Ch. 421..425: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 421-425
Chapter 421: What happened to her
Meanwhile Tristan and his force set off to the place where Ashley was being kept captive.
Riding on their respective boats, Tristan received a message from Sky and his eyes instantly turned dark listening to it.
"She is trying to run away" he muttered under his breath catching Patrick’s and Gabriel’s attention who were also connected to him.
Gabriel who was riding another boat, looked in a particular direction. His gawk-like eyes noticed something unusual and he quickly butted in.
"Let me handle her" he answered watching the two figures standing on the roof of the underwater basement.
Just as Tristan mentioned they seemed to be running away driving the boat floating on the water next to them.
Tristan noticed the seriousness in his tone and gave him a nod while Patrick who was still grasping his words felt a shiver run down his spine. But then he recalled the words he gave him and in the end, he could only watch Gabriel’s boat drive away from theirs.
*****
Listening to her words Sky fumed. They sounded as if she was provoking him that he refuse to believe them. He could see that no matter how many times he would warn her she won’t give up.
"I am warning for the last time Sandra, give up or else I will have to shoot" Sky wasn’t going to go gentle on her knowing how wicked the lady was. He hand to put his guard up
Sandra smirked bringing her hands behind her back and pointing Lucas to jump on the count of three with her fingers.
Lucas slowly blinked his eyes getting her signal and slowly raised his hand.
Sky shrugged his shoulder when he watched them, raise their hands, and before he could put his guard down, Sandra pulled out a gun from her back pocket and shot right on his leg.
"Argh!"
Sandra smirked watching Sky fall to his knees, ready to shoot one more bullet but before she could press the trigger, she heard a shot out of nowhere.
"Aaah" snapping her head in the direction of the voice, Sandra watched Lucas whine in pain.
Her brows twitched when she noticed the blood oozing from his chest but before she could react, Lucas fell into the water.
Sandra’s blood ran dry at the scene and she turned around to see a boat approaching them and the person she noticed inside with his gun pointed at her left her horrified.
"Gabriel..." her voice cracked at the sight of his venomous gaze.
"Put the gun down Sandra... you are doomed" she heard Sky’s voice from the back and turned behind only to find their men too joining him with their guns pointing her way.
Sky stood on his feet. His face twitched with pain but he soon concealed it.
Now with everyone standing against her, Sandra felt like she had reached her end. Even if she attacks them, there was nothing much she could do. In the end, they will have her no matter what.
While her eyes were busy scanning the number of men, Gabriel took joined them.
"Give up Sandra... there is no way you would escape this time," Gabriel said slowly approaching her.
Sandra’s eyes darkened at his words. The man who claimed to love her was now standing against her. She thought brainwashing him would eventually lead her to her goals, but everything got ruined the day he learned her truth.
Gabriel was the only one who would dance on her finger, someone whom she could control. But now witnessing the hate in his eyes left her in cold.
"G-Gabriel... let me go" Brushing away all her fleeting thought, she tried warning him.
She knew her gun was filled with six bullets, with one used on Sky. Now she had only five more. Shooting him would only land her in trouble.
"What for?.. So you could destroy our lives again" Gabriel snapped, never falling for her again.
He made a mistake back then when he trusted her fake letter. He kept cursing himself for not helping her. But everything was a joke for her. Even her death was part of her plan.
Sandra stood stunned listening to venom-like words and that’s when she realized it was wasteful for her to keep any hopes from him.
While Gabriel was busy dealing with Sandra, Tristan entered the base along with Patrick. The first thing they did was rush to the medical room where Ashley was held captive.
Flung opening the door, they entered but the scene Tristan witnessed left him horrified.
Ashley laying on the bed with her face turning extremely pale, froze his heart. He saw a doctor examining her, checking her pulse which felt his blood dry.
"What’s wrong with her..." Ignoring his pain, he yelled sprinting toward her.
Reaching next to her, Tristan fell on his knees and cupped her face. "Ash... hey wake up. See I am here?" he tried calling her out but noticed how the color of her lips started to change something, he was alarmed.
Shooting his head in the doctor’s direction, Tristan flung at him grabbing his collar, and asked," What did you do to her?"
