Ch. 401..405: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 401-405

Chapter 401: Let’s get divorce

When Karl didn’t say anything, Gwen slightly pushed him with her hand that rested on his chest, making a distance.

"Tell me how should I not get bothered by her, when I was the sole witness to know what happened that day" Gwen didn’t want to sound pitiful but the images of their naked bodies kept replaying in her mind.

"What happened? Don’t you have anything to say now to defend yourself?" Gwen felt like someone just rubbed salt on her wounds.

"We both know that none of us is going to forget about it, Karl... because it was that moment which ruined our relationship" This time she pushed him forcefully until he stumbled on his feet.

Tears began to roll down her eyes as she couldn’t contain her anger anymore. Finding her man sleeping with some other woman wasn’t something she could endure, because she loved him more than anything.

He was the first boy whom she fell in love with when she didn’t even know what that word meant. But now everything was gone.

Karl remained tongue-tied as he couldn’t speak a word. Everything she said stabbed like a knife into his heart.

Everything she said was the truth but wasn’t there any way to rectify it?

He wanted the time to turn back where he would erase that moment when they both fought. He wanted to forget that day when he left the Knight’s mansion in fury, but he knew it wasn’t possible.

Letting out a defeated chuckle, Karl laughed at his fate. He stared at Gwen for some time before he reached his hand and press the resume button with the lift riding down.

Soon the door of the elevator opened and without wasting a second Gwen walked out leaving the defeated Karl behind.

She didn’t want anyone to see her cry so she quickly crossed the lobby and stepped out of the building before hopping into the car

Karl stood there without moving a single inch until the liftman called his name. It was then he realized that he had been standing there for too long.

"Sorry..." apologizing to the man, he quickly stepped out of the lift and marched out of the company’s building.

*****

[Knight Mansion]

Laying on the bed next to Ashley, Tristan caressed her hair as he watched her sleep. It took her a while for her to fully relax as her mind kept wondering about the incident that took place on her way back home.

As he kept staring at her, he recalled the word she said. His hand instantly stopped moving and he pulled himself up.

Pulling over the duvet, he then climbed down from the bed and stepped out onto the balcony with his phone in his hand.

Making a call he brought the phone close to his ear and heard the bell ring. The moment the call was answered he asked," Did he agree?"

Tristan’s eyes looked ahead far at a distance with coldness lurking within them as he heard the other person speak.

"Okay, make sure no one finds out about it" he instructed and hung up the call.

Clutching the phone into his palm Tristan tried to grasp his thoughts when he heard Ashley call him.

"Tristan..." her sleepy voice snapped him out of his thoughts and he quickly walked inside the room.

Placing the phone on the side table, he immediately climbed the bed, wrapping his arms around her," I am here" he whispered next to her face and watched her open her eyes.

"Just don’t leave by side okay" he heard her mumbled and within a few seconds she was back to sleeping.

"I won’t" he muttered planting a kiss on her cheeks before drifting off to sleep.

****

The next morning Noah and Alice drove to visit his father at the hospital. Throughout the drive, Alice seemed anxious, thinking about the outcome.

"You shouldn’t stress so much babe. Everything is going to be fine" Sitting inside his father’s office Noah tried to calm the extremely nervous Alice.

Alice could only watch him with a worried gaze when suddenly the door opened and Taylor walked in.

"So my daughter-in-law and son are already here," the middle age man said and he made his way to his seat.

Last night, when he received a call from his son, mentioned about the check-up, both Anna and he were overjoyed. They could finally see some progress in their relationship as they expect the results to be positive.

Anna too wanted to join them but an emergency stopped her from coming, so she asked Taylor to inform her of the results the moment they are out.

Alice forced a smile but the old man didn’t fail to notice her anxiousness and quickly said," Let began with the procedure"

Taylor didn’t want to prolong when he saw how concerned his daughter-in-law appeared.

Instructing the nurse, Alice was then taken to the adjacent room where they would perform some tests on her.

After about half an hour when the procedure was done, Alice stepped out.

Sitting next to Noah, they waited for the result.

"Don’t worry dear, everything would be fine" Taylor tried to soothe her nervousness as she smiled back at him weakly.

Ten minutes later the nurse came with the result as she place them in front of Taylor and immediately walked out.

As Taylor read the result, his eyes squinted as his face crumpled at what was mentioned.

