Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 522: Mr. Karl has arrived

Chapter 522: Mr. Karl has arrived

A deafening silence engulfed the room, however, Karl remained composed and replied.

"Linda, you know what you are talking right? I mean we planned on getting married next month. What made you change your mind all of a sudden?" he asked.

After getting threatened by Ryan, Linda lost her mind. She couldn’t come to think of anything that could stop him from coming after her. With their finance going down, Linda could also see how her grandfather was struggling to keep up with his health.

People they trusted were slowly leaving him, making them helpless about their current state and if Ryan happened to disclose the truth, she wouldn’t lose Karl too.

Biting her lips anxiously, Linda heard every word Karl said. She knew he would come to inquire about the sudden change in her decision, so she called him prepared.

"It’s Grandpa’s wish. He isn’t doing well and wants us to get married tomorrow if possible" Linda declared.

Karl’s face darkened when Linda again used Charles as her shield. He knew after losing his shares Charles was having a hard time dealing with company problems, however, what surprised Karl was Linda’s greed to achieve her goals.

She knew Charles was a man of his word and he wouldn’t betray Linda, so she came up with this quick escape plan.

As the other side of the line remained quiet, Linda found it hard to remain calm. She wanted to marry Karl as soon as possible. It was her only way to her rightful shares from her grandfather and apart she also wanted to claim Karl.

Linda knew once married Karl wouldn’t be able to leave her no matter what anyone says. Ryan was just a passerby and his words wouldn’t be even considered, no matter how much he yelled that the child in her stomach was his.

She had everything in control and her only way to get away from all this trouble was to marry Karl as soon as possible.

Ryan had given her two days, but before the due date ended she would be married to Karl, and Ryan wouldn’t be able to do anything.

Time passed and finally, Karl spoke, "Okay, let’s do it then"

Linda stood still and soon a smile stretched on her lips. "Let’s do it" she repeated happily and ended the call.

As soon as the line went dead, Karl moved his eyes towards Gwen. The gleam of sheer fear flashed in her eyes and he quickly engulfed her in his arms.

"This marriage won’t be happening and this is my promise to you"

*****

The moment Karl agreed to the marriage, Linda first informed Charles. Though he was surprised and inquired her about the sudden change, Linda manipulated him with another lie.

Charles had been dealing with a lot of stuff lately, so when Linda told him that it was the right time to get married to Karl and take him to their side, he agreed without any argument.

Charles was impressed by how Linda was trying hard to strengthen their company business, the old man asked the butler to bring the shares paper.

"The moment you marry Karl, I will sign them in front of everyone" Charles declared unaware of Linda’s true motives.

Linda had never liked Charles. The man was the bane of her existence and she wanted to teach him a lesson by withdrawing all her shares which was the only hope for the Acme group to stand their ground.

She wanted to see Charles suffer for all the trouble he gave him all these years. However, Charles was unaware of anything she was scheming behind his back and he only saw her for the side he always wanted to see her, a perfect granddaughter.

Morning came and the preparation began. Since it was Linda’s wedding, Charles didn’t let her down and organized a lavish wedding with very few of his trusted associates attending the wedding.

Inside her room, Linda got ready wearing her beautiful wedding gown. She couldn’t believe it, just one night and everything changed. She was finally getting married.

Standing in front of the mirror, Linda looked at herself. Her wish was finally going to come true. After today, Karl would be entirely hers and long with him, she would also get the wealth, that rightfully belonged to her.

Linda was looking for a life that would bring her happiness and it was only Karl who would make her happy.

Everyone gathered inside the lawn which was now decorated as the wedding venue. A few reporters were invited to capture Charles Acme’s granddaughter’s wedding at the man who was once Tristan Knight’s most trusted ally.

Charles was a cunning man and didn’t want to leave any chance of taunting the company that threw them out for personal reasons.

As the lawn began to fill with guests, Charles tried to connect Karl who seemed to be unreachable at this point. It was almost the time and yet the groom wasn’t present.

"Where the hell is he!?" Charles fumed and again dialed his number and this time his phone was switched off.

Charles started getting impatient watching the guests and reporters waiting for the ceremony to begin. Something felt off to him. Karl was unreachable at this moment and with his phone turned off, strange thoughts clouded his mind.

Leaving the venue, Charles rushed to meet Linda and knocked on her room’s door.

The moment the door opened, he barged in impatiently and said," Karl, he is unreachable"

Linda stilled hearing Charles’s words. She knew her grandfather wouldn’t joke about something serious. Seeing the restless look on his face, Linda immediately sprinted to her bedside table, picked up her cell phone, and dialed Karl’s number.

[ The number you are trying to call is switched off]

Linda’s grip on the phone loosened. Unable to process, she let the thing slip from her hand when someone interrupted their talk by knocking on the door, pulling their attention towards the butler of the house.

"Master, Mr. Karl has arrived"