Ch. 211..215: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 211-215
Chapter 211: I will take them all
Tristan reached the Knight mansion followed by Noah who rushed out of his car the second his eyes caught the sight of his friend.
"Wait for me!" Noah said running to Tristan’s side and they both entered in.
The second they stepped inside the house both Tristan and Noah were welcome with the aromatic fragrance of delicious breakfast.
"Great, you both came at the right time," Grace said looking at the boys.
Noah rushed to Grace’s side and pecked her cheeks," Mom, I missed you so much" he said squeezing her in his embrace.
"Let go of my mom" Tristan’s deadpan voice made Noah drop his smile and he frown.
After Dante’s illness revelation Tristan didn’t meet his mother, understanding she wasn’t in the right state of mind to listen to him.
"Mom," he said giving her a side hug.
"We have many things to talk about son" Grace passed Tristan a meaningful look and he pursed his lips and gave a nod.
He knew what she was referring to and he was ready to confront her.
Keeping the topic aside, everyone came downstairs and had their breakfast. Once they were done eating Gwen got up to leave but stopped when she remembered something.
"Mom, I won’t be having dinner with you all today. We girls are planning to go shopping in the evening" her words caught both the boy’s attention at her and they asked in unison," Shopping!!"
"Yes, don’t you both know," she asked pointing at them in confusion.
Noah shook his head and then looked at Tristan," Dude, we also need to go shopping" he whispered leaning close to his ear.
"Hmm...’’
"Anyways, I’ll take my leave, bye" Gwen bid goodbye to them and left.
****
Backyard
"You took the right decision old man" Noah winked at Dante making him chuckle.
"I had to" Dante was mentally prepared and was waiting for the treatments to start before they fix a surgery date.
Tristan was happy to see how Dante was willing to live. The desperation in his eyes was evident that this old man had finally given up his stubbornness.
All thanks to his mother, who was the reason for his change of mind.
The trio continued chatting when Grace too joined them.
"Won’t you boys go shopping?" she asked looking at the two and watched them nod their heads in unison.
"Good or else you all would end up looking like bodyguards to them and someone else might end up wooing them" Grace fought her smile, averting her eyes at Dante who winked at her giving a thumbs up.
Noah who sense the threat stood up with a jerk," Tristan!.. I think mom is right. We can’t lack. Let’s go shopping in the evening" with determination in his eyes Noah instructed Tristan.
"Hmm... for the first time in my life. I find myself agreeing with you" nodding his head Tristan gave in and Noah immediately informed Karl about their plan.
After talking with them, both Tristan and Noah left for their respective work.
"You think, they will let anyone eye at their woman" Dante exclaimed knowing how possessive these boys are over their girls. Wooing! they won’t even let any man look at them.
Grace agreed to Dante and fell silent after a while.
Dante noticed her and asked," What happened?"
Grace snapped out of her thoughts at looked at her father," Dad, don’t you think they both should open up to their girls" she asked.
"Hmm.. they should but-" he stopped remembering the fear Tristan had in his heart.
"But what dad? They both have the right to know everything"
That day when Trevor begged her to let him sleep with her, she put a condition in front of him. And that was to be transparent with her. She asked him to tell her his every secret or else he wouldn’t be allowed to even talk to her.
Getting scared Trevor ended up spilling everything to her which also include Tristan being the supreme leader of Dante’s clan.
Grace thought she had managed to pull her son out of that dark world but she was wrong. And when she learned about the entire truth behind his decision to go against her words, she was devastated.
Her father had almost died and she had no clue about it. Back then when she couldn’t see him for months she fell into thought, thinking he had finally given up. But all her assumptions were wrong. Dante was fighting for his life, trying to wake up from that deep slumber that engulf his body and mind.
Someone tried to kill him, which was why Tristan took command in his hand taking over his position.
Now, she understood where she went wrong. Instead of understanding her father, she kept finding his mistakes. Just because one time he failed to protect them, it didn’t mean he was incapable.
After that one mistake, he stood like a shield protecting them secretly. But she still tends to ignore it. Such a fool not to see how much Dante loved them.
And now, she had finally come to understand that, she can’t live a life in fear and accept reality. She can’t change the fact that her son was now the supreme leader but could only have faith in his capabilities.
