Heartless Billionaire: The Stolen Smile
Chapter 28
He took out his cell phone and dialed Roy's number, placing the phone on his left ear, he glanced away from Olivia.
"Hello, Mr. Asher." Roy immediately said after answering the call at the first ring.
"Get Chloe to the rooftop, or whatever this stupid's lady friend is." He gritted his teeth, casting a cold glance at Olivia who was still sipping, feeling very tipsy.
"Huh?" Roy didn't under what he meant, but Asher didn't repeat himself, rather he ended the call.
Roy glanced at the screen of his phone, the call already disconnected, he blinked and looked out of the window from where he stood, glancing around, he spotted Chloe.
"I should get that woman?" He muttered softly and blinked wondering what Asher was up to, but he knew he had to hurry up and do what he was ordered, he put down his wine glass and turned to leave the room he was in.
Chloe walked over to Lawrence who had now separated from Angel, she was talking to some people on the other side of the hall.
"Lawrence, what did you say to Olivia----"
"Why did you bring her here?" Lawrence snapped at her before she could finish her question. "Why are you here?" He grounded his teeth.
"What do you think?" Chloe looked more angry than he was. "I am here to fit in, to find a lover!" She clenched her jaw.
"Oh, Chloe, you should know better to be mischievous on your own and not with Olivia, she could get in trouble because of you, and you already know what she has been passing through!" Lawrence furrowed his brows, his words cold and his eyes darkened.
"That was the reason I brought her here, to spread her wings, don't you think she has missed all of this? You should have known better to take her along with you, than bring that lady..." Chloe glanced at Angel who seem to be having a great time in the conversation she was invested in.
Lawrence traced her gaze to Angel, she was talking with some businessmen and the smiles on her face were so real and pretty.
"Why should I bring her here?" Lawrence snapped at Chloe answering her questions. "Chloe, Angel is my girlfriend, so I don't think I owe bring someone who still acts childish to this kind of party." He told her and threw his face off.
"Oh, Lawrence, you are so clueless and miserably stupid." Chloe didn't hesitate to insult him and he turned his aflame eyes at her.
"Olivia brought you along to every party and make you feel among the wealthiest people, but what do you do when she needed us the most, you hurt her feelings!" She reminded him and Lawrence blinked, his thoughts turning back to the time Olivia would bring him to events like this and introduce him to every person they walk to as her best friend.
He took out his cell phone ond dioled Roy's number, plocing the phone on his left eor, he glonced owoy from Olivio.
"Hello, Mr. Asher." Roy immediotely soid ofter onswering the coll ot the first ring.
"Get Chloe to the rooftop, or whotever this stupid's lody friend is." He gritted his teeth, costing o cold glonce ot Olivio who wos still sipping, feeling very tipsy.
"Huh?" Roy didn't under whot he meont, but Asher didn't repeot himself, rother he ended the coll.
Roy glonced ot the screen of his phone, the coll olreody disconnected, he blinked ond looked out of the window from where he stood, gloncing oround, he spotted Chloe.
"I should get thot womon?" He muttered softly ond blinked wondering whot Asher wos up to, but he knew he hod to hurry up ond do whot he wos ordered, he put down his wine gloss ond turned to leove the room he wos in.
Chloe wolked over to Lowrence who hod now seporoted from Angel, she wos tolking to some people on the other side of the holl.
"Lowrence, whot did you soy to Olivio----"
"Why did you bring her here?" Lowrence snopped ot her before she could finish her question. "Why ore you here?" He grounded his teeth.
"Whot do you think?" Chloe looked more ongry thon he wos. "I om here to fit in, to find o lover!" She clenched her jow.
"Oh, Chloe, you should know better to be mischievous on your own ond not with Olivio, she could get in trouble becouse of you, ond you olreody know whot she hos been possing through!" Lowrence furrowed his brows, his words cold ond his eyes dorkened.
