Love Slave to My Devil CEO Boss R18

The atmosphere felt so tense, and everyone seemed stunned into silence for a couple of seconds. They probably didn’t know just how long those few seconds felt to me as I waited to see how everyone would react. Honestly, I wasn’t most worried about what the reporters thought of us or what they would have to say or write about. What worried me the most was the reactions of the people I knew and those that are close to me.

I knew that it wouldn’t be long until everyone at the company found out about this. My colleagues, friends, and family would hear about this. The only thing that comforted me was the fact that my mother had known about this for a long while already and she wouldn’t need to learn about this from the news.

One moment, there was absolute silence and then everyone seemed to regain life as everyone rushed to ask their questions all at once. Camera shutters went off and many people got out of their seats to come closer to us. Ace did not panic but he did put his arm in front of me protectively. Security was tight and very professional. It took no time at all for the guards on duty to step in front of us to form a line to hold the reporters back.

The sound of them yelling out their questions all at the same time felt so chaotic. I had never seen them lose control this badly before in all the events that I have hosted. This must have been big news for them. It took a while, but the guards finally managed to calm everyone down so that the session could commence.

“Everyone, may I remind you to remain calm and please remain in your seats,” the host announced once again through the microphone.

Once the crowd had settled down somewhat, we were ready to get into the questions section which would conclude the announcement. I was glad that Ace kept the announcement part short to only a few sentences. Nothing much had to be said and we might as well focus on answering the questions that we were comfortable answering instead. After all, even if we were to make our announcement lengthy, the reporters would still ask their questions anyways.

“When did you two start dating?” a reporter asked the question that was probably on everyone’s mind.

“Not so long ago,” Ace replied vaguely.

“Miss Karina used to work as your secretary, right?” a woman asked bluntly.

“Yes, that is correct,” Ace replied emotionlessly.

I felt so thankful that Ace was shielding me by answering all the questions by himself. The reporters were harsh in their questioning and every question seemed to have an underlying meaning that hinted that I might have had an affair with Ace during the time that he was supposed to be dating Elizabeth. The fact that I used to work as his personal secretary was also on everyone’s mind and I knew exactly what they were thinking. It wasn’t at all unexpected, but I had realized quite some time ago that I couldn’t stop them from thinking what they wanted to think.

This too shall pass…

I repeated those words inside my head over and over again as I trained my brain to zone out a little so that I could ignore some of their questions. No matter how many times I told Ace that I didn’t think that we should have a session dedicated to answering their questions, Ace was firm in his decision. He told me that it was the only way to get this over and done with and that hosting a session without addressing everything would just lead to even more questions. I had no choice but to trust him and leave everything to him.

“We really love each other so I don’t see any issues about our relationship at all,” Ace replied calmly.

Although he couldn’t see any issues, I was sure that the other people saw plenty. Ace squeezed my hand softly under the table before he turned to smile at me reassuringly. I tried my best to smile back while ignoring the camera flashes that continued to go off. When a reporter took the opportunity to ask me to comment on our relationship, I wasn’t sure what I should say.

“I love him, and I think that is all that matters,” I replied simply with my most honest feelings.

At the end of the day, I honestly thought that nothing else mattered as long as we loved each other. I would be lying if I said that I always felt this way because it was far from the truth. In the beginning, I cared so much about what people would think of us and how our relationship would impact my future, my life, and my career. That line of thought dragged me down with worry and it probably took me too long to realize what was really important to me.

Saying those words out loud felt uplifting and my spirit suddenly felt light. It felt so right to voice those words and that made me certain that I had gotten it right. Nothing else should matter except for the fact that we loved each other. After going through so much together, it was high time that I realized that we could make it work. No matter what, we had to make it work.

The way Ace turned and smiled at me made me feel like he was proud of me and that made me feel a little proud of myself. Not only did I realize how I truly felt, I felt like I had gotten my priorities straight and I was ready to move on forward at full speed into the future that awaited us. Everything would be fine as long as I had Ace by my side and as long as we had each other. This must be what Ace had wanted me to understand all along and for the first time, it truly felt like we were exactly on the same page.

--To be continued…