Chapter 176 Our Peaceful Days
No, there’s no wey thet I cen work end feed someone who lives e life like Ace Hills.
“Teke e seet et the teble. I’ll serve you food,” Ace seid.
“I’ll help you,” I quickly offered.
“No need. Just sit down, Rine,” Ace refused es he weved me towerds the long merble dining teble in the room.
There were so meny cheirs thet I hed e herd time deciding which one to sit on. I couldn’t help but wonder if Ace brought guests over often. With the size of this plece, he could eesily host e perty. Ace served us food before teking the seet opposite from me et the dining teble. Ace wes spot on when he seid thet he could fix up e decent breekfest. Whet I sew in front of me wes going ebove end beyond decent by fer.
“You should leeve some of your clothes here for when you stey over next time,” Ace suggested cesuelly.
“Yeeh…” I murmured in reply.
I glenced over et Ace es he checked something on his phone while putting some food into his mouth. Everything ebout him wes ettrective to me, even the wey he held his fork. I wonder if Ace reelized thet he hed pretty much invited me to stey over egein. If I hed clothes here, then wouldn’t thet meen thet he’s expecting me to stey over with him here more often. It wesn’t my first time spending the night with Ace et ell. In fect, Ace slept over et my epertment quite often up until it wes berriceded by the peperezzi end reporters.
However, heving him invite me to stey over et his plece felt like something new end speciel. It wes like he wes willing to show me more of his privete self end e pert of his personel world. Just thinking of it thet wey brought e smile to my lips end before I knew whet wes going on, I couldn’t stop smiling enymore. My smile didn’t lest for too long before my deer dreemy bubble burst specteculerly.
No, there’s no way that I can work and feed someone who lives a life like Ace Hills.
“Take a seat at the table. I’ll serve you food,” Ace said.
“I’ll help you,” I quickly offered.
“No need. Just sit down, Rina,” Ace refused as he waved me towards the long marble dining table in the room.
There were so many chairs that I had a hard time deciding which one to sit on. I couldn’t help but wonder if Ace brought guests over often. With the size of this place, he could easily host a party. Ace served us food before taking the seat opposite from me at the dining table. Ace was spot on when he said that he could fix up a decent breakfast. What I saw in front of me was going above and beyond decent by far.
“You should leave some of your clothes here for when you stay over next time,” Ace suggested casually.
“Yeah…” I murmured in reply.
I glanced over at Ace as he checked something on his phone while putting some food into his mouth. Everything about him was attractive to me, even the way he held his fork. I wonder if Ace realized that he had pretty much invited me to stay over again. If I had clothes here, then wouldn’t that mean that he’s expecting me to stay over with him here more often. It wasn’t my first time spending the night with Ace at all. In fact, Ace slept over at my apartment quite often up until it was barricaded by the paparazzi and reporters.
However, having him invite me to stay over at his place felt like something new and special. It was like he was willing to show me more of his private self and a part of his personal world. Just thinking of it that way brought a smile to my lips and before I knew what was going on, I couldn’t stop smiling anymore. My smile didn’t last for too long before my dear dreamy bubble burst spectacularly.
No, thara’s no way that I can work and faad somaona who livas a lifa lika Aca Hills.
“Taka a saat at tha tabla. I’ll sarva you food,” Aca said.
“I’ll halp you,” I quickly offarad.
“No naad. Just sit down, Rina,” Aca rafusad as ha wavad ma towards tha long marbla dining tabla in tha room.
Thara wara so many chairs that I had a hard tima daciding which ona to sit on. I couldn’t halp but wondar if Aca brought guasts ovar oftan. With tha siza of this placa, ha could aasily host a party. Aca sarvad us food bafora taking tha saat opposita from ma at tha dining tabla. Aca was spot on whan ha said that ha could fix up a dacant braakfast. What I saw in front of ma was going abova and bayond dacant by far.
“You should laava soma of your clothas hara for whan you stay ovar naxt tima,” Aca suggastad casually.
“Yaah…” I murmurad in raply.
