the dagger.


    "Pfftt.." Ang laughing a little when finally Aslan stab him with the dagger.


    "That''s my boy..don''t feel sad. This is what I want. I''m sorry I can''t help you to kill that bastard." Ang Lu says and he wants to try to touch Aslan''s face. A face that he always sees when Aslan was still a little boy.


    Aslan''s eyes were a bit teary and red. "Grandpa¡­"


    Thud! Ang Lu finally exhales his last breath. His face looks calm and there''s a bit smile on his face. Maybe his wishes have come true. To meet his wife again.


    ¡­


    Thud!


    Athena and Ralph landing at the back lawn. Just when they want to go to inside the house. Suddenly there are two men with a big body try to attack them.


    "Superhuman?" Athena jolts her body a bit. She still had her trauma with what happens to her because of them.


    "What?" Ralph asks and Clark behind them also a bit surprised.


    "That''s mean¡­"


    "Aslan is here too." Athena wants to go inside the house to meet with Aslan but she needs to find a way to defeat these two first.


    Take out her katana, he starts to dash toward them. While Ralph takes out his gun and shoots at them both helping Athena from behind.


    Clark also uses his skill to fight with one of the men.


    Clank!


    Athena''s katana has been thrown to the side. She gasping for a bit. She has been slashing up these two men at their vital point, but there''s no use when they keep merging their wound back together.


    Clark also huffing a bit. He was exhausted fighting with them to a point of no chances of winning. They seem like they''re not even tired.


    One of them men grab Athena''s hair and pull it closer to him.


    "Ergh!" She tried to release her hair from that men.


    Ralph shoot at the hand of that man and that makes him throw Athena to the side and run to him instead.


    Thump!


    "Ouch!" Athena grunt a bit when her body thrown to the ground hard.


    "Fuck!" Ralph shoot at his head a few times and he still running to him.


    Not having a choice, he wants to run but he was a bit late when that men grab him and want to crush his head.


    "Stop!" Aslan who just walk out from the house with Ang Lu''s dead body on his arm shout a bit when he sees that Eric''s men trying to kill someone.


    Squinted his eyes a bit, he saw that man who is about to be killed by Eric''s men is Ralph and he turns to the next one not far from Ralph. Clark!


    He then turns to look at the right and found that Athena already stares at him with a pale expression.


    He then lowered his gaze and lay Ang Lu on the ground near his wife''s tomb. While Athena still froze at her place.


    He took the necklace that his grandpa gives him and shove it to his pocket.


    He stands up again and went to Athena. Holding her arm, he said to those two men.


    "Tie them up."


    Athena immediately regains her conscious. Together with those two.


    "Wait! Wait, Aslan! We''re here to help you!" Ralph shout when he was dragged to the tree using one hand by one of Eric''s men.


    "Master! Master!" Clark also tries to call him trying to get his attention.


    Aslan dragged Athena to his bedroom. The bedroom that he used to stay when he was a kid.


    "Why?" She asks with a trembling voice.


    Aslan''s face was so serious. He did not say any single word to her.


    "Why you kill grandpa? He was so nice to you! He treats you like his own grandson! Give you shelter and he even raises you up!! Why?!" Athena couldn''t hold her tears anymore.


    He just looks at her wet face and tied her up on his bed.


    "I do what I had to do." Aslan replies to her. After he done tied her up he stands up and says again.


    "Do not come for me again. I am your enemy and please..just live your life as a normal person." He said and leave her alone.


    "Aslan! Aslan!!"

 Chapter 117 - Youve Changed Too Drastically

    Flac-Flac-Flac


    A helicopter sound from the sky makes Ralph and Clark turn their head to look at the above.


    After the helicopter landing, Richard, Andy, Hai Rin, and Zi Fei get down from the helicopter.


    All of them are a bit surprised by what they see. They help to untie them both.


    "Where''s Athena?" Richard asks.


    While Andy and Zi Fei immediately run to the body which is lying cold at the ground beside the tomb.


    "She may be inside the house. Last we saw Aslan is.."


    "Aslan?" Richard scrunch her eyebrow


    Ralph and Clark look at each other before they both nod their head.


    "Dad! Dad!" Zi Fei cries beside his father''s dead body.


    Andy tries to find his heartbeat but to no avail.


    He shakes his head to Zi Fei and Hai Rin.


    "Oh my god! No! Dad!!" Zi Fei cry even harder on his ?h?st.


    "Zi Fei...Let him go. we should prepare a funerary ceremony for him. Let him rest in peace." Andy tries to calm her down.


    "Why? Why he kill him?"


    Andy lost his word. He knew, his son will never kill his father. He taught him well, he also a soft-heart person. He will not kill if it is not necessary.


    "It''s not him. Uncle Lu has been sick since two years ago. After auntie Hai Yin''s death, he''s been sick and a few days before, his condition getting worse. Maybe this is was his wishes to die in hand of someone he knew better than he died in a tragically way." Richard said to try to clear up the misunderstanding.


    He knew about Ang Lu''s condition. He did ask him to get treatment in the main city, but he refuses. He said he wants to spend the rest of his life on this island. With his wife.


    Hai Rin hid her face on Richard''s ?h?st. Crying.


    "Honey, Athena is still inside. Let''s finds her. She must be shocked and sad right now." Richard said gently to his wife.


    Nods her head, she follows her husband to the house. Richard turns on the switch to make the house lit up a bit.


    It''s quite messy in the house like there''s a fighting scene at the living hall.


    Both of them went to check on one by one room and they finally went to Aslan''s room.


    Open the door, they found that her daughter is on the bed, tied up and she has been crying the whole time.


    Richard and Hai Rin went to the room, untie the rope and Athena immediately hugs them both.


    "Mommy! Daddy!" The only word she said and she keeps crying after that.


    "Let''s return back."


    Walk into the hall, he throws him a necklace where there''s a blood stain on it.


    "I''ve accomplished your mission." Aslan said without even kneeling down to him as what his two guards do.


    Catch the necklace, he opens it and smiles widely.


    "Very good. Better than his head." He utter happily.


    Seeing his happy face, Aslan clenches his fist and leave him at the huge hall. He went to his room.


    Taking a bath. He kneels on the bathroom floor under the rain shower.


    His tears start to flow down as the rain shower cleanse it.


    "Now look at what you did to me, grandpa..she''s hate me now."


    "Are you happy? You must be happy to see your wife again, while me? This is fu?k?n? killing me."


    He still remembers Athena''s face when she saw him carrying his grandpa on his arm. She was clearly shocked and she looks so disappointed.


    He had to tie her and ask for two guards to tied them up too. Because if he just leaves them like that, that Eric must be questioning his action. It''s better for him to act like he was so over with her.


    While in his heart, he really wants to hugs her, kiss her and run away with her to where there is no disturbance at all. But he also knew, running away will not solve this matter.


    What he can do right now is to find what can defeat the superhuman with him find their weakness in this cave. Pretending to be one of them.


    ¡­


    Few months have passed.


    Athena still living at Arendell, Aslan''s mansion. While Ralph team also stick with her. Use the mansion as their base.


    Zoro and Rachael still haven''t wakened up from a comma. While whole Arendell is shocked with the news about King''s Corp. president went missing and vanish just like that after the hostages have been found.


    As his legal wife, Athena takes the responsibility to conduct his company with his father''s help. Because she was not in the right field as Aslan, she let her father handle the company.


    Thank god, his company revived and now are stable back. Jye Yin''s dead still becomes hot topics. However, they did not blame on Aslan after the revealing news about her wrongdoing.


    Athena is also changed a bit. Since she is now a ''normal'' person, she led a life where there is no Aslan beside her.


    "Madam, your car is ready." Kevin said to her.


    "Thanks, Kevin." She gets inside the car. Tonight, there''s a gala night at the Arendell''s City hall.


    As the temporary president of King''s Corp, Athena need to attend this party. They also got a piece of news, that Aslan might be there. Targeting someone from the party. It''s a masquerade party. No one will notice his face.


    After fifteen minutes of driving, they arrive at the city hall. Kevin went to open the car door.


    Athena walk out from the luxurious car. Her evening gown makes all of the guests turn to look at her.


    She wearing a black slit dress where it shows her beautiful leg and backless, showing her smooth b?r? skin. With her hair which has grown a bit longer than before, she brings a similar aura as a very alluring queen.


    With a red lipstick on her lips and makeup, most of the people can''t take their eyes off of her. She smiles and gives the invitation card to the reception guy.


    "Madam. This way, please." The guy guides her to the hall.


    "Do not forget the mask, madam. Have a nice day." He bows his head a little.


    "Thank you." She took out her mask and put it on before she enters the grand hall.


    ..


    "Oh my.."


    "She''s so beautiful even though she put on the mask."


    "Isn''t she the president Aslan''s wife?"


    "She is not human, she must be an angel who falls down to earth."


    Athena keeps smiling to the people who greet her. She takes the champagne glass and sips it a little.


    At the corner of the ballroom, there''s a man standing there with a champagne glass in his hand looking at her.


    He smiling and turn to another way.


    "You''ve changed too drastically."

 Chapter 118 - Happy First Anniversary, My Love.

    "Evening, Miss Athena...Do you care for a dance?"


    Athena turns to look at the source of the voice, she smiles a little.


    "I''m not a Miss, Duke Craig." She put her champagne glass on the server''s tray who pass by them.


    "Ah~ but, aren''t you going to be a ''Miss.'' soon?" He also put his glass on the tray.


    "It only happens when my husband divorces me."


    "Hm...I think he is a coward. I''m sorry if I must say, but he went missing after the issue of the missing plane has been resolve and leave everything to you. What a jerk, huh?"


    "Whether he is a coward or not, a jerk or not...at least, he can last longer on the bed. Not like you Duke Craig, I heard that you keep changing your woman and they even complain that you can''t last longer than ten minutes..pfft¡­" She laughs slowly and continues again.


    "Sorry Duke Craig, If I ever become Miss again, I would rather find someone who can last longer on the bed." She smirks and leaves him dumbfounded. His face turn red as he was so embarrassed right now.


    She passes by one pillar behind the Duke.


    "That''s not something a woman like you should say. Right? Athena?" A man leaning against the huge pillar holding his champagne glass looking at her.


    Athena look at him. His figure just like Aslan, but his voice is different. Want to confirm it, she went close to him.


    "Wanna dance with me? I think, I never see you before¡­or I might have before.."


    Put the glass on the tray, he tilts his head a little. "Why not? A girl like you is what every man wants to dances with."


    "Hmm."