Tristan was trained by Dante himself and she can’t doubt her father’s teaching.
Dante could only sigh, at Grace’s words. If only his daughter had the slightest idea of how scared is Tristan of losing Ashley, she should have reacted the same as him.
Without saying a word, he just kept staring at Grace who had this displeased look marred on her face.
****
Evening
Ashley picked up both Alice and Gwen from their workplace and drove to Dream’s Mall.
"I thought, I would be able to grasp every piece of information from Karl but even he has no clue about it. It looks like brother really wants to keep it a surprise" Gwen sighed in disappointment.
She was so curious to know where Tristan was planning to take them that she coaxed Karl to spill everything. But when he said that even he had no idea about it, all her hopes washed away.
"Let’s just not spoil our mood. We will get to know once we reach there" Alice didn’t want them to rack their brain and just focus on the things they had come to do here.
"Yes, Alice is right. Let us not think about it and enjoy our shopping" Ashley agreed followed by Gwen and the trio began to roam inside the vast shopping mall.
Entering every store, they purchased the things they could carry with them on the trip.
They then stepped into the lingerie shop as Alice wanted to buy a few things. Looking at the sexy lingerie Gwen’s eyes grew wide.
"How can anyone wear them? It’s too exposing" she said staring at them in disbelief.
Alice chuckled looking at the young girl who made her remind herself of herself. Back then even though she was just as shy as her but look at her now, no one will believe she is the same Alice they knew before.
"Even I thought the same back then but you know what-" she leaned close to Gwen and whispered," Men fall for this bold look. They like it when their woman initiates a bold move towards them" giving her an assuring nod Alice pull away and resume looking around.
Gwen looked at the piece of clothes when Linda’s face crossed her mind and she recalled the words she said about her.
’Teenager’ she had said.
Gwen didn’t like when Linda judge her relationship with Karl based on their age. Just because they had an age difference of five years, she wasn’t mature enough.
Turning her palm into a fist Gwen sighed and looked at the lingerie before she asked the staff," I will take them all" she said with a plain face shocking both Ashley and Alice who stood next to her.
While the girls were busy in their shopping there was someone who had his eyes set on a particular person as he followed them everywhere.
Once the girls were done shopping, their next station was the restaurant where they were supposed to have dinner.
Stepping inside the Italian restaurant inside the mall, they soon placed their orders.
Ashley was a little skeptical to ask Gwen why she purchased all the lingerer but she stopped herself from invading her personal space.
There was something about Gwen that she felt was off. After stepping out of the shop she didn’t speak to them all and completely silenced herself.
’What’s wrong with her?’ she thought looking at her and then at Alice who also had the same thoughts as Ashley.
Both the girls passed on a meaningful glance at one another and then at the girl who seemed to be lost in her own thoughts.
’I think I should talk to her once we reach home’ Ashley noted mentally.
Chapter 212: Feel free to kill her
After finishing the food Ashley excused herself to the restroom while Alice and Gwen sat on the seats chatting.
"Don’t tell me you bought them to seduce Karl" Alice peeked inside the bag full of different lingerie and chuckled.
Gwen could only purse her lips and nod hiding her blush. Yes, she was going to make a bold move on Karl in order to find what qualities he prefers in his girl.
Linda’s words had already been craved deep into her mind and now, she wanted to grow up and act like a mature lady.
While the girls were busy talking, Ashley stepped out of the woman’s restroom when she stumbled upon someone she didn’t expect to meet.
"Ashley Brown.... what a pleasant surprise. We meet again" Giel aka Gabriel’s voice snapped Ashley out of her trance and she frowned.
She just rolled her eyes watching his silly smile and she replied," It isn’t pleasant for me"
Ashley had still not forgotten how he flirted with her and she felt the need to maintain a distance from him.
Gabriel was amazed at how Ashley maintained her composure whenever he tried to pull her strings. She was the second lady after Sandra who wasn’t charmed by his flirty moves and that made him more curious about her.
"Are you sure, you aren’t following me, Miss Brown? We happen to meet at the same place" Gabriel tried to tease her. He kind of liked the way she oppose his every word by giving a fitting answer.
Crossing her hands Ashley smirked," Now I cursed myself for coming here" she said with a fake smile and sighed.
