Chapter 104: Retirement

Cassandra POV:

The next morning, I woke up feeling numb. Ricky had long gone to the company and he meant for real that I was really fired. He didn't even wake me up for work today. I rose from bed when it was passed ten with the sun had risen up flashing its rays into the bedroom through the gaps between the curtains.

There was only one word that popped up in my head. Trapped. Now that I lost my job, I was damned to be forever trapped inside this mansion. I bet Ricky won't allow me to work somewhere else. Yet, I still kept Leo's word in mind and the promise I made to him. I needed to try finding a way to make Ricky see through Carina no matter how impossible it seemed.

Leo's phone number was still in memorisation and it helped me feel relieved a bit to know that someone out there would have my back in case I need to leave Ricky later. At least I knew, I was not all alone in this battle. The De Luca was on my side.

I went to take a shower and cleaned myself up before going down to f