They had dinner in a quiet and luxurious place. Having dinner just the two of them at least made them seem to become closer again."Now you've changed a lot, Back then, you didn't dare to fight against those who oppressed you, Clayton." Ahren put on her safety belt while looking at Clayton."There are a lot of changes that happened in a short time that made me respond to what others did to me."Ahren was a little speechless at that. Then he slightly lowered his shoulders, which had felt tense earlier."It's not that I don't like your changes, I do."Ahren spoke now with more expression, and there also seemed to be feeling in her words. That made Clayton happy. At least the husband and wife relationship between them seemed to be getting better. But just as a smile was about to appear on her face, she became silent again as she remembered something disturbing."Ahren, what if I'm completely different from the person you know now? I mean, maybe I'm a worse person than you think...?"Clay
There was doubt in her eyes. Even though she had worn nice clothes, there was a great sense of worry. The past was still haunting her, in front of the mirror, she looked down unconsciously. Ahren's heart was beating uncomfortably. There might be something more than the other Astor family members would do to them.Unconsciously, she had exhaled repeatedly, the hatred and doubt mixed within her. A family should have a warm relationship, but not the Astor family. It would require a wrong path if they could be at the highest peak. They would step on and pull down those in front of them."Ahren, you look very worried. If they see this from you, they will take great pleasure in destroying you, Ahren." Clayton, of course, noticed, he could guess what Ahren was worried about. The truth was that he didn't want to come to the Astor family party, but he couldn't just run away."Yes, I know. I will try hard to hide this expression on my face. And since we're still at home, I'm not trying to hide
The new head of the family after Daniel was Ramon. He was the first son of Daniel and had a cold demeanor and a sharp glance in his eyes. He was also a man of few words. He had a seemingly calm demeanor but was still eager for profit. For him, if something could bring great profit to the Astor family, especially him, it would help him a lot, and he would be very proud of it.This looked like a party, but it was actually just a meeting between the Astor family along with some people who were very close to them. Usually, these brought their spouses here to boast and as if to get closer."It's been a while since I've seen you, Ahren. Now that you've grown so much, I hear you've become the head of a company." Ramon spoke, sitting at the end of the dining table. Many others were also sitting there, although there were many empty places.When Ramon spoke, all attention was immediately drawn to Ahren."Thank you, Uncle, for complimenting me." Ahren showed herself capable of replying to Ramon
"You insolent bastard, how dare you speak in this place. You're the one who shouldn't be talking at all because you have no manners." Flori headed towards Clayton, remembering what it felt like to be humiliated by that man. So, she held a powerful grudge against Clayton."Isn't this a family gathering, and any one member of the Astor family can speak?" Clayton looked calm and was able to return Flori's glare.There were even some people there who were not members of the Astor family who could be here calmly."Are you not self-aware? You've never been considered a member of the Astor family. You're a useless and troublesome man. Now you're talking as if your wife can work with a company the Arnould family owns. What a fool."Other than Flori, the others also seemed to strongly disapprove of Clayton being here. They were forced to accept it and did not expect him to discuss creating an unpleasant atmosphere."Ahren has the ability, and anyone member of the Astor family can follow this.
