The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 306 - 303

"You can’t open the door until the electricity is restored," Ace said bluntly.

Joanna’s jaw dropped. "If the electricity doesn’t come back on by tonight, I’ll have to spend the night with you!"

"I can handle it. It’s only one night, after all." Ace was so calm that Joanna wondered where his anxiety from earlier had gone. Only now did she realize that she had fallen into his trap.

"Didn’t you say you had PTSD and that your organs would fail and you’d die? " She asked him suspiciously.

"I’ll be alright if you’re here to give me hugs. I can handle you," Ace said smoothly.

Joanna was speechless.

"You might be able to stand me, but I can’t stand you," she remarked, rolling her eyes. "I have to get out of here today!"

She wanted to use the light from her phone to try to figure out how to open the doorknob, but unfortunately, her phone ran out of battery and turned off.

The room became dark once again.

"Damn it!" Her patience had reached its limit, and she patted the ground around her, trying to feel her way towards the door. When she got to that cursed door, she would smash the doorknob!

Suddenly, her hand landed on something rather questionable.

"What... are you doing?" Ace hissed, not daring to move.

"Why doesn’t this feel like the doorknob?" Joanna mumbled in confusion, squeezing it a few times.

Finally, realization struck her, and the blood drained from her face. "Please don’t tell me that’s your..."

Joanna quickly let go after realizing what it was, and both of them blushed.

Tm... I apologize. That was not my intention. I just wanted to find the doorknob, but..." Joanna stammered, so embarrassed that she couldn’t form proper sentences.

No one would think it was an accident since there were so many places to grasp, yet she went there!

Ace feigned calmness and scoffed, "I’ve seen a lot of hooligans before, but this is the first time I’ve encountered someone as reckless as you.

You’ve really opened my eyes."

"What?! It really was an accident! If I had those kinds of feelings for you, I would have initiated something while we were married!"

"Do you mean you never did anything to me throughout our marriage?" Ace queried.

"I..." She remembered the one time they did it while they were both drunk. She had gotten pregnant with Adie and Abby as a result, but it seemed he had no idea what had transpired. Since that was the case, she didn’t say anything about it.

"Never. I’m not interested in you," she lied.

’You’re not interested in me?" His tone suddenly turned angry, much to her surprise. He yanked her wrist, grabbed her waist, and pinned her against the door. "Are you sure you’re not interested in me?" He growled, his voice husky.

"Oh, certainly," Joanna said boldly. "If I was interested in you, I would have done it long ago, and we would have had many children. I would not have allowed Alice-"

Before she could finish her sentence, his lips found hers.

His soft kiss took her breath away. Her mind went blank, and she forgot to protest. She felt herself softening into his kiss, like prey surrendering to a predator.

Ace smiled against her lips, pleased with her response. "On the contrary ... you seem to be very interested in me."

Joanna’s mind went blank as Ace’s lips claimed hers passionately.

She pushed everything to the back of her mind and grabbed Ace’s collar, snarling, "If you want to kiss me, do it properly."

Pulling him down to her, she kissed him back with a hunger that surprised them both.

That wasn’t the first time they’d been this close – when they had gotten drunk back then, they had been even more reckless. Back then, they could blame it on the alcohol, but they were both sober now, so the aftermath was surely going to be messy.

As a result, they both instinctively came to a halt.

Joanna sat on the carpet, leaning against the door and breathing heavily. She tugged at her hair agitatedly as she tidied her clothes. "I must have been insane to do that! Don’t overthink it – it’s only normal in such a situation."

Ace’s raspy voice revealed hints of suppressed longing. "I understand." He coughed softly. "I feel the same way."

He subconsciously moved closer to her, and they sat next to one other on the floor.

Joanna looked at him defensively. "What are you doing?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"I told you I suffer from PTSD. Let me rest on your shoulder for a while." Before she could protest, Ace leaned on her shoulder.

Joanna gritted her teeth, but she couldn’t bring herself to push him away.

Unknowingly, hours passed. The room remained dark and silent.

"Why hasn’t the problem been solved yet? Is this the extent of the Moran family’s capabilities?" Joanna burst out finally, having reached the end of her patience.

Ace seems to have dozed off, and drowsily opened his eyes. "You still haven’t figured it out, have you?" He mumbled quietly." This is no accident – it was done on purpose. Just go to sleep. There’s no way you’re leaving this place unless..."

"Unless what?" She asked eagerly as though a glimmer of hope had suddenly appeared before her.

"Unless you achieve their objective."

"What do you mean? I don’t get it." Joanna stared at him quizzically.

"If I’m not mistaken, this is the work of my foolish mother. Her purpose is for you and me to reconcile. So..." He hesitated for a few seconds before replying flatly, "They won’t let us go if we don’t create a commotion."

Ace’s theory was indeed correct.

Susan was frowning as she leaned against the door of the study room.

’That’s so strange. Why are they so quiet? It’s dark, and they’re both alone, so they shouldn’t be able to resist the temptation. Is something wrong with one of them or is something wrong with my ears?’ She thought to herself, confused.

Susan asked Lisa, "Do you hear any noises coming from inside?"

"Madam, it’s quiet inside. I can’t hear a single thing!"

’Well, I can’t let them out yet. I’ll just have to keep them in there until they confess their feelings for each other."