Ch. 31..35: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 31-35

Chapter 31: Strange feeling

After watching the sunrise with Tristan, Ashley felt a strange feeling building in her heart. She kept glancing at Tristan now and then and felt that strange feeling that gave butterflies inside her stomach.

’Was it possible to fall for someone that soon’ she asked herself because the way she had started to feel for Tristan was something she had never imagined?

Sitting inside the mini restaurant she took a sip from her black tea while her eyes looked at Tristan who was busy with his phone. After heading down from the cliff they decided to have some morning tea before the head back to the resort.

"What is he so busy looking at?" she snorted rolling her eyes and drinking her tea.

She was getting used to his constant stare and felt odd when he didn’t look at her.

’Was she going crazy’ she thought and saw him put back the cellphone into his pocket.

He looked at Ashley and saw her grumpy face which made him confused," What happened to her" he thought and picked up his cup bringing it to his mouth.

" What you want to do today.." he asked licking his lower lips which made Ashley hold her breath.

’God this man.. he surely knows how to turn me on’ gulping at his sexy move she saw his Adam apple pop in and out that making her body heat.

She moved on her chair a little straightening her back and fanned her face. Ashley knew if this keeps happening soon she will find herself burning with fever.

"Are you feeling hot?" Tristan’s concerned fill voice broke her thought and she looked at him in a daze.

"Oh.. no it’s just the tea that’s heating my body," she said and averted her gaze from him.

Tristan who found her acting strange ignore her behavior and they soon left back to the resort.

*****

Sitting inside her changing room Jane went through the pictures she posted of herself and Greg on her social media account. They both were liked by their fans and that made her more confident believing that it was only her who was the best partner for Greg.

"I knew it from the beginning that Greg belonged with me and not with Ashley" she smirked and kept back her phone.

Just the door to her room opened and her assistant rushed in with a worried face.

" What happened?" she asked when she saw her pant.

"Ma’am the PR team wants to cancel the shoot," she said making Jane frown.

"How can they do this after making me the cover model" she stood up with anger and storm out of the room.

It was unethical of them to cancel the shoot after taking her on board. She had worked so hard just to get herself to sign up for the Joss cover magazine. Some so many models fighting to get on the list but it was her who beat everyone then how can they stop the shoot at the last moment.

Stepping out Jane looked around and saw the clearing of the space. She was about to walk towards the manager’s room when she hearts to spot the girl muttering," I didn’t know she had an affair with Greg even when he was in relation with Ashley" one girl muttered.

"Even I couldn’t believe it but who knows what these big people are capable doing of," the other one said and stopped when she saw Jane glaring at them with pure anguish

Looking at her furious face made them run from there saving their lives before she could do anything.

Jane who heard them bad-mouthing her made her anger raise more and she storm out from there without meeting the manager.

Her assistant Ren who saw her walk out followed her until they reached the parking lot of the building.

Jane stepped inside the van and started removing the accessories she wore in anger. She pulled her hair in frustration slamming the armrest of the car’s seat in anger.

"How dare they replace me..." fisting her palm she digs her nails deep into her skin until blood ooze out.

"This is all because of Ashley... How can she win everyone’s heart even after having a bad reputation"

Jane who wanted to make Ashley pay for snatching everything from her from the beginning felt like she had finally made her fall on her face when she snatched Greg away. But she was wrong.. even if she destroyed her love life there were still many who sympathize with her.

Ren who was sitting next to her flinch when she saw her boss acting like a manic. She had been with Jane for a long time and she knew Jane liked to put this mask of innocence on her face just to grab attention.

She even made Greg fall for her seduction because she couldn’t handle the fact that the man she adore was someone else’s boyfriend.

Looking at her strange yet scary behavior Ren didn’t voice her thought and kept quiet because she knew this twisted woman wouldn’t hold back to harm her.

*****

Knight mansion

Grace was sitting inside her room with a deep frown marred on her forehead. She had been brainstorming her mind just guessing why hasn’t heard back from Richard about Ashley’s response on the matchmaking setup.

Even though Tristan told her that he didn’t want to force Ashley to accept him just because their parents knew each other. He wanted her to come to like him just the way he like her.