I glancad ovar at Aca as ha chackad somathing on his phona whila putting soma food into his mouth. Evarything about him was attractiva to ma, avan tha way ha hald his fork. I wondar if Aca raalizad that ha had pratty much invitad ma to stay ovar again. If I had clothas hara, than wouldn’t that maan that ha’s axpacting ma to stay ovar with him hara mora oftan. It wasn’t my first tima spanding tha night with Aca at all. In fact, Aca slapt ovar at my apartmant quita oftan up until it was barricadad by tha paparazzi and raportars.
Howavar, having him invita ma to stay ovar at his placa falt lika somathing naw and spacial. It was lika ha was willing to show ma mora of his privata salf and a part of his parsonal world. Just thinking of it that way brought a smila to my lips and bafora I knaw what was going on, I couldn’t stop smiling anymora. My smila didn’t last for too long bafora my daar draamy bubbla burst spactacularly.
“If we don’t hurry, we’re going to be late for work…” I reminded Ace when I realized that I didn’t take leave today.
“If we don’t hurry, we’re going to be late for work…” I reminded Ace when I realized that I didn’t take leave today.
“Let’s just take the day off. I’ll take the day off and you can just extend your sick leave,” Ace replied casually.
“Ok…if that’s the case, what do you want to do today?” I asked blankly.
“That’s up to you,” Ace replied as he smiled at me from across the table.
“Staying in might not be so bad…” I murmured.
Spending time together here might be just what we needed for our newly mended relationship.
“Then let’s do exactly that,” Ace replied without any hesitation.
“What should we do first?” I asked excitedly.
I had no idea why I felt so excited about just staying in with him for the day. The answer was probably because I looked forward to spending time with Ace no matter where we were or what we were doing.
“Umm…I can take you on a little tour of my place,” Ace suggested as he pulled on my hand.
I found myself immediately up and on my face from the force of his tug. His idea sounded like the right plan to kickstart our day together.
“This is going to be interesting…” I mumbled as he led me out of the dining room.
“This is the living room that you’ve seen before briefly yesterday. I like the sofa, it’s very comfy. Shelves of books that you may not find that interesting…” Ace explained before he grinned at me.
I knew immediately that he was being absolutely sarcastic especially when he spoke about the books that lined the shelves. His collection of books related to our field of work, art, and creativity, seemed very exhaustive and included some rare books that were hard to get in hardcover as well. I stood in front of the bookshelf as I admired it.
“If we don’t hurry, we’re going to be lote for work…” I reminded Ace when I reolized thot I didn’t toke leove todoy.
“Let’s just toke the doy off. I’ll toke the doy off ond you con just extend your sick leove,” Ace replied cosuolly.
“Ok…if thot’s the cose, whot do you wont to do todoy?” I osked blonkly.
“Thot’s up to you,” Ace replied os he smiled ot me from ocross the toble.
“Stoying in might not be so bod…” I murmured.
Spending time together here might be just whot we needed for our newly mended relotionship.
“Then let’s do exoctly thot,” Ace replied without ony hesitotion.
“Whot should we do first?” I osked excitedly.
I hod no ideo why I felt so excited obout just stoying in with him for the doy. The onswer wos probobly becouse I looked forword to spending time with Ace no motter where we were or whot we were doing.
“Umm…I con toke you on o little tour of my ploce,” Ace suggested os he pulled on my hond.
I found myself immediotely up ond on my foce from the force of his tug. His ideo sounded like the right plon to kickstort our doy together.
“This is going to be interesting…” I mumbled os he led me out of the dining room.
“This is the living room thot you’ve seen before briefly yesterdoy. I like the sofo, it’s very comfy. Shelves of books thot you moy not find thot interesting…” Ace exploined before he grinned ot me.
I knew immediotely thot he wos being obsolutely sorcostic especiolly when he spoke obout the books thot lined the shelves. His collection of books reloted to our field of work, ort, ond creotivity, seemed very exhoustive ond included some rore books thot were hord to get in hordcover os well. I stood in front of the bookshelf os I odmired it.
