Ch. 306..310: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 306-310

Chapter 306: Alphonse Moore

Both Ace and Tristan gaped in shock when they saw Dante sitting on his rocking chair with his eyes close. His face had lost all its color and what scared them was his unresponsiveness.

Slowly taking a step closer, Tristan carefully placed his hand on Dante’s shoulder and lightly shook him.

"Grandpa" his voice cracked with the fear that kept building in his heart and before he could find himself losing his sense, Dante slowly opened his eyes.

Blinking his eyes, Dante pushed himself onto the chair and looked at the two horrified faces that stared at him like they have witnessed a miracle.

"What are you both doing here," he asked staring at both the men in surprise but when he moved his eyes to the door, his eyes bulge out from their socket "Did you just break my door" Dante jolted up from the chair and took a step ahead looking at the broken door.

Tristan and Ace shared a glance and then looked at Dante in surprise. ’Wasn’t it him who should be blamed? If he had opened the door, then he wouldn’t have had to break the door’

Dante glared at them, like a kid upset when he found that his favorite toy has broken.

"Don’t give me that look you, old man. It’s all your fault. Why haven’t you stepped out of the room the entire day" Tristan questioned ignoring his deadly glare and crossed his hands as he waited for him to speak.

The moment he heard those words, Dante’s face crumpled a little. Should I tell them, that I wasn’t feeling well the entire day and didn’t realize when I fell asleep on the chair and woke up just when he called me’

It had been a few days since he started to feel unwell and would end up falling asleep even without his knowledge. He wanted to ask Matt about it but his busy schedule never gave him the opportunity.

Dante was busy sorting his thoughts, forgot that a pair of sharp blue eyes were staring at him. The second he snapped out, finally making up his mind that’s when he realized, he was yet to answer his grandson.

"Ahem! Didn’t you see I was sleeping" he lied as he couldn’t tell him the truth. He first wanted to discuss his problem with Matt before he disclose it to his grandson.

Tristan arch his brow as he sensed the change in Dante’s behavior. This old man was like a baby at times, trying to hide things that he couldn’t talk about.

Brushing off his suspicion, Tristan then turned to Ace and motioned to him to speak.

Dante narrowed his eyes when he watched Ace step in and dictate" Alphonse Moore wants to negotiate a deal for the betterment of both the powerful clans. He wants to end this rivalry between the two organizations and work as a team"

"Reject it" came Dante’s clean reply. He knew what Alphonse was trying to do, and he wasn’t any fool to see through his motives.

Ace bobbed his head and left from there. Tristan who watched everything found Dante’s behavior a little rude.

"You should’ve plainly rejected it. You didn’t even hear what kind of deal it was" taking a seat on the couch, both sat facing each other.

Dante looked at Tristan for some time before he opened his mouth to speak, "Do you think I haven’t tried to put an end to this long going this rivalry even before he came up with a deal and that too when he knew it’s only us who can save his shitty business from getting washed away"

Tristan creased his brow as he watched Dante smile. " Alphonse Moore is man father who turns back on his words. Not to forget why so many clans are keen on destroying Jaguar. It’s all his doing"

Alphonse Moore was the leader of the Striker clan one of the most powerful mafia organizations after Jaguar. But the man wasn’t satisfied with his ranking and after the former leader’s death, the man started joining hands with many organizations that provided illegal businesses.

But even after expanding his business, still he couldn’t pull down the influence Jaguar had all these years. Every time he was asked to stop all the illegal works he carried under his organization but every time, he turned back on his words after assuring it.

He even went on brainwashing the other clan members making them stand against Jaguar but even after so many evil executions, he wasn’t able to shake them.

Jaguar had always been a clean organization that worked for the well-being of the people. Not only the cops but also the higher authority who run the country blindly trusted them.

Tristan bobbed his head in understanding and didn’t question further. He understood Dante had his own ways of dealing with people and he was in no position to question his decision.

There was a long pause between the two when suddenly Dante asked," Why are Karl and Noah not here with you?"

"They are busy with some project work. They will resume the training tomorrow" he answered making Dante arch his brow in confusion.

"And what about you? Don’t you have any projects to complete" Dante asked as he watched his grandson casually lean on the backrest of the couch and shake his head.

