Chapter 60


    Read The Trap Of Ace [by Eva Zahan] Chapter 60 – With clenched fists, I stood there with tears


    brimming into my eyes, watching him going still. Color slowly drained from his face, as his grey eyes


    widened to a friction.


    “W-what did you say?” his deep ent asked.


    “I said what you heard. If you don’t trust me at all, I don’t think this thing between us can work.” Shaking


    my head, I wiped my tears furiously. “I’m tired of you continuously keeping me in the dark! I’ve already


    suffered for years because of your one sided decision, I won’t take more. You can now happily stay in


    your penthouse with your stubbornness, secrets and privacy! No Emerald will nag you again and again


    to know your past from now on!”


    Ignoring the way his shoulders tensed, the crazed look that shed across his eyes, his clenched jaw, I


    turned around and stormed out of the room.


    “Don’t you dare put even a step out of the penthouse, Emerald! You aren’t going anywhere!”


    This time I didn’t flinch at his roar as he started to approach me. Instead, as soon as I stepped out of the


    room, I closed the door from outside, locking him in. I knew he wouldn’t let me leave at any cost. But if he


    was stubborn, so was I.


    His heavy fistsnded on the opposite side of the door. “What are you doing? Open the door, Emerald!


    You’re not leaving me! No way in h**l! I won’t let you!”


    “I will! And you can’t stop me!” Yelling out, I strode towards the main door. On the way out, my phone


    lying on the floor caught my eyes. I picked it up.


    “Emerald! Stop it! Open the door, please! You don’t mean what you’re saying! You can’t leave me!” The


    door jiggled with the force he was trying to open it. “Rosebud, please! Baby, open the door. You belong


    here with me. You can’t just leave like that. I won’t let you! Please, baby. Open the door!”


    Shrugging my jacket on as I pulled the main door open, his voice made me hesitate.


    “Baby, please! I- I love you…”


    I gulped the thickness of my throat. My filled with tears eyes went back to the closed door of his


    bedroom.


    Should I leave?


    Then the words he spit out earlier rang into my head again. The ache in my heart added fresh fuel to my


    anger. Gritting my teeth, I wiped my cheeks furiously.


    “Goodbye, Achilles Valencian!”


    “No! Don’t you dare, Emerald…”


    I mmed the door close behind me stepping outside, and the sound of his violent pounding on the


    bedroom’s door stopped along.


    I strode towards the elevator as fast as I could. My heart pounded along the relentless pouring of my


    tears. The guards’ heads turned to me, definitely thinking of my disheveled appearance. And the moment


    I stepped into the elevator, a distant thump reached my ears.


    And I knew really well what it was. He freaking broke the door down!


    But toote! He couldn’t reach me now.


    And the moment the elevator’s doors started to slide close, I saw him storming out of the penthouse.


    That instant his oddly crazed pair of dark stormy grey orbs met mine, making my heart skip.


    “Emerald stop!” His voice boomed across the corridor. The guards went on alert, looking back and forth


    at us.


    But before he could even move from his ce, the doors closed and the elevator then began to go down.


    The cool breeze along the heavy rain pped against my face when I stomped outside, ignoring the


    relentless pouring. Even the rumbling sky and shing thunders couldn’t stop me.


    I just needed to be away from this ce. I needed to breathe.


    With my soaked clothes, I slid inside my car and drove away, without looking back, with as much speed


    as I could. I knew he wasing after me. And his finding me so soon wasn’t in my wishlist right now.


    ***


    Once I was far enough from the office building, I slowed down beside a park. The road was almost


    empty, only some passing cars and hurrying people under their big umbres.


    The raindrops poured over my windshield relentlessly with the wipers sliding over them in a tireless


    motion.


    Letting out a breath through my lips, I leaned against the seat, closing my eyes. A tear slipped down at


    the side of my face.


    Do you trust me Ace?


    He didn’t answer. He didn’t even say a word. I’d have understood if he had said that he did trust me but


    he needed some time. I’d have kept quiet. But he didn’t say it.


    My lower lip trembled as I bit back a sob. I knew I was rushing him to give me answers. I knew leaving


    like that was immature and an act of a coward not being able to face the problem. But I just couldn’t stay


    there after he said those hurtful words to me. I knew he was jealous and insecure. But that didn’t give


    him license to literally use me of cheating. That didn’t give him an excuse to tell me that I had no right


    to know anything about his past right in my face.


    I knew I pushed him too. I shouldn’t have started the conversation right then. I should’ve stuck to my


    decision to give him some space. But I just… burst out.


    He remained all night and day without letting me know about his location or if he was alright when I was


    d***g out of concern. And then he came home and started all that jealous boyfriend act. And this time he


    crossed him limits.


    I always had ignored his over possessiveness over me. But I couldn’t tolerate when he said those words.


    At his back.


    I was already shocked and mad at his telling me such a huge lie and for doing those things to Warner.


