Cassie's words had shaken Mark from the core.He had expected many things in his life, but Cassie believing that he was cheating her, was never on the list. Especially after they had got things on track after so much pain and effort on both sides. He could never have imagined that she would fall for Mariella's trap once again, as he knew that she was aware about what had happened during the abortion incident.But he needed to calm her down right now, because no matter what she was doing and how, he knew that she was not in the state to handle any stress.And this situation would definitely cause a lot of stress to her.Hence, without going into the details of what Mariella was trying to do right now and what she had done in the past, he decided to turn the topic in a completely different direction.At this moment, it would be better if he just gave the answer to Cassie's questions.Thinking this, he cleared his throat and spoke up."I never thought that you would ever doubt me for ch

Alex was in a meeting, when his phone began to buzz. He ignored the incoming notification, and decided to focus on the strategy discussion and briefing meeting scheduled for the early morning instead. After fifteen minutes, he was finally alone in his office and picked up his phone to scroll through the recent notifications, when one message caught his eye. It was sent from an unknown number, and read;"There are a number of conspiracies going on at the Rover Corporation, in the dark underbelly. Marcus Rover is also in the way of harm, just come to this address if you wish to know more. Respond soon, you don't have much time."In the next message, there was a set of numbers, and Alex immediately assumed that it must be the coordinates of the place mentioned in the message.His panic levels immediately shot high enough to reach the sky, and the phone almost slipped from his hands.He tried Mark's number first of all, but it got disconnected at first. On trying again, he just received

Mark left, leaving the breakfast table in a tense silence. Cassie sat back down dejectedly, upset at the fact that she didn't even get to say goodbye to him, let alone apologize for confronting him so aggressively. She turned towards Mariella, who was calmly and elegantly buttering her toast, like nothing had happened at all."Grandma, why did you do it?"Mariella dropped the butter knife in her hand with a shocked and heartbroken expression, as she faced Cassie and began to question her instead;"Sweetheart, didn't we talk about it? About how you needed to be more aware of what was going on at our- or rather, your office. Then what have I said to upset you so much?"Cassie was exasperated at the condescending tone Mariella had chosen, but she raised her question again."We did talk about it, and I know why it is important for me to visit the office myself. But why did you go about it in this way, when I had told you that I will talk to him on my own-""And where has that gotten you

Cassie glanced towards her phone, to find that it was Violet calling her.She decided to let the phone ring for now; she could always call her back later, but she could not let this get out of hand. But the moment she turned towards her grandmother after putting her phone on silent, she saw Mariella trying to stand from the table."Cassie, sweetheart, I think I should go back to my room and rest for a bit, I'm suddenly not feeling too well."For a moment, Cassie was appalled at her audacity, and took some time to react.By this time, Mariella Holmes had already turned around, ready to go to her room after successfully dodging the question.But Cassie was determined, and she rushed forward to block her path.Standing in front of Mariella with her hands outstretched, she exclaimed,"No Grandma! You can't go anywhere without answering my questions.""What did you say?!"Mariella asked, finding it difficult to rein in her temper now. Cassie repeated herself calmly, even though she felt

Nina was standing behind Anthony, listening clearly to every word.Wearing a deep maroon bodycon dress, she lounged in the back, holding a glass goblet with red wine in it.The outfit hugged her curves perfectly, and the deep v- neckline left very little to the imagination.The dress ended just above her knees, revealing her tantalizingly long legs.All in all, she looked like a complete vision, but the only man who had access to her had his entire attention focused on a phone call.But as soon as he disconnected the call, Anthony turned around and his gaze fell on her.Maintaining a slightly indifferent expression, she asked;"So, you're not going to help Connor out?""Darling, aren't you taking a little too much interest in business matters?"Nina coyly answered, blinking her eyelashes;"No, I was just asking because I think that poor soul could really benefit from our help, and he is also desperate enough to go to any lengths for it.""And I think I have told you already, that I ha