Chapter 598 - Hiding Something (1/2)

”Aiden, please get me a box too,” Anya said.

”Wait a minute, I'll be right back,” Aiden pretended to take out his cellphone and turned his back to her.

Time passed, finally Anya filled two boxes full of strawberries, but Aiden was still standing in the same place.

Anya couldn't wait anymore, so she got up from her place and walked over to him.

Aiden closed his eyes and tried to calm himself. He knew he had been squatting in the garden for so long that suddenly he could see nothing when he stood up.

As long as he rested, he could recover.

When he heard the sound of Anya's approaching footsteps, Aiden opened his eyes. The sunlight looked too bright, luckily he could see again.

He put his cellphone back in his pocket and looked at Anya with a hint of guilt.

Anya smiled sweetly at him. ”It doesn't matter if you don't help. I'm happy enough that you want to accompany me.”

Aiden's heart ached when he saw that sweet smile. Could he see this smile again for years to come?

”How much should we harvest today?” Aiden asked.

”Are you tired?” Anya looked at Aiden worriedly. She just realized that the man had never done a job like this, so she was worried that Aiden wouldn't be able to keep up.

”No, I'm afraid you're tired,” Aiden said fondly.

”I'm fine,” Anya answered, looking at the strawberries around her. ”We're done. Don't take the rest of the strawberries. Alisa will come on Saturday, let her play in the garden and pick them.”

When Aiden heard that Alisa was coming again, his face immediately changed. ”Why does Jonathan keep telling you to look after his child?”

”Something happened to his family and he was pretty badly injured because of what Nico and Harris had done. He couldn't take care of Alisa in this condition. I'll pick up Alisa on Saturday  and I'll take her back to school Sunday afternoon.” Anya nudged Aiden's arm softly. ”Are you mad?”

”You are mine,” Aiden said.

”I know,” Anya laughed.

”Tell Nadine to send Alisa on Saturday. You will go with me instead,” Aiden didn't want Anya to take care of someone else's child. If they had time to take care of someone else's kid, wouldn't it be better if they made their own?

”Okay.” After Anya promised him, Aiden's face softened a little.

Today, they had filled 5 boxes full of strawberries and saved 1 box for themselves.

Then, Anya went to Lanny's flower shop near the bus stop where she usually left her bicycle.

When they got there, Lanny immediately came out and helped Anya to lift the strawberry box from her bicycle.

”Anya, is that your boyfriend?” Lanny grabbed Anya and asked her in a low voice.

Anya nodded with a smile.

”I often see him around. Just sitting quietly in his car looking at the bus stop with a dreamy gaze for hours,” said Lanny.

”Is he waiting for someone?” Anya muttered.

”At first, I thought the same too. But who would want to wait for someone for two years? And since you came back to Indonesia, he didn't come again. Looks like he's waiting for you.”

”Oh, really?” Anya felt her heart warm. Was Aiden really waiting for her?

On the way home, they rode on the electric bicycle, looking at the blue sky and the clouds above them. It felt so relaxing…

”How does it feel to live as an ordinary person?” Anya asked.

”How much do you get after selling 4 boxes of strawberries?”

”I gave Aunt Lanny a small price. 100 thousand for one box. That's pretty cheap compared to the price in the market. But since Aunt Lanny always buys a large quantity of flowers and plants from my mother, we give her a cheap price.”