    He holds her hand and they went to the dance floor. Place his hand on her waist, he brings her closer to his body.


    Athena keeps her face steady. She tries to smell his perfume. Different. Different from Aslan''s perfume. But the way he holds her, just like him.


    His shape of the body also just like him. His hair..erm..is a different style than before.


    His eyes... The mask he uses makes her difficult to see the color of his eyes. Aslan had green eyes, but this one. She couldn''t guess what color is it.


    "Have you done scanning my face?" He asks and stares at her eyes.


    "Sorry. I thought you were someone I knew."


    "Mhm? Who is it, if I may know?"


    "No one. Just forget it." She turns her face to the side.


    He chuckles a bit and lifts up her chin to makes her see him again.


    "Does this also remind you to that person?"


    "Huh?" Athena was dumbfounded when suddenly that man kiss her lips.


    She wants to resist it, but then..there''s something familiar with his way of kissing her.


    His hand slipped on her th??h and another one is ??r?ssing her back. Athena wraps her hand on his neck and returns his kiss.


    They stop when they hear murmurs from surrounding them.


    Release her hand and the kiss, she said. "Sorry. This is a mistake. I thought you as someone else."


    She walks away from the hall and calls Kevin to bring the car to the entrance.


    Once Kevin arrives, she immediately opens the car door and asks for Kevin to send her home.


    ¡­


    "Are you okay Madam?"


    "Hm? Yeah.." She put her finger on her lips.


    ''The way he touches me, the way he kisses me, the way he holds me..why is it feels like he was longing for me? The familiar feeling that I feel back then..is it him? But why he didn''t say anything about it? His figure might look the same, but his scent, his eyes, his voice..all different from my Aslan. Who is he?''


    "Madam?"


    "Madam?" Kevin call her again.


    Jolts her body, she turns to look at him. "Huh? What is it, Kevin?"


    "We''ve arrived." Kevin look at her with a questioning look.


    "Oh? Thank you." She opens the door and walks out of the car.


    She went straight to her room and throw herself on the bed.


    "Dammit, Athena! Why did you kiss that man?! What will happen if he knows about this?" She hit her head a little.


    ¡­


    "Dammit, As...You can''t even control yourself when you nearing her." He shakes his head and looks at his palm.


    "But why is she wearing that daring dress? She must intentionally want to attract me." He murmurs again and finishing his mission.


    This time he just took a high tech device from one of the high tech presidents in Arendell.


    This is supposedly his last mission before he starts to sort out his plan to wipe out entire Eric''s clan and his mission.


    Beep Beep Beep


    "Happy first anniversary, my love."


    ¡­


    Beep Beep Beep


    Athena open her eyes when she heard a beep sound. She turns to look at the clock beside her bedside table.


    ''Nope.'' She sits up and starts searching the source of the sound.


    She follows the sound until she stops at one of the closets in the dressing room.


    She opens the closet and there''s a lot of drawer inside it. She opens it one by one until the middle of the drawer.


    She pulls the drawer and finds a watch that keeps beeping. Besides the watch, there is a silver color box with a ribbon on it.


    She scrunches her eyebrows a bit. "When did this box is here?"


    Inside the box is a white gold ring and studded with a very expensive and rare diamond. A very beautiful ring.


    She took out the ring and she saw that there is also something written beneath the box. She then pulls out the sponge and read the text.


    "Happy first anniversary, my love. I will always love you."


    Her eyes start to teary a bit. She put on the ring on her ring finger. It fits her perfectly.


    "Soon As..Very soon. I will bring you back. Just wait for me."


    ..


    A few days later, she went to the lab which is she designed for Ralph and his team to use it.


    "How is it, Ralph?"


    "Almost done. Maybe after dinner, we can test it out." Ralph said and he turns to look at Ali.


    Ali nods his head and asks her. "Athena, are you sure you want to do this?"


    "I am sure Ali. I''ve said it before. I will take any chance to bring him back." Athena went to Renee and sit beside her.


    "But the risk.."


    "It''s okay. I''ve prepared mentally and physically." She smiles at him.


    "If it were me, I will do exactly what she does Ali," Renee said supporting Athena''s decision.


    "Aww..baby..I''m so touched." Ralph went to her and kiss her lips.


    Athena chuckles seeing their lovey-dovey affections.


    ''If only Aslan were here.."

 Chapter 119 - What Can Kill All Of Them?

    "Are you ready?" Ali asks her for the last time before they started.


    "Yes." She nods his head.


    She is now being tied up on the gurney bed. With her parent beside her, she is not afraid like when the first time she gets the injection years ago. This time, she trusts all the people beside her.


    "Athena Lee, I will inject you with the serum that will turn you into a superhuman. With this, whatever effect that you''ll have, please remember your true intentions and be yourself again. Keep in your mind about people who are still standing behind you and support you."


    "I will."


    Ali injects her with the serum and after a minute, the same feeling she used to feel years ago start to fill her body system.


    The feels of hot and burning inside her veins, the feels of thirsty and all she can see are now crumbling and the vision starts to blurry. Her heart beating feels like it wants to burst out from its position. Everything..everything is a pain to her.


    Hai Rin grasps her finger tightly. Not able to look at her daughter suffering and struggling once again to fight the effect of the mutation.


    Richard also looks a bit worried. He was so scared that the test will be failed. However, this is what his daughter wants. And this is also the only way on how they gonna use to fight with the superhuman.


    They need to changes into a superhuman to fight with them. The next person who willing to change into a superhuman is Renee.


    She kisses Ralph before she also takes the injection. Same goes with Athena, just after she takes the injection, she starts to have a difficult time to mutated again.


    Athena opened her eyes slowly. Her head feels so dizzy. Her throat feels so thirsty and her body also feels so hot right now.


    "Mm..water.." She said slowly.


    Hai Rin beside her immediately lifts up her head once she heard her daughter voice.


    "Honey..are you awake?"


    "Mommy." She turns her face to the side to look at her mother.


    "Oh honey, I''m so happy." She wants to hugs her but Athena said again.


    "Water...Please.."


    "Oh! Sorry. Sit up, dear. I''ll bring the water to you." Hai Rin went to pour the mineral into a glass and handed to her.


    Take the glass, the glass broke.


    "Huh?" She looks at the broken glass.


    "It''s okay honey, I''ll bring another one. Be careful with the shattered glass." Hai Rin helps to clean up the mess and bring a new plastic cup for her.


    Took the plastic cup slowly and with care, she drinks it slowly.


    "How are you feeling? Any better?"


    "Mm...I think I''m okay." She replies to her mother.


    Hai Rin took out a mirror from the bedside table and handed to her. "Look at yourself in the mirror."


    Take the mirror, she looks at her face. "My eyes¡­"


    "Erm..it changes into a golden and green glittering color." Hai Rin said.


    "Did Renee wakes up yet?"


    "I''m not sure, I''ve been here since after you finish your mutation and pass out."


    "How long did I went into slumber?"


    "Hmm..not that long like the last time. Just a few days."


    "Ermm..mommy...I want to take a bath. Can you wait for me here until I''m done?"


    "Sure, honey."


    Athena went to the bathroom and took her shower. She looks at her body and sees nothing had changed. When she looks at her nails and stare it...


    Her nails can change its shape. It can change into a very sharp and long. She tries to run her nails on the shower curtain.


    Zreetttt.


    Like a sharp blade, the curtain is cut by her nails. She changes it back to its original. Having a doubt, she tries to cuts her arm a little using her nails.


    Again, she was surprised. Her flesh merged again within a second. That''s mean..this experiment has been successfully reached the goal.


    She still had her sanity. Her eyes didn''t have to be changed since these new abilities are always in a standby mode. She can revive her wound back and it''ll make it easier for her to defeat the superhuman army.


    "Well, let''s train you, ''gin''. It nice to have you back in my body." She mumbles and finishing up her bath.


    Wearing her training suit, Hai Rin looks at her with a question in his mind.


    "You just woke up and now you wanna go for training?"


    "Mm...Yes, mommy. I need to train so that I can beat them up."


    "Haih.." Hai Rin shakes her head. "Then, do your training after you had your breakfast first, okay?"


    "Okay." She went downstairs together with her mother. Once they went to the dining hall, Renee and all other Golden V already at the dining hall.


    "Athena, you''re awake?" Ali asks and turns to look at Hai Rin. She smiles to him ?ssuring him that Athena had control on her own mind.


    "Yes. Just woke up. How about you Renee?" She asks and takes a sit.


    "I woke up yesterday night." Renee replies to her. Both of them had the same color eyes.


    "Oh great. I was thinking about doing some training in the backyard. Wanna join me?" Athena ask. She was excited wants to know more about her abilities.


    "You have a backyard to do the training?"


    "Yeah, I forgot to tell you guys my husband had a secret backyard. We''ll go after this."


    "Well, it sounds fun."


    ¡­


    Once they arrive at the secret backyard. All of them is a bit shocked by what they see right now.


    "Wow! How can he''s been hiding this place?" Shon asks.


    "This is amazing."


    "Well, we can keep training here for the moment before we go to the real battlefield."


    "Yup. I agree with you. So guys, train well. Use your power and don''t overuse it." Renee gives them instruction.


    "Now, Athena...Let''s have a fight." Renee smiles and that also makes Athena smile back to her.


    They jump to the forest under the rock mountain and start their training.


    ¡­


    In the meeting room inside Aslan''s house.


    "So, did you get the blueprint for that area?" Richard asks and Ramon lay down his blueprint map.


    "This is the latest update I got from Z''s satellite."


    "Okay, so Andy..how many men do you have at your base who can go to this mission?"


    "Two thousand. You?"


    "If I combined with Jack''s and Yu Lin''s army, we have at least ten thousand. But to send many men to this place is like announcing the war to the world."


    "So, what''s your suggestion?"


    "Minimized the army. Send only the qualified and the best fighter. Make a way for Golden V to go to the main subject and kill them with an instant. But, the problem is..what can kill all of them?"

 Chapter 120 - Do Not Get Shot By The Arrow

    "Ali and the team has made a solution that can be used to weaken them." Said, Ralph. He also joins the meeting between them.


    "What kind of solution is that?" Andy asks and Richard also looks at him.


    "It''s the same solution to turn them into a superhuman. Except, they already a superhuman. Having so much load and try to mutate into something that has been mutated will damage their cell. That is when the weakest situation for them. In this situation, our army or Golden V can take the opportunity to kill them. Especially at their important part of the body, their brain needs to smash so that they can''t be revived back."


    "That¡­so cruel." Andy said.


