Cassandra POV:Had you ever felt like you'd been kidnapped? Because that was how I felt right now. I was taken away from my home without my will and now I needed to survive this strange mansion that Ricky claimed was haunted.Okay, that was not even the worst part. Let just went back to the time after the bomb prank incident, right after the police officers took his side and advised me to just live in his house for the safety of the other tenants of Rosette Apartment.During the incident, I ran to safety with only a sleeping gown on my body and house slippers on my feet. Nothing was with me other than that. So, after the commotion subsided, I wanted to go up back to my apartment unit. But Ricky disallowed me, saying it was his house technically because he was the dominant owner according to the house ownership agreement I signed before. I told him I needed my stuff up there, at least my phone and my purse. So, he asked me where I put those. I said they were in my handbag. Then, he jus

Cassandra POV:"Ricky... no..."I think there was a problem with Ricky. He was obviously someone who couldn't accept rejection. I was quite sure that last night I said no to him. But here I was this morning, sitting in bed, totally naked and only covered with a comforter. Ricky was nowhere to be found. He probably had gone to the company.My sleeping gown was on the floor, torn into pieces. Clear proof of how rough and violent Ricky was last night. Maybe his soul was a beast. The part between my thighs was still throbbing. I didn't know what his problem was last night. The last two lovemaking we had before were not this painful. Did he try to pull some kind of revenge on me?I pondered alone without even bothering to check the time. I knew it was still early but I had no mood to leave bed. I didn't have any clothes to wear anyway. Ricky probably didn't even think about that. How inconsiderate.It was just seconds that I judged him but the man suddenly appeared and entered the bedroom

Riccardo POV: I was in a meeting when I received a call from Cassandra. She got mad that I changed her apartment door lock without her permission. I didn't usually accept insults from anyone. So, when Cassie called me an arsehole on the phone, I had to endure the agony of suppressing my anger inside, especially when I was in front of twenty employees of RX Corp right now. This woman was a bit ungrateful sometimes. Ernesto informed me how she picked a few new clothes this morning at the mansion. Instead of thanking me for buying her new clothes, she cursed at me. I didn't want the argument to be long so I just told her to give the phone to Dome. Certainly, I had given the new apartment keycard to Dome. The bodyguard also knew the password to the door lock. But I didn't want Cassie to know it or have the keycard by herself or else she might return to live there again. It was not safe. Besides, I intended to resell the building later. I thought the issue was settled but then about an

Cassandra POV:Marry him? He must be crazy enough to bring up that topic after just meeting me again like a week ago. As he said previously, seven years was a very long time. I was sure he was not the same Ricky as the one that became my boyfriend during college. And now he simply proposed to me casually at a dining table during lunch? He ruined my appetite.Honestly, it was not that I didn't want it. Who would be dumb enough to reject someone like Ricky? Certainly, not me. I got a deadly prank from his ex. That was enough proof that he was such a catch. His ex dared to go to that extent of trying to kill me, surely I won't just let Ricky go after getting such a threat. He was right. I won't be safe without him. But that was actually the big downside.If he make that proposal seven years ago, I would never hesitate to say yes. I would agree right away and happy ending for us. But now? I didn't even know him anymore. The Ricky now was different. I could sense something about him that I

Cassandra POV:"No, no, no..." Nicola was still laughing, covering her mouth as if about to crack up loudly."I'm Leo's distance relative. Five times cousin actually. My parents were somewhat related to Don Luigi. They died in a car crash when I was just five. Don Luigi took me in and raised me like his own daughter. I knew I was one of the candidates for Don Xavier's future wife. But honestly, I don't really want it. We never connect in any way. Plus, I'm always in love with Leo. He is such a reliable man, the one that had been protecting me all this time. Leo and Don Xavier are close. So, Leo stepped away from having a relationship with me until Don Xavier made his choice. After Carina announced that she would be engaged with Don Xavier, Leo finally pursued me seriously. That's why he got panicked when the engagement was cancelled."How should I do this? My inside was too overwhelmed to have a conversation with Nicola. She was nice, but the type of topic we were discussing right now