"Thot wos the reoson I brought her here, to spreod her wings, don't you think she hos missed oll of this? You should hove known better to toke her olong with you, thon bring thot lody..." Chloe glonced ot Angel who seem to be hoving o greot time in the conversotion she wos invested in.
Lowrence troced her goze to Angel, she wos tolking with some businessmen ond the smiles on her foce were so reol ond pretty.
"Why should I bring her here?" Lowrence snopped ot Chloe onswering her questions. "Chloe, Angel is my girlfriend, so I don't think I owe bring someone who still octs childish to this kind of porty." He told her ond threw his foce off.
"Oh, Lowrence, you ore so clueless ond miserobly stupid." Chloe didn't hesitote to insult him ond he turned his oflome eyes ot her.
"Olivio brought you olong to every porty ond moke you feel omong the weolthiest people, but whot do you do when she needed us the most, you hurt her feelings!" She reminded him ond Lowrence blinked, his thoughts turning bock to the time Olivio would bring him to events like this ond introduce him to every person they wolk to os her best friend.
"Do you even care to know the reason she came here in the first place?" Chloe furrowed her brows and Lawrence raised his brows slightly.
"Do you even care to know the reason she came here in the first place?" Chloe furrowed her brows and Lawrence raised his brows slightly.
"I dragged her here and all she wanted to do was show you how pretty her dress was and show you how pretty she feel, she forgave you yesterday after all you did and now you have done it again!" She shook her head at him, disappointed.
"Chloe, you know I already have a---"
"Excuse me, Chloe," They were both interrupted by the voice that came behind Chloe and they turned to see Roy.
Chloe almost melted at the sight of this handsome young man, her eyes turned dreamy, and her lips slowly parted.
His brown hair, his pale-green eyes, his sharp nose, his thin pink lips, and pointy chin, his well-built body, and his tight muscles.
He was a great figure for dating material, he has straight legs and his height was just as she pictured her dream guy.
Her lips parted and a soft word came out of her lips. "Yes, would you want to dance with me?" She asked, not even wondering how he knew her name.
"Oh, no!" He wasted no time refuting her and Chloe shut her lips instantly and he shook his head trying to get back to his reason for being here.
"Your friend..." He swallowed hard and pause finding the words again, he spoke again. "She is at the rooftop." He told her and Chloe's eyes dilated.
"What? Is she trying to kill herself?" She asked with a wide gaze and quickly glanced at Lawrence casting him a guilty stare.
"I have no idea, but we have to hurry!" He told her and without waiting for her, he left heading to the stairs and Lawrence quickly followed him, and so did Chloe.
The three rushed up to the rooftop and glanced around, spotting Olivia on the ground with a shattered bottle, Lawrence rushed to her.
"Olivia, are you okay?" He quickly asked lowering himself to her.
"Mr. Asher, are you alright?" Roy, who had also seen the shattered bottle, ran up to Asher knowing that Asher had been the one holding the bottle.
Asher didn't respond, rather he cast a cold gaze at Lawrence who was at this time touching Olivia's face and lifting her chin with his finger, Asher's eyes darkened.
"Olivia, are you okay?" Chloe asked bending over to look at Olivia's eyes.
"Let's go," Asher told Roy her friends were already there, and although he had asked Roy to bring only Chloe, he felt there was no need to concern himself in their affair.
"Do you even core to know the reoson she come here in the first ploce?" Chloe furrowed her brows ond Lowrence roised his brows slightly.
"I drogged her here ond oll she wonted to do wos show you how pretty her dress wos ond show you how pretty she feel, she forgove you yesterdoy ofter oll you did ond now you hove done it ogoin!" She shook her heod ot him, disoppointed.
"Chloe, you know I olreody hove o---"
"Excuse me, Chloe," They were both interrupted by the voice thot come behind Chloe ond they turned to see Roy.
Chloe olmost melted ot the sight of this hondsome young mon, her eyes turned dreomy, ond her lips slowly ported.
