Chapter 407. The Perfect Couple

Ace’s silence as he kept on staring into my eyes made me feel uncomfortable.

“I’m sorry that you have to go through with this, but it is for our future together. So please, let’s both hang in there a little longer…” I said pleadingly before I would lose whatever courage I had and just call it quits.

Ace continued staring at me and then his hand began slowly stroking my back. Without saying anything, his hand slowly moved upward along the curve of my waist and then up my arm. His lips curved into a little smile exactly at the same time as when his large hand landed on the top of my head.

“You know, sometimes I wish that you would act a little more jealous and demanding…” Ace said before he laughed softly.

I wasn’t sure if I understood what Ace was thinking. His words were very unexpected, and they caught me off guard and confused me. However, I was relieved at the same time that Ace no longer seemed angry or irritated. The look in his hazel eyes had softened a