Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 141: I will handle it myself

Chapter 141: I will handle it myself

By the time Tristan reached the company, Karl and Gwen had arranged the meeting. Without prolonging it, he started the meeting.

About an hour later, they finally stepped out with satisfied looks as they walked toward Tristan’s cabin.

"Everything looks perfect for now. Tell the IT team to rerun the software for the final verdict," he said to Karl and took his seat before turning on the laptop screen.

"Gwen, it’s your responsibility to negotiate with the marketing team. I want it done as soon as possible," he said and excused them both.

Tristan had been working on a software product along with the Fords, which would soon launch in the market. He was sure the outcome would be more successful than the earlier ones.

Gwen and Karl reacted to his words and excused themselves from his cabin. As soon as they stepped out, Gwen walked ahead when Karl stopped her.

"Gwen... If you don’t mind, I can come with you" he tried to start a conversation, but luck wasn’t on his side.

"No need, I can manage," said Gwen walking towards the elevator, ignoring his help, and stepping in.

Karl was saddened by how she avoided him, making him regret his actions even more. Watching her enter the elevator, Karl turned and walked to finish the work given to him.

****

Alice apartment

After spending quality time with each other, Alice and Noah finally decided to start the day. Freshening up, they had breakfast and sat in the living watching television.

Alice felt so relaxed in his arms that she kept snuggling into him like a kid.

On the other hand, Noah was delighted with how things changed after they confessed their love. He found Alice more carefree with him, and that satisfied him.

As they both were busy watching some fun channel, the doorbell to Alice’s house rang, and they paused whatever they were watching.

"I’ll check who it is" Alice unwrapped Noah’s hand from her waist and climbed down the couch.

As soon as she opened the door, she received a loud slap that made her fall to the ground.

Thud

"You ungrateful girl. How long do you plan to humiliate me" Theon roared as he stepped inside her house.

Ashlyn, too followed her husband, looking at her daughter with disgust.

"Dad," Alice whispered as she didn’t expect them to come here.

After she moved out, they did try to talk to her but never once came to see how she was living her life. It was like they called her because they wanted to use her again for some shitty business.

"I thought after all these years you would finally change, but no... I was wrong. A filthy girl like you would never change," he continued to accuse her.

Alice stood up as she watched him with pure anger. After all these years, they came here to blame her for something she didn’t even know.

"I shouldn’t be surprised with your attitude towards me, dad. Just like you, even I thought after all these years being away from your daughter would make you realize her worth, but no... even I was wrong.

A man like you who looks at his child as a money-making machine will never value her unless she does something productive for you" Alice didn’t want to be polite with them because they don’t understand kind words.

"You... disgracefully girl-" Theon lifted his hand to slap her again when they heard a voice inside the living hall.

"Don’t you dare touch her, or else I will forget you are my girlfriend’s father" Noah looked at them from the couch and stood up as he walked towards Alice, standing right in front of her, facing Theon?

Theon was intimidated by his presence as he stood tall in front of him.

"Huh.. so you are already living with him" Theon gave a disgusting smile as he watched them both.

Alice and Noah were clueless about what he was talking about when he pulled out some pictures from an envelope and threw them at them.

"I would have believed you if you had explained to me about this picture, but now, I don’t think you have to tell me anything."

Noah took the pictures from the ground and scanned through them. It was her pictures with him and... it was taken the day when Alice had gone to meet Dylan.

"You have been a disgrace to me since the day you were born, and now, after finding this, I am happy that you walked away before I threw you out with my own hands" Theon words were stabbing Alice’s heart.

She took the pictures from Noah’s hand and looked at them." I should’ve known," she chuckled, understanding why Dylan asked her to meet him.

How could she believe his words after knowing how scheming and manipulating a person he was?

Noah turned his head to look at her and heard her say," It’s him.... again."

It wasn’t hard for Noah to understand who she pointed to; that was enough for him to lose his cool.

Alice turned her attention back to Theon and said," You are still the same, dad. Believing in things without knowing the truth entirely."

Theon creased, looking at Alice," What do you mean?" he asked.

Ashlyn, who stood behind Theon, took a step and flared at Alice," This is the way you speak with your father, Alice."

Alice scoffed at her mother’s words. All her life, she had done this. She was just a puppet who liked to voice her thoughts for no reason.

Looking at them, Alice sighed," I will not explain to you this time, and why should I when I know you already believe this," she said, showing them the pictures.

Theon fumed, watching Alice unaffected by the things she had done. He wanted to curse but stopped when he saw Noah’s murderous glare.

"If you don’t have anything to say, then you may leave," he said, showing them the door for exit.

Fisting his palm in anger, Theon looked at them and turned around, dashing out of the house in a fury.

"I always thought you would change, Alice. After whatever you did back then, I thought there was still a little bit of dignity within you, but by doing this, you proved me wrong" Ashlyn voiced her thoughts, but her words were ignored.

"I don’t have to prove myself to anyone." Ashlyn was shocked by her words, and she heard her continue,

"And I request you to follow your husband before he throws you out of his house for staying here with me for too long," she said sarcastically, knowing her father would think twice before throwing her mother out of his house.

Alice’s words made Ashlyn drop her shock, replacing it with fury, and without answering her back, she stormed out of her house.

Once she was out of sight, Alice turned and walked back towards the couch, falling in defeat.

"How can I again get fooled by him," she said, holding her head as it pained thinking about Dylan’s betrayal.

Noah watched her blame herself and sat next to her." It was a trap he had set for me. He wanted to humiliate me again in front of my parents by exposing my relationship with you" she looked up, meeting Noah’s angry eyes.

Now he understood why Dylan was so adamant about meeting Alice. He thought she was lying when she introduced him as her boyfriend, but it turned out to be true.

He knew Alice’s father was still angry with her after the past incident, and he used the same method to trap her again. But then why would he do this when there wasn’t any benefit for him?

****

Evening

It was time for Gwen to leave. She finished almost all the work and submitted the reports to Tristan.

Picking up her bag, she was about to leave when a tall frame blocked her. Recognizing the familiar cologne, Gwen did raise her head to look at the person and said," Move aside; I have to go."

Karl, who stood in front of her, watched her ignore him. She didn’t even look his way, which pierced his heart.

"What if I don’t," he said, trying to get some reaction from her, but she did look up.

Gwen was trying her best not to look at him because she knew if she dared to see him, her heart would melt. She wanted to teach him a lesson, so she had to keep her resolve strong.

"Why are you doing this, Gwen," he asked.

The entire went on with her avoiding him as if she didn’t want to associate with him at all. She even skipped having lunch with him, and now after work, she tried to go without meeting him.

He wanted to apologize to her for not answering her in the lift, but she wasn’t ready to give him a chance.

Gwen chuckled, looking at him," Why do you care, Karl? When you aren’t sure about our future, then why is my silence bothering you" she saw the hurt in his eyes.

’No, Gwen.... don’t melt. You have to be strong,’ she said and averted her eyes from looking at him.

"From today on, you don’t have to pick me up or drop me off. I will handle it myself," she said, moving him aside and walking away from there.

Karl felt his heart being ripped by her harsh words. How much did he hurt her that she wasn’t ready to be with him? Did he already lose her? he thought as he watched her walk away from him.

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