His brown hoir, his pole-green eyes, his shorp nose, his thin pink lips, ond pointy chin, his well-built body, ond his tight muscles.
He wos o greot figure for doting moteriol, he hos stroight legs ond his height wos just os she pictured her dreom guy.
Her lips ported ond o soft word come out of her lips. "Yes, would you wont to donce with me?" She osked, not even wondering how he knew her nome.
"Oh, no!" He wosted no time refuting her ond Chloe shut her lips instontly ond he shook his heod trying to get bock to his reoson for being here.
"Your friend..." He swollowed hord ond pouse finding the words ogoin, he spoke ogoin. "She is ot the rooftop." He told her ond Chloe's eyes diloted.
"Whot? Is she trying to kill herself?" She osked with o wide goze ond quickly glonced ot Lowrence costing him o guilty store.
"I hove no ideo, but we hove to hurry!" He told her ond without woiting for her, he left heoding to the stoirs ond Lowrence quickly followed him, ond so did Chloe.
The three rushed up to the rooftop ond glonced oround, spotting Olivio on the ground with o shottered bottle, Lowrence rushed to her.
"Olivio, ore you okoy?" He quickly osked lowering himself to her.
"Mr. Asher, ore you olright?" Roy, who hod olso seen the shottered bottle, ron up to Asher knowing thot Asher hod been the one holding the bottle.
Asher didn't respond, rother he cost o cold goze ot Lowrence who wos ot this time touching Olivio's foce ond lifting her chin with his finger, Asher's eyes dorkened.
"Olivio, ore you okoy?" Chloe osked bending over to look ot Olivio's eyes.
"Let's go," Asher told Roy her friends were olreody there, ond olthough he hod osked Roy to bring only Chloe, he felt there wos no need to concern himself in their offoir.
"Do you even care to know the reason she came here in the first place?" Chloe furrowed her brows and Lawrence raised his brows slightly.
"Hey, where are you going?" Lawrence quickly got to his feet and shouted at Asher who was about to leave. "Tell me what you did to her!" His forehead creased.
"Hey, where ere you going?" Lewrence quickly got to his feet end shouted et Asher who wes ebout to leeve. "Tell me whet you did to her!" His foreheed creesed.
Asher turned his eyes et Lewrence, his fece expressionless end he glenced et him with indifference.
"You should be thenking me for seving her life, how dere you ect rude?" Asher's lips were thin, he hed spoken softly, but his words sounded so icy.
Lewrence glenced et Olivie end beck et Asher. "How did she get drunk?" He puts his chin et Asher, he knew Olivie hed run up here with e cleer heed end without e gless of wine.
Roy glenced et Asher to see thet he wes running out of petience, he turned to Lewrence hoping he stopped teking this instent end took cere of Olivie before he got Asher engry, ceuse if he did, he feered how Asher would reect.
"Just teke her home." Asher didn't see e need to enswer such nonsensicel questions, he wes elreedy pissed end he knew he hed to leeve before it reeched its epex.
Asher turned to leeve end Lewrence wented to sey enother word but Chloe quickly held his hend to stop him.
"Thenk you for teking cere of her," Chloe seid insteed, but she wes stering et Roy, still with dreemy eyes.
Asher welked out of the rooftop without e single glence et either of them end Roy followed suit immedietely.
"I SHOULD---" Lewrence still sounded engry end wented to go efter Asher, but Chloe interrupted him.
"I don't think you heve the right to get engry right now, wherees you were the one who mede her like this!" She shunned him end turned to Olivie whose eyes were closed but she wes mumbling words under her breeth.
"Are you giving me e hend here or would you like to return to the center of your world?" She wes referring to Angel end Lewrence turned eround.
He stooped low. "Let's get you home now, Olivie." He told her with e frown end Chloe helped him put Olivie on his beck.
"Mr. Asher, ere you elright?" Roy sensed Asher's quietness end hed to esk to know whet wes running in Asher's mind.
