Snuggling in his chest at his bold words not to show him my bashfulness, I changed the topic. “You didn’t answer my question. What’re you doing here instead of sleeping?” I looked up at him. “Couldn’t sleep?”

Sighing, he brushed his lips across my forehead. “I did sleep, Rosebud. With you in my arms now, I never had such a good sleep in my entire life. It’s just… Carter called me a while ago regarding an important meeting. And I didn’t get any sleep after that.”

He pecked my nose.

“I usually sleep for three hours at night. But I slept more than that tonight. So don’t worry.”

I felt his days old dense stubble against my palm. “You were lost in deep thought. Something is bothering you. I can see it. What is it, Ace?”

He shook his head. “Nothing. Just work. Don’t worry about it.”

“Is it Antonio?”

His shoulders tensed at the mention of his name, sharp jaw ticked. I knew my assumption was right at the sight of his gray orbs turning to slits.

“It’s him, isn’t it?” I queried. “I know you’re bothered that he’s out of jail now. I’ve been wanting to ask you this. Why did you get him arrested? And how did you manage it?”

I’ve been holding myself back from asking him about Antonio. But after meeting him at the wedding today, after what he said to me, I couldn’t get his words out of my head.

“You can make the outside enemy leave you alone. But what about the enemy inside? How would you tackle them, Ms. Hutton?”

Enemy inside. What did he mean by that? Who was he talking about?

“How did you know I was behind his arrest?” One of his brows raised.

I rolled my eyes. “It was all on your face, Mr. Valencian. Anyone with eyes would have known it if they looked closely. Your eyes were full of smug.”

“Smug?” His brows furrowed. “He got what he deserved. Even though it was nothing compared to the things I have planned for him.” The malice in his voice was clear.

“How did you do it, anyway? Was the girl also your set up?”

Leaning in, he buried his nose into my hair. “She was in the picture even before I made any plan. She was already dating him, and unluckily for him, she aborted his child last month to avoid any unwanted motherhood. Though he didn’t even know about the pregnancy to force her into anything in the first place, he had done it in the past to some of his partners. And I just took advantage of his past and that girl’s greed for money.”