Cassandra POV:Did he hear all the grumbling I made to Lydia about how I regretted meeting him again?"What... are you... doing here?" I stuttered a bit while asking. I thought he was downstairs, entertaining Carina for dinner. They obviously didn't even finish their meal yet when I went upstairs. And the phone call I had with Lydia was not long either. So, I really didn't expect him to be just behind the bathroom door."I had told Chef Lando to prepare a new meal for you in case you don't like the one made by Carina. Verona would bring it up later," Ricky said with his normal tone but it seemed like something was bothering his mind. He really looked a bit restless in front of me like he didn't know what else to do.Then he turned around and started having his eyes checked around the bedroom. This man acted like we were stranger, it felt like he was having a hard time trying to talk to me as usual. I knew he wanted to say something but he just shut his mouth tight.Maybe he really did
Cassandra POV:He marched straight to me domineeringly and I flinched a bit when he stopped just a few inches in front of me. His presence was somewhat terrifying, I swore it felt like I almost got a heart attack."Take this," Ricky said to Dome, handing the bodyguard his briefcase. Dome just adhered to his order and got into the car later, sitting in the driver's seat and starting the car engine.Ricky glanced at me and leaned forward to open the car door beside me. He told me to get in, which I did instantly. I didn't want any issues today. Last night was very tiring for me mentally, especially after venting out my problem to Lydia. Today, I just wanted to have some peace of mind.Ricky closed my door and he walked around the car to get into the seat beside me. He put the food container on his lap. I wondered if he did that because he disallowed me to eat and wanted to throw the food away later or because he wanted to berate me first before allowing me to eat.The car started moving
Cassandra POV:I just stared at him when he asked, a bit disbelief but no longer surprised. The corner of my eye caught Carina smirking a bit at me. She didn't seem like she disliked the idea. Maybe she was up to something but I remained calm and still gave no answer to Ricky."You should really go. It must be boring to not be able to attend any events and just stay at home all the time. Ricky's right. Everything is getting better now so you should attend the launching ceremony and socialize more. Everyone from the company would be there," Carina said.So, this couple finally had a reason to invite me to attend a function with them since it was a company event."Why should I? Aren't you worried anymore that people might think your marriage was unreal?" I satirized Ricky."It's technically real... legally... it's just that..." Carina dared to retort but when I glared at her, she immediately stopped talking. What was even more infuriating was the fact that Ricky didn't even feel like sh
Cassandra POV:"Did you see Cassandra tonight?""Yup. She's smoking hot. I bet Mr Xavier can't get over her yet.""Of course, he can't. Why do you think she still working at our company? I bet Mr Xavier paid her extra to make her stay.""Money runs everything, dude. She surely could be bought with just a few thousand dollars.""Mr Xavier is really heinous, don't you think? I heard that Cassandra moved in with him not long ago. I never heard of her moving out of his house. Now, he's married. And he's keeping his wife and his mistress in the same house.""Money, dude. I told you, it's because of money and power. What kind of stupid woman would leave someone like Mr Xavier?""Wow... it must be good to be rich and powerful... Women just settled with Mr Xavier because they didn't want to lose his influence or his money.""I know right... I bet he probably had a few women that he kept in his other residential properties. That guy owned multiple buildings in this country. I'm sure Carina and
Riccardo POV:I just allowed her, for the first time to attend an event with me and Carina around. Yet, she couldn't wait to give me another panic attack. Where the hell did she go? Was a kiss too much? Why would she be sulking over that? I explained to her that I didn't know why Carina acted strange tonight. I had firmly reminded Carina in private to not pull such a thing in public again. We never kissed in public or in private, so it was not okay for me especially when Cassie saw it.Carina apologized and she promised to not do it again. But it was useless because now the peace I had with Cassie was rumbled again. I messed up again and this time Cassie chose to go missing at a public event like this, where my potential enemies were also present.I kept calling my bodyguards to check which one of them found Cassie. Fortunately, after half an hour, Dome gave me the good news. She was with him and I firmly ordered Dome to tell Cassie to get inside again where I could see her.She was e
Cassandra POV:"He's crazy!" I repeated my words and this time even louder.Ricky got really annoyed and quickly grabbed my body and cupped my mouth with his hand. He signalled his men to cover him up as he dragged me to the car.I struggled hard to escape and muffled a few complaining words that were not even heard. Minutes later, I was already been shoved by him inside the car, locked in the backseat again, unable to get out as always. This was his normal way to contain me if I misbehaved when we were outside. I knew the car door was locked but the window could be pulled down. So I did it and deliberately laughed at him to mock his worries."Are you afraid that I might ruin your night? That new salacious rumours might start at the company tomorrow? Oh, look... the CEO is still so damn devoted to his secretary, he abandoned his wife alone at the launching ceremony to find his missing lover," another mocking from me and he instantly glanced back to meet my eyes."Pull up the window an
Cassandra POV:I saw Ricky got off the car that was parked in front of us. He turned around and helped Carina out as well. That witch was clinging to his arm when she was getting out as if she couldn't handle getting out of a car by herself."So that's love?" I asked Dome, making him see the irony of his words before."He's treating Carina better than me. And I have no say in it because she's his legal wife. So... that's what love is like for Ricky?" I added.Dome sighed a little and looked down. He was probably disappointed that I took it that way, completely the opposite of what he meant by his previous opinion about Ricky.I didn't wait for him to open the door for me. I just came out and showed Carina how easy it was to get out of a car. Ricky was a bit stunned to see me out of the car suddenly. Usually, Dome would open the door for me. I just glared at him and stepped into the house first."Cassie," Ricky called me and left Carina alone. He followed me into the house yet I spared
Riccardo POV:Get out of her face? Really? Did she even know why I was down there for over an hour? I tried to settle matters with Carina so the thing that happened at the launching event before won't happen again. I came into the bedroom, hoping she had the capacity to understand that I wanted peace for everyone living in this house, yet she accused me of trying to have an affair with Carina. If there was one person I cared about the most inside this house, it would be Cassie. Why couldn't she see that?Before we reached home, I called Sergio to come. I had a long talk with Carina inside the car, reprehending her over and over again until she understood that whatever action she made on the stage before was totally uncompromised by me. I let it slide this time, but I wanted her to sign a few papers of terms that she needed to adhere to if she wanted me to continue helping her.Those terms would be related to any excessive physical touch from her to me, whether it was intentional or un