Tristan looked like a raging beast, ready to slaughter the man. When the doctor didn’t utter a word, he flung his attention toward Lingaa.
"What did you do to her," Tristan asked strangling the man, pressing his palm firmly around his neck until he heard him choke.
Lingaa who was confused witnessing the scene ahead, shook his denying his claim. "We didn’t do anything. I remember changing the drug she asked me to prepare. Anesthesia would never harm her" he answered in his defense.
Both Patrick and Lingaa shared a glance, unaware of what was happening around them. He had been very careful the entire time, then how everything seems so confusing.
Tristan didn’t know what he was talking jerked the doctor aside and dashed towards Lingaa grabbing his neck.
The doctor coughed falling on the floor but soon stood up and reached Ashley once again checking her pulse.
"Her condition doesn’t look good. Her pulse is lowering" the doctor voiced catching everyone’s
Chapter 422: This can’t be
Gabriel remained unfazed as he kept pointing his gun at Sandra. He could see the shock in her eyes and he was sure that she was having a hard time accepting her defeat.
Taking a steady step ahead, he then asked," It would be better if you surrender. There is no way for you to escape"
Gabriel slowly tilted his head as he motioned to Sky and he quickly waved his hand to his men.
Sandra who was still the entire time noticed the small movement around. The way his men were slowly moving alarmed her and she immediately snapped out of her trance, keeping her guard up.
A sinister smirk curled on her lips as she positioned herself." You think I am a fool who doesn’t understand what you are trying to do, Gabriel"
Her words shocked him and he stopped. Gabriel thought he would be able to manipulate her but he was wrong. A wicked lady like Sandra would never get brainwashed.
Anger surged into his heart and before he could motion his men to round her, Sandra pulled the trigger and shot Gabriel.
Bang...
Her sudden action alarmed Gabriel and he quickly shot her back, right into her arm and her gun fell.
Aahh...
Sandra whine in pain as she watched Gabriel with bloodshot eyes. She watched him motion his men to get her but before they could reach her, she stood firm on her feet and smiled.
"You will never be able to catch me, but I promise to avenge you all soon" With those words left she turned around and jumped into the water leaving everyone shocked.
"Jump.." he commanded his men and soon they too jumped into the water.
With Sandra being shot right in her arm he guaranteed she won’t be able to run away for too long.
Meanwhile, inside the base, Ashley’s condition was deteriorating. The doctor examined her and it was confirmed that the deadly poison was injected into her and slowly her organs were giving him.
They need to react quickly before they lose her, were the words they heard from the doctor, and without wasting a second Tristan moved Ashley to the Health care hospital.
Standing outside the emergency room, Tristan kept pacing back and forth. He could erase the image of Ashley’s lifeless body and since then the uncertainty in his heart didn’t stop.
"Did you find her?" Noah asked Gabriel who stood next to him with a bandage wrapped around his arm.
The bullet shot by Sandra barely hit him brush past his arm leaving him unharmed, but Sky who received the bullet in his leg was taken to the emergency and was getting treated.
Heaving out a sigh, Gabriel shook his head." Not yet, we are still searching for her" he said and turned his head towards Tristan.
He didn’t seem in the right state of mind and that kind of bothered everyone around. He had been quiet the entire time pacing outside the emergency room.
"Boss.." they heard Max’s voice and turned their head towards him. "What is it??" he asked with a deadpan look.
"It was her" he begin and watched his brows crease.
"Sandra, she changed was the one who injected the medicine to Miss Brown" Max disclosed after confirming the footage they saw inside the medical room.
She injected the medicine before running away with Lucas. Maybe she had kept one bottle with her just in case of emergency and when she realized everything she planned was backfired she took the chance to revenge her.
"Damn.. this woman... why can’t she leave them alone. Why does she have to stoop this low" Noah sneered feeling bad for Tristan and Ashley and silently prayed for the well-being of her child and her too?
After about an hour the red light outside the emergency room turned off and the doctor stepped out.
"How is she," Tristan asked as soon as he noticed him.
"We were able to remove the poison from her body but..." he paused feeling skeptical to continue.
"But?"
"But we couldn’t save the baby" Those words he heard hit Tristan way too hard and he stumbled on his feet.
