Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 409: Could it be...

Chapter 409: Could it be...

Linda’s eyes softened a little as Karl sounded convincing, but she didn’t drop her guard down entirely.

"I can understand what she must be going through. It isn’t entirely your fault somehow... even I ended up hurting her" she expressed.

Karl pursed his lips, giving her a pitiful nod, and watched her finish her work and soon left the office.

"By the way, does your family knows about the baby," Karl asked as they made their way out of the company’s building.

Linda was startled but quickly composed herself as she answered.

"No... you are the first person. I wonder what my grandfather will do if he comes to learn about the baby" Linda stated with a depressing tone.

Now that Karl accepted the truth, she couldn’t wait to play her next cards. She had to marry him and transfer the shares under her name.

While She kept talking, Linda noticed Ryan standing at a distance and her eyes widen in shock.

’Huh!... what is he doing here? Didn’t I ask him to stay away from the workplace’

Ryan had asked her to keep her distance from Karl but to get through her plan she had to get close to him. He was doubting her feelings for him and she didn’t want him to make any mistake by doing something reckless and ruining their plan

"Ah... Karl, I am getting late. I think you should head back home too" Linda quickly changed the topic as she looked away from Ryan and smiled.

She couldn’t let Karl see him.

Karl creased his brows in confusion and bobbed his head. "Okay..." saying he watched her hop in her car and drive away from there.

As he turned around to get to his car, Karl noticed a man standing in the distance and his eyes darkened.

"Ryan.." he muttered under his breath, watching him turn around and leave.

’So this is the reason why she is running away’ Karl smirked mentally but then an idea popped into his mind as he tried to think further.

"Could it be.." he mumbled at the sudden realization and quickly hopped into his car driving out from the company’s gate.

*****

The shooting finished and Ashley stepped out along with Miley. It was a hectic shoot but she managed to pull off every scene with much elegance and realism.

She even received some scratches while doing a few stunt scenes.

Making her way out of the shooting location, Ashley noticed a tall figure leaning against the car.

It didn’t take her time to know who the person was and just like that all the fatigue she felt flew away.

With a pleasant smile, she approached the man as she watched him stand straight.

"I wasn’t expecting a ride from you today" Ashley spoke standing in front of Tristan.

She had warned him never to show up on the set after that day. She was still embarrassed about how he threatened the writers and directors to eliminate all the romantic scenes between her and Riel.

Though it was a requirement, still no one could go against him. In the end, they change the scenes between the two with only a few romantic gestures like holding hands or tucking the arms around.

Kissing as forbade.

Scratching the back of his neck in awkwardness, Tristan pursed his lips unable to give her the reason why he decided to pick her.

After leaving Patrick’s place, he went straight to the base alerting his men to be more than ready knowing it wasn’t too long for them to trap Sandra.

By the time he was done instructing them everything, he then realized it was already evening and Ashley’s shooting might finish anytime soon. So without wasting a second, he drove to the location

"I..." he began to speak when his eyes fell on the scratches on her forearm and he frowned.

"How did you get this? Did sometimes try to harm you? Was there an attack again?" he bombarded her with questions, forgetting about their surrounding.

His presence had already grabbed a lot of attention but his over-anxious reaction was creating a talk among the crowd.

It had been a month since she had started shooting and in that period, they had witnessed a lot of articles about them.

There wasn’t a day when their pictures wouldn’t circulate over the news channel. Some of their fans had also opened an account where they talked about the most sophisticated and powerful couple who weren’t caught in scandals even once.

Being with Tristan has somewhat stopped the hater to see the good side in her as her image was slowly recovering from worst to better. But that doesn’t mean she wasn’t affected by the sweet comments she would about her man.

Tristan didn’t mind stepping out of his comfort zone, since the day he decided to marry her. He was always open to the idea of flaunting their relationship all over the world, but he respected her decision of keeping it a secret.

Ashley had her reasons and he accepted them but the day she gave him a nod to disclose their relationship, he didn’t waste a day and became obvious.

They yet didn’t know about their marriage and he wasn’t in a hurry. He was happy that he was able to walk hand in hand in front of the world showing that this beautiful lady belongs to him.

Ashley stared at him helplessly before she let out a chuckle. "You worry for nothing Tristan. It’s just some scratches I received doing a stunt scene"

Tristan whose eyes had already turned darkened turned even more threatening when he heard her.

"You did the stunt?" he asked. His eyes staring her intensely.

Ashley’s mouth parted a little when she realized what she just said and quickly began to justify.

"I-It wasn’t as intense as you assume it to be. Just a normal one..." she explained, expecting him to calm down a little.

The darkness in Tristan’s eyes dimmed a little but it didn’t fully vanish. Even if it was a minor stunt wasn’t he clear she wouldn’t be doing it? Then why would she intend to go against the rules?

Staring at her for a few seconds, Tristan took a deep breath and said," Come let’s go" Holding her hand he guided her into the car with his eyes excusing Miley on the way.

Getting into the car, they drove away from the location.

Inside the moving car, a dreadful silence engulfed the two, making it quite suffocating for Ashley.

She could sense with Tristan’s silence that he wasn’t happy with what she did, but for her, it wasn’t as threatening as he assume it to be.

She made sure both she and the baby were fine, but how was she supposed to explain to him, she wondered.

As she remain rooted in her seat an idea popped into her mind and she quickly started to caress her slightly swollen stomach.

"Are you too upset with mommy, my sweet little bean" Ashley’s voice snapped Tristan’s attention in her direction.

His eyes squinted a little when he watched her talk with their child using that sweet charm of hers.

Sensing his eyes on her Ashley smiled mentally and continues. "You aren’t right... but there is someone inside this car who is upset with Mommy. Do you want to know who that person is.." she asked slowly lifting her head in Tristan’s direction.

"Your dad... he seems to be upset with Mommy and isn’t talking with her at all. Do you also think mommy is careless" she asked talking to her child but her eyes expectantly staring at Tristan.

Tristan cocked his brow in awe but didn’t voice his thoughts. He just kept a blank face as he looked at his wife who was trying to act cute, sidelining from the mistake she did by using their unborn.

Resting his elbow on the edge of the window, Tristan leisurely rested his face on his rounded palm and watched his wife.

He couldn’t believe she would use this trick to grab his attention when in reality he had his eyes on her the entire time but he choose to keep quiet.

Tristan’s eyes were busy scanning the route they were traveling, making sure no one was following them. He wanted to make sure everything was fine and he couldn’t relax. But who would have thought Ashley had something else going in her mind and would end up distracting him?

Ashley paused for a second when she saw him sit like a king on his seat while his eyes intently looked her way.

"Don’t stop, please continue. Let me see what our bean has to say regarding my displeasure"

Ashley’s lips parted a little in disbelief. She couldn’t believe Tristan wasn’t able to get the reason behind her actions.

’Or was it he was just being playful’

’With that poker face... never... is definitely serious’ Ashley’s mind was busy analyzing his reaction. She was finding it difficult to guess if he was really upset or if was it his stunt to tease her.

It would have been easier if he had shown any reaction, but his lack of muscle contortion was making her doubt whether she was making a fool out of herself by acting strange.

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