Ch. 296..300: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 296-300

Chapter 296: Breakup

Natalie was in a good mood, so she decided to celebrate her night partying with her friends. Getting changed into a sexy dress, she stepped out of the mansion and drove to one of the popular nightclubs in the town.

Parking her car outside the Rush Club, Natalie then walked inside, where her friends were already waiting for her.

Joining them, she started to enjoy her night by ordering drinks for everyone. She felt so relieved that she didn’t want to stop herself from getting wasted.

"Is there any occasion? You look happy" Kathy one of the girls from her friend group asked.

Natalie being a party pooper, liked spending her father’s money showing off her luxurious lifestyle. Her friends would end up taking advantage of her wealth by praising her. They knew just one compliment and Natalie would end up paying for their bills without giving it a second thought.

Smiling her head Natalie gulped the drink in her hand when Kathy suggested they should go on the dance floor.

Agreeing with her words, Natalie placed the glass back on the table and was about to leave when she heard one of her friends speak," Isn’t he Noah Wayne? What is he doing here? Didn’t he stop coming to the nightclubs"

Halting in her tracks, Natalie moved her eyes in the direction where she saw Noah. He had been drinking heavily without paying attention to anyone.

’What’s wrong with him’ Natalie thought and excused herself from the group and approached Noah.

Sitting on the chair next to the bar counter, Noah indulged himself in drinking. His eyes looked tired as if he had lost everything in the blink of an eye.

"Why did you do this Alice" he mumbled bringing the glass closer to his lips and was about to gulp the drink when someone sat next to him.

"Noah!" Natalie called his name but the man was so drowned in alcohol that he didn’t seem to listen to her.

"Hey, what’s wrong?" she asked and this time placed her hand on his shoulder grabbing his attention.

Raising his head, Noah turned to look at the person and let out a smile. "Natalie...What a pleasant surprise"

Noah gulped the drink before he reached to grab her hand from his shoulder and clasp them together.

"You were right. I shouldn’t have trusted Alice" his words made her frown.

"What do you mean?"

Noah giggled and let go of her hand before he ran his hand over his hair angrily. "She used me. She only wanted to be with me because of my wealth and now after the accident, she ended our relationship because she couldn’t continue to act any further"

Natalie was carefully listening to his words. Did he say they ended up their relationship? If yes then her path was clear. She doesn’t have to worry because Alice backed off herself.

’I need to inform Avera,’ she thought and turned her attention back on Noah who was now standing on his feet ready to leave.

As he took a step he stumbled but luckily Natalie helped him to stand straight." I’ll take you" she said and circled his arm around her shoulder while she wrapped her hand around his torso and helped him walk out of the club.

Noah was so drunk that he wasn’t even able to walk properly and that made Natalie’s evil brain come up with an idea.

Should I take advantage of his helplessness and then ask him to take responsibility for his actions? It was the right time for her to claim Noah but then she stopped her wild ideas when Avera’s words rang into her mind.

’Don’t do anything without my consent’ her words were like a constant warning that stopped her from doing reckless things.

Brushing off her thoughts, Natalie guided Noah to his car. His chauffeur quickly marched towards them the moment he saw them stepping out of the club and helped Noah sit in the car.

All the time her eyes were only glued on Noah. He passed out but what made her night even happier was the news he just disclosed to her. Now she will make her move and make him fall for her. She will let him forget that greedy girl.

Avera was right when she told Alice was only with Noah because of his wealth. Once she will lose interest in him she will eventually leave him. And her every word turned out to be the truth.

Watching Noah’s car driving away, she immediately pulled out her phone and called Avera." This is something I want to tell you. Let’s meet somewhere" she said on the call taking Avera by surprise.

She could hear the hustle and bustle of people and understand from the background.

"Are you sure you aren’t drunk calling me" Avera just tried to confirm whether Natalie wasn’t drunk, knowing her habit but when she didn’t hear back, Avera immediately agreed.

