Love in Change

Chapter 23

"This time I need your help" Reza changed the subject.

"Unusually, what makes you willing to involve me?" the current situation is very precarious, but Eiden did not expect Reza to cooperate with him.

"I just feel like the problems that bother us are interrelated, if only I wouldn't get anything, '" Reza asked Eiden for help.

"Why do I want to do it, despite working together in business but we're not on the same side," Eiden paused his line, "You're Jonathan's right-hand man, after all," Eiden leaned his body against the sofa as if damning Reza's request.

"No need to worry about it, I'm not tied to any party, anymore,"

Eiden was stunned, "Did something happen,"

"Actually Jonathan had laid me off for a long time, I had no idea what mistake I was making so I planned to meet him. But on the way I found Atreya and found out that she was my long-lost sister,"

"And you didn't continue with your goal?"

"Yes, I was too focused on finding a way to hide Atreya's identity as a human. Until the party is held and I have a chance to ask Jonathan,"

"Then did you find the answer,"

"That's what bothers me," Reza sighed harshly.

"Let me guess! the answer is not what you expected?"

"She just said that she wanted to absolve me of my responsibilities and take care of my sister's business,"

Eiden seemed to think of something.

"Have you told Jonathan before you'd you find your sister?"

"No, but no wonder she knew because she must have put a spy by my side" Reza glanced at Eiden.

"You're right!" Eiden seemed uncomfortable, he also placed someone in Reza's residence to look after Atreya.

"Don't you think I don't know what you're doing!" Reza caught Eiden wet.

"Come on. I'm just kidding, right!" he tried to calm Reza down.

"Easy! I know who you're doing it for,"

"So, you're planning revenge by asking for my help,"

"Do you think I'm that low?" Reza was upset, but he tried to temper his anger.

"All right, all right,"

"What will you do when you find out that the Jonathan who is now not him is not the real one?" reza's words left Eiden speechless.

Reza was astonished by Eiden's behavior,

"You must have realized something, too, right?"

"Actually I haven't felt Jonathan's life energy for a long time, I thought something happened to him because it was me coming back,"

"It happened only for a moment, as if in an instant he disappeared,"

"You don't suspect him?"

"Even though he and I have always been different, we have lived together for a long time, through training and fighting together. To me he was more than a brother, he was also a long-time companion of mine," Eiden stood up from his seat,

"He's as valuable as my father, I hope you understand what I mean" he clenched his hands together.

"I'll excuse you, thanks for watching me" Eiden walked out of the place.

"It's harder than I thought" Reza crossed her arms in front of her chest.

Eiden has rarely appeared at Reza's home since. He only met her on business and Reza did not talk about the matter anymore, they only discussed their business. The problem of the King's disappearance has not been solved and the royal affairs are handled by Bernard, the King's younger brother.

Atreya decided to restart her studies in business, she decided to help her brother in the company. Also because Reza insisted on holding him back on the grounds that he did not want Atreya to get out of control and attack humans.

As time goes on, Atreya goes through her days with extra protection from Reza with the bodyguards who keep following her. Not even leaving her alone despite being home. Reza was still traumatized when Atreya went missing from the house when the King disappeared.

But Atreya always felt there was less. Atreya felt uneasy, he was already used to the presence of Eiden who always suddenly appeared before him. He was not calm, worried that something might happen to him.

"Sister, have you seen Eiden recently?" that morning Atreya decided to ask, he could not wait any longer.

Reza stopped scooping his mechanism, "Why, are you worried about him?"

"I just asked," Atreya was nervous as she answered Reza's question.

"The last time I met him his mood didn't look good" Reza kept his conversation with Eiden a secret.

"He must be sad that the King is still undiscovered," somehow Atreya was also sad when he thought about Eiden's state.

"We better not interfere, after all I've become a commoner, too,"

'Really! big Brother is no longer a General, but thank God at least he doesn't always face danger from being involved with a royal,'

"But thank God you're not involved with the kingdom anymore, I hear the kingdom's a terrible place,"

"Why do you think that, doesn't the royal story in all fairy tales look beautiful?" Reza is back to eating his breakfast.

"The story is not necessarily real, but history reveals everything,"

"Huh.. "Reza smiled bitterly, Atreya saw it.

"I'm talking wrong,"

"No, I didn't see how you grew up but and now you can tell the difference between fairy tales and reality, but I hope you're not involved with either of them either.

Degs...

Atreya felt like her heart was stopping, her brother's request was not wrong but it was too late. Because he put one of them in his heart.