The Trap Of Ace

Chapter 26

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 26 – I knew that he knew what I was asking. He knew really well what I wanted to know.

His feelings couldn’t grow just in these days. It had to be from our past. And if he really did feel something for me, then why did he do that? Why did he push me away like that?

“I want to know, Ace. Will you tell me?”

Not only about the night years ago I wanted to know about, what happened to his mom and his hatred for his old house also nagged at the back of my mind. I didn’t forget the venom and pain reflected in his eyes when he stared at the doors of his mom’s former room at Tess’s engagement.

There were so many things I’d questions about. But the answers weren’t anywhere in my sight.

Taking a deep breath, he took my hands and brushed his lips against my knuckles. “I will. I will tell you everything you want to know. You’ve every right to. But not now. At least not today.”

Suddenly a heaviness lifted off my chest. I felt relieved. At least he didn’t deny.

“Then when?”

Just as he was about to answer my most awaited question, a knock on the door halted him.

I jumped off his lap as Carter poked his head through the door. His eyes widened seeing my flushed cheeks and Ace’s murderous glare.

“You better have a valid reason behind the interruption, Carter.”

The gulp of the secretary was visible. “Y-yes, boss. I’ve got the reports on-” taking a glance at me, he stopped, “-uh, project CA.”

Ace stood up on his feet as soon as Carter mentioned about the project. The ambience around us veiled itself into staid all of a sudden.

Project CA? It must be something really important.

Noticing Carter’s hesitance of talking openly due to my presence, I cleared my throat, glancing at Ace. “Uh, I gotta go now. I’ll see you later.”

When I turned to go, he again grabbed my hand for the third time. Pulling me closer, he left a peck on my forehead.

“We’ll talk, soon.”

Staring in his grey pools, I nodded my head and then walked out of the room, leaving an awkward smile at Carter’s way.

G*d, I don’t know what he might be thinking catching us in that position!

But I was more frustrated than I was embarrassed. He was just about to tell me when he was going to unravel the past before me. But Carter ruined it all.

The nagging desperation to know the truth vexed me.

Leaning my back against a wall, I closed my eyes. A sigh left me.

I had to know everything before making a decision. I was falling weak. I was finding myself giving up every time he was around me. One look at his stormy gaze, and I’d be that fifteen years old Emerald again.

How long can I resist?

Not for long.

I have to talk to Warner.

And just as I thought of him, my phone rang. His name flashed on the screen.

“Hey!” I tried to smile, but failed miserably. Nervousness and guilt swirled inside me at once.

Nervousness, because I’d no idea what to tell him. And guilt, because I didn’t want to hurt him, but I’d no choice. It was for the well-being of both of us.

“Hi! I’m so sorry, I couldn’t pick your calls then. It’s such a busy schedule today. When I finally got some time, I thought to call you, but you didn’t answer.”

“Yeah, I was… uh, a little busy,” I lied, clenching my fist.

“No problem. By the way, I called to inform you that I might not be able to attend Tess’s wedding. I don’t know what’s up with my boss’ a*s, he just hates the word ‘leave’. I don’t think he’ll allow me to attend the wedding. It’s too much work here,” he complained.

“What? But you can’t just miss Tess’s wedding!” He’d to come. Otherwise how’d I confront him? I couldn’t keep it in for that long. This guilt will k**l me alive.

guarantee anything. And don’t

listen to

I miss you too!

talk. It’s really important.”

He went quiet.

on the phone.

Silence.

thought the line

Achilles, isn’t

gasp slipped through my lips.

“H-how…”

draw to him even if your boyfriend stands right next to you at that moment. You think I didn’t notice at that party and

lip, I looked down. Shame and

what you think.

to leave me now that you found your lost love?

do you know that he’s the

eyes whenever you gazed at him, it said it all. Childhood love, a family friend. Now it made all sense. He’s the family friend who broke your heart seven years ago, isn’t

throat. “Warner, please. Listen to me.

you never were, were you? You were always in love with him. No matter how

“Warner…”

Em. You shouldn’t have played with

the line went

I just did what I was afraid

could ever forgive me. I felt like

tried to call him again but it went unanswered. And the next time, it

I let out a breath and walked

what I’d tell him once he’s calmer, but I have to sort it out. Convincing him won’t be easy, but

and meet him myself? Because I didn’t think he’d come here after our conversation. And I didn’t want him to confront Ace. That’s what I feared right now. A possessive man and a hurt ex-boyfriend’s face off

It’d be a chaos.

***

some files from my cabin I needed to take home along to work on them,

a heavy carton box in one hand and another small white box on the other, he struggled to walk out of the elevator. The ruffled hair of his and perspiration on his forehead told him

you going with these boxes?” approaching him,

huffed. “To

“Why? Are you shifting?”

immediately. And now the boss wants me to take Liza’s place. Though I’m happy that he showed such trust in

breath of break most of the time. She was best

doubled.” I winked at him. Even though I was joking with Matt, the talk with

I wouldn’t

“Yeah, that’s why I didn’t waste a moment to

at the boxes. “You need any help with these? I’m free

on his eyes. “Yes, please! I’d be more than

he handed

something he shared of his first day at job, when we were just outside the empty

longer step, much ahead to his almost running assistant. The tense jaws

He was… furious.

a smolder when they met

My smile faded.

a sudden. Even Carter was pale

in our hands. In my peripheral

Carter to the white parcel in my hands

I’ll help Matt from here. Don’t worry,” said Carter, casting a

my eyes at his

me those looks, I’m not scared of them!” I said, even if I found difficulty not to

“I told you to go home and

with these stuff,” I

he can’t, then he can just take someone’s

wrong with me helping him?”

together, he

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