Enzo’s POVI took a sip from my whiskey as I watched her in the distance. She was speaking to Phoebe as the two of them took to the dance floor to sway to the music. I have never seen Cassie like this before, so carefree and so happy. She was having a great time.I realized I was staring at her when someone clicked their finger in front of me. It was Leo.Regaining my composure, I downed the left over whiskey in one shot.“Careful there, brother.” He said, “You’re making it obvious.”“Is it, really?” I sighed, wiping my mouth. “I’m a lost cause.”&n
Enzo’s POV“Give me a break.” I scoffed and turned around to ask the bartender for another glass of whiskey.“Okay, okay.” Leo said, laughing. “I’ll get off your back now. However, I guess someone else needs your attention now.”Frowning I looked toward him and watched that he was gazing at something with a smirk on his face. When I followed it, I saw that he was looking at Cassie. But what caught my attention was not her, but a man beside her. She was sitting on a table now, while Hank and Phoebe were still dancing, and a new man had managed to catch her attention.“Who the hell is that?” I asked, perplexed. Does she know him? Was h
Cassie’s POVAfter the fifth shot, I realized that I had had enough.I was feeling too light and dizzy, and everything around me seemed funny. I don't know how long Hank, Phoebe and I were dancing and chattering until our legs gave away and begged us to take some rest. After taking some rest for a bit, Phoebe and Hank went back to the bar to join Enzo and Leo and I watched them order another round of drinks.Their stamina knew no bounds, I thought. I would fade in comparison.Resting my head against the table, I closed my eyes to catch some rest. It did make me feel good for a bit and the nauseous feeling that arose within my stomach when I took my last shot slowly disappeared. My body cooled
Enzo’s POVShe might as well have driven a sword through my chest.I ceased breathing at that moment, completely taken aback by her statement. It wasn't her words precisely that shocked me, but rather the intensity with which she declared that. As though she had full clarity regarding the matter and that she would not go back on it or have second thoughts."Are you okay?" She asked, tapping my arm."Yeah..." I said, "I was just shocked. You seem to have strongly made up your mind.""Of course, did I have a choice?" She said, "After what happened with Calvin... I realized that no man is worth so much effort. I have given my marr
Cassie’s POVI woke up the next day inside something. Not something. Someone. Someone was hugging me from behind and it felt amazing. But I was confused. Who was holding me? I turned around on the bed to see that it was Enzo.My eyes went wide when I saw him. What was he doing here? And why was he holding me? Did we... do something? Did I say something stupid? Or did we commit to something last night? I couldn't remember. When I looked down, I saw that I was fully dressed.I sighed in relief. So nothing happened.I slowly tried to move away from him. As I inched closer toward the edge of the bed. Suddenly, I lost balance and landed on the ground.
Sadness instead filled my chest. Poor girl! Emma didn’t deserve that. It was an indirect rejection to her.“Oh, Emma!” I said, “I’m so sorry.”“It’s fine. I didn’t have any expectations from it either.” She said, “In a way, it’s good because I can fully move on now.”“I suppose.” I said, “Patrick wants to meet you by the way. He told me just now.”She nodded, “I’ll be back then.”With that said she walked to Patrick’s room. Sighing, I turned toward my monitor and got to work. Only five minutes passed whe
I was stunned to hear her. Wow. That’s the phone call he wanted to make?“Damn, girl.” Emma said, impressed. “The man is too sweet. He’s a keeper for sure.”I ignored her and pulled out my phone to type him a quick message.‘You paid for the dress? You didn’t have to!’ - Cassie.Three dots appeared in a balloon instantly and his reply came soon after.‘Consider it as my bribe for asking you to be my plus one.’ - Enzo.I smiled.“In t
“Hey John!” I said as I made my way to them.I purposefully ignored Calvin’s angry gaze on me. I had no idea that he was going to be here!“Hello, Cassandra.” John smiled, “What a pleasant surprise! Let me introduce you to my friend, Calvin Anderson.”I was forced to look at my former husband now. With an indifferent smile, I offered him my hand, “Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr. Anderson.”“Likewise.” He said with bitterness. He held my hand in a firm handshake before he let it go.“So Cassie, fancy seeing you here.” He said, “Who are yo
Cassie’s POVI did not speak to Enzo for the rest of the week. I was too angry with him.I did not understand what his problem was. I knew plenty of colleagues who dated, but nobody ever said anything to them. Then why me? Why was there a special focus on me?I was not even breaching any rules. Yet, he was accusing me of it. I was not going to tolerate it. He can’t treat me like a child anymore. I have made poor choices in the past, but he cannot taunt me for it. I have learned from them. And I will definitely not repeat them.Without realizing it, it was Friday. That meant I would be going out with Patrick for his dinner.
