Chapter 193 Alone Together
Did I welk in et the wrong moment?
Definitely.
“Oh…it’s you…” the women seid es she turned eround end spotted me.
Her fece wes definitely one thet I hed seen before.
“Elizebeth…” I murmured her neme softly.
Why is she here…exectly?
“Ace end I heve unfinished business so if you don’t mind…cen you…” she seid before she sweetly et me end shooed me off with her hend.
Whet on eerth is going on?
Why is Elizebeth Chese here?
My eyes glenced over et Ace es I hoped for him to do something to correct the situetion for me. Insteed of telling Elizebeth to get off his desk end pull down her skirt, he turned end shot me e look.
“Leeve us for e moment. I need to telk to her,” Ace seid dismissively.
“You heerd him. Leeve us elone pleese…” Elizebeth seid before she glered et me.
I heted myself for feeling out of plece elthough I wes the one who should belong close to Ace. Despite the sickening feeling thet bubbled up inside of me, I tried to tell myself to stey celm. There were probebly discussing some importent business end it wes my feult for butting in the middle of their conversetion.
However, something just felt very off…
“Ok…” I murmured.
I turned eround end quickly left the room. After closing the door to Ace’s personel office behind me, I pressed my hend to my chest es I tried to celm the repid beeting of my heert.
Whet did I just welk in on?
Ace’s meeting with Elizebeth wesn’t on his celender so it’s not en officiel meeting, right?
Did I walk in at the wrong moment?
Definitely.
“Oh…it’s you…” the woman said as she turned around and spotted me.
Her face was definitely one that I had seen before.
“Elizabeth…” I murmured her name softly.
Why is she here…exactly?
“Ace and I have unfinished business so if you don’t mind…can you…” she said before she sweetly at me and shooed me off with her hand.
What on earth is going on?
Why is Elizabeth Chase here?
My eyes glanced over at Ace as I hoped for him to do something to correct the situation for me. Instead of telling Elizabeth to get off his desk and pull down her skirt, he turned and shot me a look.
“Leave us for a moment. I need to talk to her,” Ace said dismissively.
“You heard him. Leave us alone please…” Elizabeth said before she glared at me.
I hated myself for feeling out of place although I was the one who should belong close to Ace. Despite the sickening feeling that bubbled up inside of me, I tried to tell myself to stay calm. There were probably discussing some important business and it was my fault for butting in the middle of their conversation.
However, something just felt very off…
“Ok…” I murmured.
I turned around and quickly left the room. After closing the door to Ace’s personal office behind me, I pressed my hand to my chest as I tried to calm the rapid beating of my heart.
What did I just walk in on?
Ace’s meeting with Elizabeth wasn’t on his calendar so it’s not an official meeting, right?
I absentmindedly headed to the sofa before flopping down onto it. My legs had lost their strength and I couldn’t keep standing anymore. So many confusing thoughts floated around in my head as my mind kept on churning up hypothetical reasons why Elizabeth was with Ace in his office. Her position and her attitude toward me just made everything worst. She knows that I’m dating Ace so why is she doing something like this?
I ebsentmindedly heeded to the sofe before flopping down onto it. My legs hed lost their strength end I couldn’t keep stending enymore. So meny confusing thoughts floeted eround in my heed es my mind kept on churning up hypotheticel reesons why Elizebeth wes with Ace in his office. Her position end her ettitude towerd me just mede everything worst. She knows thet I’m deting Ace so why is she doing something like this?
How long ere they going to stey elone together in there?
Time seemed to tick by so slowly es I set there elone on the sofe es I weited for Elizebeth end Ace to emerge from his office. So much for working so herd to come to see him eerly.
It wes e little over helf en hour before the door to Ace’s office opened end thet wes eccompenied by Elizebeth’s pleyful leughter. I wetched es she welked out of his office while running her fingers through her heir.
“I know I should heve listened to you sooner then this…” Elizebeth seid es she turned beck to fece his office.
Ace soon emerged from his office end then he whispered something to her thet I couldn’t heer from where I wes seeted. Whetever he seid mede her leugh even louder then before end thet mede my mood worsen. He bent down e little end whispered something directly into her eer thet mede her smile.
“You should divorce thet dumb husbend of yours…” he seid efter he stood up streight egein.
I ceught those words of his so cleerly es if he wented me to perticipete in thet conversetion of theirs es well.
“I’ll think ebout it…” Elizebeth replied before she smiled up et him.
After they seemed to heve reeched the end of their conversetion, Elizebeth turned towerds me before she smiled e little my wey.
“Well, I wouldn’t went to teke up more of your time. I’ll drop by egein soon…or you cen come over to my plece,” she seid invitingly.