Ending the call, Natalie sprinted towards her car and hopped in before she left the club. Unknown to her Noah parked his car a distance away from the club where she would never be able to see him.

"I am sure, she must be meeting Avera" Noah’s dark orbs looked at Natalie’s retreating car.

Sky who was sitting in the driver’s seat turned to face Noah." What do you want me to do boss" he asked.

Since Natalie wasn’t able to recognize him, Noah took the chance to slide back the cell phone into her bag before he climbed into the car acting as if he had passed out.

"There is no need for you to follow her. For now, let Natalie enjoy the piece of news about my breakup. I am sure she will inform this to Avera and as usual, she won’t trust her until she confirms it by herself"

Sky bobbed his head in understanding when suddenly his phone buzzed and his lips curled into a smile.

"Boss, everything is ready" Sky informed with a meaningful look.

"Let’s go. I can’t wait to get married" with a pleasant smirk on his lips, they drove back to the hospital.

Chapter 297: Secret

Inside the hospital room, the magistrate was already waiting for the groom along with Noah’s friends. On Alice’s sudden call, both Tristan and Ashley rushed to the hospital where they learned about their marriage.

"Where is the groom" the civil officer who was summoned on an urgent call asked.

"I am here" suddenly the door flung open and Noah marched in followed by Sky with a broad smile on his face.

Completing the formalities, the officer declared Alice and Noah as a couple and soon left from there.

Holding the marriage certificates in his hands, Noah was grinning widely. He recalled Alice’s words when she stated her condition. She wanted to get married before they took care of their enemies.

"That was unexpected of you two. You both surprised us" Ashley said looking at the couple in disbelief.

When Alice called them, her heartbeat accelerated at the thought of something unfortunate. She literally kept pestering Tristan to drive quickly to the hospital but when they reached there, all her fatigue flew out of the window when Alice suddenly announced their marriage.

Being with Noah had somehow affected Alice’s brain cells too. Don’t they say when a person loves someone o deeply that they started behaving like them.

"I was surprised too" keeping the cards safely inside the pocket of his suit, Noah then looked at Tristan.

"But for now, we need to keep this marriage a secret" he further stated.

Now that he had already executed his plan, they had to be a little cautious making sure no one can learn about their secret wedding.

"I’ll take care of it" Tristan assured.

Spending some time with their friends soon Tristan and Ashley drove home. It had been quite late and Ashley began to feel sleepy. On their way home, she fell asleep with her head resting on Tristan’s shoulder.

Once reaching home, Tristan made sure not to wake her up and carried her in his arms to their room and carefully placed her on the bed. He then removed her heels and placed them aside before he pulled the duvet and tucked her into bed.

Tomorrow was going to be a big day and he had to prepare himself for that. He knew Ashley would get upset with his decision but he would manage to make her understand. And for Gabriel, it would be a surprise and a reminder that Tristan Knight isn’t someone he could fool with.

Pulling out his phone, he texted Karl a few things about tomorrow before he changed and joined his wife on the bed.

"I am sorry but I don’t have any choice" mumbling next to her ears, Tristan apologized beforehand and placed a soft kiss on her cheeks as he pulled her closer and closed his eyes to sleep.

*****

The next day, Ashley woke up but found the space next to her bed empty. "So today, it’s his turn" she mumbled in her sleepy voice and slowly opened her eyes, pulling herself up and sitting straight.

Looking around she hoped just like her Tristan must’ve kept a note for her but when she didn’t see anything, Ashley sighed in disappointment.

Climbing down from the bed, she then headed towards the bathroom and got herself ready. The script reading was at 11 and they had to reach twenty minutes prior as mentioned by the team.

Having her breakfast, Ashley drove to the Blue Kite where the script reading was going to take place. After a few minutes of driving and the car finally came to a halt with Ashley stepping out of it as she entered the tall building followed by Miley.

