Ch. 346..350: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 346-350
Chapter 346: Did you miss me?
Gwen had been very skeptical about the instance happening with Linda lately. The woman who had tried to look down on her was acting friendly with her, it was quite suspicious.
But then, she noticed that Linda had been maintaining a professional relationship with them. Never once she tried to grab Karl’s attention which was also very strange.
She remembered Tristan telling her that Linda had a liking towards Karl but was always ignored. ’Was she trying another way of impressing Karl’ she thought as she gripped her arms around Karl’s torso tied.
"Ouch, Gwen you are holding me too tight" Karl complained and she immediately loosen her hold around him and pulled herself out from his embrace.
"Oh, I am sorry. I didn’t intend on hurting you" She quickly apologized.
Gwen was so immersed in her thoughts that she failed to notice her arm around Karl’s torso had tightened and she ended up hurting him.
Karl watched Gwen make an innocent face as she watched him rub the side of his waist. He could tell she was still busy thinking about Linda and her motives but it wasn’t the time for them to waste on thinking about others.
Gwen was about to check on him when suddenly Karl stood up taking her by surprise and before she could ask him anything, he bend down and picked her up in his arms.
"Ah... Karl what are you doing put me down. Let me check where you’re hurting" Gwen wriggled in his arms but the man ignored her plea and carried her to the bedroom.
Putting her down on the bed, he quickly hovered her by slamming his lips on hers. Gwen was caught off guard but the second he slide his tongue into her cavern, she forgot what she was shouting for and slowly gave into the kiss.
A wave of pleasure passed through them as they both kept devouring each other until they ran out of breath. Panting heavily Gwen watched Karl’s intense eyes staring at her.
"Did I manage to clear your mind?" he asked slowly rubbing her swollen lips with his thumb.
Gwen had no idea what he was talking about because the moment she kissed him back all her thought were only about them kissing passionately. There was no space for any other thoughts to invade it.
Bobbing her head lightly Gwen didn’t let him waste any time and quickly pulled him down kissing him back again.
Smiling against their clasped lips Karl quickly undress them both and started roaming his hands all over her bare skin.
Gwen was aroused by the sensation of his cold hands moving all around her curves and mounds, gently squeezing them. Making love with Karl was a blissful emotion. Though they have been using protection at times, but there were also many instances when he came bare inside her.
Pressing him against her chest, she felt his mouth sucking her buds simultaneously until they turned sore and erect.
Parting her legs slowly she watched him tail down from the valley of her breast to her stomach and then stopped right in front of her entrance. She was already dripping wet ready for him to enter.
Karl looked at Gwen and watched her nod as she permitted him to enter her. She loved when Karl would always seek her permission before he would slide into her.
Straightening up Karl reached his hand and opened the drawer of the side table before he pulled out a condom and slide his shaft inside. Positioning himself between her legs Karl slowly entered inside her.
Arching her back, Gwen heaved out a moan and felt him move inside her, pouncing his flesh against her entrance.
Karl could feel his length grow bigger and bigger the times he thrust into her until they both finally reached their climax and explode on each other.
Pulling out his dick, Karl slide out the rubber before dumping it inside the bin and slumped next to Gwen, pulling her close to his heart.
They bother were trying to catch their breath and when they finally calmed down, Gwen raised her head," You surely know how to divert my mind, don’t you"
Gwen found her rational senses return after they were done doing deeds and that was when she understood what he meant by clearing her mind.
"That’s the only way for you to keep thinking about me instead of everyone around us" Karl grin feeling proud of his action.
Gwen couldn’t help but slap him lightly on his chest before wrapping her arms around his torso and snuggling closer into his embrace. He kept caressing her until they both got tired and fell asleep.
*****
[Acme Mansion]
After spending some time with Ryan, Linda reached home. But the moment she stepped inside the house she was stopped by her grandfather Mr. Acme.
"Where have you been Linda?" his stern voice halt her steps and she tightened her hold on her purse.
Mr. Acme had been waiting for Linda since the evening, but when she didn’t arrive home on time, he started to get worried for her. He knew Linda wasn’t someone he could tame, but for her bright future, he had to control her life.