Tristan felt like his soul left his body. The news shattered him to the core leaving him devastated but then he was grateful that Ashley was alive and nothing happened to her.
Noah and Gabriel rushed to his side. Just like him, even the two couldn’t express how they felt about the news, but they had to stay strong for Tristan.
*****
Sandra who swam across the vast water, finally began to lose her strength. She had lost enough blood and even her hand that was shot restricted her from moving.
Left with minimal strength, she managed to reach the shore. The first thing she did was to look back. Knowing how Gabriel’s men were still following her, she pushed herself up and began to walk. But after a few steps fatigue hit her hard she lost consciousness.
*****
After a few hours of observation, Ashley was moved into a VIP ward. Their family members paid a visit to them but Tristan urge them to leave as Ashley wouldn’t be waking up so soon.
He had finally mustered the courage, clearing his thoughts, and sat beside her the entire time.
The guilt of not reaching her way too sooner stabbed his heart. If he had found it way too earlier he would have stopped everything beforehand.
Holding onto her hand, Tristan gulped the pain he was going through. Losing the child they were eagerly waiting for wasn’t worst than hell. If he was going through so much pain he wondered what will happen when Ashley finally regains consciousness.
As the time passed by Tristan too felt his eyelids growing heavy and soon he fell asleep holding her hand.
...
The sky was still dark, but the woman who had been sleeping all this time finally woke up.
Ashley was trying to access her thoughts recalling how she lost her consciousness while watching Sandra.
Stirring onto her bed, she muttered" Where is Sandra, and what is this place"
Ashley who wasn’t aware of where she was slowly tried to push herself up but stopped and turned her head to the side.
A sigh escaped her lips when her eyes fell on Tristan. Ashley felt like she was dreaming as everything felt so strange but then she heard the beeping sound of the machine. It was then she realized where she was.
Her eyes widen in realization. ’Tristan saved her’ she thought while her eyes remained fixed on Tristan.
A wave of satisfaction passed through and she was about to wake him up but something struck her mind and her hand instantly moved to her stomach.
"No...this... this can’t be"
Chapter 423: The loss
Her body instantly slumped down in defeat and a stream of tears rolled down her eyes. ’This.. this can’t be... Why don’t I feel him’ Her soul shivered at the thought of not feeling her bean inside her tummy?
It was then the dream she had seen a few days ago crossed her mind completely turning her into an alive corpse.
Sensing the movement of the bed Tristan woke up and the moment his eyes fell on Ashley, his entire world came to a standstill.
Her empty eyes stared blankly at the wall above, letting those tears flow from her eyes. He could tell that she somehow came to learn about the news.
Staring at her for a few seconds, Tristan then reached his hand and started caressing her head. As if she didn’t feel his touch and remained unfazed he then called out her name
" Ash..."
Tristan expected her to look at him but instead, he heard her cold, deadpan voice. "Where is she?"
Her words stunned him for a second but soon he understood who she was referring to. His hand caressing her head instantly stopped and he clutched his jaw in fury.
"She escaped" The moment those words left his mouth, Ashley turned her eyes toward him. An unexplainable feeling passed through her eyes as the rage inside her burned even more violently.
Her hand balled into a tight fist and she spoke words like venom," I want you to find her Tristan at any cost. She took out child away from us, and now I want you to take her life away from her"
The moment Tristan gave her a nod, she let her guard down and broke down in front of him. The child they had been waiting for died mercilessly due to Sandra’s. She didn’t think twice before ending an innocent life.
That night morn for the loss of their child but vowed to never leave the person who took him away from them.
Morning came and soon everyone came to meet Ashley in the hospital. Grace who saw how weak she looked broke into tears. She consoled her for the loss she suffered because of Sandra’s cruelty.
She knew it would be hard for her to cope with it but she had to move on. Gwen and Alice who too came to meet her tried to cheer her.
Ashley understood everyone’s concern and tried to appear normal but only she knew how difficult it was for her to force the smile and forget everything.
After everyone left, Ashley lay on the bed. Her eyes stared ahead with her palm resting on her stomach when suddenly the door of her room clicked open and Tristan entered.
Turning her head in his direction she watched him walk towards her. He was about to take the chair next to her bedside only to find her pat the space next to her.