"What does it say?" Alice asked as she was getting impatient because of the brewing silence.

Noah too noticed the change in his facial expression and asked," Dad, is there anything wrong" his words made Alice look at him.

Her heart raced wildly inside her chest when suddenly Taylor spoke. "Alice dear..."

*****

Thud!...

Locking herself inside the bedroom Alice slumped down like a defeated person. The words Taylor said broke her beyond repair.

’There is minimal chance of your conceiving a child. Your uterus is too weak to bear a baby’

Taylor’s words kept ringing in her mind like a broken tape recorder. Unable to handle those words she soon broke down into tears, clutching her heart as she couldn’t bear the pain.

"Why... why every time it has to be me..." Alice cried her heart out.

The result clearly mentioned that she couldn’t be a mother. The dream she had been dreaming about shattered in a second.

Outside the room, Noah stood in front of the door as he heard her heart-wrenching cries. he wanted to console her but just like her, even he was beyond devastated.

He too wanted to cry but he couldn’t knowing how much his reaction would end up breaking Alice.

Taking a few deep breaths he tried to compose himself before he raised his hand and knock on the door.

"Alice.. let me in please" his voice cracked as he spoke. Even after mustering the courage to speak he still felt hard.

Alice didn’t answer him and kept crying. She had no strength left within her as her life had turned upside down.

As her mind and body got tired of crying, she slumped into a deep sleep and she passed out on the floor.

Noah stood there listening to her cries and when he couldn’t hear them any further, he freaked.

"Alice.. "calling out her name he knocked on the door.

Worried he quickly got the keys to their bedroom and opened the door. The moment he stepped inside he found Alice lying on the floor.

"Alice..." falling on his knees he picked her up and carried her to the bed.

He first checked her pulse and when he found them normal, Noah then realized she had passed out due to exhaustion.

Sitting next to her, Noah watched how fragile she looked. Her tear-tainted face was evidence of how much she suffered due to the news.

Bending down he kissed those tears as he slowly caressed her hair and said," I am sorry Alice...I couldn’t make you happy"

Noah partially blamed himself as he could bear the pain she went through because of him. And now, he wondered how their relationship would change after this one revelation.

Time passed by with Noah sitting by her side until she finally woke up. The moment she opened her eyes, she was reminded of the hurtful news.

Anger surged in her heart and she jerk away the duvet from her body ready to climb down the bed when a strong hand stopped her from leaving.

"Stay..." Noah’s painful voice stopped her and she turned to the side to face him.

Alice’s eyes grew wide when she noticed how miserable he looked and without any hesitation, she laid back on the bed and this time facing him.

Alice was so caught up in her pain that she failed to see even Noah had suffered a lot. She only thought about herself but what about him?

How can she leave him...

Silence engulf between the two as no one spoke. Their gaze were enough to communicate their deeper feelings.

"I need to talk to you..."

"Let’s get a divorce.."

Chapter 402: Don’t ever say that...

"What did you say?" he asked as two deep lines formed between his brows and he quickly jerked himself up, while his eyes glare at her.

’Shit’

Alice immediately regretted saying those words but didn’t voice them out. She silently followed his action but didn’t dare look at him.

She could feel his eyes on her the entire time, making her heart race wildly and she suddenly felt like running away.

Though she didn’t see him, Alice knew he was enraged by her words as she could feel the change in the temperature around her.

Without wasting a second more she turned around and tried to climb down the bed, but was stopped.

Noah grabbed her arms, forcefully pulling her back to him until she fell onto him. It was that moment when she finally witness his gaze that blaze fire within them.

Alice gulped at the sight of his dangerous expression and begin to wriggle, "L-let go... Noah" she said as she tried to free herself from his hold, but with every movement it only turned firm.

"Dare you to say those words again Alice..." After much silence, Noah finally raised his voice as he gritted in fury.

Alice flinched at his deadpan voice which forced her to look at him, but the scene she witnessed dropped her heart.

The raging flames in his eyes were now replaced with pain as he gnashed his teeth, trying to suppress his anger.

"This isn’t the solution" she heard him say and this time his voice sounded gentle like the gaze he was now pondering on her.

Tears began to well in her eyes as she couldn’t bear to look at him. She just wanted to break free, but she also knew whatever words he said were true.