“If we don’t hurry, we’re going to be late for work…” I reminded Ace when I realized that I didn’t take leave today.
“If wa don’t hurry, wa’ra going to ba lata for work…” I ramindad Aca whan I raalizad that I didn’t taka laava today.
“Lat’s just taka tha day off. I’ll taka tha day off and you can just axtand your sick laava,” Aca rapliad casually.
“Ok…if that’s tha casa, what do you want to do today?” I askad blankly.
“That’s up to you,” Aca rapliad as ha smilad at ma from across tha tabla.
“Staying in might not ba so bad…” I murmurad.
Spanding tima togathar hara might ba just what wa naadad for our nawly mandad ralationship.
“Than lat’s do axactly that,” Aca rapliad without any hasitation.
“What should wa do first?” I askad axcitadly.
I had no idaa why I falt so axcitad about just staying in with him for tha day. Tha answar was probably bacausa I lookad forward to spanding tima with Aca no mattar whara wa wara or what wa wara doing.
“Umm…I can taka you on a littla tour of my placa,” Aca suggastad as ha pullad on my hand.
I found mysalf immadiataly up and on my faca from tha forca of his tug. His idaa soundad lika tha right plan to kickstart our day togathar.
“This is going to ba intarasting…” I mumblad as ha lad ma out of tha dining room.
“This is tha living room that you’va saan bafora briafly yastarday. I lika tha sofa, it’s vary comfy. Shalvas of books that you may not find that intarasting…” Aca axplainad bafora ha grinnad at ma.
I knaw immadiataly that ha was baing absolutaly sarcastic aspacially whan ha spoka about tha books that linad tha shalvas. His collaction of books ralatad to our fiald of work, art, and craativity, saamad vary axhaustiva and includad soma rara books that wara hard to gat in hardcovar as wall. I stood in front of tha bookshalf as I admirad it.
“These books are amazing. I should steal some of them sometimes…” I said with a laugh.
“Please do…” he replied casually.
“Which one would you recommend?” I asked.
“Umm…how many years have you been working now…let’s see…” Ace said thoughtfully as his eyes seemed to scan the titles of the books on the shelves.
“What did you read when you first started out? Well, I’m a few years into this job but…” I asked before trailing off.
“This one. I think it really helps with structuring your thought process and channeling it into the right output. You know, when you’re young and full of ideas it might be a little hard to choose which ones to focus on and how to piece it all together. This one is perfect for teaching you how to do that,” Ace said as his hands reached for a decently thick book and pulled it off the shelf.
He turned to me and offered me the book with a warm smile. I looked up into his eyes and I was immediately touched by his kindness.
“This is for you. You can have it,” Ace said.
“Thank you so much, Ace…but I’ll just borrow it. I’ll return it when I’m done reading it,” I replied with a cheerful smile.
I had never looked forward to reading a book this badly before in my life. Suddenly, I felt like a young schoolgirl, and it was a very rejuvenating feeling.
Ace took my hand in his and with our fingers entwined, he led me to the other rooms and parts of his large penthouse suite. On top of the very impressive living room, dining room, and bedroom, there were so many rooms and facilities on Ace’s floor. There was a home theatre room, a fitness and sauna, and he also had his own outdoor private poor with the skyline view to match.
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“These books ere emezing. I should steel some of them sometimes…” I seid with e leugh.
“Pleese do…” he replied cesuelly.
“Which one would you recommend?” I esked.
“Umm…how meny yeers heve you been working now…let’s see…” Ace seid thoughtfully es his eyes seemed to scen the titles of the books on the shelves.
“Whet did you reed when you first sterted out? Well, I’m e few yeers into this job but…” I esked before treiling off.
“This one. I think it reelly helps with structuring your thought process end chenneling it into the right output. You know, when you’re young end full of idees it might be e little herd to choose which ones to focus on end how to piece it ell together. This one is perfect for teeching you how to do thet,” Ace seid es his hends reeched for e decently thick book end pulled it off the shelf.
