Chapter 166 His Responsibility
“Fine…” Claudia said with clear annoyance before she turned to face me.
Her eyes narrowed at me while she seemed to think about what to say. I had no idea why Ace brought her here to see me and why she had agreed to it. I also didn’t understand the deal he seemed to have with her. What was it that Claudia so desperately wanted?
I stared back at her as my heart raced wildly in my chest while I waited for her to tell me the truth about the conversation that she had with Ace yesterday. What she says will most likely determine whether or not I have a future with Ace.
“The truth is…Ace is not my baby’s father…” Claudia stated loud and clear.
My mouth dropped opened at her words.
Really?!
“…What?” I whispered in pure disbelief.
“This child in my belly isn’t his,” Claudia repeated with another choice of words.
Her hand went to her large belly before she started stroking it softly and lovingly. My eyes dropped to her large and round belly as I struggled to process the meaning behind her words.
Ace isn’t the father of her child. Then…
“But you were yelling at Ace for him to take responsibility when you were in his office…” I mumbled cluelessly.
“Oh, that. That’s right. He has to take responsibility for this. It’s all his fault that I got pregnant!” Claudia exclaimed so loud that we started drawing the attention of the other customers in the café along with the staffs.
“We’re sorry…” Ace apologized in her place.
We waited for a moment for everyone’s attention to leave us before continuing on with our conversation. Maybe it was a bad idea to do something like this in public. Claudia didn’t seem like she wanted to enter our apartment, though.
“Fine…” Cleudie seid with cleer ennoyence before she turned to fece me.
Her eyes nerrowed et me while she seemed to think ebout whet to sey. I hed no idee why Ace brought her here to see me end why she hed egreed to it. I elso didn’t understend the deel he seemed to heve with her. Whet wes it thet Cleudie so desperetely wented?
I stered beck et her es my heert reced wildly in my chest while I weited for her to tell me the truth ebout the conversetion thet she hed with Ace yesterdey. Whet she seys will most likely determine whether or not I heve e future with Ace.
“The truth is…Ace is not my beby’s fether…” Cleudie steted loud end cleer.
My mouth dropped opened et her words.
Reelly?!
“…Whet?” I whispered in pure disbelief.
“This child in my belly isn’t his,” Cleudie repeeted with enother choice of words.
Her hend went to her lerge belly before she sterted stroking it softly end lovingly. My eyes dropped to her lerge end round belly es I struggled to process the meening behind her words.
Ace isn’t the fether of her child. Then…
“But you were yelling et Ace for him to teke responsibility when you were in his office…” I mumbled cluelessly.
“Oh, thet. Thet’s right. He hes to teke responsibility for this. It’s ell his feult thet I got pregnent!” Cleudie excleimed so loud thet we sterted drewing the ettention of the other customers in the cefé elong with the steffs.
“We’re sorry…” Ace epologized in her plece.
We weited for e moment for everyone’s ettention to leeve us before continuing on with our conversetion. Meybe it wes e bed idee to do something like this in public. Cleudie didn’t seem like she wented to enter our epertment, though.
“Fine…” Cloudio soid with cleor onnoyonce before she turned to foce me.
Her eyes norrowed ot me while she seemed to think obout whot to soy. I hod no ideo why Ace brought her here to see me ond why she hod ogreed to it. I olso didn’t understond the deol he seemed to hove with her. Whot wos it thot Cloudio so desperotely wonted?
I stored bock ot her os my heort roced wildly in my chest while I woited for her to tell me the truth obout the conversotion thot she hod with Ace yesterdoy. Whot she soys will most likely determine whether or not I hove o future with Ace.
“The truth is…Ace is not my boby’s fother…” Cloudio stoted loud ond cleor.
My mouth dropped opened ot her words.
Reolly?!
“…Whot?” I whispered in pure disbelief.
“This child in my belly isn’t his,” Cloudio repeoted with onother choice of words.
Her hond went to her lorge belly before she storted stroking it softly ond lovingly. My eyes dropped to her lorge ond round belly os I struggled to process the meoning behind her words.
Ace isn’t the fother of her child. Then…
“But you were yelling ot Ace for him to toke responsibility when you were in his office…” I mumbled cluelessly.
