Chapter 60：I Love You

Athena spends half of her day to training at the backyard while Jye Yin and Raisya was out and after lunch, she went to her special room which is prepared only for her to do her hobby.

Aslan thought that painting is Athena's hobby, so he instructed his servant to provide her a special room for her to paint.

While actually, she does her job in there. Well, of course, Aslan didn't notice her artwork. Because she not finishing it yet.

Arranging her brush and paint color. She feels like her imagination come to life again.

She stares at the white canvas. Try to figure out the theme this time. She closed her eyes. All she can imagine it was her father and mother.

She must be missing them so much. She uses the brush and starts to paint her family portrait. While painting, her eyes start to redden and she starts crying.

Imagine that one day, she will leave them all. Left this world. Left the one she loves the most. Are they gonna remember her forever? Are they gonna cry as she did right now? All of the thought starts to fill her heart and mind.

She was done painting after 10 pm. She was totally exhausted. She went to the kitchen and ask for the chef to prepare her some supper for her to replenish her energy.

When she wants to go back to her room, she bumps with Aslan at the living hall. He just got back from his office.

She smiles at him and he also did the same. Aslan wraps her waist with his hand and kisses her lips.

"Hey.."

"Mm..hey.." she looks into his eyes with a loving gaze.

"Why you still up?"

"I..erm, looking for something for supper."

"Oh? I want too. I'm a bit hungry. I just ate my lunch and I forgot my dinner."

"I'll inform the chef. You should go upstairs and take a bath first." she caresses his cheek.

"Thanks, baby." he kisses her again and went upstairs.

Athena was dumbstruck for the second time at the living hall. 'Baby?'

She smiles and shakes her head before she went to the kitchen again.

Meanwhile, at the corner of the corridor, Jye Yin grit her teeth.

"Urghh!" she went back to her room.

After taking bath and Athena also take a turn to go and bath, both of them eat their supper at Aslan's study room.

He still had a little document that he needs to look at while Athena accompanies him and watch a movie at his study while eating.

"Ermm..As..can I ask you for something?" she suddenly voices out making Aslan look up to her.

"Hm? What is it?"

"I miss my parents. Can I go home? I mean, went back to my parents' house?" her eyes still fixed on the screen.

Aslan stops his finger from tapping on the keyboard. He stood up and sit beside her. He turns her body around to face him.

Athena was a bit surprised by his action. She scrunches her eyebrow like asking 'What?' to him.

"Why? You don't like to stay here? Is it because of Jye Yin? Are you gonna leave me?" he asked with one breath.

Athena was dumbfounded a bit. She stares at him for about a minute before she smiles widely.

"No no no...I like it here, but I miss my family. Really. I don't intend to leave you.." she cupped his face with both of her hand.

"Really?" he asks again.

"Yes. Really." she kisses him.

"But..for how long? I still had a few things that I need to settle in here."

"I don't know. A week or two?" she shrugged her shoulder.

"Whoa. That's too long. I can't even imagine a day without you." he pinches his forehead like he was in trouble.

Athena chuckles seeing his dramatic reaction.

"How about this, once you settle down your problem here, come to me at Great Empire. I'll be waiting. If you still had work within one or two weeks, then I'll just come back here again. I'll come back to you again. In Arendell."

Aslan silent for a moment before he finally sighing and nodded.

"When you want to return to Great Empire?"

"The day after tomorrow?"

He wraps his arm around her body. "That's too soon.."

"Sometimes, being apart for a little time is good too you know. It can help to develop more feeling to our relationship." she tried to comfort him.

"I'll be missing you. Badly."

"I know..me too."

…

The next day,

Again, Yin Li was standing in front of her house. Walk her to her workplace and then in the evening, he would wait for her to walk her back home.

This time, he didn't bring any flower but he brings a box of chocolate.

Looks at the box, she shakes her head. "I don't eat sweets."

Yin Li chuckles a bit. "No, you're lying. Every girl likes to eat sweets. Especially the 'princess' type."

Aurora gave him a sharp glare. "Well, I'm not a princess. I'm a monster type. And I like to hit a man and bullied him."

Yin Li feel a bit sad with her word. He makes a sad expression.

"But I bought it with my money. It'll be waste if I just throw it to the bin."

Aurora stops her pace. She rubs her face with both of her palms a few times before she turns around and snatches the box of chocolate from his hand.

"Fine! I eat it even if I don't like it. Are you happy now?"

He nodded his head. Aurora turns back her body and starts to walk again.

While Yin Li hid his smile behind her. He followed her like always.

After 15 minutes.

She looks at him while standing in front of her house.

"Listen, tomorrow. I will return back to Imperial City. You don't have to come here in the morning, got it?" she started.

Bit her bottom of lips, she said. "Its something that I can't tell you. But Ralph will come with me. It's only for a few days."

"What? Why would he go with you?"

"Mr. Yin, please. I'm telling you now because I don't want you to wait for me tomorrow. We're not in any kind of relationship anymore. So please.." she turns around and opens her door.

"Aur.."

"Good night Mr. Yin." she closed the door.

…

The next day, Aurora and Ralph went to the airport. Aurora already had her private jet ready. She already informs her family about her returning. To more surprised, she got a piece of news too that her little sister will be returning back on the same day as her.

She can't wait for meeting her. She missing her family so much. And this is the first time she went home after almost a year she ran from the mansion because of Yin Li.

"You look so happy." Ralph look at her before he diverts his eyes back to his phone. He was looking at his girlfriend picture.

"I am happy." she grinning.

...

In Arendell,

Aslan went to send her off at his private airport. He arranges her his private jet with a skilled pilot from his company to send her home.

"Text me when you arrive." he hugged her tightly. Not willing to let her go.

"Mm...I will. Behave when I'm not around. Don't do any mistake again. Or else…"

He kisses her lips deeply.

"I will not.."

The engine sound from the jet makes them hard to listen properly.

She hugs him for the last time and kisses his cheek.

When she went to the stairs, she looks at him and waves her hand.

Aslan also does the same.

Until she was already taken a seat beside the window he mouthed at her.

"I love you, Athena."

Athena frowned a bit. She didn't catch the word. But she just replies to him with the same word.

"I love you, Aslan."