But even after making herself understand his words she still couldn’t calm her running thought. She wanted her son to be happy and his happiness resides in Ashley.

"What are busy pondering your thought at?" Trevor asked who sat next to her trying to read her expression which changed several times within a minute.

Grace was pulled out from her thought when she heard his voice and turned to face him," Honey do you think Ashley didn’t like Tristan?" she asked with her concerned-filled voice.

Trevor who knew his wife always had a soft spot for her elder son because he wasn’t someone who liked to discuss his thoughts with anyone. Even when he was preparing him for the CEO’s position, Tristan never once objected to his decision and followed his every word.

It was hard to know what he thought because he never showed it on his face and sometimes it worried them.

Letting out a sigh he held her hand and said," Grace you need to trust our son. If he said he wouldn’t force her then he would make her fall for him" Trevor said with pride because he knew Tristan wouldn’t be back this time when he finally got the chance to court his lady love.

Grace didn’t think that way when Tristan had talked to her. How can she forget her son had finally found the one for him and he won’t back down unless he makes Ashley fall in love with him.

She had faith in her son and she knew the day will come soon when Ashley would become her daughter-in-law.

*****

Tristan’s suite

Standing by the window frame Tristan made a call," Is everything been taken care of" his voice emotionless asked Karl on the other end of the call.

"Yes, boss the company has already replaced Miss Jane, and soon their PR team will get Miss Brown on board" Karl answered.

"Good make sure no one talks rubbish about Ashley. I don’t want her to land in unnecessary scandal" he instructed and ended the call.

Tristan had come to learn about Jane’s manipulative behavior which she used to tarnish Ashley’s image. The news portrayed Ashley to be a cunning and arrogant lady because this so-called friend of hers was badmouthing her behind her back.

He didn’t know if Ashley was aware of it or not but now that he knew he wasn’t going to rest that cheater in peace.

They had messed with the wrong person when they decided to use Ashley for their benefits and now he was going to make them regret their every action which hurt his women.

Turning back he walked in to take the shower before he step out.

Ashley wanted to explore the resort rather than go in out which he found great. They haven’t got the chance to see the entire premises yet and today was the best day.

Getting himself ready he stepped out of his suit and was about to ring the bell to Ashley’s room but stopped when his phone buzzed.

It was Ashley who had asked him to come down where she was waiting for him in the gaming room.

Rushing to the gaming room which was specifically built for the visitor to enjoy their vacant time playing indoors.

Reaching the game zone his eyes searched the one woman who tended to make him dance on her finger stood at the corner of the room where she held the pool stick and waved her hand when she saw him.

"Over here.." she yelled with a smile pestering on her lips and saw Tristan walk towards her.

Chapter 32: At the beginning

Ashley was waiting for Tristan in the clubhouse which was mainly for the people who visited this resort. She had never been fond of playing pool but when she saw how many of the indoor games were set up inside she couldn’t help but felt like trying one at least.

Holding the pool stick she examined it and position herself bending down a little and focusing on the ball to hit when she heard someone’s footstep entering the space.

Her eyes looked at the entrance of the door and she pulled back standing straight watching Tristan looking at her. She never thought she would feel so happy to find him looking back at her as she waved her hand asking him to come to her.

She was acting like a lovesick teenager who had found a new crush whom she wanted to spend her entire time with.

Tristan had managed to erase the domineering impression of him she had built in her mind by showing that he genuinely wanted to try working on building their relationship.

Ashley didn’t know if whatever she was feeling towards him was love or just an infatuation but she wanted to know where this newfound liking goes.

"You know how to play pool," he asked picking the ball in his hand and looking at Ashley arching his brows.

Just one glance and Ashley felt like she had lost it.’ How can a man be so handsome where just one look from him and the person would melt like a candle’

Ashley’s subconscious mind was losing its sense of thinking and all it talked about was rubbish to which Ashley agreed like a fool.

Tristan who had been observing her since morning found her behavior strange. She had been spacing out now and then which somehow confused him.

’What is her small brain thinking’ he thought and snapped his finger breaking her dazed gaze.

" What are you thinking so much. It’s okay if you don’t want to answer but at least don’t keep me hanging. It feels weird to talk to yourself like a fool" he said and saw her smile.

