Chapter 413. Close Yet Faraway

“No…” Ace replied without missing a heartbeat.

“You can kiss my cheek. How’s that?” she suggested with a modified solution.

“I don’t think there’s a need for that. I’ll just wrap an arm around your waist and hold you close,” Ace proposed before yawning.

“That works too. The meeting with the board of directors and some other major shareholders is already next week so let’s do our best until then,” Elizabeth said before lifting her hand to fix her hair a little.

“That’s fast…” Ace commented but he didn’t seem excited.

“If things go well, we should get their greenlight to discuss the merger. It’s going to take a while to get them all on the same page but at least we’re starting somewhere,” Elizabeth explained with some excitement.

“Hope things would really be that simple,” Ace muttered.

“You should be there to convince them,” she suggested.

“Isn’t it supposed to be an internal meeting?” Ace asked.

“Well, since we’re dating with some