Apart from the director of the movie, Ashley knew nothing. Things were kept confidential and today was the day she was going to meet everyone.

Reaching the third floor of the building, one of the staff guided them to the reading room.

A spacious hall was arranged for the meeting with a big round table placed at the center along with the chairs assigned with the cast names on them.

The moment Ashley entered, she was welcomed by the renowned faces of the entertainment world who she never thought would ever work with, but she was thankful that she got a chance to show her hidden talent.

Taking the seat, she then looked at the chair next to her and the moment she read the name on it, her eyes popped out of her socket.’ Riel Scott’ that’s what it was written and suddenly everything started to make sense.

Him joining the same acting class, making sweet gestures, and giving her puzzled hints everything started to make sense. Now she understood why he was so persistent to be close to her because Riel was going to play her partner in the movie.

The turned her eyes to look at Miley who seem to be as surprised as her. There was no way Miley wouldn’t have informed her about Riel being her partner if things weren’t kept under wrap.

Ashley took some time to settle her thoughts when the door of the meeting hall opened and Riel walked inside along with his manager Max. She couldn’t stop herself from fuming when he moved his eyes to her and passed her a mischievous smile.

"Hello beautiful" taking the seat next to Ashley, Riel greeted her only to get a glare in return.

"You knew it, didn’t you," Ashley asked gnashing her teeth.

Her eyes were throwing daggers at him hoping for them to burn it alive. She didn’t fidget her brain thinking about how he found it when everything was confidential because a man like him who was living a fake identity can do anything.

She underestimate this man but now she had to be more careful around him. She had to find the reason why he was so interested in her that, he tried to manipulate her by poisoning her mind against Tristan.

Riel smirked before pulling his eyes from her. He wanted to see this shock on her face, but what made him happier was the gleam of fear that passed through her eyes.

"Can everyone hear me" Bernard’s voice snapped everyone’s eyes on him as he started to speak

"Before we start the script reading I would like to introduce you all to the producers of our movie. Please welcome Mr. Tristan Knight and Mr. Nicklaus Benjamin"

Everyone: Smile

Riel:"..."

Ashley:"...."

Chapter 298: Ashley upset

Riel clutched his palm into a tight fist as his eyes fume watching Tristan enter the reading hall.

’How can he be the producer’

Before signing the movie, Riel had run a thorough check on the people whom he was supposed to work with. From the director to the spot boy, everything was looked over then how come Tristan turned out to be the producer?

Composing his pissed face, Riel clapped his hand and watched Tristan walk past him and stand next to the director.

Tristan’s eyes kept examining Ashley the entire time. He could sense the astonishment on her face but when their eyes met, a small smile appeared on her lips, which eased the uneasiness in his heart.

Tristan formally greeted the staff before the script reading began. Since Ashley was going to play the antagonist Lisa, she had to pay more attention to her expression and the depth of her voice.

When her turn came, she quickly composed herself remembering Christina’s words.’ Step into your character’s shoes and imagine yourself going through the same emotions’

Taking a deep breath, she started enacting the scene where she had to show Liza’s inner torment. A person who saw her parents being killed in front of her eyes suffers immense trauma and Ashley wanted to show the madness of her character.

Ashley had definitely taken her role seriously as she didn’t let a chance to prove herself. The pain, the impulsiveness, the anger, the agitation everything about Liza felt so real that not only everyone present inside the hall but even Riel was surprised by the outcome.

He had been with her through the sessions and never once had he seen what potential Ashley had within. But after today, he found himself getting more impressed by her dedication.

By the end of the scene, everyone was left speechless. The way Ashley performed her turn was rendered marvelous.

No one thought a newcomer would be able to pull off her character so well and they were happy that they took her on board.

Tristan on the other hand was admiring his wife the entire time. He knew Ashley was capable of doing anything in which she outs her soul and heart. No doubt Bernard was able to see through her talent.

He was so impressed by Ashley’s performance, that he didn’t realize when he started to clap and soon everyone joined him.

