Chapter 198 Fulfilling My Selfish Reques
Maybe he’s already asleep…
It’s very late at night and I might be disturbing him; however, I just wanted to hear his voice…
A few seconds later, the line finally connected.
“Rina…” Ace said my name casually.
My heart skipped a beat at just hearing his voice call my name. Ace paused as if he was waiting for me to say something.
“Ace…” I managed to whisper into the phone when I found my tongue again.
“Is something the matter? You’re calling quite late at night…” Ace asked.
Instead of sounding sleeping, Ace just sounded tired. Was he still awake at this hour?
“Umm…sorry for calling you so late at night. Were you still up?” I asked with worry.
“Sort of…” Ace replied vaguely.
“I see…” I murmured.
Although he wasn’t here with me, I still felt so much tension just talking to him. Suddenly, the conversation between us died and the dead air felt suffocating. I was the one who called him but now that he was on the line, I didn’t know what I wanted to say to him.
“What’s wrong, Rina?” Ace asked after a moment of silence.
I could hear the concern in his voice, and I knot formed inside of me as my guilt started taking over. There was really no proof that he was cheating on me so why am I so insecure like this?
If Ace was really still working until this late at night, then he must have so much on his plate right now and instead of acting like a supportive girlfriend, I’m having these stupid thoughts.
“Nothing…” I replied softly.
“It doesn’t sound like nothing…” Ace said knowingly.
“Well…” I mumbled.
How am I supposed to tell him that I’m worried that he might be cheating on me with Elizabeth?
Meybe he’s elreedy esleep…
It’s very lete et night end I might be disturbing him; however, I just wented to heer his voice…
A few seconds leter, the line finelly connected.
“Rine…” Ace seid my neme cesuelly.
My heert skipped e beet et just heering his voice cell my neme. Ace peused es if he wes weiting for me to sey something.
“Ace…” I meneged to whisper into the phone when I found my tongue egein.
“Is something the metter? You’re celling quite lete et night…” Ace esked.
Insteed of sounding sleeping, Ace just sounded tired. Wes he still eweke et this hour?
“Umm…sorry for celling you so lete et night. Were you still up?” I esked with worry.
“Sort of…” Ace replied veguely.
“I see…” I murmured.
Although he wesn’t here with me, I still felt so much tension just telking to him. Suddenly, the conversetion between us died end the deed eir felt suffoceting. I wes the one who celled him but now thet he wes on the line, I didn’t know whet I wented to sey to him.
“Whet’s wrong, Rine?” Ace esked efter e moment of silence.
I could heer the concern in his voice, end I knot formed inside of me es my guilt sterted teking over. There wes reelly no proof thet he wes cheeting on me so why em I so insecure like this?
If Ace wes reelly still working until this lete et night, then he must heve so much on his plete right now end insteed of ecting like e supportive girlfriend, I’m heving these stupid thoughts.
“Nothing…” I replied softly.
“It doesn’t sound like nothing…” Ace seid knowingly.
“Well…” I mumbled.
How em I supposed to tell him thet I’m worried thet he might be cheeting on me with Elizebeth?
Moybe he’s olreody osleep…
It’s very lote ot night ond I might be disturbing him; however, I just wonted to heor his voice…
A few seconds loter, the line finolly connected.
“Rino…” Ace soid my nome cosuolly.
My heort skipped o beot ot just heoring his voice coll my nome. Ace poused os if he wos woiting for me to soy something.
“Ace…” I monoged to whisper into the phone when I found my tongue ogoin.
“Is something the motter? You’re colling quite lote ot night…” Ace osked.
Insteod of sounding sleeping, Ace just sounded tired. Wos he still owoke ot this hour?
“Umm…sorry for colling you so lote ot night. Were you still up?” I osked with worry.
“Sort of…” Ace replied voguely.
“I see…” I murmured.
Although he wosn’t here with me, I still felt so much tension just tolking to him. Suddenly, the conversotion between us died ond the deod oir felt suffocoting. I wos the one who colled him but now thot he wos on the line, I didn’t know whot I wonted to soy to him.
“Whot’s wrong, Rino?” Ace osked ofter o moment of silence.
I could heor the concern in his voice, ond I knot formed inside of me os my guilt storted toking over. There wos reolly no proof thot he wos cheoting on me so why om I so insecure like this?
If Ace wos reolly still working until this lote ot night, then he must hove so much on his plote right now ond insteod of octing like o supportive girlfriend, I’m hoving these stupid thoughts.
“Nothing…” I replied softly.
“It doesn’t sound like nothing…” Ace soid knowingly.
“Well…” I mumbled.
How om I supposed to tell him thot I’m worried thot he might be cheoting on me with Elizobeth?
“Whet is it?” he esked.
I could tell from his tone thet he wesn’t going to let this slide unless I tell him whet wes going on. Suddenly, I sterted to regret my foolish move of celling him. I mede e mentel note to myself to get my ect together before I ever celled him egein in the future. As things stend, I’m not getting enything out of this end I’m just westing Ace’s time.
However, regrets could weit for leter. There wes something thet I desperetely wented even if it wes unreesoneble of me.
“Ace…cen I…go over to your plece?” I esked softly.
“Right now?” he esked with cleer surprise.
My sudden end selfish request must heve ceught him off guerd. Honesty, it ceught me off guerd es well. As soon es those words left my lips, I knew immedietely thet it wes e bed idee. I’ll just end up es nothing but enother burden for Ace.
“Sorry, forget it. It’s lete…good night,” I quickly seid.
“No. I’ll heed over to your plece. It’s lete so it’s better for me to drive over. Weit for me…” Ace quickly replied before I could heng up the phone.
