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he hissed, struggling in the officer’s hold.
Ace tried to move to him again, but I pulled him back, running my hand on his chest.
“Ace, calm down.
He’s just trying to provoke you.
You and I both know he’s just barking out of rage.
He knows he can’t do anything anymore,” I said in a calm tone.
“How dare he try to hurt you again!”
He tried to move away from my grip, but I stood before him.
“Don’t take the law into your own hands.
The police will take care of him.”
“She’s right, Mr.Valencian.
We’ll take care of him.
You don’t need to get your hands dirty with his blood,” one of the officers agreed.
Then Arthur’s mocking laughter echoed throughout the small office.
“What a pussycat!
I knew you had become a slave of this bitch the moment you made her an equal owner of everything.
Everything that I owned!
Everything that should’ve been mine!”
Growling, Ace moved me away from his path and stormed towards him.
Arthur’s legs stumbled back as Ace raised his hand.
Then he stopped.
A chilling smile tugged at his lips.
Stepping closer to him, he fixed his orange jumpsuit a little at his shoulders and looked directly into his eyes.
“You know, you’re right.
I’m a slave of my Rosebud, she owns me.
So, I can’t be mad at you for that.”
He cocked his head.
“But you’re wrong about one thing.
The Valencian empire isn’t yours.
It was just a mere company in my father’s hand.
I’m the one who made it an empire.
It was my hard work.
And about your right, the luxury I provided you is worth much more than you would have gotten from grandfather’s property.”
Arthur stayed silent.
But the gritting of his teeth was evidence of how much he wanted to disagree.
Dizziness hit me again, causing me to walk close to Ace.
But I didn’t interrupt him.
Instead, I took deep breaths to keep down the nausea that was rising in my throat.
Leaning in, he whispered in Arthur’s ear.
But loud enough for me to hear everything.
“And you and I both know you can’t get out of here.
Soon, you’ll be sent to the solitary confinement.”
A malicious smirk tugged at his lips.
“And you know what can happen to you behind the closed doors, don’t you?
So, I’d be very careful with my tongue and hands if I were you.”
The color of Arthur’s face drained.
With wide eyes, he watched Ace in horror.
“Y-you can’t do that to me!
I won’t let you!”
I grimaced at the feeling in my stomach.
The world around me started to spin.
Stepping back from him, Ace wrapped a hand around my waist.
“I can and I will.
You’ve seen my respect for you these years, and now you’ll see my enmity.
You should’ve thought about it before joining hands with Antonio and deciding to go against me and trying to hurt my Rosebud.
You did what you wanted.
Now you suffer the consequences.
May God send you to hell.
Goodbye, Arthur.”
“No!
You can’t do that—“
Unable to contain it in anymore, I clutched my stomach, hunched forward, and emptied my stomach.
“Shit!
Rosebud!
Are you all right, baby?”
Wrapping his arms around my shoulders, Ace pulled my hair back as the officers and Arthur jumped back.
“What the fuck!”
Arthur screeched.
Looking up with watery vision, I found his legs covered with yellowish substances.
A look of disgust flashed across his features.
“Rosebud, are you all right?
What’s wrong?”
Ace’s concerned voice sounded distant in my ears.
Everything around me blurred.
The black dots across my vision and the foul stench of vomit made me throw up again, before I slumped against Ace as darkness slowly engulfed me.
The next time
I regained my senses, I found myself on a hospital bed with him tightly gripping my hand in his.
The smell of bleach and white walls of the hospital room surrounded me.
“Rosebud?”
Shooting to his feet from the chair, he came up and sat beside me.
“Thank God, you’re awake.
I was going crazy wondering why it was taking you so long to open your eyes.”
“Ace…” The foul taste in my mouth made my stomach clench.
“Water,” I croaked.
He didn’t waste a second before filling up a glass from the jug that rested on the bedside table.
“Here, be careful.”
He helped me sit up and held the glass against my lips.
I drank it greedily.
Then memories of visiting Arthur in the jail and then throwing up on him before fainting into Ace’s arms flooded my mind.
As much as I wanted to laugh remembering his face when I threw up on him, I was confused about getting ill all of a sudden.
“How are you feeling now, Rosebud?”
he asked, his tone still held alert and concern.
I gave him the empty glass back.
“I’m fine now.
I don’t know what happened.
All of a sudden, the world around me began to spin and then I had this intense urge to puke.”
He suddenly got abnormally quiet as he placed the glass back on the table.
Stormy gray eyes were anxious.
There weren’t any doctors or nurses around.
We were alone in the room.
“What happened?
What did the doctor say?
Did I have food poisoning?”
I frowned.
It could be, considering the amount of food I had last night.
He didn’t say anything.
Instead, leaning in, he kissed my forehead.
“You should rest now.
We can talk later.”
My frown deepened.
“I don’t need rest.
I’m fine.
You can tell me what the doctor said.
Is it something serious?”
Nervousness now started to rattle inside me.
Was there something wrong?
“Of course not, baby.
Everything is all right.
It’s just…” he trailed off, clearing his throat.
“It’s just…”
“It’s just what?”
I probed, getting restless.
“The doctor said you—“
“Good afternoon, Ms.
Hutton!
You’re finally up, I see.”
A lady in her early thirties strolled inside the room flaunting a white coat.
Flashing a blinding smile, she stood beside my bed.
“Your man here was threatening to shut this hospital down if you we didn’t bring your senses back soon.
Anyway, how are you feeling now?”
Cracking up a small smile, I nodded.
“I’m good.”
“Great!
I’m Doctor Hazel, by the way.
A friend of Mr.Valencian.”
Glancing at Ace, she checked my nerves while my smile threatened to fall.
He brought me to Leyla’s friend, didn’t he?
After my nerves, she checked my eyes.
“You’re good to leave, I think.
I thought you’d have to stay here for at least a day, but you seem to be all right now.
Be careful though, at this early stage, you’ll have to be very careful at least for the first three months.
No traveling or taking too much stress.
I’ll prescribe you some meds you’ll have to continue for a week.”
“Wait, I’m sorry, but I’m a bit lost here.
What are you talking about?
Why should I be careful for three months?
What happened to me?”
She raised a brow before casting a glance at Ace, who shifted in his place uncomfortably.
“Oh, I thought Mr.Valencian already informed you,” she said, before showing her white teeth again.
“But no worries, let me give you the good news.
Congratulations, Ms.
Hutton!
You’re pregnant!”
I stilled.
With my eyes wide, I stared at her, stunned.