Ch. 356..360: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 356-360
Chapter 356: Defending Gabriel
The shoot got canceled as the male actor who was driving the car suffered a fractured hand and was rushed to the hospital. While Ashley and the other female actress only received cuts.
They also came to learn that an outsider had stepped in as one of the safety crew members but after the accident, he ran away and now they were looking for that person.
Tristan canceled his meetings and was now driving Ashley back home while he instructed Jack to go and further investigate this matter and find the culprit.
He was sure it was Gabriel behind this accident and once he proves it, there is no way anyone would save him from facing his wrath
****
Inside the moving car, Ashley kept glancing at Tristan as he was still in bad mood. His anger had reached his highest point where he lost control over himself and vent all his rage on Gabriel.
Ashely would’ve supported Tristan, but then seeing his shocked face after Tristan blamed him for the accident, she realized something wasn’t right.
What if they were misled or what if Gabriel had nothing to do with it?
Ashely was aware of Gabriel’s intention of courting her, but then she also knew he had ill motives behind it. Then why would he appear to be so shocked by Tristan’s outrage?
Everything was so confusing that ached her head.
"What’s wrong? Are you hurt somewhere? Should we go to the hospital?" Tristan who watched her rub her temples panicked.
Ashley eyed her husband as if he had grown two horns on his head and wondered how can he switched his mood from being serious to going all worried.
"I thought you were never going to talk with me?" she said smiling sheepishly.
Ashley had never seen Tristan this angry not even when she was kidnapped by Deuces’ men. Today he had lost his mind and was ready to kill Gabriel if Jack and Max haven’t pulled him back.
Even now when he was hell of worried all she could recall was his anger-filled face.
Tristan’s face dropped on her words as he watched her with helpless eyes. ’How can she even think I wouldn’t talk with her’
"Why would you think that?" he asked. His eyes intently looked at her as a frown marred his face.
Tristan was bothered by the fact that Ashley tried to stop him from hurting Gabriel. The way she looked concerned intensified his rage.
’Why did she even try to stop him’ he wondered.
Ashley gaped when she watched him crease his brow while his eyes deeply bore into hers. She could tell he didn’t like what she spoke and instead of cheering his mood, she made him more upset.
Ashley pursed her lips when she couldn’t form a word and watched him turn his eyes back on the road.
’What was that’ she thought to herself.
Ashley couldn’t understand what was going on in his mind, but she also felt it wasn’t the right time to question him.
Shoving off her concern, she decided to stay quiet until they reach home with the hope that Tristan would finally calm down and they could have a proper conversation.
*****
After a long drive, they finally reached home with Tristan guiding Ashley to their room. Though she wasn’t hurt and the doctor who checked her also confirmed that the baby was fine, still Tristan wasn’t relaxed.
"Tristan I am fine," Ashley said when she watched him take care of her like a baby.
"I know, but still I want to be sure. I can’t risk anything when it comes to you" Tristan muttered but never once he looked at her.
Ashley knitted her brow when she watched him ignore her and quickly held his hand, stopping him mid-way. "Come here sit next to me" patting the seat next to her, she pulled him by her side.
Once he did, Ashley noticed how he still didn’t bother to look at her and that upset her.
" Are you upset with me?" she asked and watched him look at her the next instant
’So she guessed it right. His anger to related to her but why ’ Ashley thought watching the look in his eyes.
"Why did you stop me?" Tristan questioned with a glint of annoyance in his tone, letting her know that he didn’t like how she sided with Gabriel.
Ashley cocked her brow and asked him instead," Then what should I have done, stayed there and watched you beat him black and blue. You could’ve killed him, Tristan"
Ashley didn’t know Tristan would get upset with her for such a trivial matter. Anyone in her place would’ve done that. Moreover, She just wanted to stop her husband from tainting his hands with Gabriel’s blood.
Tristan just huffed and looked away. He still didn’t like it even though deep down he knew he was wrong.
