Chapter 380

Despite her best efforts, she knew she was close to tears again, and she turned away again. Even though they were in a park in the middle of Athens, the city lay somewhere beneath them, silent. She willed him away, willed him not to touch her, and he must have felt it because he didn’t. She found herself speaking quietly and quickly.

‘After Mum and Dad died, I had no interest in the business. I never had. You know that. Even if you say you didn’t. I gave my uncle those shares. I didn’t sell them. I couldn’t.’ She turned around again and as he was closer than she’d anticipated, she backed away another step. ‘What kind of person do you think I am?’

Stupid question, Cassia...

He felt at a loss, amazed at her passionate reaction. Her expressive eyes shining blue and green. And I thought, "The kind of person most of us would be in that situation, who would demand every penny of their inheritance..."

‘Cassia—’

"I'd already gotten a loan, and Rastus only gave me enough to cover the interest.