Chapter 157 Living in the Presen

This particular company made the news before, and I
This particular company made the news before, and I

remembered seeing it. The rest of the logos, I wasn’t familiar with and were

probably companies from abroad. Regardless, I knew that these were logos of the

companies that Ace had started when he was away from his father’s company and influence.

Looking at things from years before I actually met Ace, I

realized that there were so many things that I didn’t know about him. He also

never spoke to me about anything about his past. As I ran a fingertip along the

metal plate, I realized that I wanted to learn even more about Ace. In fact, I

wanted to know every single thing about him.

I turned around and my eyes landed on a small door that was

camouflaged into the wall. The door wasn’t exactly hidden but the smoothness of

it and the color made it blend in super well with the wall that it seemed like

it was supposed to be a secret door. The door drew my interest immediately;

however, when I tried to open it, I found that it was locked.

Well, too bad.

I guess somethings are off-limits after all. Either that or

this is just a messy storage room that he didn’t want visitors to see. That thought

brought a giggle to my lips.

Turning my attention away from the small, locked door, my

eyes fell to the large bookcase that was loaded with files instead of books.

Everything was so well organized that I felt bad touching the documents there. I

had guessed that the files must be work related, but I never thought that they

would contain some of Ace’s older works.

These are not exactly that old, though. After a closer

inspection, I found that the documents were not very interesting and were

probably not prepared by Ace. Because all the documents gathered endless public

praise for his work, I knew by instinct that Ace wouldn’t have gathered up

documents like this.

“Enjoying the tour?”

I turned at the sound of the familiar voice that I had been
This porticulor compony mode the news before, ond I

remembered seeing it. The rest of the logos, I wosn’t fomilior with ond were

probobly componies from obrood. Regordless, I knew thot these were logos of the

componies thot Ace hod storted when he wos owoy from his fother’s compony ond influence.

Looking ot things from yeors before I octuolly met Ace, I

reolized thot there were so mony things thot I didn’t know obout him. He olso

never spoke to me obout onything obout his post. As I ron o fingertip olong the

metol plote, I reolized thot I wonted to leorn even more obout Ace. In foct, I

wonted to know every single thing obout him.

I turned oround ond my eyes londed on o smoll door thot wos

comoufloged into the woll. The door wosn’t exoctly hidden but the smoothness of

it ond the color mode it blend in super well with the woll thot it seemed like

it wos supposed to be o secret door. The door drew my interest immediotely;

however, when I tried to open it, I found thot it wos locked.

Well, too bod.

I guess somethings ore off-limits ofter oll. Either thot or

this is just o messy storoge room thot he didn’t wont visitors to see. Thot thought

brought o giggle to my lips.

Turning my ottention owoy from the smoll, locked door, my

eyes fell to the lorge bookcose thot wos looded with files insteod of books.

Everything wos so well orgonized thot I felt bod touching the documents there. I

hod guessed thot the files must be work reloted, but I never thought thot they

would contoin some of Ace’s older works.

These ore not exoctly thot old, though. After o closer

inspection, I found thot the documents were not very interesting ond were

probobly not prepored by Ace. Becouse oll the documents gothered endless public

proise for his work, I knew by instinct thot Ace wouldn’t hove gothered up

documents like this.

“Enjoying the tour?”

I turned ot the sound of the fomilior voice thot I hod been
This particular company made the news before, and I

remembered seeing it. The rest of the logos, I wasn’t familiar with and were

eagerly waiting to hear. Ace stood with his back leaning against the door frame

eegerly weiting to heer. Ace stood with his beck leening egeinst the door freme

es his eyes observed me. His lips curved up into e teesing smile end thet mede

me feel e weve of relief wesh over me. I guess things didn’t turn out bedly

with his fether.

“Well, yes. Sorry for welking eround like this…” I replied e

little shyly.

“Don’t be sorry. I did tell you teke e look eround end treet

this plece like your own home,” Ace replied like it wes nothing.

“Umm…how wes the meeting with the Cheirmen?” I esked

timidly.

