Chapter 5: Gave Up

Riccardo POV:

Cassandra gasped in disbelief after I confirmed to her that we did sleep together last night. It didn't seem like she liked it. That was weird because I'm pretty sure she still had feelings for me. So, why with the sudden repulsion now?

"I should go," she said firmly and stood up again, heading to the front door. She didn't even touch the food I served her.

"Cassie, just eat first. Your car was still near the nightclub. I'll send you there later. Just rest a bit and have some food," I persuaded her to stay but she turned around and showed a disgusted expression on me.

"I don't need to rest. I need to go right now! Don't even try to stop me. I'm leaving!"

I couldn't even understand why she was so angry at me. Seven years had passed and the breakup surely won't be a solid reason to hate each other right now. She moved on quite perfect too. I had always watched over her all this time, she looked fine. Why would she hate me?

"Why are you so angry?" I asked nicely, having no interest to fight with her.

"Why? You asked me why? I should be the one asking right now! Why did you come to the nightclub last night and took me home to your place?! Why did you sleep with me?! Wow... it's so easy to act innocent when you clearly had crossed the boundary. How could you bang me knowing that I won't be okay with it?!" She exploded.

"You're the one who wanted it. You said you wanted to sleep with me," I replied, telling her the truth. She did mean it last night to sleep with me. Well basically, she said that she wanted to try making love with a stranger. Close enough, right?

"Why would I say something like that to you?!" She got angrier.

"I don't know. How am I supposed to know that? Don't pretend like you didn't want it, Cassie. You wore no panties or bra last night. Just that piece of tube dress was on you. Wasn't that a clear sign that you wanted to get laid with someone last night?"

"So what if I am? Why did it have to be you?"

"So, I'm not okay. But any random guy would be okay to fuck you? Is that what you're trying to say?" I asked while glaring sharply at her. Was she being serious? I thought she would be glad knowing that she slept with someone she knew. Instead, she got mad that it was me.

"Yeah! Any guy would be okay! Anyone! Why did it have to be you?! I hated you. You dumped me seven years ago and just disappeared like that! You don't call me or text me! You don't even ask if I'm fine or not! You're just gone! You didn't even care how miserable I was at that time and you never once check on me to see if I'm okay or not. You're an asshole! I fucking hate you," she said with teary eyes.

Her fair cheeks slowly blushed in red and her nose was runny too. She took out a handkerchief from her clutch and wiped her nose a bit before she continued walking to the front door.

"I never dumped you. You wanted to break up and I agreed with it. And I never disappeared. If you have called me or texted me, I would have answered your call and replied to your texts. But you never did that," I defended myself.

She turned her body around again and gave me a smirk. Then she shook her head lightly as if she was disappointed with my words.

"So it was my fault now, huh? Because I never text you or call you, that's why you stayed still, doing nothing about us. You simply gave up on me. Admit it! You gave up on me! Guess what Ricky! I'm a whole new person now. I'm successful, beautiful and living my dream life to the fullest. I got everything I had ever dreamed of by myself! I'm quite happy with my life right now and I no longer need an asshole like you! I'm leaving... I don't want to be associated with you ever again."

She left and slammed my front door hard that the sound echoed across my condominium unit. I stood there behind the kitchen bar counter for a while, having my mind thinking that Monday would be such a shitty day for Cassie. But then, it was not the time to worry so I sat on the bar stool again and just ate my breakfast.

While eating, I called my men and told them to keep a watch on Cassie again. Just like always, since the day we broke up. That was my morning routine, sending men to check on her, making sure she was okay every single day. If only she knew about it.

***

It was Monday. Finally, the day that I had been waiting for had come. Today would be the first day Cassandra started working at my company. The HR manager came into my office room and handed me the employment contract that she had signed.

"Has this been processed?" I asked Mr Reeves about the contract.

"Yes, sir. Miss Moore is now officially one of our employees," he replied politely.

"The desk for my secretary, move it into my office room and place it there," I ordered the HR manager while pointing my finger to my front, referring to the other end of the office as the new place for the secretary's desk.

"Make it facing my desk," I added.

Mr Reeves looked confused, having his brows knitted. But then, I gave him that look, the look of a boss telling his employee silently to not questioned him. He got it right away and quickly did as ordered. A few seconds later, the desk for Cassie was moved into my office and placed where I wanted it to be. Only after that did I ordered Mr Reeves to call her into my office. This would be her first time reporting to me officially as my secretary.

I wondered how Cassie would react. Would she still dare to be rude to me if she knows that I would be her new boss?

It took less than two minutes for Mr Reeves to take her into my office. I signalled the HR manager to leave us alone. Cassie looked confused when the manager left her there. She still had her eyes on that man until he left the office while her steps got closer to my desk.

I stood up from my swivel chair and walked around the desk, then rested my bottom at the front edge of the desk, waiting for her to shift her eyes on me. She slowly turned her gaze forward again and she instantly halted in movements when she saw me.

"Ahhh!!!" Cassie shouted a bit as if she was seeing a ghost and the paper file in her hand was thrown to the floor unintentionally. She gaped at me with her eyes widened in disbelief. Then she blinked a few times as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing in front of her right now.

"No! Not again! This is not right. No!" She said in fret and stormed off from my office room as if someone who tried to run away from a criminal.

Okay. I didn't really expect her to do that. I was a bit dumbfounded but I took it well and handled that situation calmly. I picked up the office phone on my desk and dialled the front desk. Then, I told them to send securities to block the VIP elevator. Cassie would surely use that one to go down because that was the only elevator that could go up to the top floor where my office was.