Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 502: A supporter for Jennifer

Chapter 502: A supporter for Jennifer

When the news reached Tristan, he summoned Mr. Carlson to his office. The founder of True Artist Agency shrank into his seat avoiding the dark blue eyes that glared his way silently.

Jennifer dared to ignore his warning and now, he had to face the consequences.

"Mr. Knight, I am sorry I couldn’t handle the situation correctly. I-If you give me a chance, I will warn her again" The man shivered at those scrutinizing gazes as beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

Unable to look straight into his eyes the man immediately lowered his head, staring at his hands, stopping them from trembling.

Tristan was very clear when he warned him, but this incompetent person wasn’t able to handle his artist.

Mr. Carlson had been leaching money through Jennifer’s success. She was the only artist in his agency that garnered him immense fame. He knew what kind of person she was, yet he concealed her true personality from the outside world, letting them treat her the goddess she was.

But now, with her true intention of getting noticed by none other than Tristan Knight, Carlson couldn’t whitewash her image after all, the person she targeted was none other than his wife, Ashley Knight.

The more he remained silent, the more Carlson felt the tighten in his throat. He couldn’t even reach his hand to wipe off the sweat beads from his forehead. He was that scared.

"There is no need to warn her because you will be firing her" Tristan’s words froze the man with his head snapping at him, meeting his deadpan eyes.

"F-Fire" Carlson fumbled on his words but the man seemed extremely serious to even move a muscle on his face which only meant that the decision was made.

*****

Mia had locked herself inside the room of her old apartment. After encountering Riel, she didn’t dare to go to the set, so she returned to her previous house making sure, no one saw her. It was the only place she could live peacefully without being controlled by anyone.

Jennifer’s mistreatment made things difficult between them and now she regretted her decision to help her. She was happy with her life even though she earned enough for a living, but her greedy heart wanted more and here she was being treated like trash by Jennifer.

"Such an ungrateful lady, how can she treat me like this," she said recalling last night’s argument. Mia was still caught in the thought of Jennifer raising her hand to slap her, but fortunately, she quickly stopped her.

With her hands folded over her chest, she let out a satisfying scoff. Jennifer’s reaction was priceless when she warned to expose her. Her threat seemed to have worked back then, but she doubted Jennifer would let this matter slide.

Heaving out a sigh, Mia somehow felt relaxed. For now, she knew Jennifer must have understood that she wasn’t someone who would let her treat the way she wanted and the warning would somehow put some brain in her useless head.

Satisfied with herself, Mia climbed down the bed and walked into the kitchen. She had skipped her breakfast and was damn hungry, but the moment she opened the fridge, there was nothing inside she could eat.

"Argh... how did it slip my mind" Mia cursed herself forgetting it had been a few days since she moved with Jennifer and her always-filled refrigerator was empty.

Returning to her room, she wore a hoodie and stepped out of the house wearing a mask.

Mia wouldn’t have returned to her old apartment if she wasn’t sure Tristan’s men had stopped visiting here. By now they were confirmed that she was gone and would never return.

Relief, she started heading toward the convenience store, five minutes away from her house. Once reaching there she purchased some instant noodles and a few drinks before leaving the store and heading back from the same path.

Mia had been walking leisurely with no one on the sideway but her eyes and ears were alert enough to keep a check on her surroundings. The thought of someone finding her still alarmed her and she fastened her footstep, quicken reaching the gates of her apartment.

"Hello Mia" Her eyes widened in shock when she saw Jack, one of Tristan’s men standing by the gates, flashing his bone-chilling smile.

The bag in her hand fell and she turned around, ready to run only to get trapped by three bulky-looking men.

" Argh!" colliding with one of them, she stumbled and fell on the ground. Her eyes watching them in fear as she tried crawling behind for her safety.

Mia knew she had to run, but no matter what she couldn’t fight those strong men all by herself.

"Bring her to the base" Jack’s deadpan voice snapped her out of her thoughts and she turned around to see him glare at her evilly.

Mia felt her blood run dry as she failed to gather herself and run and all she could see ahead was her miserable fate.

*****

Inside the dark cell, Mia was tied to a chair. Her hands and legs were tied with a rope while her eyes were covered with a black cloth.

Jack monitored the girl from the see-through window, watching all her actions silently. He hated the girl from the bottom of his heart but he couldn’t ignore the fact that she managed to trick him smartly back then.

If she hadn’t challenged him that day, he wouldn’t have been adamant about hunting her the entire time.

As he kept staring at her, he realized the girl wasn’t a fool for remaining silent the entire time. The way she tilted her head, he was sure that she was trying to sense her surroundings.

Outside the base, soon two cars arrived at the same time and both Gabriel and Tristan stepped out respectively. Giving each other a silent nod both walked inside the base.

After receiving a call from Jack, Tristan quickly left the office while, Riel who had just changed into his casual clothes had to rush out again.

"Did you come here taking a shower and what’s with that fragrance? Don’t tell me you like using women’s body wash" Tristan smirked, playfully teasing Gabriel for his appearance.

On the other hand, Gabriel shot a glare at him before entirely ignoring his lame joke and made his way inside the meeting room.

Tristan noticed his sour mood and just wanted to cheer him up, but ended up spoiling it even more.

As soon as Jack heard about their boss’s arrival, he quickly made his way to them informing them about Mia, who was now captivated in one of their torture cell.

"What should we do with her, boss?" Jack who was dying to torture the woman asked expectantly. Ever since Tristan took him as one of his most trusted men, Jack devoted his life to him. His words were his command and knowing how this cunning lady tried to defame his lady boss, he couldn’t just let her sit in peace.

Tristan remained quiet as if he was busy thinking about something. Mia was the person who viral those pictures on the internet. But the one who ordered her was Jennifer and the reason why she was defaming Ashley based on her relationship was still uncertain.

Even after knowing she was married to him, Jennifer still didn’t stop targeting her. Even today she created a scene by exposing him, which means that she wasn’t bothered by his threats.

Though he ordered her boss to fire her, Tristan was now sure that she would gladly walk out. But that’s where the suspicion arises.

Jennifer’s boldness to stand against them was bothering him.

’There is something I am not seeing’ he thought to himself, before averting his eyes toward Jack and said," I would like to meet her, alone" his words surprised the two, but understanding the meaning behind his gaze, Jack immediately agreed.

*****

Ashley reached home soon after she finished the shoot. The act Jennifer played, finally made her see through her intention. Earlier she played it secretly but now she was openly challenging her.

Ashley was amused at how she didn’t dare to think twice before bringing Tristan’s name. But one thing that clicked in her mind was that she didn’t care about the warning and would continue to target her no matter what.

Jennifer had always been a sympathy gainer and even today, she managed to play her cards well. But how come an actress like her got the courage to stand against Tristan?

She knew one word from her mouth and her entire career would be destroyed, yet she dared to uncover such a thing by playing a victim card gracefully.

It was unusual for Jennifer to fight them unless she was being supported by someone. She knew it wasn’t Mia, then who it must be...

Sitting on the couch Ashley tried to ponder when suddenly someone opened the door, breaking her thoughts instantly and she watched Tristan walk inside.

As soon as their eyes met Ashley understood there was something he wanted to tell her, so she unhesitantly asked, "What is it?"

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