Abandoned Flower's

Don't You Miss Me?!

Winter could only bow his head deeply, all feelings raging in his heart, his head terrace filled with all sorts of questions and speculations with no answers.

"And it was because of his condition that he refused to return." Ethan pats Winter on the shoulder as if to calm down.

"Is that so??" Winter grinned bitterly implying many wounds there. "She always covered her pain from me. It's always been that way, never once showed me his weakness."

"You should see him. I'll take you." Ethan looked at Winter seriously. Seeing Winter just stand still without any reaction leaves Ethan puzzled. "Winter?? Get ready we'll..."

"I'm..." The man was still silent with a directionless look. Winter called Dylan. "Dylan!!! Dylan!!"

In a hurry the young man who was just about to close his eyes on the front sofa for a break had to run into Winter's study. "Well, Mr Winter, what's wrong???"

"Tomorrow morning we will hold a meeting with regional managers about commodity yields last week. Order all the county chiefs and administrators to gather here at 7am!!" Decree Winter.

"Okay, Mr. Winter!" The man immediately came out to do his job even with a puzzled look on his face.

"Winter?!" Ethan looked at the man in surprise after Dylan came out. "Didn't you want to see him??!"

Winter turned his back on Ethan. "I'm not leaving. He's still alive. Isn't that enough?"

"But Winter..." Ethan is still adamant.

"If he has decided not to return, then I will not go." Winter cuts out Ethan's emphatically, leaving the man unable to speak.

After a short stale conversation with Winter about Luckingham's current condition, Ethan must return to the capital. He walked towards his vehicle delivered by Dylan. "Dylan.." call Ethan.

"Yes, Mr. Ethan."

"Remember both my words and don't leak them to anyone." Ethan looked at Dylan seriously. "As her confidant you will definitely continue to be by Winter's side, take advantage of that to observe her closely and not let your guard down a bit."

"I don't understand what Mr. Ethan means." Dylan put on a confused face.

"...Mr. Ethan.. Sorry, it's been a year since Ms. Flo died. But why just now....?"

Ethan looked at Dylan with a serious face. "Flo is alive!" Dylan was surprised not to hear Ethan say. "But he refused to meet." Ethan. "Maybe all this time Winter could survive, but..."

"Sa. I understand what you mean, Mr. Ethan!!!" Dylan immediately bowed as a sign he accepted sincerely and was ready to do the task given by Ethan.

..

It's been 4 months since Ethan's last visit, Dylan hasn't stopped for a second watching Winter's movements during that time. Whatever Winter does - sleep, eat, work, even clean up - it doesn't go unnoticed by Dylan.

But indeed Dylan did not find anything awkward unless Winter worked like a tireless robot even before before before. Dylan is so worried Winter gets sick, often Dylan reminds Winter to stop working and rest but all is ignored or if Winter is angry then he will drive Dylan away.

"So for food supplies in this area please channel more, pay attention to the health of the workers in the granary in order to be maximized in work. And the supply of spices in the xxx area is trying to be reduced because the weather there has begun to stabilize to start agriculture, the supply of spices can be channeled to other places.." Winter who was giving instructions at a meeting suddenly fell silent, he massaged his forehead and exhaled a rough breath.

"We'll finish this meeting and continue tomorrow! I'll go get some rest!" Without speaking, Winter left the meeting room and immediately entered his work room alone.

Winter's strange movements certainly made Dylan aware. Is this what Mr Ethan meant??

After entering his study room and closing the door, the man just stood in front of his desk. Quiet with his hands resting on the table, until the sound of breathing is heard and drops of water fall on the table.

Winter's tears did not stop, he rubbed his eyes. "Why am I like this...? Have I become a fool or have I been afflicted with an illness???!" Winter's hands are stout and she doesn't stop fumbling by herself. "Are you okay?? Hicks! Hicks!"

"When I have struggled to survive like this! Hicks! Hicks!" Winter covered his face and continued to cry. "What... You don't miss me at all?!"

"When every night you come to me. Don't you miss me?? Hicks! Hicks!"

"Why don't you want to see me when you're alive! Huuuhuu.." That night Winter sobbed after 4 months of learning that Flo was still alive.