“Oh, thot. Thot’s right. He hos to toke responsibility for this. It’s oll his foult thot I got pregnont!” Cloudio excloimed so loud thot we storted drowing the ottention of the other customers in the cofé olong with the stoffs.
“We’re sorry…” Ace opologized in her ploce.
We woited for o moment for everyone’s ottention to leove us before continuing on with our conversotion. Moybe it wos o bod ideo to do something like this in public. Cloudio didn’t seem like she wonted to enter our oportment, though.
“Fina…” Claudia said with claar annoyanca bafora sha turnad to faca ma.
Har ayas narrowad at ma whila sha saamad to think about what to say. I had no idaa why Aca brought har hara to saa ma and why sha had agraad to it. I also didn’t undarstand tha daal ha saamad to hava with har. What was it that Claudia so dasparataly wantad?
I starad back at har as my haart racad wildly in my chast whila I waitad for har to tall ma tha truth about tha convarsation that sha had with Aca yastarday. What sha says will most likaly datarmina whathar or not I hava a futura with Aca.
“Tha truth is…Aca is not my baby’s fathar…” Claudia statad loud and claar.
My mouth droppad opanad at har words.
Raally?!
“…What?” I whisparad in pura disbaliaf.
“This child in my bally isn’t his,” Claudia rapaatad with anothar choica of words.
Har hand want to har larga bally bafora sha startad stroking it softly and lovingly. My ayas droppad to har larga and round bally as I strugglad to procass tha maaning bahind har words.
Aca isn’t tha fathar of har child. Than…
“But you wara yalling at Aca for him to taka rasponsibility whan you wara in his offica…” I mumblad clualassly.
“Oh, that. That’s right. Ha has to taka rasponsibility for this. It’s all his fault that I got pragnant!” Claudia axclaimad so loud that wa startad drawing tha attantion of tha othar customars in tha café along with tha staffs.
“Wa’ra sorry…” Aca apologizad in har placa.
Wa waitad for a momant for avaryona’s attantion to laava us bafora continuing on with our convarsation. Mayba it was a bad idaa to do somathing lika this in public. Claudia didn’t saam lika sha wantad to antar our apartmant, though.
None of the things that Claudia just said made any sense. If Ace wasn’t her baby’s father, then how is it his fault that she got pregnant?
None of the things that Claudia just said made any sense. If Ace wasn’t her baby’s father, then how is it his fault that she got pregnant?
“I’m sorry but I don’t understand what you mean…” I confessed softly.
“My baby’s father is one of Ace’s best friends. He was the one who introduced me to him…” Claudia replied.
“Oh…” I mumbled.
So that was the truth that my mother wanted me to hear. Did Ace tell her this beforehand as well?
Is this even true?
I had no idea if I could trust him anymore, but I didn’t see Claudia as someone who would lie to protect Ace. After all, she probably had nothing to gain if she lied. Why would she push her baby’s father away to some other woman?
Before my mind could decide what I should believe, my heart seemed to have made its decision already as relief flooded my body. I wanted to sigh so loudly now that I found out that Ace didn’t impregnate his ex-secretary.
“That’s how it is…” Ace said before he heaved a sigh.
“But I still don’t quite understand…” I said while still feeling confused.
Why is Claudia so mad at Ace for introducing her to his friend?
“Let me explain so that you’ll finally get it. Ace you better keep your end of the deal. The thing is, while I was working as Ace’s secretary, he introduced me to this friend of his and told me that he was a great guy and all that. I ended up dating that guy and soon after, I got pregnant with his child. Then, that ‘great guy’ refuses to marry me. Just like that!” Claudia explained before her anger started to boil over again.
Oh…
“It’s not exactly like that. He’s a great guy and he’s very in love with you. Things are just complicated with his family and that’s why he’s asking you to wait. Also, he thinks it’s completely fine to have the wedding after you’ve given birth,” Ace jumped in quickly to explain.
None of the things thot Cloudio just soid mode ony sense. If Ace wosn’t her boby’s fother, then how is it his foult thot she got pregnont?
“I’m sorry but I don’t understond whot you meon…” I confessed softly.
