Chapter 199

199 Fulfilling My Selfish Request

Before I could lose my nerve, I reached for my phone and began dialing Ace’s number. I waited impatiently and nervously for him to pick up the phone.

Maybe he’s already asleep...

It’s very late at night and I might be disturbing him; however, I just wanted to hear his voice...

A few seconds later, the line finally connected.

“Rina...” Ace said my name casually.

My heart skipped a beat at just hearing his voice call my name. Ace paused as if he was waiting for me to say something.

“Ace...” I managed to whisper into the phone when I found my tongue again.

“Is something the matter? You’re calling quite late at night...” Ace asked.

Instead of sounding sleeping, Ace just sounded tired. Was he still awake at this hour?

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“Umm...sorry for calling you so late at night. Were you still up?” I asked with worry.

“Sort of...” Ace replied vaguely.

“I see...” I murmured.

Although he wasn’t here with me, I still felt so much tension just talking to him. Suddenly, the conversation between us died and the dead air felt suffocating. I was the one who called him but now that he was on the line, I didn’t know what I wanted to say to him.

“What’s wrong, Rina?” Ace asked after a moment of silence.

I could hear the concern in his voice, and I knot formed inside of me as my guilt started taking over. There was really no proof that he was cheating on me so why am I so insecure like this?

If Ace was really still working until this late at night, then he must have so much on his plate right now and instead of acting like a supportive girlfriend, I’m having these stupid thoughts.

“Nothing...” I replied softly.

“It doesn’t sound like nothing...” Ace said knowingly.

“Well...” I mumbled.

How am I supposed to tell him that I’m worried that he might be cheating on me with Elizabeth?

That would just lead to another fight. Ace will just tell me that it’s work and then it’ll be my fault for finding it hard to believe in him and his word. This is such a mess...

“What is it?” he asked.

I could tell from his tone that he wasn’t going to let this slide unless I tell him what was going on. Suddenly, I started to regret my foolish move of calling him. I made a mental note to myself to get my act together before I ever called him again in the future. As things stand, I’m not getting anything out of this and I’m just wasting Ace’s time.

However, regrets could wait for later. There was something that I desperately wanted even if it was unreasonable of me.

“Ace...can I...go over to your place?” I asked softly.

“Right now?” he asked with clear surprise.

My sudden and selfish request must have caught him off guard. Honesty, it caught me off guard as well. As soon as those words left my lips, I knew immediately that it was a bad idea. I’ll just end up as nothing but another burden for Ace.

“Sorry, forget it. It’s late...good night,” I quickly said.

“No. I’ll head over to your place. It’s late so it’s better for me to drive over. Wait for me...” Ace quickly replied before I could hang up the phone.

I was stunned at his words. It was just hard for me to believe that he would grant my selfish request so easily.

“Thank you, Ace...” I thanked him as my voice shook with emotions.

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From the time that the line disconnected to the time that Ace knocked on my door, I drifted around in a state of pure bliss. Every second that ticked by brought Ace closer and closer to me. I waited eagerly for him to appear at the entrance to my room. It had been too long since we last spent the night together and since he came to my room. Being together in this room would surely bring back some pleasant old memories of our time together.

At first, I was stunned at this sudden acceptance of my request but after I had gotten over my initial shock, I was just so happy and then extremely excited. Throughout it all, I never forgot to feel appreciative of the effort that Ace had put in to come and see me.

When the knock on the door that I had been eagerly waiting for sounded, I was already standing right in front of the door. I opened the door immediately to find Ace standing there with a slightly surprised expression on his attractive face.

He’s here. He’s really here.

Seeing Ace in casual clothes was like getting a hundred cherries on top of the plain vanilla cake that I called my work-infested life right now. It had been a while since I saw him in casual clothes, and it was a nice break from seeing him in his business suit.

“Rina...” he said my name as he stared down into my face.

“Umm...please come inside...” I said invitingly as I stepped to the side to allow him into my room.

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Now that Ace was inside my room, I started to feel nervous without a good reason at all. It wasn’t his first time here but perhaps it had been too long since the last time that he was here.

“Did something happen? You called me all of a sudden...” Ace asked.

His eyes were plagued with worry, and I knew that I had to correct his misunderstanding first before it got out of hand.

“I’m sorry. Honestly, nothing happened. Umm...I was just...feeling a little down and before I knew it, I had already called you. I’m so sorry...” I apologized after trying my best to explain things to him.

Of course, I intentionally left out the part about me worrying about his potential love affair with Elizabeth. Even now, I didn’t want to believe that he was cheating on me regardless of what Kyle wanted me to believe.

“I see. Well, I’m here now...” Ace said before he smiled warmly at me.

–To be continued...