    "I know I sound so cruel. But, do we have other choices?"


    "Despite that, how are you gonna create a very large amount of that solution within a few days?" Ramon asking him back.


    "That¡­."


    "How about this? Ramon, you can create something that can be used to them right? No need the big amount, as long we can make sure they get the solution inside their body system is enough." Richard give a suggestion.


    "Mm...I think I can see what gadget did my boy create and change it into something useful." Ramon shrugged his shoulder.


    "Good. So, Ralph. You just need to standby the solution before the attack. Like I said, no need to much, because to create it, you need their blood right?"


    Ralph nod his head.


    "Just enough for one or two tubes. The rest, let uncle Ramon use his brain to find us a way."


    Ramon looks at Richard with an unsatisfied expression on his face. "Since you were young until now, you really enjoy on torturing me aren''t you?"


    Andy chuckles a bit. Yup, Richard really likes to bully Ramon since they were still young. He always instructs him to do the impossible. Unlucky for Richard, almost everything that is impossible is possible for Ramon.


    "Eh, did I? I don''t remember at all." He turns to look at Andy and Andy just shrugged his shoulder.


    Ralph look a bit lost.


    Ramon shakes his head helplessly. He went out and find something to create. While Ralph also leaves the room, to want to inform the team to prepare the solution.


    Meanwhile Andy and Richard still in the meeting room. Start to sort out the attacking strategy for their army.


    ¡­.


    Three days have passed.


    It is the day when they will go to the battlefield after dusk. Athena still with her business dress when she walks out from the King Corp building. She asks Kevin to send her to the hospital.


    Once she arrives at the hospital, she takes the elevator to the VIP room. She brings a bouquet of flower with her.


    She walks out from the elevator and meets with Raisya and Hazel at the hallway.


    "Mom?" Athena greets her politely.


    "Athena my dear, are you seeing them first before you off tonight?" Hazel asks.


    "Yeah."


    "Hm..okay then, mom and Raisya just visited them awhile ago. We''re going back home now."


    "Be careful on the road."


    "Thank you, dear." Hazel hugs her and Raisya take a turn too.


    After both of them went into the elevator, Athena walks into the VIP room.


    There''s two bed inside one spacious room. Rachael and Zoro have been sharing the room since Hazel said it was much better to taking care of both of them in the same room.


    She changes the flower on the vase with a new one and takes a sit beside Zoro''s gurney bed.


    "Hey Z...I will be going on a mission, this time I don''t know if I can return back safely or not. If you''re not lying here, I bet you must be eagerly want to come with me too, right?" She chuckles when remembering that Zoro always stays beside her.


    "Hey..wake up Z..until when do you want to stay lying in this bed? If you wake up, Rachael will wake up too. Aren''t you both looks good together? You promised me that you will find a better woman than me. So, prove it to me Z.."


    She wipes her corner of eyes. "You know what? This might be the last time I see you. I hope you can lead a happy life with a girl you like if I never come back again."


    Stand up, she bends her body and kisses his forehead lightly. "I''ll be going now."


    She then turns Rachael beds.


    "Hey, Rach, I''m sorry I dragged your brother into this mess because of me. I will bring him back to your family again."


    "Rachael..don''t hate me, will you? If I never come back again, help your brother to go through his life properly without me. And please..wake up Rach, I feel so sorry to papa and mom. They look like they missed you so much." She holds her hand.


    "I''ll be going and please take care of Z in the future. He''ll be like a lost puppy without someone beside him." She kisses her forehead and leaves the room.


    Inside the car, Athena clenches her fist on her heart. ''Why do I have a bad feeling? Like I was gonna ''die'' today.''


    "Madam, we''ve arrived."


    "Thanks, Kevin." Athena gets out of the car and went to the bedroom. Changing her clothes to a suit.


    ¡­


    Zipped her suit, she looks at her Katana. This time, she brings two Katana with her.


    Went downstairs to where all of them gathered, she asks.


    "Ready?" Athena look at all of them.


    All the Golden V nods their head simultaneously. They have been waiting for her at the meeting room.


    "Alright, briefing before you guys go." Richard, Andy, Ralph, and Ramon walks into the meeting room.


    "Ramon."


    Ramon nods his head and rolled the blueprint ball device.


    "This is the cave area that you guys will be going to. Uncle Richard''s and Andy''s army will lead the way and open the path for you Golden V to go to the main hall." He touches the blueprint, zooms in to the main hall.


    "This main hall is where Eric likes to sit. Just like a king from an ancient world. According to my judgment, he will bring a lot of his army to fight you guys. So be prepared. Another Elite squad will be giving a hand from the above floor. So Ralph and Renee will go to the lab while they are fighting. Get the cure in his lab. I already put the direction guide on your suit."


    "Aslan¡­he will be at Eric''s side. If he''s not in there, go and find him with the direction that I already designed it for you, Athena."


    "Get the cure, and Aslan, out from the cave within one hour."


    "Why?" Athena scrunch her eyebrow a bit.


    "After one hour. I will launch an arrow from the air using a stealth drone. This arrow has a solution to slow them down. Once they got shot with the arrow, the satellite will launch a mini nuclear attack on that mountain. You''ll know what happens next."


    "That is why you need to be out from that cave, at least 500m before the final attack from the satellite."


    "Especially the Golden V squad. Do not get shot by the arrow. Do you copy?"


    All of them look at each other. Feeling a bit scared.


    "Don''t worry, our squad will be there to lead you out and help you to go through this mission." Richard tries to give them some courage.


    "I understand." Athena said.


    After that, all of them nod their head.

 Chapter 121 - Cause Me Too, Is Just Like You.

    A whirling sound makes Adrian turn his body around.


    He smiles seeing Athena just arrives with her Golden V team.


    While Athena was a bit surprised seeing her brother with a full gear army suit. Not only him, Zenith, and two other cousin Yu Zhin and Yu Luan also there with army suit too.


    His uncle Yu Lin and uncle Jack also at the base. Waiting for them.


    "Adrian! What are you doing here?"Athena asks with a bit loud voice because of the surrounding is a bit noisy with the engine sound from the jet fighter and helicopter.


    "Helping my princess-sister of course." He smiles and hugs her.


    "How are you?" Adrian asks her in a gentle tone. He heard about her news regarding all that happen to her. Knowing how much his sister wants a child, he feels sorry for her.


    "I''m fine Ad. How about you and sis-in-law?" She releases the hugs.


    "She''s fine too. Be strong, okay? We as your family will always have your back."


    "Mm..thank you Ad.." She smiles and went to other three cousins.


    "So, what group are you guys in?"


    "The air squad group." Zenith said while raising up his helmet.


    "We will clear up your path, so both of us at the front group." Yu Zhin said Yu Luan nods his head.


    "What about you Ad?" Athena turns to look at her brother.


    "I''m in Elite squad." He ruffles his little sister hair.


    "Oh! Come on, I introduce you to my team." Athena led them to others Golden V.


    "Guys, let me introduce, my family member. All of them are in the army business. The little one there is Zenith, these two twins are Yu Zhin and Yu Luan, and this man who looks just like my father is my brother, Adrian."


    "Hello."


    "Hi."


    "And guys, this is my team. The one with a burgundy hair is Renee, the little girl there is Suzan, that man over there is Shon, this one is Malik and the tall man is Veron."


    "And this is my scientist team, Ralph, Ali, Zack, and Cyrstal. I think you''ve met them at Imperial last time."


    "Well, only Ralph, Ali and Zack." Adrian says while the other nods their head.


    "Oh yeah."


    "Hello." They start to greet them.


    "Hello."


    All of them greet each other friendly.


    "Okay, all squad in standby mode, we gonna leave in 5 minutes." His Uncle Jack said from the soldier camp not far from them.


    Athena turns to look at her brother. Adrian smile to her and pats on her shoulder. "Be careful. We''ll meet again on the battlefield."


    "Mm.." She nods her head.


    "Athena, let''s go." Renee calls her and they part their way to the different transportation.


    ..


    Counting the times, her heart couldn''t keep calm. It keeps beating faster when they almost reach their location.


    "All team, get ready to get off the plane. We''ll be arriving in two more minutes." the pilot says through the air aviation.


    Stand up, she keeps her necklace with a ring inside her suit. Tighten her grip on her Katana, she looks at Renee.


    "Let''s kill them all."


    "That''s what I intend to do."


    ¡­


    Thud!


    Athena landing on the hard ground.


    Thud!


    Renee landing just right after Athena. Both of them turn to look at behind and after all the team has been landed safely, they start to move forward.


    Athena took out both of her Katana. Like what has been planned, the path for them to go to the castle cave has been cleared by the twin''s unit. Most of the guard which is not the superhuman has been taken down by the unit lead by the twin.


    "Welcome."


    Athena was shocked seeing him on the throne-seat, his hair has been cut with a side hairstyle and his voice also change. There''s something on his neck. It''s like a collar device.


    "Aslan? What are you doing there? Come on! Let''s go. Leave this place." Ralph said and want to go to him.


    Fwoosh!


    An arrow flying straight to him and luckily it''s has been caught by Renee makes Ralph stop his pace. He scrunches his eyebrow and looks at the behind of Aslan.


    There''s a lot of army with red glittering eyes ready to attack them.


    Athena turns to look at Renee. "Renee, go now." She instructed her.


    Renee nods her head and she grabs Ralph''s arm. They both need to find the cure and let Athena and the other team handle these men.


    "You guys, hold them up." Athena stares at Aslan with a sharp gaze. She lifts up her Katana before she swings it. Ready to attack.


    Seeing him did not have any weapon, she throws her katana to him and Aslan catch it with his one hand. He tilts his head a little like he was asking her.


    "Use that and fight me. If you lose, you need to leave this place with me."


    "And if you lose?"


    "I will only lose if you take my life. If that happens, do what do you want. Can you really live happily after you kill me?" Athena uses a psychological attack on him.


    She thought Aslan''s heart will turn soft and stop his intention, but she was wrong. Aslan lift up the Katana and ready to fight her.


    "Attack them." Aslan said to all of the superhuman armies behind him with a cold tone.


    Athena''s eyes turn a bit wider, shocked. However, she tries to suppress her shock and focusing on attacking him.


    The fight started between the Golden V and the superhuman army.


    Thung!


    Athena blocks his attack using her left hand. Grab his legs, she throws him to the throne-chair.


    Bam!!


    "Aauugh!" Aslan chuckles a bit and gets up after being thrown to the throne-chair. He wipes his corner of the mouth.