’This wasn’t the solution, but was she capable of him, knowing that she lack something special within her’

Unable to hold on to her tears she let them fall again. Letting go of her struggle, dropped her head onto his shoulder and begin to cry.

"What should I do Noah... this pain isn’t disappearing....Knowing how I can’t even bore you a child...what is the use of you being with me..." Letting go of her hand, Noah quickly hugged her, pulling her closer to him as tightly as possible.

"It’s okay if we don’t have a child Alice... I just need you in my life, that’s it" Noah could feel her pain, but she had to be strong.

It was just them who couldn’t become parents. There are many like them. Sometimes it’s not the child that makes their bond strong, it is also the love they have for one another which helps them get through it.

Shaking her head Alice pulled away," But..." She wanted to speak but was stopped when Noah suddenly kissed her.

He didn’t want her to think that she wasn’t capable of him. He wanted her to forget every negative thought in her mind.

He just wanted her to feel his love through his kiss.

Alice stilled for a moment but soon closed her eyes as she kissed him back. She needed this to silence all her running thoughts. She wanted peace and when she finally began to experience it, she deepen the kiss.

Wrapping her one hand around his neck, she slowly crawled onto his lap wrapping her legs around his torso, and began to kiss him roughly.

She just wanted to calm herself, and the only way she could find was to through this kiss.

Digging her fingers into his smooth hair, she slid her tongue into his cavern and began sucking him. She felt her entire body relax when he too used the same passion to return her.

While she was busy kissing him, Noah used his hand to undress her. Within a matter of time, they both lay on the bed naked with Noah hovering over them and their mouth passionately kissing each other.

"You know our love is enough..." Noah said as he pulled back. His eyes gently bore into her dizzy one but she didn’t answer him back.

She could hear his every word but she couldn’t come to accept them. Yes, their love was enough but life is more beautiful when you have your kids around. It’s more worthy when you have a family, but all her dreams were shattered.

The family and love she craved for her whole life broke with that one piece of news.

Ignoring his words, she pulled him back and captured his mouth. Grabbing his shoulder she swiftly changed their position with him now lying beneath her.

Kissing him to her heart’s content, Alice then started pestering kisses all over his face, slowly tailing down to his neck, collarbone, and then onto his chest.

Her eyes lingered on his nipple as she playfully pinched it, hearing him groan with pleasure and the next second she took them into his mouth.

"Umm... Alice... " Noah sensually growled as he closed his eyes, slowly feeling the wetness of her tongue all over his buds.

His mind got freeze for the time being as he forget everything and gave into the pool of pleasure.

His reaction satisfied her as Alice pinned his hand on the side while her mouth kept sucking his nipples. Her tongue Swirled onto his buds sending several unknown sensations.

Alice had no idea why she was being this wild, but she wanted to vent her pain while pleasuring her man.

She wanted to show him that she could be someone who could satisfy him... too.

Keeping her eyes on him, she continues sucking his buds simultaneously. She was content that he was loving whatever she was doing, and that increased her desire even more.

Letting go of his nipples she then began to move downwards, planting kisses onto his stomach until she reached her destination.

His length was already erect with the amount of pleasure she received from her the entire time. It was already waiting for her attention, proudly standing tall.

The corner of her lips lifted with a light smirk as she brought her hand to touch it. Her eyes widen a little when she felt its hotness and size.’ Eager as always’ she told herself slowly bringing her mouth close to the tip of his shaft.

Noah who sense her paused for a moment, crane his neck up as he watched her already staring at him passionately.

His mouth parted a little his he kept panting breathing in the alluring sight of his bold wife. He knew the reason why she was acting like this, but he didn’t mind as long as she forgets her pain.

With their gaze fixed on each other, Alice slowly opened her mouth and licked the tip of his length as he rolled his eyes letting his head fall back.

Noah was overwhelmed by how she was making him lose his mind. They have had sex countless times but every time she would take the initiative, he would reach the highest peak of his ecstasy.

Alice had her ways of pleasuring him, but today, it was a little different. Though she was doing everything to satisfy him, he could feel something was lacking.

Their moment was passionate but it still lacks the flames they ignite every time they make love with each other.

Smirking at his response, Alice then took his length deeper into her mouth until the tips touched her throat and she sucked it out like a lollipop.