The talk about them having to cooperate with the Arnould family company had ended last night.Ahren also took this opportunity and felt uneasy, perhaps among the others, he was the one who did not have many connections because he had always been the one who was suppressed. She was only working as a secretary, she was just observing, while the others had their own companies. It was already quite a scary difference inside her office, which was inside the mansion they had just occupied, Ahren exhaled."Why did I accept...?" she flung herself into a chair, pressing her forehead a few times while facing forward with a weak gaze. The memory of the meeting returned to her, and she recalled it. "Ah, I did get the same opportunity, but a different position. I'm pretty sure when I fail, it will be over this time...."One of the things she remembered was their expressions that looked as if they were jealous. Ahren was sure that the faces were shown because they didn't like her, they just wanted
"H-how did you give me this document? This is a very difficult thing."Ahren was still very confused, she could not find the answer to her wish. This was so overwhelming that she pressed her thumbs together slightly to calm down."I already said that I wanted to help you, Ahren, and I gathered them carefully with Otto's help."He lied in a way to reassure the woman in front of him, the words that came out of his mouth had been carefully thought out because he didn't want to reveal the secret he was hiding. it wasn't time for Ahren to find out.Of course! The old man who could give this good information to Clayton. Clayton, this time, could help her get herself excited again, even her fingers tapping on the table as she now had an extra boost of enthusiasm. A smile appeared on her face, the desire so obvious.A face that was filled with smiles and looked happy was indeed more suitable for the woman, it calmed the man in front of her, then he quickly left Ahren's presence to let her pro
A black car, extremely luxurious, pulled up in front of the company building. Clayton immediately got out of there. Many people noticed, and they looked down at him. Clayton had just entered the elevator when no one stopped the elevator from closing."Sir!"She was shocked to find her master now, and she did something a little impolite, interrupting her boss' time. That's why Tiara was silent in front of the open elevator, she was shocked."Tiara, aren't you going to get into the elevator?"It took too many seconds for someone to hold the elevator, they should have boarded it. That was their goal, but the woman in front of her was frozen in front of her, expressing confusion, which was a waste of time.Hearing Clayton's question that made her flinch earlier, Tiara realized she had been impolite."Y-yes, Sir!"Tiara answered in a big voice, then she stepped into the elevator. There were only the two of them there, and Tiara's feelings were moving quite strangely today. She felt very un
The sky was not too dazzling because the sun was already slightly below, the tall buildings looked magnificent, and the streets were filled with cars passing by, but there was no traffic jam. One thing that really caught Clayton's attention was the woman in front of him. Her demeanor was calm, and she always agreed to Clayton's wishes. She was a reliable woman, even though she occasionally spoke as if she was opposing or correcting."What are you doing here?" Clayton pulled Tiara's body and pushed her to the side, and when Tiara was able to stand up properly, he released his hands wrapped around Tiara's slender waist.The glare from in front of him was intense, any other person would immediately notice if they were stared at with anger.Tiara was confused, her old nerves stabilized quickly as she took a breath, and she immediately answered Clayton's question."Mr. Clayton, I'm here to see my friend."She moved her eyes, it looked uneasy. She was thinking of something to end this conve
The man opened his eyes quickly when he saw the figure he was watching move. As expected, the figure he was watching was again trying to escape from his watch. "I told you to keep practising and learning. Don't you understand what I'm saying, Owen?"Clayton was already in front of the cloud. The 7-year-old looked at his father while exhaling from the mouth. He didn't seem to like what his father was doing, stopping him from taking another vacation to study. Almost every day, he studied, and every hour, he studied too. It was boring even though he knew it was necessary because he was a member of the family and the heir of the Arnould family.Until he looked at his father while scratching his head slightly. "Just for once, Father, can't you let me rest?" He made a training face at his father. Clayton looked at his son without saying anything until a woman came and put her arm around Owen's shoulders."What do you want to do today, Owen? Do you want to sleep, or do you want to go for a w
At that place, suddenly, a strong wind appeared, which made Martha immediately come out of her house. She wanted to see if there was a typhoon even though there was no news about the typhoon that day. When she came out, she immediately saw several helicopters had just descended.Martha was very curious about that, so she looked carefully at who was using the helicopter now. It wasn't long before the person she was waiting for appeared, and it was Clayton with a woman. Martha's footsteps became fast enough to head there. Clayton also immediately noticed Martha. While holding hands with Ahren, he stepped towards Martha.The helicopter's engine was slowly being turned off, so its sound weakened, and they could hear Martha's call. So, as they approached, the three of them stopped their footsteps. "I didn't expect you to revisit my place. I thought you had forgotten about it after seven months," Martha spoke like that, slightly insinuating that Clayton had not contacted her. She also looke
