The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 23 – “What?” I gasped. “How? How did this happen?”

She shook her head, wiping her tears. “I don’t know. I just got a call from the police station a while ago. And since then I was calling Achilles non-stop, but he wasn’t picking up his phone! Even our lawyer called him. Where’s he?”

A while ago, means we were in his bedroom then…

Blinking away those thoughts from my mind, I said, “Don’t worry, Tess. Everything will be fine. He’s in his penthouse right now.”

“Alright, let’s…”

The ring of her phone cut her off. Receiving it, she listened to whatever the other person said and then cut the call.

“It was him. He’s waiting for me outside in the car. I gotta go!”

“Wait! I’ll come with you!” I insisted. I didn’t want to leave her alone right now.

She nodded, sniffling. “Alright, let’s go!”

Once we were outside, we found him in the driver’s seat with a rigid form. Though his grip on the wheel was tight, his expression gave nothing away. Ignoring the memories of what happened up in his penthouse and the flutterings in my tummy, we got into his car and then drove away.

When the car came to a stop outside the police station, flashes of blinding lights blinded my vision. A small crowd of people with cameras in their hands huddled outside of the car, throwing bunch of questions at once.

“W-what the h**l? Who called them here?” Tess exclaimed, some more anxiety paled her already pale face.

After a moment of silence, he spoke with his jaws tight. “Let’s go.”

“But Achilles…”

He turned to Tess who sat beside him, features softening. “Don’t worry, everything will be fine.”

At his assurance, she nodded her head and got out after him as four bodyguards that came along us- I didn’t even notice them earlier- and protected them from the crazy paparazzi. And as soon as I got out behind them, an arm immediately wrapped around me, pushing my face into a warm chest.

“What’re you doing!”

I was ready to pull away as he guided me through the chaos with his protective arm around me, but then I decided against it. His hold and the way hid my face from those hungry cameras told me the reason behind his act. And I really didn’t want my face to be printed in tomorrow’s newspaper anyway.

Even in this situation, he didn’t forget about my safety. He didn’t go to Tess, but he came to me…

A warm sensation spread across my heart.

Once we were inside, I created some distance between us. The officer behind the big desk was up on his feet as soon as we strolled in, or should I say Achilles Valencian walked in. Because the draining color from his face was instant.

Carter and a middle-aged man in a black coat and a white shirt with some files in his hand – maybe the lawyer – was already present there.

Tess rushed to Caleb who stood behind the bars. With a disheveled shirt, messy hair, and dimmed eyes, he looked pretty shaken. When Tess reached him, he wrapped his arms around her as much as he could with the bars in between.

“Oh G*d! They put you behind the locker. Are you alright, baby?” she asked, eyes sparkling with tears.

He nodded, kissing her hands. “Yes, I’m fine. Don’t worry.” Even after his statement, he’d an edge in his voice. “Achilles is here, he’ll get me out of here. Everything will be fine.”

The urgency in his eyes confused me. I knew staying behind the bars wasn’t a good thing, but his desperation of getting away from here hinted to something else.

“How did it happen? Why did they arrest you?” she asked, wiping her wet cheeks.

rubbed his face. “They

us

did they get into your

my car at the road out of nowhere and started searching. And when

to trap

they won’t

talk then.” The timid voice of the officer made me turn

in his pockets, Ace stood before the desk, melting the officer under his

I’m not here to chat

“I’m extremely sorry, Mr. Valencian. I just got here and got to know that our junior officer charged your cousin with d**g dealings. If I knew earlier, I

of Ace’s shoulders didn’t go missed by

I believe my assistant and lawyer arrived much before me, am I right? What were you doing until then?” He cocked his head, a muscle of

case regarding d***s. So we’ve to do some procedure before releasing

the papers and release him.” He pointed to the

them properly before returning them back. No one could with Achilles Valencian’s stormy eyes set

they both exchanged nods among them. The always happy Caleb didn’t have his smile on

his love for them

down at his watch, he glanced at the

dark blue uniformed

phone rang in his pocket. When he fished it out, his eyes widened seeing the name flashing on the screen. And they literally came

you understood what you’re instructed to

Valencian. The termination letter will

Termination?

result to cross Achilles Valencian’s

I shook my head.

me within two days,” he ordered. “And you know what to tell the media, don’t

we’ll try our best to find out who was behind it as soon as possible,” the

his glasses back on and grabbed my hand in his. But before we were out of the door, he stopped and looked over his shoulder

now

the officer’s face completely, he pulled me into his chest again and

***

we were secured in the car and drove away, I turned to Caleb who sat on the

really scared about

Who tried to frame you?” Though we didn’t meet for years, I trusted him enough to tell that he wasn’t a person to be tangled with such issues. He was this happy and positive person, not a

gaze met his cousin through the mirror for a

it could

Tess hissed. “This time he

And why’d he do that

destroy our fame and image to get back to

every deal and using

middle-east. And that’s what bothering him. So maybe he wants to defame us by this

white knuckles of his on the

was bothering

to reach out and hold his hand, but

of his own, right? He must’ve used someone to do this.” I pointed out.

who’s leaking information from the office if we get a

his head. “No. I just left home this morning and was coming directly to the office until they stopped

home last night. They must’ve done it either at night