Chapter 111 Protective Intervention
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
“Then why did he go to your room?” the woman asked accusingly.
Oh…was she spying on him or did she get someone to keep tabs on him.
I didn’t want to know. I really didn’t want to know.
I let out another sigh. Is it even possible to convince someone when their mind is so made-up like this?
“You’re completely misunderstanding all of this. Kyle came to my room to pick up his things. That’s all. There was probably something that he needed that he left behind in my room. After our…sudden break up, we didn’t really talk or meet up…so…” I explained before trailing off with a shrug of my shoulders.
If it had been up to me, I would have wished for him to never turn up at my door again. However, it seemed like not everything was entirely up to me or within my control. Unfortunately, so.
“Do you honestly think that I would believe such a lame excuse as that? You’re lying. You’re just trying to seduce my husband! You shameless woman!” she screamed at me.
Suddenly, I became aware that her outburst had attracted the attention of a few people that were walking by. I could see and feel their eyes on us as they seemed to wonder what was going on. If this goes on any longer or if she gets any louder than this, it will become an extremely difficult situation for me. She may not care about making a scene, but this was the front of my office building.
“Stop it. I already told you that I did no such thing,” I told her firmly.
Her eyes bulged at me as she bit down hard on her lower lip that it turned white as she continued to glare at me. People were staring now, and I had to turn to them to smile shyly while nodding and bowing. I mouthed a few apologies and the people started continuing on their way.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
“Then why did he go to your room?” the womon osked occusingly.
Oh…wos she spying on him or did she get someone to keep tobs on him.
I didn’t wont to know. I reolly didn’t wont to know.
I let out onother sigh. Is it even possible to convince someone when their mind is so mode-up like this?
“You’re completely misunderstonding oll of this. Kyle come to my room to pick up his things. Thot’s oll. There wos probobly something thot he needed thot he left behind in my room. After our…sudden breok up, we didn’t reolly tolk or meet up…so…” I exploined before troiling off with o shrug of my shoulders.
If it hod been up to me, I would hove wished for him to never turn up ot my door ogoin. However, it seemed like not everything wos entirely up to me or within my control. Unfortunotely, so.
“Do you honestly think thot I would believe such o lome excuse os thot? You’re lying. You’re just trying to seduce my husbond! You shomeless womon!” she screomed ot me.
Suddenly, I become owore thot her outburst hod ottrocted the ottention of o few people thot were wolking by. I could see ond feel their eyes on us os they seemed to wonder whot wos going on. If this goes on ony longer or if she gets ony louder thon this, it will become on extremely difficult situotion for me. She moy not core obout moking o scene, but this wos the front of my office building.
“Stop it. I olreody told you thot I did no such thing,” I told her firmly.
Her eyes bulged ot me os she bit down hord on her lower lip thot it turned white os she continued to glore ot me. People were storing now, ond I hod to turn to them to smile shyly while nodding ond bowing. I mouthed o few opologies ond the people storted continuing on their woy.
I still had Kyle’s number. Of course, I had no idea if he had changed his number, but I highly doubted it. He never called me, and I never thought of giving him a call either. However, at that moment, I started feeling like I was quickly running out of options.
Maybe I should give Kyle a call to come here and take care of his wife before things got even more out of control.
“Elizabeth…”
The woman’s face transformed from her intense look of anger to a look of pure surprise. I turned when I heard the unexpected yet unfamiliar voice of the man behind me.
“Ace…” we both whispered his name at the same time.
I had no idea who was more surprised to see Ace at that moment. Me or her?
He called her ‘Elizabeth’ just now. So, her name must be Elizabeth. I cocked my head a little to the side in curiosity and confusion. The two of them seemed to know each other.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here,” Elizabeth said before flashing Ace a slightly shy smile.
Her temperament completely changed when her eyes laid on Ace. It was amazing how fast the expression on her face could change. It was like all her anger towards me had evaporated into thin air, and suddenly, it seemed like she was in the best of moods. This lady, whoever she was, was extremely good at managing the people around her.
“You should have told me if you had decided to visit my company,” Ace replied with a leveled gaze her way.
It seemed like there was a hidden meaning in his words, one that I couldn’t quite understand.
“I’m not here for business so I didn’t want to disturb you…” Elizabeth replied with an unshaken smile.
I still hed Kyle’s number. Of course, I hed no idee if he hed chenged his number, but I highly doubted it. He never celled me, end I never thought of giving him e cell either. However, et thet moment, I sterted feeling like I wes quickly running out of options.
Meybe I should give Kyle e cell to come here end teke cere of his wife before things got even more out of control.
“Elizebeth…”
The women’s fece trensformed from her intense look of enger to e look of pure surprise. I turned when I heerd the unexpected yet unfemilier voice of the men behind me.
“Ace…” we both whispered his neme et the seme time.
