Charmed by the Billionaire CEO

Evening

Tristan returned home as promised. He wanted to celebrate Ashley’s victory, so he asked Noah and Alice to join them.

All four have settled in the living area and were busy chatting about the incident.

"I just wanted to see Jane’s face after getting dragged by the cops," Alice sneered without feeling pity for Jane. She would’ve clapped in enjoyment if she had witnessed that.

Jane was a cunning lady with exceptional manipulating skills and wouldn’t feel bad if she suffered more.

Ashley didn’t say anything knowing Alice would’ve seriously ended up dancing there if she had been present at that moment.

Shaking her head, she brushed off her imagination and looked at Tristan, who winked at her. Her eyes widened when he shamelessly teased her when their friends were around.

Giving him a warning look, she asked him to stop only to find him shrugging his shoulder,

"Okay, let’s not talk about her and spoil our mood. I have something important to say" Noah’s voice broke their attention, and they turned to see him standing while his eyes were fixated on Alice.

Alice blushed, looking at everyone’s eyes and covering her face. ’This is so embarrassing,’ she muttered and didn’t dare to look up.

Noah, who had been on cloud nine the entire day, wanted to scream his lungs out and declare to the whole world, but he composed his excitement and took a deep breath before saying," Alice and I are officially a couple."

As soon as he finished saying those words, he heard Alice squeal in embarrassment but what shocked her more was the lack of reaction from the other two who were with them.

Uncovering her face, Alice looked up and found Ashley and Tristan’s unbothered expressions.

"Aren’t you both surprised?" she asked, looking at them, especially Ashley, who seemed to be calm with a glint of shock on her face.

Ashley leaned back lazily and crossed her legs as she shrugged her shoulder," Why would I be shocked when it was me who guided him all along to woo you" her words made Alice drop her mouth in shock.

She snapped and looked at Noah, who grinned like a fool and sat back hesitatingly.

"It isn’t surprising for me too, because this fool was already obvious about his feeling toward you. It didn’t take time for me to know that he was falling for you" Alice felt like someone had poured cold water on her.

Alice never thought Noah would ask Ashley to help him in wooing her. It came like a complete shock for her.

Alice glared at Noah and was about to punch him when Ashley stopped her," Don’t... I will twist your arm if you dare touch him, Alice." she warned, and her hand stopped in the air. Noah cringed, looking at what was about to happen.

"Ugh!!!" she grunted in anger and dropped her hand.

Holding his heart, Noah moved back, taking the other end of the couch to keep himself safe from Alice’s sudden mood change.

"You all knew about it, then why didn’t you say it to me" Alice whined, huffing in anger. She crossed her arm without looking at anyone.

"Drop that act of yours and cheer up" Ashley knew it wasn’t for long before Alice would drop her anger and get back to normal.

Alice whined to slumming her shoulder in defeat," But still, you should have said it."

"So you could bully him more," Ashley countered back, making her shut her mouth.

Ashley was aware of what kind of a bully Alice was. Though she flirted with many men, she even bullied them for being incapable of handling a woman in that process.

She could never accept her fault and blame those flings for being incompatible with her.

Alice rolled her eyes and scoffed," I don’t bully. And if you had told it to me earlier, I wouldn’t have hurt him in the first place."

Noah knew what she was talking about. She felt guilty for doubting him and the words she had said back then.

Pouting, he moved back again, wrapped his arm around Alice’s shoulder, and kissed her cheek," I said you don’t have to keep feeling guilty. I already forgave you."

"I know, but still, I said those words, and it hurt you" the couple forgot there were two more people with them who were now eating dog food, witnessing their PDA.

"Okay, now you both just stop" Tristan’s cold voice broke their moment, and he heard Noah scowl," Such a mood spoiler," he remarked, only to get a glare in return.

They ended up chatting for a while and then had their dinner.

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The news about Ashley’s interview reached Trevor’s ear, and he informed about it to Grace. Both Dante and Grace were in awe, witnessing Ashley exposing Jane publicly.

"Isn’t she the same girl who is currently her ex-boyfriend girl?" Dante asked and watched Grace sneer.

"Yes, she is," she said.

When Dante learned about Tristan marrying a model with numerous scandals and controversies, he doubted if she was even compatible with him. But all his doubt disappeared when Tristan told him about her life and how she was fooled by that man who not only used her but also cheated on her with her best friend.

"Such a shame she lost a good friend in her greed" Dante could only feel pity.

With whatever he heard about Ashley from Tristan and now from Grace, he was clear with one thing. The girl had a pure heart. She was kind and caring for those who loved her and was ruthless and fierce when someone tried to provoke her.

"She doesn’t deserve a friend like Ashley. Not does that man deserve a lover like her? His loss is my son’s gain" Grace was grateful that everything fell into place, and now Ashley was her daughter-in-law.

"I wish I could meet her in person" Dante expressed his desire to meet Ashley. He wanted to meet the girl who took his grandson’s heart.

Tristan wasn’t someone who fell for anyone’s charm. Then how did Ashley manage to catch his eyes?

Grace heard his voice turn low, and she held his hand, saying," Soon, you will soon meet her dad," she assured him and saw him nod in agreement.

Grace didn’t want Dante to feel left out. Now that they had sorted out their difference, she couldn’t wait for Ashley to meet her father. Even though she was skeptical about his background, she still believed that Ashley wouldn’t judge him.

*****

Ashley’s apartment

After dinner, Alice and Noah bid goodbye and left for home. They had an amazing time together and even talked and told each other their secrets.

"I didn’t know you had so many suitors in your high school days" Ashley wrapped her arm around Tristan’s torso and laid on the bed, hugging each other.

"But I didn’t accept anyone," he said without any remorse on his face.

Ashley was surprised to know Tristan was very popular back then and that he even had girls tailing behind him for his attention. Even though it was in the past, she still couldn’t stop herself from getting jealous.

She tightened her hold around his torso and buried her face into his chest," I am jealous," she said and heard him chuckle.

She looked up and saw him smile, and that made her frown. "I am serious," she said and tried to pull away from him but failed when Tristan didn’t allow her to go.

"Do you know how cute you look right now that I want to kiss you breathlessly" Ashley pouted, rested her head on his chest, and circled her arms again around his torso?

"I so wished I would’ve met you before. I wouldn’t have wasted my time on the wrong people" Ashley was grateful that she came to meet Tristan, and her entire life changed.

He not only stopped her from going on the path of depression but also made her life more valuable. If she didn’t meet him that night, she would’ve still kept lingering on her heartbreak.

Tristan held her closer and kissed her forehead," Everything happens for a reason. If not, how would you learn who were good and bad people" she agreed with him.

She was so blinded by Greg’s fake love that she went against her father. If she had paid little attention to his alert, she would’ve left Greg earlier.

Nevertheless, she was happy now and was in a better place and around good people who loved without greed.

"You are right. I shouldn’t blame myself for whatever happened in the past because now, my present and the future are very fruitful. And I don’t want anything else, just a happy life without evil eyes on us," she said and hugged him to sleep.

Tristan couldn’t close his eyes after what he heard. She was expecting a life without any worries but little did she know, being with him would always keep her life on the edge, and the worst thing was she wasn’t even aware of it.