    "Did you turn into a superhuman too?" He smirks and turns to fight her again.


    "Take a guess." She lifts up her Katana and starts to attack him again with full speed.


    Aslan blocked every attack she launches.


    Tzing! Clunk! Tzing!


    "You''re getting faster I guess." Aslan smile to her.


    "Didn''t you teach me to be faster?"


    "Hmm." He flips his body and smacks her stomach.


    "Ugh!" Athena''s Katana thrown to the side and within a second, Aslan grabs her hand and lock her body on the ground.


    Thump!


    "Not faster enough to keep up with me, yet." He smiles winningly to her.


    "You think so?" Athena stares his eyes and starts to use her abilities. To control his mind.


    "No baby, you can''t control me cause me too, is just like you."

 Chapter 122 - He Planned On Killing All Of You.

    Renee and Ralph went to the lab section. Once they entered the room, they have been attacked by the crazy bunch of people.


    Ralph grab Renee''s arm to duck on the floor before she hit the lab glass on her face. Someone throw the apparatus glass to her and it hit her face.


    "Are you okay dear?" He asks worriedly and checks on her face.


    Renee laughs a bit seeing his worry face. "I''m okay, even the glass broke and hit my face, that will not leave a scar, baby."


    "Still.."


    "I know.." She ??r?sses his cheek and put on the special earplug on him. It is something that Ramon design for them to uses when needed. She makes a sign to him ''I will sing right now, you should hurry and find the cure.''


    Ralph nodded his head.


    Stand up again, Renee start to use her voice to makes them immediately curled on the floor and closed their ear with their hand. She just basically cried out and she produces hertz waves that will make their eardrum exploded and to a certain point, their internal system also will explode.


    Ralph use the opportunity to find the cure they might have kept it. After looking for quite some time and he couldn''t find it. He signaling to Renee to stop.


    Renee stop and she spot one man still alive and hiding. She went to the man who hid behind the counter table. Grab his collar, she lifts him up and put him on the table like she was lifting a kitten.


    "Where is the cure?" She asks with a serious tone.


    "The¡­The¡­"


    "Where is it!" She slams her hand on the table and the table broke in two. That makes him gulp a bit.


    "Second floor. In the vault." He said with a speed.


    "Good. Now, I''m sorry, you cause us trouble by creating this mess in the first place"


    She growing her nails and rip off one of his hand.


    "Arghhhh!!!!" That man screamed and he passes out after that.


    "Honey, It''s too..brutal.."


    "What brutal? Who ask him to accept this bullshit job?" She squinted her eyes to Ralph before she washes her hand which is stained with the blood.


    "Now, you make me worry."


    "Heh..honey, I will not do anything to you. Come on, we can''t waste our precious time." She holds his hand and went to the second floor.


    ¡­


    "Veron! Behind you!"


    Suzan shouts to Veron before she turns to looks at Shon and Malik.


    Even though they are superhuman, they still had a weakness against the venom. They found this trick a day before the attack. Renee has been injured by the snake attack at that time and she was paralyzed for about 20 to 30 minutes. It''s enough for them to lessen the number of Superhuman.


    Veron takes off his gloves and uses his abilities to make them into ash. He also is an advantage for the team when his abilities are actually very useful when facing the superhuman.


    Ash cannot be regenerate back, thus, any superhuman who turn into the ash cannot be revived back.


    While Malik, he is now meet his opponent. Most of the superhuman army had his abilities. Hulk abilities, but they''re a bit lack of other abilities like Athena and Renee has.


    ¡­


    "What''s gotten into you As? Taking the injection..for what?" Athena asks him. As he said, she can''t use her abilities to control him.


    "What about you? Aren''t I already get you the cure? Why you still take the injection to be a superhuman?"


    "I¡­I did it because of you!" Athena says with a bit of tear in her eyes.


    Aslan turns silent. He looks at the other way when he noticed her teary eyes. ''Not now baby..please.''


    He tightens the grip on her wrist and lifts her up. He carries her on his shoulder with both of the Katana in his right hand.


    "Let me go!" Athena tries to wriggle her body, but Aslan holds her like she was just a pillow.


    She uses her nails and tries to stab him on his back.


    "Sure, stab me with how much you like if that will makes you satisfied." He says and continues to bring her to somewhere.


    Feeling a bit angry, she stabbed him so many times. Like her, he too regenerates the wound within a second.


    "Angry huh?"


    "Let me go, Aslan!"


    "Not yet."


    "Where are you bringing me?"


    "You''ll know later."


    "Hey, why did your voice change?"


    "Which one did you like? This one or the last time?"


    "I hate both."


    He chuckles hearing her angry answer.


    "Come home with me, Aslan." She tries to persuade him.


    "Not now Athena."


    "Why? Is it because you don''t love me anymore?"


    Aslan silent. He did not answer her. ''How can I not love you? You''re a part of my life.''


    "I guess I was right." Her voice sounded like she was broken heart.


    Bam!


    He throws her on the bed with furious.


    "As!" Athena jerk up when seeing him turning so furious right now.


    She wants to sit up but Aslan grabs her feet and makes her fall on the bed again.


    He locks her body on the bed and rips off her suit.


    "Stop it! As! No.." She starts trembling a bit when Aslan kiss her neck.


    "Keep your face like that Athena. Let him see that I was trying to **** you." He whispers to her and continues to kiss her cleavage.


    Athena turns her body around and tries to crawl on the bed. "No.."


    Aslan locks her body so that she can''t move again. He bends his body and whispers again to her.


    "Baby, listen. Just keep going with this act. I will not **** you. I will never do that to you. Just follow my lead." Aslan tries to makes her understand his situation.


    Lucky for him their position right now has been blocked a bit by the pillar in his room, that old man can only see both of them on the bed like he was raping her.


    Athena flinches her body when she hears what Aslan just said. Aslan makes her turn around with rough.


    "Make hurt expression."


    Athena scrunches her eyebrow and clenches her fist before she starts to hit on his ?h?st a few times.


    He smiles cunningly and kiss her nape of the neck and move his body like they were having s?x right now.


    "I was forced to take this injection. He used me to lure you guys out here."


    Athena''s eyes become teary. She cries for real. And she still hit him on his shoulder.


    "He planned on killing all of you."

 Chapter 123 - Im Sure I Cant Sleep After This.

    "He planned on killing all of you."


    "Ugh¡­.why?" She asks.


    "Because Scarlet is from Lee''s and my papa is his enemy. That is why. The grudge that he holds, is something that does not make sense at all." He turns her body to the side and locks her hand above her head.


    "But, he didn''t know that I too had planned something for him. Very unlucky you have to attack this base today. So my plan is a bit messy."


    She shakes her body and hand like she was struggling to get away from him.


    "What plan?" She sniffles.


    "You''ll know later. But right now, just act like we don''t love each other. Whatever he does to me later, ignore it. Endure it a little until I can kill him."


    "You got it?" He cupped her face with one of his hand and forcefully kiss her lips.


    Return his kiss, she nods her head a little.


    "How long has been we doing this?" He asks.


    "Erm..10 minutes I guess." Athena still keeps on her act.


    "I think that''s enough, right? We''re running out of time." Aslan stops moving his body and releases her hand.


    "Yeah. We should continue this on our bed." Athena crawling on the bed and went to the other side of the bed. Curled up her body like she was crying.


    Aslan chuckles a bit hearing her answer. "Yeah. By that time, ten minutes are obviously not enough for me."


    He went to the side of the bed and grab her arm before he forcefully carries her on his shoulder again.


    "Hey, my suit..you rip it off."


    "You wearing your sports bra inside right? Not a big deal, baby, I''ll design you a new one."


    ¡­


    Renee and Ralph arrive on the second floor. Like what that man said there is a vault inside the room. But it was locked.


    "Baby, can you open it?" Ralph asks while he also rummages his backpack trying to find something to open it.


    "Hmm...Let see." Renee uses her compact powder and blows it to the keypad on the vault door. There''s a trace of a fingerprint on it.


    Ralph take the notes of the number and start to decipher it. After a minute, he says "Try 229678"


    Renee pushes the bu??on as he says.


    Click!


    She looks at him with disbelief. "Seriously?"


    "I know, your boyfriend is a genius right?" He touches his nose a bit. Acting arrogant.


    Once the door is open, they could see a lot of tube glass with a light blue solution in it. Ralph open his backpack and put all the cure inside his backpack and activated his bag security to make sure the bottle did not break while they were running later.


    "I''ve got the cure. Now we''re gonna exit the cave." Renee touch on her earpiece to inform all of them.


    Other Golden V who is currently at the hall still fighting look at each other.


    They nod their head. Suzan went to one of the soldiers. "We''ve got the cure."


    The soldier then gives an instruction to other squads to make a path for them to went out.


    Adrian turns on his earpiece and tries to contact with Athena. "Athena, where are you? They already got the cure."


    "Get out from the cave first. I will follow from behind." She replies in a low voice.


    "What condition are you in right now?"


    "I still okay. Don''t worry. Led them out before the stealth drone launches the attack."


    He makes a signal to his people to get out of the cave. Most of his soldier has been injured and tired out fighting with a monster that can''t be killed.


    All other Golden V also tired out when they had to use their abilities more than they should. But this battle this time is much better than the last time.


    This time, they got plenty of support from other elite squads. So even the enemy is strong and had more number than their squads, but the feeling of bravery is what this squad give them. They fight side by side and keep helping each other.


    "Uncle Ramon, we nearing the exit." Yu Luan speaks through the earpiece.


    "Got it. Led them out and once they exit from the cave I will start the attack."


    "Roger that."


    ..


    Renee and Ralph run through the second floor and just when they want to go to the stairs. There are five superhuman armies surrounding them.


    "Honey, use your earplug." Renee warns Ralph before she starts to scream out loud.


    Unlucky for her when her attack this time did not make any damage to them. One of the men went to her and chuck her neck.


    Use her fingernails, she stabs on that man''s hand and cut it through so that he will release his hand on her neck.


    Coughing a bit, she held her neck when she feels a bit of pain. Two of them when to Ralph and grab his collar.


    Took out her dagger, she throws it on one of the man''s head. Ralph fall on the floor after being released by that man who grabs him.


    "Baby, close your eyes if you can''t handle the thing that I will do later." Renee warns him again.


    She jumps on one of them and sits on his shoulder. Use her th??hs to strangles that man, she makes her fingernails grow long and sharp.


    She tears up that man''s skull and destroys his brain into a paste. She took it out and once that man falls on the floor she stomps on it until there''s no more way to regenerate the cell.


