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Cassie sat with her sister in awkward silence. She had chosen the garden for their meeting and was glad now for that choice. “So, are you going to say something yet?” Maya asked.Cassie lowered her head in embarrassment. This was ridiculous. She was usually the wise and reasonable sibling but here she was, pregnant and on the blogs. She was a mess.“So, when you said that you were coming to take care of a kid, you actually meant that you were going to be the kid's mother?” Maya asked, frowning in confusion.Cassie stayed silent. She couldn't find the right words and she felt so embarrassed.“Cassie! Answer me!” Maya yelled, startling her.“Alright, alright! I am sorry” Cassie said, twisting her hands together. She couldn't look her sister in the eye.“Sorry? That's not an explanation Cassie! You really need to start talking. Are you in a relationship with your boss?” She asked, walking over to make sure she was standing right in front of her sister.“No! That's not what happened” Cas
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“I don't think you understand Mr. Smart, I cannot bring Miss Cassie to model on this shoot. You need to let us bring our best models” Zander sat at his work desk. He was on his third video chat in one week with the creative director of Vogue magazine and it wasn't going well. He could feel a strong headache coming and he still had not succeeded in convincing the man to choose a different model for their upcoming shoot.“You are the one who has refused to understand me, Mr. Scott. The Timeless Collection is one of a kind but you have to let me show the world just how special it is. Miss Cassie is the perfect fit for this photoshoot” Mr. Smart insisted.Zander groaned in frustration. Jeffrey had warned him about this but he had been convinced that he could convince the man to change his mind.“She is inexperienced” he said, “That is a weak excuse Mr. Scott. I have worked with worse models and I have made magic with random people in the street.” Mr. Smart replied, smiling.“You are rea
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“Am I interrupting something?” Cameron asked, eyeing them with suspicion.“Oh no no, you're not interrupting anything. I was just having a conversation with Miss. Cassie” Zander replied with a nervous smile.Cassie stared at her hand lying on the table and back at the brothers. Zander was acting like a kid who had just been caught doing something wrong while Cameron was glaring at her. He turned back to Zander with a serious expression on his face“I need to talk to you about something important. Can we move to somewhere private?”He said somewhere private while eyeing Cassie like she was a piece of trash lying in the wrong part of the house. She turned away, avoiding his eyes.“Sure. Let's go and talk in my study” Zander replied, “I will join you shortly” Cameron said as Zander left the room.He stayed back, watching in silence until his brother was out of earshot. Then, he sat at the edge of the table with his arms crossed.Cassie shifted uncomfortably in her seat and looked up a
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The studio room was buzzing with activity. Zander stood close to the photographer, suddenly grateful that he had chosen to dress casually to work.It was going to be the first photo session with the Vogue Magazine team and everyone seemed excited.“Mr. Zander Scott!” Smart greeted cheerfully, extending his hands for a handshake.Zander smiled and took his hand. The man was 30minutes early, just as expected. He had heard how passionate Mr. Smart was about his job.“It is nice to meet you in person, Mr. Smart. My team is ready for you” Zander said, beaming with pride as he pointed at the studio set up.“Please call me Smart. I am excited to work with your brand, Mr Scott.” Smart replied, inspecting the props and nodding in satisfaction.Several models were already posing for their pictures in different corners of the room.Smart looked around as if he was searching for something or someone.“Where is my star model? I cannot find her anywhere” he asked, frowning.Zander smiled. He saw th
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“Oh my gosh Cassie! You are on the cover of Vogue Magazine!” Maya screamed.Cassie laughed, moving the phone away from her ears as her sister screamed in excitement. She was excited too. She still felt like she was in a dream.“It feels unreal Maya. I still cannot believe it” she replied rolling around on her bed in excitement.“You look so beautiful Cassie! I downloaded the pictures from their official website. I am going to show it to all my friends!” Maya bragged.She shook her head at her sister's shenanigans. This was a dream come true but it didn't excite her as much as the envelope sitting on her dresser.She was finally going to drop off her final installment to Frank Jobs. Thanks to the modeling gig, she was able to raise the remaining part of the payment and she didn't have to wait till her pregnancy was over.“I am going to be making the final payment to Frank today” she said.The mood suddenly turned serious. Her sister fell silent for a long moment. Cassie understood how