Turning around, Linda watched Mr. Acme stare at her with his piercing gaze. Watching him look at her intently, Linda panicked. She knew her grandfather had his men following her so she didn’t meet Ryan and she doubt whether they had caught her red-handed.
"Grandpa... didn’t you ask me to visit Skylar Corps as you wanted the project to begin as soon as possible" Linda maintained her composure though she was crying inside.
She just didn’t want him to learn about the scheme she is planning behind his back or else she will end up losing everything.
"But didn’t the meeting end in the afternoon itself, then how come you didn’t return home" Mr. Acme was aware of her schedules for the entire day, and since it was the weekend he knew she had no meetings after that.
"Yes, it did end in the afternoon but then I decided to visit the construction site of our ongoing projects. I must say, the people have been doing their jobs very well" Linda said confidently as she saw her grandfather’s face change from suspicious to amusement.
"Is that so?" he asked, surprised by her statement.
"Yes"
Linda was secretly observing the old man and it seems like he was believing her words. A vicious gleam flashed through her eyes and she watched Mr. Acme wave his hand. "You must be tired, you should go and freshen up before you join me for the dinner"
Giving him a nod, Linda walked away from the living room and headed to her bedroom.
The moment Linda was out of his sight, Mr. Acme pulled out his cell phone and called Ken the manager who was in control of the construction site. "It’s me," the old man said and started interrogating his employee about Linda’s presence at the construction site.
Mr. Acme wanted to confirm whether Linda was telling him the truth or if it was a lie she used just to escape his doubts. But after having a conversation with Ken, Mr. Acme indeed affirmed that Linda was at the construction site the entire time before she returned home.
"Okay" saying he ended the call.
"Thank god..."Linda heaved out a sigh before she straightened up and slowly closed the door.
She stood there hiding behind her room’s door just to listen to her grandfather’s conversation with Manager Ken.
After meeting Ryan, Linda decided to visit the site just so her grandfather doesn’t get suspicious about her whereabouts. She just wanted to be cautious about her every step knowing how close she was monitored.
Turning, around she walked toward her bed and lay down with her eyes facing the ceiling above. The more she looked ahead, the more her eyes turned blank completely hiding her emotions.
Linda had a lot of things on her mind and she only had to play safe until she reaches her goal. With a determined look, she pulled herself up and walked inside the bathroom to get changed, just so she could join her grandfather for the dinner.
*****
Alice had worked overtime since she had a lot of pending work to finish. Once she was done, she stepped out of the cabin and walked toward the elevator.
Ding!.. the door slid open and Alice stepped inside before pressing the ground floor button. She was the only one who was working whereas everyone else had left at their regular time.
Soon Alice reached the lobby and walked out of the studio, heading to the parking area. She was just a few steps away from her car when suddenly someone blocked her way taking her in shock.
"Careful" Alice was yet to compose herself but the voice she heard made her blood run dry.
Her eyes looked ahead and the face she saw froze her on the ground. "Brooke" she whispered staring at the man whom she never wanted to meet again in her entire life.
"Did you miss me Alice" she heard him say with a sinister smile stretching over his lips.
Chapter 347: Unfinished job
Paleness engulfed Alice’s entire being making her breathing stop. Every memory from her past came flashing through her mind and she stumbled onto her feet but before she could hit the ground, she quickly balanced herself.
Her eyes moved towards Brooke as she watched him make his way toward her and as if an adrenaline pump rushed through her veins, Alice quickly unlocked her car and opened the door to get in.
Thud!...
"Where do you think you are going Alice" Before she could enter the car, Brooke marched towards her and shut the car’s door taking Alice by surprise.
Alice quickly took a few steps back the moment she felt him closer to her. "W-what do you want Brooke" Though Alice was scared to face him, she didn’t want to allow him to look down at her.
She wanted to fight back her fears and shove her demons in the back of her head. She would never let them surface again just because the darkest phase of her life appeared in front of her.
Brooke was amused with the way Alice questioned him back. He thought she would get scared of him but to his surprise, she was trying to fight back her angst keeping her head high.