"You are funny at times" ignoring his cheeky smile she looked down and the pool table and sighed.

"I don’t think it’s my game to play," she said and place back the stick aside before she turned to see what all the other things were there for them to play.

Since it was daytime there weren’t any people inside the clubhouse. The only ones who occupied the entire room were Tristan and Ashley.

Tristan watched her roam her eyes everywhere and walked ahead to pick up the kept stick and spoke," I can teach you if you let me" his loud yet clear words made her turn back at him.

She watched him point the stick and bend down before hitting the ball that landed straight inside the hole.

Ashley was amazed by his flawless gaming skill which made her want to learn it. Nodding her head she saw him reach his hand to let her hold it before he pulled her close to him and covered her frame from behind.

"You need to keep your focus on the target before you strike it" his hot breath fanned her ear sending a shiver down her spine as she stood in his arms cage.

He let her hold the pool stick and guided her to every step they take while playing the game. It happened so fast that she couldn’t think anything and found herself in his arms.

Her back touched his front and the spark she felt with every meet made her body heat up.

’How was it so easy for him to make her drown into his words’ she thought but did voice it out.

Tristan on the other hand felt his brother down there stand tall as their skin touched and he felt a voltage of current pass through his body.

’F**k.. ’he cursed and closed his eyes when he felt her brush with his hardened rock member and his body stiff.

Averting his eyes from the table ahead he looked at the woman next to him that provoke his body without any effort.

’Damn... how do I keep myself away from touching her’

Tristan had never craved any sexual desire until that one fortunate night when they had sex with each other. His monster which was sleeping all these years suddenly became uncontrollable after coming in contact with her.

And now he was demanding again...

The sexual tension building up in his body made him lean more into her until his bulge touch her buttocks again.

Ashley who was in her own messed thoughts froze the moment she felt something poke her from behind.

She wasn’t that naïve to understand what it was but the way it prods her butt made her face heat up.

Her mind went to think about the heated session and she found herself falling weak for his touch. Never she had thought her body would cheat her mind when it came to restraining her self-control.

His breath began to hitch as his head fell on her shoulder in defeat as if it wasn’t in his control anymore.

"Ashley.." his voice crack with helplessness while his face hides in the crook of her neck.

Why was it that every time they were close to each other they end up losing themselves? It was as if there was some kind of magnet that pulled them closer until they completely fail to keep their thoughts intact.

Ashley held the edge of the pool table just so she couldn’t lose her balance. She felt her knees fall weak as his hot breath brush her skin sending multiple ticking on her stomach,

She was about to lose her sense when his pleading voice echoed from behind, "Help me to release....please.." his breathless voice made her blind and her stiff body turned to see him.

Tristan was sweating as he looked at her with that pleading eyes. Ashley hesitated to take a step but then haven’t she already seen it.

It wouldn’t be wrong if she helps him once for the sake of his kindness towards her. She looked at him for a while before she nod her head.

Tristan never thought his always sleeping member would throb so much until he pleads with her to help him. He was ashamed of his action but he couldn’t help himself.

He knew she was the only cure for him or else his member who keeps standing tall every time he comes in contact with her. His reason didn’t make sense but his body craved her attention and every time it came to this point he found himself losing himself.

Ashley looked down at the bulge that popped inside his pants and gulped hard thinking how big it was to stand so tall even after being inside his boxers.

If she was in her senses that day to look at his member she would have run away thinking how wild and untamed it looked from the outside.

Her eyes went to look up at his painful expression which showed how much pain he was going through.

Ashley was an inexperienced person when it came to sexual pleasure and his asking for her help had already put her into a deep question.

"I-I don’t know how to" she couldn’t complete her sentence when suddenly she remember something.

Alice being the master with such things had once told her about blow job which was the best way to satisfy any man’s need.

She looked back at Tristan who was waiting for her to tell further stoop down on her knees and looked at the bulge in the front of her eyes.

’You can do it..’ she motivated herself as it was her first time doing such a thing.

Her being a virgin never once got involved with any physical activity even after being in a relationship with Greg because she believed in the right timing. Even with a modern background, her thoughts were still traditional.

Tristan stood in front of Ashley and looked down as she kneeled in front of him and gawked at his shaft. He had never thought he would feel so shy with the way she was staring at his member and now he was regretting his words.

