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It was twelve thirty.
Why was he calling?
Was everything all right?
I couldn’t sleep until a while ago.
Thoughts of him didn’t let me.
Everything that happened at the party.
His past, his mom’s room, Tess and Caleb.
So many things were nagging my mind.
I even thought of calling him when I heard he left without informing anyone.
But I decided against it.
What would I say?
I couldn’t show how concerned I was for him.
And right now, I was in the same dilemma.
Should I call back?
Maybe he’ll call back if it’s necessary?
My thumb hovered over the dial option, my insides urging me to tap on it.
But I threw my phone in its previous place.
I couldn’t just call him like that.
I had to remember I wanted to keep my distance.
Maybe he just wanted to irritate me again?
Biting my lip, I rested my head on the pillow.
But my eyes set on the phone, heart waiting.
Receiving the call won’t go against my decision, right?
I continued to wait, but the phone didn’t ring again.
Even after an hour, he didn’t call.
And eventually, darkness slowly pulled me back into a dreamless sleep.
Tapping
my feet on the floor, I tried to locate any faults in the new designs we got for next season’s fashion.
But all I could think was about him.
When I woke up this morning, I immediately checked my phone.
There were five missed calls from him.
I couldn’t hold myself back and called him.
Again and again.
But his phone was unreachable.
Since then, concern was rattling in my mind like a hurricane.
The thought of if he was okay ate at me.
Even in my office, I sat with the same catalogue in my hand for half an hour.
He didn’t come to the office today.
“Will you stop doing that?
It’s disturbing,” Liza said, glancing up from her files.
We had to finish some work together on the upcoming project, so she decided to work from my office today with me.
“What?”
She pointed her eyes to my still tapping foot.
“Oh, I’m sorry.
I was thinking of something,” I apologized, halting the dancing of my leg.
Placing the pen down, she placed her elbows on the desk, giving me her full attention.
Her brown orbs watched me.
“What is it?
I’ve been seeing you lost all morning.”
“Nothing.
Just some stuff,” I lied.
How could I ask her about him?
She must have some information.
Oh yeah, right.
The meeting.
“When is the meeting again?
Is everyone prepared for it?”
“It’s after lunch.
And yes, everything is done,” she said.
“Are you sure there’s no issue?”
I flashed her a smile.
“Yeah, don’t worry.”
Nodding, as she went back to her work, my mouth opened again.
“But how would the meeting take place if Ace is not here?
He was supposed to be there, right?”
“Yeah, but since he’s not here today, Caleb will handle the meeting,” she replied, not moving her eyes from those files.
Couldn’t she just say where he was?
“Do you have any idea where he is?”
I probed.
She shrugged.
“I called his PA this morning, and he said the boss would be away for a couple of days.
He left early this morning.”
Something dropped in the pit of my stomach.
Left?
For a couple of days?
Where?
And why?
Was everything all right?
Looking up, a thoughtful expression etched over her face.
“Maybe he went to the UK again.”
“UK?
How do you know he went to the UK?”
Something dimmed inside my chest.
He’d be gone for days?
“He often goes there and stays for some days.
I don’t know why though, maybe for vacations.
He actually needs it.
Most of the time, all he does is work.”
She shook her head.
“Does he have any business over there?
Or any friends?”
I didn’t think he’d go there for vacation.
“Nope.
He’s a very closed off person.
You should know that as you’re his close family friend.
He doesn’t have any friends other than your siblings.
Nor does he have any business over there.”
Nodding, I looked down at the catalogue again.
Now I was feeling more guilty for not responding to his call sooner and not calling him back last night.
Maybe he wanted to tell me something.
What happened that he’d to leave like that?
Yes, he did this often, but it didn’t feel right.
He was so disturbed last night.
After finally finishing with the work at hand, I delivered it to Matt and called Ace again.
But again, his phone was switched off.
A heavy sigh left my lips.
Where are you?
The landline on my desk rang, snatching my attention.
“Hello.”
“Emerald, hey!
It’s Matt.
Can you please get me the files I sent to you this morning?
I’m a little busy here.
It’d be a great help,” he said from the other side of the phone.
“Sure, I’ll be down in a minute.”
“All right, thank you.”
Putting the phone down, I grabbed those files and walked out of my office.
But my steps halted, spotting Tobias talking to Linn, a girl from the HR department.
“Tobias!”
I approached him.
Excusing Linn, he turned to me.
“Hey.
How’s your day going?”
“Do you know where Ace is?”
I was straight forward, not wasting my time asking what he was doing here.
“Whoa!
Calm down there,” he said, watching me.
“What happened?
Why are you so riled up?”
Calm down, Em.
Compose yourself.
I scratched under my ear, clearing my throat.
“He called me many times last night.
But I couldn’t answer them as I was sleeping.
And now his phone is switched off.
So, I was just wondering if he’s all right.”
A gentle smile tugged at his lips.
“Don’t worry about him, Em.
He’s all right.
He left for the UK at four this morning and will stay there for a few days.
Though he doesn’t keep any contact when he’s there, I’m sure he’ll call you no matter what.”
Liza was right.
He did go to the UK.
“Do you know why he left all of a sudden?”
I asked, ignoring the last line he said.
A somber look crossed over his features.
“He always goes there whenever he needs some time alone.
But don’t worry, once he thinks he’s ready to return, he’ll come back.”
“Oh.
I was just asking because—“
“Em,” he cut me off, peering into my eyes.
“I understand.
You don’t need to explain anything.”
Gulping, I nodded and silently walked away.
So, the reason behind his leaving was he needed some time alone.