Ava had no idea about what to say to Ace. She just kept staring at him while her heart was beating fast. Eventually, she could not look at him anymore. She stood up and ran toward the kitchen.She closed the door of the kitchen when she got in and placed her hands on her heart which was beating very fast. "What is going on with me?" She asked herself.She knew she did not love Ace because she was still in love with Damon. But why was her heart beating fast just now? She could not even bear to look at Ace anymore because she felt shy. These things only happened when she was with Damon, what was happening to her?Ace could not understand why Ava ran away. This was the first time he had ever bared his heart out to her. Was he so bad that she couldn't even hear him out?He found her actions confusing. Sometimes, she acted as though she felt something for him, and other times she avoided him like a plague. People always said women were complicated but hers was way beyond that. Despite all
Ava stood outside the door of the bedroom and silently chastised herself for being such a chicken. Why was she feeling so self-conscious around Ace? These things never bothered her before. She was never moved when his eyes met hers in the past but everything seemed different now.Ace was genuinely surprised at Ava's actions. What exactly was going on with her? She had been acting weird ever since they came into his safe house.Did the accident affect her brain? He decided to go after her and find out what the problem was. He walked slowly and quietly so she wouldn't hear his footsteps.Ava closed her eyes, leaned her head on the wall beside the door, and placed her hand on her chest as she tried to steady her breathing. She succeeded in calming her nerves but opened her eyes the next second when she felt Ace's lips on hers. Ace began to kiss her until she got carried away and kissed him back fiercely. After kissing for a while, Ace ended the kiss and placed his forehead on hers as h
Ace's underlings searched frantically for him all over but couldn't find him. Felix was the most worried. He regretted working with Gina to go after Ava. If he had known that it would turn out this way, he never would have made such plans against her.Ace was his pride and strongest support. If he lost him, he would never be able to recover from the pain. Although he had another son from a different woman, he knew that he wasn't as capable as Ace.He wondered what spell Ava had cast on his son that made him disregard his own life and get into a car with faulty brakes. He didn't raise him to be controlled by women and Ace wasn't like this in the past. This new character he had developed was simply embarrassing, to say the least.Gina finally opened her eyes back in her mansion. The doctor told her to rest but she got up and asked the underling who had saved her, "any news on Scorpion?"He shook his head, "none, for now, boss. I checked the car though but could not find any bodies so th
Black Axe wanted to ask Ace where he was but thought better of it. If Ace wanted them to know, he would have said it already.He informed the other gang members and together they left the area and went back to the Black Scorpions' mansion.When they got back home. Black Axe informed Felix that Ace was injured and hiding out in a safe place but this did not sit well with him."Why did you not bring him back here?" He asked angrily. "You know that this is the safest place for him. Now that he is injured and all alone, he is an easy target. How will he protect himself if he comes under any attack from our enemies?"Black Axe shook his head and replied. "Scorpion didn't tell me where he is. I don't exactly know why he chose not to come back here but I'm guessing that after what happened here in his absence, he doesn't trust us anymore.""So this is all because of that worthless girl? I wonder what Scorpion sees in her." After speaking, Felix angrily went into his room and shut his door.A
Ava began to blush and said, "I don't believe your situation is that critical, Scorpion." Ace laughed and after a while asked her, "what was your childhood like?"Ava kept silent for a while as she tried to recollect the events of the past. "Well, my childhood was fun. My parents were very sweet and loving to me, I was their world and I had nice friends too.I didn't get to enjoy my dad's company for much longer because he died while I was still little but I do have fond memories of him. My mum joined him a few months later but it was strange because they both died in the same way.It was very difficult for me but I came to terms with it. The friends who were nice to me while growing up, changed and I had to learn the hard way that you can't really trust your friends.What about you, Ace?" She asked him. "What was your childhood like?""It was nothing to write home about." Ace replied. "I have a few memories of my mum and how kind she was but she didn't live for so long either. After
After leaving the Black Scorpion mansion, Ace drove Ava to the venue of the gang meeting. When he opened the door of the car for her, Ava stared at him with fear in her eyes. He smiled warmly and assured her, "Do not be afraid, Ava, trust me. When I'm by your side, no one can harm you."Ava sighed, "But is it okay for me to be there? You said yourself that it's a meeting for all the gang leaders. You are the gang leader, why not go ahead? I don't have the right to be there.""You are my girl, that earns you the right to be there," Ace replied. "But Gina would eventually arrive, wouldn't she?" Ava asked. Ace sighed, "Why are you bothered about Gina? I am the one taking you there, so do not worry. Come on, take my hand, and let's go in."Ava finally came out of the car, held Ace's hand, and together they went into the building. Just as she had envisioned, there were different kinds of criminals gathered in the house, but she held onto Ace's hand as she believed he would keep his promi
Ace stared at Niel with so much fear in his eyes. He knew Niel came with Richard but he didn't know who he was or what his motive was. He had a feeling that if he gave him his gun, Niel was going to kill him. He stared at Ava and saw that she was crying. He wished he was standing much closer to Niel but from where he was, if he tried anything funny, Niel was going to kill Ava.Since he accepted this life, he knew that a day like this was going to come. He would never be able to forgive himself if something bad were to happen to Ava. He slowly dropped his gun on the floor and kicked it toward Niel. The latter picked up the gun, pushed Ava to the opposite side, and still pointed his gun at her.Ace wanted to move towards Ava who was frightened but Niel warned, "Don't move."Ace stared at him angrily and said, "You already got my gun so stop pointing your gun at Ava. If you have something against me, then go ahead and take it out with me.Niel smiled and replied, "I need you to experie
Ava asked Damon if she was out the whole month and he said she kept waking up and falling back asleep. She wanted to ask him if Ace had reached out to find out if she was okay but she realized it was a stupid question and kept it to herself.Richard arrived a few minutes later and was so happy to see her. He hugged her and told her about everything that happened in detail up until she woke up. She was hoping she would get some useful information about Ace but Richard barely mentioned him.In the weeks that followed, Ava kept staying in Damon's house while he took care of her. However, it was no longer the same. She felt as though she was in the wrong place and after two weeks, she insisted that she wanted to go back home.Damon did everything possible to convince her to stay but Ava insisted on going back, saying she missed her house and her cat.Left with no other choice, Damon informed Richard and together they drove Ava back to her house. Before she went into the house, Richard sai