He was about to ask her to step back when he saw her lift her hand and rested them on his pants button.

’F**k’ he cursed and closed his eyes when her hands moved to unhook his pants and slid them down halfway.

Ashley kept her thoughts aside leaving her shyness behind and focused on her work. She was just helping him just the same way he helped her last night when she was alone fighting her fear.

She looked up at his face he looked so charming even when he had his eyes closed. She saw him bit his lips and then moved her hand to slide down his boxer.

As soon as that one piece of cloth was moved down his long fierce rod sprung out standing tall in front of her.

Ashley’s eyes popped out staring at the big long thick cock that sprung out in front of her which made her cheeks turn red.

’ It was inside me the whole night’ she was shocked to recall how she felt her walls break slowly on his even thrust and now she understood why was the pain unbearable at the beginning.

Chapter 33: Coward

"Ew....!"

Tristan who was slowly reaching the heights of euphoria stopped his running thought and opened his eyes looking down at her in disbelief.

"I am not touching it. It’s too big to fit in my hand" saying she stood up and turned herself showing her back.

" You calm it yourself" saying she walked as fast as she could and shut the door of the gaming room leaning against the wall next to the door.

Inside the room, Tristan stood with his pants down while his eyes looked at the closed door in disbelief.

He felt like falling straight on his face after making him climb the biggest height. His lips twitched in anger when he realized what she had done.

"I will take revenge for this. Ashley just wait" pulling his pants up he walked into the restroom and emptied himself before he walked out with a grumpy face.

Ashley couldn’t believe how bravely she rejected his plea and walked out leaving him hanging.

She tried to convince herself that it was just helping but when she saw his cock which was bigger than her imagination her resolve broke and the rest was just history.

’What he must be thinking..’ she said biting her nails as she waited for Tristan to come out.

Ashley was now feeling even more ashamed of her actions and how to face him.

******

Noah as usual got ready to leave when his eyes caught the sight of Alice’s door which was closed.

"Is she still sleeping?" he said looking at the watch in his hand and frowned.

Brushing off his thought he walked ahead and stopped," I think I should just check on her once"

Noah didn’t want to invade her privacy but something inside made him stop.

Returning he stopped in front of her room and rang the bell. He waited for her to open the door but when she didn’t he began to get worried.

He again ran the bell and waited for about a minute when the door opened and he saw Alice standing in front of him.

He was about to talk to her when all of sudden she rolled back her eyes and saw herself lose her balance.

"Alice" calling the name he reached to hold her and found her completely unconscious in his arms.

Noah stood clueless finding her faint just like that... carried her to her room and place her on the bed before he made a call to the doctor.

Soon the doctor came and checked her.

"What happened to her?" Noah asked the doctor.

"I don’t think she is taking care of herself," the man said and stood up to face him.

"Is she taking any pills?" he asked and saw Noah shake his head.

"I will prescribe her some medicine make sure you give it to her when she woke up" saying the doctor left from there.

Noah by her bedside and looked down at the sleeping figure that looked a little pale from her natural face.

’What kind of pills doctor was referring to’ he thought staring at her face before he pulled out his phone and made asked his assistant to bring the medicines.

****

Ashley paced in the room thinking about how was she going to talk to Tristan about what happened earlier. She was an inexperienced person when it came to sexual activity and when she saw his hard rock member waiting for her attention she couldn’t think straight and ended up rejecting him.

"I don’t think he will ever talk to me again," she said pacing back and forth and recalling the time when Tristan just walked passed without glancing at her.

She knew she had upset him but what was she supposed to do when all of sudden her inner fear pinched her thoughts making her act like a coward.

"Argh!! why is everything getting so.. complicated" she pulled her hair in frustration and slumped on the couch inside her room.

Why did she back out when she had already made up her mind," Stupid Ashley now what are you going to do..." she said and felt like crying on her stupidity.

*****

Ashley paced in the room thinking about how was she going to talk to Tristan about what happened earlier.

She was an inexperienced person when it came to sexual activity and when she saw his hard rock member waiting for her attention she couldn’t think straight and ended up rejecting him.

