Ace paused and since Elizabeth did not say anything to show that she minded Ace letting
in on what happened early in the evening, I decided to ask Ace for more details.
“Her marriage? Did sothing…happen?” I asked while feeling quite afraid that I would choose the wrong word.
It indeed felt like a sensitive topic, and I wondered what her father had to say about their marriage now that they were already married. I was sure that Chairman Chase did not find Kyle an impressive man fitting for the role of his daughter’s husband, but they were already married. Kyle had not gotten in touch with
for a while now and I was glad to have peace and quiet at that end. I had thought that things must have been progressing smoothly for Kyle and Elizabeth but that didn’t seem to be the case, at least, as far as her father was concerned.
“As you’re already aware of, the chairman isn’t fond of Kyle as his son-in-law. Oh, and the two of them are not legally married on paper. Anyways, her father wants to find ways to force Elizabeth to divorce or to simply end her relationship with Kyle…” Ace said before trailing off with a shrug of his shoulders.
If I wasn’t mistaken, Elizabeth’s father wasn’t the only one in favor of the two of them breaking up. I could still recall Ace’s stern face when he told her to break up with Kyle as well because I was there when he said it to her. I wasn’t sure if the reasons behind his advice were the sa ones that the chairman had. Regardless, Elizabeth’s distraught expression told
that she was fully against it now that this matter had gotten so serious.
“Well, yes. I guess he’s done so unimpressive things not too long ago as well…” I replied while referencing that ti when he stole my idea and fed it to his wife.
If anyone thought that I would forget about that or let go of it, then they were wrong. Just the thought of it made my body itch with anger. I had completely lost my faith in Kyle when I found out that he was two-timing , and things only got worse from there when I later found out that he had stolen my ideas and my work. I tried to calm myself down by reminding myself that it was all in the past now and that I should move on. In fact, I had already moved on quite so ti ago.
I had Ace now…and things are very different. Everything is much better for
now.
“I have no idea what he’s thinking but he brought up her marriage as a condition for letting the rger go through,” Ace said.
I gasped in shock at his words and my head started spinning a little. The ssage didn’t quite register well with , and I wondered if I understood correctly.
“You an, he wants Elizabeth to break up with Kyle before he supports the rger?” I asked with widened eyes.
“That’s how things are now apparently which just complicates things for her…and for
and my plans as well…” Ace said before he showed
a regretful grin.
Elizabeth seed well on board with the plan that Ace had regarding the rger before, and she seed excited to take over as the new CEO. It was a big career advancent move for her and I was sure that she had been looking forward to it. Despite what I thought about her as a person, I had to say that Elizabeth was quite committed to her work and her career.
“That’s a little…random and extre…I guess…” I mumbled.
“He wasn’t like this at first when we broke the news to him. At first, he seed very in support of it going through. We did work hard to convince him. I t with him so many tis, I showed him a bunch of attractive figures to convince him of the synergies and all the benefits of the rger. I truly thought that he was on board. Well, I guess the unexpected can happen sotis…” Ace said before letting out a sigh.
“Please don’t be discouraged…” I said before offering him a comforting smile.
“I’m not discouraged because I can’t afford to be at this point, but I am very frustrated. Anyways, one thing led to another and then everything just blew up into an argunt and Elizabeth lost it for a while. So that’s why she’s here instead of back ho…” Ace surmised.
I turned to Elizabeth to see that she was still staring at an empty spot in the air right in front of her face. Ace had given a pretty decent summary of what had transpired but I wasn’t sure if Elizabeth heard even a word of it. Then again, if she’s really in love with Kyle then what her father demanded must have put her in a very difficult position.
Choosing between your love life and your professional career goals must be such a tough choice.
What will she choose?
If it were , what would I choose?
The room was silent for a short while as everyone seed to retreat inwards into their own thoughts. With Ace working so hard on the rger, I had thought that everything would go smoothly although it would take more ti than I had thought. Just like Ace, I probably underestimated how difficult it would be to convince the Chairman of Chase Creatives.
Ace probably did not expect the Chairman to plan this move either. I personally did not think that soone as senior as Chairman Chase would mix professional work with personal matters especially when it ca to his daughter’s marriage. After thinking about it for a while, it didn’t seem so rare for companies that used to be completely family-owned to operate like this. I let out a soft sigh when I realized that Ace and my situation were kind of similar in a way.
“I have to say, I didn’t think that Chairman Chase would use the rger to force his daughter to make such a tough and unfair decision. It must be so hard to choose between love and your professional career,” I said softly.
--To be continued…
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