Gardenia of Blooming Desire Chapter 55: Wishful Thinking

Charles sat beside Aster. He had his left hand gently caressing Aster's slim waist. His eyes shone golden and greedily savoring the beauty beside him.

Aster didn't say anything and focused on his book. Although, he felt extrely uncomfortable and disgusted, he couldn't do anything. Charles was definitely in love with him, and with this aggressive advance from Charles, Aster could only yield.

Charles' eyes darted to the butler standing tall near the door. He saw all this intimacy between him and Aster with nonchalant attitude. However, Charles couldn't help but felt jealous.

'This butler is Aster's people, right? The one that he gave his guard dal to.'

'I didn't even mind to be his subordinate if that would an I could be his only subordinate. Who cares about other unknown subhuman.'

Charles' eyes dimd. He already thought about the possibility of Aster having an affair other than him. This butler wasn't bad looking either. Infuriated, Charles called him, "You, co here!"

Jain drew near and kneeled in front of Charles and Aster, "Yes, Your Highness, This one is at your service."

Charles was about to execute this butler for daringly accepting Aster's guard dal. But Aster would be extrely mad if he did so. Thus, he held himself. "Leave this room, I need to talk with my cousin alone."

Aster's focus finally shifted to Charles, then to Jain. He gave a light nod and Jain left the room.

"Cousin, what do you want to talk about?" Aster asked, directly trying to finish this talk as soon as possible.

Charles' hand on his waist was getting tighter. Charles frowned, "Why cousin? You can call by my na, or by our lovers nickna."

"I don't rember that we have any lovers nickna..."

"Then, please rember this. From now on, you should call darling, okay?" Charles smiled. He said it casually, as if it was a regular thing to say.

Aster knew that Charles would insist about this distasteful nickna until he said yes. He didn't want to spend much ti with Charles, so he said with difficulty, "Yes, ... d--darling... what do you want to talk about?"

Charles seed satisfied. He chuckled lightly. "A week from now, the spring festival will be held in the Roagelt city square. We have a plan, probably the last plan to end Mother Empress. Your participation is crucial here... so... would you join us?"

Aster closed his book and now listened attentively. He knew the spring festival would be coming soon. But he didn't know that Charles and Rosalie had already made a plan.

"What plan?"

Charles whispered sothing to Aster. Aster showed a surprise, but soon dissipated and he looked really cold. However, he nodded to every instruction Charles whispered. In the end, he said, "I will do it."

"Are you sure? This would... make people saw you as weak..."

"I am fine with it. I will do it." Aster replied with absolute certainty.

Charles was really not sure that this would be a good idea. Part of him didn't want Aster to be in danger, nor that he wanted him to be looked down by the other. But this was really perfect mont to fra Mother Empress.

"Then, if you say so. I will always help you darling," Charles said.

Charles stayed for an hour. Although Aster is unresponsive, Charles talked about anything he could think of in order to delay ti. He wanted to indulge with this warmth he got from Aster.

However, with this atmosphere of spring and only two of them in this room, Charles' mind started going wild. He leaned his face closer to Aster's nape and slled an extrely pleasant fragrance that made his mind floated.

Aster hadn't say anything, but he was obviously uncomfortable.

"Charles, let go now," Aster struggled when Charles' hand slowly descended to the hem of his shirt, attempting to unbutton it.

God knows how much Charles tried holding his desire right now. He didn't want to force Aster. He sighed and rose from the chair, "I'm sorry Aster. I need to leave now before I do sothing unspeakable."

"Please do." Aster said coldly. There was so disappointnt in Charles' heart, but he should hold himself until they were married. He excused himself and left the room.

Not long after, Jain entered the room and kneeled in front of Aster. Aster's previous expression that was soft and ek in front of Charles turned into cold rage. He hated it. He hated the fact that Charles could touch his body easily just because of his status.

'Disgusting! Utterly disgusting!'

'Why does it feel so disgusting? It wasn't like this before!'

'Only Ramuja...' whenever soone touched Aster, he couldn't help but imagine Ramuja's face. Wouldn't it feel amazing if Ramuja was the one that touched him instead?

Aster tried to calm down and talked to his servant, "Jain, we will run this plan in the spring festival, and needed you to be stealthy. Unfortunately, we couldn't bring Irion to the spring festival. He would distract the plan by his instinct."

"Yes, Young Lord. However, this servant wondered about what exactly is the plan?"

"I will tell you later. For now, prepare my pen and ink, I need to write for Lady rse," Aster ordered. "Also, prepare a warm bath, I feel disgusted all over my body."

"Understood, Young Lord." Jain said. He prepared the paper and ink, then proceed to prepare warm bath for Young Lord.

Jain was outside the whole ti. Thus, he wondered about what happened between Crown Prince and Young Lord. But based on the attitude of Crown Prince, it was obvious that Crown Prince had strong romantic interest to Young Lord.

'It seems unrequited though...'

He also wondered about the plan that Young Lord said. Since it would be held during Spring Festival, he imagined it would be a plan that emphasize on the public pressure.

'Whatever it is, since you have given to Young Lord. I just need to believe that Young Lord is capable... right... old Master?' Jain said in his heart.

***

"Ramuja! Don't work too much, you are still recovering!" Jon rushed to my side and helped carrying a log. My back ached whenever I did my routine. But I couldn't let Jon took my working portion just because I got beaten up by Crown Prince before.

It had been two weeks since that day and my body kept aching.

'At least, I still have Young Lord's personal pin...'

We finished the job today and head ho. Alongside of the road, there were plenty of beautiful blooming flowers and fresh spring dew. Since winter had passed, this logging business had slowed down until autumn. Thus, we finished the job early.

Lisa and rry were in the house, they were making sothing out of flowers they picked in the adow.

"Ah! I just rembered that we will have spring festival soon!" Jon exclaid. He left the house in a rush. I just stood there dumbly. I asked rry, "Spring festival?"

rry smiled and replied ekly, "Yes, each spring, there will be a spring festival in Roagelt city square. We saved enough money for cheap carriage to go there."

I nodded, "Then, I will take care of the house."

"Ramuja? Why did you say that, of course you are going with us too!" Lisa interrupted.

"But I have no money..."

"Sigh, I told you that you are also my child, right?" Lisa smiled. "There will be free food there, and we can watch many fresh blooming flowers."

"There will be many people too, even Emperor and Empress will co!" rry said cheerfully.

I suddenly perked up. If Emperor and Empress were there, then there might be a chance to see Young Lord, even from afar.

"Then, how about noble houses?" Ramuja asked.

"Well, I think everyone that was not too far away from Roagelt kingdom would be attending that. It's one of the biggest festival in Golden Callia!"

I felt the surge of happiness in my body. There was a chance of eting Young Lord there.

'So there is a chance that Young Lord will be there...'

'Even if it could just see you from afar, at least I could see if you are doing well, Young Lord.'

"Ramuja! Don't space out!" rry said while giggling. She put a bracelet made by tree root and flower to my wrist. She seed satisfied. "We will have the sa bracelet!"

"Hahaha... rry, you shouldn't say that too early, Ramuja might get embarrassed." Lisa laughed. Then, he faced Ramuja with tender eyes, "Lovers bracelet is a tradition during spring festival. rry just want you to use the sa bracelet as hers."

I stared at rry, Lisa and the bracelet consecutively. Sohow, I felt guilty.