Charmed by the Billionaire CEO
Chapter 285: I saw someone

Chapter 285: I saw someone

"Haha... Ash. Why would Jack do that" Tristan felt like sweating under her scrutinizing gaze but still tried to maintain his composure. He cursed himself for being so obvious with his look earlier.

"Because you asked him to" Ashley wasn’t going to bat this lie. She now understood why all of a sudden Tristan appointed Jack as her bodyguard.

He knew the boy was good with words and she will never be able to see through his intentions.

’Huh, how did I end up getting fooled’ Ashley could only sigh in defeat as she laid back in his embrace.

"You knew Sky won’t be able to act out of his character which was why you chose Jack. You knew the boy will be able to have a normal conversation with me without letting me doubt his motive" Ashley felt like punching this man and that’s what she did.

"Ouch" Tristan groaned in pain, looking down at Ashley with wide eyes.

"What! You deserve this beating Tristan Knight. How can a man be so over-possessive of his wife that he would ask his men to stalk her, that too in front of her eyes" without letting him compose from the previous punch Tristan received the other one.

This time Tristan couldn’t handle the pain and held her wrist stopping her from punching him.

Watching her one hand being held, Ashley tried to use the other hand but before she could punch him, she found herself getting pinned on the bed with Tristan quickly hovering over her frame.

"Let. me. go" Ashley wriggle in his hold, trying to break free but as expected Tristan didn’t let her go.

"I won’t unless you promise me that you won’t punch me again," Tristan thought his gentle wife won’t be able to beat him but he forgot he was the one who had been training her self-defense and had already seen how strong Ashley was.

Ashley glared at him and continued using her strength.

"Don’t tire yourself, Ash. It’s a waste of time" Tristan tried to state the fact. Even though she was strong still she couldn’t beat his strength.

Trying a few times, Ashley finally found her getting tired and in the end she gave him. "Argh..." she groan at her defeat before she shot a glare at him only to find him smiling at her cheekily.

"I told you" Tristan grinned at his win that only lead to anger her further.

Staring at him for some time, she said," On the couch. Today my dear husband, you will be sleeping on the couch" her words took Tristan in shock and his smile dropped the next second.

"And before you object or come up with any lame reason then I will extend the days" Ashley was in no mood to forgive him. He had been going over the board in his jealousy and he needed to be through a lesson.

His hold around Ashley’s wrist loosen and she took the chance to push him down the bed." Now if you’ll excuse me, I am very tired and want to sleep" pulling the duvet over herself Ashley pointed at the couch before she reached her hand towards the side and turned off the light.

"Good night" yawning she turned to the other side with her back facing Tristan and closed her eyes.

Standing next to the bed like a dumbstruck fool Tristan blinked his eyes suddenly absorbing the reality. He was just thrown down from the bed.

Scoffing at his situation, Tristan crane his head a little on and saw Ashley fast asleep. He tried poking her arm but she didn’t move which only led him to pick up his pillow and walk toward the couch like a defeated man.

If he wasn’t been concerned about her health, he would have used his charm on her seducing her for giving in.

Staring at her with pitiful eyes Tristan laid on the couch and closed his eye, slowly with the sleep engulfing his mind.

*****

In the middle of the night, Ashley stirred in her sleep suddenly feeling thirsty.

"Tristan, I am thirsty. Can you please pass me the glass of water" she mumbled in her sleepy voice stretching her arm to her side on the bed but frowned when she found the spot empty.

Snap opening her eyes she then remembered her demoting Tristan on the couch. Taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed herself up on the bed and turned her head to the right, and she gaped.

Tristan slept there on the couch uncomfortably with his left hand and leg hanging on the side. It looked like he had been having a hard time adjusting his tall frame on the small couch.

Feeling pity for her husband, Ashley soon dropped the idea of letting Tristan sleep on the couch the entire night and climb down the bed.

Reaching towards Tristan, Ashley kneeled next to the couch. The corner of her lips curled up into an amusing smile and she leaned forward, placing a kiss on cheeks.

She didn’t have the heart to wake him up but she fears, the next day he would end up having body pain.

"Tristan, let’s go to bed" she whispered and watched him stir.

"Ash"

"Hmm, it’s me. Let’s go to bed" she once again whispered and this time watched him open his eyes.

"But you wanted me to sleep on the couch" he stated, getting fully awakened.

"Yes, but now I don’t want you to sleep on the couch. Look at yourself, you are on the verge of falling off the couch" Ashley moved back showing him the way he had been sleeping all the time.

Seeing his awkward sleeping position, Tristan immediately got up and Ashley took him back to the bed.

Tristan was about to lie down on the bed but stopped when he watched Ashley pick up the water jar and was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" he asked stopping her midway and watched her turn.

"Going to fill the jar," she said showing her the jar in her hand.

"You wait here. I’ll go and fill t for you" climbing down the bed, Tristan walked to her and took the jar from his hand, and left the room.

Heaving out a sigh, Ashley was about to walk back to the bed when her eyes caught something and she instead walked towards the window.

Opening the window, she stared outside and frown when she saw a figure standing behind the trees outside the mansion gates.

’Who’s that’ she thought as a frown marred on her forehead but before she could analyze Tristan returned.

"What are you doing there? Don’t stand there for too long you’ll end up catching a cold" placing the water jar on the side table Tristan walked toward her and looked out of the window following her sight.

"Is anything wrong?" he asked breaking her gaze and she turned to see him.

"I thought I saw someone there," she said pointing in the direction she had seen a figure standing.

Moving his eyes from her, Tristan looked outside the gate but found no one." There’s nobody" he said and she snapped her head in that direction and frowned even more deeper.

"B-but I saw someone’s shadow standing there, right behind that tree?" Ashley couldn’t blame her eyes. She wasn’t sleepy anymore.

"I’ll ask the guards to check" Tristan quickly instructed the guards to check the premise and to their response, there was nothing suspicious around.

"There’s is no one outside. The guards checked everything, but no one was found. I think you are tired and need some rest" Tristan reached to close the window before he guided Ashley to the bed.

"You seem to think too much wifey. Now no more stressing and go to sleep. Come here" Tristan patted the place next to him and asked her to join him in bed.

Contemplating for some time, Ashley soon drop the thought before she crawl next to Tristan, laying in his embrace with her head resting on his chest.

Caressing her hair, Tristan coaxed Ashley to fall back asleep but lost him and he couldn’t forget the words she said earlier. Even if the guards didn’t see anyone, he couldn’t ignore Ashley’s confident words.

She can’t be wrong but to stop her from pondering on it he chose to brush it off.

Not too far from the Knight Mansion, a car drove at the high speed until it reached its destination, and the person driving that car stepped out.

Gabriel strode inside the base with an unexplainable expression. His head wasn’t at peace until he saw Ashley standing by the window as she watched in his way and suddenly everything turned peaceful.

The entire day he tried to get himself busy with some work but as time passed by his mind kept drifting back to Ashley’s thoughts. Suddenly this woman had captured his mind and he didn’t realize when he ended up in front of her house.