Ashley could hardly sleep - well, she didn't want to in the first place at least not after discovering the truth and the past that had been haunting her for the past ten years. But could that have been real?She stood up and pushed her chair backward, taking slow and distracted steps towards the wall where she could see the big buildings of the City. Would it be logical for her to go back and ask him questions? She hated whenever she was kept in the dark regarding an issue that concerns her life. She just wanted to ask him why he left, what happened. Some things were uncleared. She had once concluded that no matter what, she wasn't going to deep into the past but here she was... feeling out of the world.A knock interrupted her thoughts and the door was slowly opened, causing her to turn around. Philip pulled a warm smile and Ashley had to do the same reluctantly. She walked around her desk, her heels clicking against the tiled floor as her right hand randomly picked a file and h

"Good morning." Ashley returned a worker's greeting as she walked to get her snacks for the day. It had been tiring for her and worst still, Philip was sick so he took a day's leave from the office. Ashley really missed his presence and only came to realize how much she was attached to him in terms of work. As a company that was trying its best to outgrow other information companies, things were not easy for them. For some years, Mrs. Peters and the rest of the crew had managed to keep the company at the highest ranking for the first to bring out entertaining news or secrets with valid evidence to back it out. So most of the public relied on them so much that if they hadn't brought out any information on their site, whatever news was out there was probably fake.It was two ways. They had the national platform and the 'illegal' site. The term 'illegal' was just to bring out some stuff. However, they didn't invade the privacies of others as that wasn't part of their work. They we

"Are you sure it's not something that you need my help with?" Philip asked as he looked at the cafe and turned off the car's engine. This was the third time he had brought Ashley over to this place. Was she now obsessed with it that she wouldn't stop coming or there was just another reason for it? "No, thank you. I am fine. You can go home now. We will discuss it tomorrow." Ashley answered with a brief smile and came out of the car with her things. She stood to watch Philip leave first before proceeding.The latter quickly reversed and took the other route. The hand Ashley was waving vigorously halted and her smile was wiped off. She exhaled silently as her eyes ran across the surroundings. She turned to face the cafe.Yeah, she had been coming here for a while with the hope of having a proper conversation with Alex regarding her pending questions. She was so much curious and there was no way she would let this slide but her first attempt in speaking with him landed in failur

Jonathan was already ushered in and was sitting down with the rest of the family but on the other side. His hands were clasped together with his head bowed. His right leg kept tapping against the ground as he prepared his mind to speak. He suddenly raised his head at once to speak, his eyes were on Ashley who he considered the oppressor. "Valerie told me what happened and I think you know what you have done so there is no need for me to start explaining. I hope your family is also aware this time. We don't need you to keep useless secrets that we would be blamed for again. Who do you think you are?" His tone started rising at the end of his sentence. "Tell me! Who do you think you are to do all this trash? How dare you approach my brother only to insult him and say trash to him, you b*tch...?"Ashley became angered and stood up fiercely. "How dare you call me a b*tch when you and that psycho brother of yours are the real d*ck, huh? Oh...so he ran out of the cafe and went

It's been three weeks since Ashley started coming over to Alex's place all thanks to Valerie. Jenny and her husband also were able to come once in a while. Ariana was not left out as well. Ashley felt more at peace and worked from home instead. She had no trouble with Rhae going anywhere because Jonathan told her that she was going to find absolutely nothing. It was funny how he said that and somehow, she was just glad that they were both on good terms now. Ashley smiled at herself in the mirror as she packed her hair up. She had a great feeling that things were going to be good again and now that this misunderstanding had been clear, she couldn't wait to see Alex's expression whenever he woke up. Would he be happy to see her? Their time together as teenagers wasn't that long but they had impacted each other deeply and it was taking a toll on them even after all these years. She cleaned herself up and walked out of the bathroom only to meet the biggest shock of her life. She almos