Love Me Again

Chapter 2 - Sharp, intrusive, and overbearing

Chapter 2 – Sharp, intrusive, and overbearing

Morning arrived, and it was supposed to be a fresh new day for the Summer twins, but alas, there seemed to be more problems piled onto them.

With crossed arms, Ashton stared at his sister with an expression mixed with anger and worry. "Don't go."

Ashley would have laughed if he did not look so genuinely concerned. "It will build my good karma to help him."

She definitely needed some. There was no one replying to their hiring ads; her father got sick; and their restaurant's business was dropping in a sharp decline.

"He does not deserve your help." Ashton practically growled in anger.

"His parents are traveling, and there's no one there to take care of him," Ashley said calmly, despite her feelings being a mess. She dreaded meeting him again, after what had happened in the past between them.

Ashley tried not to be hopeful that Sean was still in love with her just because her contact number was saved under an endearment. He might be keeping her number in case of an emergency and had likely forgotten to change the name, not because he still had feelings for her. One thing that she knew very well about him was that his work would always be his first priority.

And it was this priority that had hardened her resolve to ask him for a divorce.

Ashley did not change her number because she found it troublesome to change her number just because of a divorce. But secretly, she had hoped that Sean would call her and ask her to return to his side.

Four years passed, but that never happened.

"Doesn't he have a wife?" Ashton asked grumpily, and Ashley felt the same way as well.

"He does, but no one could contact her." Another wave of pain hit Ashley when she remembered that not long after their divorce, he had gotten married again.

Ashley had tried to contact everyone that knew Sean, but unexpectedly, most of them could not be reached or claimed that they were busy and could not help their injured friend.

What a bunch of heartless people. May bad karma fall upon them.

"You don't have to go. You are not his relative. And you are needed here."

Ashley smiled and hugged her brother. "Someone needs to look after him, even if I dislike him. Mom okay-ed me to go too. You will call me if something happens, right?"

"I will." Ashton sighed wearily. "Fine, go and get your heart broken again- Ouch!" He hissed and rubbed the arm his twin had punched without holding back her strength.

If they did not mention it, not one would believe they were twins. When it came to appearance, the only similarities between them were their blue eyes and brown hair. Ashton was a head taller than Ashley, preferring to keep his hair short as if he was still in his military days. It was in contrast to Ashley, who had let her hair grow to mid-waist, tied up in a neat ponytail.

Even their preferences were different.

Their mother had been worried that the twins would grow apart as they got older, but luckily, they cared about each other even if they did not outwardly show it.

"I will come back as soon as I can." Ashley grabbed her luggage when the taxi driver honked to get her attention.

Ashton sighed. "Go and come back quickly. I will protect the base."

Ashley snorted. "Stop with these military terms. We run a restaurant, not a military camp."

"Yes, ma'am!" Ashton saluted.