    Another four look at her and grit their teeth. Now they also know how to kill her.


    "Shit!"


    He rummages his pocket and throws it to Renee.


    "Baby, that''s Rachael spear. Uncle Andy gives to me so that I can use it. But I don''t know how to use it. You should try and use it." He shouts to her.


    Catch the spear, she spins it on the air and cut two of the man''s head.


    Thud! Thud!


    "Baby, help me with destroying their brain!"


    Without any choice, Ralph went to the head which is fall in front of him. He with scared took out his gun and shoot at the head which falls in front of him until the head is left with half of it. Went to another one head, he destroys it.


    "Urghh¡­gross..why it feels like I killed a zombie in a game?"


    Thud!


    Two of them also has been slash by Renee. She took out the brain and stomp it using her feet.


    ''I''m sure I can''t sleep after this.''


    "Baby, let''s go." Renee grabs his hand and runs to the downstairs.

 Chapter 124 - I Settle This Big Guy

    Bam!


    Athena grunting and scrunches her eyebrow a bit. She has just been thrown by her husband to the hard floor.


    "Damn you!" She bristled.


    Ignoring her, he went to the chair where Eric sits in his resting room. He kneels to him and lowered his head.


    "I bring her to you."


    "Good. Now, let see if you can kill her and all of her entire army tonight. To be in my throne, you need to learn how to deal with all of this problem." He smirks.


    Aslan nods his head. While Athena makes a shocked expression.


    "Aslan! Don''t you dare to attack my army! They are our friends and family. Wake up!"


    Eric laughs seeing her furious expression. He did not turn to Simon when he instructs him to make her shut her mouth.


    Went to her, Simon grabs her hair with rough.


    Glare at Simon with hateful, she manages to untie herself and fight with him.


    Upon seeing Athena is in a battle mood, Aslan''s heart really wants to help her and get rid of that beast and his evil grandfather.


    However, he can''t for right now. He was bound with a device on his neck. The control is in Eric''s hand. That is how he tame him and make him the superhuman too.


    Last few months he has been eyeing one of tech that can be used to removes the device, however, He still needs Eric''s fingerprint to null the toxic bomb which can damage his brain cell which can''t regenerate back and gets out from the cave safely.


    "Aslan, do as I say. Command our army and take them down. For this woman, I believed you didn''t love her anymore right? Kill her and send her body to his father. Let them see how it feels to lose the one they love the most." Eric stands up and went to his bedroom leaving him, Athena and Simon at the resting hall.


    Aslan grit his teeth, he still needs to keep his face calm and he went to one the control room beside his grandfather bedroom.


    He needs to find a quick way to end this war.


    Athena dash to the wall and jump her body to sit on Simon''s shoulder. But before she could smash his head, he already grabs her arm and slams her down on the floor.


    She smirking even though it''s a bit hurt after thrown to the floor. "You really tough to take down huh?" She changes her plan.


    She inhales a moment and grabs his hand. Using her new abilities, she freezes his hand until it was clear blue and she uses her force to smash his crystal ice hand to the wall.


    Bang!


    Simon''s hand has been smashed by Athena. She then uses her elbow and smacks him on his stomach.


    Simon also uses his abilities to regrow his hand. Grab Athena''s legs, he once again has been freeze up by Athena. This time, she didn''t waste her time, she flips her body and kicks him in his head.


    Thud!


    Simon falls down on the floor. He blocked Athena''s attack using his one hand while another is regrowing.


    She stabs the dagger on his head. Using her ice ability, she froze his head until it turns blue and moves her dagger a little to break it and after the creaking, his head broke into pieces.


    ¡­


    Aslan commands his people to chase them down using south exit. He moves the whole army to take them down, which means he can use the north exit as their runaway plan. He has been monitoring the team''s location. Apparently, they are now almost at the exit of the cave. This is also good, their team can out from the cave before the army reaches them.


    After finish giving his instruction, he went out of the control room. He was a bit surprised when he sees Simon has been taken down by Athena.


    He wants to ask, but right now, he''s a bit worried that Eric will notice him and Athena is actually are working together. He looks at her and she just sneers a bit.


    "Surprised huh?"


    "You leveling up, I guess."


    "Wanna see how my real ability?"


    "That''s sound good too." He smiles at her.


    "Can we go now?"


    "Baby, there''s a device that I want you to find. Can you do it?" Aslan whisper to her.


    "How does it looks?" Athena ask.


    "It''s in the left room at the end of this hall. Once you get the device, bring it to me. I need to dis-activated it and use it on him."


    "Where will you be?" Athena look at him with a bit worried.


    Caress her cheek, he smiles to her. "I''ll be at his room."


    "Now, go."


    Nod her head, they part their way.


    ..


    Eric turns to look at him. "Did you kill her yet?" he asked.


    "Sorry to disappointing you." He took out his small weapon and throw it to him.


    Dodge his attack, he taps on his device which he wears on his wrist.


    The device on Aslan''s neck tightens and chock him a little.


    Grabbing the device, he tries to loosen it. He even uses his abilities to make sure he was not suffocated by the device.


    "As...You''ve still had a long way to go to kill me. So, tell me¡­where did your wife hide this time?" Eric smiles cunningly to him.


    Aslan did not answer him, he runs to him and nuzzles him down on the floor.


    The grip on his neck makes him unable to control his breath properly, however, he still cannot die. He is superhuman. He can''t die, but he can feel the pain.


    Thud!


    Prang!


    "Damn you motherfucker!" Eric shouts in pain.


    His head has been knocked by the glass vase and it makes him injured his forehead.


    Aslan dash to the Katana that Eric seized earlier and at the same time, Eric also tap again on his wrist device.


    This time, Aslan has been electrocuted and he was unable to use his superhuman strength. All of his vein on his neck pop out like it''s gonna burst anytime.


    With a trembling body that he had to endure the pain, Aslan force himself crawling to Eric and stab him with the Katana on his right hand.


    Thrust!


    He stabs him right on his hand and half of the Katana struck to the floor. Just when he wants to stab him using another Katana to his ?h?st, Chow, Eric ?ssistant chocked him on the neck and throw him hard on the brick wall.


    Bam!


    "Argh.." His Katana thrown away a bit far from him.


    Aslan try to get up, with the pain he felt right now and limps because of the device makes, he''s a bit weaker than usual.


    Chow kick his face and that makes him bleed his head a bit.


    The second time he wants to kick him again, Aslan grabs his leg and broke it. He then grabs the glass piece from the floor and nuzzles him down to the floor. He locks his body with him above his body.


    He uses his hand to which is holding the piece of the glass and stab his head. Without him knowing, Chow also uses the glass to stab him on his neck.


    Retract his hands and the glass, the device on his neck become activated and he had less than two minutes to deactivated it.


    ''Fuck!''


    ..


    Luckily Athena just arrives with the device that Aslan asks her to find.


    When she entered the room, she was a bit surprised to see that Chow is stabbing Aslan on his neck.


    Without any second thinking, she uses all her might and punches him right at his head.


    Bam!


    Splat!


    Aslan closed his eyes when Chow''s blood splatting on his face.


    "Here. I settle this big guy."


    Athena handed him the device and she uses a small bomb to blow up her head before it generating again.

 Chapter 125 - I Beg Of You

    Took the device that Athena handed to him, He immediately went to Eric which is still on the floor, trying to pull his hand from nailed on the floor by Athena''s katana.


    Athena took her another katana on the floor and throws it to Aslan and Aslan use it to cut Eric''s hand.


    "Arghhhhh!!!" Eric screams when Aslan slash his hand without much thought.


    Took Eric''s hand, he uses it to deactivate the device on his neck.


    Beep!


    The device suddenly loosens and start to expand. There''s a lot of needles that struck on his neck which is used to control him and deliver pain to him.


    Athena scrunches her eyebrow looking at the needle which makes Aslan in pain and in control by that man.


    Once the device is released from his neck, the injuries on his neck start to remerging back. He then uses the collar device and put it on Eric''s neck.


    Touch the controller, he set it just like what he does to him.


    The device starts to tighten and fit on Eric''s neck.


    "Ugh!" Eric groans a bit. He looks at Aslan with a hateful.


    "Since you really like to use me, how about if I use this device on you?" Aslan says once he was able to talk again.


    "You! Useless brat!"


    "I am. Just like my father eh?" He smirks. He set the device to activate back.


    "You bastard!"


    "I am. Before I really kill you, it''s more satisfying if I can torture you and let you feel the pain that you make me feels before." He stands up and throws Eric''s hand that he cut before, far away from his position.


    Turn his body to his wife, he says to her "Baby, I let you take your revenge on what he does to our grandpa."


    Nods her head, Athena went to him and raise her katana high.


    "Arghhhhhh!!"


    "And this is for what you did to us." She cut him both legs.


    "Dammit!!"


    Retract her katana, she looks at his weak body.


    "Like what my husband said, before you die, have a taste for what you do to us!" She closes her katana and went to Aslan''s side.


    "I don''t care if you''re my real grandpa or not. I don''t wanna have anything with you in the next life. And you know what, I am lucky that my dad leaves me with a real family without any blood bound between us." He said coldly.


    Aslan taps on the device and went out of the room with Athena.


    ¡­


    "How long do we have?" Aslan runs while holding Athena''s hand.


    "Are we able to get out from here before then?"


    Aslan did not answer her, to be honest, they totally run out of time. This cave quite huge and long. The gateway for them to go also takes at least 10 minutes to go out.


    Not having much choice, he then tries to dig a shortcut way for them to escape.


    "Baby, lend me your Katana."


    Athena passes him her katana without much thinking.


    They both went to the small alleys in a small gap between the rock. Use the katana and his strength, he makes a way to the outside of the cave.


    ¡­


    "Sir, we will launch an attack in two minutes." One of his air fighter reporting to Adrian.


    "Hold on, I''ll try to get Athena''s position first." He turns off his com and tries to communicate with Athena after that.


    "Bzzzzzzz¡­."


    "Dammit! Athena?" Adrian tries to communicate with her again. He starts to feel uneasy.


    Still same, his comm can''t get through to Athena''s.


    "Sir?"


    "Give me one minute." He lowered his head and try to call his father.


    "Dad.."


    "Ad, What''s up?"


    "Athena..I''m¡­I am sorry."


    Richard turns silent at the other side. Adrian could hear his father''s breath. It''s like he was so shocked.


    "Dad."


    "Dad¡­no..We have lives that we have to save first."


    "But¡­."


    "She sacrifices this for us to have a better future."


    Richard once again turns silent.