"If you’re done blocking my way, just step aside I have to leave," she said dropping her fake smile and motioned him to move.
Gabriel wanted to prolong this meeting by pulling her nerves when suddenly his phone rang. Taking the call, he took a step back and turned around to answer it.
"Okay...hmm," Ashley watched him speak to someone and took the opportunity to walk away from there before he ends up pestering her even more.
Just when Gabriel finished talking, he turned back only to find the space where Ashley stood empty.
Falling into thought for a second, his lips then curled up into a smile and he turned around walking away from there.
Ashley huffed walking through the corridor when she found Tristan standing next to their table and she gasped in surprise.
" When did you come here?" she asked walking to them only to find all the other boys too present and were sitting next to their partners.
Tristan turned when he heard Ashley’s voice and heaved out a sigh before taking a step toward her," What took you so long?" he didn’t answer her but rather questioned her.
"Meet an annoying person on the way" she mumbled under her breath scratching her head, making Tristan confuse.
"Huh! Did you say something" he asked when he couldn’t understand what she said.
"Umm... nothing" she brushed off her word because she didn’t want to dwell on that annoying person and asked instead," You didn’t answer me. How come you three are here"
"Tristan bought us here," Noah said pointing at his friend.
Ashley turned her head to look at Tristan only to find him looking elsewhere.
"We also wanted to shop so... I thought why not join you all" Tristan tried to hide his embarrassment, hoping no one could see through his intention when Ashley said, "But we are already done with shopping"
Her words pour water on their plan. Ashley turned her eyes to Gwen and Alice giving them a meaningful gaze.
"Yes, you boys are late. We girls have finished our shopping and now we are leaving home" Alice too joined Ashley and looked at the boys who dropped their jaws in shock.
"Babe... that’s not fair. We came rushing here hoping to shop with you all but you are ditching us" Noah whined like a kid and looked at Tristan motioning him to do something.
Getting his actions Tristan turned to face Ashley and tried to convince her," Ash... but we haven’t done our shopping yet. How about you help us without shopping"
"Yes, Tristan is right" Noah joined and then motioned Karl to also join them.
Nodding his head even Karl agreed," Yes, boss is right." and then gave Gwen a pitiful look.
The girls shared a glance at each other as if they were communicating with their eyes while the boys watched them cluelessly.
" What are they talking about?" Noah asked Karl who just shrugged his shoulder not knowing what they were communicating.
After a one-minute starring discussion, they finally pulled apart and looked at them.
"We will help you only if we get to know where we are going" Ashley’s words dropped like a bomb and everyone averted their eyes at Tristan. It was he who had planned everything, even Noah and Karl had no clue.
"Why are you all looking at me," he said getting intimidated by their curious stare.
"Aren’t you the planner? So tell us about the place and we join you for the shopping" Ashley didn’t leave the chance to get Tristan to speak everything. Just like Gwen and Alice even she was curious to know where they were going, but her husband was tongue-tied in this matter.
Noah and Karl begged through their eyes motioning Tristan to speak but the man was too adamant.
"It won’t be a surprise if I disclose the place name" Tristan’s words dropped everyone’s shoulders.
"Okay then, we girls will take out leave. You all enjoying your shopping" saying Ashley picked up the bags and started walking.
Alice and Gwen too did the same and followed Ashley leaving the boys behind to deal with their problems.
Tristan watched Ashley leave with his mouth slightly opened and turned his head to face the fuming boys who were ready to smack Tristan for being so stubborn.
"Ahem... let’s get shopping" ignoring them both Tristan walked away from there.
*****
Dropping Alice home, Ashley then took Gwen to the Knight’s mansion. Inside the car, Ashley found Gwen quiet and she couldn’t stop herself from bringing up the topic that was bothering her for some time.
"Is everything alight Gwen? You seem to be quiet all this time" Ashley asked her like an elder sister who was worried for her and wanted to know the reason, just so she could help her.
Gwen snapped out of her silent mode and turned to Ashley with a smile." No, nothing is bothering me. Everything is fine" saying she averted her eyes from her and looked outside the window.
Gwen didn’t want to bother anyone. The inferiority she was going through right now, she wanted to tackle it on her own.
