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!”

everything to her.

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

are jumping on each other’s bones any

don’t jump on each other!

snorted. “Yeah, right! And who initiated the

bit my lip. “I- the situation was

She finished for

said, swirling the liquid in the mug. What was the

that you still

My heart stuttered.

Did I?

my tummy gave

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

come from? I thought he already knew

what problem she had with Warner. She just hated the

technically, he is still my boyfriend,” I explained. “And I can’t just go on

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

I cautioned. “Though I wasn’t ever really in the relationship, our friendship was real. And I already did wrong enough to him by letting Ace close to me. I can’t do more. I can’t start something new keeping the

supposed to come here and talk to you, right? When

mug down and rubbed my neck in frustration. “I don’t know. He’s still mad at me. All he told me was he’d be here soon. That’s it. We hadn’t had any contact since

any messages. I even called his cousin but even he’d no idea when he was coming

are you gonna

sighing. “I

can’t just ignore Achilles for long, you know that, right? You’ll have to face him today or tomorrow. He’s not gonna wait for your answer that long. Knowing his obsession with you, you should be lucky that he

definitely felt relieved of the fact that he didn’t

eyes fell on the fresh flowers in the kitchen vase that arrived for me this morning, just like everyday. Even when he must be mad that I was ignoring him, he didn’t forget to send those red roses for me. At first Mom and Dad were curious about

to you later.” I glanced at the watch. “I guess, I can’t be anymore late today. Gotta go

go now! But don’t forget

“I won’t.”

***

if Ace was present in the office. And I’d to curse my luck knowing that

I was the

I kept my chin high and

just hoped I wouldn’t have to face

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

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

widened eyes, I turned around and ran to the staircase before

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