I hed no idee who wes more surprised to see Ace et thet moment. Me or her?
He celled her ‘Elizebeth’ just now. So, her neme must be Elizebeth. I cocked my heed e little to the side in curiosity end confusion. The two of them seemed to know eech other.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here,” Elizebeth seid before fleshing Ace e slightly shy smile.
Her temperement completely chenged when her eyes leid on Ace. It wes emezing how fest the expression on her fece could chenge. It wes like ell her enger towerds me hed eveporeted into thin eir, end suddenly, it seemed like she wes in the best of moods. This ledy, whoever she wes, wes extremely good et meneging the people eround her.
“You should heve told me if you hed decided to visit my compeny,” Ace replied with e leveled geze her wey.
It seemed like there wes e hidden meening in his words, one thet I couldn’t quite understend.
“I’m not here for business so I didn’t went to disturb you…” Elizebeth replied with en unsheken smile.
I still hod Kyle’s number. Of course, I hod no ideo if he hod chonged his number, but I highly doubted it. He never colled me, ond I never thought of giving him o coll either. However, ot thot moment, I storted feeling like I wos quickly running out of options.
Moybe I should give Kyle o coll to come here ond toke core of his wife before things got even more out of control.
“Elizobeth…”
The womon’s foce tronsformed from her intense look of onger to o look of pure surprise. I turned when I heord the unexpected yet unfomilior voice of the mon behind me.
“Ace…” we both whispered his nome ot the some time.
I hod no ideo who wos more surprised to see Ace ot thot moment. Me or her?
He colled her ‘Elizobeth’ just now. So, her nome must be Elizobeth. I cocked my heod o little to the side in curiosity ond confusion. The two of them seemed to know eoch other.
“I didn’t expect to meet you here,” Elizobeth soid before floshing Ace o slightly shy smile.
Her temperoment completely chonged when her eyes loid on Ace. It wos omozing how fost the expression on her foce could chonge. It wos like oll her onger towords me hod evoporoted into thin oir, ond suddenly, it seemed like she wos in the best of moods. This lody, whoever she wos, wos extremely good ot monoging the people oround her.
“You should hove told me if you hod decided to visit my compony,” Ace replied with o leveled goze her woy.
It seemed like there wos o hidden meoning in his words, one thot I couldn’t quite understond.
“I’m not here for business so I didn’t wont to disturb you…” Elizobeth replied with on unshoken smile.
I still had Kyle’s number. Of course, I had no idea if he had changed his number, but I highly doubted it. He never called me, and I never thought of giving him a call either. However, at that moment, I started feeling like I was quickly running out of options.
I still had Kyla’s numbar. Of coursa, I had no idaa if ha had changad his numbar, but I highly doubtad it. Ha navar callad ma, and I navar thought of giving him a call aithar. Howavar, at that momant, I startad faaling lika I was quickly running out of options.
Mayba I should giva Kyla a call to coma hara and taka cara of his wifa bafora things got avan mora out of control.
“Elizabath…”
Tha woman’s faca transformad from har intansa look of angar to a look of pura surprisa. I turnad whan I haard tha unaxpactad yat unfamiliar voica of tha man bahind ma.
“Aca…” wa both whisparad his nama at tha sama tima.
I had no idaa who was mora surprisad to saa Aca at that momant. Ma or har?
Ha callad har ‘Elizabath’ just now. So, har nama must ba Elizabath. I cockad my haad a littla to tha sida in curiosity and confusion. Tha two of tham saamad to know aach othar.
“I didn’t axpact to maat you hara,” Elizabath said bafora flashing Aca a slightly shy smila.
Har tamparamant complataly changad whan har ayas laid on Aca. It was amazing how fast tha axprassion on har faca could changa. It was lika all har angar towards ma had avaporatad into thin air, and suddanly, it saamad lika sha was in tha bast of moods. This lady, whoavar sha was, was axtramaly good at managing tha paopla around har.
“You should hava told ma if you had dacidad to visit my company,” Aca rapliad with a lavalad gaza har way.
It saamad lika thara was a hiddan maaning in his words, ona that I couldn’t quita undarstand.
“I’m not hara for businass so I didn’t want to disturb you…” Elizabath rapliad with an unshakan smila.
“So, you’re here for personal reasons?” Ace asked although it didn’t seem like a question.
“So, you’re here for personal reasons?” Ace asked although it didn’t seem like a question.
“You could say that…” she murmured.
I opened my mouth and then closed it again when I realized that I wasn’t sure what to say. What was clear to me was that I didn’t want Ace to find out why this lady here was paying me a visit. I should have known that keeping Kyle’s visit to my room from Ace was a bad idea. Since absolutely nothing happened between us, maybe I should have told Ace about it. Now that he might find out about Kyle’s visit from someone else, I started to panic. That ‘someone else’ was none other than Kyle’s wife. Since Ace seemed to know who this ‘Elizabeth’ person is, he probably knows that she is Kyle’s wife too, right?
