Ch. 301..305: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 301-305

Chapter 301: My heart hurts

Tossing the laptop aside, Tristan followed Ashley to the bathroom and saw her puke entire the food she just consumed before sleeping.

Quickly reaching to her, Tristan rolled her hair up and slowly caressed her back until she was completely drained.

"I shouldn’t have let you eat so much" Tristan scolded himself for not paying attention and kept feeding her.

Wiping off her face, Ashley took a deep few breaths until the nauseous feeling vanished and then turn to look at Tristan. "This happens during pregnancy Tristan. It’s not your fault" she tried comforting him or else he would keep cursing himself for no reason.

Observing her for some time, Tristan then helped her out of the bathroom and made her sit on the bed. He then walked around the other side of the bed and fetch her some water before he returned to her side.

"Here have this. I’ll just ask the doctor to come" Ashley was about to refuse but Tristan was too quick. Before she could stop him, he was already on the call with the doctor.

Shaking her head in disbelief, Ashley silently gulped down the water and lay on the bed until the doctor came and checked her.

After a thorough examination, the doctor said," There is nothing to worry Mr. Knight. Dizziness and feeling nauseous is a common factors for a pregnant woman. But still, if you are concerned I will prescribe some medicines for Mrs. Ashley" writing down some names on the paper, she gave it to Tristan and then left from there.

"Why do you keep worrying, Tristan?" Ashley who saw the paleness on his face asked.

Tristan gaze at her before he sat next to her on the bed. He was so excited for the child but he didn’t realize how much of a struggle a woman has to face after she embraces motherhood.

Pursing his lips into a thin line, Tristan then darted his eyes from Ashley and looked at her stomach as he slowly placed his hand on it." Baby bean, can you be a little gentle with your mom? She is feeling well" his soft and soothing voice melted Ashley’s heart and she let out a chuckle.

"You think he will hear you? It’s still small" Ashley’s smile widen watching his silliness.

"I know, but shouldn’t I start getting familiar with my child? I just want to share this phase with you" Tristan smiled as he kept rubbing his palm.

Ashley didn’t oblige and let him do whatever he wanted to until his phone rang and he excused himself.

Stepping out on the balcony, Tristan answered Karl’s call." Yes Karl"

"Boss, our informers have managed to find Riel’s current location. He is living in one of Lucas’s condos but there is one problem boss" he paused

"What is it?"

"Boss the security around is too tight. I doubt if our men will be able to keep an eye on him for too long" he further stated.

Tristan pondered on his words for some time before agreeing with Karl’s words. "You are right. Retreat our men from his place. We can’t let him get suspicious about our moves" he ordered before ending the call.

Returning to the room, he found Ashley sitting in the same place as she looked absentmindedly in a certain direction.

Without making a sound he reached to her side and caressed her head lovingly, pulling her out of her thoughts. Her eyes stared at him with a daze and it was enough to race his heart.

"Don’t look at me that way, it’s making me anxious" Tristan muttered as he slowly retreat his hand down. The way she looked at him with a questioning gaze, he was scared of what she was about to ask.

Ashley observed Tristan for a minute and shook her head mentally. She wanted to bring up the topic where Riel had asked her to question if Tristan had anyone in his life before she came into his life, but she couldn’t because she already had the answer. Then why did her thoughts keep drifting to the same topic?

Tristan had his eyes on Ashley the entire time. He could tell that her thoughts were still stuck to the words he told her on the terrace. There was no way she would be patient with him even if he ask her to be.

He was about to ask her when his phone rang once again and this time it was Grace who was calling him.

"It’s mom," he said looking at the screen and quickly answered the call.

Ashley too composed herself before they started speaking with them. They both were happy to see their parents but also complained about how they felt lonely without them being around.

Grace assured them to return as soon as possible as she too couldn’t stay away from her children for too long.

****

Skylar Corps

Gwen was still upset with Karl and barely spoke with him when they were together. Though her reason was right of keeping her informed beforehand but Karl’s fear took over his wise thought.