Ashley found her behavior a little bothering. Gwen wasn’t someone who liked to bottle up things to herself, then why wasn’t she telling her?
Finding her oblige to open up, Ashley didn’t force her to speak and soon drove her to the mansion.
*****
After his encounter with Ashley, Gabriel drove to his secret base. He summoned Tori after he found her careless action that would have ruined everything.
"Did that lady cause any trouble after walking up?" he asked looking at the young girl with his deadpan eyes.
"No, boss. She hasn’t spoken about last night’s incident with anyone" Tori had been keeping an eye on Piper after she woke up and she found her silent without talking about that incident with anyone.
"That woman looks like a troublemaker whom we can’t trust. If you find her action suspicious again, feel free to kill her" he declared.
Tori wasn’t surprised by his decision. Gabriel was like that, heartless, ruthless and merciless who didn’t think twice before killing his own father.
Giving a nod, Tori then informed Gabriel about the couple," I heard the couple is going somewhere for vacation but the place is still unknown"
Tori had all her eyes and ears on Ashley and Tristan and it didn’t take her long to find what the couple was planning.
"Let not disturb them for some time" Gabriel instructed with a blank face.
"Vacate this place as soon as possible before Tristan’s men find us" he then looked at Max informing him about how risky it can be for them to stick in one place.
Gabriel learned about Ace one of Tristan’s men, who have been using every means to find his location. He even learned about him killing his father and how he used all his inheritance to come to this place.
It wouldn’t be too long for them to find his base and before they could reach him, he wanted to shift his base next to Brown’s mansion where no one will ever come to find him or even get suspicious.
Instructing both Tori and Max, Gabriel asked them to leave. Once they were out of his sight, he then called someone asking," Find where Tristan and Ashley are going?" saying he ended the call and his lips curled into a wicked smile.
"Let’s enjoy the vacation together" Gabriel’s blank eyes softened when Ashley’s face appeared in front of his eyes.
Chapter 213: This man is insane
"The next day early morning, the group boarded the flight and were currently relaxing taking their respective seats next to their partners.
"Did you come here to sleep" Alice jerked Noah’s head from her shoulder, stopping him from dozing off.
"Umm babe, I woke up before you and even prepared the snacks you wanted to carry along. Now please let me sleep" he again leaned his head on Alice’s shoulder wrapping his hand around her arms and closed his eyes.
After about a minute Alice heard Noah snore and she scoffed, looking down at him in disbelief. She could believe he fell asleep when all his friends were busy spending time with their partners.
A seat apart from Alice and Noah, Gwen and Karl were busy talking about something.
"Why are you so quiet?" Karl asked when he found being silent all the time.
Even yesterday at the mall, he didn’t find her talking like she does; even now, she was silent.
"Umm...nothing. I was just thinking where brother is taking us" Karl squinted his eyes trying to see through her lie but she covered it up quickly.
"Did you find where we are going?" she changed the topic diverting his thoughts and he nodded.
Tristan thought he would be able to handle everything on his own but he was wrong. He couldn’t function without Karl who was way faster than him in managing everything.
While shopping in the mall he had to tell Karl everything because once they reach there he had to keep the boys alert. It was only Noah who wasn’t aware of where they were supposed to land but once they reach there he would too find it.
Zipping his lips Karl laid his head back on the seat and closed his eyes leaving Gwen in awe," It’s a surprise" he repeated his boss’s words not even opening his mouth in front of Gwen.
Gwen could just stare at Karl with a dumbstruck expression. So he knew but still he decided to seal his lips not going against his boss aka best friend.
While the other couples were busy having quality time, Tristan and Ashley watched the clouds out of the window.
"Do you want to eat something?" Tristan asked Ashley pulling her attention away from the clouds to him.
Thinking for a second, Ashley nodded and Tristan called the staff, instructing them to serve everyone breakfast.
Alice tried to wake up Noah but he sleep like a pig with his mouth slightly open. After so many attempts, the man didn’t even bulge, so she had to have breakfast alone.
She even gave everyone the sandwich Noah made early morning. Once everyone was done eating breakfast, Tristan and Ashley excused themselves to the private suite as Ashley began to feel sleepy all of sudden.
Entering the private suite, Ashley suddenly stopped when she began to dizzy.