"No, I don’t" came his plain answer which only made Dante heave out a sigh.

He had been trying to keep his grandson from getting involved with violence but he couldn’t, knowing how stubborn he was. He was just like his mother never turning back once he set his mind on something.

*****

[Sticker Clan Base]

"How dare he..." Alphonse snapped furiously at his men who disclosed the news about Dante’s declining his deal. He was so enraged that he ended up throwing everything around like a madman.

Sticker clan had been facing a crisis after cops got hold of all their illegal activities. Those who were involved with him suffered an immense loss and were now trying to get them down.

Alphonse thought he had everything under his control until a few days back when someone informed the cops about their secrets and before he could know everything was taken away from them.

His bloodshot eyes stared blankly in a particular direction, as he racked his brain to come up with a better plan. He can’t see his organization fall apart just like that and he had to do something to get out of this mess.

Moving his eyes to his men, he said," I have something for you" his eyes beam with a glint of evilness as the corner of his lips curled into a smirk.

Chapter 307: She died

Gabriel returned home after the class got over and was heading to his room when an authoritative voice stopped him.

"Gabriel" knowing who the person was, he halted on his steps and turned to look at his father.

The moment their eyes met, the air around them turned gloomy. Gabriel wasn’t very fond of his father because of the profession he carried but being his only son, he couldn’t ignore him.

Letting go of his displeasure, Gabriel walked towards Alphonse and took a seat next to him.

Alphonse had been trying to reach his son for some days. He wanted him to join the striker clan and take over the responsibility of the organization. But Gabriel was totally against it.

He never wanted to indulge himself in violence because of the price they had to pay in return and most of all, he never wanted to be like his father.

"How long do you wish to keep me waiting?" Alphonse’s voice broke the silence between the two as he watched Gabriel rub the back of his neck in hesitation.

"Dad, I still need some time to think" Gabriel stated which lead Alphonse to turn furious but he controlled himself.

"How much more time do you need Gabriel? Wasn’t a year enough" Alphonse could now sense that his son was purposely prolonging his decision. He should have known this son of his is good for nothing, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t train him.

Moore’s were born as leaders with no ounce of mercy or sympathy in their hearts, so how can he let his son become the weaker one? If they had to keep their legacy heading on, Gabriel had to change himself.

Gabriel on the other hand could sense the anger in his father’s voice. He had been avoiding him for too long hoping he would change his mind and let him stay away from the underworld, but he forgot, his father never changes his mind that easily.

Thinking for some time, Gabriel bobbed his head agreeing to his decision." But I have one condition" he stated looking eye to eye with his father.

"Go on," Alphonse said.

"I want this to remain secret until I complete my studies. I don’t want your men lingering around me leading to any suspicion" Gabriel stated as he stared at Alphonse with a determined gaze.

Gabriel didn’t want to lose his friends, who thought he was just an ordinary person like them but little did he know apart from Sandra the other three came from an influential backgrounds.

Giving his words some thought, Alphonse agreed to his son’s only request. "Okay" getting a nod from his father Gabriel the walked to his room.

The second Gabriel was out of his sight, Alphonse pulled out his phone and looked at the picture in it. His eyes capture the face that stood along with his son and his eyes squinted with doubt.

"Tristan Knight" he mumbled looking at the boy who was non-other than Dante’s grandson.

"What is he doing with Gabriel?" he questioned looking at how friendly they both looked along with his other friends. As he kept staring at the picture, he doubted if Gabriel was aware of his background.

Quickly making a call to his informer, he asked him to run a check on Tristan Knight, and when he did, Alphonse found that Tristan and his friends had kept their identity hidden, and just like that, his doubt was confirmed.

"It would be interesting to see two friends stand against each other when the time of the battle appears" Alphonse’s eyes shined as he looked more into the picture in his hand.

*****

After picking up Tori from school, Sandra reached home. Entering the small one-room kitchen flat, Sandra heaved out a sign looking at the mess her mother ended up creating in her absence.

Sandra’s mother, Silveira suffered from psychological trauma after their father left them with a word. Since then it had been very hard for her to control her mother’s distraught emotions. Not only does she look after her sister’s studies but also takes care of her mentally ill mother.