Sitting inside the cabin, Gwen was busy working on her laptop. She could feel Karl’s puppy eyes on her but she was too adamant to ignore him.

’Why would he always treat her like a child? Even her brother had noticed the maturity in her then why can’t he?’ she fumed and her pace on the keyboard fastened.

The loud tapping sound of her fingers made Karl retreat his eyes from her. The situation seemed to be more serious than he had assumed and he had to do something before she shoves him off like a bug lurking around the food.

Clearing his throat, Karl composed his thoughts and spoke," Gwen, there’s a new place I found that sells the most delicious pancakes. Do you want to go there"

He knew pancakes were her weakness and just the mention of its name can ease up her anger against him.

His eyes looked at him with hope but when she didn’t spare a glance at him, his eyes dimmed with sadness.

’What was he supposed to do so that she will speak with him’ pursing his lips into a thin line, Karl began to rack his brain when an idea popped into his mind.

Clutching his chest, he suddenly hissed in pain." Ahh... my heart hurts" his painful sob halted her action and she snapped her head in his direction.

The moment she saw him hold his chest, she let go of her work and sprinted in his direction.

"Karl. what’s wrong?" Gwen panicked as she held him. Her eyes well up thinking about something happening to him. The way he tightly closed his eyes showed how much pain he was going through.

"D-doctor, I need to call the doctor" she mumbled absentmindedly and was about to leave when suddenly she found herself getting caged in a strong pair of arms.

Gwen was caught off guard when she saw Karl smiling at her cheekily. ’Did he pull a prank on me’ she thought and her eyes turned even redder, but this time with anger.

Upset, she tried to free herself from his embrace but failed when he suddenly pulled her by her neck and sealed her lips.

Frizzing on her stand, Gwen blinked her eyes. She didn’t expect this to come but when he started nibbling her upper and lower lips simultaneously, she found herself slowly reciprocating him.

Bringing her hand upwards she wrapped them around his neck and deepened the kiss. Her anger vanished flew out of the window and now she was shamelessly kissing him back.

Karl expected her to push him back, and when she didn’t he took it as a yes and started kissing her aggressively. He wasn’t going to give her any chance to leave him.

His arms around her tightened as they both kept kissing until they were lost of breath.

Chapter 302: Something doesn’t feels right

Gwen was breathing heavily as she tried to steady herself when she heard Karl speak," Am I forgiven?" his voice soothing as sea made her raise her eyes as she watched him look at her with hope.

"Will I ever be upset with you, if you keep surprising me this way" her face was painted red with a breathless kiss and suddenly she began to feel shy.

Karl’s lips curled up into a satisfied grin and he rested their forehead together saying," Then you should often get upset with me so I could come up with different ways of surprising you" he chuckled and watched her give him a confusing look.

"If that’s what you want, but don’t cry if you find it hard to coax me afterward" Gwen warned and watched the smile on his face slowly falter.

"Now let me go. I don’t want anyone to see us like this" she said pointing at their position.

Karl quickly shook his head in denial and said, "I will but only if you promise me that you won’t give me the silent treatment as you did before". He was too adamant to let her go until she assured him, that she won’t give him cold shoulder.

"It depends on your behavior," she said slowly tracing her finger on his jaw and smiled seductively. Her man was too innocent to understand a women’s nature, especially Linda, who kept acting as his friend, concealing her true motive.

Now that she knows, Linda always had a liking towards Karl, she would be extra cautious around her.

Still finding him clueless, Gwen just patted his cheeks before she turned around and headed back to her desk.

*****

Scott Mansion

Natalie was on cloud nine after a statement about Noah and Alice’s breakup surfaced on the news channel and now she was confirmed that whatever she heard from him last night wasn’t drunk talk.

She then picked up her phone and texted Avera to check the news and tossed her phone aside as she lay on the bed feeling all happy.

The last night when she drove to meet Avera, the girl didn’t seem to believe her words. She was still skeptical to trust that Noah would ever end his relationship with Alice. But now when it was all over the news then she had to believe her.

