A Guest is not invited

Hans always had a bad feeling when he met Jessica's ex.

Jessica folded her arms, glanced at the man beside Tony. Greet them with a beautiful smile.

"Don't you have an allergy to seafood, Tony?"

"Ah, really, I guess I don't." Tony dodged it.

"You didn't eat a single seafood today, Tony. Not even for the last few years." Tony lost his role right away when the man exposed himself.

What the hell! Tony wanted to curse but never had the guts to fight the man. So he could only sigh in disappointment. "Well this, not my idea. My brother has a meeting today and he chose this restaurant. Well, I do not regret coming with him now. We are meant to meet."

Thomas Kuntara - That man is Tony's older brother. If Tony is the opponent who puts all his weapons on the table, then Thomas is the opposite. Hans was more worried about the man. Especially with his status as one of Jessica's exes.

That man might be her ex. But Jessica has never clashed with her ex. So the relationship between the two was quite good after they separated.

Jessica and Thomas are college friends. They graduated from Stanford University at the same time.

Jessica doesn't have much interaction with Thomas. After graduating they were forced to drown with their respective activities.

Company projects made Thomas have to stay abroad for some time. So he missed a lot of opportunities to be in the same lane as Jessica.

All this time Thomas played calmly and gracefully. But the game will end soon and a new chapter will begin.

"Haven't you received a new secretary, where is he?" Thomas glanced at Hans who had been staring at him unhappily. Trying to make up for his younger brother's face by bringing up the hottest topic of the season.

See, the man even knows that Jessica has a new secretary. Hans cursed silently. Wasn't he abroad a while ago. The information is completely up to date.

"Are you that interested in being my secretary?" Jessica replied to Thomas.

"He's in the office, he still needs to learn a lot of things," Hans added.

"Maybe I should accept someone who is fully competent. So Hans doesn't need to stay with me any longer, don't you mean?" Jessica got her head right on target.

Both Hans and Tony immediately looked at Thomas while studying Jessica's words.

"You can always read me easily," Thomas remained calm even though Jessica was digging out his little secret.

"Did you send your application letter?" Tony guessed it straight away.

"What is that, bro?"

"Can't I do it for fun?" Thomas didn't deny it. The man did.

Shit! Hans should have guessed it earlier. Thomas did send his application letter and it must be the blue folder in Jessica's desk drawer.

How far does Thomas want to try to go? Was it Hans's plan to leave? So Thomas started taking steps to target Jessica again. Just look at his last acting.

"Do you intend to follow me now? You look braver than yesterday."

Hans stared at Jessica, surprised by the word 'yesterday' that Jessica mentioned last. Indeed, when was the last time they met? Wasn't that a few weeks or even a few months ago? Did Jessica meet Thomas secretly behind her back?

"We will start seeing each other in the future. Because I will be staying in this country for a while." It was a clear signal that Thomas was about to start his new chapter.

"I'm looking forward to it," Jessica was quite surprised by Thomas' change, but he knew better that it wouldn't change anything.

Hans wants to interrupt Jessica and Thomas's conversation, but an incoming call holds him back. That's a call from Jonathan.

"What do you want, should you call right now?"

"Sorry to disturb you, but I have a guest here."

Jonatan snorted at the end of the phone.

"A guest?" Hans has made it clear that not just anyone can meet Jessica, let alone a man. "Has he made an appointment?" Not making an appointment means no meeting.

"She is a lady. The lady said she was from HM Consultant. But she didn't say anything to me anymore. She didn't even say her name, so I ...."

"Forget it!" Hans interrupted before Jonathan finished. "Don't do anything around her. Ask the office maids to serve her chamomile tea and low-fat snacks. We'll be right back."

Forcefully Thomas and Tonny have to let Jessica go with Hans.

**The conversation of the brothers after the Lady is gone**

"What's with the application letter? Do you intend to chase Jessica again?"

The older brother could only smile meaningfully.

"Bro, you are very handsome, smart, and dignified. You can easily find women out there. Please don't do this. You have separated from Jessica, there is no way for you to return."

Many roads are leading to Rome.

What paths cannot we walk in this world?

His insolent younger brother tried to make a fool of his old brother.

"Then what about you? How many rejections have you received, why don't you just give up? There are lots of women waiting for you. Why target something difficult like Jessica. You won't be able to handle it."

The two brothers didn't plan to budge. A new chapter for them seems to have started.

November 5th, 2020