The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 54 – My eyes squinted against the bright light as soon as the room lit up. And then I found the person who dragged me in this room.

Dark orbs watched me silently.

My fists clenched. “What the h**l is this, Arthur?”

His head cocked to the side. “You don’t even know what h**l is. Trust me, I haven’t done anything yet to compare it with h**l.”

I frowned. “What do you mean?”

A muscle of his jaw ticked, his aged left eye twitched. “I’ll just say five words, Emerald.” Disgust dripped from his voice as he took my name. “Stay out of my path.”

My forehead creased more in confusion. What was he talking about?

And then realization hit me. A shiver ran down my spine at the malice that his dark soulless eyes held.

“What are you trying to say, Arthur?” I kept my voice as strong as I could.

He found out. He found out of my quest. But I didn’t know how much he knew.

He let out a humourless chuckle. “You exactly know what I’m talking about. You really thought that you’d try to dig out my past and my secrets, and I wouldn’t find out?”

When I didn’t say anything, his lips curled into a sneer.

“Surprised that how did I know?” he mocked. “Well, from the day you saw me with Sierra at that hotel, I knew you wouldn’t keep quiet. You’d go after her asking about me. And you did, just as I assumed! And then I found out that the worthless ex-boyfriend of yours had his cousin after me. Do you think I’m that unaware and foolish?”

I took a step back as he took a threatening step towards me. With my eyes wide, my heart pounded down my heart. Not because I was scared of him, but because he now knew about Warner and his cousin’s involvement with this matter.

S**t! I didn’t plan this! I didn’t want him to hurt them in any way because of me.

Be strong, Em! Don’t show him your weakness. Don’t let him threaten you just like he did to Liza and Sierra.

Holding my chin high, I held his gaze. “I don’t need to think you’re a fool. You are a fool.”

His nostrils flared at my comment.

“Anyone who would dare to go against Ace will be considered as a fool. Do you really think you can go and backstab him on his back and he would just let you leave like that? Just because you’re his uncle?” I snorted. “It’s just some matter of time until I tell him what you do under your respected businessman facade and he’ll throw you out of this company like a fly from the milk.”

A smirk tugged on his lips. “You think you’ll tell him and he’ll believe you? What proof do you have against me?”

Nothing. That’s why I was stalling time to reveal your betraying a*s before him.

I kept a straight face. “Do you think he’ll need any proof when his Rosebud will say something to him?”

His smirk slipped from his face. Even I knew Ace wouldn’t just wave my words off, but I just wanted to have some solid proof. And now that he was standing here before me warning me off, I didn’t need any other proof.

you’re warning me that I should stay away from your path?” I raised my brow. “If I were you, I’d be running away with my tail between my legs if my dark secrets would get exposed before someone. Because the time isn’t far away when

him about Liza and working with Antonio. But I held myself back. That

eyes flashing, he took another step forward. But

go and tell everything about me?” he cocked his

I frowned.

he can do, send me to the p****n?” He let out a laugh, before an ominous look claimed over his face. “But know one thing before

“What do you mean?”

at the side of his lips. “You tell him, and I’ll destroy him. Now Achilles’s Rosebud won’t do anything to break

down

don’t have that power. Ace isn’t an ordinary

you really think I’ll go, do these things without having anything against him in my hands?” He raised a brow. “I’m warning you for the last time, Emerald. We don’t have any personal issues, so I’d suggest you to stay away. Otherwise, your dear Ace will have to bear the consequences.

head. “You’re lying. You’re just trying to threaten me to make me back off.

into his pockets, his features turned void of any emotions. “How much

his d**g addiction and his father’s s*****e, I knew nothing. But could his being a d**g addict in his

“You know nothing! Go and ask him. Then you might know what I’m talking about. What’s

that, he fixed his collar and walked out of

rang across my

secret that can ruin him to pieces? What secret he was talking about? What

and trembling, my heart racing, I slowly trudged out

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of Arthur’s threat and waiting for Ace to finish his another meeting, I decided to call

he didn’t receive his phone. Where the h**l he

to talk to Ace. I knew there was more to his past that I wasn’t aware of. Like where was his mother or what happened to his

just casting arrows in the dark? Maybe he was just messing with my head? There was nothing that he could use

my face if he really didn’t know anything. He even told me to

talk to him now. I need to know what happened in

his office. And thankfully he was alone in

floor to ceiling window, his gaze fixed

in

with his intoxicating soothing scent, I closed my eyes against his chest. A sigh left me with his arms

At that moment all the anxiousness and tiredness from all the incidents washed off from my body. I was in

hair, he inhaled deep. “Where were you? I was

cabin. Matt told me you were busy

and stayed with me. I

face. Kissing his chest, I looked up at

home? I want to spend

not saying

he was hiding

narrowed. “What happened, baby? Is

gazed into his beautiful grey orbs. Those little black and golden streaks around the grey, had

I want everything to be proper. There should be no boundaries between us, no