Not after too long her phone rang and without looking at the caller she answered the call. "So now you believe me," she said with a pleasant tone.

Avera was silent for a few seconds before she hummed, agreeing to her words.

"But how is this possible? We all knew how crazy Noah was for Alice, then how can they end up their relationship, and that too after the accident" Avera was still doubtful even after the news was published.

"Something doesn’t seem right" she further mumbled, irking Natalie as her face crumpled.

"Then are you telling me the news that is circulating all over the media channel is fake? You think they are this hyping the news for no reason" Natalie scoffed making a humorous remark.

Why would they fake their separation if they haven’t? Natale couldn’t believe Avera was still doubting them.

Avera didn’t answer her back because she knew Natalie wasn’t that smart enough to get the loopholes. She wasn’t ready to accept that Noah would ever separate from Alice.

He and his parents destroyed everyone who tried to harm the girl, then how all of a sudden they change their minds. No, she can’t blindly accept the news, not Natalie until she confirms it.

"I will talk to you later" ending the call abruptly Avera then called Brooke and asked him to check the hospital where Avera was treated. She wanted to check if the news was true or not.

*****

Back inside the hospital, Alice turned off the television and sighed." Do you think it’s enough to make them believe us" she asked turning her eyes to Noah.

"No," he said. "I don’t think Avera would easily trust on this too" he then met his eyes with Alice.

"Then how should we find a way to lower her guards? What if she doesn’t believe us ever" Alice thought just like Natalie even Avera would believe them but knowing how smart the girl was, she couldn’t help but accept Noah’s words.

"I don’t know but we have to stop meeting each other until their doubts confirm" Noah suggested and watched Alice’s face drop.

"Sigh!" heaving out a deep breath, Noah then cupped her face as he looked deep into her eyes." It won’t be for too long, I promise" he assured her and watched her nod her head in agreement.

Alice was about to embrace him when suddenly his phone rang and he excused himself from the room.

"What bad timing" Alice muttered with disbelief and once again turned on the television.

Noah walked through the corridor hiding in a secluded place from where no one would see or listen to him and then answered the call.

"You ungrateful brat, what’s going on with you? How can you publish such nonsense news" Anna flared from the other side of the call.

Noah cursed himself mentally as he heard his mother yell at him. He was so preoccupied with things that he forgot to inform his parents about their decision.

"You just wait. Let me get there and smack that useless brain of yours" Anna kept blabbering. She was shocked to see the news about Noah’s breakup with Alice surfacing on the media channel.

Without wasting a second, she immediately called her son seeking clarification. She couldn’t help but wonder what happened to him all of sudden. A few days back when the accident took place she had seen Noah cry his heart loud, begging her to wake Alice, then how come he changed his mind.

Anna didn’t hold back her tongue and kept scolding Noah when suddenly he shouted. "Mom!.. Will you please listen to me once"

Anna immediately shut her mouth at his loud voice. Finding her turning quiet, he then continued," It’s not like what you are thinking" Noah started to explain, confusing Anna.

"Then what is the media saying? Have they lost their mind or are they not afraid of getting sued by the Wayne’s for publishing false news" Anna wasn’t going to stay still. If she happened to find someone had purposely leaked a piece of fake news about them, then she would end up destroying everyone involved in it.

Noah massaged his temple as he could sense his mother was not going to bat this decision of his. It was also one of the reasons why he was skeptical of involving his parents in this.

’What should I do? Is she ever going to listen to me’ Noah mentally cried when suddenly he heard Anna.

"Don’t curse me in your mind Noah Wayne. You know I am capable enough to read what you are thinking"

Anna: ’Smirk’

Noah:’....’

Chapter 303: It’s Brooke

Back inside the room, Alice had fallen asleep after waiting too long for Noah’s return. While she was in a deep slumber suddenly the door to her room opened and someone walked in.

