Ch. 266..270: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 266-270

Chapter 266: Moving to the old mansion

Ashley eyed Tristan suspiciously and asked," Are you hiding something from me Tristan" her brows lifted in questioning the moment his hand slid down her cheeks.

Tristan was intimidated by Ashley for a few seconds but he quickly dodged it and resumed back his old expression.

"Ahem... let’s not discuss irrelevant things and why not focus on ourselves at the moment" Tristan tried averting her thoughts from that one topic and watched her open her mouth in objection. But before she could speak he wrapped his arms around her waist and sealed her lips, silencing her entirely.

The kiss wasn’t long but it was enough to spine her thoughts. The second they pulled apart Ashley had already forgotten the reason for her argument.

Satisfied by her reaction, Tristan let go of his hands from her waist and took her to their bed. Setting down next to each on the comfy surface of the bed Tristan grab hold of Ashley’s hand.

Quiet examining the small bruise on her knuckles he frowned. She received it in the morning when he was giving her the self-defense training.

"Does it hurts?" he asked gently tracing his thumb on it.

Earlier Tristan didn’t ask as he was busy comforting her but now when he remembered he couldn’t stop himself from having a look at it and asking her.

Ashley noticed the tenseness in his voice as he raised his head, staring anxiously at her.

Letting out a comforting smile, Ashley said," No it doesn’t hurt, and don’t you think it’s cool?" she pulled her hand out from his hold and showed him the bruise.

"This will make me remember that I am doing good," she said pointing at the faint red bruise.

Letting out a chuckle Tristan shook his head and pulled Ashley by her shoulder and kissed her head." You are impossible Mrs. Knight"

"Hmm! You aren’t allowed to copy my line" craning her head, she warned and watched him smile. Leaning forward he peck her lips before he embraced her again.

Staying like that for some time, Ashley then slowly pulled away when she remembered something.

"Tristan did mom and dad tell you about their moving to country X with Grandpa Dante," she asked.

Earlier when she returned home, she had heard Grace and Trevor argue on this topic but when she raised the question they got alerted and even dodged the question.

Tristan knitted his brow and shook in head denying the words she said just now." I just got to learn it from you and, why are they even moving there in the first place"

He couldn’t believe his parents were moving to another county along with his grandfather and he wasn’t even informed about it.

"No! I won’t allow them to go" snapping his voice a loud Tristan got up and walked out of the room in fury.

Soon reaching their parent’s room, Tristan knocked. His mind kept recalling Ashley’s words. His parents were thinking of moving out and he had no clue about it.

Opening the door, he asked," Are you both busy?"

Trevor and Grace turned their head in Tristan’s direction and saw him looking at them with seriousness.

"No, get in" Grace answered sensing the change in his face, and quickly put on a smile, covering her suspicion.

Tristan entered the room and walked to his parents who were sitting on the couch. Standing right in front of them Tristan confronted," Mom, dad are you both planning to move to Country X"

Tristan tried to remain cool as he didn’t want to show his disappointment. The thought of them leaving the mansion had already upset him and he didn’t want to vent it out in front of them.

Both Grace and Trevor were shocked by Tristan’s words. They were yet to disclose this news to anyone as they were still contemplating on how they should bring up this topic.

They both knew Tristan would never agree to them but they had no other choice as it was Dante’s request.

After the surgery, Dante wanted to spend his time recovering at his old mansion in Country X, where he and Serra had built many memories.

Tristan was astonished to see both his parents seal their mouths in response. He expected an answer from them but their silence confirmed everything.

"How long have been you two planning to move and whose idea is this? Grandpa?" he asked. His eyes moved back and forth from Grace to Trevor and he watched them lower their eyes.

"That old man. Why can’t he stay here?" Tristan groan when everything made sense to him.

It wasn’t his parents but it was Dante, who wanted to move.

Grace could see that Tristan was very upset with this decision and it didn’t take him time to find whose idea it was.

She watched him run his hand over his face as he tried to calm himself. Tristan rarely lost his temper but when he did, it was hard for him to calm.

"Neither you both nor that old man is leaving this place. Do you hear me?" he declared without giving them a chance to speak.

"Just give me some time. I will convince him and mom" he paused moving his eyes to his mother and said," How can you agree to his words"

Grace felt bad to see his hurtful expression. Staring at him for some time, she reached her hand asking him to hold it.

Understanding her gesture, Tristan quickly hold onto her hand and fell to his knees. He was a grown man but in front of Grace, he will always be her little Tristan.

