Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 474: There she is

Chapter 474: There she is

Meanwhile, an entire day passed with Tristan fighting his urge to call Ashley just to check on her mood.

He might have tried convincing himself that giving her space would calm her down, but as time passed by and when Tristan didn’t receive a single call or text from Ashley, all his resolve slowly began to crumble.

He started doubting himself, wondering how Ashley never once thought of him while there wasn’t a second he couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Ashley wasn’t someone who liked ignoring his message even when she was hell-upset with him. Just a small text reply from her would brighten his day. But now an entire day passed, and he hadn’t heard anything from her back.

THUD!

Slamming the file close in front of him Tristan raked his fingers through his hair frustratingly.

"I know, I am at fault, but that doesn’t mean she would ignore me like I don’t even exist" he complained staring the his cell phone that rested abandonedly on the table.

He was dying to receive a call from her end but no matter how much he hoped that damn cell phone didn’t ring.

Frustrated Tristan stood from his chair and grabbed the phone before dialing a number and said

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Ashley had finished her shoot for the day and was ready to leave when suddenly Miley rushed to her side anxiously.

"What’s wrong Miley? Why are you panting?" Ashley asked noticing the heavy breathing coming from her manager.

"Ma’am I think you should hear this" Passing Ashley’s cell phone to her Miley took a step back.

Taking the phone from her hand Ashley frowned before looking at the screen and the moment she read the name the furrow on her forehead deepened.

"Dad... why is he calling me?" she muttered quickly pressing the answer button.

"Is everything alright Dad? I thought you forgot you have a daughter back in country S" she asked sarcastically as soon as she answered the call only to hear the man go silent the next second.

"...."

Richard who had been busy traveling and enjoying his life finally remembered his daughter and decided to call her out of the blue. It was quite unexpected since the man had entirely forgotten that she even existed, but now that he had finally remembered her, Ashley couldn’t stop being sarcastic with him.

"Dad! Are you there" she asked checking the call still going on but her father had turned utterly silent.

The moment Richard heard his daughter’s humorless tone, he sighed.

"I thought my daughter would be happy but guess she isn’t" Richard low spirited voice made her roll her eyes, but she didn’t mind listening to him. Instead, she chuckled at his heartbroken act

"Stop acting Dad. I know you have been too busy to even remember me, so stop being dramatic and tell me how come you remember your daughter" she asked dropping all the humor and coming straight to the point.

Heaving out a sigh, Richard dropped fake sadness and asked," Has everything good between you and Tristan"

His words made Ashley cocked her brow and she asked," Why would you ask that. Did that man complain to you about me?" her lips twitched in fury

Ashley had this nagging feeling when Richard called her out of the blue and now she understood why did even recalled her in the first place.

It was because of Tristan. That man when he couldn’t get to her called her father and complained about their fight to him.

’So childish’ she sneered mentally and heard her father laugh from the other end.

"So I guess it right. Something is not right between you two. I wondered how Tristan suddenly missed me so much that he called me to inquire about my journey and that too during his office hours" Richard chuckled thinking about Tristan’s call.

Richard had been staying in a motel at a hill station and was enjoying his hot coffee when suddenly he received Tristan’s call.

At first, he thought maybe like every other time, he called him to inquire about his whereabouts but when his son-in-law started talking in spirals he understood the couple had been arguing about something and Tristan was just trying to avert his mind because his daughter shut him down entirely.

"Just ignore him, dad. Your son-in-law has lost his mind" Ashley tried to brush off the topic. She didn’t want to deal with Tristan yet.

That man was acting so childish that now she gave up on him and let him deal with his problems on his own.

"But still, you shouldn’t ignore him for long Ashley. What if he might end up calling everyone just to divert his mind" Richard expressed.

Ashley didn’t answer him and remained quiet for some time before responding," I will talk to him later. So don’t worry. Even if he calls everyone, they all know he is the only one at fault"

Richard could agree with her. It wasn’t the first time Ashley had given anyone a silent treatment but he only hoped Tristan wouldn’t lose his mind in the process.

"Anyways, I won’t ask you to forgive him just like that but still spare that guy. He sounded so depressed when he talked with me"

"I won’t," she assured.

Changing the topic, Richard and Ashley talked about random stuff with him sharing his experience. Her father sounded so relaxed that she felt at ease listening to him.

After talking with Richard, Ashley got changed, and soon they left the set. On the way home, she kept on receiving calls from her friends and family who kept on asking the same.

While explaining every one of them Ashley finally reached the Knight Mansion. Stepping out of the car, she looked for Tristan’s car but when she didn’t find it anywhere, she assumed her husband wasn’t home yet.

Giving a final glance Ashley then entered the house only to find her family members gathered in the living hall.

"There she is..." Grace voiced pointing in her direction and soon Gwen rushed to her side.