The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 55 – His entire stance tensed as soon as I asked the question. His eyes still away from mine as he took a deep breath, his jaw locked tight.

“Rosebud, we just got together. Let’s just keep the bitter chapter of my life out of our new beginning, shall we?” Grey orbs met mine. They held a desperation for me to understand. “I don’t want to relive my past when all I want is to make new beautiful memories with you.”

I knew it hurt him to talk about his past. But I couldn’t let this go. I had this intuition that whatever Arthur was talking about was related to his father’s s*****e. There could be something else also. And I needed to know everything to sort things out.

So even if it pained me to torture him with his memories, I didn’t back off. “Until you’re clutching on your past like that, you can’t start fresh. You can’t be truly happy. I can see it, Ace. You’re battling with something. There’s something that’s bothering you. And it’s not just Antonio. Please tell me, what’s it? What happened to your father? I want to know everything.”

Closing his eyes, he pulled away and showed his back to me. Facing the window again, he stood there with his hands fisted.

“There’s nothing much to know, Rosebud.” His voice came out cold. “I used to always look up to my father as my idol. I wanted to become like him. Until I got to know his real face.”

I didn’t dare to interrupt him, fearing that he would just switch off again. So I just stood there silently, listening to him.

“He was a womanizer. After some years of his marriage with Mom, he started to cheat on her. And that broke my Mom,” he revealed. A gasp slipped through my lips.

“But even after being unfaithful, he had always loved his reputation more than anything. He was always discreet about his affairs. Because he wanted his image to be great before the society and his children. Mom had always doubted his activities until one day he wasn’t careful and she caught him with one of his girlfriends in their own bed.”

I stood there immobile, shocked at the revelation. So that’s why they never had a good relationship.

“And it wasn’t only Mom who caught him. I and Caleb were also present there, so did Tobias and Tess.” The broad shoulders of his were rigid. “And not being able to handle the shame, he ended his life.”

Silence.

The whole cabin echoed silence as he stood there with his tensed posture. Only his heavy breathing reverberated across the room.

Something clenched into my chest at the pain he wasn’t willing to show. I knew how much it was affecting him.

Padding closer, I wrapped my arms around him from his back. My hands rubbed across his chest slowly, trying to provide some comfort.

“I’m so sorry,” I whispered.

Grabbing my hand, he pulled me in front of him and engulfed me into his arms.

With his arms wrapped around me tightly, his head snuggled at the crook of my neck. And I hugged him back, running my hand through his hair softly.

“It was the worst day of my life. That night still haunts my dreams sometimes,” he said. It pained me the way his voice cracked.

I placed a kiss on his shoulder. “I know saying it sounds easier than done, but you’ve to let it go, Ace. I know whatever happened would be traumatic for anyone, but you can’t let it affect your whole life this way. Let it go. I know you still can’t accept it. But you have to. Accept it and move on. I can’t see you suffering like this.”

“I’m trying. But the demons of my past pull me back into their darkness

cupped his face. “Then we’ll

be there with me?” The unreadable look in his grey eyes left me

lips against his. “I will,” I promised.

with mine. The intensity of his kiss told me how he wanted to convey his feelings through

me into

too.” I

out. Whatever he told me, I didn’t find anything that Arthur can use against him. Was Arthur really telling me the truth? Or Ace didn’t reveal

questions for now. He already told

disappear somewhere at any moment made me

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put the cake into the refrigerator after getting it

arms snaked around my waist from behind. The fragrance of his soap from his

Rose doing?” His husky voice rasped into my ear. His thumb brushed on my

guards.” Tossing the pasta, I sprinkled some

He raised his brows.

food for both of us.

taste the food my Rosebud

my head,

Unbelievable!

my neck again. A shiver ran through me as

“Stop! It’s tickling!”

more against my neck, making

my sides, I let out a squeal, trying to get away. But holding

smile stretched across his face, he just watched me wiggling into his arms, cackling like

“S-stop! I can’t breathe!”

stop. His laughter followed behind, it sounded

I started wheezing, only then he stopped. Wiping the tears from the corner of my eyes, I glared at him. And he just grinned, pulling

hungry,” he whispered, his hand crawling

told me which hunger he was

my lip at the tug in my

he groaned, his

away from him, I put off the pasta from the stove. “No, I’m making dinner and we’ll enjoy the food now. Other plans are for

me again. But put

and let me finish my job. I need

pressed together. “Alright. Let me