His eyes softened the moment she cupped his face and she heard him say," Why?" he sounded like a child questioning his mother.

"We aren’t leaving you forever Tristan. It’s dad’s wish to spend his time, recovering in the old mansion" he creased listening to her words.

"What’s the problem with him staying here," he asked whining like a kid.

"It’s his heartfelt request Tristan and we couldn’t object to him. It’s just a matter of time until he fully recovers and we promise to return along with him" this time it was Trevor who spoke.

This was the only reason why he was arguing with Grace. They both knew Tristan would never let them move nor he would let his Grandfather take any stupid decision

Turning his attention from his mother, Tristan then looked at his father who bobbed his head in assurance.

"That old man. He knows how to get his work done" he sneered only to get a slap on his cheeks.

"Mind your words, son. He is my dad" Grace said with a serious expression.

"I know... "

Tristan could only vent in front of his parents as Dante was in no condition for the interrogation. A day later was his surgery and he was currently going through some medical tests.

’I let you go this time grandpa, but that doesn’t mean I will let things pass this easily’

Chapter 267: Disable

After Grace managed to convince Tristan, he allowed them to leave for Country X once Dante had successful surgery but on one condition and that was to return once the old man was healed.

He understood why Dante would come up with such a request and there was nothing he could do to change his mind. He could only agree, but partially and his grandfather won’t be able to retreat from it.

Once he returned to the room he saw Ashley sitting in the same place. The second she sensed his presence, Ashley quickly stood up and rushed to him.

"What did they say?" she asked nervously.

Ashley never wanted to eavesdrop on their conversation but she happened to. And after whatever she heard, she felt very sad. They were deciding to move away from them and that broke her heart.

"It’s grandpa’s request to spend his time in Corner mansion. He just wants to feel close to grandma Serra’s memories at the time of his recuperation and both mom and dad couldn’t disappoint him" he said and watched her calm down a little.

The uneasiness Ashley was feeling the entire time vanished as she finally understood why Dante wanted to be at his place.

"Mom and Dad assured me they would return once grandpa was fine" he further stated.

Ashley didn’t question him any further and agreed to their decision. Tristan then went to take a shower and they both had their dinner together.

*****

Brown mansion

Finishing the work, Tori returned to her quarter and lay on the bed. The entire day was quite a busy one for her since Piper was off duty. She had a mild fever so she asked Tori to take care of the kitchen for today.

Jolting up from the bed, Tori sat remembering something," Should I go and check Piper" she mumbled and quickly climb down the bed rushing to Piper’s room.

Clutching the doorknob, she opened the door and found the lady sleeping on her bed. Her eyes observed the sleeping figure and they darken the next instant.

Marching towards the bed, Tori saw Piper shiver in her sleep. Turning on the table lamp next to her bedside table, she sat next to Piper and saw her face full of sweat buds.

Worried she reached her hand and shook Piper from her sleep." Piper, what’s wrong with you?" she asked anxiously.

The lady was in so bad condition that she wasn’t even able to react. If she had the slightest idea that Piper was so much in pain, she would have informed their Master about it.

As if, Tori’s voice reached Piper, the lady slowly opened her eyes and saw a beautiful face in front of her. The pain that appeared on her face seconds ago was replaced with a content smile.

"T-tori" Piper mumbled and reached to hold Tori’s hand.

Tori was shocked to find Piper’s hand as cold as ice. She said to have a fever then how come her hands were cold, she thought, her eyes surprisingly staring at the old woman.

Piper opened her mouth to speak when her eye caught the sight of a person emerging from Tori’s back and she gaped in horror.

She tried to speak but then she noticed the corner of her lips slide down as if she was suffering from a stroke. Alarmed by her reaction Tori snapped turned her head behind her and saw Max.

"Max..." she heaved in disbelief as she watched him stare at Piper with blank eyes.

"What did you do to her?" she snapped getting up from the bed and sprinted toward the man in fury. She held his collar making him look at her but he didn’t pay attention to her yelling and kept observing the woman on the bed.

Piper was whimpering in pain, feeling her body slowly getting immobilized. Her eyes stared at the deadpan face of the man whom Tori was yelling at and the sound of her whimpering died as she lay on the bed paralyzed.

Blowing the corner of her mouth she huffed trying to catch their attention.

"Paralyze," he said moving his eyes from Piper to Tori. Jerking her hands off the collar he walked towards the lady on the bed.

Kneeling next to her bed, he faced her and watch the lady drool as she couldn’t speak and smiled evilly.

