Chapter 273. Open and Honest

My eyes widened a little in surprise and I started to feel nervous for no good reason at all. Although it wasn’t supposed to be a secret, I didn’t think that Ace would like to find out that I had met up with his father even if it was because the chairman had requested for me to do so. I wondered if Ace knew about my little meeting with the Chairman already or not.

“I see…” I replied vaguely without wanting to give anything away.

If Ace found out that I met the chairman, he would undoubtedly ask me what we talked about, and I didn’t want to tell Ace that. The fact that I felt clueless about what to do next also bothered me.

“Did you meet him?” Ace asked as his eyes stared directly at my face.

“He…requested to talk to me,” I replied honestly.

It didn’t seem like I could avoid discussing this topic with Ace any further. Now that I didn’t have a choice in the matter, I thought that it might just be better to be completely honest and open with Ace. After all