All Chapters of All's Fair in Love: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

“What the hell were you thinking, Silas?” My father asked as he shoved the phone screen in my face.On the screen was a grainy video clearly shot on someone’s phone from a distance. But unmistable. It was me. Punching Ace in broad daylight. In a public parking lot. With Louisa just out of frame, we couldn’t see her face.In the last few hours, the video had already racked up thousands of views. Comments rolling in beneath it. Some supportive. Most…not.Konstantino's heir loses it in a public brawl.Rich kid thinks he can assault people.The CEO’s son caught on camera throwing punches.Each comment more vile and diminishing than the last. I took the phone, scrolling through each of them with a laugh that was threatening to erupt from my lips. What do you know? I guess gossip does burn like wildfire.“Do you have any idea what this looks like?” Dad’s voice rose with each word. His patience thinner than paper. “What this does to the company’s reputation? Your reputation?”I handed his

Louisa fell asleep in my arms thirty minutes later. I wanted to stay, but I couldn’t.Fortunately for me, Lisa was a deep sleeper and I was able to slip free when her arms clamped down on me.I contemplated using the front door, as she’d suggested, but that would have been an awkward conversation if I stepped into the hallway and ran into Uncle Niko or Rosette.I went back out through the window.I was halfway across the lawn, patting myself for yet another clean escape because I still got it, when a voice cut through the darkness.“Good evening, Kyler.”I froze mid-step. Speak of the devil.Uncle Niko stood on the porch, a lit cigarette between his fingers, smoke curling lazily around him into the night. “Uh, good evening, Uncle Niko.” I scratched the nape of my neck as I looked at him. I suddenly felt fifteen again. “I was just, making sure Lisa was fine.”He took a slow, casual drag of his cigarette, his expression relaxed in the dim porch lig

“Heh, Damn, that Konstantino guy really gave it to you, Ace.”“Shut the fuck up, Doug.” Ace hissed at his co-worker. His jaw was still evidently bruised as he took out his things from the locker.“Look, look, this is the best…ow!” Doug laughed louder as he replayed the video at just the exact moment Ace got knocked down. “That must have hurt.”Within the past five or six hours, the video was all over the internet with remixes and memes. There were numerous comments bashing Silas, but what about the others? They were making fun of him. “I said turn the damn video off!” he roared. “Alright, alright, chill man.” Doug pocketed his phone, though he still looked quite amused at the expense of his friend. “But you gotta admit, that’s gonna be hard to live down. Nepo kid made you his bitch in like two seconds flat.”“Are you trynna pick a fight with me?” Ace snapped, grabbing Dough by the shirt collar with his fist drawn back.Doug was a big guy with dir

“How did you---”“Get into your phone?” Kyler grinned. “Kyler majored in Cyber Security,” Silas responded, a twinge of pride in his tone when he spoke about his brother. “Maybe use a password that isn’t your mother’s birthday?”“You can’t---that’s illegal--”“So is soliciting minors,” Silas cut in sharply. “You’re not just a shitty person, but a predator which is far worse.”Ace’s mouth opened and closed like a fish. No words came out. What could he possibly say to defend himself? His enemies suddenly had their hands on his darkest secret. It was only one time. He was going to stop. But…there was something about talking to younger girls. They were so easy to lie to… His teeth clenched so hard and his fist folded too tightly, his nails cut his skin.“Here’s what’s going to happen,” Silas continued, pulling out a piece of paper from his jacket. “You’re going to read this script. You’re going to apologize to the Konstantino Group for any damage your ugly actions may have caused. You

LOUISA I was in the middle of finishing up my assignments from Professor Aquila on yesterdays class. Apparently, his wife went into labour too and he had to cancel his class. I didn’t even know he was married since he never had on a wedding ring. It’s safe to say, half the girls in class and I were pretty disappointed, but, happy for his family. When my phone buzzed on my desk, I tore my gaze away from my laptop and notes. It was a text from Ayla. ALLEY- CAT: GIRL CHECK THE NEWS ALLEY- CAT: [link] ALLEY- CAT: Isn’t this your ex????? “Which of my exes?” My brows knitted together as I muttered the question. Was she talking about Ace and that ridiculous video from yesterday? My stomach was already doing rounds before I clicked the link and honestly, shocked, felt like too small a word to define how I felt right now. Apauld? The headline loaded first: Local Man Arrested on Charges of Soliciting Minors And right below it, was Ace’s face. A mugshot, specifically. Looking exact