Cassie’s POVI was busy looking at the screen when I heard someone tap on my desk.Looking up, I found Patrick in front of me.“Hi. Can I do something for you?”“I need to talk to you. I hope you're not busy.”“Of course not.”He nodded, “I need to apologise to you, Cassie.”I frowned. Apologise to me? “What for?”“For throwing you under the bus that day.” He sai
Enzo’s POVMy hands climbed to her waist, and my face inched closer to hers.Her fingers dug into the skin on my shoulder, her eyes clasping shut. The moment was here and I was about to claim it. But it slipped away from my hand just as quickly.Suddenly, I heard the noise of the door opening. Someone walked in. Cassie didn’t miss that either.She jumped from my body at once and scrambled to her feet. Smoothening her dress, she tried to regain her composure. I stared at her in astonishment, cursing at the intruder.Bloody hell, I was so close! Who the hell interrupted us?
Chapter 88: ClaimCassie’s POV I watched as the printed papers fell from the machine. They were neatly piling up on each other until the machine abruptly stopped. I pressed the power button but it didn’t restart. I frowned. What was the problem? I tried to reboot the system once again but it didn’t help. Annoyed, I banged on the machine so it would work. But it didn’t help. I was going to do that once again when a hand reached toward it from behind me. I turned around to see Enzo appear. He grabbed the wires and did something. All of a sudden, the machine started working again. My face flushed. Clamping her eyes shut, I started speaking. “Sorry,” I muttered and watched the papers stack up once again. “What are those papers?” He asked. “A code.” I put them all in a while and was about to leave. His arm came forward to block my path. I looked up at him in puzzlement. “I need to speak to you.” I turned to face him. “Yes?” He let out a sigh and looked away from me. “Where were
Enzo’s POVIt was past ten o’clock but Cassie still didn’t come home. Where was she? After lunch, I did not see her. Even while leaving, the receptionist informed me that Cassie had left work at six thirty. I assumed that she had gone home without me. I was wrong. When I came home, there was no one.I realized she must have gone to see Calvin since she was expecting him today. Angry, I decided not to call her.I cooked dinner for myself and ate it alone. The clock struck eleven when I was done cleaing up after myself. I was getting worried now. Where the hell was she? As I looked out the window, I noticed that the rain increased. There was a storm outside. I could barely see anything. Could Cassie be stuck somewhere? Maybe she needed my help.Sighing, I quickly grabbed my phone and called her. It rang three times before going to voicemail. I frowned. Why was she cutting my calls? Before I could dial her number again, I heard the door open. A sigh left my chest. Cassie finally arrived
Cassie’s POVEnzo came to join us for lunch, but once he saw me, he walked away.I did not understand why Enzo was behaving this way. Was he still angry with me? But no, it didn't look like anger. It looked like he was hurt. Like he was disappointed with me. But why? What have I done to hurt him? I had to make things right with him soon. Things couldn't be this way. I will talk to him tonight. For now, I will let him walk away. The rest of the lunch was boring with Enzo. I remained a mute spectator. I was hardly interested in what everyone had to say. After lunch, I found a disappointing email waiting for me at my desk. ‘I can’t come to the office. I’m too busy. Meet me at Millard’s cafe at 7 pm. I will be waiting for you there.’ - Calvin Anderson. I sighed. So he was not coming. The entire day I was waiting anxiously for his arrival. All of it for nothing!‘Thanks for the heads up. I would have appreciated it if you told me this earlier. I had other things to do.’ - Cassie Harp
Enzo’s POV “You did what?” Leo’s voice boomed into the phone. I winced, pulling the phone away from my face for a brief second. “Yeah, you heard me.” “Wait a minute,” He said, “She made a small mistake in the document and you scolded her for that in front of everyone? Man, what is wrong with you?” “I don’t know, Leo.” I said, massaging my temples. “It’s just that… the case was important to me. And I was already in a bad mood since morning. Losing the client added to the injury. Out of anger, I dumped all my frustrations on her. And now I regret it.” “You better regret it, Enzo. This is the last thing you should be doing to a woman you fancy. I mean, she’s probably never going to talk to you after this. There go your chances of wooing her.” I widened my eyes. Was he right? Did I permanently blow my chances?“Shit, Leo. I made a huge mistake.” I said, “What do I do now? What if she never talks to me ever?”“You can find out by one way. And that is by apologizing to her.” “Apologi
I gritted my teeth in anger. The things she could say! This woman had no control over her mouth.“What?” Emma asked, perplexed.“It’s true. Did Cassie not tell you guys?” Becky said. “She married my boyfriend when I went into a coma. She was married to him for three years, keeping him under her lies. But of course, how long can a person lie? Her truth came out and her husband left her to get back with me. Poor Cassie got a divorce and she can’t see us happy. So now, she’s trying to break our relationship once again.”“Shut up, Becky.” I said, “You’re spewing lies and trying to ruin my life all the time. Have you got no shame?”
I scrambled to my feet nervously. Trailing behind him was Patrick and he looked equally disturbed. I had no idea why they looked so angry.Enzo slapped a file on my desk. When I looked at it, I realized that it was Harris Gerald’s case file. Frowning, I looked up at him.“Enzo, what’s the matter?” I asked.“You’re asking me?” He scoffed, “Open that file and look at it for yourself.”I grabbed the file at once and flipped through its pages. A certain page caught my attention, as it was struck off with a red ink. I quickly started reading it and soon, I realized the blunder I had made in it. I couldn’t believe it. How did I miss something so