Cassandra POV:He loved me? Was that even believable? I had lost faith in him the moment he forced me to wear the emerald necklace that had the tracking chip device in it. Ricky knew wherever I went. There was no more privacy for me. He took away all of it including my freedom. Now, he even wanted to decide which people I could socialize with and which not. It was troublesome.I just read the text he sent me without replying to it. What should I reply anyway? That I loved him too after he pulled my hair just now? This man clearly didn't realize how he had turned abusive over time. I didn't know how to tell him this without making him offended. Sometimes, I even felt like my life was in danger when he was around. Wasn't that a big red flag inside a relationship? That wasn't even the biggest one. The biggest red flag would be him marrying Carina but still keeping me around.I kept convincing my heart that I didn't want this. I didn't want to be treated like a mistress, having to face ev

Cassandra POV:"So... how old are you?" Bella asked as she clung our arms together so we could walk side by side. She led me to the front of the hall where the VIP tables were. Ricky was sitting at one of the tables looking at his phone attentively with Dome standing by his side, whispering something to his left ear. That was probably to ask about me, wanting to leave just now.Ricky looked up and turned his face to Dome. But then he also automatically saw me there standing right in front of him about five meters away. Bella made me sit at the table next to him. I didn't know if she did that deliberately, but to be honest, I was glad she did it. At least, I could see Ricky now.Dome looked surprised that I was there and seconds later, Marco showed up too and went to stand beside Dome. Those three men just stared at me in puzzlement, probably wondering what I was up to with Bella Fontana."Here's a drink for you," Bella offered me a glass of champagne and I just took it, taking a few s

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

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

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