ACE



"You need a rest Gina, so go to sleep."



Gina snatched the glass he was holding and threw it on the floor. Fortunately, the floor was carpeted so it didn't break.



"What's wrong with you, Gina?" He raised his voice. But the hurt in her eyes sliced ​ ​ him like a dull knife.



"You! You're my problem. I hate you, Ace. I hate you."



Gina turned her back on him and ran to the terrace. A few more minutes passed before he thought of following his wife there.



He reached Gina there as if she was looking into the distance. She doesn't notice him right away because she might be thinking deeply. He cleared his throat, so she turned to him. But silence still prevailed between the two of them.



"It's all clear to me, Ace." She finally said. "It's midnight, and our wedding is officially over. We're back to normal. In the beginning I knew it was all just pretending, so I'm sorry if 

GINA



"Good morning sleepyhead, don't you have any plans to get up there?"



She tried to open her eyes even though she was still sleepy. She saw Ace sitting next to her, holding a mug as he inhaled the aroma of coffee. Her gaze settled on the steaming mug he tipped to his mouth. She got up and Ace handed her a mug with hot coffee.



"If you're always like this Ace, I might be spoiled." She said and gave him a sweet smile. "Hmmm..."



She glanced at Ace and saw him that he was fresh from the bath. She thought it wasn't fair because he was now wearing a sweater and jeans, while she was still wearing her husband's loose shirt with her messy hair. She also noticed that he looked irritated and just insisted on not showing it to her.



"You look like you have a period, is there a problem?"



ACE



He averted his eyes from Gina and sipped the coffee in his mug again. "Nothing."



Gina

ACE



He didn't want to misunderstand her. But until this assignment was over and everyone, including Gina and himself was safe, he couldn't take advantage of her willingness or his desire to make the marriage more real. He will not think about what will happen in the future as long as what is important to him now. He had to put his job first, the job he'd almost lost, even after all he'd invested in it. He was doubly obligated to succeed now.



"You know I'll just lie if I say I don't like you, Gina." he said as he stepped closer to Gina. "I've wanted you since the beginning. I can't hide that from you. But whatever the reason for our marriage, that it will not change."



"I really don't understand you, Ace. It's hard for me to understand you."



"It's better that you just don't understand me. There's much more to Brando Nicolas than I can tell you. All I'm asking from you is trust.

ACE



"You need a rest Gina, so go to sleep."



Gina snatched the glass he was holding and threw it on the floor. Fortunately, the floor was carpeted so it didn't break.



"What's wrong with you, Gina?" He raised his voice. But the hurt in her eyes sliced ​ ​ him like a dull knife.



"You! You're my problem. I hate you, Ace. I hate you."



Gina turned her back on him and ran to the terrace. A few more minutes passed before he thought of following his wife there.



He reached Gina there as if she was looking into the distance. She doesn't notice him right away because she might be thinking deeply. He cleared his throat, so she turned to him. But silence still prevailed between the two of them.



"It's all clear to me, Ace." She finally said. "It's midnight, and our wedding is officially over. We're back to normal. In the beginning I knew it was all just pretending, so I'm sorry if I violated our agreement."



Gina shouldn't blame herself because it wasn't her fault, it seemed li

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