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“I am sorry but regardless of what I think about this, I honestly don’t think that I can change Ace’s mind,” I confessed softly. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Of course, he might just leave you behind when all of this is over. However, if he cares for you, don’t you think that he’ll at least lend you an ear?” he asked suggestively. I had nothing to say to that. The possibility of Ace simply just leaving me when he quit his position brought a throbbing pain to my chest. Just thinking about it hurt so badly that I couldn’t imagine how much it would actually hurt if it were to turn into reality. I knew at that moment that I needed to do something; however, I wasn’t sure what to do. The chairman probably thought that he was being very convincing, and he probably wasn’t wrong. However, I didn’t think that it would be wise for me to take any action without thinking things through. “Thank you so much for the warning and for thinking of me. I’ll think about it…” I said without making

Ace seemed surprised for the first time since I stepped into his personal office. I should have known that question would have sounded weird. It was also very straightforward; however, I didn’t want to evade it any longer. I just had to know his thoughts on this and because of that, I decided to wait in silence for Ace’s answer. “Nothing,” he replied simply. “Nothing?” I repeated his reply in surprise. I hadn’t thought that the answer that he arrived to after being surprised and putting his thought into it would be so simple. “Nothing. Nothing will change between us. Just because I won’t be working here anymore doesn’t mean that anything will change between us. Well, I’ll no longer be your boss and you won’t be my secretary anymore but that doesn’t have anything to do with our relationship,” Ace explained calmly. I guess that did kind of make sense…“Umm…do you really mean that?” I asked just to make sure.“Of course. I mean it, and it’s true. We may see each other less if I no

“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

“You’re right. There’s nothing else that we can do now but pray…” Jeremy replied in a hushed whisper.I could sense everyone’s excitement and anticipation as they waited eagerly for the event to finally come to a start. The dim lighting casted an eerie glow over the room, adding to the sense of mystery and expectation. The lack of lighting made it difficult for me to see around and that only worked to heighten my sense of hearing. The sound of people whispering to each other in hushed whispers filled the air before the light on the stage suddenly turned on. The orange glow of the spotlights shining down onto the stage brought silence immediately to the restless crowd of audience. I found myself holding my breath as I stared at the stage that was now bathed in a warm golden glow. The silence felt deafening and although I knew that Ace was about to make his appearance on the stage, I couldn’t stop myself from feeling excited. The sound of applause flooded the hall in one big explosion

The event did not end quite as we had all expected. In the end, the buzz of questions around Ace’s upcoming retirement from his position as the CEO did die down a little and the crowd of reporters was brought under control by the security team. There was a moment of peace before order was restored and the press’s attention shifted back to what was supposed to be the focus of the event which was the launch of the commercial. I began wondering what would be covered more in the news between Ace’s retirement confirmation or the launch of the commercial. If I had to make a guess, I would bet on the topic of Ace quitting his job. Hopefully, Julianna had some backup plan to deal with this so that Project Alpha wouldn’t be impacted. There was also the possibility that the commercial might gain a lot more popularity and views by riding on the back of the news related to Ace. Whatever was going to happen, I prayed for the commercial to be a success. Toward the end of the event, the questions