Noah grabbed the sheet on firmly as he felt her teeth brush his dick while her tongue rolled onto it like she was tasting the sweetest candy on the earth.

While she kept taking it in and out of her mouth, Alice sensed it growing bigger, ready to shoot.

Sucking it one last time, She quickly crawled up sitting on his lap. Using her hand she guided it towards her entrance and left it sliding it with one swift push.

"Ah..." both moaned out with pleasure with Alice show begin to move her hips sending a thousand volts of current into his system.

Letting go of the sheet, Noah quickly grabbed her round butt pinching it tightly until it left a mark, and started to move them up and down.

Alice rolled her eyes, slowly dropping her back, letting Noah lead her from there on.

While her hips kept moving, her boobs too bounce in sync. Grabbing her right bosom with his one hand he squeezed it until she quivered with pleasure.

Noah could feel the tension building between the two with every pounce as his length grow bigger with every deep thrust.

Alice too felt her stomach churn with anticipation as soon they both reached their climax emptying themselves onto each other.

Tired from the activity, Alice fell on top of Noah as he carefully wrapped his arm around her while his other hand tucked the piece of hair off her face, as they lay silently into each other arms.

*****

Chapter 403: Possibility

There was a pin-drop silence between the two as no one spoke. Noah kept caressing Alice’s back while she rested her head on his chest.

Both of their eyes were wide open as sleep was long gone and all they did was to look at a particular distance without blinking their eyes.

They did have sex but it was all for clearing up their mind from thinking about what happened.

Noah didn’t blame Alice for doing it, as he couldn’t bring himself to hurt her for such an irrelevant matter.

As they both lay in each other arms, Noah finally decided to break the silence and asked," The words... you said before, it wasn’t true right?"

Noah still could erase the words she utter out of frustration as it left a mark on him. Though he warned her not to say those words again, yet deep in his heart he feared, what if she brings up that topic again.

Alice stilled when she heard him but didn’t look up. her eyes fluttered when she remembered how she asked him to divorce her and how she regretted saying so.

She wasn’t thinking straight and said those words without concerning how it would affect him.

Alice knew they both need each other in their lives. They had come this long, fighting all the odds then why did she get scared of this one news?

"I am sorry..." she muttered as she let out a breath, finally lifting her head and looking at him.

The moment their eyes met, Alice saw the hurt in them and she quickly cupped his face, sealing his lips the next second.

"I am sorry" she again apologized.

Alice had always lost the ability to think straight whenever life lands her into a problem.

Instead of finding the right way, she always ends up running, saying words that always hurt him.

Tears welled up in his eyes but he tried to maintain his composure. Yes, he was hurt when she asked him to divorce, but what hurt him more was the fact that never considered his feeling whenever she said those harsh words.

It was so easy for her to break his heart as if it was nothing, ignoring the pain he would go through because of her hurtful words.

But as always, he would look past everything, trying to understand her knowing how much she had suffered all this time. His heart would never let him hurt her, because he knew she was his weakness and anything happening to her would eventually affect him.

Alice felt like someone squeeze her heart. Noah’s silence had now started to bother her. Just when she thought of speaking further, she heard him say,

"Dad said the chances of you becoming a mother is minimum but not entirely impossible. If taken proper precautions we can make through it" As soon as he said those words Alice’s eyes grew wide in shock.

Alice was so shattered by the results that she left the cabin in shock, never letting him finish the entire thing.

Noah was there when his father mentioned the possibilities. It wasn’t an entirely hopeless situation for them. They still had chances and the only thing they had to do is have faith in the process.

If not then they could also opt for adoption.

A ray of hope surged in Alice’s heart and she quickly pushed herself up to sit." Is there a way for me to become a mother?" she asked looking at him with expectant eyes.

Noah could see how desperately Alice wanted to become a mother and he was glad that everything wasn’t that hopeless for them.

"Yes...you still can become a mother, Alice. You can still carry our baby.." Noah declared and watched her burst into tears. She cried out of happiness as she pounced on him hugging him tightly.

"You aren’t lying to make me feel better right? Tell me you are saying the truth" Alice asked him again as she couldn’t fathom her thoughts and quickly pulled back.

Her eyes wandered through his face as it still felt like a dream to her. She had just found out that she couldn’t conceive but now her husband was giving her hope.

"Yes, you can Alice" he declared looking straight into her restless eyes.

