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!”
her. And she listened without any
date with
with him? You guys are jumping on each other’s bones any chance you get, then what’s
cheeks burned at her remark. “We don’t jump on each other! And… definitely
who initiated the kiss last
lip. “I- the situation was different
finished for
liquid in the mug. What was the point of hiding? She knew
means you admit that
My heart stuttered.
Did I?
in my
still didn’t have the talk with Warner,” I uttered the main reason I was facing so 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
from? I thought he already knew of you
didn’t know what problem she had with Warner. She just hated
we still didn’t have an official break-up. So, technically, he is still my boyfriend,” I explained. “And I can’t just
this s**t! This ain’t a relationship! You don’t love him and he knows it, end of story. Don’t spoil your real opportunities for the
already did wrong enough to him by letting Ace close
he? He was supposed to come here and talk to you, right? When
“I don’t know. He’s still mad at me. All he told me was he’d be
he was. He wasn’t receiving my calls or responding to any messages. I even called his cousin but even he’d no idea when
gonna do now?” she
sighing. “I don’t
have to face him today or tomorrow. He’s not gonna wait for your answer that long. Knowing his
I shook my head. I definitely felt relieved of the
was ignoring him, he didn’t forget to send those red roses for
watch. “I guess, I can’t be anymore late today. Gotta go to
But don’t forget
“I won’t.”
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the watchman if Ace was present in the office. And I’d to curse my luck knowing that he’d
that I was the reason behind his
I kept my chin high and walked
just hoped I wouldn’t
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,
announced his mood. Anyone with a
and ran to the
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