"I don’t think he will ever talk to me again," she said pacing back and forth and recalling the time when Tristan just walked passed without glancing at her.

She knew she had upset him but what was she supposed to do when all of sudden her inner fear pinched her thoughts making her act like a coward.

"Argh!! why is everything getting so.. complicated" she pulled her hair in frustration and slumped on the couch inside her room.

Why did she back out when she had already made up her mind," Stupid Ashley now what are you going to do..." she said and felt like crying on her stupidity.

*****

Alice’s apartment

Stirring in her sleep Alice fluttered her eyes slowly opening them. Her eyelids still felt heavy due to excess sleeping which made her hard to open them.

Slowly pulling herself up she looked around herself and frowned," How did I reach here" she muttered recalling the time she opened the door and saw Noah standing in front of her.

"Where is Noah?" she said and climbed down from the bed when the door to her bedroom opened and her footsteps.

Noah stepped in carrying a bag in his hand and smiled looking at her," You’re awake"

Alice watched him walk freely inside her room which made her doubt what exactly happened after she opened the door.

She watched him walk past her and place the bag on the side table before he turned to look at her," Why are you standing there come let us eat something first"

Alice dumbfoundedly walked towards the bed and sat like a confused pet,’ Why is he smiling at me like a fool?" she thought and saw him bring the spoon full of porridge to her mouth.

"Her have it" his actions were making Alice feel like a patient who was sick and her mother was taking care of her.

She looked at him for a while and said," What are you doing here" she couldn’t stop asking.

His freely roaming inside her room without her permission was already popping many questions inside her head.

Noah sighed and pull back the spoon keeping it inside the bowl and looked at her, "You fainted"

His words made her frown, even more, when all of sudden she remember taking the sleeping pills as she couldn’t fall asleep with just one.

"Are you taking any pills..." his words surprised her but she soon composed herself and averted her gaze from meeting his questioning one.

Noah saw her ignore the question that made him shut his mouth and leave the topic as it is. He didn’t want to sound like a pushy person asking about her private stuff but the way she looked pale made him think through it.

"It’s okay if you don’t want to talk. I can understand it but" he stopped and pulled out the medicines from the bag passing them to her and continued," You need to take them after you eat something"

Alice looked at his hand and took the medicine before nodding her head," Thanks" she said in a whisper which was hardly able to hear.

Noah didn’t talk anything further and took back the bowl before bringing the spoon close to her mouth," Eat this" he said, and saw her open her mouth taking porridge in her mouth.

Alice didn’t object and ate it avoiding his intense gaze. Something about his stare was making her feel uncomfortable. She was a pro at handling men but this man next to her was intimidating her with his action.

’Is he feeling pity for me’ she thought after she finished the entire bowl and saw him turn to bring the glass of water.

"Drink the medicines now," he said and she nod her head taking the glass from him before she gulped the tablet.

Alice who never felt like being pampered like this before felt a little strange to be taken care of by a stranger.

After making sure Alice had taken her medicines Noah stood up to leave when stopped and turned to ask," You shouldn’t take sleeping pills when you know it has side effects on your body" saying he turned and walked out of the room leaving Alice startled by his remark.

"How did you-" she was about to ask when her eyes went to see the bottle on the side table and her mouth shut.

Alice never like anyone to see her weak side because she liked to keep them to herself. It was only Ashley who knew about her sleeping disorder but there was also one who knew her secret now...

Chapter 34: Was it that difficult

Melanin International

Gwen was sitting at her desk and was doing the work Karl had given her. She had made the notes which needed to be taken care of to improve the company’s market value.

Taking the papers in her hand she walked towards Karl’s cabin and knocked on it.

"Come in" she heard and stepped in.

Sitting on his desk was Karl working with his attention fully concentrated on his work looked like Adonis with that well-sculpted figure and my god that face looked enchanting to her naked eyes.

’My heart will just stop beating at this rate’ she said inwardly and calmed her accelerated heartbeat before she walked further and stopped right in front of his desk.

"Did you go through the company’s portfolio as I had asked you to do?" he asked without looking up at her and just that moment she felt her heart skip a beat.

He wasn’t even paying attention to her but even that was giving her giddy feelings.

Karl had been fully concentrated on the file in front of him lifted his head when he didn’t hear a word from him and found her staring at him without blinking.

