Be Your Lover Forever (Alicia)

"Aunt Freya? Is that you? You've changed so much!"

"Alicia? What brought you here? I've been looking for you all for a long time!"

With tears in her eyes, Freya went forward to hold Alicia's hands and said, "Come in and sit with me. We'll talk!"

She then attended to the customers who were still inside the store.

"Hi everyone, please excuse us but something cropped up today, so we'll have to close our shop early. You're most welcome to come back tomorrow!"

"I'm sorry. Thank you for your understanding."

After shutting the door, they went to the back to which Alicia discovered that the perfume store was actually two-storeyed with the first floor as the store, while the second floor as a partitioned living space. With only a space of 400 to 500 square feet, there was a bed on one side while the kitchen and washroom on another. While it didn't seem spacious, the place had been tastefully decorated. Inside it was full of women's items. Even the bed seemed to be slightly larger than a single bed.

After a quick study of the place, Alicia found it a little hard to accept.

Obviously, those were all that she owned.

Based on her memory, back then, Aunt Freya was a popular celebrity personal assistant in the industry. She was adept at all kinds of jobs. Whether her relationship with Sebastian had been as uncomplicated as how it looked, her income alone could afford her mansions and branded goods decades ago. How could she be nestling in such a tiny space now?

At the very least, she should have a workplace separated from her residence. After working for more than 20 years, couldn't she at least afford an apartment?

Or was she broke?

Thinking about this, Alicia found it hard to believe!

her suggestions, but she said she didn't have high hopes of getting

just one single look across the room, Alicia noticed that there was a sizeable and ornate altar with shiny figurines, with the rest of the

it be more in tune with the nature

bump into you here! I don't have anything better to serve you, so I hope you won't mind..." Pouring a glass of warm

made Alicia feel somewhat sorry for her. She

and brushed aside her. Freya smiled, with wrinkles appearing on her

better than before! Oh yes, how's Flora and Martin? I've been back for a while actually, but I didn't have the courage to contact you at all. Then I went to Bayton City once because I really miss all of you and I had planned to just look

got

Alicia also felt emotional and summarized what had happened over

recovering

want them disturbed. Just recently Mom accompanied him there. Maybe we could've met if we had bumped into you earlier. Anyway, there'll still be chances. When mom

had made it through!

got dewy-eyed, Alicia noticed the endless sadness in her eyes, which, at a deeper level, had a tinge of

coupled with her raddled face,

Why did you open a perfume shop here? I just saw that Uncle Sebastian will be coming to Casterwich City for a concert! Did something happen between the two of you?

have been separated for some

feel her resentment

looked at her quietly for quite a while,

the rosary-like bracelet on a plate covered in flannel fabric. It was obvious that she seemed to like it a lot. The beads on the bracelet were in shades of emerald and jade, which looked crystalline. Alicia réckoned that the bracelet must

her hands clasped, Freya said to Alicia, "When I have

seemed almost like the two cold and lonely hearts, after floating in

talking and only went to sleep late at