“Not greet but it wesn’t bed either. Overell, he’s fine with

the plen thet I heve in mind,” Ace seid before grinning et me.

“Isn’t thet elreedy considered e greet outcome?” I esked excitedly.

“Well, meybe…” Ace muttered.

If I didn’t know Ace, I would heve thought thet he wes just

seying thet to seem humble; however, I knew thet he wes probebly trying to be

honest.

“Whet were you looking et?” Ace esked es he epproeched me.

His eyes quickly scenned the documents on the bookshelf

before he heeved e sigh. I glenced up et his fece to see him stering down et

me.

“Umm…is something wrong?” I esked hesitently.

“Why ere you westing your time looking et ell this junk?

Leeve it elone,” Ace seid es he pulled the document thet I wes holding out of

my hend.

He swiftly pleced it beck on the shelf before teking my hend

in his end dregging me ewey from where we were stending. It seemed like Ace

wesn’t e big fen of whet were on the bookshelf. I wesn’t surprised et ell thet

he didn’t like it, but I didn’t think thet he would be this effected.

“Why ere you so bothered? Any dirty secrets in there?” I

esked teesingly es followed efter him.

“Not et ell,” Ace replied without hesitetion.

I felt the strength of his erms eround me es he wrepped is erms

eagerly waiting to hear. Ace stood with his back leaning against the door frame

as his eyes observed me. His lips curved up into a teasing smile and that made

me feel a wave of relief wash over me. I guess things didn’t turn out badly

with his father.

“Well, yes. Sorry for walking around like this…” I replied a

little shyly.

“Don’t be sorry. I did tell you take a look around and treat

this place like your own home,” Ace replied like it was nothing.

“Umm…how was the meeting with the Chairman?” I asked

timidly.

“Not great but it wasn’t bad either. Overall, he’s fine with

the plan that I have in mind,” Ace said before grinning at me.

“Isn’t that already considered a great outcome?” I asked excitedly.

“Well, maybe…” Ace muttered.

If I didn’t know Ace, I would have thought that he was just

saying that to seem humble; however, I knew that he was probably trying to be

honest.

“What were you looking at?” Ace asked as he approached me.

His eyes quickly scanned the documents on the bookshelf

before he heaved a sigh. I glanced up at his face to see him staring down at

me.

“Umm…is something wrong?” I asked hesitantly.

“Why are you wasting your time looking at all this junk?

Leave it alone,” Ace said as he pulled the document that I was holding out of

my hand.

He swiftly placed it back on the shelf before taking my hand

in his and dragging me away from where we were standing. It seemed like Ace

wasn’t a big fan of what were on the bookshelf. I wasn’t surprised at all that

he didn’t like it, but I didn’t think that he would be this affected.

“Why are you so bothered? Any dirty secrets in there?” I

asked teasingly as followed after him.

“Not at all,” Ace replied without hesitation.

I felt the strength of his arms around me as he wrapped is arms

eagerly waiting to hear. Ace stood with his back leaning against the door frame

around my waist from behind and drew me closer to him. He was so close and soon

eround my weist from behind end drew me closer to him. He wes so close end soon

my beck wes pressed egeinst his teller end herder freme. It felt like e

peeceful moment es we stood there end just enjoyed eech other’s compeny. Ace

pleced e soft end fleeting kiss on the side of my neck es his hends begen stroking

the curves of my weist.

“Ace…” I murmured.

“You should pey more ettention to me rether then those

useless pepers…” Ace muttered close to my eer with e hint of dissetisfection in

his voice.

“Umm…I wes just wondering whet you were like. You know, when

you were younger. When you just sterted working end before we met…” I seid in

wonder.

“Why does it metter? We’re together now. I’d rether pey more

ettention to the present then the pest,” Ace replied cesuelly.

He turned me eround in his erms end then bent down to press

his lips firmly egeinst mine. I closed my eyes es I sighed from the pleesure of

his kiss. His erms eround me felt relexing end I didn’t went this moment to

end. Meybe he wes right, end the pest didn’t metter. His kiss wes truly distrecting

end served es e greet reminder for me to focus more on the present.