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The silence in the car was deafening. Zander watched from the corner of his eye as she shifted uncomfortably in her seat several times, turning away to look out through the window.How silly of her to think that she could still walk around in public wearing those baggy clothes without attracting attention.“What were you doing out there?” He asked, watching to see her reaction.“I….ummm..I was craving iced tea! Yes! I just really wanted to have some iced tea” she stammered.Zander scoffed.“You can have anything you want to eat in the mansion. Why did you have to visit that cafe?” “I just wanted theirs. It doesn't taste the same” she replied, avoiding eye contact.He felt the anger rising from the pit of his stomach. She had the nerve to lie to his face! Iced tea indeed!“Are you sure about that? Please do not lie to me, Cassie” She kept silent for a moment and then finally, she nodded.“Yes. I am sure”He decided not to ask further questions. She seemed determined to stick to her
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She hurriedly dressed up for her photoshoot. She refused to let her exchange with Zoe and Bella ruin her day. She knew that she would spend some time zoning out during the shoot. She will try her best but she wouldn't be able to forget the expression on Zander's face as he turned away earlier on.He didn't even try to find out the truth. He didn't even seem to care about whatever she had to say. “Get over it, Cassie. Enjoy your happy moments” she encouraged herself.She decided to take the stairs again. It was a good form of exercise and she wanted to stay fit during her pregnancy.As she was about to climb down the stairs, she suddenly wondered if she had brought her phone with her. She was forgetting things a lot these days. Dr. Kim called it ‘pregnancy brain'. “I am sure I put it in my purse” she muttered under her breath.She stood at the top of the stairs, searching through her purse to find her phone. “We meet again” Why did she have to run into Bella Hampton and Zoe Scott
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She blinked again to be sure. “What…..what is this? Why?.....” She wasn't even sure which question to ask. He stopped a few feet from her and stood with his hands in his pockets, staring at her.She met his gaze and shivered at the icy look in his eyes. It almost felt like she didn't really know him anymore.The silence in the room was deafening. But not as loud as the pain of betrayal slicing through her ribs, squeezing the air from her lungs and leaving a trail of bitterness in her throat.Her eyes followed him as he lowered to a squatting position.“I am sorry, Cassie but I had no other choice….”She narrowed her eyes at him. What on earth did he mean by that?“What connects you to this….this man?” She blurted out, struggling to keep the tears from spilling over.“Why are you helping him?” She asked, throwing a quick glance in Frank's direction.Cameron sighed.“I just want to claim what is mine and Zander is standing in my way. He took you from me…..he has taken everything away
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(TWO DAYS LATER)“Do you think we are making a mistake?” Zander asked, glancing at the document in his hand.He watched silently as Stone typed rapidly on his computer, barely listening to the conversation.“I am sorry but I don't think Miss Cassie has the patience to wait.” Stone replied.Zander nodded and glanced again at the file in his hand. It has been barely 48hrs and even though Cassie appeared to be calm and following their instructions, he had just received an update from Jeffrey.“She has just sold her jewelry collection worth over 5 million dollars to a collector and was seen making trips to the bank in secret just this morning." Stone added.He had to agree. It was a suspicious move. She didn't trust him enough to wait and decided to take matters into her own hands.“You think she will pay the money?” He muttered.He already knew the answer. There was no sacrifice too big for Cassie to make for her sister.Could he blame her though? Would be have done anything different?
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Cassie tried hard not to let her eyes follow Jim as he paced from one end of the office to another.“Come on, Jim. You're going to punch holes in the floor with all that pacing” He turned to her with a pout and rubbed his forehead in frustration.“Easy for you to say, superstar. You're not the one who's going to reject all those juicy deals and watch money move from our hands to another's pockets”She shook her head. It was even more painful for her to think about all the money she was going to lose but she had to think about her baby first.Jim stopped pacing to look at her.“You are really not going to tell me why you need this urgent break?” He asked, his curious eyes searching her face.She lowered her head to avoid his eyes. It wasn't fair that she wouldn't give him any good reasons for her actions but Jim was always kind and understanding, so he wouldn't push for answers anyway.“I don't think you'll understand, Jim. I really need a break to sort out something personal” she rep