    I always thought him doing all the insane stuff for me would stop someday. But now after knowing what


    he had done to Warner, how he sent him away, bought thepany to bring me back to California,


    binding me into a contract and then when Warner came back into the picture, he threatened him to


    destroy him if he didn’t go back to Seattle using his friend. And when Warner didn’t, he stamped a big red


    mark on his career.


    Anyone in my ce would’ve freaked out if they were me. When they’d know how an insane man


    trapped them with their insanely insane ways, they’d have run for the hills! But here, I just ran out of the


    penthouse.


    Because even after everything, I freaking loved that man! Even after knowing what he did back at that


    night seven years ago. Yes, he did it for me, but it didn’t hurt any less. I tried to let it pass and focus on


    forgiving and moving on. Because that’s where both of our happiness lies. But tonight, I felt like


    everything was just crashing on me at once.


    Not to forget that he bribed the police to save his father’s m******r. Even if that wasn’t the whole truth, he


    wouldn’t tell me. Why? Because he didn’t trust me.


    What did he think? That I’d leave him once he told me about his past? Or I’d tell his secret to someone


    else?


    Punching on the steering, I got out of the car under the open air. The rain wasn’t heavy anymore, but it


    was still there. With slow steps, I approached a bench at the side of the road and sat on it. Fresh cool air


    of the rain filled my lungs.


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    My phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since I left the penthouse. I thought it wouldn’t work after I mmed it


    down.


    I let it be. I knew who it was anyway.


    Letting out a sigh, I looked up at the sky. Even after the heavy pouring, the dark clouds still engulfed the


    clear sky.


    I knew he was looking for me. But I wasn’t going back to him so soon. Not after what he did.


    Yes, I told him I was leaving him. But the truth was, I even knew at that moment that my statement


    wouldn’t stay consistent for long. I knew I couldn’t live without him for long.


    Even after everything, I couldn’t hate him a pinch.


    But that didn’t mean I wasn’t hurt. He didn’t trust me. And it hurt me the most.


    I could still hear his silence. And it hit my heart like a sharp dagger.


    And above all things, there was still a sword hanging over my neck.


    Arthur.


    I hadn’t seen him after that day. Well, I didn’t go to the office after that. Though he didn’t do anything else


    after that confrontation, I knew he wasn’t going to sit still. Knowing that I knew his truth, not whole but


    partially- well, that’s what he thought, he’d always have this fear of being exposed in his mind. And he


    would definitely do something to prevent that. Do something big so that he wouldn’t get stuck into any


    kind of problems.


    And that vexed me. I wanted him out of our lives as soon as possible. But until I knew what part of Ace’s


    past he was using as his weapon against me, I couldn’t do anything. And that was half of the reason


    behind my urgency to know the truth.


    I could just tell Ace about it, but I couldn’t take the risk of Arthur’s doing something to Ace either. I just


    couldn’t. What if he was telling the truth? What if he really did know something, the same thing Ace


    wanted to hide from me?


    I groaned. Frustration built up in me, making me want to break something. Everything was turning into a


    mess. And all of this because of that snake and my beloved man’s secret!


    My phone buzzed again. I red holes at his name that was shing over my screen.


    No matter how much you call, I won’t receive.


    I didn’t know what I was going to do next, but I definitely wasn’t going back until he tells me that he


    trusted me and promises not to repeat the words he spit tonight. And definitely not until he rectifies his


    mistake and apologies to Warner. For everything he did to him.


    I knew he wasn’t going to apologise so easily. But if he wants me to go with him, he’ll have to apologise.


    To me also.


    I cut his call and wiped my face. The rain has already stopped, leaving goosebumps on my skin with the


    chilling breeze it left. I was only in a thin cotton red sundress. And the wet fabric clung to me like a


    second skin now.


    My phone buzzed again. And this time, it was a message. From Warner.


    Please, Emerald. Just onest time. Don’t I even deserve it?


    I frowned in confusion. What was he talking about?


    And then I read the other message he sent me earlier. It read it was delivered in the evening. My phone


    wasn’t with me then, so I couldn’t check it earlier.


    Em, I know I crossed my line again today. For that, you must be mad at me. And I’m really sorry for that.


    I’m leaving for NY tonight. I don’t know when I can see you again. So… can you please meet me onest


    time before I go back? I want to remember your smile when I leave.


    My frown deepened. He was leaving? Tonight? But why all of a sudden?


    Then I sighed. Of course. After the way I hurt him and after what Ace did to him, why’d he want to stay?


    And he had a life of his own.


    I also didn’t want him to leave with a bitter note.


    And I didn’t have any ce to go to right now anyway. I couldn’t go to Mom and Dad’s ce, they’d be


    concerned seeing my state. Casie wasn’t in the town either. And going back to the penthouse wasn’t an


    option for me right now. I couldn’t even go to Tobias’ apartment. He was staying at Mom’s tonight.


    Maybe I’d just go to Beth’s after meeting Warner. I wanted to apologise to him for Ace’s action again.


    Sniffling, with a still heavy heart, I got up and walked to my car. When the phone buzzed again with the


    devil’s name shing on the screen, I turned off the phone.


    I wasn’t important enough for him to tell me anything right? Let him taste his own medicine now.


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