Ashley looked at him with a complicated emotion in her eyes and sighed. "I just wanted to protect you from doing anything reckless" leaning down she rested her head on his shoulder, slowly wrapping her arms around his hand.
"You didn’t let me finish my sentence and concluded everything on your own, sprinting out of the vanity in anger " craning her head up she watched him look at her. He was still frowning but she could see the curiosity in his eyes.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
Pulling away Ashley faced him as she started biting her lips, hesitating if he would believe her or not.
"I think... someone is trying to frame Gabriel. The accident that happened has nothing to do with him"
The second she finished her words, Ashley felt a cold air pass through her. It wasn’t because of the air-conditioner but it was from Tristan whose face changed even more ugly and dark.
Her hands around his arm dropped slowly as she tried to move back. ’I knew it wasn’t a good idea’
Tristan kept his gaze fixed on her for a minute trying to figure out of she had hit her head in the accident.
How can she even think that it wasn’t Gabriel when both knew how he had tried to kill her before using the Poker clan’s leader?
Chapter 357: Do something for me
"Scoff! Don’t tell me you believed his lie?" Tristan asked letting out a humorless laugh.
Ashley saw the irritation in his face and the sarcasm in his tone. ’He doesn’t believe her’
Pursing her lips into a thin line, Ashley watched him leave her side. "I think you should rest. We will talk about this later" he said and started to leave but Ashley stopped him.
"And why do you think, it’s him behind the accident? Did we find out about the suspicious person disguising himself as one of the safety team members? Moreover, why would Gabriel even try to come to the shooting spot after he learned about the accident" she said pointing out the facts.
In the beginning, even though she thought it was Gabriel behind this sudden accident but then when they learned that one of the crew members was missing since the incident took place, her doubt slowly began to falter and then Gabriel coming to meet her made all her doubts about him disappear.
Tristan turned and looked at Ashley in disbelief. He couldn’t believe she was still siding with him even after everything was crystal clear to them.
Gabriel had openly challenged him that he would snatch his most precious person away from him then how can he not blame him for whatever happened with her today? But here she is going on defending him.
Tristan was hurt by her words and decided to keep silent but when Ashley didn’t see him respond, she quickly stood up and grabbed his hand but before she could say a word, he spoke instead.
"Let us first get hold of that man until then I don’t want to talk about Gabriel" Tristan said and pulled his hand out from her hold with him walking out of the room leaving Ashley all by herself.
Ashley could only watch him leave as she knew Tristan won’t listen to her until they find the man who tamper with the brakes.
*****
Alice had been more alert about her surrounding after that day when Brooke tried to force her. That man was like a gust of wind coming and going from her sight scaring her to death.
Though she managed to break free from his hold yet she could forget the fear she felt with him being so close to her, so Noah assigned his men to monitor her secretly and update him whenever they see Brooke lurking around her.
Sitting inside her office, Alice had been doing her work attentively when her phone rang, and she paused. Averting her eyes to her right she looked at the caller and a deep frown marred her forehead.
"Whose number is this?" she mumbled before taking the call.
"Hello!" she spoke
"..."
Pouting her lips in confusion, she pulled back her cell phone and watched the call was still on then why wasn’t anyone speaking?
Bringing the phone back to her ear, she once again spoke," Hello, who’s this?" the second she finished speaking Alice heard someone’s panting sound from the other side of the call and her eyes grew wide in shock.
"Alice..." the moment she heard her name from the other end her body froze. "Brooke..."
"Damn... you know Alice how much I want to put my D**k into your mouth," Brooke said as he kept satisfying himself using his hand while his mind imagine Alice in front of him doing all the stuff of satisfaction on his body.
Brooke had gone wild with his desire for Alice so he started masturbating himself imagining her in his vision. His desire to have her kept on enhancing from the day he first saw her at her supermarket. Even though it was just for some fleeting second, still her presence made him go crazy about her.
Alice snapped out of her stature as she felt disgusted by his words and quickly ended the call. Those sounds of his panting were making her feel dizzy and before she could understand a wave of nausea passed through her and she barged into the restroom with her palm covering her mouth and she threw up.
