The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 39 – “What’s wrong with him? I don’t know how can this insane man impress you that much?” Warner asked, baffled.

Sending him a look, I walked back to my bed and plopped down on it.

“What’s going on here, Em? Will you tell me now?” he queried again. “Did you two already break up?”

“We were never together for the break up you’re talking about.”

“Then?” Raising his brow, he probed me to explain further.

Sighing, I told him everything. And he listened, taking a seat beside me.

But I kept some of the parts from him. Ace’s past, especially his being a d**g addict back then. It felt wrong to disclose his extremely personal and sore past to Warner. So I kept that part left out. Instead I told him after Ace’s father’s d***h, he went into depression and decided to push me away from him taking my sister’s help.

It was all I could come up with.

Taking everything in, he just watched me for a moment.

“If he wanted you away from him then why is he after you now?”

“Because now he thinks he can take me back into his life,” gritting my teeth, I replied. When he was lost into d***s, he thought it was better if I was away from him. And now that he was stable again, he wanted me back. I wasn’t a freaking toy that he could toss around like that. It was my life to decide, not his.

He took my decision away from me. The decision if I wanted to stand beside him even after knowing his secret or not.

The sharp pain shot through my chest again. How could he do this to me?

“No matter whatever his reasons were, Em. He shouldn’t have done it. Breaking your heart like that… how could he be so inconsiderate towards the girl he claimed to care for so much?” Discontent flashed across his eyes as he shook his head.

I averted my gaze as a tear slipped down my cheek.

Wiping the tear away, he grabbed my hands. “If a person causes you that much pain, you should let them go, Em. Your tears are too precious to be shed for a person that doesn’t even care if you’re hurt or not.”

When I didn’t answer, he tucked a strayed lock behind my ear. “No matter for how long you guys have known each other or have feelings for each other, no one can love you more than I do, Em. I would never hurt you like that.” His voice came out soft.

Snatching my hands from his hold, I put some distance between us. “Warner, please. I think we already talked about this.”

Even hearing him eliciting his feelings for me now made me feel at discomfort.

Hurt flashed across his eyes, but he masked it soon as he sent me a look of apology. “I’m sorry. I- uh, I couldn’t just stop myself.”

“It’s alright. I can understand. But please, Warner, I don’t want any awkwardness between our friendship with these kinds of topics.” Looking down, I twirled my bracelet.

He nodded, flashing me a sad smile. “Don’t worry. I’ll be careful from now on.”

bad, guilty. But it was what it was. Just because I’d an argument with Ace, didn’t mean I’d reconsider my relationship with him. I didn’t love him. And I’d hurt him enough,

understanding!” The corners of my

to thank me.” He cleared his throat. “Anyways, what are you gonna do now? You’ll go to his office tomorrow just like he said?

asking myself

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at the huge building before me. The name OC Textiles was hung up there,

doing this. But I’d to do it. Keeping my anger aside, I straightened up

come here for his threat. There

want to look unprofessional and let my personal reasons come between me and my work. I wouldn’t give him that much power to hold over me. I

I’d try my best to get out of that contract of three months that I’d to

was. I’d come here just for work as it was my duty. But I didn’t want to work here for another month and a half here. I’d ask him to terminate the freaking contract. And he’ll have to

didn’t reciprocate. I wasn’t in the mood of smiling. And the nervous flutters in my tummy and pounding heart down my

of the elevator, just as I approached my cabin, I halted at

Waiting for me outside my cabin? But wait, I didn’t think Tobias

seemed to be in a serious discussion. Tobias had a hand on his shoulder while he

He looked… exhausted. Dark circles under his eyes, dense stubble across his jaw,

flickered to me. Surprise and relief flashed into them as he let out a

and walked towards me with his long strides. Before I could warn him to stay away, he pulled me into him and nuzzled his head into the crook of my neck. My skin tingled against his

heart palpitated as I stood there for a moment, unable to say anything. His voice, arms

I wiggled into

said,

this man! When my gaze met with my brother, he just scratched

What?

Traitor!

me this instance, Ace! Or

my neck, he challenged me. His slightly red eyes stared at me hard. “You already punished me enough. Now I can’t even

the seven years that you punished me

eyes. Slowly stepping back from me, he sighed. “Rosebud, let’s talk inside my cabin. I’ll

enough. I don’t need to learn anything new.” My eyes burned with tears, but I tried my best not to let them fall. His close proximity not only

tried to reach out for me again. But before he could do that, I turned around and

“Rosebud, wait!”

“Em!” Rang Tobis’s voice.

stairs. I didn’t want to wait for the

thing was, even my brother was on his side. Did

the only one I was close to in this office after

hope her

surprise, another girl was sitting in her place. No Sierra there. Once trying to know what she was doing here, that newcomer told me she joined just yesterday after the previous girl

stared at her, dumbfounded. Why did she resign all