Azzura: The Fight Of The Tough Lady
63. Erland Hidden

Erland Hidden, a 28-year-old man, has ambitions to seize all of his father's wealth. Erland is the son of Bora Caitlin, the second wife of Mr. Robert or the extended mother of Aaron Robert.

Bora marries Robert without telling Robert first if he has a son. At that time, Bora left Erland in an orphanage but she often visited him, giving him money and all the needs that Erland needed. Bora can't take Erland away with her because Robert says he doesn't want to marry a woman who already has children. The reason is because Robert is afraid that Bora will not be able to take care of and love Aaron who was then 9 years old. It's big enough actually, but Robert always insists that he wants Aaron to get his attention and affection intact.

On Robert's terms, Bora accepts the marriage. He was willing to sacrifice Erland in order to achieve the goal he wanted. Bora loved Robert very much. Only, when Erland was an adult, her son began to ask for justice. Whatever Erland has experienced, must also be experienced by Aaron. Erland asks Bora to immediately eliminate Robert, but Bora is not ready to lose her husband. Although all this time he was quite tortured for having to be far from Erland, but the love he had for Robert could not be underestimated either. Erland always gave him a drug that in less than an hour could mix with blood and would not be detected by medical. The drug was a drug that would eat away at Robert's body until the old man's health was getting worse and lower.

Bora was forced to lie to Erland if she always gave the medicine in the dose that had been given by Erland, but again Bora could not, she would only give the medicine little by little. Slowed down Robert's death so he could stay with the man he loved longer.

"Ma!"

"Yes dear!"

Erland rubbed the back of Bora's hand with an affectionate look. Erland loved Bora very much. Even though Bora had already thrown it away, Erland did not care. If one day Bora asks Erland to take his own life, Erland will do it with pleasure. But Erland knew, Bora would not do that, he always fulfilled his wish even though sometimes it was beyond normal human reason.

"Ma, Erland has to go. Erland will be back when all Erland's plans are in full swing. We're gonna take control of Robert's house and all of the Robert family's wealth. My mother will not suffer anymore. We'll stay together after this is all over."

Bora nodded. He hugged Erland for a while. "Be careful, kid. Do not let the guards suspect. You're here as Aaron's right-hand man. They'll respect you so much with just your status it's darling!"

Erland smiled wryly, the fact that he was respected only because the status as Aaron's right hand made his pride run low. Erland kissed Bora's cheek before she actually left the house. Sir's call? It was just a formality they gave because Erland had once done something important. Robert once said that he would treat Erland well because he was an eye for Aaron who now cannot see.

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"So how? What are we gonna do? We can't possibly keep him hanging around here, can we?" Azzura asked her husband with a mouth full of food.

Aaron nodded in understanding. He could have pulled Erland right now, but if he had been too hasty, Aaron was worried he wouldn't have been able to pull everything to the root. Erland was no ordinary person, if she acted alone, there was no way her path would be this smooth.

"We do it slowly. If everything is certain and we have proof, we'll draw Erland to a fun game."

Azzura, Beck and Bert just nod their heads. They know, Aaron never did his job in a hurry. It is better to be a little slow but all the problems are finished than to be taken one by one but every day there must be anxiety.

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"Sister!"

"Why?" Aaron asked without distracting himself from the tablet he was holding. Currently they were already in their room, Azzura who was sitting on the carpet because he was working on his college assignments, while Aaron sat on the couch was busy seeing how much company money Erland had embezzled.

"I actually have a new friend. He wants to learn martial arts from me. Is it okay?"

Azzura closed her eyes but she tried to peek out out of curiosity with her husband's expression.

"Sister!"

"Are you deaf?"

Azzura blinded her eyes while hitting her lips a few times. Truly, she did not intend to call her husband that way. Azzura just accidentally.

"Sit down!"

Aaron patted both his thighs after putting the tablet on the table.

"I told you to sit here Azzura!"

Azzura was a little surprised because Aaron suddenly pulled his waist so that he who was sitting next to Aaron was now sitting on the lap of the man.

"Si Zhan has never been heard of and now you want to add a new friend? I know what you're doing honey, playing with them, and making them do silly things. You better leave them to me hmm. I'll train them all myself."

"But, my sister, they're still in college. They can't live on the island."

"They can follow your schedule, baby!"

"Akh, I get it. I'll tell them now."

Sett!

Bruk!

Azzura again sat on Aaron's lap after he attempted to stand up. The beautiful woman blinked her eyes a few times as she saw Aaron looking at her and further eroding the distance between them.

"Do you not want to give me a Baby gift!"

Whisper Aaron successfully make Azzura's hair stand up. He looked at Aaron with a confused and nervous face.

"My master .. I'm not ready Sir!" Azzura closed her eyes as she said that because she was afraid that Aaron would get angry at her. A few seconds later, Azzura opened her eyes to hear Aaron laugh.

"What do you think I want. You're not ready to cook hmm. Your husband's starving, honey, I haven't eaten."

"Ohhhh!"

Azzura breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll cook now Brother!"

Aaron shook his head when he saw Azzura running like a person in pursuit of a subtle creature. He still did not think, why Azzura always said that he was not ready. What Beck said at the time was true.