Rise Of The Disgraced Heir

Camilla seemed to be extremely worried that Ian would do something stupid without her, because as soon as Ian came down from his bath Camilla was already in his dinning room.

"Did you wait long?" Ian asked her.

"You speak now." Camilla said with a relieved smile.

"Yeah, just some issues with Jas." Ian said with a nod.

"I hope it's fixed now." Camilla told Ian as the doorbell rang. "Seth." Camilla said as she got up and walked up to the door, opening it to welcome their friend.

"How is Ian doing?" He heard Seth say to Camilla.

"He seems better." Camilla replied as they made their way to the dinning room where Ian was seated.

"Hey." Ian said with a smile as he waved at Seth. "Sorry about earlier, to both of you." 

Ian knew that they had been trying to get a response from him since he came back from meeting Jas at the cafe. His mind had been so muddled by his conversation with his girlfriend that he wanted to simply drown in his work.

"It's fine, I just hope you are better now." Seth said as he slid onto the seat to Ian's right while Ian sat at the head of the table.

"I owe both of you an explanation." Ian said with a frown as he looked at his two friends.

"Can we talk while eating? Cause I'm starved." Camilla said as she waved the maid over and asked her to serve their meals.

The maid promptly served their food and left as soon as she was done placing them on the table.

"The staff here are scary efficient." Seth said as he ate his dinner.

"Yeah, shows you how much they expect from us too." Ian said with a frown as he ate his food.

"They provide us with everything so that we don't have to worry about anything outside of work." Camilla commented.

"Unfortunately, not everything outside of work can be solved by the Reyes Group, or at least I wouldn't want them to." Ian said with a frown as he placed his knife and fork down and closed his eyes.

He took a few deep breaths and waited for his friends to ask, but they never did. They just waited for him to be ready to tell his story.

"Right now, I'm not sure if Jas and I have broken up." Ian confessed. "I went out earlier because she threatened that she wouldn't leave if I didn't meet up with her. I've known that stubborn woman my whole life and I know that she means what she says."

"I don't even know what to say." Camilla said with a laugh. "I won't lie to you guys, I've never really let people in close enough to be friends, so I don't know what's overstepping and what's not."

"Honestly, in Ian's situation I don't even know what to say." Seth admitted. 

Ian couldn't help but laugh. Most people would have already jumped in and tried to advise him on what to do.

"Gosh, I think Ian's gone crazy." Camilla leaned forward to tell Seth.

"Did the girlfriend do this or did we?" Seth asked, making Ian laugh even more.

"I just can't help but think how odd we are as a group." Ian pointed out. "Most people would have already tried to tell me what to do. Either stick with her or break up with her, while you two are just as confused as I am."

"Well, do you want to stay with her?" Seth asked. 

"The first time something like this happened, I tried to break up with Jas and she refused to let me." Ian said with a sigh. "She told me that she loved me and only me, that no matter how many people her family told her to date she would stick with me."

"Do you think she would still do that? Stick with you?" Camilla asked.

"I do." Ian said with a nod.

"Then why are you hesitating? I can hear it from the tone of your voice, something is holding you back, making you unsure." Seth pointed out.

Ian paused for a moment and thought about how to explain his situation properly. After a while he realized that the best way was the direct way, by simply telling them the truth.

"I love her, but I'm not sure if I still love her the same way and for the same reasons." Ian said with a frown. 

"What makes you think that?" Seth asked.

"When my family lost everything, two people stayed and never left my side, Jas and our other friend Damien." Ian explained. "I fell in love with Jas and ever since then we've had to fight every obstacle in our relationship."

"You're tired of fighting?" Camilla asked.

"No, I'm not. I'm not tired of fighting for her, I'm tired of fighting with her and seeing her suffer because of me." Ian said as he shook his head. "From the very beginning I knew that my life would be an uphill battle, but never did I think it would be an uphill battle for her too."

"You are very confusing." Seth said as he laughed at his friend.

"I think he has a lot of hidden issues with Jas." Camilla commented.

"I don't talk to other people about Jas, alright." Ian said, shaking his head in frustration. "Jas' family is being cuckold by several businessmen because she is dating me. She has to date people because of me."

Ian confessed in an exhausted tone.

"Ian, at the end of the day it's about you and her." Seth advised. "I haven't been in a lot of relationships, but one thing that I know for sure is that it takes two to work things out. Can you still watch as she does this to herself, because it seems like Jas is willing to do this for you." 

"I'll think about it." Ian said as he tried to push his problem with Jas to the back of his mind. Trying to focus on what was happening now and on their mission tomorrow.

"Don't wait too long to decide." Camilla suddenly said. "You might lose her if you wait too long."

Ian simply nodded in response as he resumed eating his dinner.