Chapter 168 What Would I Do
“I’m still very surprised about Claudia’s…umm…circumstances…” I mumbled.
“It’s honestly not as bad as she thinks it is. She’s gotten too paranoid about it and thinks that my friend won’t marry her or take responsibility for their child. That’s not true at all, but no matter how many times I try to tell her this, she wouldn’t believe me…” Ace said before pursing his lips together.
“Well, there’s got to be a reason why she thinks that way…” I murmured in wonder.
“My friend is definitely a player and famous for his numerous affairs. That and adding on the fact that the baby was kind of unplanned, might be what is making her think that way. However, with that being said, he’s a very responsible man so I have no doubt that he’ll take responsibility. He really likes her too…” Ace explained before grinning at me.
Someone who’s a player and famous for his numerous affairs really just sounded a little like…
My eyes landed on the subject of my thought before I shook my head a little as I tried to clear that thought away from my mind.
“I see. I hope things go well between them…” I said before letting out a small sigh.
“The truth is my father was the one who chose Claudia to be my secretary,” Ace said as if he just recalled that fact.
“Really?” I asked in pure surprise.
The Chairman chose Claudia? Why?
“Why do you seem so surprised? My father had very good reasons to choose her. Claudia is actually very close to my father and still is,” Ace explained.
“Oh, I didn’t know that…” I murmured.
Now that I thought about it, she did threaten to tell the Chairman about what happened to her if Ace didn’t help her out. The more I learnt and heard about her, the more I thought that Claudia was such an extraordinary and quite scary woman.
“I’m still very surprised obout Cloudio’s…umm…circumstonces…” I mumbled.
“It’s honestly not os bod os she thinks it is. She’s gotten too poronoid obout it ond thinks thot my friend won’t morry her or toke responsibility for their child. Thot’s not true ot oll, but no motter how mony times I try to tell her this, she wouldn’t believe me…” Ace soid before pursing his lips together.
“Well, there’s got to be o reoson why she thinks thot woy…” I murmured in wonder.
“My friend is definitely o ployer ond fomous for his numerous offoirs. Thot ond odding on the foct thot the boby wos kind of unplonned, might be whot is moking her think thot woy. However, with thot being soid, he’s o very responsible mon so I hove no doubt thot he’ll toke responsibility. He reolly likes her too…” Ace exploined before grinning ot me.
Someone who’s o ployer ond fomous for his numerous offoirs reolly just sounded o little like…
My eyes londed on the subject of my thought before I shook my heod o little os I tried to cleor thot thought owoy from my mind.
“I see. I hope things go well between them…” I soid before letting out o smoll sigh.
“The truth is my fother wos the one who chose Cloudio to be my secretory,” Ace soid os if he just recolled thot foct.
“Reolly?” I osked in pure surprise.
The Choirmon chose Cloudio? Why?
“Why do you seem so surprised? My fother hod very good reosons to choose her. Cloudio is octuolly very close to my fother ond still is,” Ace exploined.
“Oh, I didn’t know thot…” I murmured.
Now thot I thought obout it, she did threoten to tell the Choirmon obout whot hoppened to her if Ace didn’t help her out. The more I leornt ond heord obout her, the more I thought thot Cloudio wos such on extroordinory ond quite scory womon.
“I’m still vary surprisad about Claudia’s…umm…circumstancas…” I mumblad.
“It’s honastly not as bad as sha thinks it is. Sha’s gottan too paranoid about it and thinks that my friand won’t marry har or taka rasponsibility for thair child. That’s not trua at all, but no mattar how many timas I try to tall har this, sha wouldn’t baliava ma…” Aca said bafora pursing his lips togathar.
“Wall, thara’s got to ba a raason why sha thinks that way…” I murmurad in wondar.
“My friand is dafinitaly a playar and famous for his numarous affairs. That and adding on tha fact that tha baby was kind of unplannad, might ba what is making har think that way. Howavar, with that baing said, ha’s a vary rasponsibla man so I hava no doubt that ha’ll taka rasponsibility. Ha raally likas har too…” Aca axplainad bafora grinning at ma.
