Rajiv Fleisko’s Pov“We are getting too close to the aristocracy of this country, Jyn,” I said while looking at Asper who was just getting out of the mansion. “If I had known that she is the first daughter of the Axia Region’s duke, I should have stopped you from meddling with their family issue.”“Is it really bad?” Karyu suddenly appeared at the doorway while holding a bowl of popcorn. “I mean, it is not like she is here because of us, right? As far as we all know, she was also running away and laying low from her problem in their region. She doesn’t want to marry a prince so hiding from everyone is the only option that she has. It is not like she is deceiving us to harm us.”“To be honest, our situation is not that far from what Asper is trying to avoid,” Schlain said. He just got out of the mansion. “She was also being cornered by the Azaria and their ministers which made her decide to hide here and alter her identity. And avoiding her just because she is a daughter of a duke does
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“What the hell did you just do?” Miracle shouted at me after I told him what happened these past few days. She has been busy with her work at SweetHeart so I couldn’t tell her about the issue that my brother got into. “You…” She harshly brushed her hair and glared at me. “Didn’t you even think that you just revealed your identity to Jyn and his friends?”I was about to answer but was immediately taken aback after some thought. “Wait…”Her eyes widened with shock and sighed as she shook her hair. “Yeah, Asper. You didn’t think that through.”Shit!I totally forgot about that matter because I was so worried about my brother. I was too preoccupied with his issue with our father and didn’t even think about my situation.Well, I think I did that because I was also comfortable around Jyn. I have this feeling that they will never spread about my location, despite knowing my situation.I scratched my head and sighed. “As you can see, I didn’t manage to think about tha
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Jyn!” I immediately saw him in their garden as soon as I got inside their gate.I have a lot of snacks and healthy food for Easter and Ariyah since that is what they need the most now so I dropped by here earlier than usual.I went to him and smiled. “Good morning!”“Good morning, Asper,” she said. “You are here for your brother?”I nodded. “I will give them these snacks.” I showed him the paper bags in my hands. “And I will cook for our breakfast.”“Oh.” He nodded. “Anyway, may I request for our breakfast today?”I frowned.They rarely asked what they wanted to eat so most of the time, I was the one who decided what I was going to cook for them.“Do you know this?” He showed me the screen of his tablet and I saw a dish of soup that probably he was looking at earlier. “My sister just got this dish, made by one of our staff in our main house, and she said that it was delicious. So, I wanted to taste it but she can’t get the recipe.”“I know this dish,” I said.
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“So?” I raised my eyebrows after Jyn tasted the dish soup that I cooked. “How is it?”This is the first time that I cooked this dish. I only saw my staff make this in the orphanage that the foundation supported but I never had a chance to do it myself.As I said at Easter earlier, I didn't have a choice so I had to learn how to cook but everything was just self-taught. I watch some cooking videos and look at the recipe books that I once bought.Never had I imagined that I would be cooking something for someone else so I can’t contain my agitation to hear his feedback regarding this dish.Anxiety started filling me up as I watched him put down the spoon and look at me, wearing his poker face.But after a while, he smiled at me. “I love it.”I almost fell after hearing that. I felt relieved thinking that he loved the dish that I cooked. He even made me feel uneasy at first just to surprise me with his feedback.“It is delicious,” Karyu said while eating. “I didn
Rajiv Fleisko’s PovAfter we learned that in Asper’s mind, Jyn is gay, we did our best to contain our laughter because Jyn was giving us a deadly glare. And who would dare to mock him in front of someone that was not part of our group?So, we wait. We even bite our lips to ensure that there is no laughing escape from us.But after Asper left to bring his brother some breakfast, we couldn’t stop ourselves any longer. We let out a loud laugh that made our stomach hurt.“Shit!” I wiped the side of my eyes because I was getting teary because of laughing too much. I have been wondering why Asper was so comfortable around Jyn before because they didn’t really have much interaction before yet she is so clingy to him. Now, it has all come to light. “I… I couldn’t really expect that.”“This is the first time that it happened!” Schlain said while still holding his stomach and was having a hard time calming himself. “Aspirin is the only person who thinks that Jyn is gay.”Jyn was brushing his he
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Why do you really want to work in my shop?” That is the question that I gave to the applicant for their final interview.The first two applicants said that they wanted to be part of SweetHeart because they saw the rapid growth that my shop has experienced since its opening. They believe that it has great potential to become famous and they want to be one of the reasons for that.Well, I don’t blame them for expecting too much from my shop since we have the same opinion. After seeing how the people of Yain City accepted my product, its future will surely be great.But it looks like Pruska Flerry has a different reason for applying here.She sighed after I asked her that question. She then looked at me with a bored expression in her eyes. “I don’t really have plans on applying here, just to be clear.”“Then?”“After I graduate, I decided to apply for a job at Ilore City,” she said. “At first, a lot of companies took an interest in my credentials. And of course,
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Jyn!” I hugged him from behind when I saw him in their backyard. He was watering the plants that he personally planted since they moved here.“A-Asper!” He put down the hose and held my hand to take it off from him. “What do you think you are doing?”“Don’t be so sensitive, Jyn. There is nothing wrong with this.” I pulled my hand from his grip and hugged him again.This is not the first time that I hugged Jyn. I think this is the fourth time since we got close together.Well, who blamed me? He smells good and it is addicting. Then, his body is built with muscles that I feel protected whenever I am hugging him.So, whenever I had a chance, I did it.And of course, he keeps telling me that this was not a good idea but I always scolded him and said that there was nothing wrong with me hugging him since he was gay.He sighed in defeat and let me stay behind him while hugging him. “What are you doing here?” he asked. “I thought you were going to be busy for the wh
Asper Reign Dahlia’s Pov“Are you sure it is not too sour or salty?” I asked Jyn again as we ate our dinner. “Did I really season it properly?”He smiled and looked at me. “It is perfect, Asper. Don’t worry too much and just eat.”His smile made me feel relieved. “Well, then it is great.”He nodded. “So, I should ask this but why don’t you study in a culinary school?” he asked. “Not that you need to since you don’t have plans on opening a restaurant but it can still help you hone your cooking skills. You can learn more dishes in a proper school and it will also help you with your baking skills.”“Actually, I also had that thing in my mind when SweetHeart was still starting,” I said. “But I was too busy before since I was the one who baked our product.”“You have a lot of free time now.”I nodded. “The shop is getting enough to hire new personnel so I don’t have to put all my time into making our products. But I realized that I'm too old to go back to school.”“You don’t have to go to