Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 61: I can’t sleep

Chapter 61: I can’t sleep

Motel room

After facing an embarrassing situation Gwen and Karl felt it weird to start any conversation. Even though he was shy still he kept taking a glance at the girl who sat on the chair away from him.

He didn’t realize his body would react submissively to her touch which surprised him too. All these years he had been on his own and never felt the need to be in a relationship because he was committed to his work that took all of his time.

But now, when he sees himself, he felt that he didn’t know himself at all. His always controlling self-esteem broke when she fell on him and their body touched each other. At that moment he realized he wasn’t less than any other man who got provoked by women.

As he kept thinking, they suddenly heard a knock on the door. Guessing it must be the food that must’ve arrived Karl quickly got up and push open the door.

Taking the food he return to the room and started arranging for them on the table.

Gwen watched him being attentive with his work, smelled the romantic fragrance of the food, and her stomach churned. They both were on empty stomach and didn’t eat anything after they left signing the deal.

"Miss Gwen the food is placed," Karl said and turned to see her but found her already ogling it.

Smiling in his mind, Karl moved and pulled out a chair for her to sit. Gwen walked to the table and sat on the chair.

They both started eating the food and finished it in no time. They were very much hungry and didn’t mind if the food was to their taste or not.

After finishing the food, they got ready to sleep.

"Miss Gwen you can take the bed. I will sleep on the couch" Karl said and pick one pillow before walking towards the couch.

Gwen didn’t object and climbed the bed and laid down pulling over the duvet. She turned to see Karl sleeping on the couch in an uncomfortable position.

A smile appeared on her face looking at his six feet tall frame adjusting on the small couch and she sighed.

’Why can’t he just share the bed’ she thought and closed her eyes trying to fall asleep.

It was hard for her to sleep in a new place that wasn’t her room and she kept stirring on the bed and finally gave up sitting straight.

"I can’t sleep," she said with a cry and turned to see Karl who was sleeping peacefully.

Slowly climbing down from the bed she reached the couch and kneeled looking at his face that was serene and calm.

"He sleeps like a baby" she muttered as she looked at his cute little pout and reached her finger to touch it.

She thought she would sneakily touch his lips and then go back to sleep but when she reached her hand close to his face he turned around and caught on it tucking it close to his heart," Umm..." he groan and again fell asleep.

Gwen stiff like a rock and looked at him who kept his hold on her hand firm.

"What should I do now" she wanted to yell but she could thinking she might end up waking him up and what will happen next will shove her away from him.

She tried to free herself but failed badly because he didn’t let her go and mumbled something in his sleep that stopped her from moving.

Giving up her struggle she sat down and leaned close to the couch while her eyes kept staring at Karl’s face. Soon the darkness engulf her mind and she fell asleep just like that.

****

Alice Apartment

"How can you be so careless Alice" Ashley yelled looking at the girl whose head was lowered for god know how much time.

The moment she found out about her accident from Noah, Ashley had gone nuts. She immediately drove to her place only to scold her and listen to what reason she had this time.

’’ Answer me dammit!" this time her voice raised even more flinching the other two boys who sat on the chair on either side.

Alice lifted her head and watched Ashley frown in anger. She knew she was careless this time and if she hadn’t skipped her meal, the accident wouldn’t have happened.

"It won’t happen again," she said and that made her soften her heart.

Alice wasn’t someone who like to cry but now that she thought so many people caring for her made her heart was filled with guilt.

She had always thought she was alone and had no one who genuinely cared for her well-being but she forgot she had a friend who loved her more than her parents and would feel worse if anything happens to her.

Ashley let go of her anger and sat next to her," You scared me, Alice. Why can’t you take care of yourself" she said feeling bad for shouting at her but she couldn’t hold back when she found her sit and listen to her rant as if she didn’t mind if she gets hurt.

Alice felled her eyes well up and she hugged Ashley burring her face in her neck and cried," I am sorry for making you all worry so much" she said sniffing on her shoulder and letting her tears fall.

Ashley knew Alice wasn’t someone who would do such a big mistake that would come after her life. She knew there was something more that upset her and that was the reason for her accident.

Soon Noah and Tristan left from there leaving Ashley with her.

"Now tell me what happened with you?" Ashley’s words shocked Alice and she looked at her with widened eyes.

"W-what are you talking Ash? There’s nothing, didn’t Noah say I fainted while driving and crashed onto the tree" Alice avoided her narrow gaze and looked elsewhere.

Ashley crossed her legs and asked again," You know you can’t hide anything from me, Alice. Tell me everything before I find it myself"

Ashley knew there was something she tried to cover up but she was a master at reading people’s body language and it would only embarrass her more if she happened to find it on her own.

Alice panicked at her determined words and gave up her stubbornness," Fine... I will tell you everything" she said and told her everything that happened while the outdoor photoshoot.

"That bastard, why didn’t you slap him" Ashley’s blood boiled in anger thinking how Alice must have felt when she met the man she had a bad memory with.

"I didn’t know it was his pre-wedding photoshoot since the book was done by his would-be wife" Alice slumped back on the couch in defeat. Only she knew how brave she acted while she faced them both.

All the horrible memories from the past came rushing through her mind and she felt her blood run dry.

Dylan Grey, the man to whom she was supposed to be married came in front of her unexpectedly and all the painful memories came flowing back to her making her heart heavy with pain.

Ashley watched Alice lost in her thought and understood the pain she felt must’ve felt when she saw him with someone else.

"I didn’t expect anyone to marry him when everyone knew he was a womanizer" Ashley sneered thinking about the time she met him for the first time and felt his creepy gaze on her.

"I just hope he doesn’t break another heart" Alice turned and looked at Ashely.

"Avera seems to like him very much" she continued.

Alice would’ve left from there knowing it was his photoshoot but didn’t because the woman whom he was going to marry was very happy. She didn’t wanted to break her smile by leaving halfway.

Maybe he changed. Maybe it was her who couldn’t erase what happened in the past. Maybe her love cleaned his heart. There were many maybe’s she thought and that helped her to stick to her job until she finished the shoot and drove back as soon as possible.

****

Inside the moving car, two men kept silent and didn’t dare to speak with each other.

Tristan fumed looking at the man who invited himself and asked him to drop by his company.

’Was his car a public transport for him to get in as he wished’

"What happened to your car?" Tristan asked looking at Noah who didn’t speak a word from the moment he step in.

"It got tolled," Noah said with a sullen face, and hear him chuckle.

Last night when he rushed to the hospital he parked the car on the road and when he came down with Alice after getting discharged his car was gone.

He still cursed his stupid mind for not being careful enough to face an embarrassing situation when the woman he liked was brought in a normal cab.

"Don’t laugh. It’s already getting into my nerves" Noah warned him to be quiet and not pester him but what he heard next broke his composure.

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