Clayton's state of unconsciousness due to his headache made them worried. It wasn't the first time Clayton had experienced something like that, but two hard hits to the head was a bad situation.Ahren sat limply. The people there were always ready to help him and always chose him because they were worried about their eyes. The doctor was trying to administer treatment to Clayton, but the people in the room were busy, and after that, a doctor came out.The factor immediately searched for Ahren's whereabouts, Ahren who realized it immediately stood up to find out her husband's condition. "What about his condition?" She heavily asked like that for fear of hearing the answer the doctor would give. She squeezed his hand.She moved her hand first before answering the question from an important person here. "Madam, Master Clayton's condition has improved compared to before. But now that he is unconscious, Master Clayton needs time to rest."From her body movements, it could be seen that Ahre
Ahren and Clayton spent time together, and although Clayton did not remember Ahren clearly, he felt comfortable with Ahren. The only person whose name he remembered could now see the woman in his dreams, so he had no doubts about Ahren if the two of them were really close."How are you doing now, Clayton?" Ahren, who responded, turned to her left; she smiled in a friendly manner at her husband.The new Clayton here had adapted well, the people here also treated him with courtesy and care that was what he had noticed. "I'm fine. Ahren, they're taking good care of me." he acted calmly. There was no big difference in Clayton's demeanour. If he did not lose his memory, then it would be perfect. The two of them walked to the park, and then Ahren invited Clayton to sit on a park bench."Recently we faced something extraordinary, I guess after you read yesterday's article on the cell phone you must know what I mean," Ahren told a story like that to provoke memories in Clayton's head. The man
One day had passed, and all the excitement in the house was still going on because of their Master's memory loss. And that was why Ahren was now in front of Clayton, peeling the apple skin.The man was still watching Ahren, closely observing the woman before him. "Or are you watching me out of great longing huh?" Ahren started to speak, she deliberately said something like that as she looked back at Clayton she smiled.Clayton looked confused. "Yes, you are a very beautiful woman. And you are my wife." he said in a low voice while paying attention to the woman in front of him, then her top shirt, Although he hadn't remembered about the woman in front of him.But there was a lot of evidence that this woman and she were a happy family, and the woman before him was cutting an apple for him to eat. Ahren then gave the apple to Clayton."Eat it." she spoke in such a soft voice, Clayton then took the apple and ate it slowly he couldn't take his eyes off Ahren.After Ahren ensured her husban
A person had been waiting with anxiety inside him. He wrung his hands for who knows how many times. As he stood with his eyes, watching his surroundings, the people around him were watching him. People did not want her to get hurt; for now, she was a priority to keep the Arnould family going."What took them so long, Mother?" Ahren finally looked at Elle on the left side, very agitated.Just now, when she was relaxing and trying to enjoy her life even though it was so hard, she had gotten information from the servants about her husband, who had been found, which made her want to meet him now.Since 4 hours ago she had been waiting for her husband, she was outside and repeatedly asking about him, even though people had explained the long distance. But that was the case. She still wanted to see her husband now."Ahren, calm down a bit. I know that your husband will be fine. He's been found and he's safe, it just took time to get here, Ahren." Her mother spoke again, trying to be as calm
After they had waited for a while, there was the sound of large footsteps. That made Martha and Clayton in the room circulate their eyes around to see what was happening in this police station."I've been feeling very strange about the attitude of the police here." Martha looked at Clayton. She couldn't hide the uneasiness she felt.The same was true for Clayton, who nodded and was wary of anything happening to them. Then, not long after two policemen arrived in front of them, they bowed slightly, which made Clayton and Mata again confused by their attitude."Sir, please wait a moment." The policeman spoke and made Clayton not understand what his person was saying. But he was still calm.As the policeman stood quietly, suddenly, people wearing black clothes came. It confused Martha and Clayton, making Martha wonder if the man she had been with was a bad man. She swallowed her own saliva before she spoke again. There was a slightly old man and one person who was beside him. Everyone ne
It was a bright and attractive morning up in the sky. The birds had flown, foraging the ocean and making nests on the land. Clayton had already put on his shirt and black scarf. Just like the schedule they had discussed, the man who didn't know himself would be in the city with Martha today.The long-haired woman had just come out of the house. She was carrying a sizable bag over her right shoulder and noticed the man watching the ceiling this morning. "Are you ready?" She put the bag in the Jeep, then looked back at Clayton, who had been staring at her."I'm ready," Clayton finally answered the woman and entered the car. He put on the seat belt and looked at the woman watching him. "Aren't we going to walk?" He asked to divert the attention of the woman beside him."It's going to be a long drive, it takes a few hours to get there. I hope you're up to it." The woman chuckled as she said that.Clayton nodded his head. "Of course, I'm strong. Don't underestimate me even if I remember my
"Hey, are you awake?" A woman was shaking the body of the man in front of her. She was watching with great concern.The man had not regained consciousness. Sweat was pouring down on him quite a lot. So the woman shook his body even more vigorously. "Get up." She said it in a loud enough voice,,, and the man woke up this time.He opened his eyes in a hurry. There was so much pressure on his body because of what had just happened to him. As he looked before him, he looked at the figure that made him wake up. Clayton finally rubbed his eyes. He tried to stand up and was helped by Martha.He was a little confused and then spoke in a hoarse voice. "What's wrong, Martha? Are you here?" He hadn't realized what was really going on.Martha watched him with concern, her eyes seemed to tremble and she finally took a breath first."Just now, you were calling someone's name and looked like you were in torment, so I woke you up. You seemed to be having a nightmare." Martha spoke as she continued to