Watching her mother sleeping on the bed like a dead corpse with her eyes wide open Sandra sighed. It was her life and there was no way out of it.

With that thought, she started cleaning the place. Once she was done, she cooked food for them and then got ready to leave for her part-time job. She worked as an attendant in the grocery shop. Though it didn’t pay her much, she was somehow able to run the house.

"Tori, don’t wait for me for dinner, I will be late," she said before stepping out of the house and headed to her working place.

After fifteen minutes of walking, Sandra reached her workplace and got changed wearing her uniform. The moment she stepped out, her phone began to buzz with numerous messages starling her on the spot.

The entire chat group kept flooding with multiple messages.

Girl 1: " Do you remember Alexa, she was found dead in one of the restrooms"

Girl 2: "Yes the news is true, the faculty just received her body in one of the girl’s restrooms"

Girl 3:" I heard someone hit her head. She even had multiple bruises on her body"

Sandra’s eyes bulge out from her socket as she kept reading the texts and suddenly she felt her blood run dry.

’H-how did she die’ Sandra panicked as her hands began to shake and her body broke into a sweat.

Sandra was so caught up in her revenge that she didn’t realize when the girl ended up losing her life. While her mind was busy grasping the news her phone buzzed once again.

Girl 4:" Cops have started investigating the murder and will soon find the person behind Alexa’s death"

Sandra dropped the cell phone in her hand and began to panic. She racked her brain recalling if she had kept any clue behind but the news about the death had taken a toll on her mind that she couldn’t even think wisely.

"Damnit what should I do now" groaning his frustration Sandra ran her hand through her hair feeling helpless.

Chapter 308: Soon confess her feelings

The next day Sandra reached the University and saw a few cops interrogating Alexa’s friends. Avoiding them, she quickly entered the building and headed to the class.

Her mind was not at peace since yesterday night. She kept scolding herself for being so reckless that she took someone’s life.

With the same distraught thoughts, she entered the class when suddenly Gabriel jumped out of nowhere scaring the hell out of her.

"Scared you" he playfully teased her but that didn’t go well with Sandra as she snapped at him catching everyone’s eye on them.

"Gabriel, what kind of behavior is this?" her voice roared inside the class and everything turned quiet for some time.

"Just because I don’t say anything, it doesn’t mean you can keep behaving like a child around me. Grow up!" Sandra was so mad that she didn’t hold back her anger and kept scolding Gabriel.

Gabriel blinked his eyes as he stared at Sandra who seemed a little different today. This was the first time she raised her voice at him and it somewhat hurt him, but he quickly conceal his sadness and smiled.

"I am sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you" he reached his hand to touch her but she just rolled her eyes and walked past him.

She wasn’t in good mood because of whatever was happening around them. She thought maybe being with her friends would somehow help her forget a few things or at least ease her mind, but she was wrong.

She shouldn’t have come here in the first place, she thought as she took the seat.

Gabriel stood there with a dumb expression on his face.’ What’s wrong with her’ he thought as he watched Sandra’s disturbed face. The second he snapped out of his thoughts, he saw numerous eyes staring at him and that made him realize, how he was humiliated by Sandra in front of everyone.

Clearing his throat, he quickly marched to her and took a seat. This time he didn’t speak a word for a few minutes but when he sensed even she wasn’t ready to start a conversation, he let go of the silence and decided to initiate the talk.

Turning around he looked at her as he watched her staring at the book in front of her eyes, but even after so many minutes passed she didn’t turn the page.

Resting his hand on her shoulder, he watched her flinch at his touch and she snapped her head in his direction. Her eyes held some kind of fear that he wasn’t able to understand and that’s when he asked," What’s wrong Sandra? You look a little disturbed"

Gabriel loved her so much that even the slightest change in her behavior was easier for him to bother. She never once complained when he teased her but today, when she yelled at him, he sensed something was off and his heart was eager to know.

Sandra moved her frantic eyes as she watched Gabriel genuinely concern for her. There wasn’t any trace of playfulness in them and that made her realize how rudely she behaved with him minutes ago.

She knew her disturbed behavior could catch many eyes which can eventually lead to suspicions. So she quickly composed her expression and let out a smile as she shook her head denying his worry.