Tears still kept streaming down her eyes and this time it was Noah who engulfed her in his arms.

Burying her face into his chest Alice cried her heart out. She was thankful to god that he still gave them the chance to embrace parenthood, even if they had to work hard for it.

Staying in each other’s arms they didn’t realize when sleep overtook their tired mind and soon they drifted off to sleep with the smile still lingering on their lips.

*****

Gabriel reached the set but today it was Lucas who paid a surprise visit. It left him wondering why Lucas decided to visit the set, but then he couldn’t question him as he was the one who managed him with Max just being a tag-along.

"You should’ve informed me about your visit," Gabriel asked the man sitting next to him.

Lucas had been very quiet the entire time while his eyes were busy looking around. Something about him felt strange, so Gabriel decided to interrogate him.

The sudden question from Gabriel broke Lucas’s focus and he turned to face him.

Staring at his sharp eyes for a few seconds he then answered," Oh, I just came to see how is the shoot progressing" Lucas lied.

He would never let Gabriel learn his intention unless it was the right time.

"Hmm..."

"By the way, how are things going between you and Ashley? Is there any progress? Have you managed to gain her trust?" he asked out of curiosity.

Yesterday after almost getting caught, Lucas decided to follow Gabriel as he didn’t want to appear doubtful in his eyes. It was better if he had a solid reason for everything.

Gabriel squinted his eyes finding Lucas’s curiosity annoying but knowing how he had to be careful around him, Gabriel decided to speak the truth.

"No... I don’t think she is ever going to trust me, not after knowing I am the one who is after them" he said putting on a depressing tone as he watched Lucas carefully.

The curious look in his eyes slowly replaced with a confused one. ’But you both have been working fine" he stated.

Gabriel tilted his head as he found Lucas’s words a little suspicious, but the man was too dumb to realize it. He kept waiting for his answer forgetting how he was digging a hole for himself.

With him being this interested in his life only made Gabriel confirm his doubts.

Previously Lucas had never been this interested in his life. He kept on working for him as long as he got his reward. But as the days passed by with the truth revealed around him, Gabriel decided to be a little cautious.

There was something Lucas was trying to hide something from him. This new form of curiosity made him question his intentions and now all he had to do was to find the truth.

"It’s because we are professionals here and showing our differences will only push her away. I am just taking one step at a time" He stated without moving his eyes from him.

Lucas pursed his lips into a thin line when he noticed Gabriel’s piercing gaze.

"I... was... just concerned. It’s been so long since you are pursuing her" Lucas quickly change his attitude as he looked away.

Gabriel arched his brow as he watched him for a few more seconds before he asked," Why are you so interested in whether I have gained his trust or not?"

Lucas was caught off guard when he suddenly questioned him.

"J-just like that" he simply lied without meeting his gaze.

Lucas was intimidated by the way Gabriel was questioning him. He could sense the change in his approach but then Gabriel was always just like that scaring him with his gawk-like eyes.

He simply decided to shut his mouth and monitor the two, concluding whether he had somewhat joined hands with Tristan Knight.

Soon the director called Gabriel and he soon left from there, giving him a breath of relief. It was hard to remain unbothered knowing the person next to you was a maniac, but Lucas remained focused as it was his job to spy on Gabriel from the very beginning.

The entire day, he kept spying on the two trying to find the clues but to his dismay, he couldn’t get one. They just remained neutral maintaining their profession without showing any sign of friendliness.

Dejected by the view Lucas soon left the sets. It turns out to be a wasteful day for him as he couldn’t gather any important lead.

Meanwhile, outside a tall residential building, Tori was waiting for someone and soon she noticed a black Mercedes making its way and soon stopping in front of her.

Her eyes shined with confidence as she took a deep breath and watched the man step out of it.

"I hope I am not late"

Chapter 404: Escaping death

Tristan inquired looking at Tori who shook her head in denial. " He is waiting for you," she said and soon they entered the building.

Tori had managed to convince her father to meet Tristan and in return, she would forgive him.

Patrick eager to gain his daughter’s forgiveness gave in to her condition and here he was waiting for the man.

Taking the elevator they ride to the last floor of the building before they entered the suite.