"Come here," she said staring at him expectantly.
Heaving out a light smile, Tristan removed his shoes and hopped on the bed, sleeping next to Ashley. No matter how strong she would try to act in front of others, she would melt in his arms.
"I am glad that at least I was able to save you" Tristan spoke after a long pause.
Ashley craned her neck and watched him look at her. Though sadness lurk in his eyes, there was also a relief he emitted through them.
Pursing her lips Ashley buried her face into his chest and tightened her arms around his torso. She couldn’t utter a word and just kept hugging him.
He might try to act strong and compose, but deep down he too was breaking. A minute passed and Tristan finally let his tears roll down his eyes.
He missed talking with his child. At least in that way, he was able to connect with him. But now, everything was gone. His bean wouldn’t return to them. The loss itself was too heart-wrenching. But they had to move on.
Ashley remained quiet the entire time until Tristan finally relaxed. His steady heartbeats were able to drift her off to sleep.
Tristan stayed wide awake. His mind thinking about the news his men were able to bring to him.
"We couldn’t find her boss. She escaped even before he could reach her." those were the words he heard and that was enough to irk the deepest cell of his body.
But no matter where she hides this time, he will seize her.
*****
Meanwhile, the news about Lucas getting killed by Gabriel’s men relieved Alice and Noah. Everyone who was supposed to be a threat to them was eliminated except for one, Dylan.
The cops were still looking for him and no matter how deeply they searched, he wasn’t found. It was as if the man had turned invisible but was still residing in the same country.
"I just hope Ashley recovers from the loss and soon gets back to her routine life," Alice said sipping the coffee from the mug.
After she returned home, she found Noah busy working. He seemed to be so engrossed in his work that she placed her bag aside and immediately prepared coffee for them.
Noah stopped typing and sighed. "She will. Both Tristan and Ashley are strong people and they will heal soon" he assured.
Alice bobbed her head in understanding when her eyes fell on the coffee mug resting next to his laptop and frowned." Why aren’t you drinking the coffee" she asked watching the untouched mug. He hasn’t even taken a sip from it.
"It’s too hot for me to drink," Noah said noticing the surprised look on her face.
Life had been too stressful for them lately, so he decided to ease up. "How about you blow it for me" he added.
"...."
Smiling at her confused face, Noah quickly too the opportunity to grab her hand and made her sit on his lap.
"This way it would be easier," he said surprising Alice even more.
Chapter 424: Dylan is back
Alice gape at Noah’s shamelessness. This playboy husband of hers and sneaky way to get her closer to him. Just in the blink of an eye, she was now sitting on his lap.
"You!" yelping she slapped his arm and tried to free herself, but Noah being persistent didn’t let her break free.
Being she could struggle further, Noah simply picked her up in his arms and carried her to their bedroom.
Now that they have started taking the treatment required for Alice to conceive, their doctor suggested they could have sex once a day, keeping Alice’s condition in mind.
Too much rough sex isn’t something they should indulge themselves in. Without those words kept in mind, Noah tried to be as lenient and as gentle as possible with her, making sure he doesn’t even leave a mark on the skin if that counts as rough.
Making her lay on the bed, Noah hovered over her and captured her lips, ravishing her mouth before pulling back and tailing kissing all over her face.
Slowly moving down he kissed her jawline, then her neck, and finally stopped at his favorite part, her chest.
Noah had a fetish for her boobs. There weren’t too big or too small, they were just perfect, round, and plumpy and now he just couldn’t stop himself from touching them.
Sliding his hand into her top, Noah cupped her breast and started massaging it. Though he was doing it on her bra, still it excited him.
Alice bit her lower lips and dropped her head back feeling the heat rush through her entire body.
Noah was making her go crazy with just a simple touch. They had done more wilder sex than this but this simple and delicate way of making her lose her mind wasn’t something she expected she would come to enjoy
"Noah..." Alice called out his name with a shivery tone, feeling an incredible sensation rushing through her veins.
Noah looked up and stared at her flushed face. His eyes darkened with desire and the next thing he did was to undress themselves before he captured her lips once again.
Using his hand, Noah squeezed her boobs pinching and playing with her buds, and in return heard her sensual moans.