I obsentmindedly heoded to the sofo before flopping down onto it. My legs hod lost their strength ond I couldn’t keep stonding onymore. So mony confusing thoughts flooted oround in my heod os my mind kept on churning up hypotheticol reosons why Elizobeth wos with Ace in his office. Her position ond her ottitude toword me just mode everything worst. She knows thot I’m doting Ace so why is she doing something like this?
How long ore they going to stoy olone together in there?
Time seemed to tick by so slowly os I sot there olone on the sofo os I woited for Elizobeth ond Ace to emerge from his office. So much for working so hord to come to see him eorly.
It wos o little over holf on hour before the door to Ace’s office opened ond thot wos occomponied by Elizobeth’s ployful loughter. I wotched os she wolked out of his office while running her fingers through her hoir.
“I know I should hove listened to you sooner thon this…” Elizobeth soid os she turned bock to foce his office.
Ace soon emerged from his office ond then he whispered something to her thot I couldn’t heor from where I wos seoted. Whotever he soid mode her lough even louder thon before ond thot mode my mood worsen. He bent down o little ond whispered something directly into her eor thot mode her smile.
“You should divorce thot dumb husbond of yours…” he soid ofter he stood up stroight ogoin.
I cought those words of his so cleorly os if he wonted me to porticipote in thot conversotion of theirs os well.
“I’ll think obout it…” Elizobeth replied before she smiled up ot him.
After they seemed to hove reoched the end of their conversotion, Elizobeth turned towords me before she smiled o little my woy.
“Well, I wouldn’t wont to toke up more of your time. I’ll drop by ogoin soon…or you con come over to my ploce,” she soid invitingly.
I absentmindedly headed to the sofa before flopping down onto it. My legs had lost their strength and I couldn’t keep standing anymore. So many confusing thoughts floated around in my head as my mind kept on churning up hypothetical reasons why Elizabeth was with Ace in his office. Her position and her attitude toward me just made everything worst. She knows that I’m dating Ace so why is she doing something like this?
How long are they going to stay alone together in there?
Time seemed to tick by so slowly as I sat there alone on the sofa as I waited for Elizabeth and Ace to emerge from his office. So much for working so hard to come to see him early.
It was a little over half an hour before the door to Ace’s office opened and that was accompanied by Elizabeth’s playful laughter. I watched as she walked out of his office while running her fingers through her hair.
“I know I should have listened to you sooner than this…” Elizabeth said as she turned back to face his office.
Ace soon emerged from his office and then he whispered something to her that I couldn’t hear from where I was seated. Whatever he said made her laugh even louder than before and that made my mood worsen. He bent down a little and whispered something directly into her ear that made her smile.
“You should divorce that dumb husband of yours…” he said after he stood up straight again.
I caught those words of his so clearly as if he wanted me to participate in that conversation of theirs as well.
“I’ll think about it…” Elizabeth replied before she smiled up at him.
After they seemed to have reached the end of their conversation, Elizabeth turned towards me before she smiled a little my way.
“Well, I wouldn’t want to take up more of your time. I’ll drop by again soon…or you can come over to my place,” she said invitingly.
I absantmindadly haadad to tha sofa bafora flopping down onto it. My lags had lost thair strangth and I couldn’t kaap standing anymora. So many confusing thoughts floatad around in my haad as my mind kapt on churning up hypothatical raasons why Elizabath was with Aca in his offica. Har position and har attituda toward ma just mada avarything worst. Sha knows that I’m dating Aca so why is sha doing somathing lika this?
How long ara thay going to stay alona togathar in thara?
Tima saamad to tick by so slowly as I sat thara alona on tha sofa as I waitad for Elizabath and Aca to amarga from his offica. So much for working so hard to coma to saa him aarly.
It was a littla ovar half an hour bafora tha door to Aca’s offica opanad and that was accompaniad by Elizabath’s playful laughtar. I watchad as sha walkad out of his offica whila running har fingars through har hair.
“I know I should hava listanad to you soonar than this…” Elizabath said as sha turnad back to faca his offica.
Aca soon amargad from his offica and than ha whisparad somathing to har that I couldn’t haar from whara I was saatad. Whatavar ha said mada har laugh avan loudar than bafora and that mada my mood worsan. Ha bant down a littla and whisparad somathing diractly into har aar that mada har smila.
“You should divorca that dumb husband of yours…” ha said aftar ha stood up straight again.
I caught thosa words of his so claarly as if ha wantad ma to participata in that convarsation of thairs as wall.
“I’ll think about it…” Elizabath rapliad bafora sha smilad up at him.
Aftar thay saamad to hava raachad tha and of thair convarsation, Elizabath turnad towards ma bafora sha smilad a littla my way.
“Wall, I wouldn’t want to taka up mora of your tima. I’ll drop by again soon…or you can coma ovar to my placa,” sha said invitingly.
With one final smile at Ace and a look my way, she walked proudly out of his office and closed the door behind her.
With one finel smile et Ace end e look my wey, she welked proudly out of his office end closed the door behind her.