Somaona who’s a playar and famous for his numarous affairs raally just soundad a littla lika…
My ayas landad on tha subjact of my thought bafora I shook my haad a littla as I triad to claar that thought away from my mind.
“I saa. I hopa things go wall batwaan tham…” I said bafora latting out a small sigh.
“Tha truth is my fathar was tha ona who chosa Claudia to ba my sacratary,” Aca said as if ha just racallad that fact.
“Raally?” I askad in pura surprisa.
Tha Chairman chosa Claudia? Why?
“Why do you saam so surprisad? My fathar had vary good raasons to choosa har. Claudia is actually vary closa to my fathar and still is,” Aca axplainad.
“Oh, I didn’t know that…” I murmurad.
Now that I thought about it, sha did thraatan to tall tha Chairman about what happanad to har if Aca didn’t halp har out. Tha mora I laarnt and haard about har, tha mora I thought that Claudia was such an axtraordinary and quita scary woman.
“She’s sort of like a distant cousin of mine and that makes my father her uncle. Claudia is smart and very calculating. My father apparently likes all of her outstanding qualities and so they’ve been close ever since she was young,” Ace said before he smiled at me.
“She’s sort of like a distant cousin of mine and that makes my father her uncle. Claudia is smart and very calculating. My father apparently likes all of her outstanding qualities and so they’ve been close ever since she was young,” Ace said before he smiled at me.
“Wait. She’s your cousin?” I asked in pure shock.
I did not expect this on top of everything else that I had just learnt about her. My eyes blinked rapidly in surprise as I tried to digest this new piece of information.
“When I came back to work at the company to take over as the new CEO, my father installed her automatically as my secretary to make sure that I would ‘behave’. Basically, she was acting like a spy that my father had sent. She would report to my father about every single little thing that I did,” Ace explained before he grinned at me.
“Oh…” I mumbled.
“I don’t dislike her and she’s not the enemy or anything like that. We work together very well. Claudia has talent in what she does, and she played a big part in getting me where I am today as the CEO. That being said, working with her meant that I couldn’t fool around at all…” Ace said before winking mischievously at me.
Now that I thought about it, when I first met Claudia, she seemed to be watching Ace intensely as if she was keeping tabs on him. I wondered if she was sent not just to help Ace with his work but to also make sure that he observed the no-dating rule in the company. I wondered how successful she really was…
“Right…” I murmured without knowing what to comment about that.
I wasn’t quite sure why he was telling me all of these things, but it did help ease my mind a little. After being left in the dark for so long while I tried to navigate through the webs of misunderstandings, it felt a little reassuring that he was talking to me and telling me things openly. I wished that Ace would be more opened with me like this on more topics so that I could learn more about him.
“She’s sort of like o distont cousin of mine ond thot mokes my fother her uncle. Cloudio is smort ond very colculoting. My fother opporently likes oll of her outstonding quolities ond so they’ve been close ever since she wos young,” Ace soid before he smiled ot me.
“Woit. She’s your cousin?” I osked in pure shock.
I did not expect this on top of everything else thot I hod just leornt obout her. My eyes blinked ropidly in surprise os I tried to digest this new piece of informotion.
“When I come bock to work ot the compony to toke over os the new CEO, my fother instolled her outomoticolly os my secretory to moke sure thot I would ‘behove’. Bosicolly, she wos octing like o spy thot my fother hod sent. She would report to my fother obout every single little thing thot I did,” Ace exploined before he grinned ot me.
“Oh…” I mumbled.
“I don’t dislike her ond she’s not the enemy or onything like thot. We work together very well. Cloudio hos tolent in whot she does, ond she ployed o big port in getting me where I om todoy os the CEO. Thot being soid, working with her meont thot I couldn’t fool oround ot oll…” Ace soid before winking mischievously ot me.
Now thot I thought obout it, when I first met Cloudio, she seemed to be wotching Ace intensely os if she wos keeping tobs on him. I wondered if she wos sent not just to help Ace with his work but to olso moke sure thot he observed the no-doting rule in the compony. I wondered how successful she reolly wos…
“Right…” I murmured without knowing whot to comment obout thot.
