Someone had just gotten off the plane. Her long legs slowly descended the stairs. She exhaled a small breath as she looked around. "This city is so small."
Another person waiting for her greeted and politely approached her, bowing halfway respectfully. "Welcome, Miss Violet."The woman who had just exited the plane glanced up from behind her sunglasses and nodded. She was Violet Ryder. She had wavy blonde hair with white, well-groomed skin. The neatly dressed man in a black suit who greeted her earlier was a waiter named Olson. Violet took off her sunglasses and put them in a small white tote bag with three pearls on the buttonhole. "So he's been living here all this time?"Olson nodded respectfully. "That's right, Miss. This place is on the southeast side and quite far from the center, Miss."Violet and Olson were currently in Mahataran City, a small town on the southeast side. Violet was from Austar, the largest kingdom and city on the eastern continent.Violet exhaled again at Olson's explanation. She let out a small chuckle. "It's really sad, knowing that I'm here. I didn't expect someone so honorable to be in a small place like this."Violet walked past Olson first, approaching the black luxury car. Olson immediately opened the door for Violet. Olson followed after storing Violet's suitcase in the trunk of the vehicle.Violet smiled as she remembered her purpose for coming to this small town. "But I'm looking forward to meeting him soon."Olson nodded in response to Violet's words from the driver's seat. "You'll see him soon enough, Miss."According to the information obtained from the bodyguard assigned to track someone's whereabouts, the car drove away from that place to its destination. It took several tens of minutes to get there. Along the way, Violet kept looking out the window. It's not bad, she thought to herself because even though it's a small town, it's not too different from the big city where she used to live. Her gaze couldn't escape every inch of the streets she passed.Violet's gaze was drawn to a man walking on the sidewalk with light brown hair and light gray eyes. She noticed the man's face, and she remembered it very clearly. Violet couldn't forget the man's face. Her eyes narrowed at the ring on the man's ring finger, which made her even more certain that the man was indeed someone she recognized."Yes, there's no mistaking it." The blonde woman shouted after feeling completely convinced. "Stop the car!"Olson's brow furrowed. He stopped the car immediately. Violet immediately got out just as the car stopped a few meters behind the man. Olson, who was confused, also got out of the car when he saw Violet stop the man's footsteps."Wait a minute." With a slight intake of breath and a big smile, Violet looked up at the man with her eyes sparkling. "I'm so pleased to see you again, Prince Aaron."Aaron gazed intently at Violet's face. His light gray eyes searched Violet's face and spoke after remembering her, "You're Violet."Violet smiled, nodded happily, then bowed half of her body, followed by Olson, who did the same with her. "That's right, Prince. I'm glad we finally found you. We've been looking all over for you for so long."Aaron ran away from home when he was 16 years old because he was angry at his father. Aaron thought his father was so cruel and stupid that he caused his mother to experience bad things to the point of losing her life. The anger was so great that he chose to leave, giving up his status as a prince in Austar.Aaron doesn't care how his life is after leaving there. At that time, Aaron met Mr. Campbell, who then took him to the Campbell family home. Aaron was given a job as a servant there until finally married off by Mr. Campbell to Zara.Before he left the kingdom of Austar, Aaron took some of his assets with him that he could still manage well from a distance. That's why he was able to help Zara and the Campbell family secretly.Aaron only responded to Violet's words with a flat face, then smiled slightly, remembering something in the past that they had talked about. "It's been a while since I've seen you, Violet. Are you a powerful woman now?" Violet smiled slightly at the satirical question from Aaron's mouth, then exhaled. "I became a secretary. To be precise... your secretary."Aaron was quite surprised to hear that Violet was now his secretary. Olson and Violet had been ordered to search for Aaron's whereabouts, then got the information and rushed to the Mahataran city where Aaron lived. Olson, who was already in town to confirm Aaron's whereabouts, picked Violet up. Who would have expected them to meet Aaron like this?Aaron nodded slowly at Olson, then looked back at Violet with a slightly squinted gaze. "I didn't expect you to be my secretary."Violet smiled with her hands clasped together in front of her stomach. "I see. I hope you'll be back soon, Prince." Violet's eyes were full of hope as her yellow hair waved in the wind. "The only thing that has always impressed me in Austar is