"There is nothing to worry about. It’s just while coming here, I saw a few cops out there at the university gate interrogating a few students, and that somewhat scared me" she said resting her hand on his palm and caressed it. She then brought his hand to her palms and held it firmly, watching him with sorrowful eyes.

"Gab, I am sorry. I didn’t mean to yell at you earlier. It’s just that I was disturbed by the things happening around and the cops triggered my fears even more" Sandra confessed and watched Gabriel calm down a little before he return the smile.

Sensing that he wasn’t any more anxious about her, she asked" By the way did the cops find who was the person behind Alexa’s death" she kept a clueless face as if she had no idea who it was, but she couldn’t let Gabriel get doubtful of her.

Gabriel shrugged his shoulder," No yet, but they are still trying their best" he said and fell into deep thought.

There had been a few rumors in the university about the bullying happening around, but no one found the person behind it. Many of them said it was always those girls who tried to pursue Tristan who got bullied, but unfortunately, they never saw that person’s face as they were always warned or beaten with their faces covered with backcloth.

Sandra turned silent again as she once again began to rack her brain when Tristan and Karl walked in.

"Am I going blind or is whatever I am seeing is true? Are you both secretly dating" Tristan winked at Gabriel before he looked at their intertwined hands.

"There is no wrong if we do right" Gabriel joined his friend, embarrassing Sandra who didn’t understand what happened all of sudden.

She quickly let go of his hand and shook her head." No, nothing is going on between us" she quickly denied but it was too late as both Tristan and Karl didn’t trust her.

"It’s okay Sandra. We won’t bother you two. You can continue whatever you were doing earlier" Karl eyed both Tristan and Gabriel playfully.

Sandra who felt embarrassed poked Gabriel asking him to say something but just like her other two friends even he was enjoying the teasing.

When she wasn’t able to take it anymore that when she snarled," I said stop it guys" her patience wore out in between their teasing and now she wanted them to put a halt on their mouths.

How can she let them romanticize her friend with Gabriel when she already had Tristan in her heart? No! she can’t and for that, she soon has to confess her feeling to him.

After the class ended, Sandra excused herself to the restroom when she heard a few girls talking about Tristan planning a surprise birthday for her. Though she could listen to them that clearly, she was happy enough to find Tristan was planning something special for her birthday.

Stepping out of the restroom, Sandra looked around but found no one. ’Was it all true that she heard before’ she asked herself in confusion but soon a smile crept her lips and she found herself smiling.

"Was all that tease just to divert her mind from the surprise? Or what if, he is doing everything because he realized that he too likes me" the news of the surprise birthday had messed up Sandra’s mind and she started assuming everything before any confirmation.

"So that is the reason why he skipped the class that day with Gabriel. I was all because he was planning something special for me" Sandra’s eyes glimmered with happiness as she kept staring at herself in the mirror and made up her mind to thank him by confessing her feeling for her on her birthday.

Chapter 309: What a small world

By the time Sandra join the group in the cafeteria, her mood was a lot better. She was even smiling leaving everyone confused.

"Was it your constipation that made you grumpy all the time? You look better after you-" Gabriel couldn’t finish his words when suddenly he received a punch on his arm.

"Ouch" he growl in pain and watched her dust her hand as if she didn’t hear his crying voice.

Everyone laughed at them, but the one that caught her attention was Tristan. His smile was out of the world that brightened up her mood in an instant. She wanted to ask him if whatever she heard earlier was true but she chose to hold back as she didn’t want to spoil his plan.

While Sandra was busy pondering in her thoughts suddenly, Tristan asked, "Any reports about the culprit" his unexpected words caught her off guard, and she started coughing hysterically taking everyone by surprise.

Panicked Tristan quickly passed her a glass of water and carefully caressed her back until she felt better. Just a small gesture and Sandra felt her body lose its strength. How many times had she imagined Tristan being this close to her? Her mind had already accepted him as her partner.

"Better," he asked. Concern still lacing his voice.

Retreating his hand away from her Tristan heard Gabriel say," Dude, don’t bring that topic again. Sandra gets disturbed at the mention of Alexa’s death"

Gabriel didn’t question the reason why Sandra felt so nervous but Tristan he found her behavior a little odd. ’Why would Alexa’s death trigger her so much? She wasn’t even close to her’ he thought as his eyes sharply looked at her.