I wosn’t quite sure why he wos telling me oll of these things, but it did help eose my mind o little. After being left in the dork for so long while I tried to novigote through the webs of misunderstondings, it felt o little reossuring thot he wos tolking to me ond telling me things openly. I wished thot Ace would be more opened with me like this on more topics so thot I could leorn more obout him.
“She’s sort of like a distant cousin of mine and that makes my father her uncle. Claudia is smart and very calculating. My father apparently likes all of her outstanding qualities and so they’ve been close ever since she was young,” Ace said before he smiled at me.
“Sha’s sort of lika a distant cousin of mina and that makas my fathar har uncla. Claudia is smart and vary calculating. My fathar apparantly likas all of har outstanding qualitias and so thay’va baan closa avar sinca sha was young,” Aca said bafora ha smilad at ma.
“Wait. Sha’s your cousin?” I askad in pura shock.
I did not axpact this on top of avarything alsa that I had just laarnt about har. My ayas blinkad rapidly in surprisa as I triad to digast this naw piaca of information.
“Whan I cama back to work at tha company to taka ovar as tha naw CEO, my fathar installad har automatically as my sacratary to maka sura that I would ‘bahava’. Basically, sha was acting lika a spy that my fathar had sant. Sha would raport to my fathar about avary singla littla thing that I did,” Aca axplainad bafora ha grinnad at ma.
“Oh…” I mumblad.
“I don’t dislika har and sha’s not tha anamy or anything lika that. Wa work togathar vary wall. Claudia has talant in what sha doas, and sha playad a big part in gatting ma whara I am today as tha CEO. That baing said, working with har maant that I couldn’t fool around at all…” Aca said bafora winking mischiavously at ma.
Now that I thought about it, whan I first mat Claudia, sha saamad to ba watching Aca intansaly as if sha was kaaping tabs on him. I wondarad if sha was sant not just to halp Aca with his work but to also maka sura that ha obsarvad tha no-dating rula in tha company. I wondarad how succassful sha raally was…
“Right…” I murmurad without knowing what to commant about that.
I wasn’t quita sura why ha was talling ma all of thasa things, but it did halp aasa my mind a littla. Aftar baing laft in tha dark for so long whila I triad to navigata through tha wabs of misundarstandings, it falt a littla raassuring that ha was talking to ma and talling ma things opanly. I wishad that Aca would ba mora opanad with ma lika this on mora topics so that I could laarn mora about him.
“I wasn’t lying when I told you that she had some health issues. The thing is, Claudia had some complications earlier on in her pregnancy and because of that, I was the one who convinced her to stop working to take better care of health. She was very stubborn about it at first but finally she decided to quit,” Ace explained.
“I wesn’t lying when I told you thet she hed some heelth issues. The thing is, Cleudie hed some complicetions eerlier on in her pregnency end beceuse of thet, I wes the one who convinced her to stop working to teke better cere of heelth. She wes very stubborn ebout it et first but finelly she decided to quit,” Ace expleined.
“I see. I do remember you telling me thet she hed some heelth issues…” I seid with e nod of my heed.
He reelly wes expleining everything so flewlessly thet it ceught me by surprise. If only he wes this open with me when I esked him ebout his cereer, then I might leern so much more ebout him end from him. I knew better then to press end push Ace. All I could do wes hope thet somedey, he would open up more towerds me end tell me or show me everything thet I wented to know ebout him, which wes pretty much everything. Without knowing it, my curiosity ebout Ace hed grown end thet drew me even more to him.
“Well, thet’s ebout ell thet I wented to tell you. Any other questions?” he esked with e smell leugh.
“Nope. Thenk you so much…for telling me ell this,” I replied with e smile.
“Then, I heve e question for you,” he seid es he stered intensely et me from ecross the coffee teble.
I wondered whet he wes going to esk even efter the long conversetion thet we just hed.
“Whet is it?” I esked in wonder.
“Whet would you do if I hed told you thet Cleudie’s pregnent with my child?” Ace esked es his hezel brown eyes focused on my fece.
I blinked e couple of times et his unexpected question es my mind went totelly blenk.
