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A small frown formed between her brows.
“No one else knew about that incident?”
I shook my head.
“Even if there was any proof left, I made sure to destroy it forever.
There isn’t anything left.”
She went quiet again, thinking something, biting her bottom lip.
I moved my gaze from her innocent yet provocative act.
“What are you thinking, Rosebud?
You didn’t answer my question.
How did he know about it?”
My fists clenched.
How badly I regretted not finishing that insect right at that moment.
It was the only right punishment for him for even thinking of harming my Rosebud.
Now he dared to dig up my past!
She shrugged, hiding her face in my neck.
“He didn’t like you from the beginning.
He might’ve investigated you so he could use it against you and make me question our relationship.”
That bastard!
Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath to calm myself down.
“Are you sure no one else knows about it?
What if someone found out something, like Warner did, and will try to defame you using the media?
You still have quite a number of rivals who want to take you down.
And if they get to know you lied to the world not to put your future at risk, they can use it to show everyone that you hid the truth to save yourself.
They can even accuse you of being a murderer and say you did it so the police wouldn’t catch you.”
I was amused how far her mind raced.
Worry was thick in her voice.
“No one would do anything.
They can’t because no one has any proof.
Even if anyone knows what happened that night, they don’t have any evidence to prove it.
They don’t have the autopsy report or the gun that had my fingerprints on it.
I made sure to destroy everything, Rosebud.
So don’t worry.
No one can do anything.”
Letting out a sigh of relief, she finally relaxed against me.
Kissing her head again, I closed my eyes.
But the glimpses of that night continued to flash behind my eyelids.
Subconsciously, my grip tightened on her thigh.
Raising her hand, she ran her fingers through my head, massaging my scalp softly.
“Sleep now.
Everything will be all right.
I’m right here with you.”
Heaving a sigh, I flipped our position and placed my head on her chest.
With one arm around her waist, I placed her leg over me again.
My home.
With her soft hands running through my hair, soon darkness overtook me into a peaceful sleep I haven’t had in years.
But not before I took an oath to destroy those who wanted to take my home away from me.
Antonio was down.
Now it was time to get his partner in crime out of his hole.
SIXTY-EIGHT: ONE DOWN
EMERALD
S unlight beamed against my eyelids, making me slowly flutter them open.
A yawn snuck out of me as I stretched across the bed.
The soreness in different parts of my satisfied body bloomed a smile on my lips.
But it slipped as soon as I found the emptiness beside me when my hands searched for his warmth.
The sheets were cold enough for me to know he had gotten up a long time ago.
It was getting on my nerves not finding him with me in the bed when I woke up in the morning.
I craved his body warmth around me and his sultry kisses.
Then memories of last night flooded my mind.
My heart clenched with the recollection of his pain and suffering for years.
For the crime he didn’t commit.
It was saddening he lived half of his life thinking he was the cause of his father’s death and thought I’d hate him after learning the truth.
I wished he told me earlier about his guilt and fear.
I would’ve made it clear to him that I wouldn’t leave him, no matter what.
I couldn’t.
Especially when he was innocent.
I let out a shaky breath, remembering the torment in his beautiful gray eyes.
My heart bled for him.
I wanted to take all his pain as mine, only if I could.
After knowing the truth, I saw everything from a new angle.
My respect and gratefulness for my father went another level higher now.
Though it was still shocking to know it was Dad who saved Ace from that tragedy.
And he never told a soul about it.
On the other hand, my opinion about his mother also changed.
No matter how much my heart went out for her, even though I understood her pain and sufferings, I wouldn’t be able to forgive her for leaving Ace and Caleb when they needed her the most.
Especially Ace.
I understood she needed an escape from her traumatic life, but she shouldn’t have left her son behind to suffer in the endless guilt and insecurities.
He needed her.
There was no one to give him emotional support.
Maybe I was being selfish.
I was only thinking about the love of my life.
But I wouldn’t leave my only son like that, no matter the hell I went through.
Though I’d never voice out my opinion about his mother before him.
I knew no matter what she did, he didn’t hold it against her.
He respected and loved her.
Sighing, I sat up, rubbing my face.
A note on the bedside table caught my eye.
The smile returned.
It must be from him.
I was a little upset I didn’t find him in the bed with me when I woke up, but he did sleep the whole night wrapped around me like a baby.
He didn’t get up in the middle of the night and go to the gym to channel his frustration and fears into the punching bag last night.
And I think this was a big progress.
Good morning, my beautiful rose!
I’m so sorry, my love.
I couldn’t stay until you woke up.
Had to leave for an urgent meeting.
But just for two hours.
Stay here.
I’ll come home as soon as I’m finished.
I made you breakfast.
Heat it up before eating.
I’ll try to cut this meeting short and fly into your arms as soon as possible.
Love you!
-A
PS: As it’s a very important meeting, my phone will be switched off.
If you need anything, just call Carter.
He’ll give your message to me.
But DO NOT leave the house until I’m there.
Placing a kiss on the note, I pressed it against my chest, and a sigh of bliss left me.
How did I get so lucky with love?
I thought I was never going to get this man.
And here I was, staying in the house he bought for our future, sleeping in his arms, on our bed.
God, I already missed him.
Then something clicked in my head.
Wait.
Meeting?
What important meeting did he have where he had to leave our vacation and drive back to the office so early?
As far as I remembered, he didn’t have any important meetings until the next Monday.
Except…
My eyes widened.
The meeting with the Russians!
He said they were about to sign the final contract.
It must be it!
Damn it!
Leaping to my feet, I grabbed my clothes.
I had to stop him.
I had to tell him about Arthur before he signed the contract.
The contract that old bastard was so eager to make Ace sign.
After hearing everything last night, I didn’t find anything he could use against Ace.
First of all, Ace didn’t murder his father.
It was an accident.
His father got shot during the fight.
It wasn’t his fault.
Even if he and Dad kept it hidden for the sake of his future, it wasn’t that big of a crime for Arthur to destroy Ace.
Nor was there any proof.
He might know about it, just like Warner did, but he didn’t have anything to prove.
Ace and Dad made sure not to leave any evidence of the past.
That leech!
He knew what Ace meant to me.
I’d die before letting anything happen to him.
The bastard just used it against me to keep my mouth shut until he got a way out of his crimes and Ace’s wrath.
I was a hundred and one percent sure he didn’t have anything against Ace.
If he did, wouldn’t he and Antonio have used it already?
And the frustrating thing was, why didn’t I figure this out earlier?
Why didn’t I listen to my instinct?
I was certain he was planning something big this time.
And he would pull off his plan through this contract.
I didn’t know what was exactly going through his wrinkled brain, but I had a strong hunch.
He’d be using this contract to harm Ace and the company.
Half a billion wasn’t a joke.
But I wouldn’t let this happen.
I wanted to tell Ace everything last night, but he was distressed enough for me to start any more stressful conversations with him.
He needed a break.
I thought I’d tell him this morning calmly, but he was gone even before I could wake up.
Rushing down the stairs, I dialed his number.
But as he said, it was unreachable.