Chapter 9: Sleeping with Aunt
Alicia, who was currently hugging her aunt, began to calm down a little, but she was still anxious about her mom and brother, hoping that everything would be alright.
So she decided to ask her Aunt May directly to calm her heart a little.
"Aunt May, how long will it take to find out about Mom and Brother?" Alicia asked.
Listening to Little Alicia's question, Aunt May ordered the officer to leave them alone, then walked a little while holding Alicia's hand. They sat comfortably on a bench, and she began to talk.
"Alicia, if it were a normal procedure, it would take about five days to find them. But don't worry, your aunt will find them in one day," May said as she continued.
"I have already contacted the Northern Air Force and dispatched several squadrons to search for them. I will also take a leave for a few days and stay with you for now."
Alicia, listening to her aunt, was very moved by her words and became a little less anxious.
Seeing her niece still anxious, Aunt May tried to lighten the mood by asking about different things.
"Alicia, it's 8 PM already. The sun has set. Are you hungry?" May asked.
"No, I'm not hungry right now," Alicia said with a slightly dejected voice.
Knowing her niece, who was always starving, and hearing that she wasn't hungry, May understood that Alicia was worried about her mother and brother. But she couldn't let her only niece starve.
Aunt May was also very worried about her friend and her cute little nephew, but she couldn't show it in front of her niece.
"Well, I am pretty hungry. Let's go to a restaurant for dinner, and I won't listen to any excuses." She stood up from her seat, held Alicia's hand, and began walking outside of the airport.
While walking, she informed the female officers who had come with her to head back, as she wouldn't be returning with them.
"Alicia, where's your car? Lead me to it," May said While looking at her niece's beautiful yet worried face.
Listening to her aunt's voice, Alicia knew her aunt wouldn't listen to anyone once she had decided on something, so she helplessly led her to the car.
"Give me the keys; I'll drive," Aunt May said to Alicia to get the key after getting she opened the door for her niece to let her as she saw her seen sitting inside the car, she quickly took the driver's seat and starting driving the car out of the airport.
While driving to the restaurant, May asked many questions about her well-being, and Alicia responded like a machine.
Seeing her always-cheerful niece acting like that made May feel very sad, but there was nothing she could do for now. Only after finding her friend and nephew would Alicia feel relieved.
At a fancy restaurant, May ordered for both of them because she knew what her niece's favorite dishes were.
At first, Alicia was a little tense and didn't want to eat thinking about her family however delicious things arrived in front of her, only by smelling these dishes, did she know they would be very tasty, so she gulped looking at the food which looked as if it is sparkling.
Gulp!
Aunt seeing her niece who is trying hard to not eat the delicious meal doesn't start with the dishes in front of her and starts eating the dishes she has specially ordered for her niece.
Seeing her Aunt May eating he favorite dish without any care shamelessly in front of her, she couldn't take it anymore because if she waited anymore knowing her Aunt would finish the sparkling dishes.
So she puffed her cheek cutely to give an annoyed look at her Aunt May and started devouring the tasty food hungrily right after that, she did not let her shameless Aunt touch her favorites at all.
May seeing her Little niece devouring the meal felt satisfied by what she had done and as compensation for calming the anger of her cute niece she ordered her favorites once again and let her eat however much she wanted, While she ate her own meal watching her niece with a hint of softness in her cold eyes.
After finishing their meal, they began heading to Alicia's house. While driving, May noticed that her niece's mood seemed to have improved a little bit.
Arriving in front of a giant gate that stood three meters tall, which opened automatically upon sensing the blue luxury car, they drove for about a few kilometers before a two-story house came into view. The house was relatively small compared to the large plot of land it sat on, surrounded by a four-meter-tall fence.
Because only three people lived in this house—Alicia, her brother, and her mother—it was quite large for them. Alicia's mother didn't like having a very big house with many servants. She believed that taking care of her own children would bring them closer as a family.
As for maintaining such a large garden, they hired staff who lived near the house, with housing provided by Alicia's mom in this Tier I city. In this particular area living here is much costlier so only the rent for one month is more than the staff's three-month salary.
But her mom didn't mind spending the money; they were very wealthy and wanted to live in peace.
Alicia liked this arrangement very much.
After parking the car in the garage and entering the house, Alicia, exhausted from all the tension, quickly took a cold shower and wanted nothing more than to fall asleep. She lay down on her bed.
Aunt May, who also came out of the shower in a bathrobe, looked very sexy as her curves were visible. She walked into the room where she usually stayed when visiting her only friend and her children.
She opened her wardrobe, picked out a black nightdress, and quickly changed into it, which enhanced her beauty even more. Her red hair and red eyes made her look mesmerizing as she began walking toward Alicia's room to check on her.
Without knocking, she entered the room and saw Alicia tossing and turning on the bed, trying to fall asleep. The bed was big enough for three or four people to fit comfortably.
Seeing her cheerful niece like this, May walked to the bed and lay down next to her.
Alicia, sensing the movement on the bed, quickly opened her eyes and saw her aunt May lying next to her. Aunt May had her usual emotionless expression, showing no sign of concern that she had just barged into her niece's bed.
"Little Alicia, Aunt is going to sleep next to you tonight."
Alicia, listening to her aunt call her "Little Alicia," pouted.
"Aunt May, I already told you not to call me that," she complained.
May, however, didn't respond, as if she hadn't heard her niece's complaint, and continued to lie beside her.
Alicia, knowing her aunt didn't like being touchy with people for some unknown reason, didn't say anything. May only acted touchy with her mother, but with her and her brother, she didn't seem to mind.
Noticing her aunt lying next to her without saying anything, Alicia didn't protest either. She turned to face her aunt, hugged her, and asked with a slightly shaky voice, "Aunt May, are Mom and Brother going to be alright?"
May looked straight into her niece's eyes and answered seriously, "Listen carefully, Alicia. I won't give you false hope only to leave you disappointed in the end." Her cold eyes softened slightly as she continued.
Alicia, smart enough to understand the harsh truth, didn't want to accept it. Tears began to fall from her beautiful black eyes as she listened to her aunt's voice again.
"But your aunt will always be there for you; remember that." May hugged her niece back and gently rubbed her back.
After about 15 minutes of sobbing, Alicia finally fell asleep in her aunt's arms. May also fell asleep quickly, as military officers like her were used to sleeping in any environment.
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