The Trap Of Ace

Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 69 – Walking through the endless corridors, I walked watching out for the room numbers not to get lost.

The hotel was huge. Not just a hotel, it was a palace built in the middle age, now turned into a lavish five star hotel. With the mixture of antique architect and modern decorations, it gave out a feel of royalty. From the masterpiece paintings on the walls, to the gorgeous chandeliers shimmering with golden glow. Not to forget the huge gold plated flower pots at the both sides of the corridors, aside the red carpet down the way.

As soon as I neared my destination, I found the whole area totally separated from the others by a pair of glass doors. VVIP Area was written in bold red letters on the glass. Two bulky men in black stood at the both sides of the door.

Not again!

I remembered Carter warning about some restrictions.

Mentally groaning, I approached the VVIP conference area. The guards stood straight seeing me, their hands blocking the way in.

“Our apologies, Miss. But random people aren’t allowed here,” one of them said in their thick Russian accent.

Random? Whom are they calling random?

My brows creased. “I need to go inside. It’s important. And I’m not any random girl wanting access. I’m Emerald Hutton, Achilles Valencian’s girlfriend and a board member.”

“We don’t know you. And no matter who you are, no one is allowed to go inside who is not on the list. And you’re not in the list we were given.”

What the h**l? Not allowed? Were they having a CIA meeting or something?

They were definitely not Ace’s men. Otherwise they’d have immediately recognized me.

“Listen to me, I need to go in there, please. I need to talk to Achilles about something very urgent. Please, let me go,” I pleaded.

That rude man shook his head. “We’re afraid, we can’t, Miss. We have strict orders not to let anyone until the meeting is over.”

I gritted my teeth in annoyance. “And who gave you the orders?”

“Arthur Valencian.”

Of course! I should’ve known that!

That f*****g leach didn’t want anyone to interrupt the signing. That’s why he put guards in here.

I groaned.

What do I do now? They won’t let me in at any cost. I can’t even call Ace.

D**n it!

Wait!

Carter must’ve the access.

I looked over my shoulder. There was no sign of him. Where the h**l was he?

Distancing myself a few feet from the guards, I dialed Carter’s number. He didn’t pick it up.

Why isn’t he picking up his phone!

As I dialed again, I saw him approaching me with hasty steps, still panting.

were you?” I snapped. “They won’t let

files,” he huffed. “I’m sorry, Ms. Hutton. I had to

shadow at the end of the corridor,

knew the person very

Arthur.

doing here out of the conference

after you as soon as possible. But you were too

us in,” I said, not moving my

and told them something. I still stood there, watching Arthur. When he slightly angled his side to me,

in his expression, he nodded at

feet walked closer, wanting to hear what he was talking to the other person. Though I managed a good amount of distance to be in his sight. But enough to hear his

he asked, glancing

he nodded, old eyes sparkling with

told you. I’m coming,” saying, he turned on his heels and walked away. But not towards the elevator, but to

of his partners

I had to know.

in, but unfortunately, they won’t let

speaking, “No worries. You go in and give Ace my message. Tell him I’ll meet him in

his features. But before he could ask anything, I turned around and followed Arthur’s trail, ignoring the way the guards shared a discreet look with each other and

gets my message and wait for me. I trusted that. But now I had to see if someone else was with Arthur in his plan to destroy us. Because if we kick him out of our company and life after I expose him before

day for him. He was close to finishing his plan. And at this time if he wasn’t in the conference room and going to meet

the left, I came face to face with a long wide hallway. A man was talking to

I knew he came this way because

But where is he…

the corner. And I followed. Thanks to my sneakers, it didn’t announce my presence with loud clicks like

a staircase that led upstairs. But at the feet of it, ‘No Entry, Under maintenance’ was written in bold words on a

surprise, he ducked in and climbed

he meet

course! So that no one can see

I follow him

one would be there right

him do any more chaos behind

surging through me, I put my phone in silent and went

gets my message, he’d call me. And I don’t want to get caught while spying on Arthur. Especially

me a lot, but I would do

from him. His distance murmurs could be heard, along the noise of his

to the rest of the hotel, this place was covered with dust. And… extremely eerie. Not to

My breath caught at my throat as he put the phone down

of the corridor. Where should I

started to turn around, I jumped and curled into a ball behind one of the huge flower pots. My back slammed against the wall due to

Silence.

heart pounding against my ribcage as I waited for a sound. Sound

for some moments, there were

him taking

No! No! No!

eyes, I shrunk more against