    "I will start in 30 seconds." He said and ended the call.


    He wipes the corner of his eyes which is now tears up a bit. He calls his air jet fighter.


    "Start in 30 sec now."


    "Roger that."


    In thirty seconds, the jet fighter drops out a stealth drone and they start to attack the superhuman army with a solution that Ralph create.


    Most of them get shot by that solution. Paralyzed after being shot, the superhuman army stops to moves faster like before.


    After done with the solution shooting, the air jet fighter starts to fly further from the caves. The satellite has been locked the target and ready to fire them the laser bomb.


    Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!


    Swooooooshhh!!! Booooooommm!! Booooooommm!


    The cave has been vanished by the bomb. There is no single flesh left. All of the superhuman armies have been bombarded by the tech weapon that is designed by Ramon.


    "All unit, get ready to clean up the mess."


    "Roger!"


    Adrian and all Athena''s members and family flop down on the ground. Some of them crying while some of them try to comfort others and give courage to them.


    "I am sorry, dad...I can''t protect her." Ad cry while reporting to his father.


    Richard eyes already wet with the tears. He rubs his face a few times. Now, how is he going to explain to his wife and..his daughter, Aurora?


    ..


    "Hic¡­Hic¡­As¡­Wake up!"


    "As¡­Please..open your eyes. I beg of you.."

 Chapter 126 - You Leave Me Breathless

    "Hic¡­Hic¡­As¡­Wake up!"


    "As¡­Please..open your eyes. I beg of you.." Athena pumping his heart using both of her hand.


    They are now at the top of the ice mountain. They manage to get out from the caves, however, the bomb impact hit them pretty bad.


    Aslan uses his body to cover Athena from being hurt, and as a result, he burned half of his body. His wound did not merge back as it uses to be.


    Not getting any sign of a heartbeat, Athena cry even harder.


    "As¡­Please...Don''t leave me again." Athena was so desperate, she turns his body around and looks at the burning wound on his body.


    His wound is seriously bad. She couldn''t stop her tears by just looking at his body.


    She takes her Katana and slices her palm. She uses her last resort, her blood.


    She uses her blood on his burning wound and hoping that Aslan will open his eyes again.


    "Please...Please..let this work out. I beg of you, God!"


    The burning scar did heal his burning wound and injuries on his abdomen, but she needs to use a lot of her blood to makes him fully healed.


    After almost twenty minutes, she was exhausted. Her face turns pale and her body starts to feel a bit numb.


    She falls on his side and passes out.


    ..


    "Sir!" One of Adrian''s men shouts from the afar.


    Adrian turns to look at the one who shouted.


    "There''s survivor here!"


    "What? Send medics team now!" Adrian instructs his men to call out the medics team.


    Went to the place where his men found the survivor, Adrian almost faint. Because he was so happy, but yet he was so worried that Athena and Aslan might have side effect after the bomb.


    Top of the mountain is filled with the thick snow and they had to use the chopper to go there.


    Once they arrive, Ralph immediately went to Aslan, while Ali went to Athena. They both check their condition before they move them to the tent.


    ..


    Richard, Hai Rin, Andy, and Hazel went straight away to their location after they got a call about their situation.


    "It seems both of them can''t use their abilities to regenerate their injuries. It may be because of the effect that the laser bomb launched and they both can''t get far enough that time." Ali explains to them.


    "Is there anything that can do to make them awake?" Hai Rin ask.


    "I..I don''t know if this can be used or not. But I suggest to give them a cure. Once their body system cleanses from the superhuman solution, I think they might be awake back. It''s like rebooting the system."


    "But, what if they did not awake as you predict? I mean, even my daughter and Ramon''s son still not awake until now." Hazel voices out her concern.


    She was afraid. Afraid that she might experience another one of her children went into a long coma. Just like Rachael. It''s been months since the rescue mission, yet she still not waking up.


    "I.."


    "I agree." Hai Rin said and then she looks at Richard like she was asking for some strength from him.


    Nod his head, Richard also agrees with his wife decision.


    "If it can at least give us hope, then, I''m in." Richard says as he holds Hai Rin''s shoulder.


    Ali and Ralph turn to look at Hazel and Andy.


    "Honey.."


    Sighing heavily, she finally nods her head. "Go for it, then."


    "They''ll be fine, honey.." Andy whispers to Hazel, hugs her and turns to look at Ali and Ralph.


    He nods his head. "Let''s give them the cure."


    Beep Beep Beep Beep


    Aslan scrunch his eyebrow when he heard a machine sound. His head feels so much in pain, not only that, his muscle and all of his body feel like he was just grilled alive.


    He tries to open his eyes slowly. The light from the outside makes it hard to keep his eyes open. He needs to readjust his cornea.


    "Mmmmhh.." He groans a bit.


    "Brother As? Are you awake?" Raisya who is currently on her duty to check on her brother immediately stand up and try to help her brother.


    "Mmmm¡­" He tries to hold his head.


    "Do not move too much. You''ll hurt your body." Raisya tries to warn her brother.


    "Wait here, I call the doctor." Raisya went to the nurse station at the front of their room.


    Once the nurse went inside, they help Aslan to sit up and he tries to open his eyes slowly. His eyes color has changed back to its green color.


    "She''s not waking up yet. You should get your body rest first, brother. Your injury is pretty bad and luckily your skin was able to regenerate back by using Athena''s method so it will not leave a scar." Raisya tries to calm him down.


    "Athena.." He pulls out his lines and wants to stand up from the bed.


    Sighing helplessly, Raisya helps her brother to properly stand up and led him to the side of his room. Pull the curtain, Raisya let her brother see his wife.


    They both stay in the same room. Athena was still in a coma.


    Take a seat beside her, he ??r?sses her hair gently. His eyes a bit reddened.


    "Baby.." He said slowly.


    Raisya leaves the room and waited at the waiting lounge not far from the nurse station. Giving his brother space and time with his beloved wife.


    ¡­


    Holds her hand, he brings it to his lips. "Baby¡­wake up. I''m here."


    He almost tears up. With a raspy voice, he says..


    "Do you remember? When we first met? I think we''ve met at grandpa''s Ang mansion. That time, your cat got stuck on the tree and I help you get your cat down." He chuckles a bit.


    "You kiss me that day. Even though I don''t know why you did that. That is the first time I had you in my heart. I even return your kiss on your birthday. I don''t know if you remember it or not."


    He ??r?sses her back of the hand and continues again.


    "I''ve been trying to confess to you my feeling back then so many times, but you keep makes me wondering if I am capable enough to win your heart. I mean, you''re Lee''s princess. I just an adopted son of your father''s ex-butler. As the times go flies, I didn''t manage to confess anything to you. You distant yourself to me after that incident. You lock yourself out from my reach after that day and we went separate for many years."


    "Who would have thought that I''ll marry you that day? My first love, the only girl that I''ve liked since I was five until now.. it remains you alone and the only one, Athena. It was you who able to make me this vulnerable and willing to do anything just for you. I don''t care if you change, I still love you and will only love you."


    "You know what? If our love is a storybook, we would meet on the very first page. I guess the last chapter will be about, how I''m thankful for the life we''ve made. If we had babies they would look like you. It''d be so beautiful if that came true. Athena, you don''t even know how very special you are. You leave me breathless, Athena. You everything good in my life. So, please...I begging you. Don''t leave me alone. I won''t able to live without you in my life."

 Chapter 127 - What The Hell Is Happening?

    Athena scrunches her eyebrow. She heard every single word that Aslan utter just now. She was so touched to hear that. The confession that supposed to happen years ago on Lu''s island.


    Without noticing, her tears flow down on her cheek.


    Aslan notices her wet eyes, he wipes her tears gently and kisses her lips.


    Slowly, she tries to open her eyes. Even though the effect pain still lingering in her nerves, she still wants to move her hand and touch Aslan''s cheek.


    "Baby.." her voice was a bit raspy.


    Open his eyes, he looks at her with a smile on his face. "Thank you, Athena. I love you."


    He hugs her.


    "H..Hurt.." Athena squinted her eyes a bit.


    Release the hugs, he immediately checks on her body. "Hurt? Where? I call the doctor right now." He wants to go but Athena immediately holds his hand.


    Turning around, Athena shakes her head.


    "Stay by my side..please."


    "Where did you feel pain?" He asks worriedly.


    "It''s okay As...I can endure this pain. It''ll go away very soon." She smiles at him.


    Aslan did not reply anything to her. He holds her hand and stares at her lovingly.


    "Hey As¡­"


    "Hm?"


    "I¡­I overheard your confession just now. Is it true that you love me back then?"


    Feeling a bit embarrassed, Aslan nods his head.


    "That''s a relief.."


    "Why?"


    "Really? Then about Zo.."


    "He really is my boyfriend back at my university days. I know he loves me, but he also knows that I love you. I try to love him as much as I love you..but¡­no matter what I do I just can''t...I can''t love him as I love you."


    He ??r?sses her cheek. "About Jye Yin...I did have a thought about being with her and try to have a real relationship with her. Just like you, I didn''t have the same feeling as I feel to you. That is why I never say anything to her."


    Athena''s eyes lit up a bit. "But As¡­she said to me that you both love each other. It really broke my heart that day."


    "Hm? I never date her. You''re the only one that I want Athena."


    Sighing, she feels so regret. Why didn''t she ask Aslan by herself back then? Why she let her jealousy take control over her?


    "Hey¡­"


    "I¡­I feel regret for not telling you the truth when we were younger."


    Aslan cupped her face and made her look at him.


    "Mm. I glad that I marry you that day, Aslan Smith."


    "Me too, Athena Lee."


    Leaning their face close to each other, they kiss each other with passionately.


    ¡­


    Few days have passed since the day they woke up.


    Athena and Aslan are totally free from the mutation effect while all of other Golden V also cured by the doses that Ralph manage to get that day.


    The team has split up and lived their life. They don''t need to be in hiding anymore.


    Sun House also still in the process of making a new mansion. While waiting for the mansion to be fully complete, Andy''s family staying at Aslan''s mansion.


    The house is livelier with more people staying there.


    Like always, she brings a new flower to the room and changes the old flower to the new one into the vase.


    While she was busy arranging the flower, suddenly Zoro''s heartbeat spike up and the machine makes a loud sound.


    Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep


    Athena immediately runs to the nurse station, informing them of the abnormality in his condition.


    "Nurse! Help!"


    ¡­


    Zoro gasping loudly like he was so shocked, he sits up and he immediately turns to observe around him.