Her eyes turned red as she kept emptying herself until she felt better and pulled back. Cleaning up she looked at herself in the mirror and recalled how disgusting Brooke’s words were.
Stepping out she walked back to her desk when her phone buzzed and a message popped into her notification tap. She noticed the same unknown number and decided to ignore it and resumed back her work.
The message kept on popping for a whole minute and suddenly her phone rang. Thinking it must be Brooke she picked up the call in fury and yelled. "Listen Brooke I am warning you for the last time. Don’t ever try to call me or else I will inform the cops about your annoying act"
"Brooke?" Alice’s mouth shut the second she heard the voice and gasped.
"Noah?" she muttered with her eyes going wide once again realizing it wasn’t Brooke who called her but it was Noah and to confirm it with her own eyes, she pulled back the phone and saw Noah’s name on the caller ID.
’DAMN..’ cursing herself mentally she pulled the phone back on her ear and said, "Noah" Calling his name Alice force an awkward smile hoping he didn’t hear all her words but the second she heard him her smile dropped.
"Is Brooke again trying to bother you?" Noah sounded displeased because he had heard her words very clearly, especially the name Brooke.
Alice pursed her lips tightly and hummed. Now that he had already heard her yelp there was nothing she could hide.
"What did he try to do?" listening to her slow hum, Noah quickly questioned.
Waiting for a few seconds, Alice took a deep breath and told Noah everything. Alice could imagine what was going to come after she finishes so she mentally prepared herself for it but when the person from the other end turned extremely silent, that was when she started to get nervous.
Noah’s anger was somewhat easier to handle but when he turn so quietly without showing his displeasure, that would make her feel more nervous.
When she could handle the silence, Alice was about to speak but Noah spoke instead," Alice, I want you to do something for me?" his words made her crease her brows and she quickly agreed without questioning him further.
"Listening to me carefully," Noah said and started to explain everything.
After a long conversation, Alice finally bobbed her head agreeing to his words. "Okay, I will do as you say" With that they both ended the call and she opened the text messages Brooke send her and started saving them into her drive.
With an evil grin, Alice tapped the save button and heaved out a sigh, and said," You can’t escape every time Brooke. This time you will be in prison for life long"
Chapter 358: We found the man
That evening Tristan returned to the bedroom and that bothered Ashley way too much. She knew he was upset but that didn’t mean he would distance himself from her.
Glancing at the door for god knows how many times, Ashley finally decided to go and check on him. She knew he was inside his study, so without wasting a second she headed there.
Standing in front of the closed door, Ashley took a deep breath before she lifted her hand and knock on it.
Click opening the door, she entered the room hoping she would see Tristan busy working but to her surprise, the view she saw clenched her heart.
With his head leaning back, Tristan was resting on his chair with his eyes closed.
The moment she stood next to him, Ashley reached out her hand towards his face but before it could touch it, Tristan shot open his eyes and stopped her by holding her hand.
"What are you doing here? Didn’t I ask you to rest?" a deep frown marred his face when he saw her standing in front of him.
Tristan wanted to spend some time alone just to sort out his disturbing thoughts, that’s why he decided to leave the room and stay in his study. He expected Ashley to rest in their bedroom but instead of relaxing, she was standing here in front of him.
"What are you trying to do Tristan?" Ashley asked him instead.
She thought they had made a pact of sharing their troubles with each other and without sorting them out they wouldn’t walk away. Then why was he ignoring her all of sudden.
Why would he let her thoughts affect their relationship? Didn’t he trust her or was he so obsessed with Gabriel being the culprit that he didn’t want anyone to defend him?
Her words made Tristan let go of her hand and he quickly looked away. "What am I trying to do?" tucking his chair forward, he then picked up a file and opened it as he tried to dodge her question.
