Regret soon consumed Ace after the divorce. He never expected that his boring ex-wife would move on overnight, and be living her best life. Not only did a young heir of an influential family claim to be her underling, but a famous celebrity confessed to being her fan as well. Even one of the wealthiest people in the country referred to her as their senior. “I don't care how strong your background is, Joanna Pierce. I'll make sure to tear down your walls!” With that, the second son of the Moran family set out to protect the woman in secret. Ace: "My ex-wife is so fragile that she can't even stand on her own two feet, you mustn't take advantage of her." To which everyone replied, "Who would dare to mess with her? She'd rip our heads off if we ever get into a minor disagreement!' Ace : "My ex-wife is far too naive, you shouldn't toy with her feelings" And yet people would say, "I’m sorry? We've never seen a naive woman act so unapologetically!' Ace: "Come, darling. Let me introduce you to this powerful figure!" To which the powerful figure responded with a deep bow, "No, no, she's the boss around these parts!” Since then, Ace has had to live a double life. He was an almighty CEO during the day, but come night time,he'd be sobbing on his knees, hoping to win Joanna's heart back.
Ethan gulped.He couldn't process what the woman just said.
"I sold myself to the casino, and the casino could do anything it wanted to me.I had already lost the will to live because my fate would be equally torturous no matter which man I ended up with.Thank goodness, God took pity on me and left me in your hands..."
The woman was overly emotional and couldn't help but lean closer to Ethan.
"Wait a second.Don't come near me!"
Ethan, a towering man of over six feet, backed away as if he'd just seen a terrifying beast.He intentionally kept his distance from the woman.
The woman seemed visibly hurt by his response, and she stopped moving.
"Mister, are you disgusted by me? Are you afraid I might keep bugging you?"
"No, that's not it!"
Ethan waved his hands.
"That's not what I meant.I just think that you're a person, not an object.You shouldn't allow others to control your life."