The rays of light that streamed through the window to the room struck Bruce's eyes as soon as he opened them.Bruce squinted his eyes. He looked to his side then sat up straight on the bed and stretched. He got startled when the fact that Jade was no longer on the bed was registered."Jade?" He called out. Since she got back from the hospital, it was the first time he was waking up without seeing Jade lying on the bed. Jade had a habit of waking up late.The day had brightened but it was too early for Jade to wake up. It was a Saturday morning after all."Is she in the bathroom?" He got out of the bed and went to the bathroom door. "Jade. Are you in there?" He asked but he got no answer. "If you are in there and can hear me, I am going downstairs to get us breakfast."Silence followed.Bruce furrowed his eyebrows and then shrugged. He headed for the exit of the room. Bruce opened the door and peered into the hallway. Everywhere was quiet— too quiet. It was unusual.On a regular Satu
"Ladies and Gentlemen, CoolAir welcomes you to Brussels. Local time is 4:03pm. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remain seated with your seatbelt fastened and keep the aisle clear until we are parked at the gate.""We reached safely," J. J. Fulton announced, beaming. "I honestly was afraid that what happened to Nicholas would happen to us, but we're safe.""That was just a coincidence. Why would you be afraid of that?" Cole asked, rolling his eyes."Why were you born?" J. J. Fulton countered, glaring at him."That was mean," Lucia pointed out, frowning at him.They continued arguing until they got out of the airplane, without minding the stares they got."Wait a minute, where is Jade?" Lucia asked, looking around.J. J. Fulton and Cold looked around. "She got into the plane with us, didn't she?" Cole asked."I saw her when the announcement of our landing in this city was made." J. J. Fulton frowned. "I knew she would do this. She must have snuck away while we
ONE YEAR LATER"Bruce Andrew Ace, the son of late Astor Ace, just got a new mansion on DennVille worth 9.7billion USD. The mansion, named Ace mansion, is currently the most expensive home ever. The question is, would the most expensive house on Earth get occupied by just one person. Bruce Andrew Ace is an eligible bachelor. No one has seen his face since he wears a mask all the time just like his father used to, but one can tell that he is handsome, rich, powerful but no woman has gotten near him since his wife's disappearance because he would not let them too. He—"The T. V. was switched off.Mr. Archibald, who had switched it off, dropped the remote. He took a seat and crossed his legs. "You're everywhere. On phones, T. Vs, the radio. It is worse than I had imagined it to be."Bruce rolled his eyes. He was wearing a Cavalier Rockefeller Vanquish II suit. He had a frown on, an expression that remained since Jade's departure. "They would eventually get tired and stop talking about me.
Over a year ago, Bruce had walked into the compound, marveling at how big it was. Who would have thought he would own this place one day?No one.Not even Bruce Ace himself.He looked back at the gate, recalling how he had gotten to the place. The day Jade disappeared with her family, Tricia had claimed ownership of the house. Bruce later discovered that J. J. Fulton, after looking for an eligible buyer for his house for too long, had to sell it to Hugh Steele, someone who he wasn't well acquainted with out of desperation.Hugh Steele had gotten it for his daughter, Tricia, who felt it would be a slap on Jade's face if her family's house was now owned by her.Bruce smirked, remembering the promise he had made to Tricia; ‘you're never stepping your leg into this house. I will make sure of that.’He did make sure of it, because on that very same day, taking advantage of his identity as Astor Ace's son, he showed interest in the hou
Bruce frowned.He hated that voice. It came from a woman that contributed to the hatred he had for women."Bruce." The lady was closer to him. As she spoke, he could feel her breath on his neck. "You're the one, right? Can you please turn around so I can confirm if—""Get lost," Bruce chipped in."I know I have wronged you, but please forgive me. At least, I would feel less guilty if you do.""You deserve something worse than a guilty conscience." Bruce turned around and faced her. "Claire, you deserve every bit of the treatment you got from that animal in the form of a man."Bruce turned away from her and continued walking."I know that I do, but can you please forgive me?" Claire asked, tailing behind him."Go back to Cole. Stop disturbing my life," Bruce snarled."The Fulton?" Claire scoffed. "He turned out to be a really big jerk. He was however a big jerk at first anyways. I was just desperate and
"B. A. Ace has struck again. Earlier today, an unconscious young woman was taken out of Bruce's hotel room. No one knows what had transpired but according to B. A. Ace, she was an assassin sent to kill him. He defended himself and she got hurt. However, most people around the hotel believe that the young lady only wanted to get closer and not assassinate him.""That black faced devil," a lady in her late twenties said, shaking her head in disapproval. She was a worker of AAB groups and like other workers she was on a break. Bruce was in their midst and he listened as they insulted him without having the slightest idea that he was amongst them."I'm sure he made up the tale of the lady trying to assassinate him," a male worker said. "How would a woman kill a full grown man like him?""Women are more dangerous than you think," Bruce chipped in."Are you saying this because your rich wife left you?" Max, a male worker, said scornfully and everyone around laughed. "Everyone expected it.
"Take a look at who you're referring to as Bruce Ace. Whenever he comes to work here, he works like an elephant and eats like an ant. His allowance is small compared to how hard he works. Why would Astor Ace's son work that hard when he has more than enough money? I thought you all refer to him as a nobody. How can a nobody be Astor Ace's son?"Bruce turned to see who was talking— it was Claire. He frowned when he saw that like yesterday, she was carrying a food basket."The woman who is crazy enough to be obsessed with Jade Fulton's useless ex-husband is right," a co-worker of Bruce said, then she eyed Bruce Ace from head to toe. "Take a look at him. Nothing about him suggests that he is rich. He got a fairly good job despite how much he does not deserve it but he still looks like a houseboy. Some people are not just meant to have money and those people are people like Bruce.""Yes," another co-worker agreed. "The similarities must have been a coincidence.Bruce heaved a sigh of reli
Bruce bent before her, hoping that she was still alive. He frowned.He hated the fact that despite how hard he tried to get rid of his conscience, it was still there. Claire sat up straight. Seeing that she was Okay, he straightened up and she raised her hands gesturing to him to help her up."You can get up yourself," Bruce said glaring down at her."You've injured me. The least you can do is to at least help me to my feet because I can't get up myself.He grabbed her hand and dragged her up."Leave my office," Bruce said immediately.Claire went inside instead. "This is a really nice office," she said, looking around, ignoring the glare she got from Bruce."The last person that dared to walk into my space without my permission is in the hospital now, battling between life and death."Your evil deeds shouldn't be something you should be proud of," Claire pointed out."Get out.""You're B. A. Ace, aren't you? What the lady said was right, wasn't it?" Claire frowned. "Why wasn't I sm