The Trap Of Ace

Chapter 30

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 30 – Twirling the spoon into the mug, I mixed the sugar with my tea. Steam stopped dissipating from the beverage, but my moving the spoon didn’t halt. I was too lost into my thoughts.

I’ve always wanted you for myself.

Come on a date with me. You’ll get all your answers.

His words haven’t left my head since last night. Even at night, I couldn’t sleep due to his revelation and proposal. Proposal to go on a date with him. And as usual, not being able to give him any answers or make a decision, I ran away.

After returning home, when I recalled everything that happened out there at the hotel, I was stunned by my own doings. The jealousy, the kiss, and then demanding answers from him.

Last night I was too brave to pull off the stunts I’d never thought I’d do. But the bravery didn’t stay long when it was an actual time to do something.

It wasn’t my fault. First I kissed him, and then I asked him the questions that had been running in my head for so long. Yes, I was going to do that sooner or later, but I wasn’t prepared for that yet. It just came out of me. And when he opened his mouth, I was shocked and surprised. And his condition to disclose the truth had me dumbfounded.

Being confused and overwhelmed with emotions, I didn’t know what to say.

I still didn’t know.

I’d ignored his calls and messages. I was even k*****g the time so that I didn’t have to go to the office early today. Why? Because I was too nervous to face him.

The blare of my phone snapped me out of my trance.

My heart skipped.

Is it him again?

Disappointment and relief flooded over me at once when I read Casie’s name flashing over the screen. Disappointment because it wasn’t him, relief because I didn’t have to force myself to ignore him again so that I could get more time to think of an answer.

“Hey, what’s up?” Setting the spoon away, I took a sip of the cold tea.

“Should I take the disinterest of your voice that you aren’t happy getting my call?” Her tone accusing.

I rolled my eyes. “It’s nothing like that. Just having a bad day.”

She hummed, “Had a fight with Romeo?”

“Whom are you talking about?”

“Duh! Who’d be the Romeo of our Juliette other than Achilles Valencian?”

I shook my head at her. Even being sassy and sarcastic, in secret she was into Shakespeare’s romance.

“No, we didn’t have any fight. But…” I sighed.

“Spill!”

I did spill everything to her. And

so confused. I can’t just go out on a date with him.

on each

on

“Yeah, right! And who initiated

situation was different then. I…

finished

liquid in the mug. What was the point of hiding? She

you admit that you still want

My heart stuttered.

Did I?

my

difficulties to give Ace the answer. And wasn’t it too soon? I mean, we were just getting to a level of understanding each other, even not there yet if saying frankly. Even if Warner wasn’t the issue, wouldn’t it be too soon to go out with him? Everything was going so fast between us that

he already knew of you and

problem she had with Warner. She just hated the idea of him being between me and

didn’t have an official break-up. So, technically, he is still my boyfriend,” I explained.

a relationship! You don’t love him and he knows it, end of story.

the relationship, our friendship was real. And I already did wrong enough to him by letting Ace close to me. I can’t do

supposed to come here and talk

mad at me. All he told me was he’d be here soon. That’s it. We hadn’t had

he was. He wasn’t receiving my calls or responding to any messages. I even called his cousin but even

are you gonna

shrugged, sighing. “I don’t

gonna wait for your answer that long. Knowing his obsession with you, you should be lucky that he

my head. I definitely felt relieved of the

that I was ignoring him, he didn’t forget to

I glanced at the watch. “I guess, I can’t be

you go now! But don’t forget

“I won’t.”

***

to ask the watchman if Ace was present in the office. And I’d to curse my luck knowing that he’d arrived at the building more early than his usual time. And already one of

was certain that I was

my chin high and walked inside the

hoped I wouldn’t have to

as soon as I wished that, the elevator’s doors slid open and he walked out of it. Running behind him were some black suited men, busy in

a day’s old stubble announced his mood. Anyone with a sane conscience wouldn’t want to cross his

ran to the staircase before he could

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