"Ash... are you okay?" Tristan rested his hand on her back stopping her from stumbling.
Ashley blinked her eyes trying to erase the blurriness she felt for a second and stood straight," I don’t know. Maybe it’s because we didn’t sleep much"
Last night after returning home Tristan didn’t let her sleep and they ended up making love in the middle of the night. Ignoring their rest, they woke up early morning to catch the flight.
Worried Tristan picked Ashley in his arms and carried her to the bed. Carefully placing her down, he then walked to make a call to the attendant informing them about the emergency.
But before he could connect Ashley stopped him," Tristan I am fine. You are overstressing. I just need some sleep nothing else." she tried to ease his concern and patted the space next to her asking him to come by her side.
Sighing in defeat Tristan hung on the interphone back and walked towards the bed before he hopped in and pulled Ashley closer to his chest.
"Tell me if you still feel dizzy" Tristan noted before he started patting her head and within no time she drifted off to sleep.
After four hours of sleep, Ashley finally woke up feeling fresh and turned to look at Tristan who sat next to her scrolling something on his phone.
"How long did I sleep," she asked pulling herself up as she sat on the bed.
Tristan turned to look at Ashley and placed his phone aside and faced her," Four hours. You slept for four hours" he answered tucking the hair strand behind her ear and asked," How do you feel? Is the dizziness still there?"
Tristan was genuinely worried for Ashley knowing how he didn’t let her rest the previous night and demanded more even when she couldn’t keep the pace.
Last night he was so energized that he didn’t remember how many rounds they finished before they finally fell asleep.
Ashley smiled flicking the tip of his nose and said," I am fine Mr. Knight. Now don’t keep blaming yourself for my dizziness" she knew he would blame himself for not letting her rest but even she didn’t care and wanted the same thing as him.
Staring at him for some time, Ashley finally saw Tristan relax and she looked around asking," I long will it take us to reach"
Ashley had no clue how much more they will take to reach their destination. She didn’t ask him again and let herself remain curious.
"In fifteen, the flight attendant will make an announcement," Tristan said before pecking Ashley’s lips and the couple stepped out from their private room joining the other couples.
By now, Noah was wide awake and the one who slept was Alice. Soon the announcement was down and instructed them about their landing and after some time they finally reached their destination.
The second the announcement was done Noah’s face turned pale and he looked at Karl and Tristan who seemed quite relaxed than him.
"Why didn’t you tell me we are traveling to country X" Noah didn’t expect Tristan to get them to country X where their enemies were waiting for them to show up.
"Don’t worry. I have everything under control. No one will know about our arrival" Tristan answered calmly.
He had everything under his control and his entire army was there to guard them and secure their location without letting it known to his rivals.
"This man is insane" Noah muttered and followed them as they stepped out of the plane and headed to the exit where their men were already waiting for them.
Chapter 214: Sound of silence
The moment everyone exited from the private getaway, they were welcomed by an army of Tristan’s men who were waiting for their Supreme leader.
The second they saw their leader Ace, walked ahead and greeted Tristan followed by Noah and Karl.
"Welcome to Country X boss" his way of addressing Tristan came out in nobility as if they were welcoming their King.
He then averted his eyes from Ashley who stood with a dumbfounded expression and heard the man greet her with the same elegance," Welcome Lady boss"
Ashley forced a smile getting flustered by the way Ace was greeting her. Lady boss, she didn’t expect him to address her that way.
"Who’s he?" Alice asked poking Noah who maintained an authoritative expression surprising Alice.
’What’s wrong with him’ Alice thought when all of a sudden Noah acted Maturely in front of these men.
"He is Ace," he said holding Alice’s hand firmly and taking her to one of the cars that were aligned outside the airport for them.
While Ashley and Alice were clueless about why were so many men came to pick them whereas Gwen had already seen the board the second she stepped out. They were in the country M, Tristan’s territory.
Looking at Karl in concern, she saw him giving an assuring smile while they stepped into the car.
Soon the car drove away from the airport, taking them to one of the Resorts that belonged to the Knights. Since it was located in the coastal areas, it took them about an hour to reach there.
Once they reached the Crescent Resort, the staff guided the couples to their respective rooms.