    Looking at Athena at the door calling for the nurse, he even becomes more panic.


    "At..Athena.." He stuttered and call her name.


    "Z¡­Are you okay? Are you feeling any pain? Where did you feel it?" Athena asks worriedly.


    "Rach! Where''s Rachel? What year is this? Where am I? Where is Rach!" He pulls out the line on his arm, trying to get off from the bed.


    "Z..calm down." Athena tries to control his emotion. He looks rather pale. His expression is like he was so sad and scared at the same time.


    "I can''t! What year is this?" He almost tearing up.


    "2044. Z¡­What happen?" Athena rubs his shoulder gently.


    "Rachael..Where is she?" He already cries.


    Scrunches her eyebrow, Athena tilts her head a little and look at behind Zoro''s back.


    "She''s there."


    He flinches a bit. Look up at her like he wants to know if she telling him the truth.


    "Mission?" He tries to remember and after a few moments, he suddenly remembers that day.


    "Yeah."


    Turn his body around, he looks at Rachael who still lying at his side of the bed. He hurriedly went to her bed.


    Athena becomes more curious when seeing his action. ''What happen to him?''


    "Rach, baby..I''m here..I''m back.. come on, wake up." He tries to shake her body a little.


    "Rach.."


    "Er¡­Z¡­You shouldn''t do that to her.." Athena said cautiously


    "Rach¡­I don''t wanna lose you again. Not in this world. Wake up, Rach." He cries while holding her hand.


    ''What the hell is he talking about? When do they start going out? They just went to one mission and now they already in so in love? What the hell is happening?'' Athena scratches her temples a bit.

 Chapter 128 - Hero Who Save Us

    "Nngh¡­" Rachael groans a bit. She starts waking up when she feels like someone shakes her body and crying at her side. She could hear a familiar voice calling her name so many time.


    "Z¡­Is¡­is that you?" Her throat feels so dry and she couldn''t speak with a clear voice.


    "Rachael..I''m here." Zoro looks at her.


    "Hmm...Why did you cry?"


    "I thought I lose you."


    "Did you?"


    "No. Rach, we return back. We return home."


    "Hm? I''m glad."


    Athena at the side scrunches her eyebrow even more. Not understand what are they talking about.


    "Ahem.."


    "I''ll be coming again the next day."


    Both of them did not hear what Athena say. They keep staring at each other.


    Southern City, after a few weeks after Rachael and Zoro wake up from the long coma.


    "Honey, I''m home." Aurora opens the door and searches for Yin Li inside the house.


    "Hi.." He went to her and kiss her lips before he continues again.


    "Sorry I didn''t fetch you today. I got some matter I need to attend at uptown this afternoon and got stuck in the traffic jam."


    "Mm. It''s okay. I also had a few things I want to settle at the library. That''s why I got home a bit late than usual."


    "Aur, guess what?" Yin Li led her to the couch and she sits on his ??ps.


    "What?" She wrapped her hand around his neck.


    "I''ve got promoted today. So I will earn more money and save more to get married to you." He smiles happily like he just won a lottery.


    "Congrats..should we have a celebration dinner, tonight?"


    Smiling, she nods her head.


    Yin Li undress her one by one and carry her to their bedroom. When he lay her down on the bed, suddenly her phone rang and that makes both of them turn to the source of the sound.


    "Erm.."


    "No. Don''t." Yin Li says.


    "Okay. I''ll just ignore it. Let''s continue again." She pulls Yin Li close to her and kisses his lips.


    "Mmm¡­Ah."


    Yin Li moves to kiss her body and went under her belly.


    Ring Ring Ring Ring


    Aurora flinches her body a bit. This is the second time her phone ringing. She tries to close her eyes and ignore the ringing sound.


    "Li..stop."


    Yin Li sigh. He lifts up his head and lay on her ?h?st.


    "Urgh."


    "Sorry...I couldn''t focus while the phone keeps ringing. Let me pick it up first and then we continue again, okay?"


    "Mm...Hurry up." He moves his body to the sides and let Aurora go to pick up her phone.


    Aurora takes her satin robe and went to the living room where she left her phone earlier.


    Take the phone, she looks at the caller''s Id.


    "Athena?"


    She mumbles and went to the bedroom again with her phone.


    "Hello?"


    "Hey, Thena, did you call me before? What''s up?" Aurora said and sit on the bed beside Yin Li and turn on the speaker.


    "Hey sis, actually we''re in Southern City. We thought we want to meet you both tonight." Athena on the other side already grinning.


    "Huh? You come here? With who?" She''s a bit surprised.


    "Who else? My husband, Ralph and the team. Come on, we want to celebrate Ralph for getting married to Renee next month."


    Aurora looks at Yin Li beside her. He sits up and kiss her cheek.


    "We''ll go there, Athena. Send us your location." Yin Li reply to her and Aurora stare at him.


    "Great! I''ll see you both later."


    Beep!


    "Hm? You don''t wanna go?"


    "No..I mean.."


    Chuckles a bit, he leans to her and bites her ears in a seductive way.


    "We can continue if you want and went after that." He whispers and slipped his hand to her br??st.


    "Umm.." She pursed her lips try to not let her voice out.


    "What do you say?"


    "I...Fine..make it quick." Aurora said agreeing and then Yin Li smile widely.


    "Very well, but I can''t promise you it will be quick."


    "So how?"


    Ralph asks after Athena ended her call. She smiles at them and nods her head.


    "She''ll come. But maybe a bit late."


    "Eh? Why?" Renee asks curiously.


    "Well, you know¡­she''s with Yin Li. From the voice, she might..um..So¡­"


    "Okay. We got it, Athena." Ali pats on her shoulder.


    Aslan also chuckles a bit seeing Athena turn red. They all could guess what she wants to say.


    "Okay, so we should not tell her about the real agenda, alright? Since she help us and let us met with you, Athena and Aslan. I should at least help them out a bit." Ralph said and lift up his soda glass.


    "Don''t say something like that Ralph, without you, I don''t know what would happen to me...Maybe I already..you know..gone."


    Aslan hugs her shoulder and rubs on her arm.


    "Yes, Ralph. Thanks for your effort to all of us."


    "Hmm¡­Guys, I do it because I am in the wrong in the first place. It''s me who cause you to turn out like this."


    Renee went to him and hugs him tightly. "Even so, you''re still the hero who save us too."


    "Yeah...Renee''s right."


    "Thank you, guys." he feels touched.

 Chapter 129 - Let Me Propose To You Properly

    Two hours later,


    Yin Li and Aurora arrive at the hotel rooftop. They make a small party at the top of the hotel and having a barbeque too.


    "Wow! You early, Aurora. Your face looks so bright and shining. Did something happen before you two come here?" Ralph says teasingly.


    Slap his arm, she shot him a glare.


    "What? You guys look¡­"


    "Babe..don''t tease them like that." Renee went to Aurora and Yin Li.


    "Sorry, my fiance is always joking around."


    "Hi, You must be Renee right?''


    Renee nods her head and Aurora continues again. "It''s okay Renee, I''m used to your fiance''s jokes." Aurora smiles at her.


    "Aur!" Athena smiling from the brick fence with Aslan beside her, she went to her twin sister and hugs Aurora.


    "I''m so missing you!" Athena said.


    "Me too! And you! Why didn''t you tell me about your mission and all that happens to you? You know I was so worried and fall sick because of you?! I lost my appetite for a month! If daddy didn''t call and tell me, I guess I would never know! How could you!" Aurora takes the chance to scold her little sister.


    "Hmm.." She hugs her little sister again.


    "Do not make me worry about you. I care about you, you should tell me if something happens to you. I might not as good as you in the fight, but at least I will always be there for you."


    "Yeah, I''m sorry. Really."


    "Okay girls..don''t get so emotional yet. Today, we gonna celebrate Ralph and Renee right?" Aslan says to try to lighten up the situation for these two girls. Yin Li also agree with Aslan as he nods his head.


    "Oh, yeah...I forgot." Aurora releases the hugs and turns to Ralph.


    "Congratulations!" She wants to hug him but Yin Li immediately hold her waist and restrain her from hugging Ralph.


    "Hey hey.."


    "Hahaha¡­" Ralph laughing at what Yin Li does. Luckily Renee is open-minded and always calm.


    She doesn''t really bother about Aurora who is quite close with Ralph, because she knew Ralph only had eyes on her and with his friendly attitude, he often has many women to pursue him.


    "Dinner''s done. Come here, guys." Ali shouts from the barbeque area.


    Veron and Crystal are now already registering to get married, while Suzan, Malik, and Shon, the three of them already planning on going to go traveling around the world. Ralph and Renee will officially get married in the next month.


    Ali? He said that he wants to live with his family and still working under Ralph''s laboratory and Zack also said the same thing. He still wants to work with Ralph.


    Aslan put a slice of grilled beef to Athena''s plate.


    Athena turns to look at him with a questioning look.


    "They say if we consume more beef and milk, the chance to have a baby is higher."


    "Oh.." She forked the beef and eat it. After she finishes, she outstretched her plate to Aslan again.


    Aslan took another slice and place it on her plate. He also eats the beef that grilled by Ali.


    He leans to Athena a bit. "Let''s makes a lot of child in the future."


    "Oh! Aur, I have a gift for you and Mr. Banker here." Ralph took out a red envelope from his pocket.


    "I don''t know about your tradition, but here..this is my gift to you for helping me out with introducing me to your family."He handed her the red envelop.


    "Huh? What is this?" She turns to look at the envelope.


    "Here." Ralph take her hand and place the envelope to her palm.


    "Let say..everyone deserves a happy ending."


    Aurora scrunches her eyebrow even more. Not knowing what his meaning behind those words.


    However, to not let him down, she says "Thank you. But If not because of you, my sister.."


    "Ahem, I also actually want to give you something." Athena turns to look at her.


    She and Aslan smile to each other before she handed her another envelope in golden color.


    "Nothing''s wrong. It just an appreciation gift for you." Athena also put the envelope onto her palm.


    "You guys are so weird today."


    "Hihi.."


    "Erm...It also a thanks from me because of you, I got married to your little sister here. So thanks, Aurora. You really help us."


    "Ergh..don''t mention it." She waves her hand in the air.


    "She was so in love with you back then. The fact that you guys get married on that day is sure because you two are perfect match who made in heaven."


    "Well, I guess you two also a perfect match."


    "Erm.." She turns to look at Yin Li.


    "Even we may not getting marry again in this life, but he''s the only one for me."


    Aslan touch Athena''s shoulder.


    "I want a kiss too." He whispers to her ear.