Everyone present inside the room was aware of the relationship between the two, but no one dared to utter a word, knowing the man had the power to destroy their career at the snap of a finger. But there was certain someone among them who was fuming in anger.

Riel kept darting his eyes between the two and watched them sharing glances at each other. So all his assumptions about Tristan were true. The entire time of his silence, he was planning to join their team.

Keeping the same neutral face, Riel then moved his eyes away from the couple and stood up for his performance. Since his character was a carefree person, it didn’t take much effort for Riel to impress the director.

An hour passed and finally, the script reading finished on a good note. The director and the producers were happy with the cast and they couldn’t wait for the shoot to begin as soon as possible.

Announcing the shooting date, the director ended the session and wished everyone good luck.

Ashley picked up her bag and was about to leave when Riel blocked her way." You did well. I was very impressed" Riel kept his tone softer as he took a step close to her.

"Thank you. You to performed well" she didn’t want anyone to notice the tension between the two, especially in front of the director.

Riel’s lips curled up into a mischievous smile and he slowly moved his eye from Ashley toward Tristan. No doubt he had his eyes on his wife the entire time.

"You man doesn’t seem to like our closeness" Riel chinned behind her back and she quickly turned and found Tristan glaring at them with murderous eyes.

Sensing the trouble, Ashley quickly excused herself," I have to leave" she mumbled and walk past him before Tristan marched towards them like a raging bull.

She knew her husband was a very possessive man. Thought in front of everyone he smartly concealed his jealousy but only she knew it wasn’t the case.

Biding everyone goodbye she stepped out of the room only to find Karl talking with one of the staff members.

The moment he notice Ashley approaching him, he quickly excused himself before walking toward her.

"How long it has been," she asked crossing her arms over her chest and stared at Karl with a penetrating gaze.

Karl gulped at the sight of her fierce eyes. He knew his boss was in big trouble but he also knew after understanding his reason she wouldn’t be this upset.

He was about to speak when he saw Tristan heading toward them which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Boss" he chirped, with his eyes sparkling as they stared at his savior.

"You should scare him Ash" Tristan stood by Ashley’s side and motioned Karl to leave. Understanding his gaze, Karl quickly left from there.

Pulling her by her shoulder, he then made her face him." What do you want to know?" he asked.

Ashley looked at him without uttering a word." Nothing" she said and turned to leave when she was pulled back with a jerk.

"Are you both close" jealously dripped from Tristan’s words, but Ashley chose to ignore them.

"Why do you want to know? It’s not like you don’t know anything about what happens around me" Ashley snapped taking Tristan by surprise.

Earlier Ashley found Tristan jealously cute, but now, she started to get annoyed with it.

"I know I should’ve told you about this earlier but-" Tristan stopped as he couldn’t let her know the real reason behind his sudden decision.

The resistance in his voice made Ashley smile humorlessly. He had no answer for this. Great.

"See you have nothing to say" Ashley muttered sadly and pulled out her hand from his hold.

"Let’s be strangers to each other on the set. I don’t want to catch unwanted attention" with this Ashley turned and left from there leaving Tristan speechless.

Dropping his shoulder in defeat, Tristan watched Ashley walk away from him furiously. He was still coping with her upset behavior when someone’s voice snapped him out of his trance.

"Tsk, tsk. Look how badly you upset your wife, Tristan" Riel spoke with his fake concern.

The moment he had seen Tristan leave the second Ashley walked out, he decided to follow them.

Tristan clench his jaw firmly and turn to look at Riel who smiled at him mockingly. He wouldn’t have taken his words seriously only if they shared the same friendly bond as before. But now everything between changed. Once friends turn into rivals because of someone who managed to create a drift between them.

"Your habit of eavesdropping didn’t change even after so many years, Gabriel" Tristan dropped his anger and pulled out a smile only to see Riel’s lips twitch at his remark.