"The little kitten finally dares to speak back, huh" Broke took a step closer to her and watched her take a step back.
Smirking internally, Brooke rested his hand on the top of her car and leaned aside as he observed her wholly. She was just as tempting as she was that night, but unfortunately, he wasn’t able to satisfy his needs for her.
"You are still as beautiful as you were that night" He didn’t bother to hide his desires and spat it like a shameless man as he was.
"But unfortunately, I missed tasting this exceptional beauty" he further added.
Alice scrunched her nose in disgust. She loathed this man who tried to taint her innocence by forcing his masculinity on her but thanks to Ashley who came at the right time and saved her from this monster.
Brooke noticed the detested look in Alice’s eyes and smiled. He reached his hand to touch her face but stopped when she looked around flinching away from his filthy hands from touching.
"Don’t. touch. me" Alice warned him but Brooke being the unashamed one laughed at her.
Lifting his hand in defeat, he said," Don’t worry I won’t touch you, at least not for now but I can’t promise about the future" His words made Alice look at him. A deep crease formed on her forehead as she watched him with pure hate.
"That future you won’t be able to see it because I will be calling the cops now" Alice mumbled and shoved her hand inside her handbag to take out her cell phone but before she could make a call her body was pinned against the car with Brooke’s face just an inch apart of hers.
The impact of the pull was so strong that the phone in her hand fell to the ground and her eyes watched him in shock.
"Let.. me go..." Alice wriggled in his grip trying to free herself but failed when his breath fanned her face and she felt like a thousand ants crawling over her body.
She was disgusted by his touch that she wanted to peel her skin off.
Brooke was enjoying the fear dripping down her actions and the shivering of her voice gave him pleasure.
"Just like this... you will ask me to fuck you" he said twisting her wrist until she yelled. "Help....somebody please help..."
Alice started to shout, and that alerted Brooke. Looking his eyes around he found the guards walking toward them and the very next second he let go of her hands.
"I will leave for now but let me tell you one thing, Alice. I will soon come after you to finish my unfinished job" With that he turned and disappeared into the dark.
Alice could only stare in the direction from where he was gone until she heard one of the guard’s voices.
" Madam is everything alright" the worried voice snapped her out of her trance and she turned to look at the two guards who stood next to her.
"I-It’s nothing, I thought I saw a snake here but now he is gone" Alice lied as she looked the same way before she turned her eyes on the guards.
"I am sorry, I panicked and bothered you both" Alice apologized to the guards and stepped into the car before driving away.
She didn’t dare to slow down her car, as her mind was still busy recalling the words Brooke said before he left. ’I will come after you to finish my unfinished job’
The words themselves were haunting making her reminisce about the terror she went through in those few hours.
Reaching the residential building, Alice rode the elevator and stepped out once she reached the floor.
She just wanted to get into her house and isolate her until she felt better, but little did she know someone was already waiting for her arrival.
The moment, she entered the house and turned to close the door a pair of strong arms picked her up from the ground, taking her by surprise.
"Ahh...." Alice yelled but the second she saw who the person was, her eyes bulged out from her socket.
"Noah... what are you doing here. You shouldn’t be walking into my house just like that.." Alice wriggled into his hold begging him to put her down but the man was too ignorant to even listen to her plea.
"Our house, it’s our house" Noah corrected her as he carried her deeper into the living room.
Once they reached the couch, Noah placed Alice down and slumped next to her like a naughty kid.
Alice eyed Noah grumpily and tried to get up but he pulled her down back on the couch. "Where are you going?" he asked holding her wrist and the next second he heard her hiss.
A frown marred his face and he quickly let go of her hand before he straightened up himself on the couch and watched her rub her wrist.
"Alice what-" Noah stopped himself from speaking when his eyes caught the bruise around her wrist and he quickly caught hold of her hand but this time he was very gentle.
"How did this happen?" he asked looking back and forth between her hand and her face.
Alice’s eyes widen when she listened to him inquire about the bruise on her wrist. She thought she would manage to hide it from Noah but it was too late before she could come up with an excuse.
"I... " Alice tried to speak as she watched Noah get up from his seat and head towards the kitchen.
