The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 29 – Whirling around, I came face to face with the red witch. With arms crossed over her chest, she sized me up and down with her cat eyes. Her nose crinkled with disgust.

“I don’t know what he saw into you, but I’ve to say, you trapped him pretty well in your web.”

Biting my inner cheek, I cast the tissue into the bin and turned to her. “And guess what? I didn’t even have to throw myself on him like a shameless woman to trap him. Seems like that trick got quite old now.”

Her face turned red matching her dress, eyes flashing. “So you used the bed then? Otherwise a man like him wouldn’t even look at you if not you pleased him well. Am I right? Where did you take your classes to please a man like that anyway? He seemed so lost into you.”

My hands fisted into b***s, trying my best not to punch her plastic face. “From the same place you took your PhD. I’m sure you now got your answers. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go back inside. He must be looking for me.”

Leaving her flushed with rage, I walked out of the washroom.

B***h! How dare she?

Oh how I wanted to pull her hair out of her scalp right now!

Fuming in anger, I passed a couple wrapped around each other, pulling at their partner’s clothes out of desperation. Noticing me, they jumped away from the other like even the mare proximity burned them. Their faces flamed crimson as they shuffled into their places.

Saving them from the embarrassment, I got out of the corridor as fast as I could.

Even my own cheeks grew hot at someone’s personal spectacle. Half of it was from my anger.

Just as I passed the huge window, something caught my eye. Halting, I neared the window ledge and peeked outside. Two figures stood there under the shadow, down in the hotel garden.

I squinted my eyes. I… knew them.

Was that- Arthur?

When he ran his hand through his hair, the numerous rings on his fingers lustered under the moon. It was indeed him. Along him was a figure of a woman, but I couldn’t make out her face properly from this far.

Who was he talking to?

The woman’s shoulders shook as she placed her hand over her face. I didn’t know Arthur could crack a joke. All I saw him do was stay emotionless and cold.

Deciding it wasn’t any of my business, when I was about to go back inside, the woman stepped behind and walked away from him with her arms wrapped around her.

And when the hotel’s walkway’s light fell on her face, a gasp slipped through my lips.

Sierra?

When she wiped her cheeks, I understood that she wasn’t laughing, she was crying.

What was she doing here with Arthur? As far as I knew, her presence wasn’t required here at all. And nor was she invited here. Then why was she here?

Even the other day I saw her with him. After that day, when I went to talk to her about it I found out that she took a week’s leave due to sickness. And now she was here. She didn’t look sick to me at all.

Though she looked, exhausted.

Strange. What was going on between them?

I definitely had to talk to her. Something was wrong, I could feel it.

I watched her as she rushed into the parking lot and then got into her car, before driving away. And when I looked back at Arthur, his gaze was already on me.

My breath caught at my throat.

sent an ominous shiver down my spine. But I didn’t let it show on my face as I

the edge of his lips. As if… mocking me. Shoving his hands into his pockets, he turned

a really kind and helpful person from Tess, Caleb and Ace’s mouth. But

of his smirk, I pulled away from

was nowhere in the sight. He was warning me not to go anywhere,

Mr. Hakimi and two

eyes on me. “I apologise for the interruption, Mr. Hakimi, but did you see Ace… I mean,

smile appeared

attend. Don’t worry, your man is still here.”

widened at his words as a blush crept up my neck.

“Uh, can you please tell me

chuckling at my

pointed way, I left to find him after I thanked

I couldn’t find a

one of the empty hallways, until I bumped into someone

“I’m so sorry…”

my throat realising

And… with her eyes filled

the crestfallen face was gone all of a sudden. Replaced a smug smile as she

I frowned.

glanced over her shoulder and then walked

my eyes didn’t move from the person standing far at the end of

him. My legs hesitated, an ill feeling rose into the

fell onto his ruffled

stopped

piercing into my palms as my eyes didn’t move from the marks of lipstick. Lipstick of that freaking

It’s not what you’re thinking it

my heart made my eyes b**n as my blood boiled into my

Them. That b***h!

anything, Mr. Valencian. After all, you’re a single man free to do anything

jaw ticked, his eyes darkened. “I said it’s not what you’re thinking it is. Nothing

closer. My voice rose. The raging fire in me didn’t let me process his statement. I was too mad for any kind of understanding. “She threw herself at you and you pushed her away? Just like that? Your hair and these marks came just like

warned, expression hardening. “I’m telling you for the last time. Nothing happened between us. She tried to kiss me but I pushed her away.

had

tried to

a sudden a whole different emotion ran through me. Insecurity. Though whatever I called her, she was a stunning woman. More beautiful than me, more poised than me. She was

He must’ve felt something.

squeezed at

of my throat as I pushed down on my anger. I’d no right to feel that

don’t care what you do or not.” I averted my eyes. “It’s your personal life. I don’t have

flashed as I turned around and began to

wall, his body

you hear what I told you? Nothing happened between us!” he growled, lips curling into a snarl. “And don’t you dare show me your back after you just indirectly accused me of cheating

sides of my head,

his eyes. Taking a deep breath, he opened those grey oceans again. “How can I be single when I’ve my Rosebud in

Jealousy and insecurity burned my heart. “Y-you didn’t feel

feeling I felt was disgust.” Cupping my cheeks,

chest, another tear rolled down my

around his neck, one hand going into