SERA
I made my way down the corridor to Ace's room, which was adjacent to Reggie's study. After the tension earlier, I was hoping to deliver the good news that I had managed to talk and convince Reggie.
Ace had just come in about half an hour ago, and went straight to his room without saying a word. Beck told me when we passed each other in the kitchen.
When I knocked on the door, Ace opened it with a face that looked relaxed, but his eyes were full of something hard to interpret. The cleanliness of Ace's room—too clean—seemed to reflect his perfectionist personality.
I entered slowly, trying to smile to break the ice. “Ace, I want to talk to you for a moment. There's something that—”
“I'm leaving Hayes & Chan.” Ace cut me off with a calm, yet authoritative tone.
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