After some time, Noah too joined them along with his new girlfriend Mia. Sandra who wasn’t aware of this latest discovery blinked her eyes in disbelief.

"Don’t tell me, he again found a new girl for himself?" she asked leaning next to Gabriel and the latter bobbed his head innocently.

As everyone eyed the couple, not expecting Noah to be this shameless to bring his flings along, suddenly they heard Mia speak," I hope you guys don’t mind if I join you all" all eyes turned to meet the girls smiling face, and before anyone could object she pulled a chair for herself and sat down.

Tristan snapped a glare at Noah who scratched the back of his neck, motioning to him sorry, and took a seat for himself next to Mia.

An awkward silence captured the entire table as no one spoke. Mia was their dean’s daughter and this shameless Noah happened to date her.

What if her father somehow finds out about their relationship? They all will be doomed but the one who will lose his life is Noah himself. The person who will do it wasn’t their dean but his mother, Aunty Anna.

As time passed by Noah started to feel uncomfortable as it was quite evident by everyone’s looks that they didn’t like Mia being here with them. Glancing at everyone, Noah ran his brain to come up with something when suddenly he remembered.

"Sandra, w-what are your plans for your birthday?"

"Ahem!" Tristan cleared his throat as he watched Noah, signaling him to shut his mouth but the man just ignore him and waited for Sandra to speak.

Gabriel gawked at Noah as if he wanted to rip that stupid smile off his face. ’This man is surely going to ruin my plan’ he thought mentally cursing his friend who wasn’t good at keeping any secret unless it was related to him.

Sandra on the other hand was caught off-guard. Slowly averting her eyes from Tristan she watched him eyeing Noah angrily and that made her smile internally.

Pulling her eyes away from him she looked at Noah and answered," No, I have no plans for my birthday"

After whatever she heard back inside the restroom, Sandra was now looking forward to celebrating her birthday with Tristan.

"Good! So it’s decided you are going to celebrate your birthday with us" Noah declared as he clapped looking at his friends who also heaved a sigh of relief.

Heaving out a sigh, Tristan agreed with Noah. Finally, this dumb head did something sensible.

"Yes, I agree with Noah. Why don’t you celebrate your birthday with us" Tristan said sharing a meaningful glance at Gabriel before he turned to look at Sandra.

"Sure, I don’t mind" Sandra didn’t oblige and agreed easily.

After it was decided, the friends spend some time chatting with each other and they left their respective ways.

Tristan and Karl excused themselves to the library while Gabriel decided to accompany Sandra to her home. Even though she declined it many times, still he wasn’t ready to listen.

After much debate, she finally gave in and hopped into his car before they drove to her house but they didn’t know someone had been keeping an eye on them secretly.

" Alphonse looked at the retreating car for some time before it vanished from his sight and then turn to look at his faithful man" Get me that girl’s details "

"Yes, boss" The man quickly reacted to his words and after a few times, he turned back passing the piece of news he found.

Alphonse read the information about the girl name Sandra and his eyes lit up when he found out who she was.

"What a small world" He mumbled with a victorious smile as he motioned his men with a meaningful glance.

"I’ll take care of it, boss" The man said and soon they drove away from the university.

*****

Library

Tristan and Karl were busy making notes when suddenly out of nowhere Noah barged in disturbing their peaceful time.

"Guys, I have something important to tell you" slamming his hands in front of them he caught their attention

Tristan and Karl glared at Noah but when he didn’t flinch, they both understood that he was serious.

"Let’s get out of here," Tristan said when he caught everyone’s eyes on them. Quickly picking up their stuff, the trio walked out of the library.

*****

Stopping the car in front of Sandra’s house, Gabrielle watched her unlock the seatbelt. Before she could take a step he called her name and she turned back to see him.

Before she could understand, Gabriel pulled her for a tight hug catching her off guard.

"Thank you for agreeing Noah," he said and she pulled back giving him a puzzled look, but she was too tired to run her brain.

"Hmm.." pursing her lips she smiled and stepped out of the car before she walked inside her house.

