Cassandra POV:He loved me? Was that even believable? I had lost faith in him the moment he forced me to wear the emerald necklace that had the tracking chip device in it. Ricky knew wherever I went. There was no more privacy for me. He took away all of it including my freedom. Now, he even wanted to decide which people I could socialize with and which not. It was troublesome.I just read the text he sent me without replying to it. What should I reply anyway? That I loved him too after he pulled my hair just now? This man clearly didn't realize how he had turned abusive over time. I didn't know how to tell him this without making him offended. Sometimes, I even felt like my life was in danger when he was around. Wasn't that a big red flag inside a relationship? That wasn't even the biggest one. The biggest red flag would be him marrying Carina but still keeping me around.I kept convincing my heart that I didn't want this. I didn't want to be treated like a mistress, having to face ev
Cassandra POV:"Do you need me to accompany you, ma'am?" Marco asked when we reached my hotel room. His tone didn't sound sincere at all."Would Ricky allow it?" I replied with a hint of satire. He laughed a bit and shook his head, knowing well enough that the only person Ricky ever trusted to be alone with me was Dome. But that too had been disallowed now ever since Ricky got jealous at the hospital before during my therapy session. Now, he ordered two bodyguards to accompany me every time, Dome and Marco. So in case one of them tried to do unpleasant things to me, the other one would report to Ricky.I gave the hotel room keycard to Marco. Having no energy to do anything, even a task as simple as opening a door. My entire self just felt dispirited after seeing Carina's Inst*gram. It even felt like I was being poisoned on the inside."Why are you sulking so much?" Marco jested on me while opening the door. I went in without replying and just sat on the bed. He just stayed at the door
Cassandra POV:"So... how old are you?" Bella asked as she clung our arms together so we could walk side by side. She led me to the front of the hall where the VIP tables were. Ricky was sitting at one of the tables looking at his phone attentively with Dome standing by his side, whispering something to his left ear. That was probably to ask about me, wanting to leave just now.Ricky looked up and turned his face to Dome. But then he also automatically saw me there standing right in front of him about five meters away. Bella made me sit at the table next to him. I didn't know if she did that deliberately, but to be honest, I was glad she did it. At least, I could see Ricky now.Dome looked surprised that I was there and seconds later, Marco showed up too and went to stand beside Dome. Those three men just stared at me in puzzlement, probably wondering what I was up to with Bella Fontana."Here's a drink for you," Bella offered me a glass of champagne and I just took it, taking a few s
Cassandra POV:"What?" That came out of my mouth almost instantly.Honestly, it was not a surprise at all because Franco showed the signs ever since we met at the airport this morning. I was just confused about whether he really meant it for real. How could he like someone he just met? We talked for the first time today, so I didn't think he would just suddenly fall in love with me for that. It didn't make any sense to my logical mind. I had a hunch that the Fontana siblings were up to something."In case you wanted a new environment, the Fontana is more than happy to help you get a new life, away from Don Xavier. You could work in Fontana Corporation and be Franco's secretary instead. He's single, you're single, so..." Bella brazenly suggested, pushing that idea into my head unconsciously, my way out of Ricky's life.I was bewildered by her blunt suggestion. It sounded too good to be true. My face slowly turned to see Franco and he met my eyes. He raised his champagne glass from afar
Cassandra POV: I heard Franco calling me from behind, but I just ran ignoring it. Now, even another person was calling me too but I still didn't want to bother checking who it was. I wanted to be out of here as soon as possible. In less than a minute, I managed to get out and I tried to take a few deep breaths while hiding in some secluded hallway. I didn't know why my heart just suddenly pounding so hard just now. It seemed like there was this sudden terrifying feeling I could feel appearing inside of me over Carina. "Ma'am... why are you running away from us?" Marco showed up with Dome, asking me in annoyance. Dome just remained with his calm composure. No expression on his face. They both came closer to me and began examining if there was something wrong with me. "What did Franco say to you just now? You looked so pale," Dome asked. "Really?" My palms both touched my cheeks. I could even feel a sudden chill go down my spine. "Where's Ricky?" I asked. I just didn't know what to
Cassandra POV:Why did my heart feel so hard to bear this? Indeed, was I still in love with Ricky? I just felt so heavy inside, I didn't even have the courage to take back my phone from the floor. How I wished I could just get drunk and forget about this suffocating feeling for a moment. It felt like my heart was stabbed and like I was screaming in pain internally.I took a long coat and wore it, then took my purse before heading to the door. When I came out, Dome and Marco were standing outside guarding my door.'Where do you want to go this late?" Marco asked. I scanned his expression and he seemed like he was not mad at me anymore. Maybe Dome had told him that I apologized before."I... need to get some fresh air..." I said slowly. Honestly, I didn't even know where I wanted to go."There's an air conditioner inside the room. You could have a lot of fresh air there. You can't go out right now," Marco advised strongly. I knew he was probably afraid that Ricky finds out about it.The
Riccardo POV:I was focusing reading on some business reports on the bed when a text message from Dome popped up on the screen of my phone. Carina had long gone to sleep after taking hundreds of selfies in her sleeping gown. I couldn't care less because my mind was just frustrated due to Cassie. That was why I tried distracting myself by doing some work from the company.But when I opened the text from Dome, my mind just exploded entirely. It was almost midnight but Cassie dared to go out of her room. Dome then sent me a picture of her sitting at a bar counter with Franco Fontana. That was it. That was my final straw. I got to teach her a lesson tonight for kept disappointing me over and over again."Get her to her room right now," I said to Dome through a phone call. I didn't even wait for any reply and just cut it, went to the living area to put on my shirt and my coat before heading out to Cassie's hotel room.Minutes later, I arrived and just entered Cassie's room using the spare
Riccardo POV: So one day, my mind just had the thought of inviting her for lunch. We went to work as usual that morning. I knew Cassie would come into my office to give me my morning coffee and some company files she had reviewed for me. I took that opportunity to invite her for lunch. "Let's go have lunch together today," I said to her casually as she handed me some company files. Her brows knitted in confusion. It was an expected reaction since we never went out for lunch together ever since I married Carina. "We can go something far..." I added and she slowly nodded in understanding, yet said nothing. We couldn't eat at the restaurants near the company because I needed to avoid the employees from seeing me with her. "I'll make a reservation. What kind of food do you wish to eat?" I asked kindly. "Anything will do..." Cassie only replied uninterestedly. She then just left my office. My heart was a bit disheartened by her reaction, but I didn't want to think about it that much. I