Ch. 446..450: Charmed by the Billionaire CEO Chapter 446-450

Chapter 446: Wish fulfilled

Dropping Ashley off, Tristan drove to the company where he found Gwen sitting inside his cabin carrying a gloomy face.

She had just received a call from Karl who told her everything that happened there and how he agreed on marrying Linda.

She knew he did it for them to believe that he wasn’t playing with them but deep down his words scared her. Not that she didn’t trust Karl. But what about Linda whom she couldn’t put her faith in?

Busy pondering her thoughts, she heard the sound of the door open and her eyes went towards Tristan who just walked in.

"I thought you and Karl have patched up but watching the look on your face I doubt everything is right," Tristan said walking towards his sister who quickly stood up from the couch and hugged Tristan.

Surprised by her action, Tristan sensed something wasn’t right. Patting her back he embraced her for some time and pulled back.

"Did something happen?" he asked tucking the hair strand from her face.

Gwen might be someone who likes annoying him at times, yet he could stop himself from worrying about her. He knew things weren’t so smooth in her and Karl’s relationship, but since she decided to sort things out on her own he supported her.

"Brother, what would you do if someone tried to snatch sister-in-law from you?" her words caught him off guard but then he release where they came from.

"I will never that happen and fight for it" he immediately answered.

"But what if you fail and in the end, your enemy wins?" she shot again but the words Tristan said next took her by surprise.

"I will never fail, because my love for her will never let me lose" Tristan proudly declared.

Something about his words strike Gwen and the doubt she had in her heart vanished.

"Now tell me what’s bothering you?" Tristan asked caressing her hair.

Taking a moment Gwen looked at Tristan and told him everything. She talked about her fears regarding Linda and how she couldn’t go lightly with her.

Tristan silently heard his sister and after much thought he said, "Carry with your plan and leave the rest to me"

It was high time that he look into this matter. He was now regretting agreeing with Charles to let his granddaughter work with them. If he was aware of her true intentions, he wouldn’t have thought of teasing Karl.

Somewhere he felt it was partly his fault for not looking into this situation more. A girl who had a crush on Karl since high school, how could he think she couldn’t rekindle those emotions again, but this time she was here with an ulterior motive.

After talking with Tristan Gwen felt a lot better.

"By the way did you find who was the person who provided Fox Feed Media your marriage details," Gwen asked remembering about the interview.

Now that she brought up the topic Tristan couldn’t stop from pondering on the thought.

"No, we couldn’t," he said with a glint of irritation in his tone.

She remembered Karl investigating the same, yet after much brainstorming, they couldn’t find the person behind the leak.

Thinking for some time Gwen said," I think you should ask Noah to look into this thing. He is good with computers, so why not ask him"

Turning around his head Tristan gave her a strange look. "What?" she asked unable to guess what he was trying to say with that don’t you know the face.

"Is there anything I don’t know?" she asked.

"Tsk forget it. You are too small to talk about it" Tristan tried brushing away the topic, but Gwen was too stubborn to let his pass so easily.

"Who said I am small? I am twenty-four and there is nothing in the world I don’t understand" Gwen snapped.

She had crossed the age of a normal teenager and here her brother was still treating her as a child.

Heaving out a sigh, Tristan said, "I can’t tell him and please don’t ask me why" With that Tristan turned and walked towards his CEO’s chair.

Gwen eyes her brother suspiciously wondering what was going on with Noah and why wasn’t brother disturbing him.

Meanwhile sitting inside the doctor’s cabin, Noah along with Alice were waiting for the results.

After tailing Alice for an entire day in her office, stopping her from doing almost everything, she literally had to threat from spilling out everything that was going on his mind.

After a long threatening session, Noah finally opened his mouth that told her the reason for his unusual behavior.

At first, she wanted to beat the shit out of him, but when she pondered his words, it somewhat started to make sense. So now here they were waiting for the doctor to tell them what was written inside the report.

Both Alice and Noah were anxiously looking at the doctor and after a long run through the reports the doctor finally looked up.

"So my assumption was right," the doctor said with a serious expression almost making Noah break into a sweat.

