Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 173: He loved her way before she met him

Chapter 173: He loved her way before she met him

Gwen’s pupils grew in anticipation as she waited for Ashley to speak and when she did," No! No one saw that or else you think they would’ve let you go without interrogating"

Heaving out a sigh Gwen released a sigh and fell back resting her palm on her heart. "I thought I was doomed," she said closing her eyes as she drew a deep breath.

Ashley turned and picked up a concealer before she walked and sat next to her," But next time, make sure you conceal it. Not every time you would be spared"

Gwen turned her head and looked at the concealer in Ashley’s hand. Taking it from her she got up, walking towards the huge mirror, and stop in front of it. Once she was done applying the powder she turned only to find Ashley smiling at her.

"Our Gwen is all grown up now" Ashley teased making her lower her gaze from her mischievous one.

"Come sit next to me" patting the seat next to her Ashley asked Gwen to join.

Quickly taking a long stride Gwen sat next to Ashley. She didn’t know what to tell as everything seem to be so new to her.

"You don’t have to feel shy about it Gwen. In couples, these things happen. Even I went through the same" Ashley didn’t hold back about her experience with Tristan. Even though she felt flustered in the beginning but now, she was used to it.

Gwen’s eyes sparkled listening to Ashley and like a curious child she asked," Is brother that good in bed" her shameless question made Ashley turn red.

Clearing her throat she averted her eyes from Gwen’s curious one. She wanted to change the topic when she remembered something and looked back asking," Gwen, if I ask you something, will you answer me truthfully"

Gwen pouted her lips in confusion and sat straight flipping her hair from her shoulder," Of course, why would I lie to you sister-in-law"

Ashley thought for a second once she found no sign of hesitation in her words and she continued," Did Tristan know about Greg’s cheating on me even before I announced it publicly" her sudden question made Gwen cough and that was enough of an answer for her question.

That day when she asked him about it, he said he learned it from her father but to her knowledge, she mentioned Richard about it only after she first met Tristan.

She remembered not being vocal about it to anyone and only told a few people about it. Then does it mean Tristan had his eyes on me way before we met?

"S-sister-in-law... I think I should take my leave" Gwen regretted being confident earlier but after listening to Ashley she wanted to escape as soon as possible.

When Ashley saw her getting up she held her wrist, stopping her," You said you won’t lie Gwen, and now with your hesitation, my doubt is confirmed" giving her a meaningful gaze Gwen realized there was no way she would brush off this topic and with great difficultly, she spilled everything.

By the end of the storytelling, Ashley felt her heart filled with overwhelmed emotions. She never thought it was Tristan who paved the path for her to know the real Greg. He loved her way before she met him and it was he who pulled her out of that toxic relationship. It was he who made Greg’s and Jane’s life miserable because they dare to hurt her.

Her eyes welled up thinking about how selfless he loved her all this while without expecting anything in return. She thought he was a rude, arrogant businessman who wanted to trap her in his life but she was all wrong.

He loved her endlessly and now she felt bad for judging him in the beginning.

Finding Ashley quiet the entire time Gwen felt her stomach churn. She didn’t want Ashley to tell Tristan that it was her who exposed his long-hidden secret or else, she would have to face his anger.

Now that she was in a relationship with Karl, she didn’t want to work her ass hard to piss the man off for not spending enough time with him.

Poking her shoulder Gwen pulled Ashley out of her trance and asked," You won’t tell this to brother right. He would get annoyed if he happens to find it was me who told you about his unrequited love for you"

Gwen looked at her with a pitiful gaze, rubbing her palms together. She couldn’t risk anything when it came to Tristan’s temperament. That man looked like a calm sea from the outside but when angered, he turned into an untamed storm.

Sensing Gwen’s fear, Ashley assured her," Don’t worry I won’t tell him anything but even you have to promise me that you won’t tell anyone about our talk here"

Since Tristan wanted to keep this secret by himself then she would patiently wait for the day he would tell her everything.

Gwen chuckled, feeling better with Ashley’s confirmation, and they kept talking about different stuff.

While the girls were having a funny conversation, Tristan and Karl were trying to reach Noah.

The man had been ignoring their call which pissed Tristan more than he was already. Last night when he found that letter in Ashley’s bag, he didn’t react immediately.

At first, he thought he should Ashley about this instead but he couldn’t come to speak because the words written inside were asking questions about his identity and his demons stopped him.

"I couldn’t reach him boss" Karl ended the call for the tenth time when Noah didn’t answer them.

"Leave him. Ask Sky to tighten Ashley’s security. This time I won’t tolerate negligence" Tristan ordered and got into his car.

Karl followed Tristan’s words and soon stepped in before the drove to the company.

Turning back Karl watched Tristan in deep thought and he asked," What’s bothering you, boss?"

Tristan snapped out of his trance and looked at Karl giving him a meaningful gaze," Tell Lucan Scott, I am ready to negotiate" sensing his look Karl nodded his head.

Tristan had no choice but to get closer to Lucan because now, he was the only bridge leading him to Gabriel. If he wanted to break the war, he was ready, but before that, he wanted to know his purpose.

****

Noah lay on his bed panting heavily with Alice sitting on top of him. She showed up early in the morning and pounced on him capturing his lips hungrily as soon as he opened the door.

They missed each other so much that they didn’t hold back and ended up doing deeds early morning.

Kissing him Alice slumped next to Noah, slowly wrapping her arms around his torso," I missed you so much Noah" she said and again kissed his cheeks.

Noah turned as he admired her. Only he knew how hard it was for him to stay without seeing her for an entire day. His calm brows knitted and he asked pouting his lips.

"Then why didn’t you call me? You left leaving a note on the table. Is this how you love me" Noah looked aside pulling a fake angry act.

Yes, he was upset with her, because not for once had she called him the previous day. He wanted Alice to realize that the next time she goes somewhere she should keep in mind that someone was there who waited for her call and know her whereabouts.

Alice pursed her lips when she noticed that Noah was seriously upset with her. It was her fault that she got so busy with her work that she forgot him. She couldn’t argue because she knew he was right.

Resting her hand on his cheek she made him look at her. "Sorry," she said having no idea how she would make up for this mistake.

Noah wasn’t someone who got angry with her just like that but now when he showed his displeasure, it make her feel like she had committed some kind of crime.

"What if I won’t forgive you" Noah spoke and her hand on his cheeks fell down in defeat.

What was she supposed to do now? She had no clue Noah would get upset with her and now even after apologizing he wasn’t ready to forgive.

Her pursed into a thin line as she fell into deep thought coming up with a way to get his forgiveness.

Noah observed Alice silently, looking at her face which had a deep line marred on her forehead which made him think about what was going on in her mind.

Before he could ask when she squeal as her eyes sparkled looking at him," How about I stick to you the entire day without leaving your side"

Noah didn’t know if he should cry or laugh. She said she would stick to him the entire day but, did they ever leave each other alone in the first place?

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