Chapter 299: Guess I was wrong

Tristan’s eyes shimmered as he watched the smile on his face completely disappear.

Taking a step closer to him he then mumbled," I know what you were trying to do there, but let me warn you, Riel. My wife has nothing to do with whatever happened back then. Keep her out of this" he warned but as expected Gabriel didn’t bat an eye on his threat.

Gabriel chuckled making Tristan frown. He still felt that he would listen to his words. No way, after whatever he did, there was no way he would give in to his words. They were just to brainwash him.

"Your words don’t threaten me, Tristan. They are just as shallow as you are. And as far as keeping your wife is concerned. I can’t change my mind because she has already played an important part in my revenge against you. How can I let her go when she is the only weakness of yours, that can make me reach my goals" Riel smirked and saw Tristan’s face turn ugly.

He was so irked by his words that he couldn’t contain his anger and was about to punch him when Karl came in between and stopped Tristan from doing anything reckless.

They were still at the Blue Kite company and he didn’t want them to gather any attention.

"Oh, so your loyal dog is here too." Riel even mocked Karl, but the latter chose to ignore it. He knew Gabriel was purposely trying to create a ruckus.

"Boss, we can’t let him get what he wants" Karl warned Tristan, giving him a meaningful stare.

Gritting his teeth, Tristan jerked Karl’s hand off him and stared at Gabriel." You dare touch a strand of her hair Gabriel. I will cut that hand off your shoulder and I mean it. Do not test my silence for my weakness because you too know, I won’t stop once I make up my mind to destroy you completely"

"I’ll wait for that day" with a challenging tone, Riel walked away from there.

"He isn’t going to stop. Keep an eye on his every move Karl. Make sure we are two steps ahead of whatever he is planning to do" Tristan instructed and they both soon left from there.

*****

Inside the car, the atmosphere had turned so suffocating that both Jack and Miley were sweating profoundly even with the AC on.

Both Jack and Miley were unaware of Tristan being one of the producers of the movie. Just like their lady boss even they received a big shock.

Moving her eyes to the right, she saw Ashley leaning against the seat with her eyes closed. Miley gulped down the lump form in her throat as she knew though she appeared calm from the outside, inside she must be fuming.

After a long silence finally she spoke making the two flinch at her words. "How many scenes do I have with Riel Scott" the coldness in her voice made the two share a glance at each other.

Clearing her throat, Miley opened the tab in her hand before she looked back at Ashley and answered," More than twenty scenes with three love scenes"

Ashley shot her eyes open and looked at Miley in horror. Just a small talk between her and Riel made Tristan boil in jealousy. What was she supposed to do when he kept on coming to the sets, watching them doing the love scenes?

This thought never crossed her mind because she never thought Tristan would end up buying a whole production company just so he could keep an eye on her.

’I have to talk about this with Tristan’ with this thought in mind, Ashley asked Jack to drive her back to the mansion.

Not after Ashley reached the house, Tristan too drove back to the Knight Mansion. He had to clear the misunderstanding with Ashley. She had to understand, he had his reasons behind this decision.

Marching straight toward their room, Trista barged but didn’t find Ashley there and the creepiness in his heart began to increase widely.

The way she had walked over him made him feel helpless. He was so blinded by his possessiveness over her that he didn’t realize he ended up upsetting her even more.

He walked out of the room and kept looking for her everywhere inside the house but couldn’t find her anywhere. Just when he was about to call Jack, Tristan remembered one place which he didn’t see.

Rushing upstairs taking a few long strides, Tristan reached the terrace of the mansion and looked around frantically for Ashley. Just when he was about to lose hope, his eyes caught a figure standing far away, with her back facing him.

Finding his heartbeat returning, Tristan heaved out a sigh of relief as his head fell in defeat. Composing his distraught appearance, he then slowly walked to her and stood by her side.

No one said a word and let the silence between them speak loudly.

"I thought you trusted me enough but I guess I was wrong. You never had faith in me" Ashley muttered but never once she turned to face him.