"Miss Gwen" he called her out and saw her flutter her eyes.

"Umm.. yes sir," she asked in a daze still not completely out of her thoughts made Karl worry about her.

This was the second time he had seen her spacing out which was slowly concerning him.

"Miss Gwen are you okay?" he couldn’t help but ask.

Gwen who finally found her thoughts landing down turned red in embarrassment. Why was she so smitten by this man that she couldn’t stop herself from getting spelled by his handsomeness?

"No sir... I mean yes sir, I am fine and these are the points we need to work on to improve our market value" she said in hurry and placed the paper on his table before averting her gaze from him.

Karl was surprised by her change in behavior and looked at her dumbfounded. Brushing that thought he looked down at the papers and went through them.

Impressed by her work, Karl nod his head in agreement and looked at her with a satisfied look on his face.

"Good, I think you can be a perfect assistant I can rely on" his words made Gwen happy and she smiled when he praised her without any filters.

"We have a meeting in an hour and I want you to note down the important points to which we need to pay more attention" Karl passed her the papers and asked her to get ready. Noting his words Gwen left his cabin.

Karl who watched her walk out found himself smiling through the glass door.

’Why am I smiling like a fool?’ switching back to his poker face he frowned and turned back his attention from the door to the file in front of him.

****

After freshening herself, Alice decided to go to the studio. She knew she would get crazy spending her time alone doing nothing and just sleeping.

Reaching the parking lot she was about to step in when her eyes caught the sight of a person whom she didn’t expect to be staking her. Her eyes turned cold the moment she watched him heading toward her and stop.

" What are you doing here Nathan?" she asked with a blank face and saw the man lower his head.

"Young miss, Master has asked me to get you home," he said without meeting her cold eyes.

Nathan was her father’s most trusted man who worked for him his entire life. And him being in front of her didn’t give her a good vibe.

Alice knew she had been ignoring her mother’s call who had been pestering her to return home because her father was mad at her declining reputation.

"Tell your master I am busy to meet him" saying she turned and stepped into her car driving away leaving the man behind.

Alice had broken all the ties with her family the day they tried to use her as their money-earning machine. She knew her father was a greedy man who didn’t even spare his blood when it came to enhancing his business.

Driving the car she soon reached her studio and stepped out entering the building. Vanessa wasn’t that huge but Alice had managed to earn the name herself. She didn’t want people to associate her with her father’s last name because she had erased it the day she walked out of that mansion.

Stepping into her cabin she slumped on the chair and closed her eyes heaving out a sigh. She knew what was her father planning to do but she wasn’t that stupid to get trapped in their pools of lies.

Sitting straight she turned on the laptop and started working on the photos that need to be edited. Her fingers tap at the next button as she tried to focus on her work but kept spacing out thinking about her family.

"Argh!! Why can’t they let me live in peace" she jerk the laptop away and pulled her hair in frustration.

Leaning back she closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths before she picked up her phone and made a call to her mother.

The ring went on a few times before she heard her mother’s angry voice," You finally got the time to answer me Alice" Ashlyn yelled at her from the other side.

Alice who wasn’t in a mood to listen to her mother’s banter rolled her eyes in annoyance and said," Stop yelling mom, I didn’t call to get scolded by you" she said silencing her mother.

Alice had that two socialite parents who didn’t care about their daughter well being, all they care about was their family name. Then being ignorant of her all those years distant her from them as she grew up. She was just a scapegoat whom they would use when she reached a mature age.

" Is this the right way to speak with your mother Alice?" Ashlyn gritted her teeth as she spoke with her.

Alice scoffed at her words and let out a disgusting chuckle," Mother? Mom... Have you ever fulfilled your mother’s responsibility towards your child? No right, then please stop lecturing me because these words don’t sound good from you"

Before Ashlyn could flare at her she cut in," I am warning you both for the last time. Don’t try to mock me by sending your men to my doorstep. Nathan was fortunate enough to be spared by my anger and if you don’t want me to burst at father then ask him to keep distance" saying she ended the call and threw the phone away.

Alice had long forgotten that she had a family whom she can rely on but it was her fortunate to learn that she was expecting too much from those who never once cared for her.