Ashley watched how Tristan was trying to avoid meeting her eyes, but she wasn’t going to leave unless she gets her answer. She wanted to know what words of hers made him this upset that he didn’t even want to look at her.
Crossing her arms over her chest, Ashley watched him purposely bury his attention into the file which he opened with the words inside it upside down.
Taking a glance at Ashley from the corner of his eyes, Tristan shut his eyes close before he opened them and turned to look at her. "What?" he asked sensing how intently she was staring at him.
"How long do you plan on avoiding me?" she asked as she knitted her brows in anger.
Tristan’s eyes widen a little but he quickly composed his shock and looked away. "Avoid! And me why would I do that? You know I have been working all this while and just took a nap a few minutes before you stepped in" he lied.
He wasn’t busy doing work but was busy sulking because he couldn’t digest the fact Ashley sided with Gabriel and she sounded so confident about it.
Ashley cocked her brow as she watched him ignore her question once again.
Staring at him for a few more minutes, Ashley sighed.
"Fine, if that’s what you want then let it be. I won’t force you to talk with me" Her voice sounded a little hurtful as she concluded and dropped her hands over her chest and turned to leave but before she could reach the door, Tristan hugged her from behind.
"Let me go. I know you need space" ignoring his warmth, Ashley tried to remove his hand from her waist but failed because he didn’t let her do that.
"Why are you stopping me now, Tristan when you have been avoiding me the entire time" Dropping her struggle she stood still. Her eyes blankly looked at the door.
Ashley didn’t like the way he was behaving with her but knowing how he rarely expressed his disappointments, she decided to give him some time. She thought giving him the time he needed to calm himself would help them return back to normal but here he was hugging her like a koala.
Tristan didn’t say a word and just kept hugging her. He knew somewhere his actions had hurt Ashley but what was he supposed to do when his heart wasn’t ready to see her worried for someone he hated so much?
Time passed by and they both remained in the same position when finally Ashley decided to turn and face him. Watching him lower his eyes, Ashley understood he was guilty about his actions.
"I know you are upset because I am defending Gabriel but that doesn’t mean I have developed a soft corner for him" Cupping his face she made him look at her.
The remorse in his blue orbs was crystal clear, but then why wasn’t he trying to think logically? If he shoves away his jealousy and thinks wisely, he would come to understand what she means.
"But what if it’s all his plan to make us believe him? You know he isn’t trustworthy" Tristan’s eyes turned firm when he expressed his thoughts.
More than him no one else knew how Gabriel was. His thoughts changed within a second from completely being with them to going against them. He didn’t want to say it but he had fathers trait within him and in these years they have developed tremendously.
His thirst for revenge had changed him from being a good-hearted boy to a cold, merciless, and heartless human.
"I know and I am not asking you to drop your guards. I just want you to think the other way" Her words made him crease his brow and he asked," Other way? Do you think there is any way that can stop me from doubting him"
"My every suspicion is pointing towards him. What should I do?" he further stated.
"So why not wait for Jack to find that man? It’s only he who can tell us the truth" Tristan looked at her for a few seconds before bobbing his head in agreement.
Ashley finally felt at ease once Tristan agreed to her. She just wanted to know who was that person that tamper with the brakes of their car and why did he run away if he had no intention of killing her.
Tristan who had his eyes fixed on her noticed her spacing out. "Okay now, let’s just not waste our time thinking more about this incident. I have already ignored my wife and baby for too long and now it’s time for me to make up with them"
Letting go of her waist, Tristan bend a little and carried Ashley in his arms, and walked toward the couch.
Carefully placing Ashley on the soft cushion, Tristan tucked her shirt a little up and looked at her small swollen belly. It was so small that anyone could barely notice but for Tristan, it was huge as he could see his child grow into her womb.
"Hey buddy, how are you doing? Did you get hurt today?" Tristan started to talk with his child just like he always did, asking him if he was alright.
Tristan just wanted to develop a bond with his child just like he had already made with his mother, naturally.
