Charmed by the Billionaire CEO

"What happened?! Cat got your tongue" Natalie scoffed when she saw Avera zipping her mouth and avoiding her piercing gaze.

"It’s better that you accept that Noah and Alice aren’t together and all your doubts are baseless"

Avera still wasn’t convinced but for now, she decided to keep quiet. She knew Natalie wasn’t in that state of mind where she was ready to agree with her.

She was blinded by her obsession with Noah and no matter how much she would try to make her understand, she would always ended up doubting her.

Thinking for some time, Avera finally looked at Natalie and bobbed her head in agreement. "I think you are right. I was doubting Noah for no reason" for now she had to accept her defeat, but she was soon going to expose them.

Natalie smirked and walked past Avera and stepped into the car. Rolling her eyes skyward, Avera too turned and hopped into the car before they drove away.

"Did you see them?" Alice said to Noah as they stood on his balcony in such a way that no one could see them and watched Avera’s car driving away.

"I never thought them to follow me" Noah heaved out a breath as he faced Alice and creased.

He watched her busy in her thoughts while her eyes blankly staring in a fixed direction. He wanted to know what was going on in her mind.

"Alice!" he softly called her name and saw her snap out of her trance.

"Huh!" came her confused reaction.

"How did you find that they were following me," Noah questioned.

He remembered them leaving before but it never strike in his mind that they were heading here to his place to spy on him.

Alice took a deep breath and pulled out her cell phone before she opened a picture that Avera send her.

Noah’s face turned pale watching his and Natalie’s pictures where they were hugging each other and he gulped.

Alice sensed the fatigue all over his face and she could understand what he was thinking.

"It’s okay, I won’t be scolding you for this," she said patting his shoulder and watch him slowly turn to look at her.

Alice gave him an assuring nod, but soon her face turned stern. She then remembered this was the reason how she found out about their secret spying.

Forty-five minutes ago

Alice looked at the time and sighed. Noah wasn’t home yet and that made her feel restless. Even though he informed her about the sudden work, still she couldn’t stop herself from worrying.

Getting up from the couch, she stepped out off the balcony to clear her mind and pulled out her phone to call him. But before she could press the call button, a message popped into her phone and she frowned.

"Avera" Alice mumbled when she saw Avera’s name and she quickly opened the notification.

Alice froze on her spot when she saw, Natalie and Noah’s hugging picture, and her grip on the phone firmed. She felt her anger slowly reaching its peak but she stopped herself when she received another message from her.

’Look at your boyfriend. Oops... I mean your ex-boyfriend. After ditching you he already found someone’

Reading the text, Alice’s eyes started to burn with rage and decided to call her but then she remembered something and she stopped. ’What if it’s all her plan to mock her and see if she really cares for Noah and all this news was a lie’

Noah had asked Alice to be alert when it came to their enemies. So she quickly dropped her anger and turn to leave when her eyes caught Noah stepping out of his car.

Alice’s uneasiness disappeared the second she saw him. She wanted to go and hug him as soon as he entered but wait... whose that, she mumbled.

"No....way..." Alice stretched her words eyeing the two ladies in disbelief who were following Noah like stalkers.

"Don’t tell me they are here to spy on them" she mumbled to herself when suddenly she remembered something and rushed into the house.

Present

"Babe...You saved us from getting exposed" Noah heaved out a sigh and watched Alice bring a glass of water for him.

Passing him the water, she then sat next to him and watched him gulp the entire thing in one go.

"Luckily I saw them or else I didn’t know what would have happened" Alice too heaved out a sigh of relief when suddenly Noah pulled her closer to him with his arm circled around her waist and her back resting on his half side.

Placing his lips on her head, Noah kissed her. He was thankful that they managed to dodge their suspicion or else everything would’ve been ruined for them.

Noah didn’t know for how long they had to be like this but he also knew it was all worth it.

"We have to be more careful from now on. I don’t think Avera will give up this easily. She will definitely come up with another way to expose us" she stated craning her head to the sideway as she watched him nod his head.

Noah appeared to be spacing out so Alice decided to change the topic. Pulling out from his hold, she stood up from the couch and turn to face him.

"Come on husband, let’s fill our tummy, I’m starving..." Alice reached her hand out for Noah giving him a pitiful look as she waited for him to take it.

Noah stared at Alice for a few seconds before he pushed himself up and stood next to her.

Alice blinked her eyes and watched him jerk her hand lightly before he bend down and picked her up. "Let’s go wifey..." his playful voice broke her trance and just like that she was being carried by Noah to the dining table.

*****

Knight Mansion.

Gwen woke up at Karl’s call and climbed down from the bed. It had been like this from the time they became a couple.

Karl would always call her in the morning waking her from her sweaty sleep just like he did whenever they were together at his place.

Before it would be Grace who would wake her up but now that responsibility was passed to Karl.

Stepping into the bathroom, she took the shower and walked out, quickly getting changed into her formal clothes.

Karl was going to fetch her since they decided to have breakfast together. Passing the hallway, Gwen felt a void in her heart as she missed her family.

She wasn’t used to seeing the empty house and now she waited for days to quickly pass by before her parents and grandparents would return.

Yes, Herd and Snow too decided to take a small trip as they wanted to travel.

Heaving out a sigh, Gwen turned her eyes away and walked out of the house where she saw Karl already waiting for her.

"Good morning" a broad smile appeared on their faces as they saw each other.

Fastening their steps, both hugged each other with Karl squeezing Gwen in his arms for some time before they part away and hopped into the car.

Driving out from the Mansion gates, they drove to the coffee shop.

*****

[Inside the shop]

Placing the orders both Karl and Gwen sat on their respective seats taking the corner table.

Dona Coffee shop was one of the best places where they baked tasty donuts, so Karl decided to take Gwen there so she would fulfill her wish of having donuts for the breakfast.

"What are your plans for the weekend? Do you wish to come to my place" Karl asked watching Gwen who was busy reading the menu.

His words pulled her attention to him and she paused for a second before she lift her head and looked at him.

Since Tristan and Ashley were going to spend their weekend at Brown mansion since uncle Richard was sick, Gwen was the only one in the house. So it was better for her to stay with him rather than stay alone at home and miss her family members like crazy.

"Okay," she immediately agreed and watched a smile tuck on Karl’s lips as soon as that word slip from her mouth.

Soon their order came and both enjoyed the breakfast. By the time they were done, Karl’s phone began to ring. It was Tristan, so without wasting a second he answered the call.

"Hello boss" he spoke.

Gwen wiped her lips with the tissue as she watched Karl agree with her brother on something. Though he was bobbing his head humming every word she didn’t forget to notice the change in his face.

The moment, he ended the call, Karl turned to look at Gwen who already had her eyes fixed on him.

"What did brother say?" she asked watching the hesitation marred all over his face.

Gwen had a feeling that whatever Karl was going to tell her, she wasn’t going to like but still she wanted to know.

"Linda is waiting for us at Skylar Corps," he said with much courage and watched Gwen’s face stiff the very next moment.