"You shouldn’t have tried to double-cross us, Piper. You thought your act wouldn’t get caught in the camera"

Tori turned around listening to his words, and creased her brow asking," What are you talking Max"

"She wrote a letter to Richard informing him about the illegal things that are happening around the mansion" he pulled out the letter from his jacket and gave it to her.

Tori was shocked when she read the letter. Looking at the woman in disbelief she mumbled," Why..."

Piper wanted to speak but she felt helpless. She thought if she acted carefully everything would run smoothly and she would be able to let them all get caught.

But everything backfired when this man name Max injected her with some drug that made her lose her entire strength, disabling her body mercilessly.

Max had started to notice some suspicious acts of Piper but when Tori assure him that it was nothing like he assumed he dropped the idea of doubting her but when he saw her entering Richard’s room with a letter in her hand, all his doubts were confirmed.

Piper forgot to notice mini chip-like cameras placed in every flower vase inside the house and thought her actions wouldn’t be captured. But that was her mistake and now cursed herself for her negligence.

A tear rolled down from the corner of her eyes as she watched Tori’s defeated expression but she quickly composed and crumbed the letter in her hand.

Tori was yet to accept that Piper fooled her with her kindness. The talks they had in their spare time felt so genuine and it was hard to believe that Piper would do something like that.

She didn’t dare to look at the woman and kept her eyes on Max and heard him say," You know what you have to do" he said. His voice was cold and indifferent void of any emotion.

Tori bobbed her head and watched him walk towards the window as he jumped out before roaming his eyes on the surrounding.

Chapter 268: [Bonus Chapter]Sassy wife

The next morning news of Piper suffering a paralysis attack reached Richard and he quickly moved her to the hospital. Her family was soon informed about her condition and they soon arrive to meet her.

Her husband and daughter were distraught to find Piper in such a helpless condition. Being one of Richard’s loyal servants, he took responsibility and vowed to her family that he would take care of all the hospital expenses.

Thankful for his kindness, Piper’s family took her back to their hometown as they couldn’t stay there because of their work back there.

Taking care of everything Richard then entered his study. He was still confused about how all of a sudden Piper would suffer a paralysis attack. She told him she had a mild fever and wishes to take a break but, when did her condition worsen this much and she lost the ability to move her entire body?

While Richard was busy thinking about Piper, he heard a knock on the study room’s door and he snapped out of his trace.

Tori entered with a glass of water as she walked closer to his table. She learned about Richard’s return and she immediately rushed to meet him.

Last night after Max left, Tori stayed by Piper’s side and broke into tears. She blamed herself for Piper’s condition. If she had the slightest idea what was Piper up to she would have stopped her or else Max wouldn’t have caught her in action.

After a long time, she felt connected to someone on a deeper level and it was Piper. She was in dilemma for some time but after recalling the times she spend with Piper she couldn’t come to doubt her kindness towards her.

She knew the drug Max injected with her will dilute her blood without letting the doctor doubt that it was a false act

Passing Richard the glass of water, she took a step back with her eyes downcast on the floor. She chewed the inside of her mouth contemplating how she should inquire about Piper, but after a long debate, she finally asked.

"P-piper, how is she?" she voiced as she firmly gripped the tray in her hand.

Richard raised his eyes when he heard Tori’s words. Keeping the glass on the table, he then observed the girl for some time before he spoke," Her family requested to take her with them" he answered.

Richard was surprised when he couldn’t find Tori anywhere when one of their maids informed them about Piper. Being her subordinate he was expecting her to come and at least inquire about it but she didn’t and that somewhat irked him.

Tori bobbed her head in understanding. She was happy that Piper was taken away by her family. In that way, she would be safe.

She then took a step and picked up the glass from the table and was about to leave when Richard stopped her.

"Tori, where were you when the maid came out of Piper’s room yelling about her condition" Richard’s words surprised her and she stiffened on the spot.

The morning when the maid came looking for Piper as she couldn’t find her in the kitchen preparing the breakfast, Tori had stepped out of her room for some time.

She wanted to ask Max how long Piper was going to remain like this. She thought it was partial paralysis but when Max confirmed that she wouldn’t be recovering soon, Tori felt miserable.

She was about to head back to Piper’s room when she saw one of the maids rushing out of her room. Hiding behind the wall she watched the maid run shouting Piper’s name creating a ruckus.

Watching everyone gather, Tori panicked and sprinted to her room without getting seen. Locking herself inside the room, Tori didn’t step out until Tori was rushed to the hospital.