’What does she mean by assumption?’ he thought feeling anxious.

’What if her words turned out to be true’ Another thought popped into his mind and he grabbed Alice’s hand tightly.

As the couple looked at the doctor anxiously suddenly the lady broke into a smile," Congratulations, you are going to be parents"

"..."

The news came like a blow for the two but the one who broke the trance with a loud cry was Noah.

"Wuahhh... Alice... you are pregnant" Noah cried like a child pouncing on Alice.

Alice couldn’t believe what she heard. It felt like a dream to her, but the moment Noah hugged her the realization hit her hard.

"I-I am pregnant" Tears streamed down her eye and she hugged Noah tightly.

The moment they had been waiting for finally arrived. Her dream of becoming a mother was fulfilled.

"But there are still some complications" Those words hit them like an arrow and they quickly pulled back.

Chapter 447: Cold showers

Those words left from the doctor’s mouth vanished the happiness in a blink of an eye and they quickly pulled back staring ahead.

"What complications?" Noah asked, still holding into Alice’s hands.

Watching the anxiousness returning on their faces, the doctor sighed. "As you both know the chances of Alice becoming a mother were minimal, yet a miracle happened, so now that she has finally conceived you have to be more careful"

"Careful" The doctor eyed Alice meaningfully communicating what she meant.

"Oh, okay I understood and what else should we take care of," Alice asked as the smile on her face returned once again, but the man sitting next to her couldn’t comprehend.

He still couldn’t understand the hidden meaning behind her words and why was Alice smiling.

After discussing a few things with the doctor Alice was then taken for an ultrasound.

"Do you see the small dot over there? That’s your baby" the doctor said pointing to the screen.

"It’s so small" Noah gaped at the tiny thing unable to believe that it was their child.

"It’s 3 weeks old"

Both Alice and Noah beamed at each other happily. "Did you see that Noah? It’s out baby. It’s so small" Tears welled up in Alice’s eyes as she spoke.

She still felt like it was a dream she was living in. Something that thought would never happen, was finally there, breathing inside her womb.

After watching their child for a long time, Alice and Noah finally left the doctor’s cabin but not before reminding about the warning she gave them before leaving.

****

Inside the car, while his one hand held the steering wheel, his other hand kept holding Alice’s hand. Noah forgot the count he had kissed it, but he couldn’t help.

He was so happy that he wanted to shout, letting the entire world know that he was going to become a father.

Smiling at his gesture Alice said," Stop... how long are you going to kiss me" Though she was loving it yet she couldn’t distract him.

He was still driving the car after all. It was better for him to concentrate on the road instead of her.

"I can’t stop Alice. If I wasn’t the one driving I would have kissed you like there was no tomorrow" Noah expressed his thoughts and watched her shake her head in defeat.

"You can still kiss me but...after going home"

Noah could sense the playfulness in her tone. So immediately pressing the accelerator, Noah drove back to the mansion.

The moment they stepped inside the house, Noah quickly pinned her against the wall taking Alice off guard.

With her hands pressed on either side of her head, Noah slammed his lips on her kissing her passionately.

He himself couldn’t understand how he managed to control himself for so long but now they were home, he couldn’t wait to devour her.

Alice closed her eyes and kissed him back as the couple conveyed their happiness to each other.

When kissing her wasn’t enough, Noah then let go of her right hand and started touching her body.

Squeezing her breast, he then went down towards her curvy waist and pinched it.

Alice moaned at his touch and opened her mouth to which Noah quickly slid his tongue silencing her the next second.

Noah was feeling hard down between his legs and wanted some release. With his mouth tasting her mouth his hand slid into her skirt reaching his favorite spot.

He was about to brush his finger when something click in his mind and he hastily pulled back breaking the never-ending kiss.

Taking a few deep breaths, he tried calming himself before he asked," W-what did the doctor mean by careful"

Don’t know why he kept fidgeting his mind at that word but something inside him made him stop.

Alice who was lost in the pool of pleasure, blushed. She had totally forgotten about what the doctor hinted to her.

