Love Slave to My Devil CEO Boss 18+ novel Chapter 225

“That’s ok. I completely understand that it couldn’t be helped. I hope everything is fine now at work…” I replied before I tried my best to smile at him.

“It’s all good now…” he replied.

After waiting a few seconds, I realized that he wasn’t going to tell me anything about what had happened at work. I bit on the inside of my lower lip as I tried to tell myself that it didn’t concern me, and it must have been confidential.

“Thank you…for the flowers,” I thanked him.

“No worries. It is already kind of late, but I thought we could spend whatever time that there is left together before Monday arrives…” he said a little teasingly.

“What a wonderful idea…” I replied.

Ace sat down on my bed and patted the spot next to him invitingly. I took in a deep breath and sat down next to him on the bed. It seemed like Ace had something to say and I couldn’t wait to hear what it was.

“A party is coming up that I need to attend this coming weekend and I need you to be there with me. I’ll send you more details later about it tomorrow when we are at work,” Ace said a little sternly.

Suddenly, he seemed very serious. When he mentioned that he wanted to spend the little time that was left of our weekend together with me, I didn’t imagine that he wanted to spend the time talking about work. It was clear from his serious tone that the party that he was referring to wasn’t going to be a leisurely one that he attended for the sake of entertainment or joy.

“I see. Sure, I’ll make note of all the details when you send it over,” I replied as I tried not to let my disappointment show.

Inside, I hoped that Ace didn’t come all the way over here just to discuss this upcoming work party with me no matter how important it may be. Our conversation died just as suddenly as it had started, and I found myself struggling to deal with the tension that had formed in the air between us.

“Ace…” I called his name softly.

“What is it?” he asked curiously.

I wanted to slap my own face. Despite all the efforts that I had put into finding the words to ask him about his relationship with Elizabeth, I couldn’t find the words. Ace gave me a curious look as his hazel eyes stared down into my face. My throat suddenly felt very dry, and my mind became blank.

“Rina?” he called my name softly and questioningly.

“Oh…umm…I was just wondering if you were at the office this entire time?” I asked.

“Yeah. Clearing up the mess took much longer than I thought,” he replied smoothly.

Unless I saw his ghost driving his car out of the company’s parking lot, then Ace was definitely lying to me. A painful lump formed in my throat as a sinking feeling developed in my chest. I could feel his eyes on my face, and I forced myself to smile a little at him.