’Should I tell him, Brooke, again tried to scare me’
Alice knew Noah already had many things to deal with and Brooke’s topic was one of the most sensitive ones as it ends up triggering his anger in no time. If she happens to tell him what he did with her, he will erupt his anger which would lead him to do things he isn’t supposed to.
But she also couldn’t keep these things from her. What if he comes to find out about it from outside?
Alice was in a big dilemma and forget to notice that Noah had returned with an ice pack in his hand. It was the sense of the coldness on her wrist that broke her thoughts and she flinch in pain.
"Ouch... that hurts" Alice cried when she felt the pain.
At first, she didn’t pay much attention to her wrist but now that she saw how purple it had turned and how painful it was she realized how firmly Brooke had held her and not to forget even twisted.
"Sorry... sorry" Noah pursed his lip into a thin line before he leaned and started blowing on her hand.
Once the pain subsided, Noah opened the first aid box and applied the ointment around her wrist.
"You don’t need to do anything. I will help you get changed" Noah said keeping the medicine back into the first aid box and then turned to look at her.
Alice was smiling all the time. The pain she felt subsided the moment he started pampering her like a mother taking care of her child.
She was so busy admiring him that she shoved off all the words he said and bobbed her head like a fool. "Okay," she answered.
Amused by her reaction, Noah understood that Alice didn’t listen to any of his words as she was busy staring at him and that made him take the advantage of the situation.
"Okay then" heaving out a sigh, Noah picked Alice up once again and carried her into the bedroom.
The moment he closed the door behind them and made Alice stand on her feet with him reaching his hands to unzip her dress, that’s when she snapped out of her beautiful thoughts.
"Ah... Noah... what are you doing?" his words earlier rushed through her mind and she pushed him away before he could undress her.
Noah: "..."
Chapter 348: You drive me crazy
Alice gave Noah a confused look but when she watched him smirk, her heart began to pound inside her chest.
"You agreed with me helping you in changing your clothes" he answered shamelessly, aware of the fact that she was entirely immersed in her world when he said those words.
Alice blinked her eyes a few times. Yes, she remembered those faint words that her ears didn’t catch and like a fool she happen to agree with him. But now that she was fully conscious, she regret doing so.
"But now I change my mind" She smiled awkwardly and turned to leave towards the bathroom when suddenly Noah pulled her and she ended up colliding her face on his firm chest.
"Did I agree on that" Noah looked at Alice with an intensified gaze. He was so turned on just by the thought of having a look at her bare skin while he helps change her clothes but now she says she changes her mind. How can he let this happen?
Alice was baffled by his words. She opened her mouth to say something but close it back as the word didn’t seem to come out.
Smiling at his winning, Noah leaned forward and reached his arm around her back. Holding the tip of the zip between his finger he unzipped her half-zipped dress letting it fall on her feet.
Alice gasped when the cool air touched her skin but what gave her real goosebumps was Noah’s intense gaze.
Taking a step back, he looked at Alice with only her innerwear on. He had been waiting to make love with her since he hadn’t gone more than kiss her after her accident.
He was dying to ravish her now that she was healed entirely and not to forget it will be considered their wedding night.
Noah didn’t mind if he looked demanding because she knew it was only her who would make his pants tight with that undeniable beauty.
Alice could see the lust taking over his sanity and she felt a wave of heat rush through her body. Keeping her eyes fixed on his, Alice pulled down the strip of her bra and unclasped the hook letting the fabric fall on the ground joining her dress.
Noah sucked a deep breath when his eyes fell on her round plump breast and suddenly he felt the need to touch them. He looked back at her face and watched her bit her lips as if she was seducing him but then she did something that make him march toward her like a hungry beast.
"Do you want me to remove this" she tucked the edge of her panties while her eyes feast on Noah’s lustful face and continued," or you will help me to remove it"
Standing in front of her, Noah watched her smile, and before she could know it, she felt his hand enter her light fabric while his fingers started to play with her petals.
Alice gasped at the sensation. Her eyes stared at him with lust. "Oh my god Noah," she said breathlessly.
