Chapter 6

When she saw Averill bow her head and just eating her food, Jenny did the same. She left Averill alone, probably thinking about other things. Their conversation stopped there until they returned to their respective homes. Mr. Zhan, who was driving, felt something was wrong and tried to see the situation behind from the front mirror. It looks like Ms. Alpha and Ms. Jenny are both entertaining each other's thoughts. He knows what happened to the Averill family one year ago. He still remembers the very hurtful situation.

At that time,

Averill calls him to come to the hospital. He was, at that time, still in his hometown to celebrate Happy New Years. Every year, all employees at Alpha Villa will be given a week off to be with their families. Averill, Eliza, and Aurora will go to the cabin to celebrate the New Year. The little family was very happy with the presence of the cute Aurora. Both her parents loved her very much but did not spoil her. Uncle Zhan was driving fast at that time to get to the location faster. The destination hospital is Zhang Medical Hospital. The hospital is owned by Eliza herself and is partnered with Alpha Corp. Other companies will find it difficult to compete with their business. As soon as he arrived at the hospital, Uncle Zhan went straight to the room where Averill was sitting in a chair sobbing. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying for too long. He had worked with the Averill family for so long that he had never seen Averill cry like this. He felt worried and greeted Averill, who was sitting in the waiting chair.

"Isn't this the morgue room"

He whispers in the heart

"and who died?"

Before he could ask Averill a question, he saw Averill's swollen hand, and there was also a lot of blood on his shirt. Now he is getting more and more worried about Averill's condition, but now only Averill is here while Eliza and Aurora are gone. stuttering and hearing Averill's cries.

"They are in that room. They died, killed in front of me. I am truly useless, unable to protect my beloved family members."

"Why should they and not me?" The sadness of a woman who lost a loved one could be heard. Her cries grew louder, and Uncle Zhan helped to pick up Averill, who was sitting on the floor like a lifeless person. Averill's uncle Zhan, who was still surprised, quickly pushed Averill to the chair provided by the hospital in front of the room. The sign on the board above the door is for the Mortuary Room. Finally, the attendant on duty allowed the bodies of her wife and child to be removed and taken home for burial. Averill entered the morgue and looked at the metal bed where daughter and her wife lay lifeless. Her daughter was also placed next to her wife. She headed in that direction full of weakness and pushed the hand of Uncle Zhan, who led her slowly. She held on to the iron bed to support her body. On the iron bed, there was a whole body covered in a white blanket, and only the feet showed a place to write the name of the person who died. Her trembling hands opened the white blanket that covered her wife's face slowly and finally revealed the soft and beautiful face of a pale woman. Seeing that face, Averill cried loudly, and it was difficult for her to catch her breath. Her chest was tight at that time, even though she knew that her wife had already died. She moved to the small bed next to her wife and opened the white blanket that covered the face of her beloved child. On the tag attached to the little leg, it says "Aurora Alpha". Averill hugged her very tightly and did not want to let go of her beloved child. A child who was expected to grow up with love ended up dying at the hands of a cruel person. At that time, both Averill's mothers had arrived; Eliza's family was missing because both her parents had died. Her uncle is also still in Canada because he runs their company. No one thought that Happy New Year's this year was the last year for Averill and her family. Her mother's heart was also broken when she saw her only child and beloved daughter-in-law and grand daughter die. When they received the news from Uncle Zhan, they were very surprised and almost fainted. They rushed home to help their daughter. Eliza is a very good daughter-in-law, and Aurora is a very cheerful and cute granddaughter. They can't accept bad news like this. They didn't believe it when they saw the two bodies lying lifeless. Sophie fainted as soon as she saw the two figures lying lifeless on the bed covered in a white blanket. As fast as lightning, Melly catched her sister-in-law so as not to fall to the floor and hit her head on the bed near where she was standing.

Averill, who was lost in her grief, was unaware of what was happening. After listening to her instructions to bring the bodies of the two people she loved back to the villa, Uncle Zhan took care of all the affairs. Averill did not leave her wife and daughter alone by riding in the MPV that brought their bodies to the villa. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her tears wouldn't stop flowing. Never once did her gaze shift from her wife and child. Only her lips were trembling, holding back tears. Once arriving at the villa, the coffins of her wife and son were placed in the hall. The maids placed pictures in front of the two coffins, and candles were lit. The situation in the mourning hall was very sad and only sobs were heard from the people who were there. Averill was led by Uncle Zhan and sat in a chair placed in front of the two coffins. It can be seen from the mirror of the coffin that the faces of both her wife and daughter are calm, like people who are dreaming a beautiful dream. On Eliza's forehead, there is a stitch that covers the gunshot wound that took her life.

