Charmed by the Billionaire CEO

Noah walked out of the restaurant carrying Alice in his arms. He was so enraged watching Alice in Dylan’s arms that he wanted to break his hands which held her. But he stopped when he noticed Alice wasn’t in a good state.

Reaching his car, Noah was about to open the door when he heard Alice mumble, "Noah... how did you reach here" she wasn’t fully intoxicated and had her thoughts intact.

He didn’t answer her and opened the door before he placed her carefully on the passenger seat and shut the door.

Walking to the other side, he hopped in and sighed. Noah barely kept his cool when he heard Alice say," Noah..."

Snapping at her, he watched her smile like a fool. The anger inside his heart slowly dissipated, looking at her stupid smile.

"You shouldn’t be laughing, Alice. We have a lot to talk about after you get sober" his words weren’t gentle, but his eyes had softened.

Helping herself to straighten up, she managed to turn herself and faced him," Don’t be angry, please," she said with a slight pout on her lips, and Noah lost it.

He knew she would start acting cute after the alcohol completely knocked her mind, and before reaching her limit, it was better for them to get home.

With a heavy heart, Noah ignored her and made her sit properly before he locked the seatbelt.

"We will talk after we reach home," he said and turned away.

Putting on the seatbelt, he started the engine, and the car drove away. Alice kept mumbling rubbish throughout the ride and tried to unlock her seatbelt just because Noah wasn’t talking to her.

Soon they reached the building, and Noah stopped the car. Only he knew how hard it was for him to stay in control when Alice tried to disturb him with her adorable acts.

****

Alice’s apartment.

"You... just stay here and don’t go anywhere" Noah made Alice sit on the couch and rush into the kitchen to bring her some water.

He quickly returned to the living hall, only to find the couch empty.

"Alice..." calling her name, he walked towards her room and saw her lying on the bed with her upper half while her legs fell.

Noah sprinted to the bed and made Alice lie straight on the bed. Sensing his presence Alice slowly opened her eyes and watched him tuck her properly onto the bed.

"I know you have many questions to ask, but... but I don’t know how to answer you," she said, making him stop whatever he was doing, and he looked at her.

Her tired eyes bored him, asking him to believe her and not judge her for what happened today.

Even though Noah felt jealous when he saw her in Dylan’s arms but that didn’t mean he would come to conclude anything. He wasn’t someone who would judge a person without any solid proof.

And here it was, Alice, whom he believed more than anyone, not even himself.

Kneeling next to her bed, Noah pushed the hair strand behind her ear and said," I know you wouldn’t do anything without any reason and what happened tonight. I am surely upset because you lied to me and went to meet that man."

Noah expressed his displeasure because this was the second time she had lied to him about that man, Dylan. He didn’t know his purpose in meeting Alice, but he couldn’t stop being insecure.

Watching him getting upset, Alice reached out her hand to cup his face," I am sorry... please don’t hate me" her eyes welled up as she said those words.

She knew she had disappointed him by lying to him, and now she feared that he would come to hate her.

Noah wiped off her tears and saw the hand on his cheeks falling. She fell asleep crying, and that broke Noah’s heart. He wanted to know why she went to meet Dylan and why she lied to him.

He wanted to know about their relationship because he understood that Dylan’s fiancé was Alice’s friend. Then does it mean she already knew Dylan and didn’t meet him through work?

So many questions arose at that moment, and he wished to know the answers but stopped himself. His eyes looked at Alice, who seemed vulnerable, making him withdraw.

Kissing her forehead, Noah stood up, turned off the lights with only the side lamp on, and walked out of the room.

****

Knight mansion

Everyone was having dinner, but the two people who were way more enjoying it were Dante and Herd. Their over-friendly nature was making everyone choke.

"Am I hallucinating" Gavin whispered to Gwen, who was also shocked by the change in scenery.

"Herd, you should taste this" passing him the salad, Dante smiled and looked at Grace, who pursed her lips into a thin line.

Everyone in the house knew they both couldn’t stand each other, including Grace, but now just like the others, she was astonished by their friendly conversation.

"Your words seem to be worked. Look at them; just a while back, they weren’t ready to see each other’s faces, and now they couldn’t stop feeding each other" Ashley was also surprised, looking at them acting all good without bringing up any fight.

Tristan shrugged his shoulder with a smile and started feeding her. Ashley didn’t want to eat dinner in the room, so she asked Tristan to take her down so she could have dinner with everyone.

"Tristan feeds her properly. Don’t leave anything behind," Grace said, looking at her son and seeing him nod," Yes, mom. Ashley is going to finish everything served on her plate.

"Umm... I can’t finish everything. It’s too much, mom" Ashley would burst if she ate so much food at once. Though it was healthy, she still couldn’t eat everything.

"Why? There isn’t much. Look, you have already finished half of it" Tristan showed her the salad and watched her shake her head.

"Mom, I can’t eat anymore, please," Ashley pleaded to look at Grace, and she melted quickly.

"Oh, my daughter. Okay, if you don’t want to eat, it’s fine but promise you will drink milk when you go to bed. It will help the wound to heal internally."

Giving her a thumbs up, Ashley took another two bites and finished the food. Also, Tristan had his dinner and quickly returned to their room, taking Ashley along.

****

Bedroom

"I will surely grow fat if I keep stuffing my stomach with so much food" Ashley suddenly started to feel heavy with the amount of food she had eaten for the entire day.

"I don’t mind having a fat wife. I will still love you no matter what" joining her to bed, Tristan kissed her head.

"By the way, how long do you plan to skip your work," Ashley asked.

Tristan has been on leave for three straight days, and now she wants him to resume work.

"It wouldn’t be a problem if I worked from home. Karl and Gwen are there to handle the company-related matters in my absence" Tristan didn’t want to leave her side until he confirmed that she was all fine.

"But still, isn’t it your responsibility to look after the company? How long would Karl and Gwen handle the work? At some point, they would need you."

Ashley didn’t want Tristan to leave his work and stay with her all day, helping her with the things she would do independently. Her hand was injured, not her entire body.

"But I want to stay with you. What if you needed something and I wouldn’t be there to help you" Tristan pouted, thinking, which didn’t even happen.

"If not, there would be someone else to help me out. Tristan, we are at home, our home, and do you think mom will leave me alone? There would be so many people around me" Ashley tried to soothe his worry.

Tristan knew whatever she was saying was right, but even after giving such a long speech, he didn’t have the heart to give in and leave her.

"I didn’t know you would try to push me" making a sad face, he looked up at Ashley.

"I had heard women liked to keep their husbands in her sight, but my wife is pushing me here. Why can’t you see how desperate I am to spend my days with you until you recover" Tristan wrapped his arm around her waist and rested his head on her left shoulder.

Ashley knew he was fooling her by pulling this innocent act. She had seen it before, and she wasn’t a fool to believe him.

"I am not like other women, and I prefer my husband to be committed to his wife and also his work because there are so many people depending on him" poking her finger into his head, she pushed him away.

Tristan was shocked to see her keep a straight face, dropping his heart. ’Is there no way she would listen to me? He thought.

"Okay fine... I will listen to you this time but promise you won’t act recklessly and use your injured hand. If you need anything, just call the maid and keep mom with you all the time. Her being with you will ease my mind."