you, Prince. And all this time, I felt lost."Aaron understood Violet's words because Violet had always seemed attached to them since they first met him. So he knew the admiration Violet had for him. Aaron even remembered that when they were teenagers, people in Austar thought they were close friends with a special bond.Violet looked down in embarrassment as she pushed her windswept hair behind her ear. The wind blowing was quite strong and felt cold, accompanied by the leaves carried away. "You must have gone through a lot by yourself. That's why, now you must return and accept what has been yours all along, Prince."Aaron fell silent at Violet's words. Her light brown hair fluttered in the cold wind. Raindrops began to fall slowly, carried by the wind. Quickly, the rain became heavier. Olson ran to get an umbrella from the car trunk to shade Aaron.Olson ran over to Aaron, immediately standing behind, holding the umbrella firmly so it would not sway even a little in the wind. Luckily, his quick movements didn't make Aaron's body even more soaked. Meanwhile, Violet's entire body was already wet. The woman seemed to be hugging her body, looking like she was getting cold.Aaron watched Violet's tiny lips tremble. With a strong personality and a desire to look perfect, the woman before him would probably survive in the rain like this. But Aaron couldn't possibly let her go on like this. "We'd better get in the car and talk about this somewhere else."Violet took a breath. This place was inappropriate, and she had made the mistake of speaking like this to a man of honor like Aaron. She was guilty of leaving her Prince out in the rain. Violet looked down regretfully. "Forgive me, Prince. I've been insensitive. Let us enter, Prince."Violet raised one hand respectfully, allowing Aaron to enter the car. Olson carefully kept his arm around Aaron as he approached the car door, then slowly extended one hand to open the door for Aaron. Olson bowed as Aaron got into the car, then quickly ran into the car after Violet."I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long, Prince." Violet approached Aaron after just changing her clothes.Violet was wearing a white shirt with a knee-length black span skirt. Her body no longer felt cold because she had cleaned herself briefly using warm water. Although she felt guilty for making Aaron wait too long.They were in a large house with luxurious decorations in every corner. Aaron sat on a large sofa with a cup of hot coffee on the table and a thick white towel wrapped around his shoulders. Her hair, which was starting to dry after a little rain, was still messy.Aaron rubbed his hair as he took the towel and held it. "So, what did you come here for?"Violet sat down slowly in a polite manner, facing Aaron. "Our purpose in seeking you out here is to ask you to return to Austar to be heir to the throne, Prince."Aaron looked at Violet with a cold glare in his eyes. "Heir to the throne? He needs me?"Violet nodded her head. "Yes, Prince." She spoke quietly and carefull
A lavish party was in progress. It was a party thrown by Mr. Thane to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Wood family, a family famous in Mahataran city as the 4 dragons guarding Mahataran City. Of course, the people present there were not random people. Those present were people from respected and honorable families. A woman in an ankle-length maroon dress that accentuated her upper body was smiling happily, clinging to a man's arm in a matching suit. "Thank you, Jhony. For bringing me to such a luxurious party.""I'm also very grateful to you, my future son-in-law." Rozie, who was also invited by Jhony, expressed her pleasure. "Because of you, we can be in this place and make people who know us jealous."Jhony smiled at the compliments from Zara and Rozie. He stroked the back of Zara's hand on his arm. "Of course, you deserve to be at this party with me."Rozie looked happy. If only she could bring her cell phone to this party. Unfortunately, this party was private. Those who could
"What really happened?" Zara and a few others were asking the same question as Jhony.They were shocked by what Mr. Thane had just done in front of Aaron. All the invited guests knew very well how the Wood family was, a respected family that was highly respected by everyone. But Mr. Thane was respectful to a man whom not many knew. Mr. Thane raised his face again and looked at Aaron. He saw Aaron, who gave a code wink with a hand gesture that signaled that Aaron didn't want Mr. Thane to say anything about Aaron's true identity.Mr. Thane understood. He nodded slowly while holding the pen in his hand. "Thank you, prince, for coming to my very humble birthday."Mr. Thane looked delighted to receive the gift. Everyone there was surprised at Mr. Thane's seemingly respectful attitude towards Aaron. "Why is Mr. Thane being respectful to him?" That's what most people questioned.Mr. Thane could immediately tell Aaron's status from the gold engraving of the dragon crest on the tip of the pen
