"Lena did come to see me and ask me to put in a good word for her. But I'll leave that entirely to your discretion. I won't interfere with your decision,"
Ron said to Ashley.
They both regarded each other for a while.
Lena was Ron's sister after all. What could she do?
"Ron, I'm not going to sue Lena, but under one condition," she said with a serious expression.
"Tell me," he said.
"I want her to leave this country and not come back for three years. And after she comes back, she shouldn't show herself to me. What do you think about this, Ron?"
He studied her. Of course he knew that Ashley had offered this deal for his sake.
"Okay."
After a pause, he asked, "Ashley, I will still be your brother, won't I?"
Ron's heart was beating fast.
His own blood sister had done unthinkable things against Ashley. He was ashamed to be in front of her.
She smiled and reached for his hand. "Of course, Ron. You'll be my brother all my life. Don't be silly. The Mu family is the Mu family; Lena is Lena. Whatever they have done to me, it has nothing to do with you. I've never blamed you. In my heart, you have always been my only family, my blood brother."
Ron watched her sweet smile and thought bitterly, 'I wish it was possible to not be your brother. I want to be something more, not just your brother, okay?'
But he didn't have the courage to say these words out loud. He was scared that... ...if he confessed his feelings to her, they wouldn't even be friends anymore let alone anything else. Nobody knew Ashley's nature better than him.
Putting a stone on his heart, he squeezed her hand warmly and said, "Great! I'll be your brother for life." 'So I have to accept this relationship or else I would lose her. I will always protect her.
If that man does not treat her well, I'll fight to get her back by all possible means.
I'll not allow my girl to get hurt.
She deserves to be happy forever.'
The two siblings hadn't seen each for a long time so they had a lot to catch up on. And time flew by before they knew it.
Ashley enjoyed chatting with Ron very much.
But Johnny wasn't enjoying waiting for her in the car.
He kept looking at his watch from time to time. 'Miss Mu has been in there for an hour. What the hell are they talking about? When will they be done?
Should I go in and remind her about the time?
Today I have the rare opportunity to get off work early. Can you please let me go so that I can still have some fun for the rest of the night?' he pleaded silently.
He had to endure watching his CEO and Miss Mu's displays of affection towards each other every day. It made him want to vomit when he saw it.
'Are they trying to make me feel bad because I'm single?'
Ron looked at the time and said, "It's late. Let me drive you home."
This suddenly reminded her of Johnny who was waiting for her outside.
She felt so guilty but she couldn't say anything. 'My God, I couldn't stop this chat after meeting Ron. I've completely forgotten about Johnny.'
Johnny who was forgotten was speechless too!
"Thank you, Ron, but somebody is waiting for me outside. He will drive me home," she said refusing his offer.
"Who is he? Is it safe for you to go with him? It's no trouble at all for me to take you back to your house," he said.
If anyone else had said this, Ashley would be very angry.
But because it was Ron who said it, she didn't get offended. She knew he was asking just because he cared and worried about her.
"It is okay. He's Andy's special aide. We know each other very well. You don't have to worry about me."
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