Chapter 276. A Kiss for Now

“Are you nervous?” I asked even though I guessed that that probably wasn’t the case.

“Me? Of course, not…” Ace replied dismissively.

“That’s good, I guess. I’m really hoping that everything would go well. We’ve put in so much effort and time into this…” I said as I started to feel nervous instead.

Why wasn’t Ace getting to the point just like he always used to? It felt like he had something to tell me. Why else would he pull me into a private meeting room just when the press conference was about to start like this?

“Rina…” Ace called my name softly.

“Yes?” I replied in such a soft whisper that I almost couldn’t hear myself.

My throat suddenly went dry and my heart began racing in my chest as I waited anxiously for his next words. Instead of going on right away, Ace reached for my hands and held it a little too tightly in his as he stared deeply into my eyes. Although I knew that he wasn’t going to formally propose or anything like that, it felt li