Entering inside a presidential suite, Ashley was amazed by the classic décor. Everything around was simple yet elegant. It had two bedrooms with a private Jacuzzi area built inside the vast balcony from where they could witness the sunset and sunrise.
There was a fully stocked personal bar at one end of the living all.
Amazed by the living area, Ashley then went to check the bed, and the moment she entered her mouth dropped.
The huge king-size bed at the center of the vast room was decorated with rose petals giving it a honeymoon vibe.
Before Ashley could comprehend a pair of strong arms engulfed her in a hug from behind.
Tristan buried his face into her neck and started planting kisses on it." Do you want to take shower" he said nibbling her skin and sending a shiver down her spine.
Ashley dropped her head back the second his mouth started doing wonders on her neck. She just couldn’t get enough. It had been just a few hours since they last made love but their heart was asking for more.
Bringing her hand to his hair Ashley clutched them and tilted her neck a little aside giving him proper access.
Tristan had then slowly moved down her stomach to her private part as he started to brush his finger on the fabric.
"Ah... Tristan umm" Ashley felt a stranger sensation running through her entire body and she swiftly turned and faced him.
His eyes were clouded with lust and she knew just one nod from her and he would end up taking her then and there.
"I am hungry," her words made him arch his brow in amazement.
Ashley suddenly started feeling hungry. She knew it was too early for her to eat when she had just had her breakfast a while ago.
She felt embarrassed and lowered her head hiding her blush. It had been just some time and again she was craving some delicious food.
Tristan watched Ashley look down and his eyes soften replacing the lust with love and he brought his hand under her chin, making her look up.
"It’s okay. Don’t feel shy" Tristan tried to ease her and leaned forward to peck her lips.
Just a small lip touch and all her embarrassment flew away." I’ll place the order. Just get freshen up first" pulling away Tristan walked out of the room.
Ashley heaved out a sigh and touched her stomach feeling weird all of sudden. She herself was clueless about how she suddenly started craving food.
Brushing off her doubts she entered the bathroom to get freshen up. By the time she stepped out, Tristan also got changed, and also the food was placed.
Tristan dragged Ashley by her wrist and made her sit on the chair. Placing the food on the plate, he started feeding her.
Ashley felt like she had been starving for so long and had finally tasted the food.
"Umm... Tristan feed yourself too" she said savoring the delicious cuisine.
Tristan was surprised by the way she was behaving like a child while enjoying the food. Soon they finished eating the food and the couple stepped out on the balcony.
Resting by the huge fence, Ashley looked at the vast water ahead of them and closed her eyes listening to the sound of waves.
Tristan too joined her and stood by her side staring at the place she stared at a second ago.
"Did you hear that sound?" she asked with her eyes still close.
Tristan frowned and turned his head to look at her," What?" he asked not understanding what she meant.
Ashley slowly opened her eyes and her lips curled into a smile as she turned to face Tristan," Sound of silence"
"Does silence as a sound" Tristan chuckled at her philosophical words and shook his head looking ahead.
"I can hear the sound of waves ,even the sound of people who are strolling around but... I can’t hear the sound of silence" he answered shrugging his shoulder.
Ashley knew her words were out of his reach so she skipped the topic and leaned into Tristan’s arm.
"Do you want to explore this place?" he asked and watched her nod her head like an excited kid.
"Come let’s go" holding her hand the couple stepped out of their suite and began touring around the vast property.
A few rooms away inside Noah and Alice’s presidential suite, the couple just ended up with a heated session and were currently lying in each other’s arms.
Noah was turned on by the atmosphere around the room and ended up taking Alice ravishing her like a hungry wolf.
"You have no patience Noah" Alice complained when Noah didn’t let her get change and dragged her inside the bedroom devouring her like never before.
No doubt he knew every position that would excite her and she would end up asking for more.
"When it comes to you I lose my mind. You drive me crazy Alice" snuggling close to her Noah pecked her cheeks.
The couple lay quiet for some time when Alice asked, "Noah..." she called his name softly.
"Hmm..."
"Is there something you are hiding from me" her question made him pull back and he stared at her in surprise.
"W-why. Why would I hide anything from you" Noah had no clue if he had kept anything from her.
"Those men who came to pick us up didn’t look like normal guards" Noah’s eyes grew wide and he propped his head up watching her bit her lips.