Sitting on the couch the man watched his daughter and Tristan walk in. "It was quite a surprise when I heard from my daughter that the Tristan Knight wants to meet me"

Patrick kept his attitude natural as he welcome them. "Please have a seat Mr. Knight or should I say, Martin"

Tristan shot a glance with his brow arching up as he watched the man smile at him. Martin was the nickname he used as the leader of the Jaguar, but very few knew about it.

It was quite impressive to find that Patrick knew so deeply about him.

"Anything you want but I prefer Tristan over Martin" Tristan returned him with the same smile and took the seat.

Tori who now knew his father was an underworld leader just as influential and powerful as Tristan Knight. He almost had everything under his control, from the cops to the government, everyone feared him.

It was too shocking to find how he achieved such immense power in such a short time, but it wasn’t new as it was in his blood to deceive people around him.

While the two big underworld personalities faced each other. The tension between the two was quite evident to avoid.

She wondered why Tristan asked her to set their meeting knowing how there were possibilities of Sandra finding everything about it.

She heard that Patrick had provided Sandra with half of his army to defeat the Knights, and there were high chances of her somehow learning about this confidential meeting.

"Tell me, Tristan, why did you want to meet me?" Patrick asked as the smile on his face vanished, replacing it with seriousness.

Crossing his leg over the other Patrick leaned back on the couch with his eyes staring at Tristan intently.

Smirking at his change in behavior, Tristan dive straight to the point and said," I want you to stop your daughter from targeting my wife"

Tristan was tired of this cat-and-mouse play. He knew Sandra had been hiding until now because of Patrick’s protection. If not for his support, she wouldn’t have survived until now.

Patrick’s eyes flickered with darkness. Tristan’s words were like a final warning to him which highly impressed the man who had been dying to meet his opponent.

Patrick knew about the Jaguar clan for a long time but after their leader got injured in a car accident, a new leader took control of his clan, emerging to be more powerful and ruthless than the former.

But he wasn’t that well-known, someone was given a chance to meet him. He was just a lowly drug dealer working for some third party illegally, making money from it.

"And what makes you think, she will listen to me" Patrick exclaimed.

Sandra was like an untamed beast who didn’t like being controlled by anyone. All these years he had tried to change her, helping her forget about the things or the people she wouldn’t have.

But she wasn’t listening. Her madness for Tristan had no boundaries and the day she learned about his marriage, her craziness turned even more intense.

It wasn’t a surprise for Tristan to hear those words from him. Because he knew if he was capable enough to handle his daughter, she wouldn’t have given him such a hard time.

While Patrick was busy trying to heal his daughter, Sandra had other plans.

"Then take this as the last warning because, this time when I finally find her, she wouldn’t even have the chance to breath alive. Do you get that! "

Both Tori and Patrick were taken aback by Tristan’s deadpan words. He knew the reason why he wasn’t able to find Sandra was because Patrick was helping her the entire time.

He knew she was still in the same city but the protection she was provided with kept her safe until now.

"Make sure my words reaches her" With that Tristan stood up and walked out of the suite without paying him a second glance.

Patrick sat rooted on his seat as his eyes then turned towards his daughter who quickly masked her expression returning to the aloof one.

"I think it’s high time that she puts an end to this madness," Tori said looking straight into her father’s eyes.

They were blank as white paper, with no ounce of emotions in them.

Sparing him a last glance she took walked out of the door leaving Patrick alone to deal with his emotions.

****

Stepping out of the building, Tristan offered Tori a ride back to the base but she politely rejected it.

"Thanks for the help," he said looking at the young girl who decided to go against her family to help them.

If not for her phone call that day where she expressed her request to help them find Sandra, he wouldn’t have decided to put faith in the words.

Tori wanted to rectify the mistakes she did thinking her sister was innocent all along when in reality she wasn’t as innocent as she appeared to be.

Unfortunately, she came to find her true intentions a little late, but it wasn’t a gone case either. She still had chances to make up for the crime she did by hurting Ashley and her father.

"I had to do it. I am still sorry for whatever my sister did to everyone one of you" Tori was genuinely sorry and she didn’t mind saying it to them every time they meet.

Tristan sensed the sincerity in her voice and bobbed his head in agreement. "Okay then, I’ll take my leave" Since she didn’t want his help Tristan didn’t force her.

Getting into the car, he drove away from there.

Tori had her eyes fixed on the car until it disappear from her sight, but unknown to her there was another car parked at a distance from where she stood.

