Keeping Our Secret

“If it were up to me, I’ll just come out and announce that Rina and I are indeed in a relationship. However, I know that it’s not completely up to me…” Ace replied confidently before his tone darkened.

Ace’s words made me feel a little giddy inside. He reached for my hand and gave it a little supporting squeeze before he turned to smile at me. I returned his smile naturally as warmth flooded my chest. It never occurred to me that Ace was this serious about the connection that we shared. He would go as far as to announce it to everyone. That just sounded so reckless and crazy to me but at the same time I felt strangely happy about it.

The Chairman’s eyes shifted to me for a brief moment as if to gauge my reaction or to see if I wanted to voice my opinion on this. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what would be best. As for me, since we were not formally dating, I didn’t think that it was right for us to expose our relationship like that. It would probably lead to many complications and problem