She was very upset with him, but now when she gave it a thought she realized Tristan wasn’t someone who would make a decision without her consent unless he had his reasons.

"Did you expect me to say this to you" her words took Tristan by surprise and his eyes grew large as he watched her turn and smile at him.

"Y-you aren’t upset" he stuttered as he asked her.

"Of course I am and for that, I won’t easily forgive you. But now that you have already made up your mind, what do you plan to do? Will you keep coming on sets and keep bothering everyone around" Ashley asked and this time he sensed the seriousness in her words.

Tristan opened his mouth to answer her yes but when he saw her cross her over her chest, the words died in his mouth as he gulped them down.

"I am sure, you were going to say yes, but don’t you think it will only create more misunderstanding between us" Ashley wanted to put some brain in his head. He can’t let his jealousy screw everything.

They were two individuals with different careers and they can keep meddling in it. or else it will only create problems and nothing else.

Tristan pursed his lips with his eyes looking at her pitifully." I am sorry" he mumbled and reached his hand touching the helm of her shirt as he innocently tugged it.

Ashley let out a soft chuckle as she couldn’t even remain upset with him for too long. This man was like a child around her, making mistakes and then even seek for forgiveness using adorable ways.

Chapter 300: [Bonus Chapter]Don’t you find it suspicious

"You remember I once asked you to stay away from Lucas Scott and his nephew" Ashley bobbed her head when he bought up the topic.

"I do"

"There was a reason behind it" he further stated.

Tristan wasn’t sure about what game plans both Gabriel and Lucas were planning to plot against him. But still, knowing how cunning both were he tried to warn Ashley beforehand.

"I know" he heard Ashley say and his eyes looked at her with shock.

"How?"

Ashley pursed her lips into a thin line. She knew it would definitely upset Tristan but, she had been skeptical about Riel since the day she first met him for the photoshoot.

Something about him made her recall the incident of the masquerade party. She wasn’t sure but she was doubtful that the man she danced with was somehow familiar to Riel.

Though his face was half-covered, she couldn’t forget the restlessness in those emerald orbs. It spoke detest but the smile on his face spoke the other and it was the same thing she had noticed in Riel.

She can be wrong but after finding that he wasn’t even Lucas Scott’s nephew, her doubt grew stronger and that’s when she realized her assumptions can be right.

What Riel and that masked man are the same. What if he is one of Tristan’s enemies who is trying to brainwash her and just like what Tristan said, they can use her against him?

Sharing a glance at Tristan, Ashley told him everything leaving Tristan speechless. Ashley was a step ahead of him, no doubt she maintained her composure when she interacted with Riel.

"You are right. The man whom you met at the event is non-other than Gabriel Moore aka Riel. My enemy and my once best friend" Tristan declared leaving Ashley in shock.

"Friend" Ashley whispered staring back at Tristan in disbelief.

Tristan bobbed his head and saw Ashley gasp in shock. ’Riel was Tristan’s friend then why would he want to harm him’ this was the only question that popped into her mind.

Ashley was so stuck up in her mind that she stumbled back but Tristan was too quick to grab her.

"Let’s just not think about it for now and let me take you to bed" Tristan couldn’t let her stress so much, keeping the complications in mind, and the moment she agreed, he quickly picked her up in his arms and to her back inside the house.

*****

Bedroom

Placing Ashley carefully on the bed, Tristan sat next to her. Their hands clasped together as he looked at her with concern.

"Should I call the doctor?" Tristan asked, worrying thinking there must be some serious issue.

Ashley who was now feeling better couldn’t help but giggle.

"Look at you, just a small dizziness and you are panicking. What will you do when you watch me give birth? I am sure you going to faint" Ashley could already see the future.

Tristan opened his mouth to say something but shut it close because he knew she was right. He had no control over his emotions when it came to her. Just a small hiss from her and he would feel like his world had come to a standstill.

