Tiger's trick #Ares&Tharn

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While lying in bed waiting to hear the sound of his mother's coughing, Tharn picked up his phone to look again, and he couldn't help but check out Tiara's social media. Tiara had just uploaded a new photo of a bathtub filled with bubbles, and he could see the outline of her legs beneath the foam. What made Tharn pause was that there were two wine glasses placed on the edge of the bathtub. Tharn didn't think that one of the wine glasses belonged to Philip for sure, because there was a coat belonging to Ares draped on a corner of the image, which Tharn recognized as the coat Ares wore that night. Additionally, Tharn hadn't received any messages from Ares, which made him feel a hollow ache in his chest. Hypothetically, if Ares actually broke his promise and spent the night with Tiara, Tharn had never intended to reclaim the cabaret troupe anyway, as it never truly belonged to him. Seeing Ares manage and take care of the cabaret troupe gave Tharn some comfort, knowing that even without him, everyone in the troupe would be able to continue.

Tharn slowly got up from the bed and walked out of his mother's room, feeling that his mental state wasn't very good. He went out to sit on the balcony, the same spot where his mother had sat earlier. Tharn gazed at the dark sea, and the wind blew through his hair. His eyes felt hot, prompting him to lift his hand to rub his face to push away the sadness. Tharn pondered about his relationship with Ares and which direction it should take moving forward. He sat there thinking until the horizon began to lighten, realizing he had been sitting there until morning.

"Wow, Tharn, you're up early!" Nom, who had woken up to prepare breakfast, greeted him.

"I haven't slept yet," Tharn replied with a smile before telling Nom that last night, his mother had gotten up to cough again, and today he would need to take her to the hospital for a check-up.

"That's good. At first, I thought I would tell the people of Khun Ares who came to take care of Mae Pleng to take her to the hospital, but Mae Pleng wouldn't agree to go," Nom responded, explaining that some days, Ares's staff would come to check on Mae Pleng's condition periodically. Tharn fell silent for a moment upon hearing this.

"I'll take her myself. I'll go check on her first. I'm not sure if she's awake yet," Tharn said.

"Are you sure you can take her? You haven't slept yet," Nom asked worriedly.

"Actually, I slept a bit. Besides, I'm used to sleeping a little." Tharn replied with a smile before going to check on Mae Pleng in the bedroom. Seeing that Mae Pleng was still sleeping, Tharn fell down and lay down next to Mae Pleng to try to get some sleep. Tharn had only slept for an hour, and Mae Pleng woke up. Tharn had to get up, too.

"Once we finish breakfast, let's go to the hospital," Tharn said. Mae Pleng didn't object. Nom came to help take care of Mae Pleng when she was going to bathe and change clothes, and then let Tharn go up to his own room to take care of his personal business.

Tharn's phone vibrated. Since Tharn had turned off the sound, he picked it up to see that it was a call from Ares. Tharn hesitated a little about whether to answer the call or not, but he decided to pick it up because he was worried that Ares might come to the house.

"Hello," Tharn answered normally.

("Have you been awake for long?") Ares asked back.

"I woke up a little while ago. I'm about to bathe and change clothes," Tharn replied. He was now worried about both Mae Pleng and also thinking a lot about Ares.

("How is your mother doing?") Ares asked.

"She's not feeling very well. I think I'll take her to see the doctor later this morning," Tharn said.

("Let my people take her, so you won't have to drive yourself.") Ares suggested. Tharn pursed his lips slightly; he wanted to ask Ares something.

("Tharn, I have to fly to America tonight. There's something urgent I need to take care of.") Ares informed Tharn. In fact, he had previously told Tharn that he would need to fly back to America soon, but he didn't know the exact day yet.