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"Yes. So Aphrodite behaved like this. I hope Auntie understands because it's not easy for her, and I hope Auntie will give her space to be alone and clear her mind" Jenia said
"Yes. Aunt understood," said Helen. He was silent for a moment in his mind. "This is a good opportunity so that I can force Aph to marry Frans. That way, I can escape from the debts that continue to haunt me, "inwardly.
"Aunty?" Jenia called. Makes Helen instantly aware of her daydream.
"A-uh yeah?" Helen looked at him.
"Is there nothing else that Aunt wants to talk to me about?" Ask Jenia.
"Yes, no. Aunt just wants to know that."
"Then can I go home now?"
"Lho, don't you want to meet Aph first?" Ask Helen.
"It seems unnecessary. It's late and I'm so tired. I want to go home and rest. I'll just say hi to Aphrodite."
"Oh. All right, then."
"I'm going home first Auntie." Jenia then moved from her seat leaving Helen alone in the living room.
"Yes. Then be careful on the road."
"Good Auntie," Jenia prepares to leave from there but then Helen holds her back.
"Oh wait!" Her words held Jenia down before going further and further. Jenia turned to Helen. Looked at him with a confused face.
"What else is Auntie?" Ask.
"If Auntie needs your help again, do you want to help Auntie?"
"Yes. Why why?" Jenia did not understand Helen's question.
"No. Aunty just asked," said Helen. Jenia smelled a smile.
"Aunty used to call me if Auntie needed any help. I'll always help Auntie, if I can."
"Thank you."
"Sama-sama Aunt. Then can I go home now?"
"Oh yeah. Then let Auntie take you forward."
"Byeah," said Jenia. He walked together towards the front door. After saying good-bye, Jenia then left from there. He decided to book a taxi online to drive himself back to the rented car.
Helen stared in the direction where Jenia had disappeared. She smiled, hearing Jenia's explanation. He made himself feel like he had a great opportunity to ask Aphrodite to marry Francisco.
"It's nice. With this incident, the more chance I have to get Aph to agree to his match with Frans. But of course, even if it's not easy. I'm sure with Frans' help, it'll be easy to make Aph fall. I'm sure of it" Helen's implying. The next moment he switched focus. He stepped into his house. Locking the front door so no one gets in.
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Days change. It still feels the same as the days before. The thing Aphrodite felt was a void that made her completely lose her passion and purpose in life. He was still unable to fully release Xavier. He still could not erase his beautiful memories with the man he loved so much.
GECK! GECK! GECK!
Helen knocked on Aphrodite's bedroom door. He wanted to ask her to come out of breakfast with herself and Erland, who were sitting there waiting for him to come out.
For a moment of silence. There was no answer from across there. Until then Aphrodite replied as she was about to return to the dining room.
"Yes," he said, not powered.
"Then get out quickly. Erland has been waiting for you at the dinner table since."
"Yes," again his voice sounded without power. Helen moved from her current place. He then stepped towards the dining room, waiting for Aphrodite to come out and meet her in the dining room.
Arriving there, Helen immediately sat down where she used to sit. He sat opposite Erland who was enjoying his morning breakfast before leaving for school.
The man ate very voraciously like a man who had just eaten after three days of not eating.
"Slowly eat!" Helen warned me.
"Ng," he muttered without turning his head and was busy with his food.
Soon, Aphrodite walked over to the dining table where Helen and Erland were already there. Aphrodite sat right next to Erland who was still busy with her food.
"You're finally coming. Let's eat," Helen told him. Aphrodite simply nodded her head in response. Lazy and helpless, he grabbed the spoon and fork in front of him. He ate it a little lazily. In fact, he did not have an appetite for food, but Aphrodite had to eat for the sake of the baby in the womb.
For a long time, silence. Not a word came from each other's lips. Only the clanking of spoons and forks clashing against each other decorated their breakfast hours.
TUKS!
After eating after the contents of the plate, Aphrodite then put a spoon and fork in her hand on the plate in front of her. Aphrodite snatched her glass, drinking the contents to push the food in her stomach.
Helen and Erland's focus there then turned to look at him. "Why didn't your food run out Aph?" Helen asked, now seeing Aphrodite put the glass in her hand on the table.
"I have no desire for breakfast" said Aphrodite, who then departed from her seat there.
"Lho, Aphh! Aphhh!" Helen called him but the woman ignored his call.
"That's it," Erland glared lazily. Putting food back in the spoon into the mouth.
"Huft~" Helen let out a long sigh.
"It's really hard to talk to her," Helen massaged her forehead slowly.
"He is like that" Erland replied.
"It seems like this is the perfect time to get Aph closer to Frans," Helen said. He then grabbed his phone lying on the table, looking for the number of the man in the car and then pressed the phone button there which automatically diverted himself on the call screen.
"Who's mom calling?" Erland curiously glanced at Helen who was now busy with her activities.
"I want to contact someone who I believe will make Aphrodite feel better" Helen said.
"Who is that?"
"Later you know, too," said Helen who was back in the bus with her phone call that was not answered by the man across there.
Sound ‘tuuutttt..’ long again heard. The man's number is inactive.
"God, why is the number off" Helen tried to call her again. He will not give up just like that, let alone this is a golden opportunity that he should not just waste. Because they may lose their chance.
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