Chapter 29^

Meanwhile, at the same time, Steven visits Aleeya.

Steven saw Aleeya was leaning on the side of the bed contemplating like she was waiting. He immediately greeted his daughter, "Hello sweetie, how are you feeling after the last treatment?"

Instead of answering, Aleeya glanced at the door, as if someone was waiting. 

"What's wrong? Who did you see?" Even though Steven knew the reason, he kept asking.

"Did daddy come alone??" she asked with a gloomy face.

"As you can see, and that's how it always is, right?" Steven answered casually as if he didn't know anything.

"Not that Papa promised to bring Aunt Achi. Then where is she? I didn't see her with you."

"Aunt Achi?" Steven repeated. "Hey, brat...! Since when did my arrival become unimportant to you? Am I worthless to you anymore?"

"Huh! I don't know since when did I have a jealous Papa like you?" Aleeya pouted.

"Ha ha ha... You know, I'm jealous because I love you!"

"I understand that, you love me the most! But now I'm serious. Come on.... Where is that aunt? Didn't Papa promise?" Aleeya is very demanding. She knows this time the person she wants to meet will not come.

"Honey... I'm sorry Papa, but he can't come here right now." Steven had no other way but, to tell the truth, he felt very sad because he couldn't bring Achiera to come with him to meet his daughter.

"Again?" Aleeya protested. The corners of his eyes were red from crying. He was really sad.

"I'm sorry, sweetie, something is preventing her from meeting you now. But don't worry dear, when Papa has promised, then you will get it."

"What keeps her from seeing me? What's holding her back?"

"Still about yesterday, her son suddenly went to country F."

"Papa..." Aleeya is called.

"Hum?" squeaked Steven.

"You said before, I'm free to ask for anything when I recover, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"I want to go to country F, may-"

'Prang....' 

The glass in Steven's hand immediately fell, falling apart on the floor.

He looked at Aleeya with a probing gaze. Where did that request come from? What's going on right now? What will Steven do with the request? Since the first, he always tried to keep Aleeya away from that place. Even if he died, he would not take Aleeya there.

"Papa... What's wrong?" 

Aleeya's call made Steven wake up from his shock. "Ah... It's okay. Papa's hands are very slippery. Papa cleaned this broken glass first. It will be dangerous if it hits your feet." Then he left.

"Why did papa have to clean it? There's Nia who can do that. Papa came here ... You haven't responded to my request," Aleeya screamed.

But Steven kept going as if he hadn't heard his daughter's call.

When Steven returned, Aleeya immediately asked the same question.

 "Papa ... Let's go to F country," she repeated.

 "Honey ... Papa is cleaning the glass, we'll talk later." Steven continued to stall for time, hoping that Aleeya will forget about her wish that Steven would not agree to.

 "What is wrong with you?"

 Suddenly the question came out of Aleeya's small mouth.

 Steven looked up, saw Aleeya's sharp eyes. Her gaze was similar to Hans.

 "I know Papa is trying to stall for time, right?" Aleeya continued. "Are you going to deny what you have said?" She added again.

 "..." Steveen was silent, he continued to clean the clear glass shards.

 "Pa ... I'm talking to you! Don't you hear me? How long does the pretence last?" Aleeya continued to push, as if, if Steven didn't give her an answer today, then she wouldn't calm down.

 "Honey ... you know, Papa can't deny what Papa promised. Let Papa finish this first."

 Aleeya pouted. She pursed her lips forward.

'Sob sob sob ...'

 The sound of small sobs suddenly filled Aleeya's treatment room.

 Steven immediately stopped his job and hugged Aleeya in panic.

 "Honey, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Instead of answering, Aleeya continued to sob. 'Sob sob sob ...'

 This was Steven's weakness. He can't see his only daughter cry. "Don't cry anymore, forgive Papa please."

 "Aleeya wants to meet that interior designer, Aleeya really wants to meet her so Aleeya can design a house for Papa, but why doesn't Papa take me to country F? Why did Papa suddenly break the glass as soon as I mentioned that country! F country, until Papa doesn't want to take Aleeya there? " Aleeya asked in succession.

 'Hufffh ...' Steven could only sigh and threw it away roughly.