Brooke had managed to enter her room after getting disguised as one of the doctors. Before coming here he made sure to check the security around but when he saw that no one was guarding Alice’s room he quickly to the opportunity to sneak in.

’Does it mean that there is nothing between them? Have they seriously put an end to their relationship’ Standing inside the room his eyes watched Alice sleeping on the bed alone with no one around to look after her.

"Maybe that dumb head Natalie was telling the truth" he muttered eying the girl on the bed.

It had been so long since he last met and now as he watched her sleep, he suddenly got an urge to touch her.

Back then, he wasn’t able to devour this beauty, but now suddenly his hunger for her surged up and before he could realize it, he found himself walking toward her.

Looking down at her perpetual beauty, Brooke slowly extended his hand to touch Alice but stopped. ’What if I wake her up’ he thought and retreated his hand back before it touched her.

Brook was so enchanted by the beauty that he wanted to have her. Back then when tried to force her, he had made up his mind to take her as his sex slave. He knew Dylan wasn’t into her so he came up with the thought of keeping her for himself. But her friend Ashley ruined everything.

Leaning forward he examined her beauty before he slowly whispered next to her ears, "I can’t to have you" Brooke smirked as he straightened up and glanced at her one last time before he walked out of the room.

The moment the door shut, Alice snapped open her eyes wide and started breathing heavily.

"It was Brooke, it Brooke" she mumbled and jolted up from her sleep as she started sweating profoundly.

"I- I have to tell this to Noah," she told herself and quickly climbed down from the bed, immediately sprinting out of the room.

Noah on the other hand had finally managed to coax his mother. Though she didn’t fully agree to his plan, still she ensured she wouldn’t do things behind his back.

While on his way back to the room, Noah stumbled with the guard he assigned to secure Alice’s room.

"Did you get what I asked you to bring?" Noah asked and the guard bobbed his head before passing a bag to him.

Alice was craving her favorite chicken porridge as she was tired of eating bland food. So Noah instead of leaving her side, he asked the guard to one for them.

Smelling the food inside the bag, Noah smiled and was about to praise the man next to him, when suddenly they heard Alice’s fearful voice.

Before he could register, Alice pounced on him hugging him tightly. Noah quickly motioned the guard and he soon left to check who had stepped into Alice’s room without their knowledge.

After examining the room, the guard returned and shook his head in no." Go and check the surveillance" Noah then instructed the man and he once again left from there.

Alice was trembling in his holds, and he didn’t want to force her to speak until she was calmed down. Caressing her back for some time, he finally saw her relax. She had her face buried into his chest as she didn’t dare to look up.

"Let me take you inside" he whispered next to her ear and saw her bob her head.

Carrying her in his arms, Noah entered the room. Alice still refused to look up and until she felt her body landing on the flat surface.

Keeping the bag on the side table, Noah then sat next to her. Alice was still shivering a little bit but it was high time to speak.

"Tell me who came here?" he asked keeping his tone as gentle as possible but anyone could sense the building rage in them.

Alice couldn’t forget the man who tried to force her once. Even when her eyes were closed, she still could feel the chills from those words, slowly shaking her entire being.

She opened her mouth to speak but words didn’t seem to come out. Noah on the other hand was losing his patience but still tried to control himself as he didn’t want to scare her then the way she was.

Watching her find it so hard to say made him retreat back. He was about to call the guard when suddenly he heard.

"Brooke, it was him" she finally said after mustering up the courage and raised her bloodshot eyes to face Noah.

Noah clenched his jaw in anger. If he wasn’t aware of the fact that his wildness will somehow trigger her, he would’ve hunted Brooke from any corner of the world and killed him then and there.

But he couldn’t, remembering the promise her had given to Alice. If not for her words he would have assassinated everyone who tried to harm her.

Sensing the dark clouds gathering around Noah’s sane thoughts, Alice let go of her fears and pulled him for a bone-crushing hug. She knew, he was finding it hard to control his rage in front of her and she was scared that if he happens to lose his cool, he would end up hurting himself.