Gabriel was happy that everything was happening the way he assumed it but little did he know, this happiness was soon going to fade away. His eyes kept watching the girl until she vanished from his sight and that was when he turned on the engine and drove away from there.

*****

On the empty playground, the trio sat under the tree with their eyes looking at an unknown distance.

"What if it isn’t Sandra? What if Mia saw someone else" Tristan asked as he moved his eyes toward Noah.

"Even I doubted the same but she swore on me, dude" Noah stated as he ruffed his hair annoyingly.

On their way to the main building Noah and Mia witnessed some cops passing by. At first, they just ignored it but when Mia suddenly asked him if Sandra had recorded her statement, he stopped.

Noah was surprised by her words but when he asked her further to confirm, she told him that she had seen following Alexa to the top floor of the building. She was about to stop them both since the place was forbidden to cross, someone called her, and before she could stop them the girls were gone.

The was a long pause between the three of them when Karl said," Is that why she suddenly panicked when you mentioned about the cops" he knew he shouldn’t be doubting their friend but the way she reacted back there in the canteen wasn’t casual.

Noah shrugged his shoulder and turned both turned to look at Tristan.

He sat there without uttering a word as his mind was preoccupied with various thoughts, but one thing kept popping up was the rumor about someone secretly bullying the girls, and no one had yet found that person.

Chapter 310: Get the proofs

The video on the projector screen stopped playing and a familiar laugh echoed inside the dark theater room.

Dante clenched his jaw when Alphonse’s face came in front of his eyes he laughed like a maniac.

"Did you like my surprise, Dante" Alphonse asked plastering that playful yet mysterious smile on his face? Though he was smiling there was an underlying threat in his voice that didn’t go unnoticed.

Dante was barely controlling his anger knowing it was just a video Alphonse sent to communicate his message to them. But what took him by shock when he saw Grace in it.

"Grace is being followed by my mens and if you don’t want them to harm her then agree to my proposal" the playfulness in Alphonse’s voice was now replaced with a threatening one.

He knew Grace was Dante’s weakness and he would go to any extent to keep her safe and away from the shadow of his dark world.

Dante’s eyes burned in pure rage as he tried to hold back the tears that welled around when he saw his daughter after so long. But what made him feel more worst was, she had no clue that she was been watched the entire time and her life was at risk.

He thought, he had everything under control but Alphonse was a step ahead of him. He managed to find his weakness and now he wanted to use that same thing to gain his victory.

"You only have a day to come to a decision Dante. A second more and I won’t think twice before I ask my men to shoot her dead"

Alphonse was a man of word and if he says so then he meant it.

Dante watched the video end and never once his eyes moved away from it. His palm curled into a tight fist as he tried to calm himself. All he could think was Grace being monitored by Alphonse’s men the entire time.

Ace who stood next to him felt a chill run down his spine when the temperature around them dropped quickly.

Suddenly he watched Dante getting up from his seat and that made him flinch a little. Though he was the strongest comrade in the clan still Dante’s murderous aura who end up scaring him.

Dante was the most chill leader he ever came across but when someone tried to piss him off, especially targeting his family, then it was hard for anyone to tame him.

Ace was still in his mind when suddenly Dante stood up breaking his thought. "Arrange our meeting. I would privately like to meet Alphonse" his eyes turned to look at Ace and he further continued," Do not tell Tristan anything about it, am I clear" there was a warning lingering in those dark blue orbs that made Ace bob his head in agreement.

With that, he turned and left the room leaving Ace speechless. He never thought the leader would come to find their little secret. Yes, it was Tristan who had disclosed Alphonse’s illegal activities to the cops, and the one who helped him with it was Ace.

Though they had their identities hidden still, they couldn’t hide them from Dante. Behind that playful and chilled face was a gawk who had his eyes around his people and there was nothing that could be kept away from him.

Cursing himself mentally, Ace walked out of the room following his boss’s order.

*****

[Alphonse’s place]

After sending the video message Alphonse was sure that Dante will soon try to reach him and that is what happened when in no time he got the news of Dante agreeing on meeting him.

Content by the small victory, Alphonse leaned on his throne-like chair and smirked. He then pulled out his phone and made a call to someone informing something and soon ended the call.