    "Can you wait a little bit longer?"


    "But..they make a hot scene."


    "As.."


    "Hmm." Aslan pouted a bit.


    Athena sigh, she tiptoes and kisses his cheek in flash.


    Aslan smile inwardly.


    "I love you." He returns the kiss to her cheek.


    At the same time, in Arendell.


    "Bye Cathy." Rachael waves her hand to her classmate. After wake up from the long coma, she needs to re-take the final exam and presenting her project within six months in order to graduate.


    She walks out from the campus building and wants to go to the subway station.


    "Rach!"


    She turns around when she heard someone calling her.


    It was Zoro who call her name. He has been waiting for her at the outside of the campus.


    "Z... What are you doing here?" She peeks at behind him.


    He was alone and he dressed so neatly and handsome. With his suit and hair which is groomed well.


    "Do you wanna go to some event?" She asks again.


    Shakes his head, he retrieves her hand and slowly he took out a small box from his suit pocket.


    "Rachel Lu, let me propose to you properly this time."

 Chapter 130 - We Can Get Married Now!!

    "Rachel Lu, let me propose to you properly this time."


    "Z...You don''t have to.."


    "Shh.." He put his finger on her lips.


    "Hear me out first, please."


    Rachael nods her head slowly.


    "Rachael, I admit that the first time I met you, I had no feelings at all to you. But then, you keep lingering to me, eagerly want to get close to me and even propose yourself to me."


    Both of them chuckles a bit.


    "I was a heartbroken person when you met me. I didn''t really move on with my childhood loves, I am afraid to have any relationship anymore. I surrender and let god play my destiny as he likes. Then¡­after knowing you, I gain a bit interest in you. You''re funny and immature."


    "Hmmm..immature..yeah.." She said in an annoyed voice.


    Zoro touches her nose and continues again. "The day we went to a mission, I tell you what I really think of you. Except that I''m not wholeheartedly mean it. And we went into a long coma after that."


    "We''ve met again in another dimension, a world where we have only have each other to rely on. That is when I truly fall in love with you, Rach. You show me new things that I never have done before and you show me what real love is. I was so afraid that I will be losing you. In that world, you are my wife. My dearest person to me. In this world, I still haven''t fully had you."


    Rachael wipes the corner of her eyes. The memory in that other world he mentions makes her heart sad and miss those moments.


    "Rachael Lu. Marry me again, please.." Zoro took out the ring from the box and put it on her ring finger.


    Rachael''s eyes already teary a bit. She hugs him tightly.


    "Me too Rachael. Me too." He kisses her forehead with dearly.


    "But¡­"


    "But?"


    "I can''t marry you now. I had to take my exam and I need to stabilize my life first." She releases the hug and looks up at him.


    "Hey¡­"


    "What?"


    "You know that I can wait for you right? Why you make it sound like I can''t wait to get married to you?"


    "Eh? Aren''t you always wants to have s?x with me when we''re in that world? You can''t even leave me."


    Slapped his forehead slowly, he sighs.


    "Eh?" She looks around her. Yup! Most of the student and the bystander staring at both of them right now. In instant, her face starts burning up and turn red.


    "Z¡­"


    "See¡­That''s your habit that can''t be changed I guess." He then holds her hand and went to his car. Drove off from the campus.


    In the car, she smiles happily to look at her ring finger.


    "It is the same like before, where did you get this?" she asks.


    "I design it."


    Blink her eyes, she turns to look at him. "Seriously?"


    "Yes. All of the mementos from that world, I will try to collect it and gift it to you."


    "Z¡­"


    Rachael speechless. This is Zoro''s side that she loves the most. He was so gentleman and very nice to her. Whether it is in that world or in this world, he remains the one she loves the most.


    "About before, I''ll say it again. I will wait for you until you graduate. And..we get married after that. I will go and talk to your family about this." He said in serious tone.


    "But I still need to finish my project and find a job.."


    "Baby.." he interjects her.


    "You have me, right? You know that I''m a genius, right? I''ll help you to finish your final project. About your carrier.. what exactly that you want to be?"


    "Mm...I want to be an agent like my grandpa and my papa."


    "That''s dangerous."


    "But I like it."


    "And I don''t."


    "Rach¡­you love me right?"


    "Mmmmm¡­" She crosses her arm around her shoulder and turns her head to the outside of the window. Sulking.


    Zoro sighing.


    "I will only allow you to go if I tag along."


    "Okay, I love you Z.." She kisses him happily.


    "Yeah yeah...I love you too."


    ¡­


    Click!


    "Ah~ I''m so tired." Aurora went to the bedroom and flump her body on the bed.


    "No.."


    "Are you sure?"


    "Mhm.."


    "Okay~"


    Aurora chuckles and she flips her body and stares at the ceiling.


    "Oh! The gift."


    She rummages her handbag and takes out the envelope from Ralph and Athena.


    She hesitates to open it, but then she decides to open the envelope. She carefully takes out the ''gift'' Ralph give her.


    She opens another envelope from Athena and took out a piece of paper inside it.


    She gasps.


    "Yin Li!!!!!" She runs to the bathroom while shouting.


    "Honey, what happens??" Yin Li who is the middle of showering immediately went outside. The bubble foam was still in his body and hair.


    "Guess what! Guess what!" She jumping happily.


    "What?"


    "We don''t have to wait until we old or die¡­we can get married now!!"


    "Huh?" Yin Li dumbfounded a moment, he touches Aurora''s forehead.


    "You''re not having a fever aren''t you?"


    Move his hand, she said again.


    "Yin Li! I''m serious.."


    "Okay..I''m serious too."


    "Athena..she give me 6 billion while Ralph, he gives me 4 billion. That''s means, we can get married right?"


    "Am I hearing this wrong?"


    "No honey.."


    "But¡­I want to use my money to wed you. And not using others money."


    "Honey..I''ll explain to my daddy. Then we can use the money we''re saving to pay them back if you want."


    "Hmm...Okay...If that''s what you feel right, then I''m okay with anything."

 Chapter 131 - New Family

    A beautiful song played by great artist and pianist. All that comes today were so happy to see the prince and his bride getting married.


    Aslan and Athena went to their wedding by jet with Zoro and Rachael. While Yin Li and Aurora, they took a flight together with other Ex-Golden V. All of Lee''s family and Lu''s also coming to Ralph wedding. Including Ramon.


    "She''s beautiful." Athena says slowly to Aslan.


    "Mm...She is. But not as beautiful as my wife." He kisses her ears a bit.


    Athena smiles and giggling a bit. It because it is ticklish.


    "Athena.." Aurora turns to Athena who sits at her left seat.


    "What?"


    "Urm..never mind."


    She actually wants to ask her, she looks like she gained weight a bit. It''s not that she getting fluffy, but rather, she looks so beautiful. Her skin is so flawless and smooth and her br??st looks a quite rounded from it''s normal.


    ''Is she pregnant?''


    ..


    After the ceremony, they went to the banquet and take a seat at the big rounded table.


    Richard already approve Yin Li and Aurora and they will get married on the next three months. Zoro and Rachael also will get married in the next month after she finishes her exam.


    When Yin Li and Aurora come back to Imperial City and give him the money of 10 billion dollars, he just smiles proudly


    It''s actually just a threat for Yin Li to be more serious with Aurora. It also wants him to know how important Aurora to his family. He did not take the 10 billion they give him, instead, he asks Yin Li to use that money on the wedding day and save for their future. It is decided by him on how he''s gonna manage that money and use it for their future.


    "Are you okay, my dear?"


    "Huh?" Athena looks at her mother. She smiles and nods her head.


    "I''m okay, mommy. What''s wrong?"


    "Urm...I noticed that you didn''t drink any alcohol today."


    "Oh¡­"


    "Yeah, I notice it too. And Athena, you look a bit..chubby." Aurora joining her mother.


    "Eh? Really? I look chubby?" Athena starts to touch her cheek.


    "Mm¡­not too chubby. You still hot and s?xy..it just.."


    "Oh! Maybe because of my pregnancy." Athena said casually.


    "What?"


    "When?"


    "Why we didn''t hear about this?"


    "Aslan, why you keep this secret from us?"


    "Oh my god! How many weeks it''s been now?"


    "Oh! I''m shocked."


    Aslan and Athena chuckle to hear all the question from their family and friends.


    "Well, I''m sorry to surprise you all with this sudden news."


    "Oh¡­"


    "So, how many months it ''s been?" Hazel asks again.


    "Erm...almost two and half months roughly."


    "That must be when you both regain your conscious after the mission huh?" Zoro said nonchalantly.


    "Z.." Rachael pinches his arm a little.


    "Oh my, I can''t wait to see more grandchildren in my house." Richard said and Andy nods.


    "Yeah. We''ll have plenty of grandchildren since our kids will get married in the same year."


    "I guess our family keeps getting bigger and bigger."


    "That''s what we call a happy family right?"


    "Ah! Guys..let''s have a group picture." Ralph said happily when he went to their tables.


    All of them nods in to agree. It''s such a rare occasion for all the family and friends to gather around like this.


    All of them went to the back lawn behind the grand castle. Line up to take a picture. All of them mostly pairing up with their partner.


    "Okay...In a count of three."


    "1¡­2¡­3.."


    Click!


    Looking at the camera, the photographer smiling happily. This picture is full of beautiful and handsome people.


    "Okay..one more! Freestyle, everyone." he said again.


    This time, they make all kind of pose.


    The last photo is very memorable. It is when all the pair show their affection of loves toward their partner. There''s a kiss picture, a group hugs picture, and candid picture.


    The picture that shows how beautiful this new family is.


    ..


    End.

 Chapter 132 - Announcement.

    This is the announcement about my sixth novel, ''Darling, Don''t Run Away!''


    Synopsis:


    Six years ago, she marries a guy that she doesn''t even know.


    On the wedding night, her husband tries to strangle her. "Who are you?"


    "I''m your wife!"


    ..


    At daytime, her husband was so adorable, childish-like and very gentle.


    But,


    At nighttime, her husband turns into a cold, rude and beast-like husband.


    ..


    The cupid knows how to play the human''s heart. They got separated and met again six years later.


    Why did she run away from him? What she hide from him?


    Is he still remember her? Are they actually meet by accident or is it his heart that leads him to her?


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    For my fifth novel ''The Fallen Princess'', I decided to put it on hiatus. (Because of personal reason.)


    I will update again once I''m ready and I hope my reader will enjoy this new novel of mine. I will post this announcement at my every novel. So, please forgive me if you receive many notifications.