A Deal With The Billionaire

EPISODE SIXTY FOUR

THEME: Ashley’s secret plan

CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA

Ashley gritted her teeth so hard that the sound made Matthew to jolt. He held onto the steering wheel tightly, trying to suppress his anger. He watched her scroll through her phone in rage and he wondered what the hell she was looking for.

Still not trying to make a fuss in the car he drove in silent anger. Filled with fury, she threw her phone angrily to the back seat. She was boiling beyond her normal point.

Ever since they had been kids and transitioned into adulthood, Christopher had never disrespected her before and not for anything. So how could a total stranger and peasant like Raven be the reason behind the disrespect.

Raven was going to tear their family apart if no one paid attention. Ashley thought. But she wasn’t going to let that happen ever.

“I can’t believe Christopher would say such words to me! How dare him! How dare fucking Raven!” She screamed, hitting on the dashboard in anger.

Matthew kept driving and gripped the wheel tightly, if it was human then there might have obviously been a fracture. He bit on his lips hard, he wasn’t a man of too much words but he hated insolence which was what his wife had began to indulge in lately.

Ashley glanced at her husband expecting him to say something. Even though Matthew didn’t always say much, he does have a word or two to say in situations like this but he didn’t interfere. Instead, he focused on the road ahead which was a bit awkward to his wife as it even seemed like he was strangling the wheel.

Ashley shook her head. “Why aren’t you saying anything baby?” She asked, her voice a bit calm after screaming at the top of her lungs.

Keeping up with the road, he kept his thoughts to himself. “Baby!” Ashley called out again, pouting as she slammed her back against the seat. Silence was all she got from him all through the ride.

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THE KING’S HOME

Finally they reached home. Matthew drove the car into the garage. He got out and slammed the car door hard. Initially, he would have opened the door for her to step out. Instead, he walked into the house without sparing her a glance.

Ashley looked on in horror at her husband’s receding back. “What’s wrong baby? Why didn’t you say anything to Christopher?” She demanded when they got into the house.

Counting numbers backwards, Matthew tried his very best to calm his nerves. He turned towards his wife and his glare made her flinch.

“My dear wife!” He stated in an extra calm tone. “What was I suppose to say to the man whom you clearly insulted his wife?”

Ashley gasped out with her mouth dropping wide open. “But why would you agree to what he said? Didn’t you even think for a moment that she lied against me to cause I and Christopher to have a feud? What has gotten into you?”

In a raised tone, Matthew said. “I should be asking you that Ashley! Does Raven look like someone who whines for fun? She didn’t say anything to him, but Christopher was only observant of his woman!”

“She is not his woman!” She argued.

“When would you wake up and smell the bloody coffee?! She is his wife! They are both legally married and we witnessed their union in court! What the hell is your problem?!”

“Why are you raising your voice at me?!” She questioned.NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.

Matthew turned away to take in a deep breathe. “It’s your fault that I have to raise my voice. I feel like a fool, having my wife get talked down on in front of me and I couldn’t do anything about it! And it’s all you, Ashley!” He spat when he faced her again.

Ashley raised a finger up. “I won’t have you talk to me anyway you want just because you feel like it!”

Matthew grinned in distaste. “Now you listen to me, Ashley, if you do not back off Raven’s issue the both of us will have a problem if anyone confronts me again. And I promise you… you won’t like the outcome.” He stated clearly.

“Baby!” She called out to him as he walked away from her.

Ashley paced rapidly around the living room. Her annoyance mounting as the seconds passed by. “How dare her!” She yelled, kicking at a couch. “How dare you come into our lives and cause problems for my family and I?” She questioned at an empty room.

“Who are you talking to mom?” Liam stood by the stairs, looking at his mother with a sleepy eye.

Ashley got scared when she heard the voice behind her. She had thought it was just her in the room. Getting a closer look at him she knew he had been sleep walking. A die hard habit she and Matthew had been trying hard to take away from him. The nanny must have forgotten to lock his door.

Ashley walked up to him and lifted him to herself. As hefty as Liam was, it wasn’t always hard for her to carry.

“Come here baby, let’s go back to bed.” She carried him back to the room.

Sitting next to her son, she saw his iPad next to the lamp table and decided to make use of its Google search.

She typed in Jessica, however tons of pictures not in relation to the intended Jessica popped up. She kissed her teeth, wishing there was a picture she could use as reference or if she could remember Jessica’s last name. The futile search only made her feel more frustrated.

Call it a bad habit, but Ashley had always hated being defeated by anyone. The betrayal she had to endure only made her resolution worse. She wanted Raven out of the picture and she would ensure to do so.

Raven was a nobody and it would be wrong of her to allow someone of such insignificance to ruin her family. Covering Liam up well, she stepped out of the room and locked it.

Heading to the room she shared with her husband, Ashley put on the light to see his back turned against the side she sleeps in. She could decipher from his posture that he wasn’t asleep yet.

Biting on her lips hard, she entered the closet for a change of cloth. She stepped into the bathroom to wipe her make up and brush her teeth. Her face creased in a frown as she stared at Matthew’s back. She loved him too much to let him stay angry at her.

Matthew was a true man and she would be risking her happiness by acting nonchalant to his threat. Having him pissed with her was one thing she feared the most.

Getting under the duvet, Ashley wrapped her arms around him. “I’m sorry baby.” She mumbled but he didn’t reply her. “Matt honey, I didn’t mean to hurt you. Please baby.”

Matthew did the inhaling and exhaling process before he turned towards her. He kissed her forehead and pulled her to himself. “Promise me you will let this go?”

Ashley nodded her head in agreement. “I promise baby.”

“Are you sure?” He asked in a calm tone.

“Yes honey.” She answered.

“That’s my girl.” He murmured into her ear.

Ashley had just lied through her teeth, putting it at the back of her mind to let sleeping dogs lie for the time being.

Her plan was that she would find a way secretly to get in touch with Jessica.