Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 56: What will she think of me

Chapter 56: What will she think of me

"Umm..."

Alice stirred on her bed and turned to tap the space next to her," Did he already leave?" she muttered and slowly opened her eyes only to find Noah staring at her like a raging bull flaring his nose in anger.

"Good... morning," she said and pulled herself up, waving her hand lazily.

"How did I reach here," he asked, glaring at her.

Alice, who saw his behaviour change, raised her brow and said," Don’t you have any memory of what happened last night?" she folded her hand against her chest and watched him frown.

Noah fell silent listening to her words, when everything flashed in his mind. He watched her with some other guy, then went to the bar and drank to vent his anger, and then she helped him walk to his apartment. He remembered everything.

Alice saw him and understood by the looks on his face that he had already recalled everything.

"You passed out outside your door. I tried to wake you up, but you didn’t bulge or open your mouth. I had no other option but to bring you into my apartment," Alice said casually and began to tie her hair in a bun.

She had to go to work, and for that, she had to shower, but with him being here, she couldn’t do anything.

Noah was embarrassed by his action. He wasn’t a heavy drinker and didn’t realize when he ended up gulping an entire bottle and did things that made him act out of his character.

"I-I sorry I just raised my voice on you without thinking anything," he said and slowly climbed down the bed.

His messy hair fell on his forehead while his clothes were crumbled with the weird position he slept in last night.

Alice nodded and watched him scratch his head looking at the messed self.

"I think I should leave now. Thank you for helping me and not leaving me outside my door," Noah said politely and began to walk out when he heard her and his steps halt.

"The boy you saw is my bother, Xavier. So next time, mind your words when you talk something wrong about him," she said and walked inside her bathroom, shutting the door.

Noah’s eyes widened, and he gulped, nodding his head and turning to apologize to her only to find her gone.

Now he was more than embarrassed. How did he judge her when he saw her with some other man?

Noah left and entered his apartment, brushing his hair roughly and cursing," Argh!! How can you be so stupid, Noah" he yelled and started pacing inside the living area.

"Now, what will she think of me" he blabbered and wanted to cry for making that blunder.

He didn’t know he was a wasted person when he would get high, and the proof he got just now was when Alice told him about her brother, whom he thought to be someone else.

"Now, how am I supposed to face her," he cried, mentally cursing himself.

****

Alice walked out after taking a shower, and her eyes fell on the bed. The memories of last night crossed her mind, and her lips curled up.

"So you don’t like me talking with some other guy, huh?" she said, thinking Noah’s words which he kept blabbering the whole night.

Alice was sound asleep when suddenly she heard Noah say something. It wasn’t audible before and sounded like a whisper, but when she moved closer to listen correctly, she heard him call her name.

’Alice... why don’t you talk with me with a smile on your face? And that man you just showed you bright teeth, even hugged him. I don’t like it when you talk with other guys apart from me’ Noah was blabbering in his sleep, but his words moved Alice’s heart, and she watched him even more closely.

She had ignored his care and treated him like a stranger, but now when she heard him, she wanted to mend their relationship. He was always kind to her, but what she did gave him the cold shoulder.

No, if he was trying to be good to her, it wouldn’t cost her to give back the same kindness.

Keeping that in mind, she adjusted the bedsheet and cleared the mess inside her room before she got ready and stepped out of her house.

****

Knight mansion

After spending some time in their new penthouse, Tristan and Ashley drove back to the Knight mansion since his mother wanted Ashley to be with them for some days.

They respected their decision to keep their marriage a secret, but she didn’t allow them to forget they had a family.

"Where do you plan to go for your honeymoon" Gwen, who was having her breakfast sitting next to Ashley, asked.

Ashley coughed, listening to her words and looked at Tristan, who sat opposite them. His eyes threw a dagger at his sister, who sat down next to his wife.

"How about Paris? It romantic place and all couples go there," Gavin said casually and took a bit of the bread.

Grace also thought it was better if they enjoyed their married life before they got busy with their work.

"I think Paris is a good place to visit", she agreed with her younger son and saw him smile cheekily.

"What about the Maldives? Paris too common now," Gwen cut in and smirked, looking at Gavin.

"Hmm, even Maldives is good," Trevor said and looked at Grace with eager eyes," Honey, didn’t we spend our fifteenth anniversary in the Maldives? That was so fun."

"Ahem..." Grace turned red in embarrassment listening to her shameless husband talk about their anniversary in front of their kids. Only she knew what had happened that time.

"Why are you shy, honey" Trevor grinned next to her ear and got a kick on his leg.

"Ow... that hurts, honey", Trevor whined in pain and pouted his lips, looking with pity at his ruthless wife.

She ignored him and turned her attention towards the couple who weren’t responding," Leave them. Where do you both wish to go?" she asked them instead.

"We haven’t thought about it yet" Tristan wiped his lips and looked at his mother, who frowned.

"Why?"

"We have too much work mom, in fact, Ashley had a tight schedule starting next week. I don’t think we would be able to go anywhere" his words upset the elders who were busy planning a honeymoon trip for the newlyweds.

"Hehe... I was hoping for this to come. How can he go when he was already on a one-week break," Gwen said casually but soon realized what she had blurted.

"One week. Wasn’t he on a business trip" Grace asked in confusion, and this time Ashley coughed?

"Oh.. honey, have this" she passed her a glass of water and patted her back until she calmed.

Gwen, who was the culprit, didn’t look at anyone, especially her brother, whose cold eyes were already giving her chills, immediately vacant her seat and left from there.

"I have a meeting to attend. I will be in the study" Tristan, too, got up, giving a meaningful look at Ashley and excused from there.

Grace forgot what she was asking and continued having breakfast with others.

*****

Gwen heaved a breath in relief and looked behind to see if her brother had followed her. But thankfully, she was spared.

Adjusting her bag, she was about to ask her driver to drop her at the company when she saw a familiar car standing outside their mansion’s gate.

Walking towards the car, a smile appeared on her lips when she saw Karl waiting for her.

She smiled, recalling that her brother wasn’t going to the company today, but Karl came. Didn’t it mean he reached for her?

Without wasting time, she opened the car’s door and hoped in. The drive towards the company was pleasant as Gwen couldn’t stop herself from seeing Karl’s side profile.

She was whipped entirely by his handsomeness that she could get her eyes off him. He was like a Greek god, and the specs on his eyes enhanced his looks.

She kept looking at his face starting from his eyes, then his nose and stopping at his lips which kept moving. All she could do was stare at him like a lovesick puppy.

"Miss Gwen, did you hear what I said" Karl was telling her about the meeting they had to attend in Tristan’s absence, but even after explaining to her, he didn’t hear her say anything.

Turning his attention from the road, Karl looked at Gwen, who was smiling in a daze while looking at him.

"Miss Gwen... Are you alright?" he asked her but again didn’t get any response.

Karl was confused by her behaviour and snapped his fingers in front of her face breaking her trance, and asked," Miss Gwen! Are you alright? I have been talking with you for so long?"

Gwen’s thought broke, and she looked at Karl in confusion when she realized what she had done," Oh... ha... Yes, sir, I heard everything", she said, clearing her throat and turning away from him immediately.

’Gwen, you are being too obvious’ she said, smacking her head and looking out of the window with a flushed face.