Ashley on the other hand could only admire him sweetly talking with her flat stomach every time. She wondered if Tristan’s instincts turned right and if they happened to have a boy, would he be Mama’s boy or Dad’s champ?
While the couple was having their family time, Tristan’s phone suddenly rang and he sneered because of the disturbance.
"I think you should answer the call. What if it’s important" Ashley suggested when she noticed how displeased Tristan was by the sudden call.
Tristan rolled his eyes, still not ready to leave her side but when she gave him a puppy look that’s when he pulled himself back and got up, heading towards the study table.
The moment he reached his hand to pick up the cell phone, his eyes then looked at the caller’s name and Tristan’s eyes turned dark the next instant. "It’s Jack" he muttered as he looked at Ashley and watched her straighten up and then answered the call turning the speaker on.
"What is it, Jack?" Tristan’s deadpan voice dropped the air around them with his eyes intensely looking in Ashley’s direction.
"Boss, we found the man" came his response
Chapter 359: It was a woman
Both Tristan and Ashley reached the base after Jack informed him that they found the man and he was currently held captive in their base.
Since it was Ashley’s first time visiting Jaguar’s second hideout, her eyes went wide observing the tight security with Tristan’s men guarding every corner of the place.
The moment they watched their leader walk in with their lady boss everyone lowered their head in greeting. Giving them a light nod, Tristan took Ashley toward their main office.
Tristan wanted to interrogate that man all by himself but when Ashley urged him to take her along, he could bring himself to decline her.
****
[ Inside the main office]
"Did he spill anything?" Tristan asked as soon as they entire the spacious hall along with Ashley.
Everyone was surprised to see Ashley but they quickly composed their shock and greeted them.
Jack who was too standing with the other guards stepped forward and answered," No, we have found anything solid from him until now" hi words made Tristan arch his brow.
Turning his head to his side, he looked at Ashley and said," You stay here. I will be back in a minute" Letting go of her hand, he then motioned to one of his guards and asked him to take Ashley to his private room.
He didn’t want Ashley to see him torture that man to make him spill the truth. She was pregnant and getting traumatized was bad for both her and his child.
Once he watched Ashley walk along with the guard, Tristan then headed to the torture cell along with Jack where the man was being interrogated by his men.
The yelling and crying sound inside the cell were silenced when Tristan walked in with Jack tailing him from behind. The moment his eyes fell landed on the man Tristan’s entire aura darkened.
Motioning his men to step aside, Tristan rolled his sleeves to his elbow while his eyes looked at the tools that were used to torture the man.
Getting their leader’s signal his men soon vacated the room along with Jack who closed the door after stepping out leaving only the two inside.
Jack who had witnessed the murderous gleam in Tristan’s eyes couldn’t help but fear what will happen inside the cell. The man was already tortured until he bleed but still, he wasn’t ready to speak and now wondered what will Tristan do to make him spill the beans.
Everyone standing outside the torture room couldn’t hear a sound and just when they felt everything was fine they suddenly heard aloud painful cry that startled them as they shot their attention to the door.
Though everyone was aware of Tristan’s merciless torture, the heart-wrenching voice made them break into a sweat.
Before anyone could take a step, the door of the torture flung open and Tristan walked out wiping his blood-soaked hands.
"Trace the last call on his phone and get me the details of the person and also get me his bank details" Tristan instructed Jack and walked towards his private room.
Jack finally heaved out a deep breath which he didn’t know for how long he kept holding. Once Tristan was gone, he too turned and entered the cell along with the other men.
****
[Private Room]
Ashley was sitting by herself, waiting for Tristan to come over. She thought by coming here, she would be able to meet the man, but Tristan didn’t let her do that instead he asked her to wait for him in his private room.
Understanding the situation, she thought maybe it was better for Tristan to deal with him in his way and decided to silently wait for his return.
She was busy pondering her thoughts when the door of the room opened and Tristan stepped in.
The moment Ashley saw him, she got up from her seat and rushed to him, but stopped midway when she saw the blood stain on his sleeves and the front of the T-shirt.