Gulping the lump down her throat, Tori composed herself. She couldn’t let this man doubt her.

Slowly turning around, she glanced at Richard for a second and quickly lowered her eyes, and answered," I was taking a shower when everything happened and by the time I came out everything was back to normal. It’s when I asked the maid and she informed me about Piper suffering a paralysis attack" she tried to sound as convincing as possible without showing any discomfort, hoping Richard to believe it.

Richard’s eyes were glued on Tori. He tried to look through her expression and when he didn’t find any suspicion he bobbed his head and asked to leave. He even appointed her as the head chef replacing Piper.

Stepping out of the study room, Tori heaved out a sign and raised her head, and saw the small camera she fixed in the flower vase. She couldn’t help but cursed herself mentally before she composed herself and walked away from there.

*****

Knight Mansion

Ashley learned about Piper’s departure from Richard. She felt sorry for the old lady as she had been one of the loyal servants who worked for her father for years.

Sitting quietly on the couch, Ashley heaved out a sigh. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the creaking sound of the bathroom room door and she snapped out of her trace.

Tristan stepped out taking a shower and the first thing he did was eye his wife from a distance. His brows draw together watching her spacing out and he knew she was still thinking about Piper.

Staring at her for some time, he then walked towards the closet and got changed. Opening the drawer, he pulled out a matching tie and walked towards Ashley.

"Help me wear the tie," he said standing in front of her and pointed at the tie in his hand.

Without saying a word, she stood up and took the tie from his hand before she wrapped the tie around the collar of his shirt and started tying the tie.

Standing closer to each other Tristan wrapped his arm around her waist and gently pulled her closer to him.

Stumbling to her feet, Ashley gaped at Tristan surprisingly and asked," What was that?" her eyes widely looking at her while her mouth slightly opened.

"Distracting my worried wifey" he answered cheekily and this time he too wrapped the other arms around her waist, interlocking them firmly on her waist.

Ashley opened and closed her mouth watching Tristan act shameless again. Yes, she was spacing out but that didn’t mean he would come up finding a romantic way to distract her.

Pursing her lips into a thin line, pulled the tie, choking Tristan’s throat.

"COUGH! COUGH!..." Tristan coughed when the tied around his neck firmly gripped before his sassy wife let go of her hold and brushed his shoulder.

"It’s getting late. So... get yourself ready and head to the office before I pull the tie once again" patting his cheeks she smiled teasingly before she turned around and picked up her handbag and left the room leaving the man surprisingly shocked by her bold move.

Chapter 269: Do as I say!

By the time Ashley stepped out of the mansion, Jack and Miley were already waiting for her.

With a pleasant smile on Miley’s face, she greeted Ashley." You seem to be happy Miley. Is there any occasion" she asked.

Miley wasn’t someone who opened up so easily, but today watching her smile made Ashley happy too.

Miley shook her head denying her assumption and sneaking a peak at Jack. The man quickly turned his eyes away and walked around Ashley, greeting her politely.

Ashley had been observing the two and she noticed there was something different with the way she kept sharing a glance at each other.

Keeping her thoughts to herself, Ashley watched Jack open the door and she climbed in.

Miley too followed her boss before she glance at Jack and saw him smiling back at her.

Hoping in the driver’s seat, Jack drove them to the acting institute. He was looking forward to seeing what that man name Gabriel was up to and what was his intention on changing his identity.

After a few minutes of driving, Jack dropped them at Christina’s acting academy before she started with his work of guarding the lady boss. The kept his eyes around them when he caught sight of the same car as the previous day driving and stopping in front of the main building.

His eyes observed the front door of the car getting open and a man stepped out quickly rushing to open the back seat door.

Gabriel stepped out wearing something casual that didn’t catch anyone’s attention and they both quickly dashed inside the building.

On his way, Gabriel didn’t fail to notice a suspicious pair of eyes staring at him but ignored them as he didn’t want to get late.

Jack turned around and watched two retreating back heading deeper inside the building. He was thankful that Gabriel didn’t recognize him and how would he because the time the meeting was held he had been wearing a mask the entire time covering his face.

Gabriel along with Max reached the rehearsal room and he motioned Max to wait outside before stepping in.

"I hope I am not late," he said putting on a playful smile and looked at two pairs of eyes stare in his direction.

While Christina’s eyes sparked, the woman next to her share a cold glare before she averted her attention back to the paper in her hands.