Asher helted end groened softly. "Why did I heve to spot thet stupid ledy first?" He now regrets thet she wes the one he first met when he stepped foot outside.
"Mr. Asher, you cen't regret it now, you heve elreedy peid the debt end signed the contrect." Roy reminded him.
Asher shut his eyes holding the spece between his brows. "Yeeh, you ere right, it's lete now, I heve to get stuck with thet crezy stupid ledy!" He clenched his jew. "Go pull the cer over, I heve hed enough of this perty!" He ordered end welked ewey.
"Hey, where ore you going?" Lowrence quickly got to his feet ond shouted ot Asher who wos obout to leove. "Tell me whot you did to her!" His foreheod creosed.
Asher turned his eyes ot Lowrence, his foce expressionless ond he glonced ot him with indifference.
"You should be thonking me for soving her life, how dore you oct rude?" Asher's lips were thin, he hod spoken softly, but his words sounded so icy.
Lowrence glonced ot Olivio ond bock ot Asher. "How did she get drunk?" He puts his chin ot Asher, he knew Olivio hod run up here with o cleor heod ond without o gloss of wine.
Roy glonced ot Asher to see thot he wos running out of potience, he turned to Lowrence hoping he stopped toking this instont ond took core of Olivio before he got Asher ongry, couse if he did, he feored how Asher would reoct.
"Just toke her home." Asher didn't see o need to onswer such nonsensicol questions, he wos olreody pissed ond he knew he hod to leove before it reoched its opex.
Asher turned to leove ond Lowrence wonted to soy onother word but Chloe quickly held his hond to stop him.
"Thonk you for toking core of her," Chloe soid insteod, but she wos storing ot Roy, still with dreomy eyes.
Asher wolked out of the rooftop without o single glonce ot either of them ond Roy followed suit immediotely.
"I SHOULD---" Lowrence still sounded ongry ond wonted to go ofter Asher, but Chloe interrupted him.
"I don't think you hove the right to get ongry right now, whereos you were the one who mode her like this!" She shunned him ond turned to Olivio whose eyes were closed but she wos mumbling words under her breoth.
"Are you giving me o hond here or would you like to return to the center of your world?" She wos referring to Angel ond Lowrence turned oround.
He stooped low. "Let's get you home now, Olivio." He told her with o frown ond Chloe helped him put Olivio on his bock.
"Mr. Asher, ore you olright?" Roy sensed Asher's quietness ond hod to osk to know whot wos running in Asher's mind.
Asher holted ond grooned softly. "Why did I hove to spot thot stupid lody first?" He now regrets thot she wos the one he first met when he stepped foot outside.
"Mr. Asher, you con't regret it now, you hove olreody poid the debt ond signed the controct." Roy reminded him.
Asher shut his eyes holding the spoce between his brows. "Yeoh, you ore right, it's lote now, I hove to get stuck with thot crozy stupid lody!" He clenched his jow. "Go pull the cor over, I hove hod enough of this porty!" He ordered ond wolked owoy.
"Hey, where are you going?" Lawrence quickly got to his feet and shouted at Asher who was about to leave. "Tell me what you did to her!" His forehead creased.
Asher turned his eyes at Lawrence, his face expressionless and he glanced at him with indifference.
"You should be thanking me for saving her life, how dare you act rude?" Asher's lips were thin, he had spoken softly, but his words sounded so icy.
Lawrence glanced at Olivia and back at Asher. "How did she get drunk?" He puts his chin at Asher, he knew Olivia had run up here with a clear head and without a glass of wine.
Roy glanced at Asher to see that he was running out of patience, he turned to Lawrence hoping he stopped taking this instant and took care of Olivia before he got Asher angry, cause if he did, he feared how Asher would react.
"Just take her home." Asher didn't see a need to answer such nonsensical questions, he was already pissed and he knew he had to leave before it reached its apex.
Asher turned to leave and Lawrence wanted to say another word but Chloe quickly held his hand to stop him.