The fear of anything happening to her had pierced like a nail in his heart and it kept throbbing whenever he thought about the threat lurking around her.

Ashley stopped smiling when she saw Tristan spacing out and she quickly snapped her fingers in front of his eye breaking his chain of thoughts.

"Don’t worry, nothing will happen to me" Ashley assured as she cupped his face.

Now that she has confirmed both Riel and the masked were non-other than Gabriel Emerson, the foe Tristan kept alerting about, she would now be more cautious around him without letting him know that his identity has been disclosed.

But she still had to know the reason behind Gabriel’s resentment against Tristan and why he was so adamant to destroy him by using her as his weapon.

Watching him slowly relax, Ashley too felt at ease. She was about to pull back her hand from his cheek but he pulled her back closer to him and pecked her lips. It was the shortest kiss they had ever shared but it was enough to soothe them.

"Let me prepare something to feed you both," he said pointing at her stomach.

Ashley was about to retort but her stomach suddenly groan and she couldn’t reject his words.

Getting changed into casual wear, Tristan then headed to the kitchen to make some delicious but healthy food for his wife and his unborn child. By the time Tristan would return, Ashley decided to call Alice.

"What’s up my dear friend? How are you feeling after getting hitched" Ashley chirped happily as soon as Alice answered the call.

"I know you are purposely sprinkling salt on my wounds. You know very well Ash, I am about to lose my mind if I spend one more day here" Alice snorted.

Giggling at her complaining, Ashley crossed her leg and sat comfortably on the bed with her back resting on the headrest.

"You can’t complain, Alice, after all, it was you who wanted a marriage without any delay" Ashley pointed out her mistake. Only if the girl was a little bit patient enough until she was discharged, she wouldn’t have been whining like this.

Finding her quiet, Ashley understood that Alice had mentally accepted her mistake, which was why she couldn’t fight back.

"Anyways, now do be upset. There is something important I want to talk with you about" Ashley said.

"Hmm, go on" getting Alice’s response, Ashley told her about Riel who was nonother than the same man whom she met at the event. She even informed her about him being the same enemy their partners have warned them about.

Alice went silent once again after listening to her words. She couldn’t ponder that Riel had been with Ashley the entire time but, why didn’t he do anything to her?

"Ash, don’t you find it suspicious? If Riel’s initial target was you, then why didn’t he hurt you? He had the chance to harm you all the time but why didn’t he do anything" Alice had a point.

Ashley fell into deep thought, but before she could utter a word the door of their bedroom opened, and Tristan entered with a tray of delicious food in his hand.

"I will talk to you later" she mumbled on the phone before she ended the call and adjusted herself on the bed.

"Who was it?" Tristan asked placing the tray in between them and took a seat in front of her.

"Alice. I am telling you Tristan if she happens to spend one more day in the hospital, Noah is going to face severe punishment" Ashley changed the topic and so as her expression. She couldn’t let her doubts bother Tristan anymore.

He had already been handling so many things and now she didn’t want to burden him with more problems.

"I wouldn’t be surprised if I saw Noah getting whipped by Alice. It will be fun to watch him running for help" Tristan said shrugging his shoulder and started feeding Ashley.

It was very rare for Tristan to step foot in the kitchen, but whenever he did, he would end up making the most delicious menu she had ever eaten.

Since she was starving, like an obedient child Ashley finished everything she was fed. Tristan too had his portion of food before he placed the tray aside.

After a heavy meal, Ashley suddenly started to feel sleepy, and before she could understand her eyelid started to close.

Watching her slowly dozing, Tristan help her lie and then tucked her under the duvet as he watched her drift off to sleep.

By the time Ashley slept, Tristan decided to do some work, Karl had sent him. Sitting next to Ashley, he slowly pecked her forehead before he began working.

Twenty-five minutes passed and everything was peaceful until Ashley jolted up from her sleep and sprinted towards the bathroom, taking Tristan by surprise.