On the other side, Ashlyn flared in anger with her daughters in decent words towards her parents.

"This girl would never change" Ashlyn turned back in anger and face her husband who was sitting next to her.

Theon looked at his wife’s angry face and questioned," What did she say?" his being calm was like a ticking bomb that made Ashlyn gulp.

Calming herself she looked at him and said," She isn’t ready to listen Theon, and has asked us to keep distance from her." as soon as she finished those words she saw her husband fume.

"I should have known that I birth an ungrateful child who is of no use for us. If I had known she was going to show her back to us, I would have never let her step her foot out of this house"

Theon had been very considerate with Alice till now, but now, he felt it was his mistake to let her live the life she wanted.

Alice was his only child and the heir of his empire, how was he going to let her go just like that. No, he won’t, because he knew with what loss he had gained in this business and just because his daughter wasn’t ready that doesn’t mean he didn’t have other ways to get her in.

****

Resort

Ashley had not heard back from Tristan after he walked out of the clubhouse. She was expecting him to at least call her for their next plan but even after three hours had passed she didn’t get even a text message from him.

Now his ignorance was starting to bother her and she felt more guilty for her actions earlier.

’Was it that difficult for her to fulfill his one wish’ she asked herself and that made her feel even more worst.

Getting up from her bed she walked towards the balcony just to see if he was standing there but when she stepped out and looked his way she found no one and that upset her.

"Did my actions anger him so much that he doesn’t want to talk to me" she muttered feeling a heavy weight in her heart when the thought of him completely blocking her crossed her mind.

"No, I can’t let that happen, not after I have started falling for him," she said and turned back heading inside her room.

Chapter 35: Stop that..

Ashley picked up her cellphone and made a call to Tristan. The bell rang for a while but he didn’t pick up her call which made her frown.

"Why isn’t he answering my calls?" she questioned and walked out of her suite just to check on him.

Tristan had never ignored her even when he used to annoy her with his mischievousness but now him not answering her call was bothering her.

Ashley stepped out and stopped right in front of his door before she reached to ring the doorbell. She tap the bell twice but no one answers it when the frown on her forehead deepen and she hurried and made a call to the manager.

Her heart was thumping extremely fast just with the thought that something must’ve happened to Tristan but luckily the manager told her that Tristan was enjoying his time in his private jacuzzi.

As soon as she heard the manager she let out a sigh of relief when suddenly an idea popped in her head. She immediately rushed inside her room and changed herself before she reached the private sauna where Tristan was enjoying his peaceful time.

Ashley’s eyes roamed the entire place when her eyes caught the sight of the man who had made her feel restless the entire time after he walked away from her angrily.

Taking a deep breath, Ashley took steady steps before stopping in front of him.

Her eyes captured the beautiful sight in front of her eyes. Tristan’s beautiful face glittered with the water droplets, as he rested his head back with his eyes closed as if he was taking a nap, while his lower body hide beneath the blue water. His hand rested leisurely on either side of the marble edge making him look tempting to her lustful eyes.

Her eyes tried to grasp every little detail that made her go crazy within each second when she heard his horse voice," I wasn’t expecting you to enter my private sauna" slowly opening his eyes he stared at Ashley who slowly dropped her robe and stood in front of him wearing a black lacy swimsuit.

"Were you planning to ditch me in the middle of our trip" she faked her anger hoping he would crack a joke on her but she saw him chuckle and close back his eyes without answering her back?

Ashley felt disheartened by his lack of response and huffed before she stepped inside the water. She wasn’t going to let him ignore her and let her feel more guilty for her abrupt actions.

"Are you going to avoid me now?" she asked as she reached stopping right in front of him.

Tristan found her complaint cute which made him chuckle. Opening his eyes he saw her grumpy face which made him stop laughing. He knew she was desperate to talk with him but as he promise he was going to make her reach for him.

She had turned his back on him at the most crucial moment of his life when he stood with his pants down climbing the steps of blissfulness. But when the time for action came she left him hanging letting him deal with it on his own.

Tristan knew she was rude but he didn’t know she would back on her words right at the correct moment.

He covered up his disappointment staring at her with a blank face. He wasn’t going to melt at her cute antics because now he was going to make her come for him. If this little bit of ignorance made her restless then what will happen when he stopped talking with her?

