MISSING ASHLEY

Cole wakes up to find Ashely's space empty. He wondered where she would have went as she hardly woke up before him. She wasn't in the bathroom, the lounge or in the garden. He was starting to get really worried.

"Have you seen Ashley?" he asked a servant.

"Yes Sir, she went out with the tiger cub" he answered.

"Out?" He asked with a furrowed brow.

He was more worried because she never goes out without him by his side.

"Which car did she use and who was the driver?" he asked.

The servant answered all of his question and he dialed the driver's number since she didn't have a phone.

"Hello" he started. "Give the phone to Ashley"

"Hello" Ashley's sweet voice resounded over the phone.

"Where did you go to? Why didn't you tell me? Hope nothing bad happened to you?" he said almost like he was panicking.

"Calm down, I'm alright" she said. "I just wanted to take Kai out for some fun"

Her answer made him feel really jealous. He was feeling left out.

"But you only have fun with me" he said like a jealous child.

"Do I smell Jealousy?" She said right after a giggle.

Cole felt weird at her question and switched back to the usual.

"Just be safe" he said then hung up.

Cole thought it through- he was jealous of a baby tiger. He had planned a surprise for them to eat brunch together in a restaurant as he was free today but all his plans were ruined by a BABY TIGER. He was already starting to regret buying it

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Cole sat at the patio, holding a goblet with red wine in it. Drinking with him was his closest friend, Tegan who had a woman sitting on his laps. It was evening but Ashley wasn't back yet so he decided to call Tegan over for a drink.

"Bro, this is my girl" he said to Cole.

"You mean one of your girls" Cole answered sarcastically.

"Not that they mind" he said.

"Or do you?" she asked the woman.

The lady just nodded coyly.

Cole rolled his eyes in disgust he would rather be lonely.

"Okay, time to go home" Tegan said to the girl sitting on his laps.

"Cole doesn't seem to take interest in you"

"But Babe, who'll take me home" she said like she was lady in distress.

"Find your way and never contact me again, I'll send the money to your account" he said like it was nothing.

"But Tegan…" she said pitifully.

"Get out of this place before I call the guards to throw you out" Cole said coldly.

His cold eyes where enough to send her packing her belongings. Cole was already frustrated on the fact that he missed Ashley, he didn't need any other person adding to his restlessness.

Soon Janet came into the patio.

"Master, Miss West has arrived" she said.

"Ashley's here?" he asked with a sudden excitement.

"Yes Master," she replies.

Suddenly, Cole stands up from his chair and leaves. Janet watches with a slight smile, she never thought her master could fall in love. She was about to leave when Tegan held her hand causing her to halt mid-way in her movement.

"Excuse me? Sir why are you holding my hands?" she asked rudely.

"Geez babe, calm down" he said in a flirtatious manner.

"Who do you think you're calling babe" she asked already agitated.

"Can't I randomly call you babe?" he said.

Though Tegan was a really good looking guy, Janet had always hated his philandering attitude much. There were lots of maids who had their eyes on him so badly that she would always find a flood of maids spying whenever he came over. One thing that really pissed her off was the fact he came with a new woman every day.

Tegan stood up from his chair, locked eyes with her and gave a charming smile. Janet was used to this smile, this was the smile he used to trick girls into falling for him but the only difference was he was doing it on her.

Surprisingly to him, she just turned and left like he wasn't even there. This was the first time his signature smile wasn't working on a girl. This increased his determination to get her attention. He held her wrist tightly before she was able to leave. She struggled to loosen grip on her wrist but it was futile.

"Sir, behave yourself or I'll scream" she threatened.

"It would sound better if you called me Tegan" he said.

Janet rolled her eyes, all those tricks weren't going to work on her. She had experience a really disheartening heartbreak, with a man worse than him so she knew how to deal with people like him.

She immediately yanked her wrist from his grip and walked away leaving him defeated. This was the first time he, Tegan Fox had ever failed in wooing a girl. Though this was painful, it was also fun.

Before now, he wanted to see her adore him like every girl does but now, he was going to make her fall for him no matter what it took. He wouldn't accept defeat.