Noah liked the sound of her voice which always left him enchanted, making him want to be better than he already was.
Savoring her mouth, he then moved down toward his second next favorite part. Her g-spot.
Parting her legs with his palm, Noah eyed her pink petals. They looked so fresh and tempting that his eyes couldn’t get enough of him.
Running his finger on her spot, Alice felt her body shrink further into the bed. Grabbing the sheet, she let out a moan.
Noah eyed her from the bottom and smirked. He liked the way she was reacting to his simple touch.
"Do you like it, babe?" he asked while his finger kept moving over her entrance.
Alice didn’t know whether she should cry or feel happy as the touch was doing wonders to her body. She felt like crying but at the same time, she enjoyed it.
She had always enjoyed the way Noah would make her feel. It was as if she was experiencing these emotions for the first time even though they had done it many times.
"Don’t stop please..." Her plea made Noah arch his brow in amusement and he then increased his pace.
He was preparing her before, he slide his dick into her vagina.
Moving his finger in a circular motion, Noah then inserted his middle finger into her clit. It slid in so easily that, Alice didn’t feel any pain. She was used to it and so was his every growing dick.
Her spot had adjusted to his length.
After a few thrusting, Noah saw her juice leak out from her entrance and he knew it was time for him to enter.
Pulling his finger out, Noah stood up and grabbed her by her legs, pulling her swiftly until she reached the edge of the bed.
His dick flung out twitching at the sight of her clit, ready to shoot in without any delay.
Alice quickly wrapped her legs around his torso and watched him position the tip of his length in front of her opening.
Noah didn’t waste a second knowing how both of their patience was draining out. They could wait to feel each other.
Alice flinch a little bit when the hot tip of his dick slowly entered her spot, but in just a few seconds Noah pushed entirely into her and let out a muffled groan.
Alice heaved out a shaky breath feeling the growth of his length getting bigger inside her.
"Move...." she commanded, unable to hold back anymore.
Noah’s mind was clouded with the fog of lust, but he also made sure he would follow the doctor’s words.
’Be gentle Noah...’ he chanted in his mind, pushing away those lustful fog and clearing his head.
He could let his wild desire get in his way. For both of them, he had to be the one to be in control.
Bobbing his head, Noah then began to move back and forth, squeezing his dick into her core. He used all his self-esteem to keep his mind and body intact, making sure he was following every single word advised to them.
Alice on the other hand reached the peek of bliss. She didn’t care how careful Noah was being at this moment, but she was already loving and enjoying every bit of it.
Noah kept thrusting her deeper into the core, feeling his length getting squeezed, and when he realized he was on the verge of reaching his climax, he thrust in deep and sprung out filling her womb with his precious seeds.
Noah made sure he didn’t pull out from her yet and waited for some time. Once he felt his dick was back to normal, it was then he slowly got himself out.
Falling down on the bed next to Alice, he closed his eyes. Both were panting and trying to catch their breaths.
Once they both normalized, Alice turned and snuggled closer to his warm, resting her head on his chest and asked," You think, this will succeed?"
"Hmmm... it will" Noah responded and the next second Alice fell quiet.
Alice who was still doubting the process couldn’t help but ask. Even after her worries were cleared, she still found it surreal.
Knowing how slight her possibilities were, she could help but feel anxious. It’s not like they didn’t have any other options, but having a child of their own was the biggest dream a parent could wish for.
They had come to a decision on adopting a child in the future once their child was born. But before that, they had to work her to let their sperms play their part, soon flourishing them with a piece of good news.
Laying in each other’s arms, for some time, Noah watched Alice drift to sleep. Tucking her to bed, he then climb down the bed and entered the bathroom.
Getting changed, he then returned to finish his work, when suddenly he received a call from the police department.
It was from Officer James, the police who was assigned to track Dylan’s whereabouts.
Answering the call, he heard them and greet him.
"Is there any news from your end Officer James?" Noah asked.
James had been trying to locate Dylan for a while now. The day they tracked him before, they couldn’t find him at his old hideout. But they did find some clues that would help them hunt him.
And one of them was his secret connection with Lucas Scott. They tried digging into the piece of news they received and found that Dylan was back in the country S and was currently undercover.