Inside the car, Sandra fumed when she saw her sister with Tristan. "So I was right the entire time... my baby sister has joined hands with my enemy"

Her eyes turned cold as her palm around the steering wheel tightened. She never thought her sister would ever backstab her, but what shocked her more was that even her father was involved in it.

"You both are the bane to my revenge" she flared gritting her teeth in fury.

As she kept looking ahead, Sandra turned on the engine and raced the car, before she released the brake.

Her entire body burned with the news that both her sister and father were trying to backstab her, but she won’t let that happen.

She had come too long and now she couldn’t lose, even if that means she had to eliminate those people who were a hurdle in her path.

Increasing the speed Sandra raced the car toward Tori forgetting that she shared a blood relationship with her. She had long past the feeling of being emotional and holding sentiments for the people she loved.

All she had in her mind was Tori was the hurdle and she had to erase her. "I sorry baby sis, but you have to die" muttered as she drove the car.

"Hey watch out," Max who came to pick up Tori noticed a car speeding her way, and yelled from the other side of the street.

Tori frowned as she turned her head and watched a black car accelerating her way, but before it could hit her she jumped back dodging the hit, and watched the car drive away.

"Damnit..." Sandra cursed but didn’t lower the speed until she drove far away from the spot.

Max rushed toward Tori and help her stand up as he started examining her body. "Are you hurt?" he asked with concern.

Tori who was still traumatized by the event couldn’t even look away from the direction the car drove.

It was Max who shook her by her shoulder, then she snapped into his direction. For a moment she couldn’t speak but when reality slowly sunk in, she quickly pounced into Max’s arm.

While she kept hugging him, her eyes kept following the direction. She had just escaped death, but didn’t it appear like an accident?

"Come let’s go," Max said as he guided her towards the car and soon they drove away.

Chapter 405: A backup plan

Barging into her room Sandra began to throw everything aside. She turned the entire room into a complete mess in her anger.

The scene she witnessed wasn’t able to erase from her mind. She was so enraged that she didn’t think twice to kill her own sister.

But unfortunately, she managed to survive.

After destroying everything around, Sandra pulled out her phone and called Lucas.

Lucas who had just left the shooting spot answered the call the moment he saw who it was.

"Tristan and Gabriel both are involved, so stop spying on them" Her words took Lucas by surprise but he maintained his composure.

He now understood why Gabriel was acting strangely with him the entire time, intimidating him with his words.

"So what should we do now," he asked.

"I think we shouldn’t delay the plan now. Let’s get it done as soon as possible" Sandra said with a deadpan tone and heard him agree.

Hanging up the call, she looked into the broken mirror and smile like a crazy lady.

"I know you still won’t love me even after I kill Ashley. So why not kill you both" Her eyes shined with pure evilness as she kept on smiling.

Sandra had now finally accepted that no matter what she does, Tristan will never love her. He would never give her the place he gave to his wife.

All these years she had been playing her games hiding behind her father’s security. But now it was time to show up. She couldn’t forever hide behind the curtains.

If she had to kill Ariana then she will make sure Tristan witness it with his eyes. The way he didn’t show mercy towards her, she would make sure he would suffer the same helplessness when he would watch his wife die.

Her love for him was gone and all she wanted now was to end them of both.

The man whom she loved like crazy never saw her worth. But she wouldn’t forget anything he did to her. If gave her to the cops exposing her crime, forgetting she was his friend.

Even after expressing her love for him, Tristan didn’t see her worth and looked at her like a criminal.

He forgot the friendship they share the entire time and handed her to the cops without showing any ounce of sympathy.

As she kept looking into the mirror the smile on her face slowly faded with her eyes welling up in pain.

Sandra remembered those days she spend inside that cell. There wasn’t a single day she never thought of him. Even after him betraying her, she still loved him madly.

If it wasn’t for him, she wouldn’t have agreed on betraying law enforcement following her father’s words.

But now not anymore, she wouldn’t let her heart come in between her revenge because now she was more than determined to end them both.

"See you soon Tristan" she muttered as she loved away and walked inside the bathroom.

*****

Max brought Tori to his place. After whatever happened he couldn’t take her anywhere. His house was the only safest place for now.

Bringing the first aid box, he sat next to her on the couch and began to aid the scratches she received due to the fall.

