Katherine's POV

It has been a week , a full damn week since Caleb kissed me and he hadn't talk to me since then , he even didn't bother to call and explain or even ask about work.

Oh work !
I so hate this word..

I've been working like an animal for the past week because of that 'Someone' and i though he may be kinder after that he apologized but i was so wrong , he is back to the same cold personality, just giving orders and criticizing my work every single day , and that piece of shit Alex hadn't stop teasing me with his snarky comments every now and then.

So yeah if you are wondering, it was one hell of a week.

And i really miss Caleb..

Checking the time , there is just 15 minutes left before the meeting , i have to go and tell Ashton or he will go all mad and crazy that i didn't remind him.

Taking the papers needed , checking my hair, straightening my skirt i headed toward his office and i was about to knock but just right then i heard a thud voice echoing from the office.

I froze in my place and then another thud voices followed by others came from Ashton's office , i can hear objects crashing and glass shattering.

What the hell is happening inside ?

If i was a normal person i will just go back to my office and wait until all these voices stop, because apparently the man inside has lost his mind , and we all know what happens when he got mad.

But me being stupid me , i opened the door , entered the office and just right then Ashton's hand collided with small mirror hanging on the corner making it all crash in a mere second.

Looking from the pieces of glass shattered at the ground up to the man who caused it, he was panting like he ran a marathon , his face all red ,his eyes were closed , one of his hands was holding the wall where the other was laying beside him blood covering all of it.

He didn't even look at my side when i entered , i think he didn't even notice that i am standing here , so i think this is the perfect moment to leave.

But something was holding me back , i don't know what it was but i couldn't manage to get out.

I looked one more time at his hand and it was bleeding even more now, so I instantly ran toward him taking his hand and ushering him toward the near couch waiting him to protest or shout or anything , but he kept the same posture.

He didn't say anything , his eyes were still shut like he still didn't notice me inside.

Looking around searching for the first aid kit , i grabbed it and went near him , i start rubbing it at first to remove all the blood , he flinched when my hand touched his wound making my heart ache for no reason .

It is just an act Katherine , don't go so sympathetic and whatsoever.

I shook my head to kick those though away and then concentrated on his bleeding hand.

I finished and till now he didn't even look at my side , i though when he will see me he will shout and then kick me out ,but nothing came.

Closing the kit , i took one more glance at his face before turning and taking a look at the mess in the office , trying to figure what happened that made him do all this , but i wasn't able to figure that out .

His silence made it clear he doesn't want me here, so i just stood up ,starting to walk toward the door but just right then his hand grabbed my wrist from the back , i directly turned around surprised by his actions.

"Stay" he mattered in a low voice his eyes showing something rare , showing something like weakness.

He looked vulnerable, it was the first time i see him like this , so i just nodded and sat beside him again , he closed his eyes leaning his head backward whereas his hand still holding mine tightly.

For the first time since i met him , i looked at him , like really looking , i took into his appearance , from his well defined jawline to his messy hair ,  his facial features looked so hard, reflecting his inner hardness and coldness.

Which makes me wonder ,
Why i am staring at him ? Why i entered the office in the first place ? Why i am mending his wounds when he was the one who caused mine !?

When that thought hit me hard i directly flinched pulling my hand away disgusted by my own actions.

Ashton's eyes snapped opened looking surprised by my sudden reflex , but i couldn't handle looking at him, not just because of him , because i was angry at myself , angry that i let my emotions control me .

I stood up and stormed out of the office, i heard him calling my name but i didn't bother to look.

Sitting in my desk , i ran a hand through my hair in a frustrated way .

I used to hate seeing people
In pain , i always used to try to sooth their pain , and seeing Ashton like that -in pain- made me want to comfort him.

I let my emotions control me , i let the old me interfere in this plan.. It wasn't an act, i wasn't acting when i rushed toward him when i saw his hand , it wasn't an act when i cleaned his wounds , it wasn't an act when i stayed when he asked me to.

For unknown reason i wanted to comfort him , i wanted to take whatever feeling he was having away !

This is wrong , so wrong...

I should cause him pain , not try to take it away.

I cant give permission to "old me" to be free, i cant let the good inside me control my actions.

I have to lock all these feelings and throw the key away.

Because dealing with all this needs a new Katherine, this whole acting need a different Katherine.

My phone buzzed beside me, looking at it i saw a message from Caleb.

It was like all my worries and fears vanished the moment i saw his name.

From : Caleb :)

"All the documents are with North Group Company they started doing their part, and up till now three companies ended there deal with Ashton because the news had spread.
So our plan is working.

Take care.."

I frowned when i noticed how formal his writing is, he didn't even say Hi , or even asked about me..

I am not used to this Caleb , i am used to find him always beside me whenever i needed him ,and now i need him, i really do.

Looking back at the message made me realize the reason behind Ashton's behavior minutes ago.

Thats is why he went so mad and crashed everything, apparently the loss is so bad that it made him act like that.

But why i am not feeling happy , or even satisfied?

I mean i made him lose something , i made him feel some pain , i made him suffer even if it was so little or just for a while.

My plan is working , i should be happy , right ?

With a frustrated sigh i went back to my work trying to avoid thinking about all these things , trying not to think about everything happening.

"Is he inside ?" Alex's voice made me snap my head in alarm, surprised by his serious tone.

His eyebrows were furrowed, his mouth forming a thin line , a frustrated expression covering his face.

He never looked like this before . He is always the one joking around , laughing and smiling , throwing sarcastic and snarky comments here and there.

So i think he heard about what happened..

It made him too like this..

I just nodded answering his question. Without uttering a word he stormed inside the office slamming the door behind him with a loud bang.

It never crossed my mind this company would held that much importance for both of these two men.

Even after this realization i am not happy , i am not glad that i am destroying someone , i am not satisfied by my horrible actions.

When i first knew about all this , i wanted revenge so bad , it blinded me to the point that i didn't think of the possible consequences.

It blinded me to the point that i didn't notice that i am incapable of hurting someone , no matter how hard he had hurt me , or how hard he deserved it.

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