Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 327: I am not like you

Chapter 327: I am not like you

Max heard the sound of the sirens outside the warehouse and he quickly alerted the guards who were currently present with him.

He had been taking control of the surveillance room, monitoring everything when he received a call from the warehouse. They had to deport illegal weapons outside country X and in return, they were going to receive a huge sum of money.

Alphonse had strictly instructed that he didn’t want any problem regarding this consignment. He was rooting for increasing his market worldwide so that he could move his base over there.

Keeping his words in mind, Max asked someone to take over his position and guide the men around. But now, he regretted leaving the base.

"How did the cops find out this place" he yelled making the guards around flinch in fear.

Quickly pulling out his cell phone Max tried to get in touch with the guard inside the surveillance room but when he didn’t answer, his fear reached its peak.

"Damn, we need to get out of here before the cops reach here" he ordered everyone and vacated the place as soon as possible.

Max and the group stepped out of the warehouse but their footsteps halted when his eyes caught the sight of Dante being taken away by Tristan’s friends and that was when he realized that they had lost it.

They once again underestimated Tristan’s capabilities and he was yet able to get away Dante from them.

"Over there" he heard one of the cops yell and he snapped his head in the other direction but before anyone could react, multiple gunshots came their way, hitting everyone.

Max shielded himself and tried to dodge the attack as he ran to the other side of the deck where the ships filled with weapons were ready to leave.

"Damnit" Max cursed and quickly hide behind the wall. His eyes stared at the ship and then peaked behind. He could see the cops running his way but. "ARGH!!"

He was shot in his back and the pain he felt was too much to handle. He had a gun in his hand but it was of no use. They were too many for him to fight alone.

"I’ll have to get out of here" he mumbled to himself and his eyes moved towards the ship.

He knew it was a cowardly act but he promised to return once everything was under control.

With that decision, Max took a deep breath. Neglecting the pain, he mustered up his strength and ran toward the ship that entered.

The ship slowly began to move farther and farther away from the deck and the cops who were following him could only watch the ship disappear deep into the sea.

Meanwhile, a big commotion took place inside the base with Alphonse’s men attacking Ace and Tristan.

"Let’s get out of here" Alphonse dragged Gabriel out of the mess and they began to leave from there. But before they could escape someone shot Alphonse and he fell to the ground.

Gabriel who was still in a daze from the change of events finally snapped out of his thoughts and his eyes fell on his father who was whining in pain.

He then remembered his words and his eyes instantly turned cold. "Son help me.." Alphonse reached his hand asking for Gabriel’s help. He wanted his help to get out of there but as the seconds passed by Gabriel didn’t react.

"Gabriel... what are waiting for, help me damnit" his voice raised in frustration. This time the bullet hit his lower back and he lost his balance the very instant.

Alphonse watched his men getting killed mercilessly. He didn’t want to die and asked Gabriel to take him out but his lack of response was nearing their end.

Staring at Alphonse for a few seconds, Gabriel squat down and picked up the gun pointing right at his father.

"This needs to end" his deadpan voice shocked Alphonse who was still lying on the ground.

"N-no you can’t do that," Alphonse said with a panicked tone as he watched Gabriel slowly pull the trigger.

BAM...

A loud gunshot echoed and Gabriel fell to the floor shocking everyone around. Alphonse who was expecting the bullet to insert his body saw his son rather shooting himself.

"I am not like you dad" that was the last words he heard before Gabriel lost consciousness and so did he.

Flashback end

"The cops arrested both Alphonse and Gabriel, but since Gabriel had nothing to do with his father’s illegal business he was released but was forbidden to leave the country and for Alphonse, he served his punishment in prison before he was released. Grandpa dropped all the charges against him, but the cops still monitored his work since he wasn’t an ordinary man"

"What happened to Sandra?" Ashley asked. Somewhere deep in her heart, she felt insecure about her.

"I don’t know but one day we got news from the prison that she committed suicide, but we couldn’t see her body as someone close to her took it away"

Tristan frowned when he recalled that incident. He also remembered how her death affected Gabriel mentally and he started to lose his mind.

Alphonse couldn’t control his son’s mental state, so he kept him inside the room where the doctors would come and treat Gabriel.

"Did you try talking to him about whatever happened with Sandra"

Tristan shook his head." The dynamics of the out relationship changed when Sandra told him that she loves me and not him. He loved her like crazy and when he heard the knew of her death, he lost it"

There was a gleam of sadness in his voice which didn’t go unnoticed by Ashley. Moving closer to him she wrapped her arm around his shoulder and brushed his upper arm gently.

"You were always faithful to him but the circumstances drew a huge line between the two. Why don’t you try to talk to him now" Ashley suggested.

"I don’t think he would understand. He still holds a grudge against me, which was why he approached you secretly" Tristan turned to look at Ashley. His eyes roamed all over her face.

"But I won’t let him harm you" his voice held an underlying threat. He was gentle with her but his words were like a warning.

Ashley didn’t say a word after that. But when she recalled her meetings with Riel, she had always seen him staring at her with an unexplainable gaze. As if he had been trying to understand her to a deeper level.

His words were always playful towards her but his eyes would convey some different meaning.

"Where are you lost?" Tristan’s voice broke her thoughts and she quickly shook her head.

Ashley couldn’t let Tristan know about this because his jealousy had no bounds. Now that she knows about Gabriel’s intentions, she had to be more careful around him and why won’t she after all Tristan would always be monitoring them.

She remembered how her husband surprised her by showing up as one of the producers for the upcoming movie she would soon be marking her debut with.

Though she didn’t like the idea, knowing how people will come to judge his decision but deep down she was happy that she would somehow be spending more time with him.

"What do you plan to do now? Will you keep showing up at the shooting spot just to keep an eye on us" Ashley expressed her thoughts with a grin.

"Hmm, not a bad idea," Tristan smirked when her smile dropped and her eyes wide in surprise.

"No, you won’t" Ashley regretted her suggestion.

"Why not" Tristan’s voice turned hoarse as he inched closer to her slowly making her lay on the couch with him hovering on top of her.

Ashley gasped when she found herself getting trapped by Tristan but he made sure to maintain a distance between their stomach. He would never squeeze their bean.

"T-Tristan did you forget we can’t have sex until the child’s birth" Ashley tried to divert his mind by bringing up g the topic they discussed a few days before.

Tristan stared at Ashley for some time before he buried his face into her neck inhaling her fragrance. "You tricked me wifey"

Ashley’s eyes widen in shock, but before she could question, Tristan kissed her neck and her mind went numb for a second. She closed her eyes savoring the touch of his lips on her weak spot.

"And now... it’s time for your punishment" he whispered next to her ear before bringing his hand down to the helm of her dress as he slowly lift it.

"Tristan..." Ashley called his name out breathlessly. She felt the heat in her body rise. It was hard to resist Tristan’s charm.

Tristan kept nibbling her neck until he left a red mark on it, while his hand slowly moved upwards to her panties. Tracing his finger over the fabric, he pulled it down and tossed it aside before he played with her soft petals.

Ashley’s legs wobbled at the sensation and she let out a moan. "Umm.."