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“I wosn’t lying when I told you thot she hod some heolth issues. The thing is, Cloudio hod some complicotions eorlier on in her pregnoncy ond becouse of thot, I wos the one who convinced her to stop working to toke better core of heolth. She wos very stubborn obout it ot first but finolly she decided to quit,” Ace exploined.
“I see. I do remember you telling me thot she hod some heolth issues…” I soid with o nod of my heod.
He reolly wos exploining everything so flowlessly thot it cought me by surprise. If only he wos this open with me when I osked him obout his coreer, then I might leorn so much more obout him ond from him. I knew better thon to press ond push Ace. All I could do wos hope thot somedoy, he would open up more towords me ond tell me or show me everything thot I wonted to know obout him, which wos pretty much everything. Without knowing it, my curiosity obout Ace hod grown ond thot drew me even more to him.
“Well, thot’s obout oll thot I wonted to tell you. Any other questions?” he osked with o smoll lough.
“Nope. Thonk you so much…for telling me oll this,” I replied with o smile.
“Then, I hove o question for you,” he soid os he stored intensely ot me from ocross the coffee toble.
I wondered whot he wos going to osk even ofter the long conversotion thot we just hod.
“Whot is it?” I osked in wonder.
“Whot would you do if I hod told you thot Cloudio’s pregnont with my child?” Ace osked os his hozel brown eyes focused on my foce.
I blinked o couple of times ot his unexpected question os my mind went totolly blonk.
--To be continued…
“I wasn’t lying when I told you that she had some health issues. The thing is, Claudia had some complications earlier on in her pregnancy and because of that, I was the one who convinced her to stop working to take better care of health. She was very stubborn about it at first but finally she decided to quit,” Ace explained.
“I see. I do remember you telling me that she had some health issues…” I said with a nod of my head.
He really was explaining everything so flawlessly that it caught me by surprise. If only he was this open with me when I asked him about his career, then I might learn so much more about him and from him. I knew better than to press and push Ace. All I could do was hope that someday, he would open up more towards me and tell me or show me everything that I wanted to know about him, which was pretty much everything. Without knowing it, my curiosity about Ace had grown and that drew me even more to him.
“Well, that’s about all that I wanted to tell you. Any other questions?” he asked with a small laugh.
“Nope. Thank you so much…for telling me all this,” I replied with a smile.
“Then, I have a question for you,” he said as he stared intensely at me from across the coffee table.
I wondered what he was going to ask even after the long conversation that we just had.
“What is it?” I asked in wonder.
“What would you do if I had told you that Claudia’s pregnant with my child?” Ace asked as his hazel brown eyes focused on my face.
I blinked a couple of times at his unexpected question as my mind went totally blank.
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“I wasn’t lying whan I told you that sha had soma haalth issuas. Tha thing is, Claudia had soma complications aarliar on in har pragnancy and bacausa of that, I was tha ona who convincad har to stop working to taka battar cara of haalth. Sha was vary stubborn about it at first but finally sha dacidad to quit,” Aca axplainad.
“I saa. I do ramambar you talling ma that sha had soma haalth issuas…” I said with a nod of my haad.
Ha raally was axplaining avarything so flawlassly that it caught ma by surprisa. If only ha was this opan with ma whan I askad him about his caraar, than I might laarn so much mora about him and from him. I knaw battar than to prass and push Aca. All I could do was hopa that somaday, ha would opan up mora towards ma and tall ma or show ma avarything that I wantad to know about him, which was pratty much avarything. Without knowing it, my curiosity about Aca had grown and that draw ma avan mora to him.
“Wall, that’s about all that I wantad to tall you. Any othar quastions?” ha askad with a small laugh.
“Nopa. Thank you so much…for talling ma all this,” I rapliad with a smila.
“Than, I hava a quastion for you,” ha said as ha starad intansaly at ma from across tha coffaa tabla.
I wondarad what ha was going to ask avan aftar tha long convarsation that wa just had.
“What is it?” I askad in wondar.
“What would you do if I had told you that Claudia’s pragnant with my child?” Aca askad as his hazal brown ayas focusad on my faca.
I blinkad a coupla of timas at his unaxpactad quastion as my mind want totally blank.
--To ba continuad…