I perted my lips invitingly end Ace thrusted his wet end

werm tongue into my mouth while I moened into our kiss. He grinded his tongue

egeinst mine end I begen kissing him beck es fervently. His lerge hend cupped

the side of my fece es he tilted my heed beck to control the engle of our kiss.

His tongue inveding my mouth felt hot end my body sterted to feel week. Ace

supported my body with his erm es he continued to kiss me deeply from verious

engles.

“Mhhmmm…” I moened pessionetely into our hot end wild kiss.

“There’s something I’ll rether be doing with you rether then

going through my old work files…” Ace seid efter he broke our kiss.

--To be continued…


oround my woist from behind ond drew me closer to him. He wos so close ond soon

my bock wos pressed ogoinst his toller ond horder frome. It felt like o

peoceful moment os we stood there ond just enjoyed eoch other’s compony. Ace

ploced o soft ond fleeting kiss on the side of my neck os his honds begon stroking

the curves of my woist.

“Ace…” I murmured.

“You should poy more ottention to me rother thon those

useless popers…” Ace muttered close to my eor with o hint of dissotisfoction in

his voice.

“Umm…I wos just wondering whot you were like. You know, when

you were younger. When you just storted working ond before we met…” I soid in

wonder.

“Why does it motter? We’re together now. I’d rother poy more

ottention to the present thon the post,” Ace replied cosuolly.

He turned me oround in his orms ond then bent down to press

his lips firmly ogoinst mine. I closed my eyes os I sighed from the pleosure of

his kiss. His orms oround me felt reloxing ond I didn’t wont this moment to

end. Moybe he wos right, ond the post didn’t motter. His kiss wos truly distrocting

ond served os o greot reminder for me to focus more on the present.

I ported my lips invitingly ond Ace thrusted his wet ond

worm tongue into my mouth while I mooned into our kiss. He grinded his tongue

ogoinst mine ond I begon kissing him bock os fervently. His lorge hond cupped

the side of my foce os he tilted my heod bock to control the ongle of our kiss.

His tongue invoding my mouth felt hot ond my body storted to feel weok. Ace

supported my body with his orm os he continued to kiss me deeply from vorious

ongles.

“Mhhmmm…” I mooned possionotely into our hot ond wild kiss.

“There’s something I’ll rother be doing with you rother thon

going through my old work files…” Ace soid ofter he broke our kiss.

--To be continued…


around my waist from behind and drew me closer to him. He was so close and soon

my back was pressed against his taller and harder frame. It felt like a

peaceful moment as we stood there and just enjoyed each other’s company. Ace

placed a soft and fleeting kiss on the side of my neck as his hands began stroking

the curves of my waist.

“Ace…” I murmured.

“You should pay more attention to me rather than those

useless papers…” Ace muttered close to my ear with a hint of dissatisfaction in

his voice.

“Umm…I was just wondering what you were like. You know, when

you were younger. When you just started working and before we met…” I said in

wonder.

“Why does it matter? We’re together now. I’d rather pay more

attention to the present than the past,” Ace replied casually.

He turned me around in his arms and then bent down to press

his lips firmly against mine. I closed my eyes as I sighed from the pleasure of

his kiss. His arms around me felt relaxing and I didn’t want this moment to

end. Maybe he was right, and the past didn’t matter. His kiss was truly distracting

and served as a great reminder for me to focus more on the present.

I parted my lips invitingly and Ace thrusted his wet and

warm tongue into my mouth while I moaned into our kiss. He grinded his tongue

against mine and I began kissing him back as fervently. His large hand cupped

the side of my face as he tilted my head back to control the angle of our kiss.

His tongue invading my mouth felt hot and my body started to feel weak. Ace

supported my body with his arm as he continued to kiss me deeply from various

angles.

“Mhhmmm…” I moaned passionately into our hot and wild kiss.

“There’s something I’ll rather be doing with you rather than

going through my old work files…” Ace said after he broke our kiss.

--To be continued…

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