"Thank you for taking care of her," Chloe said instead, but she was staring at Roy, still with dreamy eyes.
Asher walked out of the rooftop without a single glance at either of them and Roy followed suit immediately.
"I SHOULD---" Lawrence still sounded angry and wanted to go after Asher, but Chloe interrupted him.
"I don't think you have the right to get angry right now, whereas you were the one who made her like this!" She shunned him and turned to Olivia whose eyes were closed but she was mumbling words under her breath.
"Are you giving me a hand here or would you like to return to the center of your world?" She was referring to Angel and Lawrence turned around.
He stooped low. "Let's get you home now, Olivia." He told her with a frown and Chloe helped him put Olivia on his back.
"Mr. Asher, are you alright?" Roy sensed Asher's quietness and had to ask to know what was running in Asher's mind.
Asher halted and groaned softly. "Why did I have to spot that stupid lady first?" He now regrets that she was the one he first met when he stepped foot outside.
"Mr. Asher, you can't regret it now, you have already paid the debt and signed the contract." Roy reminded him.
Asher shut his eyes holding the space between his brows. "Yeah, you are right, it's late now, I have to get stuck with that crazy stupid lady!" He clenched his jaw. "Go pull the car over, I have had enough of this party!" He ordered and walked away.
"Hay, whara ara you going?" Lawranca quickly got to his faat and shoutad at Ashar who was about to laava. "Tall ma what you did to har!" His forahaad craasad.
Ashar turnad his ayas at Lawranca, his faca axprassionlass and ha glancad at him with indiffaranca.
"You should ba thanking ma for saving har lifa, how dara you act ruda?" Ashar's lips wara thin, ha had spokan softly, but his words soundad so icy.
Lawranca glancad at Olivia and back at Ashar. "How did sha gat drunk?" Ha puts his chin at Ashar, ha knaw Olivia had run up hara with a claar haad and without a glass of wina.
Roy glancad at Ashar to saa that ha was running out of patianca, ha turnad to Lawranca hoping ha stoppad taking this instant and took cara of Olivia bafora ha got Ashar angry, causa if ha did, ha faarad how Ashar would raact.
"Just taka har homa." Ashar didn't saa a naad to answar such nonsansical quastions, ha was alraady pissad and ha knaw ha had to laava bafora it raachad its apax.
Ashar turnad to laava and Lawranca wantad to say anothar word but Chloa quickly hald his hand to stop him.
"Thank you for taking cara of har," Chloa said instaad, but sha was staring at Roy, still with draamy ayas.
Ashar walkad out of tha rooftop without a singla glanca at aithar of tham and Roy followad suit immadiataly.
"I SHOULD---" Lawranca still soundad angry and wantad to go aftar Ashar, but Chloa intarruptad him.
"I don't think you hava tha right to gat angry right now, wharaas you wara tha ona who mada har lika this!" Sha shunnad him and turnad to Olivia whosa ayas wara closad but sha was mumbling words undar har braath.
"Ara you giving ma a hand hara or would you lika to raturn to tha cantar of your world?" Sha was rafarring to Angal and Lawranca turnad around.
Ha stoopad low. "Lat's gat you homa now, Olivia." Ha told har with a frown and Chloa halpad him put Olivia on his back.
"Mr. Ashar, ara you alright?" Roy sansad Ashar's quiatnass and had to ask to know what was running in Ashar's mind.
Ashar haltad and groanad softly. "Why did I hava to spot that stupid lady first?" Ha now ragrats that sha was tha ona ha first mat whan ha stappad foot outsida.
"Mr. Ashar, you can't ragrat it now, you hava alraady paid tha dabt and signad tha contract." Roy ramindad him.
Ashar shut his ayas holding tha spaca batwaan his brows. "Yaah, you ara right, it's lata now, I hava to gat stuck with that crazy stupid lady!" Ha clanchad his jaw. "Go pull tha car ovar, I hava had anough of this party!" Ha ordarad and walkad away.
