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    Did shee here just to watch him announce his retirement from thepany?


    That wasn’t the biggest question that was on my mind at that moment. My eyes returned to Ace who


    had bowed apologetically on the stage before smiling a little regretfully at his guests. No matter what, I


    couldn’t wrap my mind around his sudden announcement.


    Why would Ace quit all of a sudden like this?


    He clearly did not discuss this with anyone. Even his father didn’t know about it, and I did not know


    anything about it either. He never talked to me about this. A sickening knot formed in the pit of my


    stomach when I realized that the only person who he might have spoken to about this matter must


    have been Elizabeth.


    Why? Why? Why?!


    Before I knew it, I was out of my seat, and I quickly made my way to the side of the stage with my wish


    to catch Ace the moment that he got off the stage. I didn’t think that Ace needed to wrap up his speech


    because it seemed like he had said all that he needed to say.


    I made it in time to catch Ace as he was walking down from the stage. There were many things that I


    wanted to ask him but the re he gave me made me hold my tongue. It was clear that Ace wasn’t


    looking forward to handling any of my inquiries. It just didn’t make any sense. He had made a promise


    to his father to grow thepany and then after that, we would get married. That wasn’t long ago at all,


    so why did he go and announce his retirement from his position as CEO just like that?


    A sinking feeling filled my core when I thought that it might be possible that Ace had changed his mind


    about growing thepany and perhaps about our future together as well. That thought and realization


    hurt me more than I could have possibly imagined before. Without knowing what to do, I silently


    followed after Ace while ignoring the pain in my feet from the high heels that I had on.


    Ace’s father stepped in to block our way and I realized that I wasn’t the only one who wanted and


    needed some answers. The host was also stunned but somehow managed to get the party to proceed


    to the next section which, thankfully, was more performances from leading artists that could capture the


    guests’ attention, at least to a certain degree.


    “We need to talk,” Ace’s father stated as he grabbed Ace’s arm as if to prevent his escape.


    To my surprise, Ace just nodded without resisting. Although they did not invite me to tag along with


    them, I did anyways as the Chairman led Ace away toward the back of the stage. I was surprised to


    find that there was another exit there at the back of the stage that led out of the hall. It must have been


    for the staff and performers.


    “Come with me…” the chairman said while maintaining his hold on Ace’s arm.


    I kept my eyes on Ace as I quickly followed after them. The two men were walking at a fast pace, and it


    took a lot of effort on my part to keep up with them. Ace’s father was clearly furious, and I could


    understand why that was so. If he cared about the fact that I was following after them, he wasn’t


    bothered to chase me off. I followed after them until we entered a dressing room that seemed to be


    empty and unused for the night.


    “What the hell did you just do?! You better exin yourself and your actions right now!” the chairman


    demanded while shouting loudly at his son.


    I made sure that the door was securely closed in fear that someone outside the room would hear the


    conversation between the two men that was about to go down.


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    “What is there for me to exin? It’s just as I just announced. I n to step down from the position of


    CEO soon,” Ace replied without any emotion.


    I felt like the chairman’s face grew a deeper shade of red as his face contorted into a mask of pure


    anger.


    “Why?! Why did you do something like that? You’re nning to quit your job as CEO?! Are you crazy?!”


    Ace’s father continued yelling in Ace’s face.


    Ace must have expected this reaction from his father because he still looked as calm andposed as


    ever. It was like his father’s reactions did not affect him at all. I wondered for the countless time what


    Ace was really thinking, and just like the chairman, I wanted to know why and how he arrived at this


    unexpected decision of his.


    “Didn’t you agree to let me do things my way?” Ace asked.


    His father shot Ace a look of extreme confusion as if he didn’t understand what his son was talking


    about. I realized that Ace must be referring to one of the conditions that he set when he made the


    agreement with his father about growing thepany. However, how does quitting his job as the CEO


    help with the growth of thepany?


    As far as I can see it, it would just ruin and damage thepany. The reaction of the guests at the


    event was clearly negative and I was sure that it would damage the rtions between Jessen’s and


    Hill’s and its clients.


    “What? I have to ept your resignation because I agreed to let you handle things your way? What a


    joke, Ace! You’re just running away from all of this again. Your decision is extremely selfish and you’re


    just letting go of your goals!” the chairman yelled loudly before panting to catch his breath.


    I was d that his father was pretty much saying everything that I had in mind. That saved me from


    having this difficult conversation with Ace. However, I knew that sooner orter, I needed to talk to him


    too.


    --To be continued…