Although I couldn’t see him, I could imagine Kyle squirming and suffering endlessly through that. While I wouldn’t call myself a sadist, it did amuse
to see him suffer. Unfortunately for him, there seed to be a very dark spot in my heart, and I must have been a an person. I could have easily told him sothing to reassure him, but I didn’t feel the slightest urge to say anything that would ease his pain or worries.
“I don’t know anything. Maybe, just like you, I’m just Ace’s plaything. So, he doesn’t tell
much. If you want to know anything, you should just ask your wife...or you can simply just watch the news,” I replied lightly.
“Rina…” he growled, and I could feel his anger.
A part of
wished that I could see his face at that mont. Even though I knew that I had nothing to gain from his apparent suffering apart from my own satisfaction, I still couldn’t find it in
to help him.
“My na is Karina,” I replied coldly.
I did wonder what else he had to say to , but I didn’t wait long enough on the line to find out. Before he could say anything else, I just hung up. It was sad but I had to admit that he wasn’t the one facing problems, I had problems of my own to deal with as well.
When will Ace get in touch with ?
The seconds turned to minutes and then the minutes turned to hours. Ti passed by painfully slowly and it took a lot of self-control to suppress the urge to bite on my nails. Waiting for Ace never felt this torturous before. Unlike the tis before when I doubted him, this ti I was consud with my worry for him. Whatever Ace was facing wasn’t sothing pleasant and I felt like a failure for not being there by his side even though I am hiding away based on his orders. I just wished that there was sothing more that I could do for him.
It was quite late in the evening when I heard the sound of my doorbell ringing. Imdiately, I jumped out of my bed and headed for the door. Ace told
that he would get in touch with , but I had not received a call from him. That was precisely why I was pleasantly surprised to find Ace standing right in front of my door.
“Ace…” I said his na in a breathless whisper when I opened the door wide to greet him.
“May I co in?” he asked teasingly before flashing
a charming smile.
If I hadn’t known about all the chaos that was going on, I would have been tempted to believe that it was just any other normal evening and Ace was just paying a surprise visit to my room. The fact that he seed to be fine and in one piece filled
with relief. Although it wasn’t like Ace went out to war in the practical sense, it still felt pretty much like it.
“Yes. Please co in,” I replied as my eyes kept staring at his face as if to make sure that he was real and that he was really here with .
After Ace entered the room, I couldn’t help but look up and down the hallway to make sure that no one was there and that no one had seen us. I felt so alert and that made
feel like we were criminals on the run although we hadn’t done anything wrong. I hated it and it made
feel like I was ready to go crazy at any mont from my consuming worries. Without wasting any more ti, I closed the door and quickly locked it.
“Is everything ok?” I asked the first question that ca to mind before regretting just how stupid it sounded.
Of course, everything wasn’t at all ‘ok’.
Ace had made himself quite comfortable as he sat on the side of my bed. I watched as he slowly shrugged off his suit. He seed tired but apart from that, it looked as though there was nothing off about him.
“Co here, Rina,” he said before he smiled a little my way.
I was too worried about him to do anything and ended up just standing there and staring at him. His invitation got
moving and I approached the bed before sitting down next to him.
“Ace…” I called his na softly and my voice was filled with worry.
“Don’t look so worried. This isn’t the first ti that the dia is just trying to attract attention with fake news and gossip,” Ace said before showing
a reassuring smile.
I stared up at his face while thinking that it wasn’t easy for
to stop worrying. If I could control my state of mind perfectly like magic, then life wouldn’t be so hard or so painful at tis. It hurt
that Ace had to comfort
on top of dealing with his own problems. Regardless, I appreciated the warmth of his hand as he stroked my back gently to comfort .
“It’s not true…right?” I asked just to make sure.
“Did you worry that it might be?” he asked in return before he chuckled softly.
“Ace…” I whispered his na.
Without warning, Ace suddenly wrapped his arms around
and pulled
into a tight embrace. The warmth of his chest against my cheek made
smile a little despite the dire situation that we were in. I didn’t think that there was sothing going on between him and Elizabeth, but I couldn’t stop myself from asking him.
If nothing else, I probably just wanted to hear him say it to put all doubts to rest. After seeing Elizabeth so miserable because of her father and his disapproval of her marriage to Kyle, I could sense that she did not have any romantic feelings towards Ace. They had a special relationship that I didn’t fully understand but I was certain that it bordered more on a sibling’s love and respect for each other.
--To be continued…
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