Embarrassed on herself, Alice pursed her lips and quickly straightened up. She didn’t know how she was supposed to tell him when Noah was always ready for action.

But for their baby, she had to do it.

Looking at Noah, Alice forced a smile and that very smile gave him a creepy feeling.

Uncaging her Noah quickly stepped back. He had a bad feeling. The way she smiled made him feel uneasy.

"A-Alice... babe... why are you smiling like that?"

Keeping the same smile Alice then reach her hand and touched his groin making him gasp.

"Poor guy, he won’t be able to get inside me from this day on"

"WHAT!" Noah yelled and watched her bob her head sadly.

Noah’s entire world paused when he heard her say that he won’t be able to have sex with her from today. A man who was always in action had to let his tool rust, and the thought itself made him feel like crying.

How was he supposed to survive, he thought mentally crying inside.

Alice who saw the paleness on his face quickly grabbed his hand and started caressing it.

"Noah.. babe.. breath. It’s not like we have to stop having sex for our entire life. Just a few months and once the baby is born, we can resume it anytime" Alice tried justifying her words because she knew having sex with her was the most important treasure of his life.

There wasn’t a day when they never had sex. Every corner of this house was messed up because of their constant rampage. And now with him suddenly stopping his action made her worried.

Noah who didn’t realize was holding his breath, turn his head towards Alice, the moment he heard the word baby.

Slowly her words started to make sense and he finally relaxed.

"Is it for our baby?" he asked and watched her nod.

"Then I can let it rust forever" he declared and pulled her in his embrace.

"Sometimes I don’t understand myself. The doctor was so clear yet I confused myself. Maybe I am losing my mind after learning we are soon going to be parents" he said pulling back.

"You will be fine right?" Alice asked nervously.

"I will. You don’t have to stress so much" he said and once again hugged her back but deep in his mind he was crying as he wasn’t used to taking cold showers.

Chapter 448: Meet me, now...

[Ryan’s apartment]

Ever since Linda left that morning, Ryan had been trying to reach her. He had been calling her but she wasn’t answering his calls.

After getting neglected for so long, he finally decided to visit her home. Though he knew he wasn’t welcomed there yet he took the courage to go and check on her by sneaking into her room.

As soon as his car stopped outside the mansion gates, he patiently waited for an opportunity to sneak inside.

As his eyes kept staring toward the house, a deep frown marred his face when he watched Karl stepping out of the main door along with Linda.

Suddenly something clicked in his mind and his eyes darkened in realization.

"So this is the reason why she isn’t answering my calls" Ryan muttered gritting his teeth.

He had been worried for her ever since he saw the blood stain on the sheet next to him. He thought in his anger he might have done something that he shouldn’t do but guessed his concern was for nothing.

His insecurities once again started to kick in. If he was the old Ryan he would’ve been happy to finally see their plan work, but why wasn’t he happy at all?

He had a feeling that if Linda happened to marry Karl, he would end up losing everything, and her lack of response was the biggest red flag.

As he kept glaring at them, meanwhile inside the gates, Karl bid his goodbye to Linda and soon drove out of the mansion gate.

Inside the moving car, Karl once again called Gwen. Their conversation earlier got interrupted because of Linda who kept on tailing him from time to time.

After giving Charles his nod to marry his granddaughter, Karl excused himself. He just wanted to ease his thoughts and process and Gwen was the only source who could calm him.

When he told her everything there was a long silence from her end and in that delay, Linda decided to interrupt him leaving his conversation halfway. Now that he was finally out of her sight, he immediately called Gwen.

While Karl was waiting for her to answer his call, his eyes moved toward the side mirror and he noticed Ryan’s car tailing him.

"Why is he following me?" he muttered.

Ryan had no idea that Karl knew about his relationship with Linda, so instead of giving him the benefit of the doubt, he decided to act normal.

As the ring continued, Gwen finally answered the call. "Hello Karl did you leave?" she asked.

Gwen was busy with some work and had put her phone on silent mode. It was his luck that she happened to notice the blinking light on the screen or else she would have missed his call.

"Yes I did, but there is someone who is following me" Karl kept his face normal without showing any sign of suspicion.