"Did he hurt you?" he asked. His voice threatening like never before sending a shiver down her spine but she didn’t pull back and just kept hugging him.

"No, he didn’t. It seemed like he came to have to check on me" the moment she finished saying this, Noah immediately pulled back staring at her curiously.

"What do you mean?" he asked still not fully understanding what she meant.

Alice bit the inside of her mouth, contemplating to speak, but she had to. Taking a deep breath, she opened her mouth to speak," I don’t know if I heard it wrong but he mentioned Natalie’s name once."

Noah’s face turned, even more, uglier after whatever he heard. "So they aren’t just two of them who are trying to harm you, even Brooke is involved in it." he smiled humorlessly making Alice gulp at his darker side.

Chapter 304: Friends

After talking with Grace, Tristan resume his work while Ashley decided to watch television. Changing a few channels her hand stopped when she saw the news of Noah and Alice’s breakup surfacing in the headlines.

"This is any kind of strategy," she asked pointing at the screen ahead.

"Hmm," Tristan answered casually as he was already aware of what Noah will try to do to make his enemies believe him.

Ashley bobbed her head amusingly staring at the news. Last night they just attended their friend’s wedding and today, the news of their breakup was circulating all over the media.

Both Tristan and Noah were unpredictable at times, but that’s what made them unique in their own ways.

After swiping another few channels Ashley tried to wipe off her boredom when suddenly she remembered and she slowly turned to look at Tristan.

"What made Riel turn into your rival" her words took Tristan by surprise and he stiffed in his seat.

Tristan wasn’t expecting Ashley to bring up this topic so early, but when she did, he had no choice but to speak up.

Composing himself, he lift his eyes and met her curious one as they waited for him to speak.

"A misunderstanding led us to break our friendship" he answered, still a little skeptical to open up.

He never wanted to remember that past that he buried deep in his heart. But he also know, there was no way he would be able to hide it when it came to Ashley.

Gabriel was only after him because he wanted revenge for that girl who was the sole reason behind this rise of revelry between them.

Flashback

Tristan and Karl were nineteen when they both moved to country X for their higher education. Left alone, Noah too fought with his father and moved to the same country and started pursuing an Engineering degree at the same University as them.

No one was aware of the boys belonging to the prestigious family as they kept their identity lowkey and started living among the kids sharing the same lifestyle.

It was also the same year when Tristan happened to meet Gabriel and Sandra and soon they all became friends. Gabriel had a liking towards her but he never once showed her because he didn’t want to lose their friendship.

Sitting inside the library, Sandra, Tristan, and Gabriel were busy studying when suddenly they heard her speak.

"Where were you both yesterday" Sandra questioned Tristan and Gabriel as she eyed them suspiciously.

Sandra’s birthday was approaching and Gabriel was planning on surprising her on her special day. He was so determined that he begged Tristan to help him with the planning.

Everyone knew Gabriel was head over heels in love with Sandra but he never had the courage to propose to her. It was Tristan who tried to pursue him after he saw many bees lurking around his friend.

Both the boys fell silent when they saw her sharply gazing at him. "I-It was Tristan who didn’t want to attend the class. So he asked me if I could join him too" Gabriel lied putting all the blame on Tristan.

"Me?" Tristan started with his words and then moved his eyes from Sandra and Gabriel when he caught his friend silently begging him with his pitiful eyes.

Sensing the trouble Tristan quickly bobbed his head. "Hmm, yes it was me who didn’t want to attend the class and just wanted to stroll around" listening to his words Gabriel heaved out a sigh.

"See, didn’t I tell you" Gabriel thanked Tristan with a wink and then turned to see Sandra who still seemed to be doubtful about them?

They all knew Tristan wasn’t someone who would neglect his studies just to roam around. The boy was a top holder and never once they had seen him skipping any classes.

"Are you sure, this isn’t a lie? Why am I not able to believe it" Gabriel’s smile dropped the moment she turned her head and stared at him.

