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.
She instantly stood frozen on the ground. "Sir, the floor is too dirty. Would you like me to clean it?"
"No."
Ace finally returned to his normal behavior and asked, "What is it?"
"Mr. Stuart called earlier and said he sent you the location on WhatsApp. He asked you not to…"
She hesitated and awkwardly glanced at Ace's hand positioned beside the dustbin and said carefully, "He asked you not to pick it up from the dustbin. It's dirty."
Ace's face darkened, and he said coldly, "I understand."
He waited until the secretary had departed before proudly opening his WhatsApp.
As he saw the location, he couldn't help but grimace and think to himself,' Joanna, you can't get away.
On the same night, Ace got on his private plane and flew directly to the island at maximum speed.
Throughout the journey, he kept reminding himself to act cold and composed when seeing Joanna later.