Glancing at the mirror he noticed Ryan’s eyes on him. "And I don’t think he will leave that easily" he added confusing Gwen.

Keeping quiet for a few seconds finally, realization struck her mind and she gaped," Don’t tell me Ryan is after you"

Karl was amused when she easily guessed his words. "Hmm... but I don’t know why he is following me"

He was sure that after today, Linda would be entirely convinced by him and would decline Ryan from monitoring them, but now he felt like he assumed it wrong.

"Maybe Linda asked him to" Gwen responded the obvious.

"I doubt" came his reply to which Gwen frowned once again.

"Keep talking to me. I don’t want Ryan to doubt me or else I am sure he will inform Linda" Karl didn’t want to act suspicious because he knew Ryan was following him with some motives, so he decided to act normal until he reached Skylar Corpse.

Meanwhile, Ryan stopped his car a little behind Karl’s and fumed. His blood was boiling with jealously thinking if Karl was talking with Linda the entire drive.

Don’t know why he felt like their relationship developed because she told him she was pregnant with his child. He knew Linda would go to any extent to make her plan work. He too supported her, but now he started to regret his decision.

"I have to remind Linda that she is mine and so is the child" Clutching the steering wheel he watched Karl step out of his car and enter the building.

Once the man was out of his sight he pulled out his phone and called Linda. He doubted whether she would answer him but to his surprise just after three rings his call was taken.

"What is it Ryan" Linda’s annoyed voice crashed into his ears and his eyes instantly turned dark.

"It should be me who should flare at you, Linda. For two days I have been trying to reach you and you dare to ignore my calls. May I know why?" he asked.

Though Ryan was calm there was a glint of coldness in his tone that made Linda drop her anger a little.

"A-And why should I always answer your calls? Don’t you know I am busy with work" Linda stuttered as she responded.

Ryan noticed her hesitation and said," I want to meet you, now...." his demanding voice left Linda speechless for a few seconds.

Without waiting for her reply, he hung up the call and texted her to meet him at his apartment.

Today he wanted to confront her. Though he always neglected her having feelings for Karl, but deep down he knew she was having a change of heart.

And before she would completely forget him, he had to remind her.

Linda on the other hand was stunned when he ended the call abruptly. Her face crumpled at his audacity and she tossed her phone on the bed in annoyance.

She was tired of Ryan’s constant insecurity. The way he had been acting lately cost her child’s life.

’But she can’t let him know that’ she reminded herself and looked around the room as a sudden wave of panic hit her sanity.

Chapter 449: Someone similar to her

[Jaguar Base]

"This guy has seriously lost his mind" Gabriel muttered watching Noah who kept on looking at the ultrasound copy of his unborn child for god knows how long.

"We can’t blame him. Even I did the same" Tristan said eyeing Noah who didn’t stop smiling from the time he arrived at the base.

His reactions were similar to his and Tristan could relate to how it felt to see your child for the first time.

Gabriel eyed Tristan and watched him smile along. He felt sad to watch him but at the same time, he was happy his friend was doing well.

"Guys, who do you think the child looks like?" Noah who was busy observing the picture suddenly asked. His confused eyes moved simultaneously between the two as he showed them the photo.

Gabriel who was already annoyed by his stupid smile, got even more irritated when he asked him something even he couldn’t answer for now.

"You think we can see through that small dot" he flared and watched Noah look into the picture.

"Tch.. I think my baby girl will look like me" Noah answered making Tristan and Gabriel roll their eyes in disbelief.

"Baby girl!.. how does he even know the bean is a boy or girl? You can’t even differentiate" Gabriel snapped.

He was about to shoot back but Tristan stopped him. "Let him be. We all know the child won’t inherit his father’s look" his words made Noah snap at him.

"Why would you say that? Don’t you think I am good looking" he asked.

Noah always wanted a girl who had his eyes and lips. He wanted a daddy’s girl whom he would pamper and spoil to the extent that even after she grows up and marries a guy, she won’t have the heart to leave her parents. Rather ask her husband to stay with them.

