Love Slave to My Devil CEO Boss 18+ novel Chapter 276

“Are you nervous?” I asked even though I guessed that that probably wasn’t the case.

“Me? Of course, not…” Ace replied dismissively.

“That’s good, I guess. I’m really hoping that everything would go well. We’ve put in so much effort and time into this…” I said as I started to feel nervous instead.

Why wasn’t Ace getting to the point just like he always used to? It felt like he had something to tell me. Why else would he pull me into a private meeting room just when the press conference was about to start like this?

“Rina…” Ace called my name softly.

“Yes?” I replied in such a soft whisper that I almost couldn’t hear myself.

My throat suddenly went dry and my heart began racing in my chest as I waited anxiously for his next words. Instead of going on right away, Ace reached for my hands and held it a little too tightly in his as he stared deeply into my eyes. Although I knew that he wasn’t going to formally propose or anything like that, it felt like he might. I plastered the best smile that I could muster on my lips as I quickly banished that nonsensical thought from my mind. I could tell that Ace was serious as he kept on staring deeply into my eyes and I couldn’t look away from him.

“Hang in there. This will all be over soon. From now until the end of this project, try to learn as much as you can, Rina. Learn what you like or don’t like to do. Think about what you want or don’t want to do in the future for your career, ok?” he advised before he smiled warmly at me.

“Ok…” I murmured while feeling completely lost inside.

Did he really pull me all the way here just to give me some career advice?

“Ace…” I called his name softly as his hold on my hands relaxed a little.

“What is it?” he asked casually.

“Is everything…ok?” I asked while trying my best not to show my extreme worry and concern.

“Of course, it is. We’ll make this launch a success. We’ll make this commercial a success and we’ll make sure to take the prize home with us,” he replied with clear confidence.

His confidence was infectious as always and it gave me courage to believe that everything would go well just as he believed that it would. There was not a moment that I doubted Ace’s success. The fact that we all worked so hard for this and the extreme dedication that I’ve witnessed everyone on the team put into this project also gave me even more confidence in our victory.

“I’m doing fine. In case, you know…in case you’re worried about me,” I told him with a firm nod of my head.