Love Slave to My Devil CEO Boss R18

“Great. We’ll be waiting for the good news,” Claudia said before she laughed happily.

It was hard for me to believe that this happy and cheerful woman standing in front of me was the same moody and aggressive woman that turned up while pregnant to see Ace in his personal office. I wondered if Ace ended up helping her in the end. Regardless, I was happy that she finally got what she wanted and that the both of them looked very happy. I watched the two of them walk away from us to greet their next guest.

“She looks so happy. I’m so happy for her…” I said wistfully.

“This is the perfect time for them to get married before Claudia becomes pregnant again with their second child,” Ace replied.

“They’re going to have another one?” I asked with some excitement.

“I think so,” Ace replied with a smile.

“Seems like everything is working out well for her and her family,” I murmured as my eyes continued following Claudia.

“It’s better that way. I hope things stay peaceful on all fronts so that she wouldn’t disturb us…” Ace said before letting out a sigh.

“I guess you’re right,” I immediately agreed with him on that one.

…

After leaving Claudia’s wedding, Ace mentioned the idea of going shopping together before we headed back. There wasn’t anything that I wanted or needed to buy but I didn’t mind tagging along to do some window shopping.

“Is there something that you need to get?” I asked curiously.

“Not really…” he replied casually.

We spent some time just walking hand-in-hand as we checked out various fashion boutiques. It felt nice and relaxing to wander around aimlessly with Ace. After a busy week at work, letting the mind rest seemed like the right way to handle things.

“Anything caught your fancy?” he asked.

“Everything looks nice and so trendy, but I don’t want anything,” I replied honestly.

“Are you sure?” Ace inquired with a slightly doubtful look on his face.

“Yes. Just looking around is good enough,” I answered before smiling at him.

Ace didn’t push the matter and we spent some more time wandering from boutique to boutique just enjoying what they had to offer. Suddenly, my phone started ringing in my handbag.

“It’s mum…” I murmured as I felt my chest clench slightly with worry.

I have to admit that ever since that incident where my mother was sent to the hospital in the middle of the night that I have always developed a sense of worry whenever I receive a call from her. Although I knew that it was unhealthy for me mentally, I couldn’t stop myself from wondering if something had gone wrong again.

“Aren’t you going to answer that?” Ace asked when he realized that I seemed to be hesitating.

“Hi…” I answered the call while trying to sound as bright and cheerful as I could.

“Rina, what are you up to right now?” my mother asked on the phone.

“I went to a wedding with Ace in the city and now we’re just window shopping at one of the malls. Is there something that you need?” I asked as I tried to suppress my worries.

“Oh, I see. I was just wondering if the two of you would be free for dinner tonight,” my mother asked invitingly.

I glanced over at Ace before mouthing the question to him. Ace quickly nodded his head to indicate that he was indeed free to have dinner with my mother. Since moving into our new house, having dinner with my mother wasn’t an unusual occurrence for us. I had dinner with my mother often when Ace had to go have dinner with the clients; however, it wasn’t rare for Ace to join me and have dinner with my mother together. I felt extremely grateful for all the effort that he put in to keep my mother involved in our lives. I didn’t want to imagine what it would have been like if Ace and my mother didn’t get along.

My mother was always in high spirits whenever we visited, and she got along well with Ace. It was clear that she found his presence comforting and enjoyable. It took me a while to convince my mother that she didn’t have to cook for us and that it was easier to order food in instead.

“You’re here!” My mother greeted us excitedly.

“Yup! Ace is here too,” I replied gleefully.

“That’s great. I’m so happy that you can join us for dinner today,” my mother said before her smile widened.

“We bought a lot of food,” Ace announced as he held up the bags containing the food that we had bought for dinner.

Watching Ace and my mother chat over dinner was a source of peace for me. Moments like these helped to reinforce the fact that the decision that we made to move was the right one. For once in a very long time, everything in life felt settled and right. Everything was going well at work for me, and Ace’s business was truly taking off. My mother seemed healthy, and the doctor told us that there wasn’t anything to worry about the last time that we went for her health checkup.

“Rina, are you ok?” Ace asked all of a sudden.

“Yes. I’m fine. Sorry, I was just spacing out a little…” I replied before smiling at both of them.

I had to admit that I was too lost in my own thoughts to pay attention to what they were discussing. To gloss over that, I shoved some food in my mouth ands started chewing before commenting that it tasted great.

“Oh, I just remembered that I need to pick up something from a friend. I’ll be back in a while,” my mother said as she got up from her seat.

“What is it? Do you want me to come with you?” I quickly offered.

“No need. I’ll be fine and it won’t take long. Just stay here with Ace,” my mother quickly replied.

--To be continued…