He then looked at his men and instructed," Get Gabriel for the meeting. It’s time for him to step in"

"Yes, boss" with that the man walked away from there.

"Let’s get it done once and for all" Alphonse muttered as his eyes turned dark and the smirk crept on his lips.

****

[Boys dormitory]

Noah was busy playing games on his cell phone, while Karl sat on the desk and was writing down the notes but Tristan, he laid on the bed facing the ceiling above and pondered on the words Noah told him.

Sandra wasn’t someone he could doubt but something about Mia’s words caught him stuck to the incident that both Alexa and Sandra headed to the same floor where Alexa was later found dead.

"Do you think Gabriel must know about this?" Tristan’s words caught both Noah’s and Karl’s attention.

Tristan pushed himself up and crossed his legs looking at both simultaneously. Noah and Karl both blinked their eyes as they watched Tristan as if he had grown horns on his head.

"And what we should say, is that we have a doubt that Sandra is related to Alexa’s mysterious death. You must be kidding me, Tristan. We don’t even have any proof" Noah said letting out a sarcastic chuckle.

Something about Sandra felt like a mystery to them. She appeared lively and full of energy from the outside making everyone feel her innocence but there was something about her that never made them fully trust her.

It was because of Gabriel, they never let their suspicion invade their friendship. He loved her way too much and they didn’t want to break his heart.

"Maybe you are right. What if Mia is just making up some fake stories? Not to forget she is also one of the girls who hate Sandra for being the one girlfriend in our group" Karl pointed.

Mia wasn’t someone they could trust. The girl was like a cunning fox who appeared like an innocent cow.

"What!.. Why didn’t you tell me before" Noah snapped looking at Karl who just disclosed big news in front of him.

"Was this the reason why she was pursuing me like a shameless girl? Dude she scammed me to get into our group" for the first time in his life Noah felt like being used by a girl instead.

Karl bobbed his head and watched Noah make a crybaby’s face.

While the two were busy arguing with each other, Tristan’s mind was still a mess. Gabriel was his friend and he didn’t want him to be kept behind the shadows. If Sandra had nothing to do with Alexa’s death, then she should have just gone and given her statement to the cops, but she didn’t and that was quite suspicious.

If not for the secret bully rumors circulating around the university, Tristan wouldn’t have diverted his attention to Sandra.

’I have to find everything’ the thought to himself and climbed down the bed and marched out of the room leaving the two dumbfounded.

"Where did he go at this hour" Noah mumbled quickly changing his mood from a crybaby’s face to a confused one.

Looking in the direction from where Tristan left, Karl muttered," What if he went to meet Gabriel" snapping their eyes in shock both looked at each other before jumping out from their seats and running behind him like a kid.

Before Tristan could get into his car, Noah and Karl stopped him." What’s wrong with you two? Get out of my way" Tristan said watching them both blocking him from entering his car.

"No, we can’t" Noah who was panting profoundly found his voice to speak only to get a deadly glare in return.

"What!" Tristan couldn’t understand why all of sudden his friends were behaving strangely, took a step behind and eyed them both simultaneously.

"We won’t let you go and meet Gabriel" Noah stated and Karl bobbed his head agreeing to his words as they slowly straightened themselves.

"Gabriel, why would I go and meet him?" Tristan asked crossing his hand over his chest and observed their expression turn into confusion.

"No! You weren’t going to meet Gabriel and tell him about Sandra" Noah mumbled stupidly as he scratched his head and watched Tristan’s lips twitch in annoyance.

’Did they think I was so stupid to go and tell Gabriel about Sandra at this hour and that too without any solid proof’ Tristan couldn’t understand whether he should cry or laugh.

These boys have known him since childhood, yet they couldn’t understand him. He would’ve let go if it was Noah but Karl, he knew him inside out, still, he believed this nut head.

"Then where are you going?" this time it was Karl who asked.

Tristan looked at Karl for a few seconds before he spoke," Get the proofs"

The moment he finished both Karl and Noah dropped their jaw in shock. Finding them standing like a statue, Tristan pushed them aside and opened the car’s door before hopping in.

"Do you both want to join?" he asked looking at the two and as if his voice pulled them out of the trance, they quickly hopped into the car without a word and soon drove away from the Dormitory building.