Noah smirked before he pulled back his hand and slid down the remaining piece of cloth from her body and carried her to bed.
He was cautious with all his actions as he carefully placed Alice on the bed and undressed before he joined her, hovering over her small frame.
Alice was just an inch or two shorter than his tall frame but she was too slender for his masculine body.
"You drive me crazy Alice" Noah muttered as he buried his face into the crook of her neck and started kissing her. He was gentle all the time as he kissed her along the way until he took her left bud in his mouth.
Her breast was his treasure and he would keep kneading and sucking on them until he didn’t turn them sore.
Alice arch her back giving him better access while her palms kept moving all over his back. The moment he tucked her nipple she dug her nails into his flesh making him grunt in pleasure.
Noah took his sweet time and then moved his attention to the right breast, caressing it the same way before he moved downwards to his second-most favorite part.
Her pink petals were inviting him to pamper them. Without wasting a second he started rubbing them listening to her whimper with pleasure.
They had been involved in many heated activities and it didn’t take him much of a struggle in thrusting his finger into her clit. At first, it was just his forefinger but then he used two of them until she was ready for him.
In process of pleasuring her, Noah could feel his precum leak out from his dick. Before it explodes wasting his precious seeds just like that, Noah quickly removed his finger from her core and quickly parting her legs a little wide, he positioned his length in front of her entrance.
Alice was upset feeling empty all of sudden by his pull but when his heated cock rubbed against her clit, she once again rejoiced with desire.
Her mind was slowly registering the feeling when all of sudden she felt him thrust deeper into her with just one swift.
"Ah..." Alice felt the pain for a second but it soon vanished and they both started moving against each other.
Noah gripped the sides of her waist and started pounding her against him feeling the room with the clapping sound of their flesh against one another.
Both felt like reaching the pure bliss of ecstasy until they hit their climax with Noah erupting his seeds into her womb until his bulge was reduced to its original size. It was then Noah pulled out and slumped next to her.
Both were panting heavily, trying to catch their breath. Alice felt the ache but it wasn’t because of Noah’s exit, it was her heart that was feeling the pain.
Tears started to stream down her eyes as she recalled how Brooke tried to harass her physically. She could still feel the chills whenever his predator’s eyes looked at her with lust as if she was just a toy he wanted to play with and once he was done breaking her, he would throw her away to rot.
Noah opened his eyes the second he heard a sniffed and shot turned his head to his side where Alice cried silently. Alarmed, he quickly pulled his body up and sat facing her. "Babe.. what’s wrong? Did I hurt you" His panicked voice made Alice look at him and she cried even more.
"Alice.. you are scaring me... please don’t cry. Say something" Noah never liked whenever he would see Alice cry. It would break his heart, making him realize that he lacked something or he wasn’t able to make her happy.
Pushing herself up Alice faced Noah before she hugged him. Burying her face into his shoulder Alice cried.
Noah who wasn’t able to understand anything embraced her firmly when all of a sudden he heard her say. "The bruise around my wrist... it was given by him" Though her voice was a whisper still he was clear enough for him to listen.
Noah’s entire body stiffened and it didn’t take him long to understand that Alice was referring to Brooke.
"Where else did he hurt you?" Noah asked. His eyes were as cold as ice and his voice indifferent as opposed to gentle one.
Alice could feel the change in his aura and she quickly stopped crying before she pulled back to look at him. His eyes looked blank and she wasn’t able to read what was going on in his mind. But there was one thing she was sure about and that was the calm before the storm.
"N-nowhere" Alice stuttered feeling anxious about his reaction.
Noah looked at her face and reached his hand to wipe off her tears. "Are you telling me the truth?" he asked making Alice gulp with his deadpan voice. She wasn’t able to relate if he was the same Noah a few minutes ago, all happy and naughty.
"Hmm..." he hummed and pulled back his hand and turned around, climbing down from the bed.
"You need to rest. I have some work to finish" Alice watched him avert his eyes from her as if he was trying his best not to scare her more and started wearing his clothes. But she knew it wasn’t the case as she sensed something horrifying.
All she had to do is to stop Noah from creating any ruckus. She could smell the chaos brewing within his body and she wanted to stop him from acting recklessly.
