Chapter 26: Chapter 26

Because of what happened, Ashy lost the confidence to face Paul. Fortunately, it will be gone in a month, and by that time, she will be okay. At that time, she felt the heat of Storm's kiss on her. Whether she admitted it or not, ahe missed it because she couldn't explain it. She knew it was wrong to just feel that way, and his brother would be her husband.

It just sat quietly at the table. Lunch break was over and she was about to go out to invite Jem to eat when Storm suddenly approached her.

"Come eat with me. I ordered food for two. Maybe you want to come with me. " He politely asked her.

She just looked at him.

"I'm sorry Storm, but I've already said yes to Jem. Another one I'm not used to be eating with you." Ahe answered and hurriedly dug out of her office.

Storm was left standing and just stared at her. He knew he could not simply convince her, but he was confident that he would be able to master it as well. He's not in any way giving up.

He could do nothing but go into his office and wait for the food he had ordered. What else can he do but eat alone with his eyes open?He just laughed suddenly at the plans that were forming in his mind. If he only knew that this is how he would end up, he would not have continued. He's more than a crazy billionare waiting for his secretary to fell in love with him.

On the other hand, Jem is looking for her friend she has been waiting for to eat. It's been 30 minutes and it's still gone. Soon came the day that it looked like it had surpassed that which had been struck by five storms at once.

"Ohh, how long have you been here? I've been hungry for a while. Where are you from and your face looks like Good Friday?" Surprisingly asked her.

She sat down and held her head as she rested her hand on the table. She covered her face with her palm. She cried when she didn't know what she was crying about. She wiped it off immediately, because maybe someone else would see it and would know what else to think.

"Hey, sissy ... why? What happened? Is there a problem?" Jem asked as it moved slightly closer to her seat.

"Storm and I talked, why is that so? Why does he seem to be blaming me for why we didn't stay together? Why am I the one who came out and left and relied on him? You know what happened. You know how His mom kicked me out. And you know the exact words that came out of her mouth when she said he preferred to marry Girlie. " It weeps in tears. She looked up trying to hold her tears back.

"It's just you. Knowibg your past, won't interfere with you. You know, maybe something happened that caused him to make that decision? Maybe there are things you don't know that just remain secret, so just separate them. " The friend explained that she did not know how to alleviate the feeling.

"I don't know. I'm confused by what's going on. I can't even call Paul. I don't know how he's doing." Blow it. Sometimes she even wonders why he leaves so often. What is the reason for always leaving it? It is too wrong for her to think that she cannot help someone who has done nothing but work.

"Now you're confused. You're confused because this Storm is just around the corner. You're confused because you don't know if you're going to continue the marriage or not. You're confused because you can't admit to yourself that until now you still love Storm and you're gone you really love someone else, not just him. " Jem frankly told her the truth about how she really felt.

She could not speak because of the resentment she was feeling. She couldn't figure it out, but it seemed like she was just playing with time. Why is it when she is okay, when she is ready to love again, then it shows? For what? To mess up her world that ahe is trying to fix. To remind her of the pain she went through when she needed sympathy.

"I'm confused because I don't know why this is happening to me. I'm confused because I don't know why in all the world why he's still his brother. When I saw him right before my eyes, I didn't know if I should be happy, or if I should be afraid of what might happen. Here it is and my fear has arrived. " she looked at her friend while staring at the table as if embarrassed to look at her.

"Trust me, Ashy. Can you please be honest with me? Do you still love Storm? Did you love Paul or did he just become your defense mechanism so that you wouldn't die of grief? Which of the two?" Jem frowned as she stared at her and waited for an answer.

It doesn't say anything. Her tears slowly trickled down her cheeks. Jem stood up to hug her. She could feel the pain the friend was feeling.

The pain that you want to love someone but can't. It's not possible, not because your heart doesn't want it anymore, but it's not possible because you know someone will be hurt. Someone who has done nothing but love you and give you the respect that is due to him. How could she be happy if she knew someone would miss her?

"Whatever Storm and I went through, that's all there is nothing more to expect from it. We're done and sometimes we don't have any. We don't have anything because I'm getting married." She answers her frankly.

"Can you? Can your heart marry someone you know isn't the one your heart whispers to? Can you let go of the opportunity to be with the man your heart only desires?" Jem asked her meaningfully like it brings more confusion on her part.

"If there's one person who shouldn't feel the pain, it's Paul. I can't be happier and I know someone will be hurt. He did nothing but love me and understand my shortcomings. Now tell me where I can get the thickness of my face to make up for that pain." She wiped the tears from her eyes.

Ashy didn't do anything but sit down with her friend. Even if her decision was wrong, she knew that she was just avoiding the trouble that could be caused by Storm's arrival.

"It's not too late, Ash. You still have a chance to talk to Storm. You still have time to confess to Paul, tell him the truth. Tell him what you and Storm went through and explain to him. Do it That's before Storm Ash gets ahead of you. " That's Jem's advice to her friend.

Ahe didn't want to lead it, but she had to tell it whatever she had to do.

"I don't know if I can handle Jem. Right now, I just want to think. I don't know how to start. If I only knew it would get to this point, I would have told him then. I wish it was just then, I admit it. I'm scared. I'm scared of what Paul might think of me. " she did not know how to deal with her friend.

She did not know where he would draw the courage to admit the truth. Her life is in turmoil that she is trying to fix.

"No matter what the outcome of what you do, you will always remember that I am only here to support you. It never entered my mind to let you down. I know how much you love Storm. I am a witness to all the pain you have felt." Her friend hugged her again.

After they talked, they went back to their respective jobs.

When Ashy came in, she saw a bunch of white roses. Sh e wanted to think that it came from Paul, but he never gave him such a flower. She took the note that rested on the flower and longed for it.

'I'M SORRY, PLEASE GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE'

That's all, and little by little tears dripped from her eyes. She secretly wiped it so Storm couldn't see it.

It was too late when she found out that she was behind her.

"What does that cry mean?" It was a question from behind her.

"I'm sorry Storm but I can't accept it. I can't afford to hurt your brother. I can't afford to be happy while I know I'm going to hurt other people. You love him too, and you know the feeling. You know why I did this? I'm telling you." Ashy couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes.

Even though she wanted to hug him tightly, she didn't. She could not understand how she felt at those times.

Even Storm was deeply hurt as he saw the woman he only loved crying. For three years and more, the woman had been heartless.

"I will wait for you to make up your mind. You know me as a person when it comes to you Ash. " That's all and he entered his office again.