“Would you believe anything that I say at this point?” Ace asked as he cocked his head a little to the side to observe my reactions.
I didn’t have any answer for him because I wasn’t sure about that myself. Ace’s intense gaze continued to rest on my face while I chewed on the inside of my lower lip as I hesitated.
“I’m willing to listen. So please, tell me what is really going on…” I replied after trying my best to pick the right words.
“It’s still true. Elizabeth and I may have a very complicated relationship but we are not involved with each other in the way that you think. I’ve met her many times, but it was all for work,” he replied to my earlier question calmly.
“And you can’t tell me what work you two have been working on, right?” I asked although I already knew the answer.
Ace just nodded his head at me once and that was his response to my question. Now it was up to me whether or not I would believe him. Ace didn’t say anything else but his eyes were still on my face while I wondered what he saw there. According to him, I wasn’t very good at hiding my thoughts and feelings from him. Multiple emotions must have flickered across my face as I tried to understand myself and what I was feeling.
I wanted to believe him, but could things really be this simple?
I glanced down at my hands and found that they were balled into tight fists. The silence between us stretched on as the atmosphere got more tense than it was before. Ace didn’t explain himself or anything any further. It was as if he was leaving it to me to choose whether or not I would believe him.
“If I choose to believe you, will there come a day when you’ll tell me what is going on?” I asked after a while of thought.
“You’ll find out at the same time as the rest…” he replied seriously.
I wondered who he was referring to and when that would be.
“When will that be? How long will I have to wait?” I asked as I tried to stop the feeling of hope that welled up in my chest.
“It’ll probably be around the end of Project Alpha, which is probably around a month’s time…” Ace replied.
A month’s time…
A month wasn’t that long; however, I knew that it would probably feel like an eternity if I waited with something like this on my mind.
“Will you really step down from your position as CEO then too?” I asked as I stared right into his eyes.
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