"WHAT...!!?"
Now it was Elizabeth's turn to be shocked to the core, her expression freezing for a brief moment as if she had not expected those words in the slightest.
All this while she thought he was interested in joining, otherwise why would he even pose questions regarding what he would get after joining, but now he was clearly saying that he did not want to join, completely overturning her expectations.
Was he playing with her?
Ash stayed silent seeing her shocked reaction, his expression calm, but his mind was already moving ahead, processing every possible outcome and shaping his next steps carefully.
"What do you mean you don't want to join?" Elizabeth grew slightly agitated as she stepped forward, closing the distance between them so much that Ash had to lean back a little to maintain some space, her presence pressing down with a subtle intensity.