"Don’t think too much. I have asked out men to find the car and the driver" Max wasn’t a fool not to notice the accident was done intentionally.

He had seen the car standing at a distance but the moment he stepped out, he noticed it speeding towards Tori.

It appeared to be someone was stalking her the entire time but decided to hit her in the change of mind.

" It doesn’t matter if we find the car or the driver because I know who is the person" Tori’s words stopped halted his action as he shot his head to look at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked a deep frown marred his face and his eyes turned cold the next instant.

Tori heaved out a breath when she noticed those deadly glares and muttered," Sandra.."

Everything started to make sense, as to why Tristan decided to meet her father in one of his secret places. He knew the place wasn’t safe but still, he asked her to arrange a meeting

It was all his plan since the beginning because he knew Sandra would try to stalk everyone including her father. And that’s what she did.

She followed her father to that place where she came to know about him and Tori’s meet-up with Patrick.

Sandra’s low Iow IQ would make her think that her father is betraying her by joining hands with them and in that fury, she would do something that would get her out of her secret zone.

On their way to the suite, he also texted her about the car and at that moment she didn’t know her sister was following them only taking his words as a piece of advice.

She couldn’t understand it at first but now everything was crystal clear.

Tori was so heartbroken that even her tears failed to come out of her eyes.

Her sister had once again failed her, breaking the little bit of trust she had for her.

Max who noticed the change in her expression, engulfed her in his arms as he carefully caressed her back.

"Are you okay?" he asked and watched her bury her face into the crook of his neck with her hands gently wrapping around him.

She didn’t say a word, just hugged him back.

After staying like that for some time, they pulled away with Max resuming back his work.

"You think your father will be able to convince Sandra," Max asked.

Tori told him everything that happened during the meeting. Just like him, even she wasn’t sure whether Patrick would be able to tackle her sister.

The way he questioned Tristan’s words there was a high chance about Sandra still going against their father’s warning. If not Tristan wouldn’t have come up with a backup plan.

"No-" she replied curtly.

"But I am sure by now she must have started to implement a plan and if I am not wrong the time isn’t too long for us to finally meet her" Tori smirked as she gave Max a meaningful glance.

******

After the lift incident, Karl maintained his distance from Gwen, only showing up when it was necessary.

He couldn’t forget the words she said as they were right. Even if they get back together their relationship wouldn’t be as pure as it was earlier.

Sitting inside her new cabin, Gwen was busy doing her work until lunchtime arrived.

Staring at the clock she heaved out a sigh as she thought about Karl. It was always them hanging out and having meals together, finding those smallest times to be with each other even with their busy work schedules.

Sadness marred her face as she pick up her cell phone and walked out of the cabin.

Gwen had lost the appetite to eat anything as every time she would have something she liked it would remind her of Karl.

As she stepped out onto the empty balcony on the same floor, Gwen sucked in a deep breath.

She didn’t want to be seen alone, so she decided to take fresh air. Leaning against the real she began to rack her phone watching her picture with Karl.

Her thumb instantly stopped scrolling when she noticed one of their pictures where they kissed each other.

"Wait a minute!... why is she in our picture" Zooming the image she noticed a faint picture that appeared to be just like Linda but then swipe it to the left a little and saw a man next to her.

’Could this be Ryan? The man Linda was talking with’ a thought popped into her mind as she recalled the conversation between Linda and the man named Ryan.

’Stop there Gwen. You have nothing to do with her. She had already ruined your relationship with Karl. Don’t hurt yourself dwelling into her life’

Pressing the back button she exited the gallery in her cellphone and turned the screen off.

Heaving out a deep breath Gwen closed her eyes and tried to forget about her.

"Why are you being hopeful Gwen? You have witnessed everything... then why do you still doubt it"

That day when her mother asked her if she genuinely loved Karl and trust him, she agreed without a second thought. But then she said something that left her questioning about her faith in their relationship.

Flung opening her eyes Gwen gasped when her mother’s words struck her like a bolt.

’You cannot believe everything you see. Sometimes things aren’t as they appear to be’

A moment of silence engulfed her heart as her brain began to rack on its own.

"What if everything I saw is fake? What if Ryan the man she was talking with is her boyfriend? What if everything that happened between her and Karl was an act put on to break their relationship?’

Gwen’s eyes widen in shock when she began to connect the possibilities.