Tristan smiled inwardly at the thought of Ashley’s future reactions but didn’t dare to show up on his face. He wanted to test how long she was going to handle his silence.

"Avoid and me?" he asked shrugging his shoulder and letting out a chuckle," Isn’t it always you who try to avoid me," he said making her soften her gaze on him.

Ashley felt his words like needles that poked her heart deeply. Why was he talking like this with her, she thought.

She stared at him for a while and stern her eyes on him," Is this because of the morning incident" she asked without holding back.

If he was avoiding her because she didn’t do what he said then she wanted to make things clear with him. Being an inexperienced person she didn’t know how it felt to be in physical contact with a man.

She went ahead a kiss, then how was she going to react after seeing his thick cock pointing right at her.

Tristan watched her face turn even worse but what made his heart stop her tears that slowly started to well up in the corner of her eyes. Even if her face was straight yet she couldn’t hold back her tears and that stab his heart.

He let go of his teasing and reached to touch her face when she stepped back," I know what I did was unexpected and that even hurt your ego but I can’t do something in which I haven’t stepped my foot" a tear rolled down her eyes and turned to leave when her body jerked behind and she was caged in a strong pair of arms.

Ashley never liked anyone to see her vulnerable side and tried to free herself but the more she struggled the more he tighten his grip.

"Let go... " she said and tried to free herself but even after so many attempts still she could let herself out.

Tristan was feeling worst when he heard her and that made him realize what he was trying to do. He knew Ashley was a virgin and she lost her virginity when she wasn’t in her right state of mind then how did he expect her to be brave enough to tame his monster when she had never done it before.

Right now Tristan wanted to go and asked his men to kick and punch him for getting upset about the useless things.

Tristan felt her body tremble in his embrace and his hold on her loosen gradually. The one whom he should be getting upset about was himself because he acted childishly ignoring her discomfort. And now her crying because of him made him feel even worse.

Ashley was startled when he loosened his hold on her and she looked at him which made her eyes widen.

Tristan’s face had turned blank as he clench his jaw as if he was burning inside. His bloodshot eyes looked restless as he fists his palm piercing his skin.

Ashley who had never been introduced to his side of Tristan felt scared about the sudden change in his persona. It was as if she didn’t know the person standing in front of her and that made her reach her hand to cup his cheeks," Tristan.." she called his name as soft as she could and saw him flutter his eyelashes.

Slowly averting his gaze from her hand to her face, Tristan felt his body loosen his strength. The glint of fear that flashed through her eyes made him calm himself and before she could ask anything further he pulled her into a bone-crushing hug.

Holding her close to his heart he felt like his crumbling world halted before it falls completely.

Ashley felt his body tremble as he held her closer to her. She couldn’t react to what happened all of sudden and how come they came ended up in each other’s arms.

Unknowingly her hand went to wrap around him slowly brushing his back until he calmed down.

Inside that still water two people stood closed, embracing each other when the one with the big frame muttered," I’m sorry" Tristan’s voice was like a mere whisper but it was clear for Ashley to hear.

Her body stilled the moment she heard him apologize to her and she pulled back only to his guilty fill eyes.

Ashley never thought this man who always teased her and liked to keep provoking her had this cute side too.

’Such a big man yet has the innocence like a child in him’ she thought and smiled before she pinch his cheeks.

"You look adorable when you say sorry" Ashley couldn’t hold herself from praising his cuter side.

Tristan frowned when she referred to him as cute. Luckily they were inside this private sauna or else his men outside would have puked blood at her reference. He was everything except a womanizer and cute.

Tristan ignore her cheeky smile and turned his head to look elsewhere. Her soft eyes were creating havoc in her system and were messing with his thought. He feared that if he keeps staring at her for just one more minute, he would end up kissing her senselessly.

Ashley was finding his actions too adorable to resist. This six feet tall man was too cute to ignore and she ended up ruffing his hair messing it completely.

"Stop that... " Tristan said with a grumpy look on his face and saw her chuckle which made him frown.

"You are lucky enough to be left just like that.. if someone else had tried to call me cute or adorable I would’ve fired them by now," he said and leaned back watching her smile drop.