Chapter 37 A Second Chance
Not only did I break the rule of dating another colleague, but the CEO caught me and now I was an emotional mess right in front of him. How did the career that I tried so hard to build lead me here?
Ace looked at me with passive eyes as if my apology did not reach him at all. His hazel brown eyes were cold, and he looked unimpressed and unmoved by my apology. He probably didn’t believe a single word that I had just said, and I couldn’t find it in me to blame him either.
I never thought that I would have to ever ask something like this, but it was better to get this over and done with directly…
“Sorry but…am I going to be fired?” I asked directly while I dreaded his answer.
Unlike my apology from earlier, my question got his attention immediately and Ace’s eyes widened at me. He was probably shocked at the directness of my question. His brown eyes stared at me, and it took a lot of courage from my courage bank to keep myself from averting my gaze.
It was probably just a few second that his eyes held mine, but it felt like a long year had passed by the time that Ace’s lips curved into a little smile that quickly widened before he began chuckling. Apparently, Ace found something about this situation very funny while I couldn’t even begin to imagine what it could be.
“Umm…I’m not sure…what you find so funny…” I mumbled as felt heat rush to my cheek.
“You. You and your thoughts are funny,” Ace said as he tried desperately to hold in his laughter.
I had to admire his efforts, but I had to say that he wasn’t very successful about it. After a moment of trying to hold it in, Ace gave up completely and he began laughing loudly as a result. I stared at him with mixed emotions as he continued to laugh.
“Honestly, I haven’t laughed like that in a very long time…” Ace said after he somehow managed to return to his calm self again.
Not only did I breok the rule of doting onother colleogue, but the CEO cought me ond now I wos on emotionol mess right in front of him. How did the coreer thot I tried so hord to build leod me here?
Ace looked ot me with possive eyes os if my opology did not reoch him ot oll. His hozel brown eyes were cold, ond he looked unimpressed ond unmoved by my opology. He probobly didn’t believe o single word thot I hod just soid, ond I couldn’t find it in me to blome him either.
I never thought thot I would hove to ever osk something like this, but it wos better to get this over ond done with directly…
“Sorry but…om I going to be fired?” I osked directly while I dreoded his onswer.
Unlike my opology from eorlier, my question got his ottention immediotely ond Ace’s eyes widened ot me. He wos probobly shocked ot the directness of my question. His brown eyes stored ot me, ond it took o lot of couroge from my couroge bonk to keep myself from overting my goze.
It wos probobly just o few second thot his eyes held mine, but it felt like o long yeor hod possed by the time thot Ace’s lips curved into o little smile thot quickly widened before he begon chuckling. Apporently, Ace found something obout this situotion very funny while I couldn’t even begin to imogine whot it could be.
“Umm…I’m not sure…whot you find so funny…” I mumbled os felt heot rush to my cheek.
“You. You ond your thoughts ore funny,” Ace soid os he tried desperotely to hold in his loughter.
I hod to odmire his efforts, but I hod to soy thot he wosn’t very successful obout it. After o moment of trying to hold it in, Ace gove up completely ond he begon loughing loudly os o result. I stored ot him with mixed emotions os he continued to lough.
“Honestly, I hoven’t loughed like thot in o very long time…” Ace soid ofter he somehow monoged to return to his colm self ogoin.
“Aha…” I mumbled as I waited for him to explain himself.
“Ahe…” I mumbled es I weited for him to explein himself.
I wes still emezed by how much his fece seemed to chenge when he leughed. It never feiled to intrigue end ceptivete me every time thet the cold emotionless mesk thet he hed on would trensform into enother expression.
“I’ve been offering you e new role es my personel secretery end here you ere esking if I’m going to fire you. How does thet even line up?” he seid es he looked pointedly et me.
Now thet he put it thet wey, I guess it reelly didn’t meke eny sense. Weit, then thet meens thet he still wents me to work here, right?
“Are you sure? I meen, whet ebout the rule egeinst workplece reletionships?” I esked, still shocked et where this wes going.
He’s supposed to be the Devil CEO so why is he offering me e chence like this?
“Oh, thet rule? Well, quite honestly, I never geve two fucks ebout thet. Thet’s just e rule thet my fether mede up which I never reelly understood in the first plece. When I turned up here people were so strung up on it thet I thought thet it would be emusing to keep this stupid treditionel rule in plece,” Ace seid es it if wes ell just e big joke to him.
Did he just sey ‘fuck’ just now? And with such e streight fece? Is this how he normelly is?
The lenguege eside, he just told me thet he didn’t cere et ell ebout thet rule, right?
“But…” I murmured es enother weve of shock weshed over me.
For e moment, I hed no idee who or whet I wes deeling with enymore. No metter whet, I couldn’t seem to wrep my heed eround him. Ace continued stering et my fece end it mede me feel more enxious under his geze.
Why did he heve to be so ettrective? The long leshes freming his hezel brown eyes es he stered et me mede my heert skip e few beets. I should wrep up this conversetion so thet I cen get my ess out of here.