Noah turned to leave but before he could reach the door Alice quickly climbed down the bed not before wrapping her body with the bedsheet and ran after him, hugging him from behind.
"Please don’t leave... I need you" Alice felt his entire body freeze and she took the chance to turn him around and slam her lips on his.
"...."
Chapter 349: Take me Noah
Extra Chapter
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The rage burning in his heart subsided when he felt her tears on his lips. He wanted to shout and run after that man hunting him down for hurting her but here she was stopping him from doing so.
"Why do you always do that" Alice heard him say as he pulled back from the kiss. The coldness in his eyes was now replaced by helplessness.
Noah didn’t want to be vulnerable not at this moment when he was just a step away from teaching Brooke the biggest lesson of his life.
Alice looked at Noah and felt a pang in her heart. She was scared because she didn’t want Noah to commit any crime in a fit of anger.
When she didn’t answer him, Noah pressed their foreheads together and gnashed his teeth as he tried to suppress his animosity. He knew only she had the power to tame his madness but he also knew it wasn’t the right time to let Brooke go without being warned.
"You promised me that you will not let your anger overpower your sanity" Alice reminded him about his words and heard him grunt.
Noah pulled back as he stared at her in disbelief. He knew the promise he had given her but what was he supposed to do when the man whom she feared so much attacked her?
The way he kept following her only mean that he would again try to cause problems for Alice or something worse than that.
Noah didn’t want to imagine anything, the thought itself made him die a hundred deaths.
Growling in disbelief Noah turned around, frustratingly running his palm over his hair. " Damnit.."
Alice knew it was hard for him to control his fury, but it wasn’t the time to use physical strength over anyone. They had to use their brain to trap Brooke and make sure that this time if he entered the prison there won’t be a way to get out.
Noah balled his palm into a tight fist and punched the wall starling Alice on his outburst.
"Noah.." she yelled and quickly pushed him away.
"Please don’t hurt yourself" she cried quickly engulfing him for a bone-crushing hug.
"We will find a way to punish him but please... don’t hurt yourself" It pained her heart to see him act like this.
Noah couldn’t contain his anger towards Brooke. He just wanted to hunt him down no matter what.
Keeping still, he tried to calm himself. Alice’s tears were making him weak and to stop her from crying her heart out, he decided to drop his anger for now, but he promised himself that, he would soon get even with Brooke.
"Let’s go to bed," he said after a long pause and watched her pull herself away.
Alice sniffed like a kitten and shook her head denying his words. Lifting his hand she looked at his knuckles which were bruised. "We need to treat this," she said and looked up at Noah with a small pout appearing on her lips.
Noah couldn’t help but chuckle. Leaning forward he kissed her lips and pulled back. His anger had entirely dissipated by now and all he did was agree with her.
"Hmm.." giving her a nod, Alice dragged him to the bed where she cleaned the wound and put on the medicine.
"You need to control your anger, Noah. Sometimes you end up scaring me" Her words made Noah look at her.
Now that she pointed it out even he came to learn that lately, he had been getting easily furious.
Once she was done, Ashley placed the first aid, back into the drawer and turned to face him.
"Was it because you saw me dying in front of you that led to this ferocity? You still blame yourself don’t you" Alice asked looking straight into his eyes.
Noah pursed his lips into a thin line and lowered his head. Though she said it wasn’t his fault but how can he forget it is him who is the cause of it.
Sensing his guilt, Alice cupped his face and made him look at her. "You know that never blamed you for anything that happen to me. It was bound to happen not that day then maybe some other day. You can’t stop the course of life, Noah"
"For me what matters now is having you by my side and I know nothing will happen to me," Alice said trying to soothe the pain he was causing himself secretly.
"But I won’t let them slide so easily" Noah firmly answered. Though his eyes were gentle the determination was evident.
"You can do whatever you want with them but legally. You can’t let your anger over-power your sanity Noah, because I don’t know how long I will be able to calm you"
Alice expressed her fear to him and watched him take a deep breath before he rested his forehead on hers.
