章 179: A NEW BEGINNING

FLASHBACK

"Ace? Ace, what are you doing?" The matriarch called, going after him.

Celine was already prepared to intercept. She slid into her path, and stopped her.

"Leave him alone," she said between her teeth.

Chaos had ensued in the hall. No one was speaking in codes anymore. They all wanted to know what the heck was happening.

Fay ran, until she caught up with Ace, just before he could leave the room.

The gossip from the people in the crowd began to wane as they turned to the couple, who most didn't even know were a couple.

"I need you to listen to me," she grabbed a hold of his shirt, ridden with desperation. "That's not me. I don't know what you've heard, but it's not me," she cried out.

"Have you lost your mind?" He pushed her away, and she fell to the ground again.

Everyone watching, gasped at how violent he was being.