Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 368: Not forgiven

Chapter 368: Not forgiven

Ashley stared at Richard with utter disbelief. She couldn’t believe her father was stopping her from calling the cops when he very well knew it was the right time to hand her to them.

"You need to think rationally Ashley," Richard noticed the disappointment in her eyes but it wasn’t the time to let her act recklessly.

"Dad.. how can you save this girl" Ashley couldn’t believe how her father was defending her.

"He isn’t defending anyone. I asked him to stop you" Tristan’s voice beamed from behind and they all turned their heads toward him.

Ashley met his meaningful eyes which expressed concern and she clench her jaw trying to suppress her fury.

Looking away Ashley stormed out of the kitchen area leaving everyone speechless.

Richard shared a concerned look with Tristan and watched him follow his daughter giving him a don’t worry nod.

Once they both left, Richard then turned to look at Tori who stood on the same spot absentmindedly. She didn’t speak a word nor did she try to run away. She just stood there without any reaction.

"Don’t worry, she won’t call the cops" Richard assured her and it was then she finally moved her eyes to look at him.

"Why did you both stop her? It was a good chance for getting rid of me" she asked as her eyes keenly looked at the old man and she watched him slowly smile.

Tori frown at his reaction. She felt like he was mocking her somehow and that irked her even more.

"You shouldn’t let your revenge overpower your thoughts Tori where you even forget to differentiate between right and wrong" Taking a step ahead he patted her head lovingly before leaving the area.

Tori stood there unable to process what just happened and slowly looked at a way to the direction from where Richard walked out.

*****

Slamming the door of her room Ashley walked deeper inside until she reached her bed and stopped. Her mind kept recalling how her father and Tristan stopped her from calling the cops and that made her feel miserable.

Sitting by the edge of the bed, Ashley clutched the bedsheet on her side as her eyes turned red in fury. Her mind was still grasping everything when she heard someone knock on the door.

"Ash, open the door" Tristan worried voice came from the other side of the door, and just like that the rage inside her subsided.

Standing outside the door Tristan kept knocking on the door worried Ashley might stress herself when suddenly the door clicked open and his body instantly relaxed.

Ashley stood by the door staring at him with a complicated expression but before he could take a step to her, she turned and walked back inside the room leaving him standing by the door all by himself.

Tristan knew she was upset with him but he knew after he tells her everything she will drop her anger.

Entering the room Tristan closed the door behind him and walked towards Ashley.

Reaching his hand to hold her arm but Ashley jerked it off and walked toward the bed and sat down. She was upset with him and didn’t want to talk but she also knew he wouldn’t stop unless he coax her.

"You won’t talk with me?" he asked following her to the bed and sat next to her.

Ashley didn’t answer and kept looking ahead. They had the right opportunity of surrendering Tori to the cops and her father would be finally out of a threatening zone, but they didn’t let it happen.

"I want to know the reason for stopping me Tristan," she said after much silence giving Tristan right away a chance to defend himself.

Tristan heaved out a deep sigh and revealed," Tori is Sandra’s sister" his words stiffed Ashley as she slowly turned to look at him.

"What..."

"Yes, and the reason why she is here is because of Gabriel’s manipulation for which he is ashamed" A deep frown marred her face as she eyed Tristan confusingly.

"Ashamed..." She couldn’t understand anything as her thoughts began to tangle in her mind.

Noticing the puzzlement on her face Tristan began to speak everything and by the time he finished, Ashley was left speechless.

She was still not able to digest the fact that Gabriel agreed on joining hands with Tristan. "Am I dreaming?" she asked cupping her own face and turned to look at Tristan who smiled back at her playfully.

"No, my dear wifey, you aren’t dreaming. Everything I said is pure truth. This was the reason why I asked Dad to stop you from doing something reckless"

Tristan had already sensed something wrong when she ended the call midway without letting him finish the entire conversation. Just to stop her from doing something wrong, he asked Richard to help him as he explained everything to him.

Without any further questions, Richard agreed with him and before she could answer the cops, he snatched the phone from her and ended the call.

"She was just brainwashed but I am sure Gabriel will make her understand everything" Tristan’s words slowly got her back to reality and her face turned cold.

"Even if he does, will they ever be able to make up for the things they did to us" Ashley could’ve forgiven them if it wasn’t a big deal, but it wasn’t.

Tristan pursed his lips into a thin line as he had no explanation for her words. He knew whatever she said was right and he just couldn’t ask her to forgive them just because Gabriel had finally realized his mistakes.

His silence gave her the answer. It won’t be easy for her to forget everything so easily, only time could lower her anger.

*****

Noah and Alice were enjoying their married life to the fullest making love at every corner of the house. They only took a break when one of them gets hungry.

After a much passionate love-making session, they were now sitting in the living room watching their favorite tv shows when suddenly Noah’s phone rang.

Averting his eyes from the screen Noah answered the call. It was from the head cop who called him to let him know about Dylan whom they weren’t able to find anywhere.

Noah didn’t want to leave anyone who had harmed Alice. The rest were been taken care of but Dylan he wasn’t to be found and that somehow bothered him.

Avera had informed cops about his whereabouts but when they reached the spot he wasn’t there and since then they had been trying to find him.

The happiness on Noah’s face faltered as he ended up talking when Alice’s voice caught his attention.

"They didn’t find him, right," she asked and watched him shake his head in disappointment.

Alice too fell quiet. She thought now that everything was been taken care of they would finally live a happy life but when the cops couldn’t find Dylan her fear started to surge up.

"What if he is up to something" Her words took Noah by surprise and he noticed a faint gleam of fear in her eyes.