Love Slave to My Dev Chapter 45

45 Turning Him Down

“Have you decided?” Ace asked before I could even finish my sentence.

I guess I didn’t even need to say it. Ace already knew what I was here to talk about.

I couldn’t help but wonder which part of his request was referring to? The becoming his secretary part of becoming his girlfriend part?

Regardless of which part he was referring to, my answer was the sa.

“I’m very sorry but I can’t accept the role of being your personal secretary nor taking a place in the CEO’s Office team,” I stated firmly.

“...and why is that?” Ace asked as he lifted his brows at

in wonder.

Because I got this opportunity because I slept with you and if I continue being around you then I’ll probably...

I didn’t let myself finish that thought, fully aware that we were in the sa room that we got extrely intimate very recently. Honestly, I didn’t even dare let my eyes travel to the sofa where he played with

until I cried out loudly from the pleasure. My body trembled slightly at the thought before I completely shut it away.

“Well...I...” I said in a small voice before I hesitated to go on.

.....

How do I tell him that I didn’t want to sleep my way up?

“What is it?” Ace asked, urging

to go on with a hint of impatience in his voice.

He’s the CEO so he probably doesn’t have all day to spend with

here while I struggled to get my words out.

“The thing is...I...” I began again but couldn’t quite go on.

Ace cocked his head to the side as his eyes narrowed dangerously at . I had a feeling that he would kill

if I failed the third ti at spitting it out. The so-called three strike rule or sothing...

“Well, this might sound very strange but, I can’t accept this position because I don’t want to sleep my way up the corporate ladder. I really want this position, but it doesn’t an anything to

if I didn’t rightfully earn it,” I said in one breath before I lost my nerve again.

After spitting that out, I felt a brief mont of relief. However, that didn’t last long. One look at Ace and I regretted the things that I had just said. It was clear from the way he looked at

that he didn’t like what he had just heard, and he seed more disappointed than angry. After a few seconds of staring at , he heaved a loud and long sigh.

“What makes you think that?” he asked calmly as he leaned back in his chair.

His eyes never left my face and I felt small and extrely intimidated by his unwavering stare. My throat felt so dry, and I wasn’t sure how to answer his question.

“Well, you offered

this job because we had that one-night stand...that night at the hotel...right?” I asked in return.

Ace did not imdiately deny it but neither did he confirm my doubt. He just stared at

with a look of complete disbelief on his face before he shook his head from side to side slowly.

“What a ridiculous thing to say about yourself...” Ace said, and he clearly sounded extrely disappointed.

“Excuse ?” I asked, confused at what he was getting at.

“How can you say sothing like that about yourself? How much do you have to look down on yourself and your self-worth for you to say sothing like that, Rina?” Ace asked before he grinned disapprovingly at .

? Look down on myself?

What does he even an by that? It’s precisely because I don’t want to look down on myself or have anyone else look down on

that I’m refusing his offer. Which part of that doesn’t he understand?

“I don’t get what you’re saying at all...I’m sorry...” I said while trying to sound polite.

“Don’t sell yourself short, Karina,” Ace said curtly.

“I’m turning this position down precisely because I don’t want to do that. I don’t people to misunderstand that I got to join the team because I spent the night with you...” I tried desperately to explain.

“And who told you that that was the reason why you were chosen to join the team?” Ace asked with an amused look on his face.

The way he was looking at

made

feel like a young child who doesn’t understand the way of the world. I may be younger but I’m not dumb...

“No one did but I heard about the new role after I spent the night with you so...” I mumbled softly.

“So, you assud that I offered you this position simply because I slept with you once?” Ace asked as if what I said was the most ridiculous thing on earth.

Not sure what else to say, I just nodded my head once. Ace stared at

before his lips curved into a smile that soon turned into laughter. I watched in confusion as Ace started laughing louder and louder as if I had just told him the best joke ever.

“You think...excuse ...you think that I gave you this important job because I slept with you once? Really? You know, I told you not to look down on yourself, but do you honestly think that your sex was good enough to make

enlist you into this company’s dream team?” Ace asked as he shook his head.

I stared at Ace blankly as he continued to laugh so more at .

“Such confidence...” he scoffed at

before laughing so more.

“Then...you didn’t offer

the role because...of that?” I asked in a soft whisper.

“I don’t know what you take

for but, there’s no way I would do sothing like that...” Ace said before he turned around in his chair and opened a drawer.

I watched as he pulled out a folder and began flipping through it as if looking for sothing. When he found what he was looking for, he turned around to face

once again before placing a piece of paper on the table.

“What is this?” I asked softly.

“If you don’t believe , then why don’t you take a look at this” Ace replied calmly.

–To be continued...