"Yes, Mr. Wayne. Dylan is back and is currently undercover. So I suggest you be extra careful regarding your surrounding." James said and continued telling him what he discovered.
There were a few chats, they retrieved from Lucas’s cellphone and it clearly read that he had helped Dylan return back. He hired him to revenge on them, but unfortunately, the man died and now James was sure that Dylan would step out as he lost his only support.
So he tried warning them beforehand.
Noah listened to his every word with a deep frown marring his forehead. His veins bobbed out of his hand and by the end of the conversation, he felt like his blood boil with rage.
"Thank you, Officer" he said and ended the call.
Gripping the phone firmly he slammed his hand on the table waking Alice up.
Her eyes frantically searched for Noah and then moment she noticed him, Alice immediately climb down the bed and rushed to him.
Her eyes widen when she noticed Blood drip down his palm. "Noah!... what’s wrong with you" she screamed and quickly grabbed his hand, and dragged him towards the bed.
Noah was still immersed in his thought forgot to noticed the cut he recieved and also ended up breaking his phone in fury.
It was when, Alice came and sat next to him, he snapped out of his thoughts and eyed her in a daze.
"What’s wrong with you?" she said once again and started aiding his palm ignoring his complicated expression.
Noah watched her carefully aid him when suddenly he spoke, "Dylan is back"
His words stopped Alice from doing he job midway and she slowly raised her eyes and met his serious eyes.
Chapter 425: Healing together
Alice held her breath, as she remained frozen on her seat. The bad memories from her past came rushing through her mind, breaking away all the good ones and she couldn’t help but feel her blood run dry.
Her hand that was aiding him trembled dropping the cotton bud.
Alarmed by her reaction, Noah panicked and immediately pulled away his hand from her hold and kneeled down in front of her.
"Alice... look at me," he said immediately cupping her face as he made her look at him.
"Breath okay, just breath" he tenderly spoke and started imitating. Taking a deep breath he tried to enact.
Alice wasn’t entirely healed from the trauma she faced in her past. They still triggered her when mentioned. They weren’t as severe as before, but the thought of it can sometimes make her freeze.
Caressing her face, Noah kept doing breath in and breath out, requesting her to follow him. In the beginning, she did react, but sooner, she started hearing him and slowly followed his words and action repeating them until she returned to normal.
Her entire body had turned cold, but the caressing of his palm warm her up and soon tears brimmed in her eyes. She tried to speak but words didn’t seem to leave her mouth and in the end, she broke down.
Taking her in his embrace, Noah tried to comfort her. He thought after so long she finally managed to put herself back, but with Dylan’s constant fear, it was hard for her to entirely forget her past.
His name itself was a threat to her life and now Noah was more determined to eliminate him out of their life.
Once Alice was stabilized he told her everything that Officer James mentioned. He even told her from now on they had to be more cautious than before.
With Dylan being underground before, it was kind of hard for cops to locate him, but now with Lucas’s death, they were sure he would step out.
Alice remained silent as she tried to absorb his words. She knew she shouldn’t let her fears overtake her subconscious mind and should bravely face her demons, no matter how many times they try to show up.
Being weak wasn’t something she want to be. She wanted to fight her fears and the cause of it.
Wiping off the tears from her face, she bobbed her head and said," I won’t let him scare me anymore. I won’t let him break me again" came her firm words.
It was time for her to break free and overcome her trauma. She had to stand her ground strong and face Dylan. Even if it was today or any other day, she had to face him.
Noah was taken aback by her words, but when he noticed the determination in her eyes, he understood, that his Alice can beat anything to overcome her demons.
Proud of her braveness, he immediately leaned and sealed her lips. He couldn’t stop himself from showering her with the love he carried for her in his heart.
"I trust you," he said and slowly pulled back.
The silence drew between the two when Alice noticed the cut in his hand and immediately resumed her aiding. She warned him to never lose his temper no matter how hard the situation would turn. He had to remain clear-headed and think wisely.
Keeping her words in mind Noah then carried her toward the bathroom. After making love, Alice dozed off to sleep, so the first thing he did was to let her take a shower.
