Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 339: Richard’s confession

Chapter 339: Richard’s confession

Inside the car, Tristan kept looking through the rearview mirror and found a particular car following them.

’It’s her’ he thought and turned to look at Ashley motioning to her with a nod.

Richard on the other hand was sitting in the back seat with his eyes secretly observing the two. He knew something wasn’t as it seemed and both Ashley and Tristan are hiding something from him.

Soon they reached the hospital and entered the tall building. Tristan had his eyes around and it didn’t take him long to find Tori.

Entering the lift, they rode to the second floor and headed to the doctor’s cabin.

Tori wore a mask and entered the hospital secretly tailing behind them. She kept her distance just to be on the safer side and watched the trio enter the doctor’s room.

Tori quickly stopped and frowned. ’What if it’s really about the test and nothing else’ she thought to herself.

She had been following them for a while now, keeping a close eye on them but not once she did see them talking. They have been quiet all the time.

Tori knew Richard would never open his mouth and put his daughter’s life in danger, but still, she had to make sure the man doesn’t get flowed out of emotions.

Paying a final glance, Tori was about to turn and leave when suddenly she collided with someone and she stumbled a little back.

"Hey watch out" she heard a voice that made her freeze on her ground.

It had been so long since she had heard that voice, but how is this possible? The owner of the voice was long gone.

Her heart filled with hope, expecting just for once she would be able to see her sister and everything would return to the past where she lived a peaceful life with her family.

"I am sorry," the lady apologized staring at the young girl in front of her, and turned to leave.

Snapping out of her world, Tori raised her head up but before she could look at the person, she just walked past her and just like that, the familiar feeling was too gone leading to emptiness.

"Why did she sound like her?" Tori mumbled as she watched the woman walk farther away from her. It was just her back she could look at as she slowly disappeared from her sight.

Tori too didn’t stay there and left the hospital before anyone could see her.

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Inside the room, the doctor was yet to show up and with each passing second with Ashley and Tristan around Richard had started to feel anxious.

"Why isn’t the doctor here?" after much debate, Richard finally asked.

Tristan pulled his attention from his cell phone and turned to look at Richard. "She left," he said and shoved the phone back into his suit’s pocket.

A frown marred Richard’s face and he turned to look at Ashley and then back at Tristan. "Someone was following us?" he asked.

Jack was already following Tori on Tristan’s order and when he watched her leaving the hospital, he quickly informed him.

Ashley heaved a sigh of relief before she turned to face her father. "Hmm, it was Tori who had been tailing us all this while to the hospital" the mention of her name made Ashley’s face turn cold.

She was barely controlling herself. If t wasn’t regarding her father’s safety she would’ve confronted the girl punishing her for scheming against them.

Richard gape at her in shock feeling every nerve of his body turning cold. He knew Ashley and Tristan were suspicious about Tori, but he never thought they would be carefully spying on her every move.

Tristan observed the paleness taking over Richard’s face and immediately motioned Ashley something to which she bobbed her head and asked. "Dad, you don’t have to be scared. She won’t be able to monitor you"

Richard’s eyes widen in shock as he stared at Ashley with complex emotion. ’Do they already know about the cameras installed inside the house’ he thought.

"W-why would I be scared of her" Richard scoff trying to mask his uneasiness behind his strong façade.

Ashley sighed and reached her hands to hold Richards and spoke," We know everything dad. You don’t have to lie to us anymore" her words came like a bolt to him and it broke the last string of braveness Richard had been trying to put on.

"H-How did you know" Richard eyed the two with extreme shock marred over his face. Anyone could tell how much affected he looked by the revelation.

"It’s a long story but we are glad nothing happened to you" Tristan was the one to speak. He had already mobilized his men to search the other side of the Brown property which they call the forbidden land and he came to find that, they had a dungeon built on the other side.

The place was forbidden because many people had lost their lives after getting trapped inside the dungeon unable to make it out of the place.

The land had been rotting for many years when suddenly Richard found out about it and without much thought, he purchased it and built a house, but he made sure no one would trespass the fence marked around the mansion.

Tristan told them everything he came to notice around the mansion, he didn’t hide about the dungeon too, and told them how he had seen lights on the other side as if there were people residing in that place.

"How is this possible, the dungeon is very dangerous for anyone to stay there. Many people have lost their lives as they couldn’t find their way out of it" Richard couldn’t believe anyone would be able to reside in such a place, but if Tristan had noticed something unusual then, he shouldn’t doubt him.

"I don’t know why but I feel it’s all related to Tori and the people supporting her" Ashley mumbled absentmindedly.

She had been racking her brain for quite a while after Tristan told her about the spy cameras around the house and now this new piece of information. Everything led them to Tori.

Tristan nodded agreeing to her suspicion. He too felt the same but still, he wanted to find more of her details. It was confirmed that she was an assassin who was sent to spy on Richard, but the purpose was still unclear.

They still had to know the person whom she was working for and why she was targeting Richard.

Fear once again aroused in Richard’s heart and he pulled his hand out from Ashley’s hold making both Tristan and Ashley crease at his reaction.

"Dad, what’s wrong?" Ashley asked when once again Richard started to panic.

"I don’t want you both to stay with me. Leave the mansion as soon as possible" Richard recalled the words Tori said to him as a warning.

Now that Tristan and Ashley were aware of her identity as a spy and if by any chance she happens to learn about it then she would hurt-

Richard couldn’t even finish his words, imagining the worst. He had to ask them to leave the Brown mansion without leading to any suspicion. He can’t risk their lives.

Tristan and Ashley shared a glance at each other before Tristan looked back at Richard and asked, "Dad, is there something you are still hiding from us" he could sense Richard still had a few things wrapped up to himself and they wanted to know every little thing.

Richard’s restless eyes fell on Tristan had he gulped a mouth full of saliva. He was contemplating if he should confess everything to them. Was it a good idea to open up?

"Dad, there is nothing to worry about. We won’t let anything happen to you" Ashley assured him because she assumed he was scared because of his safety but little did she know, it was her whom she was scared for.

"It isn’t about me Ash, I don’t care if Tori happens to kill me once she learns about you both knowing her reality" his word left them speechless.

"Then what is bothering you," Tristan asked as he sensed something usual in Richard’s panicked behavior this time.

Richard held his breath as he moved his eyes from Ashley and Tristan. ’What reason he was supposed to give them this time and will they believe him’, he thought.

Ricard was feeling helpless. He didn’t want to disclose the threat Tori had been using to silence him, but he also knew he wouldn’t be able to lie to them.

After much thought, Richard finally heaved out a sigh and decided to tell them everything. "Tori has warned me to keep my mouth shut and if she happens to find that you both know about her truth, she would harm Ashley and... the baby in the womb"

Richard covered his face as soon as he finished those words but he didn’t fail to notice the change in the air around them. A sudden coldness took over the room making him freeze on his chair.

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