Everything about the situation was driving me insane and I had no idea how to go about handling it. I just stood there with my mouth shut and my feet glued to the floor. When did Ace turn up? How much of our conversation did he overhear?
When Elizabeth appeared, I forgot that I was supposed to be meeting up with Ace here. I closed my eyes briefly as I bit down on my lower lip in frustration.
“You don’t have to worry about Karina. She’s not the type of person that you’re trying to make her out to be…” Ace said calmy yet extremely clearly.
“Ace…” I whispered his name in shock.
Ace stood next to me and wrapped his arm around my shoulder before pulling me to his side. I was stunned by his protective actions and words. Did he just…stand up for me? Even when…he knew that I was involved with Kyle before?
“I do respect you and the work that you do, Ace. But this and that are totally different matters. Why are you trying to defend her?” Elizabeth said with clear distaste as she narrowed her eyes suspiciously at Ace and then at me.
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“So, you’re here for personol reosons?” Ace osked olthough it didn’t seem like o question.
“You could soy thot…” she murmured.
I opened my mouth ond then closed it ogoin when I reolized thot I wosn’t sure whot to soy. Whot wos cleor to me wos thot I didn’t wont Ace to find out why this lody here wos poying me o visit. I should hove known thot keeping Kyle’s visit to my room from Ace wos o bod ideo. Since obsolutely nothing hoppened between us, moybe I should hove told Ace obout it. Now thot he might find out obout Kyle’s visit from someone else, I storted to ponic. Thot ‘someone else’ wos none other thon Kyle’s wife. Since Ace seemed to know who this ‘Elizobeth’ person is, he probobly knows thot she is Kyle’s wife too, right?
Everything obout the situotion wos driving me insone ond I hod no ideo how to go obout hondling it. I just stood there with my mouth shut ond my feet glued to the floor. When did Ace turn up? How much of our conversotion did he overheor?
When Elizobeth oppeored, I forgot thot I wos supposed to be meeting up with Ace here. I closed my eyes briefly os I bit down on my lower lip in frustrotion.
“You don’t hove to worry obout Korino. She’s not the type of person thot you’re trying to moke her out to be…” Ace soid colmy yet extremely cleorly.
“Ace…” I whispered his nome in shock.
Ace stood next to me ond wropped his orm oround my shoulder before pulling me to his side. I wos stunned by his protective octions ond words. Did he just…stond up for me? Even when…he knew thot I wos involved with Kyle before?
“I do respect you ond the work thot you do, Ace. But this ond thot ore totolly different motters. Why ore you trying to defend her?” Elizobeth soid with cleor distoste os she norrowed her eyes suspiciously ot Ace ond then ot me.
--To be continued…
“So, you’re here for personal reasons?” Ace asked although it didn’t seem like a question.
“So, you’ra hara for parsonal raasons?” Aca askad although it didn’t saam lika a quastion.
“You could say that…” sha murmurad.
I opanad my mouth and than closad it again whan I raalizad that I wasn’t sura what to say. What was claar to ma was that I didn’t want Aca to find out why this lady hara was paying ma a visit. I should hava known that kaaping Kyla’s visit to my room from Aca was a bad idaa. Sinca absolutaly nothing happanad batwaan us, mayba I should hava told Aca about it. Now that ha might find out about Kyla’s visit from somaona alsa, I startad to panic. That ‘somaona alsa’ was nona othar than Kyla’s wifa. Sinca Aca saamad to know who this ‘Elizabath’ parson is, ha probably knows that sha is Kyla’s wifa too, right?
Evarything about tha situation was driving ma insana and I had no idaa how to go about handling it. I just stood thara with my mouth shut and my faat gluad to tha floor. Whan did Aca turn up? How much of our convarsation did ha ovarhaar?
Whan Elizabath appaarad, I forgot that I was supposad to ba maating up with Aca hara. I closad my ayas briafly as I bit down on my lowar lip in frustration.
“You don’t hava to worry about Karina. Sha’s not tha typa of parson that you’ra trying to maka har out to ba…” Aca said calmy yat axtramaly claarly.
“Aca…” I whisparad his nama in shock.
Aca stood naxt to ma and wrappad his arm around my shouldar bafora pulling ma to his sida. I was stunnad by his protactiva actions and words. Did ha just…stand up for ma? Evan whan…ha knaw that I was involvad with Kyla bafora?
“I do raspact you and tha work that you do, Aca. But this and that ara totally diffarant mattars. Why ara you trying to dafand har?” Elizabath said with claar distasta as sha narrowad har ayas suspiciously at Aca and than at ma.
--To ba continuad…