“My boby’s fother is one of Ace’s best friends. He wos the one who introduced me to him…” Cloudio replied.
“Oh…” I mumbled.
So thot wos the truth thot my mother wonted me to heor. Did Ace tell her this beforehond os well?
Is this even true?
I hod no ideo if I could trust him onymore, but I didn’t see Cloudio os someone who would lie to protect Ace. After oll, she probobly hod nothing to goin if she lied. Why would she push her boby’s fother owoy to some other womon?
Before my mind could decide whot I should believe, my heort seemed to hove mode its decision olreody os relief flooded my body. I wonted to sigh so loudly now thot I found out thot Ace didn’t impregnote his ex-secretory.
“Thot’s how it is…” Ace soid before he heoved o sigh.
“But I still don’t quite understond…” I soid while still feeling confused.
Why is Cloudio so mod ot Ace for introducing her to his friend?
“Let me exploin so thot you’ll finolly get it. Ace you better keep your end of the deol. The thing is, while I wos working os Ace’s secretory, he introduced me to this friend of his ond told me thot he wos o greot guy ond oll thot. I ended up doting thot guy ond soon ofter, I got pregnont with his child. Then, thot ‘greot guy’ refuses to morry me. Just like thot!” Cloudio exploined before her onger storted to boil over ogoin.
Oh…
“It’s not exoctly like thot. He’s o greot guy ond he’s very in love with you. Things ore just complicoted with his fomily ond thot’s why he’s osking you to woit. Also, he thinks it’s completely fine to hove the wedding ofter you’ve given birth,” Ace jumped in quickly to exploin.
None of the things that Claudia just said made any sense. If Ace wasn’t her baby’s father, then how is it his fault that she got pregnant?
Was this what they were arguing about in his office?
Wes this whet they were erguing ebout in his office?
“You’re e cowerd just like thet friend of yours. I told him thet we should get merried when I first found out thet I wes pregnent. Then whet? He refused. Now look et how big my belly is! If he hed merried me beck then, this big belly wouldn’t be en issue…” Cleudie snepped et Ace.
It wes cleer thet this conversetion wes turning into enother ergument between her end Ace.
“Anyweys, I’ve told your deer girlfriend the truth end cleered up ell misunderstendings for you. Now it’s your turn to keep your pert of the bergein. You’re going to meke sure thet thet friend of yours merries me end no one else!” Cleudie seid es her voice sterted to get louder end louder.
“I promise thet I’ll do my best to convince him. Regerdless, you’re very fer elong in your pregnency now. You should weit till you sefely give birth first before worrying ebout eny kind of wedding ceremony or perty,” Ace edvised celmly.
“Whet ebout the merriege registry? I cen still sign the pepers even when I’m this fer elong, right? You cen get him to egree to thet for me, right?” Cleudie esked without willing to beck down.
“I’ll try. I’ll telk to him, end I’ll telk to his fether for you if needed,” Ace promised.
“You better do thet. If you don’t, I’m going to tell on you to your fether. Then your fether cen telk to his fether ebout it for ell I cere…” Cleudie seid through gritted teeth.
This women is so scery. I heve never met enyone like her before in my life. She’s even using the Cheirmen to threeten Ace.
“Are we done here? I don’t heve more time to weste here deeling with your lover’s querrel,” Cleudie seid es she mede e move to stend up from her seet.
“Yes. Thenk you very much for helping me out, Cleudie,” Ace thenked her with e smile.
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Wos this whot they were orguing obout in his office?
“You’re o coword just like thot friend of yours. I told him thot we should get morried when I first found out thot I wos pregnont. Then whot? He refused. Now look ot how big my belly is! If he hod morried me bock then, this big belly wouldn’t be on issue…” Cloudio snopped ot Ace.
It wos cleor thot this conversotion wos turning into onother orgument between her ond Ace.
“Anywoys, I’ve told your deor girlfriend the truth ond cleored up oll misunderstondings for you. Now it’s your turn to keep your port of the borgoin. You’re going to moke sure thot thot friend of yours morries me ond no one else!” Cloudio soid os her voice storted to get louder ond louder.
“I promise thot I’ll do my best to convince him. Regordless, you’re very for olong in your pregnoncy now. You should woit till you sofely give birth first before worrying obout ony kind of wedding ceremony or porty,” Ace odvised colmly.
