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Chapter 21 - It went from hot to cold…

Amber-ruby startled when she saw Ace after turning on the light.

"You frightened me!" She hold her chest " what were you doing here? In the dark" she added as she placed her roses on the cupboard beside her bed.

Ace followed her with his eyes, having his usual stoic expression. We couldn't read what he felt.

"I was waiting for you" he replied simply.

"In the dark? Shirtless?" She lifted her eyebrow , wondering. "It is very important , I guess" she added.

"Yes"

"Okay you can talk but fast I'm so tired" she said .

He finally stood up and approached her. He was two steps in front of her.

Amber-ruby never noticed it before but now that she's looking at Ace he's kinda sexy.

His broad shoulders, his well trace muscular but not too much arms, his disheveled wet hairs making him to look even more sexier than ever But what attracted her tonight was the intensity of his mars-brown eyes fixing her.

'How come I have never noticed it. I knew he was handsome but not like this' she shook her hairs trying to focus on something else and remove those shameless thoughts in her mind.

"Tired? You seem to have spend a good day. You were whistling and smiling. I can even say that the smile reach your head" he said

She wasn't knowing if he was sarcastic or displeased or even jealous.

"W..W…we visited their estate, that's why I'm tired. It is a large estate" she said while blushing "why am I even telling you that, you know their estate"she said as she pushed him a little for her to passed and go to the opposite direction .

"Was it nice?" He asked turning back to her

"Yes but why are you asking all that… I'm not your wife nor your sister not even your employee. I don't have to explain anything to you" she said without looking at him

"Was it the reason why you entered in this room like a ghost. I thought it was some important thing" she added still avoiding his gaze.

He approached again but this time he was 4step from her.

"No, it concern Garyl and what you did during those 4months" he said

"Okay but can you wear a t-shirt, I can't concentrate if you are like this" she said looking away while blushing.

He smirked.

"Am I turning you on?" He asked with a grin

That makes amber-ruby to blushed even more.

"Stop saying rubbish. You're the last person that can make me turn on" she said with a rude tune but still blushing.

Ace smirked "if you say so then but for now I can't wear a shirt,I'm not in my room. So you have to force yourself and concentrate"

She sighed heavily.

"Go on"

Ace finally took a serious look.

"During those 4months that you were out of this kingdom, I know you train yourself with Mrs Mendel for perfection , you even went to train yourself in an acting school" he stepped back and sat on the bed.

"You invested the money I gave you to have more and..." he leaned forward with his arm on his thigh, joining his fingers together .

"I know you have discovered something about Garyl" he said his eyes narrowed and became cold.

Amber-ruby was shocked to here that.

"How did you discovered all these?" She wondered

"I have my contacts but that's not the topic here. I want to know what you really discovered about Garyl" he insisted

Even though she was in the shocked that he discovered it. She couldn't tell him because she knew that Ace's reaction will be very bad, even if he's a cold stoic man , she knew perfectly that his reaction will be dangerous for their plans . He could even go and confront Garyl and it will spoiled everything .

"I can't tell you… prince Ace" she said lowly but he could hear her respond.

"Then it means, you're with him!" He stood up suddenly getting furious.

"What?!!" She was stunned by his words

"We had a plan and strangely you decided to break our plan to act on your own. You were supposed to come 2years later not 4months later. You come and you said with affirmation that you want your revenge against Garyl, that's strange"

"What's strange there? He literally kill me. Why shouldn't I take my revenge" Amber-ruby said

"Don't make me laugh amber-ruby, you? A lamp? A pure soul like you? Taking your revenge? It's weird." He said

He approached near her .

"He paid you how much? You're with him now! What are your plans?!" He said "Don't hide anything to me because I have discovered everything and I can kill you now. You're just a traitor" he added his voice cold

Amber-ruby was boiling inside her. His words was like a knife piercing her. How could he think that of her. She couldn't accept it, she slapped him.

The silence that was in the room was tensed. Ace head shifted when she slapped him. He paused, leaving his head to the direction in which the slap brought him.

"How dare you!" She pointed at him with her index finger. "How dare you think that they can buy me? It's because I asked you money for this deal? How dare you prince Ace tell to me that I'm a traitor" she said furious.

He looked back at her, her finger still pointing at him. She finally removed her finger.

"I told you that I can refund all your money back, if you wish" she said

"It's your fault if I was dragged in this mess, it's your fault that they almost killed me. I'm risking my life everyday! Everyday I'm praying that they don't catch me, praying that they don't discover that I'm not Logane, I'm not the princess that I'm an imposter!" She said her voice full of anger.

He stood there silence, almost with a surprise expression for some minutes but he rapidly regain his normal expression. He wanted to uttered a word but she cut him.

"You wanted to talk? then let's talk . Let me finish first. As you want to know everything, okay . I will tell you what I have discovered on your uncle"

"He wants to take all your personal property that you have out this kingdom" she said with cold voice . He wasn't really surprised because he was already suspecting it but he knew that his uncle wanted the entire affairs of his father that was out of this kingdom not his, not Ace's own.

'What's this evil devious coward planning?why does he want to steal my own affairs?' He thought

" it's not all. He handle businesses with the YEMET KINGDOM" Amber-ruby added

When Ace heard the name YEMET KINGDOM, he eyes widened of both anger and astonishment.