Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 511: Ulterior Motive behind the kindness

Chapter 511: Ulterior Motive behind the kindness

Shocked by the endearment, Alice snapped her head towards the gardener. Her eyes fluttered as their eyes met and for a moment her heart skipped a beat.

She felt a sense of familiarity with the person standing in front of her. Beads of sweat broke on her forehead while her lips trembled to speak.

"W-what did you call me?" she asked stuttering over the voice she heard before.

Dylan mentally smirked watching the dread taking over her face. He felt immense satisfaction with her reaction but knowing the severity of the situation he quickly changed his disguise and let go of her hand.

"Sorry Madame. I just wanted to stop you from stepping into that small pit" he said changing his tone and pointed at the hole.

It took a moment for Alice to recover from her distraught state. She cluelessly turned her head and followed the sight of his hand pointing at the hole she was about to step into.

’But wasn’t she careful’ she thought feeling a sense of forgetfulness.

Taking a deep breath she looked back at Dylan and watched him lower his head. She was about to ask him when suddenly Anna called her from a distance and her gaze broke.

Turning towards the direction of the voice, Alice watched Anna making her way towards them. As soon as she stopped next to Alice she glared at the gardener.

"Why are you standing here?" she asked slowly moving her eyes towards Alice.

Alice gaped looking at the suspicious stare Anna threw toward the man earlier and quickly answered.

"I just came to look at his work. He seems to be improving Mom"

Anna observed the awkward smile flashing on her face and bobbed her head without arguing much.

She had been so busy reading the magazine that she failed to notice Alice had walked a little further from her sight. Alarmed she placed the magazine aside and sprinted searching for her only to find her standing with the gardener holding her hand.

Looking at the scene, Anna fairly understood what must’ve happened but what caught her rooted was the way Alice stared at the man. Even the gardener did flinch for a moment unless his eyes caught the sight of her standing at a distance before he let go of Alice’s hand.

Anna observed the man and said," Let’s get back inside. You have strolled a lot. Come and rest for a while" Wrapping her hand around Alice’s shoulder, they turned to leave but not before Anna shot a glance at the man who didn’t dare to look up.

Once they were gone, Dylan finally lifted his head and smirked. He could tell that Anna was getting suspicious of him and before she could ruin his plan becoming the hurdle he had to do something.

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[Jennifer’s place]

Mia had been acting very obedient towards Jennifer. It was quite surprising but she found her submissive nature quite intriguing.

’How come this sudden change came to her’ Jennifer wondered.

Finishing their morning breakfast, Mia carried the plates back to the kitchen and started washing them. She agreed to follow Jennifer’s orders diligently without voicing her discontentment. She had to endure her tantrums if she wanted to survive Tristan Knight’s wrath.

’I need to know who is the person whom Jennifer communicating with’ Mia thought cleaning all the plates.

As she wiped her hands and turned to leave Jennifer blocked her way.

Mia flinched at her sudden arrival and forced a smile," Jennifer, do you need anything?" she asked putting in an act of kindness.

Jennifer squinted her eyes while she observed Mia and said," How come you suddenly become so nice to me, Mia" It was a straightforward question that left stun but she quickly switched her expression and continued smiling.

"Why!.. Don’t you like me being obedient to you? You always wanted me to follow your orders" she stated repeating the words Jennifer said when they argued that day.

"I did. But this sudden change of yours towards me is suspicious" she exclaimed.

Mia’s smile faltered and she returned to being normal. "See, I know what I said that day was wrong. I shouldn’t have raised my voice on you or threatened you. I have learned from my mistake. After all, you were the one who saved me from poverty. How can I go against you"

Her words surprised Jennifer. There was no doubt whatever Mia said was true and she could feel the sincerity in her words.

Giving her a final glance, Jennifer then took a step back, creating some distance between them. "Hmm.."

Mia sighed mentally noticing the change in her aura.

"I was just making sure, you weren’t up to something"

Mia smiled shaking her head in denial, "I know my limits, Jennifer. I won’t ever betray you" she assured.

"By the way, what are your plans after leaving your current agency?" she asked changing the topic. Now that she sensed everything was fine between them, Mia decided to ploy.

Jennifer’s mood changed instantly from being serious to happy. A smile of contentment crept on her lips and she responded.

"I have everything under control Mia. You remember the lady you interacted with on the video call that day. She decided to become my sponsor"

Mia’s smile instantly dropped and a frown marred her lips, but Jennifer failed to see change as she was busy pondering her world.

"She is ready to help and in return, I have to help her" she added leaving Mia confused.

Mia knew Jennifer would never think about the pros and cons of her decision but why did she have a strange feeling after whatever she heard her say?

No one is going to be this generous enough to help someone they barely know unless they have any ulterior motive. And she was sure Jennifer wouldn’t have sensed it.

A dumb, image-conscious woman like her only cares about status and nothing else. But then the question was why was that person being so helpful to her and what she going to make her do in return.

It was still a query that aroused in Mia’s mind as she watched Jennifer turn and leave the kitchen.

"I have to inform you about this to Tristan" she muttered making her way out of the kitchen.

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