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
Cassandra POV: I didn't know what Ricky was expecting from me when he kept apologizing that our lunch plan together was ruined by Carina. Obviously, I knew he would choose her over me. He loved me? He lied. I didn't want to think otherwise anymore. I just assumed he lied about his love. Saved me a lot of headaches. When the clock struck five, I decided to go down to the lobby first. I didn't wait for Ricky. I reached the lobby and a lady just bumped into me causing all the files I held in hand to fall on the floor. "I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to bump into you..." That lady said, strangely with a cheerful voice. We both bent down to pick up the files on the floor and as I straightened my body again, I faced her. She had a wide smile on her face and I didn't think I ever saw her inside this company before. She looked new. "Who are you?" I asked unconsciously but she replied with a weird answer. "May Nicola rests in peace," she whispered to me and handed me a tiny piece
Riccardo POV:"You dared to turn your back on me?! You fucking dared to turn your back on me?!" I yelled at Cassie in anger as I marched to her, pointing my finger towards her body as if I wanted to stab her hard. That was probably the peak of my anger for this one whole year. I was mad at her before, but never this mad.The sight of her betraying me and just jumping into Leo's car right in front of my eyes was really the most agonizing image I could see. Didn't she realize how Leo had killed the entire family of the Rossi except for Carina? In fact, I didn't even know if Cristian was still alive right now. He had been missing for so long that I didn't think that guy was still alive. And today Cassie just followed Leo without hesitation? She must be hell crazy.My men slowly came out from the cars too and just stood static in place, watching me having another larger argument with Cassie in public. Fortunately, the corner where she was dropped off by Leo was a bit secluded and only a f
Riccardo POV: "Who else could it be?! Of course, their own men! Did you forget how much they don't like that Leo replaced his father? The changing of power? It's normal if he got attacked. Someone probably didn't like him and didn't want him to become the next Mafia Don. He was a weak leader! And it's not anyone's fault if he got attacked by his own men!" Cassie probably didn't know how the underworld worked. When internal issues arose inside a certain region, the other Mafia Dons won't get involved. The newly appointed Mafia Don such as Leo should claim his throne with confidence by showing how much he got support from the other Mafia Dons. I had helped him, but things went south and Nicola died. As much as he blamed me for it, he was to be blamed too. Her death was a sign of weak leadership in himself. "Wrong! They had long united again after Nicola died. Why would Leo risk his brothers coming back to this country if he couldn't control his own men yet?" Cassie argued. Looked at t