Gasping like a fish thrown out of the water, Gabriel looked at Tristan for help." He isn’t lying, it was my idea to skip the class because I was bored" Tristan cut in and took all the blame on himself before he stood and walked away from there.

Sandra watched him leave and to spare himself from her scolding Gabriel too disappeared from there.

Sandra was like a mother hen toward them treating them like kids. But only she knew that wasn’t the case. She was friends with all three boys except Tristan.

Since the day they met, she was charmed by his unique persona. He was the most charming and popular guy among the three and had many suitors who tried to catch his attention. But no one was able to sweep him off his feet.

He rarely paid attention to any girl except her because she was one of his closest friends but she mistook his friendship for something else.

She didn’t realize when she started liking him and soon it turned into an obsession. Instantly her eyes turned darker as she slowly pulled out a love letter from the book.

It was given by one of the girls who was trying to pursue Tristan for some days. But before it could reach Tristan, she caught hold of it.

Smirking, she tore the letter into two pieces before she dumped it into the bin and left the library. This wasn’t the first time she had destroyed the letter, her craziness even went overboard when she started threatening the girls saying she was his girlfriend and that if anyone tries to set their eyes on him, she would puck off their sight.

*****

Outside

Gabriel marched tailing Tristan and stopped him as he casually wrapped his arm around his shoulder." Thanks, buddy. You just saved me" Gabriel was genuinely thankful to Tristan as he didn’t want his plan to get ruined.

"It’s high time Gabriel, you need to be vocal about your feeling towards Sandra," Tristan said as they kept heading towards the canteen where Karl and Noah were soon going to meet them.

"I will. I will"

The moment they stepped inside the canteen Tristan roamed his eye around and found Karl sitting on one of the corner tables. Walking towards him both Tristan and Gabriel pulled out chairs for themselves and took the seat.

"Where is Noah? Isn’t he going to come" Gabriel asked as he looked around when suddenly his eyes fell on the table next to theirs.

"Don’t tell me he is dating our dean’s daughter" Gabriel gaped at the couple who was busy having their moment right next to their table, ignoring the eyes that stared at them disgusting.

"Get a room guys" one of the students who was passing by commented stopping the couple midway. It was then Noah realized that his friends were already there.

"Babe, I will meet you after class" using his sugarcoated words, Noah shoved the girl away and joined his friends.

Taking a seat next to Gabriel, Noah was about to greet them but stopped when he saw Tristan’s deadpan face and his smile dropped the next second.

"Hehe... I’ll go and place order for us" without wasting any time Noah turned around and ran towards the counter.

Chapter 305: Sandra’s obsession over Tristan

Noah just wanted to escape Tristan’s wrath but for how long. He knew somehow he had to face him.

"This guy is never gonna change. This is the seventh girl he’s dating within a month" Karl snorted as he watched Noah sneak away like a scared rat.

Tristan was against Noah’s playboy nature but even after warning him multiple times, that boy never changed. Sometimes they had to help him out of a relationship if the girl somehow fell in love with him or seek commitment.

"By the way is he serious this time? I mean the girl he was with earlier isn’t an ordinary girl" Gabriel asked moving his head from Tristan and Karl. If the dean happens to find out about Noah fooling around with his daughter, he will seriously take strict action against him.

"What do you think, is he really in love with her? Definitely not. I am sure we will soon find him tailing behind another girl" Tristan assured.

Noah had been changing girlfriends-like clothes but one thing Tristan was sure about was, he never cross his line with them. Yes, he kissed them but never went ahead, knowing his boundaries.

By the time Noah returned, everything turned normal and finally, he could breathe a sigh of relief.

"By the way guys, I am planning to propose to Sandra on her birthday" Gabriel suddenly spoke shocking Karl and Noah who weren’t aware of it yet.

"Did you know this" When Noah didn’t see the shocking reaction on Tristan’s face, he quickly asked.

"He was the one who suggested me" Gabriel answered and saw Tristan bob his head in agreement.

"Woah... finally someone was able to put some brain in your empty brain." Noah patted his back feeling proud of his decision.

