The Trap Of Ace
Chapter 37
Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 37 – Taking a sip on the tea, I ran my eyes on the newspaper. The noise of Mom’s chopping vegetables and moving utensils in the kitchen rang across. But nothing moved my attention from the paper, not even her curious glances.
“You know, the Blackwood’s daughter ran off with her cousin’s fiance?” Her sigh resonated from the opposite side of the counter. “I got to know from the kitty party last night. Children these days, I don’t know what runs in their head.”
I flipped another page. The business column.
“Your aunt called me this morning to inform me how she’s enjoying her vacation in Switzerland with her third husband and soon will be sending me some pictures of their little honeymoon.” She snorted. “As if I wanted to know anyway. I’m glad that your Dad didn’t go after his elder sister. Thank G*d she’s not in the country right now. At least I got some relief from her frequent visits.”
I stayed quiet. Not warning her about Dad’s hearing her slandering about his sister to me just like I did every time.
“Em?”
“Yeah,” I answered, my voice came out croaky.
“You need some more tea?”
I shook my head, not looking up at her.
“Are you okay, honey?” she asked, hesitating.
This time I did glance at her, plastering a small smile on my face. “Yeah, why do you ask?”
Her identical eyes observed me. “You’re looking… tired. Didn’t get any sleep last night?”
I knew what she was indicating. The dark circles, the puffy eyes.
Nothing goes missing from mother’s eyes, does it?
A squeeze in my chest had me take a deep breath. I wish I could tell her.
“Nothing like that, Mom. I did sleep last night. Just having a headache since the morning. It’ll get better, don’t worry.”
“So that’s why you didn’t go to the office today?” Concern etched into her features. “Why didn’t you tell me? Did you get medicines?”
I nodded. “Yes, I did. I’ve also informed Caleb about it. I took a leave today.”
“Good. Take some rest. You’re taking too much work stress nowadays.”
Work wasn’t the issue at all. They barely gave me any actual work to do for taking stress.
Smiling at her, I looked back at the newspaper. The newspaper I’d been sitting with for the last half an hour. Not reading, just staring.
The clicking of heels against the tiled floor reached my ear. My fists clenched.
an appointment for cake tasting today. Are
a conference with Caleb this morning. It ran three hours
teeth, not reciprocating. My eyes glued
that she noticed
made some tea for
Tess, staring
alone. And not wanting to sit with
you answering Achilles’s phone or messages? You didn’t even go to the office today. He’s a mess right
here of being the cause of
to display me some ridiculous show! To hurt me. To push me away from him. She was aware of everything but yet didn’t even try to tell
you did, you’re telling me to give him a chance to explain?” I shook
been feeling for hurting you like that. But, Em, you’ve to understand. Whatever we did, yes, it wasn’t the best way to
was good in there, Tess? I don’t see any good in my living with a broken heart for seven years. I don’t see anything good in my suffering and hurting for the last d**n seven years!” my voice rose as I spoke. With my heart
And I also know that we shouldn’t have done it. But at that moment, we were young, Em.
opening them back, as if not wanting to
you about his condition back then, but he didn’t tell you of the severity of it. He was going through a living h**l. And I, Caleb and Tobis saw it. We saw him writhing in pain in his bed when he didn’t get his dose. We heard his screams from his nightmares. No matter how much he tried to get over it, he couldn’t. And no one in their sane mind would want the girl they
that situation shook me from my core. An urge to reach
let you dream of him anymore. Even we didn’t think he’d be able to get out of it ever. And when I told him about your plan to
we did, we did for you.” She added,
that young that you guys couldn’t tell me. But I was young enough for that scene you guys created to have me shattered completely,” I said, composing my features into coldness. “Anyways, I don’t want to talk about it
I
least let him explain. Listen to him once. Don’t just shut him off like that,” she almost pleaded. “You don’t
thickness down my throat, I walked out of the kitchen,
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body, soaking me into its heat, relaxing the knots of my shoulders. But it couldn’t soothe me, the pain in
someone was
heart, I slided down the glass wall of the shower and
did you do it? Why?” I whispered, letting the
the same agnony I endured years ago. And the irony was, the incident I’ve suffered for so long for wasn’t even real. It was all a sham. A joke. A cruel joke life had thrown at
from getting hurt? No, they only had thrown me into the ocean of tears I’d flown every night in silence after that night. They had thrown me to the disgust I’d felt dating so many guys who I didn’t even feel any connection
because he thought it’d be good for me by pushing me away, breaking
you
got to know how easily they broke my numerous dreams, intense emotions and years
alone!” I’d snapped at his face when he’d tried to
explain. “Rosebud, please! Just hear me out. I had no choice. I couldn’t let you ruin your life waiting for me. Trust me, I’d never wanted anyone else in my life the way I’d wanted you. You were
with tears, I’d asked him. “Now I’ll make your wish come true for real this time. I’ll go so far away
as if he’d been stabbed with something. But the pain in his eyes couldn’t surpass the one I’d in
calls and pleadings, I’d turned away from him and ran away
tightened causing me gasp for air. My nails dug into my palms as I cried my heart out. But the b**n inside me
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