Approaching, the lady Riel passed Christina his charming smile and then turn to look at Ashley who didn’t bat an eye in his direction and said," Hello Ashley"

The woman was hard to please and that pissed him off mentally. Hiding his displeases he still managed to smile only to get ignored mercilessly.

"Should we start" instead of greeting him back Ashley choose to turn a blind eye and stated.

The smile on Riel’s face faltered as he stared at Ashley in disbelief. If it was someone else who would’ve ignored him, he would have plucked their eyes turning them blind for their entire life.

The corner of his lips twitched at her rudeness but he quickly composed himself and started the session.

Christina guided them on how they could improve their vocals and how to feel the dialogues before they delivered. It wasn’t just about memorizing the lines and talking in conversational reality with intermittent emotion. It is about doing things truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

Keeping her words in mind, they began the classes.

*****

Scott Mansion

Sitting inside her room Natalie roared on the phone call," How should I suppose to contact him?"

After Noah blocked her number she had been finding it difficult to connect with him. Avera had somehow managed to catch hold of his private contact but her stupidity made things difficult for him.

Avera had asked her not to make any moves until she gave a nod but her curious self ended up calling him just because she wanted to hear his voice.

"Whose fault is it that he blocked you" Avera snapped at her. She thought Natalie would act as a good submissive listening to her like a slave, but she didn’t realize the craziness Natalie held for Noah.

Natalie gritted her teeth in anger, as she got silenced by Avera’s words. She knew it was her mistake, yet she acted like a spoiled brat.

Once her voice died from the other end, Avera spoke further," I warned you not to go against my words, and if I say not, it means there is a reason behind it"

Avera didn’t want to play child games because her one foolish move had already backfired. Both Noah and Alice had to suffer for the damage they cause Dylan and her.

"If you want Noah, then just do as I say. Don’t go on doing reckless things which might end up pushing Noah away from you. Do you get me" Avera warned.

Even though she wasn’t in front of Natalie her silence was the answer instead. After some time she heard Natalie agree to her," Yes" it came out like a whisper but was enough to satisfy her.

"Now listen carefully to what I am about to say" Keeping her tone as calm as possible Avera explain a few things to Natalie that dropped her foul mood and the corner of her lips curled up into a content smile.

"Okay. I get it"

******

After a long rehearsal, Christina granted both her student a few minute’s breaks. Since they have been using all of their energy to express their feeling through dialogues, it was somehow draining them mentally.

Heading to her assigned place, Ashley took the chair and settled down. Miley quickly passed her a bottle of water and she gulped it down.

Now that she was given a small break she decided to make a call to Tristan, but before she could pull out her cell phone, an unexpected visitor spoiled her private time.

"If you don’t mind, can I join you both" Riel smiled at the pair of shocked eyes.

Without waiting for the affirmation, he quickly signaled Max to place his chair next to Ashley’s and immediately settled down.

Comfortable sitting on the chair, Riel passed his charismatic smile towards Ashley and watched her face crumple in annoyance.

"I never agreed to your request" she mumbled gritting her teeth in displease.

"Which is why I didn’t give you the chance because I knew you would never agree" winking his eye he continued pestering his smile.

Ashley gave him a deadly glare and turned away as she couldn’t contain her irritation toward this over-friendly man. The more she tried to maintain her distance, the more he kept bugging her.

Heaving out a breath, she then turned on her cell phone and started scrolling through the schedule for the day. It wasn’t that hectic since Finn had already released her from taking any other project apart from this present one.

He wanted her to focus on her current work, and give her hundred percent.

"Chatting with your boyfriend?"

Ashley paused strolling and shot a glare at Riel who was peeking into her phone. The man was too shameless and liked invading her privacy for no reason.

"Excuse me"

Chapter 270: Just stay away from me

Ashley didn’t like the way he kept interfering in her private space. First, he sat next to her without even getting a nod from her, and now this, constant peeking into her phone.

"No," he asked getting confused by her reaction.

"Did you two already break up" he gaped, staring back at her.

Ashley who was now reaching her limits fumed at his dumbfounded reaction. Does he think she wouldn’t get what was he trying to do?

"That’s none of your business" Ashley exclaimed, clenching her jaw in fury.

She had always been doubtful about Riel since the day they first met. She had this lack of sureness about him as he tried to befriend her every time they met.

As she kept throwing deadly glares at him, the more he was enjoying her getting pissed. She was like that aggressive cat ready to attack.

"Of course, it’s my business. Wouldn’t it be great if we two got together? We can definitely make a perfect pair" he said with his mischievous eyes glancing at her without letting her see that he already knew she was married.

