AUBREY
I dropped the phone as soon as I heard the crash, my heart thumping, my hands wet and trembling. My mind kept replaying the sound of the crash. I didn’t realize I wasn’t wearing my slippers until I hit my feet on the chair.
“Miss Aubrey!”
“Miss Aubrey, what is the matter?” I heard Greta and Aria call out to me but I couldn’t stop running, I couldn’t stop moving.
I need to tell Ace,
I need to tell him.
“Ma’am, I am sorry, but Mr. Ace is in a meeting right now, you can’t go in.” The guard by the door held me back, his voice was low as though he didn’t want to alert or disturb the meeting that was going on in Ace’s office.
I couldn’t breathe, my eyes were watery, my hands were trembling, my feet ached, and the pain from the chair flowed through every part of my body.
He bent ov