"You are but do you want your daughter to inherit all your qualities " Tristan stretched the last word, eyeing Noah meaningfully and watched him shake his head.

"No!.. I don’t want anyone to woo her when she grows up, NEVER" Noah quickly pointed.

He knew he was way too good-looking and had charms that made any woman fall weak on their knees. He was certified as a playboy for no reason. If his daughter happens to inherit all his good looks then it will be impossible for him to stop the boys who would volunteer to court her in the future.

’No!... I won’t let them lay their dirty eyes on my daughter’

’But that doesn’t mean it would still stop them from wooing her even if she has her mother’s beautiful features’

Noah’s face turned pale at the realization and he slumped back in his seat in defeat. "I am doomed" he voiced

Both Gabriel and Tristan burst into a pit of laughter watching Noah’s defeated face.

This man is hopeless... they mentally claimed before returning to the purpose of their gathering.

"Anyways, let’s get back to what we are here for" Tristan said changing his entire aura in the blink of an eye.

Looking at Noah he said," I want you to find someone"

"Tell me"

"Someone is trying to defame Ashley. They even tried to leak information about our marriage publicly, but the problem is the ID from which they posted the photos wasn’t permanent"

Pulling out his phone, Tristan sent Noah an email and said," Fox Feed media received this email from an anonymous sender, but we aren’t able to find the person since the ID got discarded just after sending the email"

Noah read the email carefully noticing the form on how the ID was formed. "Give me some time I will help you track the person," he said after examining the message.

Giving him a nod Tristan then looked at Gabriel," Any news about Sandra?" he asked.

"No.. not yet but our men found someone similar to her who was admitted to a small local hospital on the outskirts, but before we could reach there the person was gone"

Gabriel’s words made Tristan frown. "It’s her. Keep looking for her and find her as soon as possible" he instructed with his eyes turning dark at the thought of Sandra being alive.

The day they couldn’t find her after falling into the water, he was sure that she managed to escape their claws. And before she comes back to destroy their lives again, he has to catch her.

Gabriel gave him a nod and soon the boys left the base.

On his way, Tristan received a call from Ashley who informed him that she could come home late as she had plans with Alice.

Giving his wife the time to catch up with her friends and resume her life like before, Tristan drove back to the company.

****

[Ryan’s apartment]

After driving from Skylar Corps. Ryan returned home and was patiently waiting for Linda. He wanted to confront her about her absurd behavior.

He wanted to know why she had been acting this way and the reason for her leaving him that day.

As he was busy pondering his thoughts, the door of his house opened and Linda walked in. She had been too upset with the way he had talked to her earlier, but the moment her eyes fell on his figure, all her anger dissipated.

Don’t know why a sudden fear engulfed her heart as she recalled about her child.

’Should I tell him’ she thought staring at him from a distance when suddenly Ryan turned his head towards her.

"You are finally here" his cold voice made her flinch and she snapped out of her trance.

’No, I can’t. Ryan will kill me if he finds that we lost out child’

Linda knew it was both of their faults that cost their unborn life. If they had controlled themselves, it wouldn’t have been this way.

But then wasn’t it him who forced himself on her even when she tried to stop him?

Linda blamed Ryan for being a horny bastard who couldn’t even control his lust for her.

Her face instantly stiffened when she recalled how blood oozed down her legs and how she lost her baby.

"Why did you call me Ryan? Don’t you know whenever I don’t answer your calls it means I am busy" Lind flared keeping a straight face and walked towards the couch.

"Oh... and what kind of work you are busy with? Please enlighten me" Ryan let out a disgusting chuckle and stood up to face her.

Terror flickered through his eyes which somehow intimidated Linda for a moment.

Chapter 450: Won’t step back

Linda gulped at the sight of his threatening glares. It was as if he was giving her a chance to speak the truth but was she ready... No!

She wasn’t ready. What if she tells him the truth and he gets enraged?

Linda knew Ryan was very fond of their unborn child and waiting for its arrival, but she failed to protect him. But was it all her fault and he didn’t contribute at all?

No, it was entirely his fault for forcing himself on her. It was he who didn’t hear her even when she tried to stop him.

