Chapter 453 Breaking Up

Chapter 453 Breaking Up

Most of all, I was thankful and proud of the fact that we were still together despite everything that happened and all the obstacles that stood in our way. I did realize that there were still many obstacles in our way, but I was certain that we would be able to overcome them somehow if we just stuck together like we always have.

“Congratulations, Ace. I’m very proud of you,” I complimented him openly before letting out a giggle.

It was funny how I just couldn’t stop smiling because I was just that happy for him and also for us. With the merger and our relationship as boss and secretary out of the way, maybe we could focus more on our relationship. It still felt kind of sad that I was no longer his personal secretary and that I wouldn’t get to work with him anymore. It was so ironic how much I hated this position of his secretary when I first started working for him. I could still remember how against it I was back then. To make matters worse, I somehow convinced myself that he only wanted me to work for him because we happened to sleep together once. novE(lb.In

“There’s not much to be proud of. Because of me, things got messy, and you had to wait for such a long time,” Ace said while sounding extremely apologetic.

“Oh no, not at all...” I quickly denied it.

“There’s no need to say that for my sake. Anyways, I need to tell you something very important so that you can prepare yourself for it,” Ace said sternly as he stared directly at me from across the table.

“What is it?” I asked as I started to feel slightly anxious.

“Elizabeth and I are breaking up,” Ace declared.

“Oh...already?” I asked when I managed to recover from my shock.

I knew that they both intended to end their fake relationship sometime soon, but I didn’t think that it would be this soon. It seemed like I didn’t have to gather the courage to bring up this matter to Ace because he had beat me to it. I appreciated how upfront he was being with me about this and that meant that he had noticed my worries as well regarding this issue. Although I appreciated the fact that he was willing to deal with this issue promptly, I was a little scared at how fast things were moving.

“There’s no point in delaying it. I already spoke to Elizabeth about it, and she is of the same mind as well about this. Things will definitely get messy once the news gets out, so I just want you to be prepared to ignore whatever those random people have to say,” Ace explained.

“Are you planning to make a public announcement about your breakup?” I inquired.

“Yes, we have to. It’s the easiest and cleanest way. We come out and tell them straight up and apologize if we need to that we’ve decided to go our separate ways but still remain friends,” Ace said with a firm nod of his head.

“I guess that’s the storyline that you two agreed on...” I murmured.

“That’s right. Elizabeth thought about it, and I just agreed to go along with her story. She also agreed to do all the talking,” Ace explained further.

“I see. Everyone is going to be so shocked about this...” I said before letting out a sigh.

“They will be and there’s going to be a lot of fuss for a while. Anyways, I just want you to know this in advance so that when the time comes you don’t panic,” Ace said before smiling my way.

“Won’t this have a huge impact on the merger and the company?” I asked while thinking of the wellbeing of my colleagues.

Things had just started to settle down for everyone and now this was going to happen. The company and its employees would be hit with another very dramatic news, and I wasn’t sure what the impacts would be like.

“It’ll have some impact for sure, but I don’t think that it would be as bad as what you’re imagining. The public and the shareholders will be shocked for sure but logically it doesn’t matter much anymore. Regardless of whether or not Elizabeth and I are dating, I’m no longer working for the company. I’m out and Elizabeth is the new CEO now...” Ace explained his view calmly.

“I see. I guess you’re right...” I said softly.

“As for the company, it’s already merged. The merger is going well and we’re already starting to see the benefits and synergies that we’ve planned. The cost saving forecast is also spot on and starting to show. Even if we break up now, the company will remain merged and the merger will go forward into the second phase smoothly,” Ace said with full confidence.

“That’s good then...” I said, full of hope.

It was because I trusted Ace so much that I started to feel confident when he was confident that things would turn out fine.

“After that, I guess we truly don’t have to keep our relationship a secret anymore,” Ace said with a satisfied smile.

I wondered how people would react when they find out that Ace and I are dating. Of course, we were not going to make a public announcement about it to the world, but I still had to worry about the people that I knew. Most of all, I worried about how my colleagues would react.

“Why do you look so gloomy all of a sudden? What are you worrying about?” Ace asked knowingly.

“I was just thinking how people at the company would react when they eventually find out,” I confessed softly.

“You don’t need to worry about it. You’ll find out when the time comes,” Ace replied carefreely.

“That’s easy for you to say. You’ve already left the company, but I’m still stuck there so that means that I’ll have to deal with the reactions from my colleagues,” I said followed by a sigh.

--To be continued...

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