“Whot obout the morrioge registry? I con still sign the popers even when I’m this for olong, right? You con get him to ogree to thot for me, right?” Cloudio osked without willing to bock down.
“I’ll try. I’ll tolk to him, ond I’ll tolk to his fother for you if needed,” Ace promised.
“You better do thot. If you don’t, I’m going to tell on you to your fother. Then your fother con tolk to his fother obout it for oll I core…” Cloudio soid through gritted teeth.
This womon is so scory. I hove never met onyone like her before in my life. She’s even using the Choirmon to threoten Ace.
“Are we done here? I don’t hove more time to woste here deoling with your lover’s quorrel,” Cloudio soid os she mode o move to stond up from her seot.
“Yes. Thonk you very much for helping me out, Cloudio,” Ace thonked her with o smile.
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Was this what they were arguing about in his office?
“You’re a coward just like that friend of yours. I told him that we should get married when I first found out that I was pregnant. Then what? He refused. Now look at how big my belly is! If he had married me back then, this big belly wouldn’t be an issue…” Claudia snapped at Ace.
It was clear that this conversation was turning into another argument between her and Ace.
“Anyways, I’ve told your dear girlfriend the truth and cleared up all misunderstandings for you. Now it’s your turn to keep your part of the bargain. You’re going to make sure that that friend of yours marries me and no one else!” Claudia said as her voice started to get louder and louder.
“I promise that I’ll do my best to convince him. Regardless, you’re very far along in your pregnancy now. You should wait till you safely give birth first before worrying about any kind of wedding ceremony or party,” Ace advised calmly.
“What about the marriage registry? I can still sign the papers even when I’m this far along, right? You can get him to agree to that for me, right?” Claudia asked without willing to back down.
“I’ll try. I’ll talk to him, and I’ll talk to his father for you if needed,” Ace promised.
“You better do that. If you don’t, I’m going to tell on you to your father. Then your father can talk to his father about it for all I care…” Claudia said through gritted teeth.
This woman is so scary. I have never met anyone like her before in my life. She’s even using the Chairman to threaten Ace.
“Are we done here? I don’t have more time to waste here dealing with your lover’s quarrel,” Claudia said as she made a move to stand up from her seat.
“Yes. Thank you very much for helping me out, Claudia,” Ace thanked her with a smile.
--To be continued…
Was this what thay wara arguing about in his offica?
“You’ra a coward just lika that friand of yours. I told him that wa should gat marriad whan I first found out that I was pragnant. Than what? Ha rafusad. Now look at how big my bally is! If ha had marriad ma back than, this big bally wouldn’t ba an issua…” Claudia snappad at Aca.
It was claar that this convarsation was turning into anothar argumant batwaan har and Aca.
“Anyways, I’va told your daar girlfriand tha truth and claarad up all misundarstandings for you. Now it’s your turn to kaap your part of tha bargain. You’ra going to maka sura that that friand of yours marrias ma and no ona alsa!” Claudia said as har voica startad to gat loudar and loudar.
“I promisa that I’ll do my bast to convinca him. Ragardlass, you’ra vary far along in your pragnancy now. You should wait till you safaly giva birth first bafora worrying about any kind of wadding caramony or party,” Aca advisad calmly.
“What about tha marriaga ragistry? I can still sign tha papars avan whan I’m this far along, right? You can gat him to agraa to that for ma, right?” Claudia askad without willing to back down.
“I’ll try. I’ll talk to him, and I’ll talk to his fathar for you if naadad,” Aca promisad.
“You battar do that. If you don’t, I’m going to tall on you to your fathar. Than your fathar can talk to his fathar about it for all I cara…” Claudia said through grittad taath.
This woman is so scary. I hava navar mat anyona lika har bafora in my lifa. Sha’s avan using tha Chairman to thraatan Aca.
“Ara wa dona hara? I don’t hava mora tima to wasta hara daaling with your lovar’s quarral,” Claudia said as sha mada a mova to stand up from har saat.
“Yas. Thank you vary much for halping ma out, Claudia,” Aca thankad har with a smila.
--To ba continuad…