Uneasiness crawled into her body and she quickly turned away. "Can you change your clothes? I don’t feel good" she asked taking a few deep breaths as she tried to calm herself.
Understanding her discomfort, Tristan started unbuttoning his T-shirt as he walked inside the bathroom. Within ten minutes he took a quick shower and stepped out wearing new pair of clothes and approached Ashley.
The second his freshly bathe fragrance reached her sense, she turned and faced him.
Ashley had already guessed what must have happened inside the torture room, so she skipped that thought and came straight to the point. "Did he confess?" she asked with her eyes expectantly looking at him.
Tristan heaved out a sigh and bobbed his head. "Yes he did and..." his words made her eyes shine brighter than the star and heard him further continue," You were right. It’s not Gabriel but someone else who hired him to do this work"
Tristan recalled the moment when that man told him that it was a woman who hired him for this work and in return she would give him money.
On further investigation, the man happens to inform that, he never met the woman as the deal was fixed on the phone call and after completing the work, he also received the money directly into his account.
A deep frown marred her face when Tristan finished telling her everything. They both fell into a deep thought thinking about the woman, the man spoke about.
"Who must be that woman he mentioned and why would she make such a deal with him?" Ashley mumbled as she failed to recall if she ever offended anyone apart from Jane.
"Don’t worry we will soon catch her but before that, I have to meet someone" Tristan’s words caught her attention and she cocked her brow in questioning.
Tristan just shrugged his shoulders without answering her and soon they left the base.
*****
[ Sandra’s place]
"What do you mean they found him?" Sandra gnashed her teeth in fury when Lucas informed her that the man they hired to kill Ariana was caught by Tristan’s men.
Lucas pursed his lips into a thin line and lowered his head when he couldn’t handle her blood-shot eyes that were throwing daggers at him.
Fuming in rage, Sandra threw the small vase that was resting on the table causing a commotion.
Lucas flinched at her outrage and broke into a sweat. He just felt like running away from there without looking back but he couldn’t knowing that now his life was bound to work as a slave for her.
"I don’t think they would ever come to learn that it’s you who finalized the deal with him," Lucas spoke after much thought and watched her turn to look at him.
"And what about the number?" she asked with a deep crease on her forehead.
"I have already destroyed it" Lucas answered confidently.
He had already assumed that one day the man would be caught by them but he never imagined it would be so soon. Luckily he managed to destroy every proof that will lead to them, and now he was rest assured that Tristan’s men would never be able to catch them.
Sandra observed Lucas and bobbed her head slowly calming her wrecking nerves. She could notice the confidence in his claim, so she decided to trust him.
Lucas finally relaxed when her aura returned to normal. They had planned the attack to kill Ashley with the intention of putting the entire blame on Gabriel. He wanted to kill two birds with one shot but who would’ve thought the man would fail to execute his plan but he was glad that Tristan might come to blame Gabriel for it.
Chapter 360: Waiting for the results.
A black Mercedes stopped in front of a lavishing Restaurant with Gabriel stepping out of it followed by Max.
Last night when he received a call from Tristan, Gabriel was surprised in the beginning but the words he further said made his blood boil in anger.
They both happened to find that someone was framing Gabriel for something he didn’t do and when Tristan asked him to meet him, he immediately agreed.
Stepping inside the VIP room, Gabriel’s eyes fell on Tristan who was already waiting for him. His presence was mighty which reminded him about their teenage life. The cold and indifferent Tristan Knight was sitting in front of him.
The moment he sensed Gabriel’s presence, Tristan raised his head and looked at his friend or ex-friend.
"I just hope I didn’t disturb you" Tristan shoved the phone inside his pocket and asked Gabriel to have a seat.
Once he settled down opposite Tristan, an awkward silence engulfed the two. It had been years since they last sat together and had a heartful conversation and now they both fell speechless in front of each other.
"Ahem... so, how did you learn it wasn’t me" Gabriel finally spoke knowing that someone had to break the silence if they had to discuss the topic they were here for.