He made sure, not to leave her alone, even though she assured him that she was fine. Yet, his heart wasn’t ready to part from her.
In the end, he ended up staying inside and watched her clean herself. His member did cause him trouble by twitching underneath his pant, but he ignored it bluntly letting it suffer in silence before they both stepped out of the bathroom.
*****
[Knight Mansion]
After spending two more days, Ashley was finally discharged from the hospital and was currently resting inside her room.
Tristan never left her side and stayed with her, giving company.
"You should get back to work Tristan. I will be fine" Ashley spoke following Tristan who kept moving inside their bedroom doing something or the other to keep himself busy.
"No, I am not leaving you alone," he said ignoring her words for the fourth time.
She had been trying to convince him to resume his work. Being the CEO of the company doesn’t ask him to neglect his responsibility for personal reasons.
He had already missed a lot of work that needed his attention, but this man wasn’t ready to leave her side. He was worried that she might keep on thinking about their child and hurt herself by keeping it to herself. But he forgot, more than her it was he who missed him and to stop himself from tearing up he needed to stay around her.
She was the reason for his sanity, and leaving her side wasn’t something he would afford.
Watching him neglect her words, Ashley dropped the thought of convincing him anymore and decided to rest.
Once Tristan was done doing whatever he was up to, he made his way towards the bed and hopped in sleeping next to his wife.
Lately, it had been hard for her to catch sleep but whenever she did, he would make sure not to disturb her, or else she would wake up even with the slightest voice.
Laying on his side, Tristan observed her tired face. She claimed to be fine but only he knew she wasn’t. She was trying to act strong, but only he knew it wasn’t the case.
He promised to cherish the moment they spent together with their child and prayed one day that god will grant them with the same happiness without taking it back.
Tristan didn’t move an inch and kept staring at her ignorant of how much time passed by. It was only Ashley’s moan that snapped him out of this trance.
"How long did I sleep?" she asked slowly opening her eyes.
Ashley had already sensed his presence next to her when she genuinely fell asleep. It left her surprised that she didn’t stir up even for a moment and remained sound asleep.
Tristan on the other hand didn’t answer back and just kept staring at her. His heart wasn’t content even after he kept observing her face for one and a half hours straight.
He could keep on staring at her for all his life and never get bored. Her presence itself was enough to vanish the void inside his heart and for her, he too will try to stay strong and heal from their loss.
As they both kept looking at each other, it was Ashley who finally broke the stare and looked down.
Pushing herself up she then turned to face him and saw him sit up. Ashley was a bit hesitant to speak, but after much thought, she realized she couldn’t keep on going like this and it was time for her to resume back her life.
After much silence, she finally spoke," I want to resume shooting". The moment those words left her mouth Tristan frowned.
"You haven’t recovered yet," he said quickly rejecting her the next instant.
Ashley frowned when he bluntly declined her, but then she realized where this rejection came from.
Knowing Sandra was still out there hiding somewhere, Tristan didn’t have the heart to leave Ashley alone. The shooting could wait as he was the one who was going to produce it. But Ashley didn’t want to prolong it anymore.
She had already wasted a lot of time and now she wanted to get her life back on track. Just because they weren’t able to capture Sandra, it didn’t mean their life would come to a standstill.
She had faced many hardships and was strong enough to fight even more. She wasn’t a coward who would hide somewhere just because her life was under constant threat.
Heaving out a sigh, she cupped his face and made him look at her. "We can’t keep on going like this. We have to face everything no matter what circumstances await ahead" She started to put some sense into his scared mind.
The unshakeable Mafia leader was getting scared of something which was irrelevant. But she would let this fear shake his strength.
"Sandra is still out there. What if she-"
"Shh..." she stopped him from speaking by resting her finger on his lips and shook her head.
"She won’t do anything, since everyone has already turned their back on her and I know we would soon be able to find her. So, please... never let these fear overpower your rational thoughts" she said and slowly leaned forward to kiss him.
It was just a gentle peck but was enough to soothe his wrecking nerves.
Ashley was about to retreat when suddenly Tristan pulled her back and dived in for a passionate kiss. These small pecks weren’t something he preferred. They have been passionate and wild and doing stuff that would only enhance their desire wasn’t something he would neglect.