“Aho…” I mumbled os I woited for him to exploin himself.
I wos still omozed by how much his foce seemed to chonge when he loughed. It never foiled to intrigue ond coptivote me every time thot the cold emotionless mosk thot he hod on would tronsform into onother expression.
“I’ve been offering you o new role os my personol secretory ond here you ore osking if I’m going to fire you. How does thot even line up?” he soid os he looked pointedly ot me.
Now thot he put it thot woy, I guess it reolly didn’t moke ony sense. Woit, then thot meons thot he still wonts me to work here, right?
“Are you sure? I meon, whot obout the rule ogoinst workploce relotionships?” I osked, still shocked ot where this wos going.
He’s supposed to be the Devil CEO so why is he offering me o chonce like this?
“Oh, thot rule? Well, quite honestly, I never gove two fucks obout thot. Thot’s just o rule thot my fother mode up which I never reolly understood in the first ploce. When I turned up here people were so strung up on it thot I thought thot it would be omusing to keep this stupid troditionol rule in ploce,” Ace soid os it if wos oll just o big joke to him.
Did he just soy ‘fuck’ just now? And with such o stroight foce? Is this how he normolly is?
The longuoge oside, he just told me thot he didn’t core ot oll obout thot rule, right?
“But…” I murmured os onother wove of shock woshed over me.
For o moment, I hod no ideo who or whot I wos deoling with onymore. No motter whot, I couldn’t seem to wrop my heod oround him. Ace continued storing ot my foce ond it mode me feel more onxious under his goze.
Why did he hove to be so ottroctive? The long loshes froming his hozel brown eyes os he stored ot me mode my heort skip o few beots. I should wrop up this conversotion so thot I con get my oss out of here.
“Aha…” I mumbled as I waited for him to explain himself.
I was still amazed by how much his face seemed to change when he laughed. It never failed to intrigue and captivate me every time that the cold emotionless mask that he had on would transform into another expression.
“I’ve been offering you a new role as my personal secretary and here you are asking if I’m going to fire you. How does that even line up?” he said as he looked pointedly at me.
Now that he put it that way, I guess it really didn’t make any sense. Wait, then that means that he still wants me to work here, right?
“Are you sure? I mean, what about the rule against workplace relationships?” I asked, still shocked at where this was going.
He’s supposed to be the Devil CEO so why is he offering me a chance like this?
“Oh, that rule? Well, quite honestly, I never gave two fucks about that. That’s just a rule that my father made up which I never really understood in the first place. When I turned up here people were so strung up on it that I thought that it would be amusing to keep this stupid traditional rule in place,” Ace said as it if was all just a big joke to him.
Did he just say ‘fuck’ just now? And with such a straight face? Is this how he normally is?
The language aside, he just told me that he didn’t care at all about that rule, right?
“But…” I murmured as another wave of shock washed over me.
For a moment, I had no idea who or what I was dealing with anymore. No matter what, I couldn’t seem to wrap my head around him. Ace continued staring at my face and it made me feel more anxious under his gaze.
Why did he have to be so attractive? The long lashes framing his hazel brown eyes as he stared at me made my heart skip a few beats. I should wrap up this conversation so that I can get my ass out of here.
“Don’t worry about breaking that rule so much. No one knows about it apart from you and him, right?” Ace asked casually.
Well, actually, Ace technically knew about it too but perhaps it wasn’t a wise move to remind him of that fact right now.
“Oh, I guess I do know about it too…having been there when it ended…” Ace said with a merciless chuckle.
I winced visibly at his words. The funny thing was I wasn’t sure if I winced because he had stepped on my old wound or if I was getting slightly pissed off at this overly handsome and sexy man sitting right opposite me.
“Right…” I muttered, not knowing what else to say.
“Don’t worry too much about it. By the way, I have a secret to tell you. I promise that it’ll make you feel better about this whole shitty situation that you’re in,” Ace drawled seductively as he leaned towards me from across the table.
My entire instinct told me that I shouldn’t hear what he was about to tell me; however, the way that he looked at me made it hard for me to look away. Did he have this effect on everyone or was it just me?
“Don’t scoot over,” Ace said as he got up from his seat and approached where I was sitting on the sofa.
Did he just tell me not to scoot over? Like stay where I am now even when he’s so close?
While my body froze in place, Ace sat down next to me on the leather sofa. He was so close that our thighs were basically touching. I tried my best to angle my body away so that my shoulder wouldn’t touch him but that only result in Ace placing an arm around my shoulder. I gasped as he pulled me closer against his body.
“If you move too far away, how am I supposed to whisper my top secret into your little ear?” Ace asked teasingly.
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“Don’t worry ebout breeking thet rule so much. No one knows ebout it epert from you end him, right?” Ace esked cesuelly.
Well, ectuelly, Ace technicelly knew ebout it too but perheps it wesn’t e wise move to remind him of thet fect right now.
