Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 71: Ruined

Chapter 71: Ruined

Ashley froze when she felt Tristan’s breath fan on her neck. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and felt his lips touch her skin, making her gasp for air.

"T-Tristan..." Ashley held the railing tightly as she tried to stand on her feet. The cup in her hand loosened, but she gripped it tightly against the railing wall.

She thought her mind and body loose their rationality because his kiss started tailing down to her shoulder.

"I will never love anyone except you, my wife" his words broke a trance, and she turned back, staring straight into his eyes. They were so deep, filled with emotions, that she felt her heart skip a beat.

Tristan cupped her face looking deep into her eyes. Something about her made him irresistible. He couldn’t control himself around her. Even her slight anger would upset him, and her light smile would brighten his whole world.

Ashley’s eyes welled, and she hugged him tightly. Why was he so loving and caring that she kept falling deeper and deeper in love with him? She wished to meet him before so that she wouldn’t have wasted her time on Greg and got herself hurt.

Tristan came into her life as her savior and stopped her from getting depressed. If she hadn’t met him, she would have kept doubting herself. She would’ve drowned herself in depression, thinking about where she went wrong in the relationship that made Greg cheat on her.

But now she was thankful for everything that happened, or else she wouldn’t have met Tristan. He was the sun to her tragic life, and she wanted him to shine only on her.

Pulling back, they finished drinking the coffee before returning to their room.

Ashley had a photo shoot the next morning, while Tristan had meetings the other day. Since their life was going to turn busy, all they did was hold on to each other the whole night, falling asleep in each other’s arms.

*****

The following day Tristan left for work while Ashley went for the photoshoot. They made sure no one could see them and their path would be cleared.

Miley waited for Ashley in the car before she saw Tristan’s car leave the premise.

Inside the car, Ashley went through the concept of the photo shoot, and it was an outdoor one. As she kept reading it, she heard Miley," Miss Jane is to join the shoot."

Listening to her name Ashley turned off the tab and looked at her." Make sure I don’t see her around me" she clearly spoke her thoughts and leaned back, closing her eyes.

Soon their car stopped at the shooting location, and Ashley walked to her changing room without waiting to encounter anyone.

She wanted to finish the shoot as soon as possible without any trouble. Since Jane was too going to join the shoot, she wanted to be more careful.

After that day in the restaurant, she couldn’t trust her. She knew Jane and Greg would use any means to find Tristan and wanted to ensure she didn’t give them a chance to defame her loved ones.

*****

Jane’s changing room

"Did you take care of everything?" Jane looked at the girl who worked with the crew and asked.

The girl had lowered her head and was shivering on her serious gaze." Yes, ma’am," she spoke after a long time and heard jane waving her hand at her.

Without looking at her, she left her room, ensuring no one saw her.

She stood up and looked at herself in the mirror before she smirked and turned to step out.

Since it was a magazine cover shoot, the company picked two famous faces. First, it was just Jane who was supposed to pose for the cover, but the team wanted another model to join her since the team’s requirement, and to her surprise, the model they got was Ashley. Having no other choice, she decided to stick with the project.

Stepping outside the room, she walked to the location and saw Ashley. A glint of evilness passed through her eyes, but she covered up and walked with grace, standing a few distances away from Ashley.

Cedric Brooks was one of the best photographers working in the modeling world for years. When it came to best, it meant the best, and he didn’t like any trouble.

"Hey Cedric, long time no see" Jane walked with a smile and hugged the photographer, one of her friends, and the person who clicked her picture when she struggled as a model in the early days.

She thanked him for seeing her potential and suggested her to top agencies.

"How can I forget you, honey" he smiled and pulled back, tucking her hair strand behind, and continued," It’s you who forgot us."

Ashley, who was listening to their nonsense, rolled her eyes. Jane had the habit of bargaining about her popularity, which was one example.

Cedric was a good friend, and now she would take advantage of their relationship.

Scoffing her overdramatic greeting, she got ready for the shot.

Looking at her dress, she felt a little discomfort. The dress seemed fine when she wore it, but now she felt it getting loose somehow.

She looked at Miley, who was now busy discussing with Cedric about the shoot, when Jane walked and stood next to her.

"Good to see you Ash" Jane had that smirk on her face which didn’t go unnoticed.

Ashley knew she was trying to mock her with her presence, but she didn’t care. All she cared about was finishing her work and leaving.

Ignoring the words, she looked at Cedric, who gave them a thumbs up, and they both positioned themselves.

They were being professional models both Jane and Ashley gave numerous shots.

Cedric, too was impressed with both of them and was satisfied with the clicks.

"We will move to the next location," he said before turning and discussing with the team.

Ashley nodded her head and was about to turn when her leg tripped, and she fell to the ground with a thud.

"Ahh...." hissing in pain, she tried to get up, but it all went in vain when her dress ripped, and she fell back again.

"Ahh..." this time, she whined in pain and looked down at her ankle. It was sprained, which was why she couldn’t get up.

Miley ran towards Ashley and helped her stand. Everyone’s eyes fell on her torn dress, and the one who was majorly disappointed was Cedric.

"Oh my god.... what happened to your dress" he shouted, catching everyone’s attention.

Ashley looked down at her dress which was poorly torn, and cursed. She didn’t know the fabric was so cheap that it pulled quickly.

"How will we shoot now," he said with worry lacing in his words.

Since Cedric was the one who was supposed to take pictures, he couldn’t continue if the model wasn’t in good condition.

"I don’t think we could shoot like this," his words alarmed Ashley, and she said," There must be a spare dress. I could continue wearing it."

"Did you forget the dresses we are wearing are the latest design which we were supposed to wear for the shoot specifically? How can you wear another dress when we are supposed to pose for the original one" she smirked.

"I don’t think you can shoot wearing this torn fabric" Ashley knew the shoot was for the launch of the latest edition of Masha fashion and the dresses they wore were one of them.

How can she forget, she thought and looked at the thought for a while when she heard Jane speak," Cedric, I think you should continue the shoot with me."

Jane looked at Cedric and said with affirmation. She had planned it from the start, and she wanted all the limelight on her. It was the best way to snatch everyone’s attention, from Ashley to her.

Cedric pondered her words and looked at Ashley," Maybe she is right. We can’t cancel the shoot as the following week’s fashion week."

The Magazines were going to be sold out on the same day as the fashion week, and with this blunder today, he couldn’t just stay still and keep canceling the shoot.

He rested his hand on Ashley’s shoulder and said," Sorry, Ash, but I think we should complete the shoot without you" he sounded upset. In contrast, he said so because he was so excited to take the top model on the cover page, but he couldn’t help but ask Ashley to step back with the dress being destroyed.

Understanding his concern Ashley nodded her head. She couldn’t be stubborn when the entire project depended on her and Jane. Cedric had already clicked many of her pictures, and that was enough.

Nodding her head, Ashley agreed with him, and they all moved to the other location. While everyone started to clear the space, Jane walked toward Ashley, putting on a worried expression.

"Ash, are you okay" Ashley heard her and shot a glare.