Chapter 226. Lies and Inquiries

“That’s ok. I completely understand that it couldn’t be helped. I hope everything is fine now at work…” I replied before I tried my best to smile at him.

“It’s all good now…” he replied.

After waiting a few seconds, I realized that he wasn’t going to tell me anything about what had happened at work. I bit on the inside of my lower lip as I tried to tell myself that it didn’t concern me, and it must have been confidential.

“Thank you…for the flowers,” I thanked him.

“No worries. It is already kind of late, but I thought we could spend whatever time that there is left together before Monday arrives…” he said a little teasingly.

“What a wonderful idea…” I replied.

Ace sat down on my bed and patted the spot next to him invitingly. I took in a deep breath and sat down next to him on the bed. It seemed like Ace had something to say and I couldn’t wait to hear what it was.

“A party is coming up that I need to attend this coming weekend and I need y