“It’s okay, Em. You don’t need to say sorry. I should’ve known that no matter how much I try, I can’t take his place in your heart. I have to be somewhere right now. I’ll see you later.” And then he was out of sight.

My shoulders slumped. The broken look in his eyes made my heart ache. I didn’t want to hurt him. But still, I did. And to add salt to his wounds, my freaking boyfriend just ruined his career!

He has a lot to answer for!

But where the hell was he?

Picking up my phone, I called him. But it went to the voicemail again.

Letting out a curse, I threw the phone on the couch.

To get some fresh air, I took my purse and stormed out of the penthouse.

I needed to collect some clothes back from my home. And to have a small chat about my sudden relationship with Mom and Dad, of course. They had been nagging to know what was going on between me and that prick.

As much as I was mad at him, I was going to come back. Otherwise, how’d I knock some sense into his thick head?

Parking my car before the office building, I got out with my duffle bag.

Heavy breeze blew my hair in different directions as a thunder cracked in the dark sky. The hefty clouds covered the moon tonight, inducing an ominous ambience around. The sudden change of the weather in this early winter was kind of unexpected. It was a good sunny day, but now it seemed it’d pour at any moment.

Greeting the watchman, I strolled inside and got into the VIP elevator. Due to the bad weather, most of the employees seemed to be in a hurry to leave earlier tonight.

Because of all the tension and headache he gave me, I didn’t join the office today.

I didn’t know if the devil was home yet or not.

My jaw clenched.

Meeting with my parents went smooth. I was grateful they didn’t ask many questions about why I didn’t take him along. He was supposed to go there with me. But they were pleased I decided to give Ace a chance.

But I didn’t think they would be happy if I told them what their favorite Achilles Valencian did.

Shaking my head, I padded out of the elevator as the doors slid open. The bodyguards’ postures were stiffer than usual, and their nods were tight.

What’s with them tonight?

The sound of lightning reached my ears again as I walked into the penthouse and closed the doors behind me.

A frown was immediate to form between my brows.

The lights were off. But I left them on.

Was he home?