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



A few hours later, they arrived at Gina's boarding house. He himself opened Gina's door with a key. As soon as they entered the house, he first observed if the alarm system he was setting would sound. However, there was no high-pitched warning to meet them.



"Do you remember when you set the alarm?" He immediately asked Gina.



"Of course, I set the alarm before I left."



"Are you sure, Gina?"



"I'm sure, because I always--"



"Who else did you give access to?"



"I didn't give anyone, Ace. Not even Janice."



"Stay here." He shut the door as she was still speaking and drew his weapon. As he had observed, nothing seemed out of place in the living room. He opened Gina's bedroom, moved into the connecting bathroom and went through to the other room he was going to occupy. All his equipment is complete after he moved into Gina's house a week ago. He also checked the cabinet

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 frowned. "Did you wake up earlier?"



If he only knew that he hadn't really slept all night. How c

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