I rolled my eyes. I knew inviting him in could cause a catastrophe if Ace came back and saw him here, but I couldn’t just send him away.

“It’s not like that. Come in.”

He strolled inside as I opened the door wide for him.

“Coffee?” I asked while he looked around the penthouse, his hands stuffed in his pockets.

“Sure.”

Nodding, I padded into the kitchen, and he followed behind.

“So, what brought you here? You didn’t tell me you were going to drop by.”

“After last night, I thought I’d talk to you personally. I wanted to see if you’re okay,” he replied.

“I’m fine, Warner. Don’t worry.” I put water on the stove.

“Did you ask him yet?” He watched me carefully.

A sigh left me as I shook my head. “I didn’t get the chance. He hasn’t been home since last night.”

One of his brows raised. “Home, huh?”

I ignored his bitter tone.

“I mean, his home.” Though it’s just been two days since I was staying here, this penthouse started to feel like home to me. He was my home. So, wherever he stayed, my home resided there.

Once I made him a cup of coffee, we settled in the living room.

I just hope Ace doesn’t show up at this moment.

“So, you got any more information on Arthur?”

Then something clicked in my head. How could I be so irresponsible? I forgot to tell him Arthur knew about him and his detective cousin.

“Unfortunately, no. We tried our best, but—”

“You have to tell your cousin to stop investigating right now!” I cut him off, causing a crease to settle between his brows. “Arthur knows everything. He threatened me to stay out of his path.”

His eyes widened. “What? Shit! That’s what I was afraid of!” Shaking his head, his eyes landed back on me. “And what threat? Did he do anything to you? Are you okay?”

I nodded. “Yes, I’m fine. He just warned me to stay away otherwise… uh, you know what he can do.”

I didn’t want to involve him more in this by telling him about Arthur’s threat. He already suspected Ace. I didn’t want him to go after Ace’s past anymore. If Ace hid something from the world, there must be a reason behind it. Making everything worse wouldn’t be a good idea.

“I’m really sorry, Warner. I shouldn’t have involved you guys in this. Now you and your cousin are on his radar,” I apologized. “Please stop whatever investigation your cousin is running. Thank you so much for your help, but I’ll handle everything myself from now on.”