"What d-do they l-look like" he stuttered as his heart began to race in anticipation.
Did Alice get suspicious about something, he thought as he stared at her, waiting for her to speak.
Her eyelashes fluttered as she looked up staring straight into his eyes and answered," They look like a gang someone from the underworld"
Alice didn’t want to go around judging people but the way those men came into the army carrying weapons with them, she only came to think of them as some from the mafia gang.
She knew Tristan was a very influential man and needed protection on every step he took but these men looked different from the ones she had seen back in the country S.
She could differentiate them by the aura they carried with them.
"I think you didn’t have enough sleep" Noah tried to brush off her doubts. He should’ve known their girls weren’t slow-witted women who wouldn’t read a person in front of them.
Alice blinked her eyes when Noah suddenly wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer, resting her head on his chest, and said," Sleep."
Noah was trying to run away from the confrontation which is why he looked surprised when Tristan bought them here.
Alice had no idea about his involvement in the underworld. For the entire world, he was Noah Wayne, a successful engineer who ran a big gaming company.
He worked behind the scene helping Tristan but never let anyone doubt his identity. But now with Alice’s suspicion, he didn’t know how long he would be able to conceal everything.
’I think I should talk to Tristan about it’ noting this in his mind Noah started patting Alice’s head and she soon drifted to sleep but she didn’t forget to see through his ignorance.
Chapter 215: There is no returning back
Piper has been quiet all this while. She didn’t disclose the incident that happened to her that night. She remembered listening to some whispers when she reached the backside of the mansion.
She wanted to know who these people were and what were they doing on the other side of the boundary. Master Richard had clearly warned every servant not to cross the line but still, she heard some voices coming across the fence.
"Who were those people" she mumbled rubbing the space where she was punched before she passed out only to find her waking up inside her room.
"And how did I return to my room" she tried to recall the memory when she hissed in pain on the nape of her neck.
Confused Piper turned around, and started preparing the dinner when Tori stepped in.
"How would you like me to assist you Piper" Tori smiled asking Piper. She seemed different from her usual quiet self which surprised Piper and she looked at her in awe.
’What’s wrong with her and why is she smiling?’
The day since Tori came to Brown’s mansion, she had been very reserved, barely voicing her thoughts. She would help her like an obedient kid and never once she saw her smile.
Tori was like a mystery to her, a young girl void of any emotions. Her lifeless eyes would always make her think, how can such a beautiful girl never once express her emotions openly?
"Is there any occasion?" Piper tried to act normal concealing her doubts. She wanted to know more about her, her family, and how did she learning to cook at such a young age.
Tori shrugged her shoulder and began helping Piper.
After that incident, Tori and her team barely managed to escape. If Max wouldn’t react immediately, Piper would’ve created a big problem for them.
He had been very cautious of his surroundings making sure no one finds them bringing the weapons to the dungeon. They picked the night time hoping everyone inside the Brown Mansion must be sleeping but his assumptions were wrong.
Piper sneaked out of the Mansion and headed straight to the backside. It was then he realized something was odd and he quickly texted Tori about it. He didn’t want to harm the middle age lady but when she tried to surpass their territory, he couldn’t stop himself.
Snapping out of her thoughts Tori looked at Piper. She didn’t want to hurt the lady but she also couldn’t go against her boss. After spending some time with Piper, she found the lady to be very kind and loveable.
She was just her mother’s age and Tori didn’t want Piper to do something that would force her to take reckless actions against her.
Gabriel instructed her to kill the lady if she happens to cause any trouble, but Tori felt a little obligated to harm her.
They were trained to be ruthless with no ounce of feelings when they stand against their target. They are asked to clear every hurdle that would prolong their plan but Piper had nothing to do with anything happening around them.
It was her carelessness which was caught by Piper and she even warned her but still, she behaved recklessly which ignited suspicion in Piper’s mind for her.
Averting her gaze, Tori began chopping the vegetable when she heard Piper speak.
"You know Tori, I had a daughter who was of your age. Sometimes, when I look at you, it reminds me of her" Tori halted her movement and looked at Piper who smiled sadly.
"Had a daughter. Where is she now? Doesn’t she lives with your family" Tori asked suddenly getting curious to know about Piper’s daughter.
