Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 104: He is really your man

Chapter 104: He is really your man

Pulling away, he smirked and pinched her cheeks. Alice was confused about how quickly his mood changed from serious to playful. It felt like he had a switch on and off, giving different mood swings.

Smirking, he climbed down from the bed and walked out of the room, leaving Alice alone on the bed to calm her beating heart.

"I will surely pass out next time," she said, patting her cheeks, bringing her out from the daze, climbing down the bed, and rushing to the bathroom.

*****

Ashley was looking at the pictures trying to find any clue, but even after observing them thoroughly, she couldn’t get any significant indication.

Rubbing the bridge of her nose, she sighed. It was getting so hard for them to track the car. They couldn’t even get on the number plate enough to reach the place or locate where the car went.

Ashley was busy finding ways to find any clue related to Benny when her phone began to ring. Averting her eyes toward the phone on the table, she frowned.

"Whose number is this?" she rejected and ignored the call as the number was unknown but even after doing that her phone rang again.

Annoyed, she picked up the call and said," Who’s this?"

"...."

Ashley narrowed her eyes when she didn’t hear anyone speak from the other side. She was about to end the call when she heard Greg’s voice," Ashley."

Her eyes instantly turned cold, and she asked," How did you get my number, Greg?"

Ashley had ensured she kept herself away from the people who hurt her. She had blocked Greg’s number, knowing how he kept calling her and asking her to meet him.

Greg was sitting in his room, drowning himself in alcohol. Even after signing a contract with another agency, he could get back the same recognition he received when he was with Ashley.

Ashley had been his success ladder, and after cheating on her, he found his career crumbling like a sand castle. He thought Jane would be helpful to him, but even her career was saved because of Gorge, or else they didn’t know where they would have landed.

He lost all his savings to keep this house as a shelter.

Ashley waited for him to say something, but when he didn’t, she sighed and was about to end the call when he heard him speak," Who is that man, Ashley."

Ashley sensed the displeased in his voice, and her eyes turned blank. Wasn’t he who posted her pictures with Tristan claiming that she cheated on him even when they were in a relationship? Then why was he asking her?

"You already know the answer, Greg. Why would you ask it?" Ashley wasn’t going to play games like him, and she knew he already knew everything except finding the man was Tristan.

Greg chuckled but soon his smile faded, and his eyes turned darker." Then my accusation was correct. He is really your man" his hold on his phone tightened.

Greg felt inferior when he saw Ashley happy with the mysterious man. That day when he stumbled with her at the restaurant, she saw her smile, just like the person in a love act.

She even went on ignoring him and walked away without wasting a single second. That was the first time he had seen Ashley was already over him, and that stabbed his heart.

In these two years of relationship, he had seen her taking care of his every need. She helped him build his career, but he was the one who got distracted by Jane’s reflex toward him.

Jane provided him sexual pleasure, which he always wanted from Ashley. But her being oblige made him reach out to Jane even more, and he cheated on her.

Greg wasn’t sorry because he hoped Ashley would come begging him and ask him not to leave her. But when it didn’t happen, he went off announcing his relationship with Jane. And after that, his entire world turned upside down.

Ashley moved on to find a man for herself, and he was left with nothing but struggle and Jane, who kept clinging to him like a bug.

Ashley didn’t say anything and kept silent, which irked him even more.

" That’s why you were avoiding me in the restaurant because you wanted to be with that man", Greg spoke with venom. He was pissed watching Ashley happy with that man.

Ashley didn’t heed his rant and said," If you are going to talk nonsense, then there is nothing to talk about. I am swamped to answer you."

"You can keep hiding, Ashley, but I will expose that man’s face. You can’t forever keep your relationship hidden," Greg warned and heard her chuckle.

"You are such a delusional person Greg. I feel pity for you" her words made him frown, and he raised his voice," Ash..."

"Do not raise your voice on me, Greg. I won’t tolerate it," Ashley cut in and continued," You and Jane have been scheming against me but even after doing so much, did you both succeed," she asked, letting out a disgusting chuckle.

Greg was tongue-tied. He knew his plan to defame Ashley had backfired, and they still didn’t know how. The portals that posted the articles about her and the mysterious man were taken down within an hour, and the fire he had lit extinguished within a day.

He asked his spy James to find out who was behind it, but even after using it, he couldn’t find anything.

"I think it’s time for you both to save your crumbling career, or else you will be left with nothing but shame," she said and ended the call without waiting for his answer.

Greg fumed in anger and threw the phone on the floor. Her words pierce like needles making him furious. Ashley had become more fierce and blunt with her words, which irked him even more.

’Was that man so good that she even began to raise her voice on him’ he thought and walked out of the room in anger.

****

Ashley rubbed her temple. Her mood was already sour, and now Greg had worsened it even more. She had made sure she wouldn’t let Greg or Jane affect her thoughts but Greg being so adamant about knowing about Tristan made her think if he would let go of this matter or not.

She already knew it was Greg who had sent someone to spy on her and to find out about her and Tristan. But luckily, that man couldn’t capture Tristan’s face, and she was saved.

But will Greg stop there, or will he go deeper in finding out about Tristan? Couldn’t she tell? There was nothing for her to be scared about.

With Greg being jobless, there wasn’t any resource for him to hire a spy again, which was enough to ease her heart. But she can’t completely ignore his warning.

Greg can go to any extent if he makes up his mind, and they must be alert.

*****

Karl’s cabin

After walking out of Tristan’s cabin, Karl could concentrate on his work. Tristan’s words kept replaying in his mind.

"Sister", he muttered, closed his eyes, and opened them," How can I treat my girlfriend as my sister" Karl felt like crying.

He wanted to punch himself for agreeing to his boss’s words knowing he wouldn’t bring himself up and treating Gwen as his sister when he loved her." Idiot," he cursed himself under his nose.

"Idiot, why would you call yourself that," Gwen, who walked inside his cabin, asked.

Karl was surprised to find her standing in front of him, and that too with a frown laced on her forehead.

"Gwen, when did you come," he asked in surprise and saw her take the chair herself.

"First, tell me why you call yourself an idiot," she asked instead.

Karl didn’t want to tell her about his conversation with Tristan earlier, so he lied." Oh, that... hehe...I was saying it just like that."

Gwen found his behaviour suspicious, and she narrowed her eyes, saying," I won’t tolerate it if you call my boyfriend an idiot" her words made him blink his eyes in confusion, and soon they both burst into laughter.

"Okay, now tell me why you are here," Karl asked.

"Oh yes, I wanted to give you this file. Brother asked me to give it to you," she said casually, and Karl froze.

Karl looked at her in confusion and took the file.

Gwen dropped her shoulder and leaned back on the chair, swaying it a little as if she thought something, and Karl noticed it immediately.

"What happened? Why are you quiet now," he asked and opened the file that Tristan gave.

Gwen thought about when she went to Tristan’s office and how he interrogated her, asking about Karl treating her better. It surprised her because she had never seen Tristan so focused when he questioned her.

"Gwen.." Karl’s voice broke her trance, and she looked at him in a daze." Huh, what?"

"Are you okay?" he asked when he saw her spacing out.

"Yes, I am," she said, brushing off her thoughts and standing up and leaving the cabin.

Karl was surprised by her lack of response and found her behaviour strange, but he quickly wiped off his doubt knowing how weird Gwen was and continued doing his work.