Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 264: She called me today

Chapter 264: She called me today

Karl was surprised to see Tristan so calm. But he didn’t ask him any further and followed his order.

He knew there must be a reason why Tristan wasn’t taking action against Gabriel and would be better for them to see what the man has in store.

Giving him a nod, Karl left Tristan’s cabin.

Tristan then dialed Jack’s number and told him to keep an eye on the man named Riel.

Tristan just had to be patient with his enemy. Now that he had finally found him, shouldn’t he also play with him for a bit?

"We will meet soon Gab-, oops!.. Riel. I am looking forward to seeing your reaction" he smirked with an evil grin.

*****

Jack dropped Miley at the Agency and drove Ashley to the knight mansion. Entering the house, Ashley saw Grace and Trevor having an argument over something and she quickly stepped forwards asking.

"What’s wrong mom, dad? Why are you both arguing?"

Both Grace and Trevor stopped their heated conversation and snapped their head in Ashley’s direction.

Grace shot a glare at Trevor asking him shut his mouth and she then stretched a smile to Ashley.

"Argue?... Who is arguing here? We both were just having a normal couple fight" Grace dodged her question but she wasn’t able to convince Ashley.

She had heard them quarrel, then why wasn’t trying to cover it up?

Ashley stared at Grace for some time and then over her attention on Trevor." Dad, what is it?" she asked with a serious tone.

Trevor’s lips twitch and he looked at Grace who had turned her head back, giving him a don’t open your mouth look, and chuckled.

"It’s nothing, isn’t it honey"

Dumbfound for a while, Trevor then understood the hidden meaning behind her stare and bobbed his head vigorously.

"Yes, it’s nothing like what you are thinking Ashley"

Keeping quiet for some time, Ashley then hummed and turned around to leave. She knew there is no way she would force them to speak, but she was sent percent sure that these two oldies were trying to hide something from her.

******

Back in Skylar Corps, Gwen was busy working inside her cabin when she saw Karl return early than she assumed.

"That was quick?" she said with her eyes raising in his way while her fingers were busy typing on the keyboard.

"Hmm..." he hummed taking the seat.

Sensing the distraction in his tone, Gwen stopped her work and swirled her chair before standing up and heading to his desk that was right next to hers.

"What happened?" she asked reaching her hand to tuck his small locks.

Heaving out a shaky breath, Karl closed his eyes and held her hand that rested on his hair. Clapping it with his hands he looked at her and said," Gabriel, he succeeded in getting closer to lady boss"

Gwen’s eyes grew larger when she heard him." How? And why aren’t we doing anything about it?" she asked. A gleam of panic surged in her tone.

Karl didn’t hold back and told her everything. Gwen was in denial for some time as she tried to grasp his word. She didn’t know Gabriel was such a quick-witted man. It was them who underestimated him.

Pulling the chair for herself, she sat next to him. Her hand was still in his clasp. She could tell he was cursing himself for being this slow. But it wasn’t his fault that Gabriel managed to get close to Ashley.

"He managed to mislead our men Gwen. If not I would have caught hold of him" Karl mumbled gnashing his teeth in fury. For the very first time, he failed to get details regarding his target doubting his skills.

Gwen pursed her lips, staring sadly at him.

****

Noah finished up his work and drove to pick Alice up from the studio. The entire day he kept thinking about Natalie’s call. Though he blocked her number still, he couldn’t erase the fact that she even managed to get hold of his personal contact.

Soon reaching the studio, he climbed down the car and walked inside the tall building.

Alice had just returned from the photoshoot and was currently resting on his twirling chair when suddenly the door to her room opened and she snapped startled from her nape in jerk.

"Noah!" she was surprised to see him so early. There was still some time left for his office hours to get over, but here he was earlier than ever.

Noah’s anxiousness vanished the second his eyes fell on her face and he halt his steps near the door.

Her eyes narrowed when he didn’t respond to her and she quickly got up from the chair and walked towards him.

"Noah Wayne, what are you doing here so early," she asked. Her eyes pierced him in questioning.

Snapping out of his trace, Noah blinked his eyes, grasping her words, and instead of answering her, he pulled her in for a hug.

Surprised by his reflex, Alice took some time to settle and slowly relaxed as she hugged him back.

"I missed you" she heard him say after a long pause making her calm a little.

She liked the way Noah kept clinging to her, without shutting his mouth for even a second, and just finding him returning to his normal self softened her heart.

"Hmm..."

After a long hug, they finally pulled back, with Noah staring at Alice as if he was trying to capture every minor detail of her face into his mind.

"I love you" he mumbled under his breath making her blush.

"Why so romantic all of sudden?" she asked wrapping her arms around his shoulder and they both walked deeper inside the cabin.

Noah arched his brow looking at her and said," All of sudden? Babe, it’s always me who is romantic. You don’t even entertain me" he complained.

Alice pursed her lip into a thin line. Yes, it was always him who was clingy and took initiative in the relationship, while she would further take the rein in her hand leading ahead.

"Okay now don’t start complaining." averting her eyes from his playful one, she then asked him to take a seat on the couch. She had a few things to finish before they could leave.

While Alice resume her work, reviewing the photo’s, Noah kept his eyes on her. His was confused on whether he should tell Alice about Natalie’s phone call or he should just keep it by himself.

After a lot thinking he finally opened his mouth and spoke," Natalia, she called me today" his deep serious voice drew Alice attention from her to his direction and she stared him in shock.