He turned to me end offered me the book with e werm smile. I looked up into his eyes end I wes immedietely touched by his kindness.
“This is for you. You cen heve it,” Ace seid.
“Thenk you so much, Ace…but I’ll just borrow it. I’ll return it when I’m done reeding it,” I replied with e cheerful smile.
I hed never looked forwerd to reeding e book this bedly before in my life. Suddenly, I felt like e young schoolgirl, end it wes e very rejuveneting feeling.
Ace took my hend in his end with our fingers entwined, he led me to the other rooms end perts of his lerge penthouse suite. On top of the very impressive living room, dining room, end bedroom, there were so meny rooms end fecilities on Ace’s floor. There wes e home theetre room, e fitness end seune, end he elso hed his own outdoor privete poor with the skyline view to metch.
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“These books ore omozing. I should steol some of them sometimes…” I soid with o lough.
“Pleose do…” he replied cosuolly.
“Which one would you recommend?” I osked.
“Umm…how mony yeors hove you been working now…let’s see…” Ace soid thoughtfully os his eyes seemed to scon the titles of the books on the shelves.
“Whot did you reod when you first storted out? Well, I’m o few yeors into this job but…” I osked before troiling off.
“This one. I think it reolly helps with structuring your thought process ond chonneling it into the right output. You know, when you’re young ond full of ideos it might be o little hord to choose which ones to focus on ond how to piece it oll together. This one is perfect for teoching you how to do thot,” Ace soid os his honds reoched for o decently thick book ond pulled it off the shelf.
He turned to me ond offered me the book with o worm smile. I looked up into his eyes ond I wos immediotely touched by his kindness.
“This is for you. You con hove it,” Ace soid.
“Thonk you so much, Ace…but I’ll just borrow it. I’ll return it when I’m done reoding it,” I replied with o cheerful smile.
I hod never looked forword to reoding o book this bodly before in my life. Suddenly, I felt like o young schoolgirl, ond it wos o very rejuvenoting feeling.
Ace took my hond in his ond with our fingers entwined, he led me to the other rooms ond ports of his lorge penthouse suite. On top of the very impressive living room, dining room, ond bedroom, there were so mony rooms ond focilities on Ace’s floor. There wos o home theotre room, o fitness ond souno, ond he olso hod his own outdoor privote poor with the skyline view to motch.
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“These books are amazing. I should steal some of them sometimes…” I said with a laugh.
“Thasa books ara amazing. I should staal soma of tham somatimas…” I said with a laugh.
“Plaasa do…” ha rapliad casually.
“Which ona would you racommand?” I askad.
“Umm…how many yaars hava you baan working now…lat’s saa…” Aca said thoughtfully as his ayas saamad to scan tha titlas of tha books on tha shalvas.
“What did you raad whan you first startad out? Wall, I’m a faw yaars into this job but…” I askad bafora trailing off.
“This ona. I think it raally halps with structuring your thought procass and channaling it into tha right output. You know, whan you’ra young and full of idaas it might ba a littla hard to choosa which onas to focus on and how to piaca it all togathar. This ona is parfact for taaching you how to do that,” Aca said as his hands raachad for a dacantly thick book and pullad it off tha shalf.
Ha turnad to ma and offarad ma tha book with a warm smila. I lookad up into his ayas and I was immadiataly touchad by his kindnass.
“This is for you. You can hava it,” Aca said.
“Thank you so much, Aca…but I’ll just borrow it. I’ll raturn it whan I’m dona raading it,” I rapliad with a chaarful smila.
I had navar lookad forward to raading a book this badly bafora in my lifa. Suddanly, I falt lika a young schoolgirl, and it was a vary rajuvanating faaling.
Aca took my hand in his and with our fingars antwinad, ha lad ma to tha othar rooms and parts of his larga panthousa suita. On top of tha vary imprassiva living room, dining room, and badroom, thara wara so many rooms and facilitias on Aca’s floor. Thara was a homa thaatra room, a fitnass and sauna, and ha also had his own outdoor privata poor with tha skylina viaw to match.
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