People who heard about it started speculating about it. "Apparently, they do have a relationship. That guy is definitely not a random guy.""Yes, he must also come from a respectable family. No wonder Lord Thane respects him" said another guest. They were talking with admiration. How could they not? The couple looked good together.However, it made Zara feel annoyed. She glared at Violet with her hands folded arrogantly. Zara looked at Violet sarcastically. "You should have found out about that guy first. He's nothing more than a useless man."Elegantly, Violet replied to Zara's words. "What do you mean? which guy are you talking about? I don't find any flaws in Aaron." Violet looked at Aaron with eyes that searched every inch of the man's face. "He's handsome, charismatic, reliable, and just plain awesome."The people there exclaimed in admiration. "If Miss Violet says so, it must be true. It's not strange that Miss Violet is side by side with him. They are indeed a perfect match."T
"Let go!" Zara threw her hands together with a slight push from the security guard dragging her out of the party building. "You guys have gone too far. You'll see. You'll pay for it."The guards let them go by slightly pushing their bodies away. Rozie winced in pain as the bracelet on her wrist pinched her skin. "Can't you guys be nice? That's rude. It's unethical.""Leave and don't try to come near this building again. You don't belong here. Disgraceful people." The officers waltzed away after belittling the three people in a loud voice. The guarding became tighter with the addition of security personnel near the entrance.Rozie raised her hand, pointing at the officers. "You're really heartless people. Can't you be gentle? You treat us like trash. What a shame!"Rozie held her sore arm. "Ah, they were really rude, hurting my hand." She clutched her bracelet frantically. "Oh, no. Look, my expensive bracelet is ruined because of them."Her jaw hardened as she stared into the distance
Aaron was eating his breakfast quietly—toast with salad and fruit juice made by Olson. Today, Violet didn't join Aaron for breakfast. Early in the morning, Violet had left to take care of something outside.Violet's appearance in Mahataran City was unknown to anyone, and no one knew if it was to meet with Aaron. The woman had spread false information that she would take care of a new business development here so that no one would suspect her of meeting the royal heir.After breakfast, Aaron looked at the morning scenery on his veranda while enjoying hot coffee. Aaron paused for a moment, then looked at Olson behind him.Olson immediately rushed over to Aaron with a respectful bow. "Is there anything I can do for you, Prince?""Prepare a car for me." Aaron placed his coffee cup on the table. "I want to go to the company to see how things are going."Just staying at home made his body a little uncomfortable. Being outside seemed to be a breath of fresh air,Olson nodded. "Yes, Prince. I
Aaron is a hard worker. He always takes his work seriously. That's why he has many skills. When he chose to be a cabinetmaker, he did well.He always made cabinets with details and also with suitable materials. That's why Rozie was often angry with her because the profit they received was negligible. She would talk about the many needs, such as buying groceries, housing Aaron here, or shopping.The cupboard Aaron made once sold for a thousand dollars. It was a decent price, even though it wasn't satisfying for Aaron. He asked Rozie to be patient because he had to organize the next sale. But the woman was impatient, so Aaron was forced to sell his cupboard. After the successful sale and he gave the money to Rozie, the woman would return to insult him, cursing and asking for more."I'll teach you a lesson!" This man in front of him was one of the problems Aaron often faced when he was in the life of a son-in-law.Because his cabinets were of good quality and sold more often than cabinet
The two black-clothed people who had stopped traveling earlier looked at each other. They had the duty to guard this place. Based on that duty, they could naturally take precautions. Especially there was an important meeting happening in this place. The meeting had many guests of high-status people. Given that the two people were unwilling to take the consequences, they might as well not work here."Sir, everyone who is in this place has an invitation. So you can't enter this place." a guard with a slightly shorter body than the other men spoke. He looked at Aaron and wanted the man to understand his words.Violet had set up the meeting in the company building to emphasize that she was serious about the business she would conduct, and she had not invited only a few people to reinforce what she wanted. So, the suspicions about her possibly meeting with their prince were not known by others, and her status as a secretary was also not known. Those in the kingdom of Austar knew her bet