Most of all, I was thankful and proud of the fact that we were still together despite everything that happened and all the obstacles that stood in our way. I did realize that there were still many obstacles in our way, but I was certain that we would be able to overcome them somehow if we just stuck together like we always have. “Congratulations, Ace. I’m very proud of you,” I complimented him openly before letting out a giggle.It was funny how I just couldn’t stop smiling because I was just that happy for him and also for us. With the merger and our relationship as boss and secretary out of the way, maybe we could focus more on our relationship. It still felt kind of sad that I was no longer his personal secretary and that I wouldn’t get to work with him anymore. It was so ironic how much I hated this position of his secretary when I first started working for him. I could still remember how against it I was back then. To make matters worse, I somehow convinced myself that he only w

“You’re coming with me,” he said with a firm nod of his head.“Me?” I asked with widened eyes.“Of course. Who else? Don’t you dare think that you’re getting out of this one,” Ace said with a satisfied laugh. “You can’t be serious. You do realize that I’m not longer your secretary, right?” I asked as I batted my eyelashes at him teasingly. Although I wanted to tease him, it was true that I was no longer working as his secretary. The thought of being dragged to all the farewell parties along with him excited me a little but it also felt like a hassle. Above all else, I knew that I wasn’t a big fan of big gatherings and meeting so many new people all at once. “You’re not going as my personal secretary. You’re going as my girlfriend,” he replied like it was supposed to be obvious. “Umm…isn’t it too soon?” I asked as a frown formed in between my brows.“Don’t look so worried or you’re going to make me feel bad,” Ace said although he ended up laughing a little at my reaction. “The new

“Thank you for your time. We’ll try our best to answer your questions at the end,” Ace wrapped up quite professionally. The reporters bombarded them with questions, but I wasn’t interested to listen anymore beyond that point. It was enough for me that the announcement had been made. Finally, their fake relationship was over for real. Just like that, it was over as if had never happened in the first place. I still thought that it was ridiculous that they had to announce their relationship and also the end of it in press conferences like that but that was just how things had to be. I spent the rest of the day listening to the reactions of my colleagues and what they thought about Ace and Elizabeth’s break up. That was when I found out for myself just how many supporters they had. The majority of the people felt disappointed about their sudden break up. Employees that were originally from Jessen’s and Hill’s took the change much harder than those from Chase Creatives. Naturally, that w

If I had to take a guess, it must have been something related to my personal life, such as my relationship with Ace…“I know that this isn’t technically your fault, but I thought that you should know about this before it leaks out from the walls of this company if it hasn’t already…” she said before closing her eyes and letting out another long sigh. “What is it?” I asked as I told myself in my mind not to panic. “I heard that something similar happened before but there are rumors going around the company that you are dating Ace Hills,” she said as she stared directly at me. “Oh…” I murmured without knowing what else I was supposed to say.If Ace was still working at the company as my boss, then it would have been obvious enough to me that we had to keep our secret relationship hidden away from everyone. However, now that he was no longer my boss and also no longer working at the company, it wasn’t like I would be breaking the rule that forbids employees from dating each other. “S

“Mr. Hills is here…”“Really?”“I think so. I think I saw him right there in front of the building,”“He’s back? Why?”“Are you sure that it’s him?”“How can I possibly get it wrong? It’s definitely Ace Hills…”The random phrases that floated in the air as I made my way toward the front entrance of the building confirmed that I was right about Ace’s arrival. He definitely chose to come at the worst of times. The end of the workday meant that the lobby was crowded and so was the front of the building with people exiting the building on their way to return home from work. I squeezed through the crowd of people while feeling slightly frustrated that I couldn’t get to Ace any faster. When I saw the exit in sight, I spotted a very bright red sports car that immediately captured my attention. I knew without any signs of doubt that it was Ace’s car. It wasn’t a car that I had seen before, and it was definitely much flashier than the other cars that I’ve seen him use to commute to and from w