Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 134: Alice past-(II)

Chapter 134: Alice past-(II)

Ashley looked at Alice in disbelief." Why are you doing this, Alice?" she asked.

"Dad will be happy with me, Ash. He would finally see my worth."

Alice only wanted Theon to believe in her and not treat her as his useless child. Though she couldn’t become what he wanted her to be, he would finally see through her with this arrangement.

Ashley knew how badly Alice had craved her father’s attention. But his biased toward having a son destroyed his relationship with Alice, and he started treating her as inferior.

"But what about you, Alice? Are you happy with this? The man you have agreed to spend your life with isn’t even trustworthy," Ashley said, showing her pictures of Dylan and rumors about him being a womanizer.

"You think I didn’t know about this? I do, Ash. But since we both care about each other life, I will ignore it," Alice said casually.

She didn’t care about Dylan because she had searched for him and learned much more about his life in another country.

Ashley sighed, looking at how normal it all seemed for Alice. Did she not know the consequences of being with a man who whore around with many women? Will she ever be happy in that marriage?

*****

A year went by, and finally, Alice got graduated. It was the same year when her engagement with Dylan happened.

Everything was going well. Theon had started to interact with Alice. He even went to attend her graduation day, which was the happiest moment for Alice as she finally started to see the change in her father’s behavior towards her.

She didn’t tell her parents about the condition she put in front of Dylan when she agreed to marry him. Theon and Ashlyn thought Dylan was a man with a clean image, but only she knew what he was in person.

They told her she was lucky to have him as her man, and she would eventually know to appreciate him for marrying her.

****

"Alice, where is your phone? Dylan has been trying to reach you for some time now," Ashly said when she saw Alice returning home.

Alice stopped in her track and checked her phone. Looking for it in her handbag, she found it only dead." It had turned off, mom," she said.

"Okay, now go and call him. Don’t make him wait," she said.

Alice reached the room and quickly plugged her phone into the charging. Once it was charged enough, she made a call to Dylan.

"Why couldn’t I reach you? Didn’t I tell you I don’t like to wait" Dylan voiced his disappointment on the call?

Alice had always seen Dylan as a self-centered man who wanted everyone to pay attention to his request. She never said it but sometimes felt pissed because of this overbearing behavior.

"Stop yelling and come straight to the point," she said as she didn’t want to keep listening to his rant.

There was a long pause, and Alice could tell Dylan was trying his best not to burst on her. But she didn’t care as she wasn’t his servant or his parents to handle his tantrums.

"If you don’t have anything to say, then I will end the call," she said and was about to cut the call when she heard his voice," I want to introduce you to my friends. They couldn’t make it to our engagement ceremony, and now that they are in town, they want to see my fiancé," Dylan said, holding back his anger.

"I am busy," she said, making him more furious.

"Alice... if you don’t come, then I will talk to your father about it, and then it’s your responsibility to answer him," he said and ended the call.

Alice slammed her phone on the bed after listening to his words. Dylan was getting on her nerves with each passing day, which was frustrating.

This wasn’t the first time he had threatened her. Many such incidents occurred when he called Theon, asking permission to let her come with him. Whether it be shopping or just for people’s pleasure, he used every way to show their parents that they were a happy couple.

Knowing that he would call Theon, she agreed to meet his friends.

Alice had thought she would get used to Dylan’s aggressive behavior, but with every passing day, she felt like she was losing her mind. If she weren’t selfish to get her parent’s love, she wouldn’t have paid a glance at such a spoiled brat.

After a few minutes, she got a text from Dylan, who sent her the location and the timing.

"Is he serious? He wants me to meet his friend at the club" Alice thought they would be meeting his friend at some coffee shop or something, but when she read club, she started to have mixed feelings.

Alice had never stepped foot in a club, and she felt strange when Dylan sent her to the club’s location.

"I will just meet them and leave," she said casually, but with little did she know that it wasn’t going to be what she was thinking.

*****

Evening

"Don’t tell me he just asked you to come and meet his friend in the club." When Alice told her about today’s arrangements, it didn’t sound good to Ashley.

"I know, even I found it weird. Who introduces your friends to a club? Others may do, but not me," Alice voiced as she applied some makeup, and as usual, she kept it decent and not over the top.

"Exactly," she heard Ashley and smiled.

"Okay, now I have to rush. Dylan must be here anytime, and as you know, he doesn’t like waiting," they both said in unison and laughed.

Ashley had met Dylan, and just as she heard about the rumors, he gave her some creepy vibes. The way he looked at her left a wrong impression on her, but she never said it to Alice as she was aware of his behavior.

He liked checking out every girl he met or saw, which made them both confirm that he wasn’t someone who would change.

She quickly got ready and walked out of her room. As soon as she reached downstairs, she saw Dylan waiting for her and her parents, who had this happy smile whenever they met him.

She still couldn’t understand how he could act so professionally that he even went on to fool his and her parents. Brushing off her thoughts, she composed herself.

"Time to act, Alice," she muttered and smiled as she walked to them.

"Look, she is here. What took you so long, Alice? Dylan has been waiting for you for so long" Theon smiled and looked at Alice.

Alice could do anything to keep this attitude of her father towards her. What she had been craving for her whole life was finally happening, and she didn’t care if this man next to him wasn’t the one she imagined as her life partner.

If this could bring Theon to care for her once, she would sacrifice herself.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," she said, looking at Dylan and seeing him approach her.

"Shall we leave Alice?" he said once he stood in front of her and reached out his hand for her to hold.

Looking at her parents, she smiled and held his hand as they walked out of the house.

"I am telling your darling, Dylan was the best choice for Alice. Look how caring he is towards Alice, and I hope my decision of handling Keller in his hands is the correct decision," Theon said and saw Ashlyn nod." You can never be the wrong darling."

*****

Club Dazzle

Soon Alice and Dylan reached the club. Alice looked at the entrance and sighed," Look, I won’t be staying here for too long," she said.

Alice was suddenly feeling uncomfortable looking at the crowd. Maybe she had never been to a place like this which made her feel awkward.

"As you wish," she heard Dylan say and watched him walk ahead.

Alice quietly followed him and entered the club. The loud sound of music burst into her chords, and she flinched.

Just five minutes and she was already regretting her decision to come here. She had to leave this place before she lost her ability to listen.

Alice walked a little more profoundly through the crowd when she noticed Dylan waving his hand towards the two men who stood as soon as they saw them.

"Hey man... it’s been so long," one with the blonde hair said.

"How are you, Dylan? We thought you forgot us," the other, as same Dylan’s height, said.

It looked like they hadn’t met for so long, and now they couldn’t stop hugging each other when they did. Alice felt left out until Dylan turned back at her and pulled her next to him," I would like to introduce you both to my fiancé Alice Keller."

Alice looked at the astonished faces of the two guys, who gasped at her.

’Isn’t she looking fine, or did they see a ghost’ Alice thought, but soon their expression calmed, and the one with the blonde hair said, "I am Brook, and he is Adan. We are Dylan’s friends."

Brook extended his hand to Alice. There was something strange with how they both had been acting when they saw her.

The amused look in Brook’s eyes was replaced with desire. And the way he looked at her made her hesitate for a bit before she reached out her hand for a handshake.

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