"I know, but-" Gabriel paused as he looked at his friends anxiously," Will she accept my proposal," he asked.

He knew Sandra had only seen him as her friend, but still, he went on falling in love with her. And now when he finally mustered the courage of proposing to her, he was hesitating if she would reciprocate.

"I am sure she will. Why would she let go of a man who sincerely holds feeling for her and dude, didn’t you notice how comfortable she is around you? I am sure, she is going to say yes" Noah cheered the boy easing the tension around.

Back in the canteen, the boys were having their casual talk but inside the university building, Sandra had locked the girl who had sent that letter to Tristan inside the washroom.

She had not only isolated her but also punched her covering her face before she threw her inside the dark room.

It wasn’t like Sandra exposed her face as she had her ways to bully those who tried to grab Tristan’s attention. No one around had ever found what kind of person she actually was.

She behaved like a friendly girl around but this darker side of her was never known by anyone.

She waited outside for some time and when she didn’t hear anything back that’s when she opened the door to check on the girl. The moment she pulled off the cloth over her face, she saw the girl had already fainted due to lack of oxygen.

Sandra’s bloodshot eyes looked at the girl before she leaned forward and pulled her by her hair." Never lay your eyes on my man. Did you hear me?" her voice echoed inside the empty room, but the girl never respond.

Sandra was crazy for Tristan but she couldn’t let anyone see it because she feared, if he happens to know the real her, he would end their friendship.

Jerking off her head, she then untied the girl’s hands before she sprinted out of the washroom. Since there was no one around, Sandra was quickly able to sneak away without anyone noticing her.

Quickly adjusting her appearance, she then went to meet her friends but the moment she reached there, she only saw the three of them, Tristan was not with them and that broke her heart.

"Where is Tristan?" she asked as soon as she joined them at the table.

"He left" Gabriel answered with a smile but failed to notice the change in her expression.

This was the second time, he had walked away without meeting her.

"Anyways what would you like to have?" Gabriel asked and she immediately shook her head in denial. She just rushed to the canteen to spend some time with Tristan but now that he was gone, she couldn’t stay there anymore.

"Nothing," she said and then pulled out one book from her bag before she passed it to Karl.

"Here are the notes from yesterday’s classes. I wrote it down for Tristan too. Can you please give them to him" Sandra said passing them to Karl and watched him nod.

"Where are mine? Even I missed the class yesterday" Gabriel made a puppy face making Noah and Karl busted into a pit of laughter.

"Dude that face doesn’t suites you" Noah commented and received a glare in return.

Sandra quickly dodged his question and stood up to leave." I have to rush to Tori’s school" Sandra waved her hand and walked away leaving Gabriel unanswered.

Pouting his lips, Gabriel stared at her retreating back until she disappeared. "Dude I still doubt if she is going to listen to me first. Accepting the proposal comes way after that" sighing at his fate, Gabriel continued chatting with his friends.

*****

After leaving the university, Tristan drove to Dante’s place. Since he came here, Tristan had been spending most of his time with his grandfather. He knew the man wasn’t an ordinary person but controls the most powerful Mafia organization name Jaguar.

Stopping his car in front of the house, He met Ace, who greeted him before they both stepped inside the house. Since Dante had agreed on training Tristan in return for him helping to mend his relationship with his daughter Grace, never once he skipped his class.

Tristan was a fast learner and not only his couch Ace, but also his father and Dante were highly impressed by his skills.

Walking through the hallway, Ace guided Tristan to Dante’s room. It had been an entire day since the leader had stepped out and now that prolong was scaring them.

Stopping in front of the door, Tristan then knocked on it, waiting for the old man to open it once, but even after a minute passed, Dante didn’t respond nor did he open the door, and now, even Tristan started to feel anxious.

"Step back" he warned Ace and the latter followed his words and took a few steps back and saw Tristan ram into the door using his body force until the door break opened.

"Leader"

"Grandpa"

Dante:"..."