Chapter 5 Varenzel Is Jiru

"Miss Swan, if you want I will give you a place to stay as an employee of the Calain Group. how about it, do you want to?"

Rhysica and Jeon smiled, but Alicy didn't, she just looked at Varenzel for a moment then lowered her head without answering Varenzel's question.

Seeing this response, Varenzel smiled, as if no matter how stiff Alicy was towards him, he was still trying to break down Alicy's defense against him.

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The fragrance of lavender flowers wafted into Alicy's nose, she sat down on Rhysica's big bed. Alicy looked around the room where vintage colors dominated with some luxurious furniture decorating Rhysica's room.

Three months ago, the business managed by Rhysica's father experienced progress and caused Rhysica's life to change drastically, which is why the two girls separated after spending time together for four years.

"I think Varenzel likes you, Alicy!" said Rhysica starting, she sat down next to Alicy. "Did you see how he looked and smiled at you? Wow.... "It's clear that Varenzel really likes you."

Alicy didn't speak yet, instead he bit his lower lip and played with her fingers.

"What's wrong with you?" Rhysica asked again, really understanding Alicy's attitude and all the girl's behavior.

"That, I, I don't know!"

"What's wrong with you? He was being rude to you?"

"No, no... it's not like that Rhysi!" Alicy dismissed Rhysica's negative thoughts, but on the other hand, Alicy also felt anxious about saying what she really felt about Varenzel.

"So what?"

"I just feel uncomfortable with Varenzel!" Alicy started to dare to open up, she looked at Rhysica with a complicated expression. "For some reason I always feel scared when I'm around Varenzel!"

Rhysica was silent for a moment, seeing Alicy's gesture which said that she was uncomfortable with Varenzel. Taking a deep breath, Rhysica tried to be serious, she looked at Alicy carefully.

"Alicy, you don't need to worry, I think your feelings of fear arise because you are very closed off to men. So when Varenzel openly approached you, you who were unfamiliar with the situation felt uncomfortable."

"Maybe it's true like that, but Rhysi, actually there is another reason that makes me afraid of Varenzel"

"What?" Rhysica asked curiously.

Alicy swallowed her saliva hard, then said "Ji-Jiru..Black Jiru!"

"You mean?" Rhysica's forehead furrowed in confusion

"Well, I dreamed that Jiru was Varenzel," said Alicy so innocently, her naive attitude could not be conditioned on the people closest to her.

Meanwhile Rhysica smiled, trying to understand that her friend was just experiencing panic stemming from her fear of Jiru, which stimulated Alicy to think that Varenzel was Jiru because she felt uncomfortable when he was near Varenzel.

Alicy is experiencing Paranoid Psychosis!

"Alicy it was just a dream!" Rhysica started again, "calm yourself first. How could Jiru be Varenzel, Jiru's incident even happened four years ago and don't you know that Varenzel was abroad to continue his studies for four years ago too? So Jiru is Varenzel does that make sense?"

Alicy was silent, she remembered what Joan had said that four years ago her brother had left to complete his master's studies.

That makes sense, but somehow at this point Alicy still feels that Varenzel is Jiru.

"It's best not to think too much about it Alicy, it was just a dream and besides Jiru's figure has also disappeared, right? I'm grateful for that!"

Alicy tried to absorb Rhysica's words. "But Rhysi, do you think Jiru has really disappeared? I mean what if it turns out he comes back again remembering some of the tragedies that happened recently?"

Now, Rhysica fell silent again, as if she had been silenced by the words Alicy said. The two of them successfully looked at each other.

"Then I hope we never meet Jiru again, and Alicy, don't think too much, why are you always talking about Jiru, Huh? It's better to forget him and let's live as we should!"

Alicy smiled faintly, her expression looked very complicated, "Um... I don't know Rhysi, I'm just scared and I can't deny that in the end I always think about Jiru, about who he is, why he did that, and where is he now?"

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As usual this morning Aarav's residence had breakfast together. Everyone sat in their respective places with the sound of eating utensils enlivening the atmosphere. Until Aarav said and broke his attention.

"Joan... you didn't forget to buy medicine for mother, hum?"

Joan stopped feeding food into her mouth, she looked at Lilyan a little awkwardly.

Seeing that, Aarav certainly understood. "You forgot again Joan?" He took a deep breath and looked disbelieving.

"Sorry father, mother, I'll buy it later" Joan looked awry.

"That's no problem, son," Lily smiled in response.

"How long will you neglect your duties, Joan?" Apparently Aarav didn't want to stop, suddenly the atmosphere in the dining room started to become awkward.

Lily was indeed taking long-term medication for her health, and Aarav handed over the responsibility of purchasing the medication to Joan. He did this because purchasing medication cannot be done by just anyone and Varenzel's absence and Aarav being busy with the company made him determined to entrust it to Joan.

But fatally, Joan always forgets her duty to buy medicine for her mother

Jeon looked down, actually Aarav's intentions were good, he saw this task as applying discipline to Joan.

This means that with Joan's status as the heir and who will continue Calain Group, of course Joan's attitude and performance must be even better.

"Sorry dad!" It's Varenzel who interjects. "From now on, let me handle it!"

Joan looked at Varenzel who was in front of her, "I can do it, brother, I just forgot yesterday!"

Varenzel smiled and nodded "I know, but let me do it now for Mother, you have tried well and looked after Mother well all this time, thank you!"

Joan fell silent in the end...

"Yes, from now on I will trust you, Varen, you can always be relied on!"

Hearing that, Joan was silent, he clearly understood the sarcastic sentence her father gave her through Varenzel.

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It was eight o'clock in the evening, people were milling about on the sidewalks and shops in the middle of the city. Likewise, a man wearing a Hoddie jacket walked into a building with the words pharmacy on it.

The sound of the doorbell sounded loud, a girl, a pharmacist on guard greeted in a friendly manner, "Can I help__" She didn't continue her words when the man wearing a hoodie and wearing a mask that covered part of his face approached and handed her a piece of paper.

It is a kind of prescription for medicine, where to get the medicine the buyer is required to provide a doctor's prescription.

"One moment sir!" said the girl, reaching out and taking the paper, she tried carefully to choose the medicine and match it with the doctor's prescription.

"This is the medicine, sir!" she handed the medicine to the man which he immediately grabbed. They make transactions afterwards.

"Thank you sir, get well soon!" This remark closed the interaction between the two.

The man in the hoodie was about to walk towards the door, but at the same time the bell sounded again, an older man came in but the man in the hoodie stopped, he froze for a few seconds and even his body seemed to be shaking as he looked outside which could clearly be seen from the inside.

In the end, the man wearing the hoodie stopped his steps, he turned around and accidentally nudged the old man beside him who had just entered.

"Hey... what's wrong with you?" said the old man curtly, he looked angry at the small nudge that hit him.

"I'm sorry sir" The man wearing the hoodie bowed and quickly turned his back to the old man.

"You have no manners!" the old man hissed half shouting, making himself the point of everyone's attention. Including a man in formal clothes who had just entered the pharmacy.

Ignoring everyone, the man wearing the hoodie walked out, speeding up his footsteps. Leaving surprised looks from everyone in the pharmacy building.

Still walking, the hooded man walked up the dark sidewalk, he clenched his hands tightly into fists, then muttered a small word saying

"Damn you traitor! Great liar! I really hate you, brother!"