A Cost Of Suicide

CH 23"Meaning of flower"

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Aezhar came to the hospital and I was not there. He found me everywhere; he discovered from the receptionist and came straight home.

Aezhar: "I want to meet Alara."

Ryan: "She is in her room. May I ask you something? Are you here to spend her last days?"

Aezhar: "No, it's not her last days. I will find a way, no matter what. But if she doesn’t want me to say this in front of her and prefers to live happily, I will do that."

Ryan: "You're right, for my sister."

Aezhar: "Then you will arrange our wedding."

Ryan: *Smiles* "Yes, of course."

Aezhar: "Then I should go now."

"Knock knock."

Aezhar: "Alara, are you awake?"

Alara: "Yes, come in."

Aezhar: "I bought this bouquet."

Alara: "How many bouquets do you plan to give me?"

Aezhar: "As many as you want. I know you like them."

Alara: "Yeah, I like them."

Aezhar: "Let’s go."

Alara: "Where?"

Aezhar: "To the Rife Empire."

Alara: "It takes a whole week to get there. We don’t have time."

Aezhar: "Madam, you are forgetting that your husband comes from a mage background. I am a great mage, you know."

Alara: "What about my family?"

Aezhar: "I asked them, and they gave me one day’s permission. So let’s go. Will you?"

Alara: "Okay, let me change first."

Aezhar: "It’s okay; I arranged everything in the Rife Empire."

Alara: "Okay, let’s go."

Aezhar: "Now hold my hand and close your eyes. Miss, we’ve arrived. Now open your eyes. Welcome to the Rife Empire."

Alara: "Thank you."

"Welcome, daughter-in-law."

Suddenly, I saw a beautiful and elegant lady, and I was in my pajamas.

Alara: "I greet you, my queen."

Aezhar: "Alara, meet my mother."

Aezhar’s mother: "Drop all the formality. Now you are my daughter-in-law, and you can call me 'Mom.'"

Alara: "Okay... Mom."

Aezhar: "Mom, let me take her. She needs some rest and to freshen up."

Alara: There were lots of servants standing in line; they treated me like a princess. I got ready, and Aezhar was waiting for me with my favorite tea. The sun was setting, and I realized that a day had passed. I now only have six days left. I sat in the chair, starting to drink the tea. It was amazing.

I asked Aezhar: "Your guest room is too lavish. If the guest room is this lavish, what about your room?"

Aezhar: "Ma'am, that’s my room you’re staying in, okay?"

Alara: "Okay."

Aezhar: "When we marry, we will change the furniture. You will choose. And you like iris and camellia flowers. Let’s plant them together."

Alara: "I also like chrysanthemums and lilies."

Aezhar: "I also know the meanings of these flowers.

- Iris means hope.
- Camellia means destiny.
- Chrysanthemum means death.
- Lily can be a powerful symbol of a loved one’s spirit, offering hope and encouragement to a grieving family."

"Please, Alara, let’s not talk about anything else. Just think about our future. Let’s forget about everything."

Alara: "Okay, if that’s what you want. Oh, we will renovate the balcony. Let’s make it cozier, and I will renovate our kids' room."

Aezhar: "Kids?"

Alara: "You don’t like kids?"

Aezhar: *Blushing* "I love them."

Alara: "What do you want, a son or a daughter?"

Aezhar: "Both."

Alara: "You want twins?"

Aezhar: "Yes."

Alara: "Are you sure?"

Aezhar: "Yes. I will love both of them equally and let them do what they want. I will never be a strict father. I will not be their friend, but I will be their father—a loving father. A friend can never be a father. The role of a father is more important than anything. I will be their safe place."

Alara: *Thinking to herself* If only I had time to live a normal life. How great would it be to be the parents of two kids? How great a father and life partner he will be.

Alara: "Aezhar, you will be such a good father. Your wife will be lucky."

Aezhar: "You are right. You are lucky."

Alara: "Yes."

Aezhar: "Let’s go to sleep. In the early morning, we will go to Rife Empire’s heart, my favorite place. I will show you Rife Empire, and then we will go back to Carcil Empire, okay?"

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