Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 244: For not giving up

Chapter 244: For not giving up

Alice’s face crumpled as she stared at her mother in utter disbelief. Does she really deserve to be called a mother? She was a shame to those women who truly loved their children selflessly.

She was again trying to make her crumble under the weight of being a good daughter for them when in reality she had always been one. It was only they who didn’t see her worth but only took her as a means to bring wealth into their life.

Back then, it was Dylan whom they saw as a source of wealth and now it was Noah they wanted to use.

"Why don’t you ask that question to yourself mom" she snapped when Alice didn’t find any regret in her mother’s tone of speaking. She was still sound like a proud lady who didn’t like anyone to correct her except her husband.

Ashlyn was stunned to see Alice answering her back so rudely that she couldn’t control her anger and got up before slapping her right on her face.

"You ungrateful brat!!.." this time Ashlyn didn’t hold back and snapped furiously. She didn’t care if the people around will talk about them, but it was too much to take from her daughter who had forgotten the manners to speak with her.

Alice didn’t say a word. She wasn’t surprised at all, Ashlyn had always been like this. Whenever things didn’t happen according to her, she would use physical strength to make her do it. It was only that, she happened to raise her hand on her after so many years.

"Chuckle... Is this all you could do?" turning her face to Ashlyn, Alice said in pain. Her eyes turned red as she tried fighting back her tears. She wouldn’t cry in front of this heartless woman who was unfortunately her mother.

Ashlyn stared at Alice in utter disbelief. She still had the nerves to talk back in return. Such a shameless daughter she had birth, she thought shaking her head at her misfortune of having a son either.

"You ask me for a favor and I reject it" her words made Ashlyn’s eyes grow wider in shock.

She thought, using the same reason she would be able to get Alice by her side but everything backfired.

"Neither I nor my boyfriend would become a victim of your greed. I choose to abandon it and I chose to recognize you as my parents" Alice declared her final words and turned to leave from there without sparing another glance at Ashlyn.

Falling back on her seat in defeat, Ashlyn could only see their downfall heading nearer.

*****

Brown Mansion

After Richard left, Tristan feed Ashley the food he brought along. Like an obedient kid, Ashley finished everything without showing any tantrums.

Taking the glass of water from her hand, Tristan placed it back on the tray and asked the maid to take everything back.

Once the door got closed, Tristan climb down from the bed and walked toward the table, and picked up his laptop before returning to Ashley’s side.

He had some work shown up that he wanted to finish, so he could spend his time with his wife.

"You are going to work?" Ashley asked as she watched Tristan turn on the laptop before placing it on his lap.

"Hmm, just a little bit. I will finish it soon" he assured her and she slowly leaned closer to him resting her head on his shoulder, watching him do his work.

It was the very time, she had seen Tristan so focus. The way his fingers skillfully worked on the keyboard, she could tell the man was a genius, and no doubt he was the number one businessman.

Earlier she wasn’t very fond of the business world or any news related to it. She only focused on her modeling career and gave her best, but after meeting Tristan, she became more interested in his life.

She recalled the day, he gave her his business card with his personal number mentioned on it. She had thought about throwing it away but when she read his name her entire world came to a standstill.

Tristan Knight, the name written on it held so much power that even Miley started to fear for her. Everyone knew Tristan Knight was an anti-social man, hardly showing up his face to anyone.

Very few were honored to meet him in person and they all respected him and his privacy of being away from social media. But for her, he broke his protocol, and not to mention it was also her to whom he lost his virginity.

Smiling at her thought, Ashley crane her head up, looking at Tristan’s side profile. How did she not meet him before? If he showed up earlier, she wouldn’t have wasted her valuable time with someone undeserving of it.

Tristan who felt Ashley’s eyes on him made him stop his work and he turn to look at her." Why are you staring at me?" he asked.

"Why did you wait for me Tristan? What if I never found out about Greg’s infidelity, then would you have given up your love for me" her unexpected words took him by surprise.

Ashley never asked him why he never tried to court her and just kept loving her from afar. What if he didn’t find out about Greg and Jane, then he would never have confessed to her.

Tristan gasped like a fish, watching her calm, yet adoring eyes. They were staring at him with love.

"H-how did you-" he tried to ask but Ashley sealed his lips for a kiss and he lost track of the question.

"I have my ways, Mr. Knight," she said smiling against his lips and pulled back staring at his dumbstruck expression. He looked like a lost child unable to function.

"Then why didn’t you confront me" his lips broke into a smile and he quickly placed his laptop on the side table before fully turning to face Ashley in excitement.

"Because you never told me, you have been secretly loving me even before we met in the real essence" Ashley shrugged her shoulder and leaned back.

Tristan pouted his lips thinking, why never he took the courage to declare his love for her and just waited for her to break up with Greg. But then he remembered her words and he snapped his head in her direction before he too leaned back.

His eyes looked straight into hers and his breathing slowly calmed down. The thought of never getting noticed by her ripped his heart, but he was grateful, that his fate never ended up being an unrequited love and he got his beloved with him.

"I would never stop loving you, Ash. Watching you from afar felt like breathing for me. Even a small gleam of a smile on your face would make my heart feel happy and your upset face would stab my heart. It took me a lot to stop myself from not pulling you in my arms and telling you that you have me... And you deserve better" he expressed how he had been living after he realized how much he loved her and how it was impossible for him to stay away from her or not to see her even for a day.

Ashley felt her eyes tearing up. She was so stupid to find love in the wrong man. She was so off herself that she took a decision that ended up hurting her and the people around her.

Richard always tried to warn her but she was too blinded by her love for Greg. Luckily, his true intentions were exposed and now, she is in a happy place with the right person.

"Thank you," she said with her lips trembling.

Tristan shook his head and pulled her making her sit on his lap and stared straight into her eyes and heard her repeat the words again," Thank you for not giving up on me. Thank you for living me with the hope that one day, I would finally see you and your love for me"

Ashley was overwhelmed with all the emotions that kept filling her heart and she let them be expressed with her words.

"And that you for being the light of my life. For bringing this stone-like heart pump in your beats" pulling her back her neck Tristan kissed her.

Ashley moved a little closer, having better access and also feeling his hardness rub again her clit.

"I want you, inside me," she said, as her breath quickened.

Tristan swiftly pinned her on the bed with him on her top. He rested her hands above her head and asked her to no use them. He was taking Taylor’s words into consideration and wanted her to cooperate.

Ashley bobbed her head and in no time Tristan undressed both of them before he cherished her body. His fingers thrust deep into her core prepared her for Tristan to position himself between her legs and entered in with one swift move.