"No, she doesn’t" Piper answered carrying the same sad smile that bothered Tori somehow.
"Then where is she now?" Tori further inquired.
Stopping her hand from further cutting the veggies, Piper raised her head and looked at Tori with unexplainable emotions, and said," In heaven. She lost her life after battling an incurable disease"
Tori opened her mouth to say something but she couldn’t. She couldn’t find any words coming out of her mouth but the hurt in Piper’s eyes was so prominent that she couldn’t ignore it.
Unknowing her, Tori reached out her hand and placed it on Piper’s shoulder as if she wanted to console the lady from the grief of losing her daughter.
An unexpected emotion stirred in Tori’s heart when Piper passed a polite smile at her. She didn’t know why but felt the pain she must be going through remembering her late daughter.
Even she had gone through the same grief. She had lost the most precious person in her life and it was the only reason why she was here. To revenge those who were behind her sister Sandra’s demise.
*****
Crescent Resort
After strolling around the vast beach, and exploring the beautiful place Ashley and Tristan returned to their room.
"It’s so tiring. I didn’t expect the place to be this huge" Ashley sat on the couch resting back leisurely and sighed.
Tristan pour some water into the glass and gave it to Ashley. He was quite amazed to find Ashley getting tired so easily. But then he remembered something and he took back the glass once she finished drinking and placed it back on the table before joining her next on the couch.
"After returning home, you are joining the gym with me. I can see you have started to get tired very easily" Tristan declared making her jolt up on the couch.
"Gym!" Ashley questioned with her eyes wide as soccer.
"Yes, and I will be the one who would be training you" Ashley’s wide eyes dimmed and she moved closer to Tristan slowly crawling on his lap with her arms wrapped around his neck.
"And what are we supposed to do inside the gym" suddenly her voice dropped and she questioned seductively.
Tristan wrapped his arms around her butt and squeezed them as he balanced her on his lap. He could see through her actions and without getting affected by her boldness he kept his guard up with his mind in full control.
"Do you really want to know what we will do inside the gym?" Tristan decided to play along trying to see how far she will take this seduction game.
Ashley brought her hand to his face and slowly started tracing her finger from his forehead to his jaw and lastly bringing it to his lips.
"Tell me," she said looking straight into his eyes, and the next second his lips clasped on hers, deepening it further for a passionate kiss.
Tristan felt his guard shatter the second he saw the lust in her eyes. She was conveying her message through them.
Tangling their tongue, they kept kissing each other tasting every corner of their mouth. Letting go of her arms around his neck Ashley rested them on his firm chest feeling the beating of his heart and she gasped, pulling away.
"You don’t know what kind of effect you have on me, Ash. It’s like I’m getting addicted to you with every passing second" lifting her, Tristan placed her on the couch and hovered her underneath his big frame.
Ashley could see the desire building up in those blue orbs and she knew she had again woken up the beast that was resting for some time. Her actions recently had turned bolder and she herself couldn’t realize how badly she was submitting herself to this man.
Her provocation had always landed her in trouble and just like every time she purposely asked the trouble to come and have her.
"Then shouldn’t you just give in or else it will cause harm to you" her voice turned even more sensual and passionate that made him chuckle.
"My beautiful wife, you know once I set my eyes on someone, there is no returning, and now... you have provoked the sleeping beast inside me and it would stop devouring you until you are out of your breath, gasping, and calling my name" his blue eyes shined and he winked making her realize how bad she got caught in her own provocation game.
"Tristan you...umm..." before she could resist Tristan slam his lips capturing her mouth and kissing her until she gave in and they sync into the same rhythm.
Ashley moved her palms all over his chest before she started unbuttoning his t-shirt.
Tristan could sense the urgency in her actions pull back and help her by undressing himself. Ashley too took that time to undress and laid naked on the couch when he hovered over her again.
Cupping her right breast Tristan deepened the kiss making her moan and the pleasant sensation.
She wrapped her legs around his torso pulling him closer until his erect brushed her sweet pot.
Tristan grunted the second he felt the softness of her clit on his hardened tip and he squeezed her boobs firmly.
"Tristan..." she gasped his name in between the kiss but it didn’t seem to stop the hungry beast who had just started to play with his prey.