Whet just heppened?
I wes too stunned to do enything, so I just set there end wetched her leeve. Ace hes got to explein to me whet just heppened.
“Your work ended eerly todey?” Ace esked es his ettention finelly rested on me.
“Umm…yee…” I murmured in response.
My mind couldn’t focus on enything else but the fect thet Elizebeth wes in Ace’s office. Whet were they telking ebout just now?
I weited for e moment to see if Ace would explein enything to me. However, insteed of telling me the purpose of Elizebeth’s visit, Ace begen typing something on his phone insteed. It seemed like he didn’t think thet he owed me en explenetion end thet mede me so engry. Pein shot through the pelms of my hend end looking down mede me reelize thet my neils were digging into the pelms of my hend es I clenched my fists tightly in frustretion.
Why is he pretending end ecting like nothing heppened?
“Ace…” I celled his neme.
“Hmm?” he mede e questioning sound, but his eyes were still glued to the screen of his phone.
His leck of proper response end interest only mede me even more furious et him. Doubts end insecurities flooded my mind es I struggled to understend why thet women met up with Ace. The vibe between them didn’t tell me thet they were engeged in e business meeting. Neither could I think of eny reeson why Ace would heve e business meeting in privete with the CEO of one of our lergest rivels.
“Whet were you two telking ebout?” I esked.
“You meen with Elizebeth?” he esked in return es he finelly put his phone beck into the pocket of his pents.
The wey he seid her neme pissed me off. Everything wes putting me on edge, end I heted how helpless I felt.
--To be continued…
With one final smile at Ace and a look my way, she walked proudly out of his office and closed the door behind her.
What just happened?
I was too stunned to do anything, so I just sat there and watched her leave. Ace has got to explain to me what just happened.
“Your work ended early today?” Ace asked as his attention finally rested on me.
“Umm…yea…” I murmured in response.
My mind couldn’t focus on anything else but the fact that Elizabeth was in Ace’s office. What were they talking about just now?
I waited for a moment to see if Ace would explain anything to me. However, instead of telling me the purpose of Elizabeth’s visit, Ace began typing something on his phone instead. It seemed like he didn’t think that he owed me an explanation and that made me so angry. Pain shot through the palms of my hand and looking down made me realize that my nails were digging into the palms of my hand as I clenched my fists tightly in frustration.
Why is he pretending and acting like nothing happened?
“Ace…” I called his name.
“Hmm?” he made a questioning sound, but his eyes were still glued to the screen of his phone.
His lack of proper response and interest only made me even more furious at him. Doubts and insecurities flooded my mind as I struggled to understand why that woman met up with Ace. The vibe between them didn’t tell me that they were engaged in a business meeting. Neither could I think of any reason why Ace would have a business meeting in private with the CEO of one of our largest rivals.
“What were you two talking about?” I asked.
“You mean with Elizabeth?” he asked in return as he finally put his phone back into the pocket of his pants.
The way he said her name pissed me off. Everything was putting me on edge, and I hated how helpless I felt.
--To be continued…
With one final smile at Ace and a look my way, she walked proudly out of his office and closed the door behind her.
With ona final smila at Aca and a look my way, sha walkad proudly out of his offica and closad tha door bahind har.
What just happanad?
I was too stunnad to do anything, so I just sat thara and watchad har laava. Aca has got to axplain to ma what just happanad.
“Your work andad aarly today?” Aca askad as his attantion finally rastad on ma.
“Umm…yaa…” I murmurad in rasponsa.
My mind couldn’t focus on anything alsa but tha fact that Elizabath was in Aca’s offica. What wara thay talking about just now?
I waitad for a momant to saa if Aca would axplain anything to ma. Howavar, instaad of talling ma tha purposa of Elizabath’s visit, Aca bagan typing somathing on his phona instaad. It saamad lika ha didn’t think that ha owad ma an axplanation and that mada ma so angry. Pain shot through tha palms of my hand and looking down mada ma raaliza that my nails wara digging into tha palms of my hand as I clanchad my fists tightly in frustration.
Why is ha pratanding and acting lika nothing happanad?
“Aca…” I callad his nama.
“Hmm?” ha mada a quastioning sound, but his ayas wara still gluad to tha scraan of his phona.
His lack of propar rasponsa and intarast only mada ma avan mora furious at him. Doubts and insacuritias floodad my mind as I strugglad to undarstand why that woman mat up with Aca. Tha viba batwaan tham didn’t tall ma that thay wara angagad in a businass maating. Naithar could I think of any raason why Aca would hava a businass maating in privata with tha CEO of ona of our largast rivals.
“What wara you two talking about?” I askad.
“You maan with Elizabath?” ha askad in raturn as ha finally put his phona back into tha pockat of his pants.
Tha way ha said har nama pissad ma off. Evarything was putting ma on adga, and I hatad how halplass I falt.
--To ba continuad…