"It won’t happen again" Noah sincerely apologize to her this time. He knew that his outburst had somewhat scared Alice but he couldn’t help as he lost control over himself.
Convince by his words Alice pulled back and stared at him for a few seconds before she kissed him.
"Should we continue... " she asked making him confused.
"Earlier whatever I said to stop you from leaving me, I meant them" Noah’s eyes widen when he watched her unwrap the sheet around her body and let it pool on the bed.
Crawling on his lap, Alice cupped his cheeks before she slammed her lips on his. It took Noah a few seconds to compose but when he did, the beast inside him arouse once again with his dick starting to poke him underneath his pants.
"Are you sure you want this because I won’t stop even after you beg me" Noah said in between the smooch and watched her with intense filled eyes.
"Take me Noah... do whatever you want. I won’t stop you" With her breathless confirmation, Noah swiftly pinned her against the bed and ravished her lips, making love to her like there was no tomorrow.
Chapter 350: Getting clicked.
Finally the shooting of Ashley’s debut movie The Revenge started. Everyone involved with the project was looking forward to this day. The directors, producers, actors, and actresses have worked hard in preparing their characters.
It was a big-budget movie with investors like businessman Tristan Knight and the well-known producer of the entertainment industry Nicklaus Benjamin investing their money into it.
A huge set was built for indoor shooting while a few locations were picked for outdoor ones.
Today was an indoor shoot where they’re going to shoot the opening scene with Ashley’s character Lisa being introduced to the male lead’s family played by actor Sebastian Spark by his brother played by debutant actor Riel Emerson.
Ashley stepped out of her changing room dressed up according to the character’s requirements and walked towards the shooting spot. She had memorized her dialogues beforehand as she didn’t want to fumble them during delivery.
Bernard the director of the film had huge expectations from her and she didn’t want to disappoint him.
The moment she reached the spot she first greeted the people around including the director who discussed the scene with her and she then positioned herself.
She looked for Riel who hadn’t shown up and when she was about to avert her eyes, the man appeared out of nowhere and stood next to her. " Looking for me" his playful voice made her roll her eyes skyward.
After learning about Gabriel and Tristan’s past, Ashley started to hate him even more. If she was committed to this project, she would’ve backed out.
"You think too highly of yourself Mr. Emerson" Ignoring his self-obsessed words, Ashley adjusted her make-up and looked at Bernard who screamed through the mic in his hand asking them whether they were ready.
Giving him a sign, Riel turned to face Ashley with his hands resting on her shoulder. " I should be after all the woman I like had a high standard" he mumbled winking at Ashley and heard Bernard yell. "Roll.. camera.. and action!"
*****
Inside the spacious room, Sandra settles on the couch with Patrick facing her. His eye sharply glared at her, waiting for her to speak up, and when she didn’t, he lost his patience and broke the silence.
"How many days will it take you to tell me about Tori," Patrick asked staring keenly at his daughter who in return smirked.
"Why so hurry Dad... Didn’t I tell you once I achieve my goals you will get to meet your daughter"
Sandra wasn’t a fool to entirely trust Patrick. What if he was playing with her,’ she thought which was why she didn’t disclose Tori’s whereabouts to him yet.
She could see Patrick was trying to play smart but she was way more smarter and cunning than he was. All she wanted was a smooth execution of her perfect plan and once it was fulfilled, she would eventually let him know about her sister.
’Even she wanted to meet her’
Tori’s thought made her heart swell with yearning. That day in the hospital when she stumbled over her, she couldn’t even wait and see her properly. Her younger sister whom she loved like a child, was so close to her yet she couldn’t embrace her.
Balling her palm into a tight fist, Sandra’s eyes turned dark. She had to eliminate Ashley as soon as possible, her mind repeated.
Patrick watched Sandra’s blank emotionless face and fell into a deep thought wondering what she was thinking. He thought agreeing with her would make her spill about Tori’s whereabouts, but turned out to be more wicked than he had imagined.
Heaving out a sigh, Patrick stood up. "If that’s what you want then let it be... but after all this is over I won’t spare you a day to keep me hanging"
"Rest assured" Sandra smiled and watched Patrick walk away.