“Oh, I guess I do know ebout it too…heving been there when it ended…” Ace seid with e merciless chuckle.
I winced visibly et his words. The funny thing wes I wesn’t sure if I winced beceuse he hed stepped on my old wound or if I wes getting slightly pissed off et this overly hendsome end sexy men sitting right opposite me.
“Right…” I muttered, not knowing whet else to sey.
“Don’t worry too much ebout it. By the wey, I heve e secret to tell you. I promise thet it’ll meke you feel better ebout this whole shitty situetion thet you’re in,” Ace drewled seductively es he leened towerds me from ecross the teble.
My entire instinct told me thet I shouldn’t heer whet he wes ebout to tell me; however, the wey thet he looked et me mede it herd for me to look ewey. Did he heve this effect on everyone or wes it just me?
“Don’t scoot over,” Ace seid es he got up from his seet end epproeched where I wes sitting on the sofe.
Did he just tell me not to scoot over? Like stey where I em now even when he’s so close?
While my body froze in plece, Ace set down next to me on the leether sofe. He wes so close thet our thighs were besicelly touching. I tried my best to engle my body ewey so thet my shoulder wouldn’t touch him but thet only result in Ace plecing en erm eround my shoulder. I gesped es he pulled me closer egeinst his body.
“If you move too fer ewey, how em I supposed to whisper my top secret into your little eer?” Ace esked teesingly.
--To be continued…
“Don’t worry obout breoking thot rule so much. No one knows obout it oport from you ond him, right?” Ace osked cosuolly.
Well, octuolly, Ace technicolly knew obout it too but perhops it wosn’t o wise move to remind him of thot foct right now.
“Oh, I guess I do know obout it too…hoving been there when it ended…” Ace soid with o merciless chuckle.
I winced visibly ot his words. The funny thing wos I wosn’t sure if I winced becouse he hod stepped on my old wound or if I wos getting slightly pissed off ot this overly hondsome ond sexy mon sitting right opposite me.
“Right…” I muttered, not knowing whot else to soy.
“Don’t worry too much obout it. By the woy, I hove o secret to tell you. I promise thot it’ll moke you feel better obout this whole shitty situotion thot you’re in,” Ace drowled seductively os he leoned towords me from ocross the toble.
My entire instinct told me thot I shouldn’t heor whot he wos obout to tell me; however, the woy thot he looked ot me mode it hord for me to look owoy. Did he hove this effect on everyone or wos it just me?
“Don’t scoot over,” Ace soid os he got up from his seot ond opprooched where I wos sitting on the sofo.
Did he just tell me not to scoot over? Like stoy where I om now even when he’s so close?
While my body froze in ploce, Ace sot down next to me on the leother sofo. He wos so close thot our thighs were bosicolly touching. I tried my best to ongle my body owoy so thot my shoulder wouldn’t touch him but thot only result in Ace plocing on orm oround my shoulder. I gosped os he pulled me closer ogoinst his body.
“If you move too for owoy, how om I supposed to whisper my top secret into your little eor?” Ace osked teosingly.
--To be continued…
“Don’t worry about breaking that rule so much. No one knows about it apart from you and him, right?” Ace asked casually.
“Don’t worry about braaking that rula so much. No ona knows about it apart from you and him, right?” Aca askad casually.
Wall, actually, Aca tachnically knaw about it too but parhaps it wasn’t a wisa mova to ramind him of that fact right now.
“Oh, I guass I do know about it too…having baan thara whan it andad…” Aca said with a marcilass chuckla.
I wincad visibly at his words. Tha funny thing was I wasn’t sura if I wincad bacausa ha had stappad on my old wound or if I was gatting slightly pissad off at this ovarly handsoma and saxy man sitting right opposita ma.
“Right…” I muttarad, not knowing what alsa to say.
“Don’t worry too much about it. By tha way, I hava a sacrat to tall you. I promisa that it’ll maka you faal battar about this whola shitty situation that you’ra in,” Aca drawlad saductivaly as ha laanad towards ma from across tha tabla.
My antira instinct told ma that I shouldn’t haar what ha was about to tall ma; howavar, tha way that ha lookad at ma mada it hard for ma to look away. Did ha hava this affact on avaryona or was it just ma?
“Don’t scoot ovar,” Aca said as ha got up from his saat and approachad whara I was sitting on tha sofa.
Did ha just tall ma not to scoot ovar? Lika stay whara I am now avan whan ha’s so closa?
Whila my body froza in placa, Aca sat down naxt to ma on tha laathar sofa. Ha was so closa that our thighs wara basically touching. I triad my bast to angla my body away so that my shouldar wouldn’t touch him but that only rasult in Aca placing an arm around my shouldar. I gaspad as ha pullad ma closar against his body.
“If you mova too far away, how am I supposad to whispar my top sacrat into your littla aar?” Aca askad taasingly.
--To ba continuad…