Mark had just started to enjoy the drama that has been initiated because of his real identity getting revealed.Even though this wasn't a part of his initial plan, where he only wanted to show up to the board meeting as an investor, he had ended up announcing his full name in front of the shareholders as well as journalists.Still, he couldn't say he regretted this impulsive decision, as he was having quite a bit of fun watching the reactions on the faces of these people who hadn't stopped for a second before insulting his dear wife time and time again. Andrew looked like he had frozen into a statue with his jaw perpetually hanging open like a fly trap, Mariella was simmering with rage, while Moira looked like she had seen a ghost! Although the heated conversation going on between him and Moira could hardly be called banter, one thing was sure, that he was indeed enjoying it as one!Because he had already known for a long time that the day they would come to know about his real iden

Everyone attending the board meeting had been kept on their toes by the ongoing series of events that had fallen like repeated lighting strikes on an old and hollow tree stump.Nobody had the privilege of knowing what might happen in the next second, and they barely had enough time to process one breaking news when another incident grabbed their attention. People were still reeling with the shock of watching the Chairwoman and the soon- to- be Managing Director be dragged out by the police, when Cassie had pulled another stunt and fallen unconscious right in the middle of the conference hall.Fortunately, Mark had reacted on time; but as if he had seen the Grim Reaper himself, he was adamant on wrapping everything up as soon as possible and getting Cassie out of there.This series of events gave one person the chance to slip away from the conference hall as quietly as possible- although she would inevitably have to face the consequences, it could surely be avoided for the time being!

Moira had never faced this situation ever before, where she was forced to control her rising emotions for so long.Earlier, whenever she had felt like doing something, she had always just gone ahead and done it without hesitation.Either just the Holmes name had been enough to silence anyone who dared to think about confronting her, or her father had taken care of it on her behalf.But for the first time, she was in such a dire situation where she needed Connor's help to escape; and so for the first time, she had bothered to think about the weird and unnecessary concept of consequences. That's why she had been biting back every single sassy retort till now- but on facing his unforgiving relays of sarcasm, she couldn't hold herself back at this point."Thank you for your advice, and since you've been so kind, I'll offer you one in return - if my ship is in danger, then there's no way yours is going to stay afloat for much longer. After all, you know what you've done…"A dark shadow cr

Moira slowly repeated the words spoken by Connor.She was completely unable to wrap her head around the possibility that the… event from five years ago would be standing in front of her once again, like a repeating nightmare.She remembered each and everything that had happened that day, in detail. And most importantly, she remembered clearly how the events had played a role in steering everything towards pure and utter chaos.She had always been aware of the fact that her grandmother tended to prefer her because she was the daughter of her only daughter.Unlike Cassie, who was her son's second daughter… but that was the first day Cassie had ever earned praise from her grandmother, as she had scored the highest marks in her high school and was eligible to join any college in the city for her further studies.Moira had been so upset that for the first time, she felt ready to go to any extent, only to bring Cassie down from the pedestal she had recently occupied.And for that, she had

Cassie dusted off her clothes after the final jump, which landed her on the ground at long last.Walking around the yard and out of the gates was simple enough, as the guards on the gate had not been informed of the spontaneous house arrest placed on her, maybe because Mark never expected her to leave like this in the first place.Still, she made sure to take a few steps away from the gate before holding out her hand to hail a cab.As soon as the taxi stopped in front of her, she asked, "To the police station, please?"Cassie could feel the judgment in the driver's questioning eyes as he looked at her from head to toe, taking in her clothes and state before nodding.With a flushed face, she got into the back seat, thanking her stars for the emergency cash she kept stashed into her phone case.Before she realized it, they had reached the police station, and she rushed towards the holding cell that the police officer had told her about. "Grandma!"She reached towards Lady Holmes with t