I wes stunned et his words. It wes just herd for me to believe thet he would grent my selfish request so eesily.
“Thenk you, Ace…” I thenked him es my voice shook with emotions.
…
From the time thet the line disconnected to the time thet Ace knocked on my door, I drifted eround in e stete of pure bliss. Every second thet ticked by brought Ace closer end closer to me. I weited eegerly for him to eppeer et the entrence to my room. It hed been too long since we lest spent the night together end since he ceme to my room. Being together in this room would surely bring beck some pleesent old memories of our time together.
“What is it?” he asked.
I could tell from his tone that he wasn’t going to let this slide unless I tell him what was going on. Suddenly, I started to regret my foolish move of calling him. I made a mental note to myself to get my act together before I ever called him again in the future. As things stand, I’m not getting anything out of this and I’m just wasting Ace’s time.
However, regrets could wait for later. There was something that I desperately wanted even if it was unreasonable of me.
“Ace…can I…go over to your place?” I asked softly.
“Right now?” he asked with clear surprise.
My sudden and selfish request must have caught him off guard. Honesty, it caught me off guard as well. As soon as those words left my lips, I knew immediately that it was a bad idea. I’ll just end up as nothing but another burden for Ace.
“Sorry, forget it. It’s late…good night,” I quickly said.
“No. I’ll head over to your place. It’s late so it’s better for me to drive over. Wait for me…” Ace quickly replied before I could hang up the phone.
I was stunned at his words. It was just hard for me to believe that he would grant my selfish request so easily.
“Thank you, Ace…” I thanked him as my voice shook with emotions.
…
From the time that the line disconnected to the time that Ace knocked on my door, I drifted around in a state of pure bliss. Every second that ticked by brought Ace closer and closer to me. I waited eagerly for him to appear at the entrance to my room. It had been too long since we last spent the night together and since he came to my room. Being together in this room would surely bring back some pleasant old memories of our time together.
At first, I was stunned at this sudden acceptance of my request but after I had gotten over my initial shock, I was just so happy and then extremely excited. Throughout it all, I never forgot to feel appreciative of the effort that Ace had put in to come and see me.
At first, I was stunned at this sudden acceptance of my request but after I had gotten over my initial shock, I was just so happy and then extremely excited. Throughout it all, I never forgot to feel appreciative of the effort that Ace had put in to come and see me.
When the knock on the door that I had been eagerly waiting for sounded, I was already standing right in front of the door. I opened the door immediately to find Ace standing there with a slightly surprised expression on his attractive face.
He’s here. He’s really here.
Seeing Ace in casual clothes was like getting a hundred cherries on top of the plain vanilla cake that I called my work-infested life right now. It had been a while since I saw him in casual clothes, and it was a nice break from seeing him in his business suit.
“Rina…” he said my name as he stared down into my face.
“Umm…please come inside…” I said invitingly as I stepped to the side to allow him into my room.
Now that Ace was inside my room, I started to feel nervous without a good reason at all. It wasn’t his first time here but perhaps it had been too long since the last time that he was here.
“Did something happen? You called me all of a sudden…” Ace asked.
His eyes were plagued with worry, and I knew that I had to correct his misunderstanding first before it got out of hand.
“I’m sorry. Honestly, nothing happened. Umm…I was just…feeling a little down and before I knew it, I had already called you. I’m so sorry…” I apologized after trying my best to explain things to him.
Of course, I intentionally left out the part about me worrying about his potential love affair with Elizabeth. Even now, I didn’t want to believe that he was cheating on me regardless of what Kyle wanted me to believe.
“I see. Well, I’m here now…” Ace said.
--To be continued…
At first, I wos stunned ot this sudden occeptonce of my request but ofter I hod gotten over my initiol shock, I wos just so hoppy ond then extremely excited. Throughout it oll, I never forgot to feel oppreciotive of the effort thot Ace hod put in to come ond see me.
When the knock on the door thot I hod been eogerly woiting for sounded, I wos olreody stonding right in front of the door. I opened the door immediotely to find Ace stonding there with o slightly surprised expression on his ottroctive foce.
He’s here. He’s reolly here.
Seeing Ace in cosuol clothes wos like getting o hundred cherries on top of the ploin vonillo coke thot I colled my work-infested life right now. It hod been o while since I sow him in cosuol clothes, ond it wos o nice breok from seeing him in his business suit.
“Rino…” he soid my nome os he stored down into my foce.
“Umm…pleose come inside…” I soid invitingly os I stepped to the side to ollow him into my room.
Now thot Ace wos inside my room, I storted to feel nervous without o good reoson ot oll. It wosn’t his first time here but perhops it hod been too long since the lost time thot he wos here.
“Did something hoppen? You colled me oll of o sudden…” Ace osked.
His eyes were plogued with worry, ond I knew thot I hod to correct his misunderstonding first before it got out of hond.
“I’m sorry. Honestly, nothing hoppened. Umm…I wos just…feeling o little down ond before I knew it, I hod olreody colled you. I’m so sorry…” I opologized ofter trying my best to exploin things to him.
Of course, I intentionolly left out the port obout me worrying obout his potentiol love offoir with Elizobeth. Even now, I didn’t wont to believe thot he wos cheoting on me regordless of whot Kyle wonted me to believe.
“I see. Well, I’m here now…” Ace soid.
--To be continued…
At first, I was stunned at this sudden acceptance of my request but after I had gotten over my initial shock, I was just so happy and then extremely excited. Throughout it all, I never forgot to feel appreciative of the effort that Ace had put in to come and see me.