Chapter 23: Chapter 23

Ashy had no choice but to sit down. How will she deal with the next few days with Storm in the same place? Even now she wants to leave so she can't see him around.

"Are you okay, hon? I'll be gone for a month or more and I'm not sure when I'll be back." He asked her while looking at her.

"Sure, don't worry, we don't have to hurry about the plans." She replied with a smile.

"Okay, we're settled then. And maybe it's an opportunity for you to get to know each other." He adds more.

After that, Ashy came out. Ahe was suddenly sweating from the cold because of what she heard. She didn't think she would get to the point where she still had to be with him as long as they were left alone.

Ahe organized her jobs. Later, she saw Jem approaching her seat. It has paper carry-ons and it will definitely needed to get signed..

She looked inside Paul's office and suddenly frowned. She already knew what she was going to say.

"My Gosh, Ash, is what I'm seeing real? Just tap my face, please!" She slowly sat up and whispered as she spoke to her friend.

Ashy didn't know how to explain it to her friend.

"Shut up." She said this while looking slightly at those inside.

"Ash, its ...."

"Yes, Storm is the one you see." Her answer was weak even though she hadn't heard what her friend was going to ask.

"What is he doing here? I mean, why would Paul and he meet? " Suppose someone fixes it so that she does not openly gossip.

"Let's talk later. I'll tell you later. Go back to your work. Maybe later someone will see you here. They might think we're gossiping. " Ashy whispered, pushing her away.

Ashy wouldn't be surprised if her friend felt that way, because she herself felt the same way up until that time.

Lunchbreak is over. Paul left for a meeting with Storm, so they were free to talk to Jem.

"Ohh my Gosh! Are you serious about what you're saying?" Jem asked her in shock while holding the fork. They are currently eating that time.

She took a bite and ate it before she spoke.

"Yes, I was also surprised yesterday when he came to Paul's house. I didn't expect him to be the brother he said he was. I don't know how I should feel." She just sighed as she drank the water. She felt a sudden sadness inside her but she didn't elt Jem noticed it.

"For me, that's a big problem, Ash. Add to that that Paul doesn't know that he's the one I'm talking about, I mean that he's your ex-boyfriend." She added that there is obviously a problem as well.

"No, because before they met, Storm's last name was changed, so Paul didn't react when you said Storm's full name." She bitten her lips to hide the pain.

Her friend just shook her head.

She looked at hee and shook repeatedly.

"So, is his wife with him?" She asked again and the investigator's passion came out again.

"His wife died of the disease, his child was left in the US. That's what Paul told me." He answers her like she knew everything.

"So you can be together again. There's a great chance for that yo happen.." Suddenly, she said. She's numb, even if she didn't mean it, she has a point here.

"What are you? Anything else comes to your mind. That's not what I'm thinking right now. I'm thinking about how I can tell Paul the truth without him doubting me." She covered her face with her palms out of anxiety.

"You know sissy It's simple, believe me. Talk to him thoroughly. Let him understand how and why. Paul is smart, he can understand that. " Jem advises her to still hold her hands. She could feel how it would feel at that time. Dominating all is frustration because it has come back but they can no longer love.

After they ate, they immediately returned to their respective seats.

Ashy was restless. She decided that no matter what happened that day, she would tell Paul the truth. Some time later, Storm suddenly arrived. She avoids looking at him as if she will melt when she stares at him.

"It's nice to see you again. Ashy? What a small world. With so many places you can go and really fall prey to my brother. " He told her emphatically that he was not taking his eyes off her.

Ashy's hearing tingled at what Storm said. Her earlier feelings of shame were suddenly replaced by anger. She suddenly remembered the pain of the times she needed his understanding but he did not show up because he chose to stay away and get married. And now? He has the nerve to accised her such dirty tricks?

"Excuse me, sir?" She asked him looking in his eyes intently.

"Come on Ash, you don't have to answer me a question. We both know what your purpose is with a man you wish. If that's your plan, then it's better that you just back off now. " He replied that it was almost too late for her to change his face to hers because he was so close.

"I don't know what you're saying Storm, I don't get it really. Whatever's on your mind, that's your problem. Don't pass your problem on to me. " she raised her eyebrows.

She felt anger in her heart. She laughed suddenly. Does he still have the right to be angry while he is the one who left and chose his life with another girl? Despite that, she felt anxious to embrace it. I can't wait to be a part of it for a while longer.

"If you think you can fool my brother's head, then you're wrong. I'm here and I won't let you do anything to him, no matter what you did to me. " He responded strongly by holding her arm so that he could bring her closer to him.

"Wow! I'm impressed with your ability to predict Storm. You'll suddenly disappear, then you'll suddenly come and accuse me of something. How do I know that you're brothers? How do I know that there are so many things that can be loved? Paul's brother is still you. While you're far differesnt from each other. You're not even on his little finger to compare. " she replied that she could not control herself anymore.

Storm just laughed at her answer. Obviously, he knows a lot about his brother, and she doesn't seem to believe what hesays.

"You don't know what you're saying Ash. But if I'm you, back off while it's still early. Because I'll assure you that no marriage will happen." It's threatening and she thinks it's not a joke.

"Will you tell him the truth? Will you tell him that we have become lovers? It's good then. It's good if you come yourself, that is in favor of me. Will you detail it? Include your sudden departure from me as well., the one that looks like the moon has disappeared without being able to figure out where you are wearing it. That way he can understand why I am so angry with you. " she stared at him with wide-eyed eyes.

She had tears threatening to fall from her eyes, but she held them back. She won't let Storm to see how weak she is when it comes to him. She wanted to show that she had changed and was braver than the former Ashy he had met. The former Ashy, who was hurt and left on the air.

Storm didn't seem shaken by what she said. He just stared at her and waited for her to look away. In the end, Ashy is still the loser. She removed the smirk from her face because she couldn't stand its stare at him.

"We're not supposed to be having conversations like this, Storm. We're in the office and we shouldn't be talking about the past. Where's your professionalism? " she said that then she was just looking at the wall.

If she had had the courage to stare at him, she would have seen the emotion on his handsome face, observing that he enjoys hugging and kissing her.

"I'm sorry. But I'll say it again. I won't let you and my brother stay together." Again, he emphasized this.

"Why? Because I'm not rich? Because I'm not like you, from a rich family that most people look up to? Because I'm just poor, and I can't do what you can do like that?" She looked at him and bravely met his gaze.

"Whatever my reason, you're out there. I don't have to explain anything to you. I'm still his brother and I know what's right and what's better for him." It says so emphatically.

"You're just his brother, you can't give him what makes him happy. He's the one who decides what he wants to do with his life." She answers here.

"You're right, he's the only one who knows what makes him happy, and I'm sure you're not one of them. I'll be your boss in the next few days. This isn't the first and last." He grabbed her arm and released her at the same time he entered his office.

Ashy was left with questions about what Storm said meaningfully.