The thought of her child getting terminated because of his insecurities made Linda resume back to her cold self.

"As if you don’t know what I am up to" Linda scoffed sarcastically enraging Ryan even more.

He had been calm till now even though he was on the brink of losing his cool. Yet instead of being sorry about her actions she was showing him attitude.

Ryan wasn’t able to handle his cool for long and he quickly took a step and grabbed her arm.

"Ah... Ryan! You are hurting me" Linda whined in pain.

Ryan’s hold was way too strong and she felt like her hand would break if he kept maintaining the pressure.

Ryan wanted to lash his anger at her, but when he saw her tearing up, he recalled his baby who would indirectly suffer if she felt any pain.

The thought of his child inside her womb stopped him from acting recklessly and his hold around her hand slowly loosened.

Letting go of her hand Ryan held her shoulders and made her look at him. Taking a few deep breaths, he then rested their forehead together.

He was tired of being insecure. Every time, he watched her with Karl he felt like he would lose her and his child to someone who wasn’t even the true father of their baby.

He knew to live a lavish life, they would need the money they would get once Linda’s grandfather transferred the rightful shares under her name.

But it was only possible if she married someone reliable enough to not use her for her money or someone who wasn’t jobless.

And he wasn’t both of them either which was why he was bluntly rejected by Charles when he met him for the first time. That old man didn’t think twice before being rude with his words and rejected him right on his face.

He didn’t want his granddaughter to be with a guy who knew nothing and was just being with her because of her money. He wasn’t wrong either.

Though Ryan loved her enough to sleep with her and conceive a baby. He never thought the man would object to his relationship with Linda and refuse to transfer her mother’s share under her name.

Pushing away all the bugging thoughts Ryan calmed himself and said," Linda, let’s run away. We don’t want any money"

Ryan’s words caught Linda off guard and she instantly pulled staring at him in disbelief.

Ryan could tell that she was shocked by his words, but couldn’t see her marrying Karl because he feared that he wouldn’t see her again and everything would turn against him.

He was willing to drop this plan because he realized how much he loved her and that he didn’t want to share her with anyone even though it was fake.

Linda watched Ryan with utter disbelief before her face turned ugly and she pushed him. "Are you out of your mind Ryan!... How can you ask me something after coming this far"

Linda couldn’t believe her ears. She doubted whether Ryan was still under the influence of alcohol because lately, he had been so unpredictable that she couldn’t understand him anymore.

She had never seen him so jealous about anyone as long. As she assured him that she would never him, no matter what, he would give in without bringing that thought again.

But from these past few days, his jealousy had reached a point where he kept doubting her every action no matter how much she tried to justify herself. And now it had started to bother her.

She couldn’t handle his insecurity because she had too much. If he kept on bugging her like this then there was no point in them being together.

Taking a deep breath Linda cleared her mind and stared back at him. She lowered her guard a little because she didn’t want to be rude to him.

Ryan had been with her all this time helping her like a loyal dog and she would still need him until she reached her goal. She had to use him for now before she ditched him.

There was no way of being with someone who wasn’t good enough for her. She ended up losing her baby for this idiot and she could tell he didn’t even remember what he did that day and why she left.

But she was grateful that Ryan had no recollection of anything that happened between them as he was dead drunk. He just wanted to unleash his anger because he was too insecure, but his insecurity cost her too much.

"Listen to me Ryan, we can’t terminate the plan just like that. Do you think we would survive with nothing in our accounts? Do you think it’s easy to raise a child when we both have to struggle to earn a huge sum of money? Poverty isn’t something I have considered because if I had I wouldn’t have come up with this plan and if... you want to back out then feel free to leave, because I am not stepping back"

Ryan was stunned by her straightforward words. ’Does this mean she doesn’t care if he is with her or not and she will continue to do everything that will make her reach her goals’

Ryan didn’t realize when Linda changed so much. He remembered her being madly in love with him, but now why did everything about her seem different?

"Think about it, whether you still want to continue or not because I am firm on my words," she said and left his apartment without waiting for his answer.