Read The Trap Of Ace By Eva Zahan Chapter 75 – The color of Arthur’s face drained. With wide eyes, he watched Ace in h****r.
“Y-you can’t do that to me! I won’t let you!”
I grimaced at the feeling in my stomach. The world around me started to spin.
Stepping back from him, Ace wrapped a hand around my waist. “I can and I will. You’ve seen my respect for you these years, and now you’ll see my enmity. You should’ve thought ten times before you joined hands with Antonio and decided to go against me and tried to hurt my Rosebud. You did what you wanted, now you suffer the consequences. May G*d send you to h**l. Goodbye, Arthur.”
“No! You can’t do that…”
Not being able to contain it in anymore, I clutched my stomach, hunched forward and threw up.
“S**t! Rosebud! Are you alright, baby?” Wrapping his arms around my shoulders, he pulled my hair back as the cops and Arthur jumped back from my puke.
“What the f**k!” Arthur screeched.
Looking up with watery vision, I found his legs covered with yellowish substances. A look of disgust twisted his features.
“Rosebud, baby, are you alright? What’s wrong?” Ace’s concerned voice sounded distant in my ears. Everything around me got blurred.
The black dots across my vision and the foul stench of vomit made me throw up again, before I slumped into Ace as darkness slowly engulfed me.
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The next time I regained my senses, I found myself in a hospital bed with him tightly gripping my hand in his. The smell of bleach and white walls of the hospital room surrounded me.
“Rosebud?” Shooting up to his feet from the chair, he came up and sat beside me. “Thank G*d, you’re awake. I was going crazy thinking why it was taking you so long to open your eyes.”
“Ace…” The foul taste in my mouth made my stomach clench. “Water,” I croaked.
He didn’t waste a second before filling up a glass from the water jug that rested on the side table.
“Here, be careful,” cautioning me, he helped me sit up and held the glass against my lips. I drank it greedily, quenching my parched throat.
Then memories of my visiting Arthur in the j**l and then throwing up on him before fainting into Ace’s arms flooded into my mind.
As much as I wanted to laugh remembering his face when I threw up on him, I was confused about my getting ill all of a sudden.
“How are you feeling now, Rosebud? Do you still feel dizziness or nauseous?” he asked, his tone still held alert and concern.
I shook my head, giving him the empty glass back. “I’m fine now. I don’t know what happened. All of a sudden the world around me began to spin and then I had this intense urge to puke.”
He suddenly got abnormally quiet as he placed the glass back on the table. Stormy grey eyes were anxious.
There weren’t any doctors or nurses around. We were alone in the room.
“What happened? What did the doctor say? Did I have food p*******g?” I frowned.
It could be, considering the amount of food I had last night.
He didn’t say anything. Instead, leaning in, he kissed my forehead. “You should take some rest now. We can talk later.”
My frown deepened. “I don’t need rest. I’m fine now. You can tell me what the doctor said. Is it something serious?”
Nervousness now started to rattle inside me. Was there something wrong?
“Of course not, baby. Everything is alright. It’s just…” he trailed off, clearing his throat. “It’s just…”
“It’s just what?” I probed, getting restless.
“The doctor said you…”
her early thirties strolled inside the room flaunting a white coat on. Flashing a blinding smile, she stood beside my bed. “Your man here was literally threatening to close this hospital down if you
I nodded my head. “I’m
Valencian.” Glancing at Ace, she checked
brought me to
to stay here for at least a day, but you seem to be alright now. Be careful though, at this early stage, you’ll have to be very careful at least for the first three months. No
about? Why should I be very careful for three
a glance at Ace,
her white teeth at me again. “But no worries, let me give you
stilled. With my eyes wide, mouth agape, I
whisper left my
You’re two weeks along. Because it’s a very early stage, you’re facing these
Ace who was sitting there very quietly beside me. Grey eyes were closely
privacy, not a word was uttered by any of us.
words were
was it possible? I never
no choice other than these as this Greek man never wore a condom
with the speed we were going since we got together, it
And now, I’m… pregnant.
to feel about it. I was too
cleared his throat again, watching me
it at all.” Subconsciously, I hand
soon. I…I’ll understand if you don’t
eyes, the eyes I was so in
stomach,
baby. We made
The sudden feel of love and the urge to
I rant my hand over
unnoticed by me how his gaze followed the movement of
for half of his life. He always wanted a happy family which
to him. I’ll give him everything
hand, I placed it on my
gaze snapped up to mine, watching me
our baby. I can never give up on it.
sure?” His
“Yes!”
out a shaky breath, he pulled me into him
The intensity and passion his kiss radiated, told me
rested his forehead against mine, peering into my soul. “Rosebud…you don’t know what you said. You’ve already given me everything I’ve ever wanted, you, and now, you’re making my world complete by giving me a family. A family where there will be you, I and our baby. Thank you so
lips again. “I
a different one. There was a light glinting in his eyes, light of felicity
my stomach. A giggle escaped my lips as I watched him spooning my belly as if he
soft and doting. Only I got the luck to watch
made it,” he whispered, looking up at me with a gleaming
wait to tell everyone. Mom
me into his arms, pecking my temple. “I know.
I’ll call
my phone, he
“Alright.” I smiled.
this with everyone that I could barely keep my hands away from my phone to call
shuddering. It still did when I thought about the labour pain. But that was nine months later. Right now, the only thing I wanted to
Ace helped me freshen up and then got me ready
car ride he kept my hand in his and showered kisses time to time. I
door for us,
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