Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 72: Not a fool anymore

Chapter 72: Not a fool anymore

Ashley tried to keep her cool when she saw how fake her concern looked on that scheme face.

Putting on a smile, she answered," You don’t have to worry so much, Jane. After all... you got what you wanted" her word shocked Jane, and her eyes widened in horror.

"W-what are you saying" she stuttered and saw Ashley smirked," You think I am a fool not to understand what you are up to, Jane."

Jane gulped when she looked at her dangerously calm eyes. Even though they looked serene but only she knew the meaning behind it.

"I-I didn’t do anything," she tried to oppose her accusation.

Looking around, she relaxed a little as space was already cleared, and only she and Ashley were present at the moment.

"You still want to lie, Jane" Ashley was fed up with Jane’s fake innocence because it only made her puke.

She could fool everyone but her, she couldn’t fool her at all.

Ashley didn’t fall by herself, but Jane pushed her from behind. It happened too fast that she couldn’t react and ended up losing.

Jane looked at Ashley in fear but suddenly started laughing," So what if I pushed you" she stopped and clenched her jaw, looking at her with pure anger.

"You think I would let you have everything? No.... no Ashley. This project was mine.

I was the face for this cover but you... you came and again snatched it from me" her words came out with pure hate towards Ashley.

"But not anymore. See how easily I changed the entire situation" Jane smiled at Ashley, who just kept staring at her without answering her back.

Ashley could see how badly Jane hated her and that she could do anything to defame her. She still remembered the naïve Jane who considered her as her friend but the one she was looking for now. This Jane looked different.

How did she change so much, and how did she start hating her so much when not even once did she think bad for her?

Jane took a step closer to Ashley and warned," Don’t mess with me, Ash, or else you will have to pay big this time" saying she turned and left from there, leaving Ashley watching her back as it slowly vanished from her sight.

Staying there for a while, her eyes fell on her dress, and she closed her eyes in defeat.

Walking back to her room, Ashley got changed and looked into the dress when something caught her attention," How did it get damaged from here" she frowned and saw the upper part of her dress damaged.

"Miley...." she yelled and saw Miley run towards her.

"What is this?" she asked, looking at the hole in her dress.

Miley, too, was stunned, looking at the damaged dress, "I d-don’t know, ma’am."

"When I checked it before, the dress was fine. I don’t know how this happened."

Ashley could tell by her looks that Miley had no clue about it, nor did she doubt her. Being the most trusted person, Ashley could tell someone had purposely fabricated her dress, and she knew who that person was.

’Jane...’ crumbling the dress in her hand, Ashley looked at Miley," Check who came here after you," Ashley said sternly.

She could blame Jane without proof because she knew how manipulative that lady was and would even think twice before playing the victim card.

Miley did what Ashley said and left the room. After about twenty minutes, she returned with a depressed look.

"Did you find who it was?" Ashley asked and saw Miley shake her head," No, ma’am" heaving out a sigh, Ashley rubbed her temple.

Since there weren’t any cameras, she couldn’t get hold of the person, and it was tough for her to find that intruder without any clue.

Disappointed with the outcome, Ashley asked Miley to get the car, and they soon left the place.

****

Gwen’s desk

Glancing at the time for the fiftieth time, Gwen heaved out an irritated groan. She couldn’t believe the time was passing so slowly. She had been tapping her feet, looking at the time constantly, only to get more annoyed.

’Concentrate on your work Gwen’ she chanted in her mind and focused her eyes back on the screen when the phone on the table started ringing.

"I want you in my office, Gwen," Tristan’s voice came from the other side, and she immediately got up after the call ended and walked towards Tristan’s cabin.

Karl was already present when she entered, and when their eyes met, she saw a glint of happiness in them. Light smiling back at him, she walked, stopping right in front of Tristan’s table.

"Mr. Ford seemed to like the proposal so much that he wanted to come and meet me. He wanted to contribute equally to the project and pay equal attention until it’s completed."

Gwen nodded in satisfaction, but the man beside her was stiff at mentioning the man who tried to befriend Gwen with his shitty smile.

’Why does he have to come all of a sudden Karl thought but didn’t let his displeasure show on his face. He couldn’t put his grudge into his work. Ignoring his insecure thoughts, he asked," When is Mr. Ford coming" Karl asked, keeping his voice regular even though inside he wanted to scream.

"This afternoon," Tristan said and then turned to look at Gwen," He wants to have lunch with us" his words dropped Gwen’s smile, and she opened her mouth to say something when Tristan continued," He has asked you to join Gwen too" Tristan’s words surprised both Karl and Gwen.

Tristan wasn’t planning to disclose his sister’s identity yet, but now that she was working as an assistant, he didn’t mind if she joined them. Karl was too accompanying him, so why not Gwen?

After informing them about the lunch, Tristan dismissed them.

Gwen walked absentmindedly when Karl walked past her, which broke her trance," What about our lunch?" she asked, making him halt his steps, and he turned back to see her upset face.

She had been looking forward to spending some time with Karl, but now with their plan getting ruined, she couldn’t help but ask him," We can plan it some other time," he said with a straight face and turned without waiting for her answer.

Gwen frowned at his behavior and shrugged her shoulder," What’s with him now?" she muttered and watched him enter his cabin.

****

Alice apartment

"What did you say? Jane is behind everything," Alice yelled after listening to Ashley’s story.

Ashley went straight to meet Alice after leaving the shooting spot. She wanted to check if she was doing fine, and to her surprise, Alice was more than satisfactory.

"I doubt it isn’t confirmed yet. I have asked Miley to pay attention to whom Jane meets. Hope we would get some proof," Ashley sighed and crossed her legs, leaning lazily on the couch.

"Tsk.. such a cheap girl. I didn’t think she would stoop so low" Alice knew Jane was putting on a mask of being a good friend to Ashley from the very beginning, but she didn’t think she would do something to grasp the opportunity.

"It doesn’t matter what she does or not because I have completed my part, and I don’t think it would affect anything. Cedric call and informed me that the picture he clicked was enough" Ashley was on her way when she received a call from Cedric, and he informed her about the same.

"She really needs to stop now. Why is she even trying to target you when she got what she wanted from the start" she sneered, knowing how cunning Jane was and how she seduced Greg.

Nevertheless, Alice was happy that Ashley married Tristan. She could tell that Ashley was delighted with him, and these useless people didn’t matter to her at all.

"Anyways, let’s just forget about her, tell me what you are up to" she looked at the house, which looked more cleaned than before, which impressed Ashley very much.

"Are you planning a party or something or... something is bothering you" Ashley pierced her eyes and looked at Alice suspiciously.

Alice had the habit of cleaning so that she could divert her attention from things that bothered her, and right now, Ashley could sense the same.

Alice watched around and shrugged her shoulder like nothing happened," No there isn’t like that. I just thought the house seems to be a little mess lately, that’s why-" she was about to speak but saw Ashley widen her eyes in surprise.

"Don’t tell me you cleaned the house because you wanted to, and that has nothing to do with anything or anyone," Ashley asked as she couldn’t believe her eyes.

Her once shabby friend was bringing changes in her daily life, which surprised her.

"Yes... and why do you think I only clean the house when I am upset" Alice stood up from the couch and walked into the kitchen, taking out the beer can from the fridge before walking out and throwing it to Ashley.

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