Tristan watched his bruised face before he started telling him everything. Gabriel’s eyes went cold the more Tristan spoke and by the time he finished, he was already clenching his jaws.
"Someone is trying to take advantage of our disputes by framing you" Tristan spoke as he watched Gabriel’s deadpan face.
"But now, I want to put an end to this once and for all. Let’s forget everything and have a fresh start " Tristan’s words took both Gabriel and Max by surprise and he looked at him with a suspicious gaze.
"And what made you think I will accept your proposal?" Gabriel scoffed at his words.
All these years he had been surviving with only one motive and that is to revenge Tristan for Sandra’s death, then how did he even think he will forget everything just like that?
"Because you are seeking revenge that’s baseless," Tristan said as he moved his eyes to the person who stood behind Gabriel.
"Am I right Max?" Max gulped when Tristan looked at him with his piercing blue eyes.
Gabriel on the other hand frown and turn to look at his loyal man. The nervous look on Max’s face deepened the crease on Gabriel’s forehead.
"What is he saying?" Gabriel asked as she slowly watched Max turn his head toward him and his Adam’s apple moved in anxiousness.
"I think it’s all for today. I will take my leave and give you two some private time" With that Tristan got up from his chair and left the VIP room leaving Gabriel and Max all by themselves.
Once the door behind them shut, Gabriel’s eyes turned darker than the night and he asked with his teeth gnashing each other. "Spill..."
Tristan stepped out of the restaurant and headed towards his car. "The meeting ended really quick," Jack asked the moment Tristan stopped in front of him.
"Too soon" With a vicious smile lingering on his face, Tristan hopped into the backseat while Jack walked to the other side and stepped into the car before they drove away.
Meanwhile, inside the VIP room, hell broke loose as a dreadful silence filled the entire space making it suffocating for Max to stand on his feet.
The piece of information he disclosed in front of him made Gabriel lose his cool. But knowing there weren’t in their base, he tried to stay calm.
Giving Max a final glance, Gabriel got up and walked out of the room in fury and slammed the door flung open as forcefully as he could in order to let him know that he was disappointed in him.
Max could feel the rage emitting from Gabriel. He knew he shouldn’t have hidden such a big thing from him but he wasn’t sure about it yet. Giving false news would only upset him further.
They thought except from him and Tori no one knew about it but he was wrong, Tristan was one step ahead of them. It wasn’t still confirmed from his side either but the news itself was a big shock.
Taking a deep breath, Max composed himself and followed Gabriel. He knew leaving him alone wouldn’t be the right choice but before he could step out he watched Gabriel hop into the car and drive away without him.
"Damnit" he cursed pinching his temple and quickly pulled up his phone and instructed their men to follow their leader.
"I need to inform you this Tori" he mumbled and watched a car stop in front of him.
"To the base, now.." instructing one of his men in the driver’s seat, Max asked him to take him to the dungeon.
******
Tristan reached the Knight Mansion and headed toward his bedroom where he found his wife sleeping peacefully. Tossing his suit aside, he walked towards the bed and sat next to her.
"Tristan" Ashley moaned his name the moment she felt his presence next to her and a smile crept on her lips.
"Did Gabriel agree?" she asked slowly opening her eyes and faced him.
"For now, he didn’t but I am sure he will soon call me" Tristan answered as his palm caressed her hair lovingly.
Last night when Tristan told her he would negotiate with Gabriel, she didn’t stop him.
After listening to their story, Ashley came to learn that it was just a misunderstanding that lead them to turn their back on each other by only seeing them as rivals.
And now it was time for them to sort out their misunderstanding.
While Tristan was busy caressing her hair, Ashley’s smile slowly disappeared and she asked," Are you sure it’s her? We can be wrong" There was a glint of doubt in her words but watching Tristan being so calm made her think otherwise.
"I am just waiting for the results" Tristan’s eyes shined in anticipation as he stared at her with a hopeful gaze.