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QUINN

An agreement is what is it.

When it's called off I have to let go. That's how it works right. I mean when I made an agreement with my mum that I would date Ace to get over Dylan and made an agreement with Ace to fake it. Now that it's time to end it all why was I still hesitant.

Dylan is back which ends me and my mum's agreement and that's the only reason I agreed to the dating proposal. It was time to end it.

Carl watched me sternly, "I'm sorry for being like this but it's for the best. You too can't get any more attached now that Kim Nayong is back in town, you have to let Ace go."

Fire ran through my veins at the mention of the girl I saw at Ace's apartment. I quickly hide my emotions and said, "No no I understand.... I was also thinking of ending our fake relationship now that we've both completely fooled everyone."

The image of the night before flashed through my mind. "Why did you choose to tell me this first?" I found myself asking.

"Oh no I told Ace about days ago."

I froze.

"And I also know that you two spent the night together."

I gasped and my eyes widen in embarrassment, "No no no we didn't do anything."

"I don't care to hear about that." He said briskly. "Right now is the right time for the breakup."

"What break up?" A deep voice boomed from behind me and I turned to see sea blue eyes studying me intensely.

"You and Quinn should break up now. Before any more feelings start to develop." Carl announced. Hearing him say it, again and again, was draining the life out of me.

How did I let myself get this attached?

Why is the thought of doing this so hard, do I have feelings for Ace?

"What if it's too late for that?"

Ace walked forward and held my delicate hand in his slightly rough but warm hand. It was a feeling I didn't want to let go of. His words still startled me. Too late? Does he have actually feelings for me? Do we both have actually feelings for each other?

"Then I guess the break up would be harder than we expected," Carl said sternly.

Ace furrowed his eyebrows. "You know, I don't see why we have to break up though. Our families want it, our fans love it and we.... Well, we seem to be doing okay." He rambled and glanced at me at the last part. "But you seem to be too excited at the thought of Quinn and I breaking up. Us being together makes my grandfather see me as responsible enough and our partners too so I don't see why we should break up now."

That's right... he's only saying it so he would be in the favor of his grandfather.

Carl sighed and clicked his tongue looking at both Ace and me simultaneously. "So you want to wait till you become the president of the company before you break up?" He asked skeptically.

Ace nodded.

"I believe I have the right to talk here." I sprang up and abruptly took my hands for Ace's grip.

"Yes yes please." Carl chanted.

"Can we talk in private, just Ace and I?"

Carl paused, nodded and walked away.

"Did I say something wrong?" He asked immediately we were alone.

I knew this day was going to come and I had been doing a lot of thinking about when would be the right time to end it.

"Do you have feelings for me?" I asked him and I know he got a feeling of deja vu as he remembered when he asked me the same question months ago.

"What?"

"Ace Winston," I breathed as I walked closer to him and maintained our intense eye contact. "Do you have feelings for me?"

Please please don't break my heart...

His eyes searched mine and his lips opened to let the words escape but it shut again. I needed to ask myself if I liked Ace. But his answer would determine everything because if he does like me then we can end this play and start knowing our real selves but if he doesn't we'll continue this ridiculous play for our parents.

What I felt with Dylan was a thousand times different from what I'm feeling now. I never sat at his door waiting for him to get home, I never got excited to annoy him as much as Ace, I never had my heart hurting so much at the thought of losing him this much. I did have feelings for Ace. My legs felt weak at this realization and before I could fall he caught me.

He hadn't still given me an answer.

"So what's your answer?" I whispered still in his grasp.

"It's really hard for me to answer that." He muttered.

"But as I said before, I'm not really looking for a relationship right now."

My heart shattered. I immediately pulled myself off him and begin to dust the invincible dust from my outfit. I struggled to hold back the tears and masked them with a laugh.

"Quinn..." He breath feeling guilty and I patted his shoulder.

"Dude.." I laughed. "That's perfect because I don't have any feelings for you." I poked his shirt.

I must have transferred my feelings into the poking because I kept on poking him harder while smiling frantically.

"Really?" He asked and I swear I could hear the relief tone in his voice.

"Really!" I confirmed and patted his chiseled cheeks with the same smile on my face. I had to stop myself from turning the pat into a slap.

"So would you keep on being my girlfriend till I become the president?" He held my hands and his eyes sparkled.

Oh my God.

I had never been so humiliated in my life.

I stared at him unbelievably.

"Ouch!" He cried and I realized that I was pierced through his palm with my nails.

My face was blank and my lips were in a straight line. I hiccuped.

"I need to go to the restroom," I mumbled and moved back until my back hit the wall. I felt weak and sick. I was sick, Ace was sick, this whole situation was sick.

I briskly walked to the restroom with Ace calling after me. I locked the door once I go in and slumped on the floor. I knew it, I let myself fall for someone who just sees me as a business partner.

I realized just how scary it is to have feelings for someone who doesn't see you in that way. It was terrible.

Slowly, with low whimpers covered behind my trembling hands, the tears dropped from my eyes.

Slowly, with heavy eyes covered with outflowing tears, my heart broke over and over again.

I had no idea when I passed out.

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I was so happy.

I was so euphoric.

I was happy and didn't want to get up.

The material was soft, a smile appeared on my face. I was safe..... For just a while until I heard his voice.

"Quinn?!"

I slowly opened my eyes, trying to adjust to the bright light. The man before me was blurry and I blinked a few times before I saw Dylan clearly.

"She's awake!" He announced to everyone and I began to notice everyone in the room and where I was. I was in a hospital. Suddenly, a man I guess was the doctor came forward and asked everyone to move.

He said a few words to me but I couldn't move or speak. My view was still blurry and I could only see the doctor clearly. He kept his index finger up and moved it from left to right. After that, he told everyone in the room something I couldn't hear.

My ears begins ringing and I grimaced trying to sit up. Dylan hurried to my side and helped me sit up.

"How are you feeling?" I finally heard something. I looked around and saw the worried faces of my dad, Kenna, Brandon, Xenia, and Dylan.

The doctor left the room with my dad to talk about my condition. Xenia who was asleep got woken up by Brandon and they both came closer to me to ask me how I was feeling.

I tried to speak but my throat was dried up. Dylan seemed to read my mind as he gave me a glass of water from the side table. I took a few sips.

"What happened?"

Now, Kenna was the one who came forward and held my hands. "Ace found you passed out in your bathroom last night and you've been unconscious for about fifteen hours. I'm so glad you're awake. Are you feeling any pains anywhere?"

I shook my head to her question, while deep in thought. Then it flooded back to me the memories of last night. The flower shop, Ace's grandma, and Ace telling me he wasn't ready for a relationship.

The embarrassment crept on to me and suddenly I screamed it out. And that scream turned to tears. And those tears turned to anger. And all those outburst made me look like a psycho to everyone.

The expressions on their faces and the way my dad and the doctor came into the room, made me more embarrassed and I sank into the bed.

Just great, I earned myself another day in the hospital because they thought my brain was malfunctioning.

Fuck you, blonde mess!

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I'm so so so sorry for the slow updates I've just been so busy with school.

Please don't forget about Ace and Quinn. I promise to start updating more as I'm finally on holdiay😭

It's Christmas season🥳

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What's on Ace's mind?

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