"Uncle Zhan?"

Ms. Jenny's voice woke him up from a reverie that reminded him of the dark story. At the same time, Averill looked at him with a curious look because Uncle Zhan rarely daydreamed while driving. Uncle Zhan is a person who priorities safety when driving.

Jenny moved forward a little from her seat, and before she had time to voice her thoughts, her mobile phone rang, indicating that there was an incoming message. Without wasting her time, she unlocked the phone. The contact pops up with a short message. Without her being aware of her own actions, she was noticed by Averill, who was sitting next to her. Their distance is only 12 cm from each other's seats. Her facial expression continued to change after reading the message. The change was so noticeable that Averill, who was sitting not far from her, also noticed the change.

Averill also wanted to ask, but thinking that it had nothing to do with her, she just remained silent while just watching Jenny, whose brows began to sweat and her hands tightly gripped the car handle and said to Uncle Zhan.

"Uncle Zhan doesn't need to send me directly to the apartment. You can stop me at the Mega Shopping Mall. My friend is waiting for me there."

Jenny said, looking around. Hearing Jenny's request, Uncle Zhan saw from the rear mirror that Averill nodded her head in agreement to Jenny's request. So, Uncle Zhan made a U-turn again to head to the Mega Shopping Mall. Throughout the journey to the place, Jenny was visibly worried and seemed impatient to reach the location. There must have been a moment in Averill's heart and snort while seeing Jenny action now.

As soon as the car was parked in front of the main entrance of the shopping mall, Jenny opened the car door and headed towards the main entrance. Her steps are very fast. Uncle Zhan didn't have time to get out of the car to help open the door for him. Those who stayed in the car looked in the direction Jenny was heading.

Arriving at the villa, Averill continued to go to the garden, which was overgrown with beautiful flowers. The flowers were planted by Eliza when she was still alive, and now they are looked after by the butler who is on duty at this villa. The weekend is spent in this place because not only can you see the flowers that bloom in the morning, but you can smell the aroma of the flowers that are blooming. Most of the flowers planted are lavender. The air is fragrant with thousands of lavender scents and with the brightest roses blushing in tufts.

Averill was reminded of Eliza's words at that moment when she made Eliza compliant. "Lavender has many functions, such as freshening linen, closet, mattress, car, and such by adding a few drops to a small spray bottle of water. You can place a few drops in your bath to create a calm, relaxing atmosphere. Also rub a few drops on the bottoms of your feet for a fresh aroma."

Averill laughed loudly at her wife's explanation and hugged her waist tightly, saying

"Wow! Why do I feel that my wife is promoting her favourite flower?" Her voice sounded very soft and sexy at that moment. Eliza's face was holding a bouquet of reddish lavender flowers, and she tried to break from her embrace.

"We are going to feel shame and will be seen by people. But it is true that lavender flowers are now used for aromatherapy because of the function I mentioned earlier. You don't take it lightly." It was clear that Eliza did not want to lose an argument with Averill at that moment. "I have bought a small 50ml essential oil bottle of lavender oil (Lavandula Angustifolia) for you to use and keep in the office. Breathing fresh air, not breathing air from the fragrance your employees use."

"Well, my dear wife, I must have heard your words and embedded them in the soul of a lover, but there is a tone in someone's voice that is jealous. Who is it?"

Averill wondered and released a tight hug from her wife's waist and then ran into the villa because she knew her wife's behaviour was to pinch her after hearing Averill's joking words.

Averill does like to joke with her even though sometimes it hurts, but she likes it, because of it was the source of their love to become strong.

From that day on, Averill's office smelled of lavender, not only fragrant but able to compete with the perfume used by her employees. When Averill remembered that moment, her smiled sadly. Her has memories that accompany her lonely days, in addition to a lot of work in the office. Hearing someone's footsteps step up to where her was standing, Averill remained silent and waited for the man to explain something to her fluently. Averill's facial expression seemed calm, and only the women's hoarse voice could be heard. Sometimes she asks the man questions with a cold face that can kill anyone desire to talk to her.

"What is she doing there now?. Is everything alright with her?."

"Good. Watch every gesture of her makes and the people around her. What about the old man?"

"Now he is still under my observation and starting to organize his strategy."

"Nice. Keep up the good job."

As soon as the man finished reporting to her, Averill just stood there stiffly, and the man also walked away with all the style a man could hope for.

"Wait and see."

Those were the only words that came out of her mouth after a long time of silence in the garden, while looking directly at the bouquet of lavender flowers that her had cut and placed on the table next to her.