The moment he was out of her sight, Sandra pulled out her phone and made a call. "Are you keeping an eye on them?" she asked.
"Yes ma’am" came the reply from the other end.
"Okay now listen to me carefully. I don’t want any mistakes" Sandra came straight to the point and discussed something with the person on the call.
"Am I clear?" she asked when she was done.
"Yes ma’am. I will do as you say and no one will ever get suspicious about it" The person on the other end answered and hung up the call.
A corner of Sandra’s lips curled up into a vicious smirk as she was looking forward to the results. It was high time now and she couldn’t wait to see her target getting eliminated making a hurdle-free path toward her destination.
*****
Back on the set, the scene ended perfectly with Bernard giving a thumbs-up to the actors.
Ashley walked away to change her costume as she had to shoot another scene with the male lead’s family and entered her changing room. The moment she closed the door a strong pair of arms hugged her from behind.
Instead of getting scared, Ashley let out a chuckle. "I didn’t think the mighty Tristan Knight will have so much spare time that he didn’t bother to work and rather follow his wife for the shoot"
Turning around, she watched Tristan smile as he leaned forward to kiss her. It was short of all time before he pulled back and answered," As one of the producers it’s my responsibility to check the shoot is going smoothly" Tapping the tip of her nose, he pulled back and dragged her by her wrist and made her sit on the couch.
"Here drink this," he said passing her a glass of orange juice.
Ashley looked at the glass and then at Tristan. "Have you changed your profession, my dear husband? Why are you acting like my spot-boy" she asked before taking the glass from him.
Tristan could tell that Ashley was pulling his leg and he didn’t mind being teased by her.
"If you want me to stick by your side the entire time, then I don’t mind changing my profession" Tristan answered her playfully before he sat next to her and watch her finish the drink.
Placing back the glass on the table Ashley turned to face Tristan who habitually reached his hand and tucked the piece of hair behind her ear and asked," I thought we agreed on not grabbing much attention on the sets but here you are hiding inside my room"
Ashley twitched her brow in question only to see Tristan grin at her. "I was planning on following your orders my dear wife, but as I said before being the producer I have to keep on showing up on the set to check how the filming is going on but rest assured no one knows I am here with you" he winked before he placed his palm on her stomach.
"How is my baby doing? Did you miss Daddy" Tristan asked his unborn as he carefully caressed her belly.
"Haven’t you talked with him in the morning? It’s only been three hours Tristan" Ashley asked with disbelief. This man was getting too much every day.
"So what if I did? I still miss him" Tristan looked at Ashley while answering as he pulled back his hand after a much soothing and stared at Ashley. She had been glowing more than ever before and he couldn’t stop himself from staring at her.
Ashley sensed that this was going to be a long stare game so she bought up a topic to ease the air around. "And how do you know it’s him? It’s still a bean we don’t even know the gender yet" she asked randomly but now she wanted to know how he was so sure that the baby was a boy.
"It came out of instinct maybe father’s instinct" came Tristan’s reply.
He always wanted a girl because they were Daddy’s little princess but now when he thought about it a little thoroughly, he changed his mind.
Now, he wanted a boy, so if Ashley gave birth to their daughter later, their son will protect her like the elder brother, pampering her just like him.
Ashley bobbed her head while pursing her lips. She didn’t know why but had faith in Tristan’s words. Just like him even she felt like the baby in her womb was a baby boy but what if their guess were wrong, anything is possible as long the baby is healthy.
While the couple was busy having their conversation, the person who was standing outside Ashley’s room fumed.
"So he is here" Gabriel who came to discuss some scenes with Ashley stopped right in front of her door when he heard the manly voice from the inside of the room.
It didn’t take him long to understand who the person was and that was enough to irk him.
Gabriel had been trying his best to get closer to Ashley, but with Tristan’s interruption, he didn’t seem to find any way. He stood like a huge rock in front of him, blocking his way toward Ashley.
Eyeing the closed door furiously, Gabriel turned around and walked away furiously but unknown to him there was someone else who was also monitoring the couple, and just when Tristan stepped out of the room, he was clicked and soon that picture started to circulate over the social media.