Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 58: You look like monkey

Chapter 58: You look like monkey

Spending some time with his daughter Richard left the Knight’s mansion. Ashley too felt nice to meet her father after so many days and felt more delight when she saw how happy he looked when he watched her smile without holding back.

After he left Ashley sat with her in-law and chatted with them when Noah entered the house.

"Why is my son looking sad?" Grace asked reaching his hand for him and making him sit next to her.

Ashley who sat on the other side smiled when Noah pouted and gave Grace a side hug. When Alice introduced him as her nagging neighbor, she was quite impressed with the guy who managed to mess up Alice’s composure.

She was like a queen who liked to keep boys on her fingers tip and make them sway according to her words. But in Noah’s case, it was different. She had seen her go mad over his little things and she felt it strange that she didn’t teach him any lesson for pestering her.

There was something which made her think about his liking towards Alice but this man himself didn’t know about it yet. His eyes kept fixated on Alice even when she would scoff it off showing how much he was into her, yet they both couldn’t see it.

"Mom, I made a huge mistake and now I don’t know how I should mend it" he was still thinking about how he was going to face Alice after he judged her relationship with her brother without thinking that his assumptions were wrong.

At that moment he was so blinded by jealousy that he kept thinking about whatever popped into his mind and now he felt miserable.

Grace looked at Noah who seemed to be depressed and had lost all his liveliness.

"Awe my poor baby," she said hugging him back and seeing him pout even more.

"Do you think you look cute with this pout on your lips? Just go and check the mirror it’s torturing" Tristan finished up his work and came down to join the family chat and saw Nah clinging onto his mother like a monkey and taking all her attention to himself.

Noah shot a glare at the cold voice and fumed," You better keep your mouth shut. I am not talking to you" he said and again hugged Grace.

"I always thought you were a koala but now you look exactly like a monkey with that weird pout" taking the seat he tease Noah even more.

"Mom look what he is calling me. Do I look like a monkey " he asked with an innocent puppy-like face.

Tristan just rolled his eyes at him and ignored his nagging. Noah had been like this who like to complain about him pulling his leg to Grace. And the same would go to his mother who dotted him more than her son.

Grace passed a firm look at Tristan and warned," Tristan..."

"What? You keep taking his side mom. That’s not fair" Tristan too didn’t hold back. He would always get scolded by Grace for teasing Noah.

"Because she loves me more than you" Noah teased him and ignored his grumpy face before he turn to speak to Grace.

"Give me some advice mom," he said ignoring everyone.

Ashley too was interested in whom he was so worried about and why he wanted eagerly to mend his mistake.

"First tell me what you did. How am I supposed to guess" her words made him open his mouth in a big round and spill everything he did without taking Alice’s name.

Grace sighed when she heard him but didn’t once doubt it was a girl he was talking about. While the other two were smart enough to get his riddle-like words and only continued to watch.

"Noah, it’s bad to assume everything. Even if your friend judged someone you should have knocked his brain stopping him from going such a mistake" Noah pursed his lips because he lied to her that it was his friend not him to judge the girl he was interested in.

"Ask your friend to go and apologize to the girl before she finds someone better than him" Noah’s eyes widen at her last words and he shook his head.

"No, she can’t find anyone" he yelled in fear just by thinking Alice getting a better man than him.

He was still getting used to his liking toward Alice but if one day comes and she finds someone who isn’t judgmental then what would happen to him?

Grace looked at him in confusion," Why are you so excited" she asked and saw him relax," No I was just saying..."

"Forget everything... If your friend likes her then apologizing isn’t a big deal" this time Ashley voiced her thoughts.

Noah looked at her and nod his head," Okay then I must go and-... no no I will tell my friend to apologize to her if he likes her" he stood up and walked out of the house in confidence leaving everyone to look at him with surprise.

"Why did he look more eager than his friend" Grace chuckled watching Noah rush out in hurry and excused herself.

When there was no one except the couple Tristan shifted to sitting next to his wife and poked her arm," Was he talking about your friend Alice?" he asked.

Tristan knew Noah was a playboy who never liked to have a committed relationship but that day in the registration office he had seen him sneaking at Alice now and then which somehow made him conclude that he was interested in her.

It was rare for Noah to genuinely like anyone, especially a girl but when he did he was the most loyal in the relationship.

"I am not sure but the way he was talking it felt like it was Alice to whom he was referring" Ashley was good at reading anyone’s body language and it wasn’t difficult for her to get what the person was talking about.

Giving a meaningful look to each other Tristan then cleared his throat and leaned next to Ashley whispering in her ear," Should we head back to our room"

Ashley understood what he meant and nod her head before they walked upstairs to their room.

*****

After leaving the Knight Mansion, Noah rushed to Alice’s workplace and stepped out of the car before walking to the reception only to get disappointed.

"Where did she go?" he muttered stopping in front of his car.

Noah only knew she owned a studio and was very professional with her work. But now when learned she isn’t inside something bothered him.

"Should I wait for her?" he thought but dropped the idea because he didn’t know when would be returning.

Dejected he stepped into the car and drove to his company hoping he would apologize to her when he meets her in the evening.

*****

Karl and Gwen reached the company where they were supposed to meet the client. Tristan had asked Karl to take Gwen along with him so she would get the idea of how to deal with the people she would meet in the future as the representative of Melanin.

Gwen was never introduced to the social circle and no one knew how the other two children of Grace and Trevor Knight looked. With that benefit, Karl too agreed with Tristan and look Gwen with him.

Sitting inside the Chairman’s office Gwen observed the man who was just her elder brother’s age and not as good-looking as him.

Luke Ford, was one of the clients who wanted to work with them and finally got the chance to bang a project with them.

Karl kept discussing the project while Gwen kept noting the points. Gwen was amazed at how flawless Karl was with the client he met and how polite he was whenever he spoke.

’No doubt she had started liking him"

By the time the meeting ended Gwen noted everything that would benefit her in learning business.

"We look forwards to working with you Mr. Luke," Karl said reaching his hand for a handshake.

"It’s my pleasure," Luke said and then turn to handshake with Gwen.

Luke’s eyes stuck on the innocent beauty whom he failed to notice earlier.

"I haven’t met you before. Are you new here" he asked after getting a handshake from her.

Gwen was about to answer when Karl cut in," She is the new assistant" he said and turned to look at Gwen who was smiling looking at Luke.

"Oh... it’s nice to meet you, Miss..."

"Gwen, my name is Gwen," she said with a smile.

Karl who saw their interaction fumed when he looked at how Luke was trying to befriend her. The same feeling from her past interaction in the company popped into his heart and he felt suffocated.

Turning back to them he said," I think we should leave" he said cutting their talk and walked out without waiting for Gwen.

Reaching down in the parking area Karl hopped inside the car and flared getting angry with the way Luke was staring at Gwen. He didn’t like the way she would smile at them because he wanted her only to talk and smile looking at him.

’What? Why would you want that’ his subconscious mind poked.