Before approaching Ashley, Gabriel had run a search on her bio and he was quite amazed by her. She wasn’t like those models who climb the success ladder by using various means. Though her father was a rich man she opt to make her own identity, which was very remarkable.

Ashley’s face turned ugly at his words and she slammed her palm on the armrest of her chair and stood up in fury.

"You think I don’t know what you are trying to do Mr. Riel Scott or should I say you aren’t even one" she kept her voice as low as she can but it took Gabriel by surprise.

"What!! has the cat got your tongue now?" crossing her arms around, she looked at the man’s shocked face and smirked.

She knew Riel’s identity was kept hidden by Lucas Scott his so-called uncle, but as per the reports Lucas never had any siblings. So who was Riel then?

Gabriel was shocked when she openly questioned his identity. Does this mean she had been knowing about him for a long or it was just a random guess?

The more he stared into clear brown eyes, the more he found them staring at him in seriousness. She didn’t seem like she was fooling around.

When he didn’t say a word, Ashley smiled internally. She didn’t want to go personal but he was the one who force her to speak up and she didn’t regret it because it was high time to stop him from pestering her.

"If you don’t want me to expose your little secret then just stay away from me" she gave him a warning before she moved her chair away from him.

Gabriel didn’t say a word because he knew if he takes any reckless move, then everything he planned for will get ruined.

Moving his eyes back to the girl, he smiled. He never thought Tristan’s wife was as quick-witted as him.

*****

Miley excused herself and stepped out of the rehearsal room when she stumbled on Jack.

"Careful" she heard his concerned voice and pulled back.

Looking at him, she heaved out a sigh." Thank god it’s you. I have something important to talk about"

Holding his wrist, she quickly took him away somewhere in the corner from where nobody could watch or listen to them and said," You were right. Riel is trying to make a move on ma’am" she started from the beginning and ended up telling him everything she heard and saw personally.

The morning when he picked Miley first before reaching Knight Mansion, he seek for her help. Since he wasn’t allowed to step into the rehearsal hall, he ask her to keep an eye on Riel and his manager and keep him informed. She agreed without any doubt and now she was here with the updates.

"Ma’am doesn’t bat an eye at him but the man seems to be persistent because even after getting ignored he still finds his way to get closer to her. Shameless man" Miley gritted her teeth in annoyance.

For her, Tristan and Ashley were the ideal couples and she wouldn’t let any other guy step in and ruin their happy married life.

"If boss comes to find out about it, he would be really pissed" Jack stated.

He had already felt the deadly aura surrounding around Tristan every time talked about Gabriel. What would he do if he comes to find that the man was actually trying to pursue his lady?

"No! We can’t let this happen" Jack snapped out of his thoughts. His shocked eyes then look at the astonished girl.

"HUH"

"We can’t let that man get closer to our lady boss," he said.

"Hmm..." Miley hummed agreeing to it and Jack started explaining something secretly to her.

Once they were done talking, Miley returned back in the rehearsal hall and saw Ashley still sitting on her chair and heaved out a sigh.

She was glad that the man didn’t crawl back to where Ashley was sitting and then she turned to see Riel who was busy talking with his manager.

At first, she didn’t ponder much about the lean man next to Riel but now when she did, she tried recalling if the man had been working in the industry before or just like his boss even he was new.

As her eyes wandered over the man suddenly he turned his head to look in her direction and she gaped, quickly averting her eyes from him.

Max felt someone’s eye on him. Alert he moved his eyes from Gabriel and turned around only to find Miley staring at him. The moment she realized he was watching her she pulled away her eyes as if he caught her.

Gabriel who noticed Max disturbed face turned around and watch him stare at Miley, Ashley’s manager.

"Are you interested in that girl?" he asked breaking his attention and Max turned to look at him cluelessly.

"Huh, What? No... there is nothing like that boss" Max registered his words and quickly objected.

There is no way he would go looking for any girl, as he was much dedicated to his job, and as opposed to that, Miley was Ashley’s manager so indirectly even she was their enemy.

Gabriel watched him for a second and bobbed his head in understanding. Brushing off his doubts he then continued," I want you to find out how much Ashley knows about me. The girl is way smart than I assumed her to be. No doubt she wasn’t moved by my charm"

Gabriel sneered mentally, scolding him for his negligence. He had to know how much information Ashley had tried to gather about him just so he could use another way to trick her into his web of lies.

He was sure she didn’t know he was the same man who she danced to at the party or else she would’ve warned him, but still, he can’t let take things lightly when it came to her.