Chapter 454 Our Private Celebration

“You don’t have to be stuck there you know..” Ace said before showing me a very charming smile.

“What are you trying to say?” I asked as I narrowed my eyes at him suspiciously.

“Well, you could just quit and move in with me and live an easy-going life,” Ace replied teasingly.

I knew well enough that he knew that I wouldn’t do something like that. Given how wealthy Ace is, I had no doubt that he could live an easy-going life in luxury without ever having to work again his entire life. However, things were different for me, and I couldn’t imagine myself living off of Ace like a leech. On top of that, I still had dreams and career aspirations of my own. I still enjoyed the job that I was doing, and I also liked my colleagues even though working with new colleagues from Chase Creatives could be challenging. I was determined to adapt and make the best out of everything.

Since my mother is a single mother and we were not well off, I also needed to work in order to support her. I still remembered all the obstacles and the lows that I went through to land a job in my dream company. There was just no way that I would simply choose to throw everything away just like that. There were still so many things that I wanted to learn and experience and that didn’t quite include becoming a housewife and living an easy life even if it was with Ace.

“What about you? Is that what you plan to do now that you’ve quit the company?” I asked in return.

Despite what he was saying, I couldn’t quite picture the Ace that I know just sitting idly as time passed him by without doing anything. Just like me, I was certain that Ace had dreams of his own that he wanted to pursue. Now that he’d pretty much settled the deal with his father and the burdens that he had toward his family, I wondered what he had planned for himself.

“I’m not so sure. I’ll probably chill and rest for a while..” he replied lazily.

“I guess after working so hard for so long especially since the merger started, you do deserve a long rest..” I replied.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang, and I figured that food must have arrived. Ace got up before I could and headed for the door. Not wanting to simply wait there for him, I decided to head toward the door as well. I helped Ace carry in the food that he had ordered while sniffing at the tempting aroma of the food.

“This seems like a lot of food..” I said as I placed the bags of food on the table. historical

“I’ll grab the plates..” he said before beaming a smile my way.

“I can do that..” I quickly said but it was too late.

Ace had pretty much beat me to it. I ended up staring at the bags of food before I started taking the food out of their packaging while I waited for Ace to return. I was spot on correct about Ace over ordering food. There was simply too much food for two people no matter how you looked at it. However, since it was definitely a special day, I didn’t want to complain to ruin the mood.

“Here you go..” Ace said as he started laying out the plates and utensils on the table.

“This looks and smells so good that it’s making me hungry,” I confessed honestly.

“I’m glad to hear that. Let’s eat, Rina,” he encouraged as he sat down.

“Thank you for arranging this,” I said with a smile.

“You don’t have to thank me for every little thing. I just ordered food in,” Ace pointed out with a chuckle.

“I still think that I should thank you every time that I feel grateful,” I replied.

“Then you should feel less grateful about the small things,” he said with a charming smile.

As we ate the food, I couldn’t stop myself from wondering what Ace had in mind for himself. Even though he said that he wanted to rest, I was sure that someone like Ace couldn’t rest for too long before he would feel restless and unproductive. Ace might not like all the work that he does but he likes working and I’ve seen that for myself. It was just a matter of time before he got himself involved in some work again. Hopefully, this time it would be something that aligned with his passion.

“Eating together like this is nice..” I said wistfully.

“I agree. Eating at home like this together with you feels blissful,” he replied.

I blushed a little when I realized that I had stated my thoughts out loud, and that Ace had also agreed to it. Although I initially thought that going out to some place fancy or having a party was the right way to celebrate Ace’s last day working at the company, I had to admit that I may have been wrong. It felt extremely pleasant to be sharing a casual and simple meal with Ace in the comfort of his place. The simple things can really lead to happiness. Eating with Ace reminded me of the time when I ate with my mother and that made me realize that Ace had started to feel like family to me as well.

“I’m glad that we decided to stay in and eat together today rather than going out to a party or some place fancy. I really like this..” I said with a smile.

“We’ll definitely have to attend many parties for sure, but I’d like to save those for later. Many groups of people will definitely want to throw me a party whether I want them to or now and it’s my job to attend all of them,” Ace said although he did not sound so grim.

“Well, you’re a very popular person,” I said to cheer him up.

--To be continued..

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