On the four- poster bed in Mark's room, he and Cassie lay fast asleep in each other's peaceful embrace, while the room was dimly lit in the soft glow of the moonlight that was pouring in from the open window, along with a chilly breeze. The night had settled in, and the Rover estate was covered with a blanket of tranquility. Meanwhile, the couple was completely dead to the world as the events of the day, filled with melodrama, celebration and revelry, had finally taken their toll.Close to midnight, the silence of the bedroom was shattered by a series of loud, banging noises. The resounding knocks on the door were sharp and insistent, causing Mark and Cassie to be startled awake. Cassie stirred first, her eyes flickering open, and Mark followed suit as he lifted his arm and flicked on the bedside lamp to confirm the source of the sound. The knocks persisted, echoing through the room, and Mark, who was still groggy but slowly coming back to his senses, untangled himself from the she
Anthony, engrossed in slicing his steak into perfect squares, spared no glance for the newcomer, who stood near the door. Summoning his courage, Connor began to explain his situation. "Anthony, I am actually in a tight spot and need some financial help to-"Before Connor could finish his sentence, Anthony interrupted him with a dismissive wave of his hand without even lifting his gaze to look at his face. He casually reached into the pocket of his robe, pulled out a wad of cash, and tossed it in Connor's direction. The bills fluttered through the air, landing at Connor's feet."And remember, I don't always spend money on all my dogs if they won't remain loyal to me," Anthony remarked coldly, dismissing him without wasting a single moment. "You can leave now."Connor was left with no choice but to gather the money at his feet silently. The dismissive tone and Anthony's uninterested demeanor had humiliated him deeply, but for the first time in his life, he was in a position where h
Early the next morning, a flurry of activity enveloped the Rover Mansion as Mark and Cassie prepared to leave. The stone pathway stretched out before them, flanked on both sides by manicured lawns and towering trees. Lady Romera stood at the forefront, a mix of sadness and concern etched on her face, and Matthew by her side.Maxwell, the patriarch of the Rover family, stood a little distance away, observing the unfolding scene with his hands folded behind his back. Alex had decided to join Maxwell to not interrupt their departure, as their own conversation continued in hushed tones. While everyone was still waiting, Mariella Holmes marched out of the mansion without looking right or left. She slipped into the second car without so much as a glance from the others.Romera, her eyes reflecting a mother's concern, turned to Cassie. "You know, dear, it's not too late to change your mind. It would be so nice for you to stay a little longer even if Marcus wants to leave on his own."Cas
Mariella waited for a few minutes outside the room, seeing that after Mark left, Cassie had gone to the washroom for a shower.She was well acquainted with Cassie's habit of taking two showers a day, and also knew that the first one always was the shorter one, which she took just to refresh herself in the morning.Hence, she was not going to take more than ten minutes.So, she entered the room without any hesitation and made herself quite comfortable on the couch, knowing exactly which cards she was going to throw in front of Cassie the moment she stepped out of the bathroom.And exactly ten minutes later, Cassie stepped out, wrapping her hair with a towel, only to find Mariella standing by the door.But what she didn't know, was that her grandmother had just reached the door, after hearing the bathroom lock being unlatched.She seemed a little surprised to see that she had come out at last, and asked, "Cassie, can I come in dear?""Grandma! Please come in! How many times do I need t
Mark was standing by his car waiting for someone, when a car suddenly pulled over, passing dangerously close to him. And within a minute, Alex stepped out of the car."Why do you never get afraid of this stunt of mine?""Because you always pull these lame stunts, and especially at the time when I am already bothered to the point of death-""Oh, for that, I have found something that can tamp down your anxiety… maybe to some extent?"Alex finally spoke, pulling out an envelope from the inside pocket of his jacket."So your doubt about Mariella hiding something very big, was a hundred and ten percent right.Because you were right about the fact that Cassie is younger than Andrew and in any case, if Cassie's real mother had died, then Andrew should be the one who should consider Cassie's mother as his own, not the other way around. But…"Alex paused after blurting out half of the things that he had found, and stopped his monologue at a very vague point, from where anyone could end up at
Mariella had set the stage for her final performance. And so, after stopping the recording, she again managed to bring two drops of tears to her eyes, as she opened her mouth and looked at Cassie with a pleading look in her eyes. "Now you believe me, right? I know the recording was cut short because my recorder was out of charge, but let me tell you what she replied to me after that."Just as she was about to continue her story, they both heard a knock on the door and a sweet voice followed by the soft click of the door. "Oh! Hi old lady, I didn't expect to see you here at this time, I thought you would have been planning your escape once again. Anyways, don't you think you are at the age where you should include all the younger ones in your stories? So let me join you two as well."__________Violet had rushed to Mark's mansion, the moment she got a call from Alex, saying that Cassie was alone at the house.After seeing the evidence with her own eyes and knowing that there was so
Mark was standing outside the building of the famous law firm of Clovelly, knowing that this was the place which the Blue Mountains Group depended on, for all their legal work.He had already talked to the President of the Hermes and Sons Legal Solutions', and he had requested him to wait for him as the President himself was coming downstairs to welcome him.He had been made aware of Mark's reality along with the rest of the world, and was afraid that if he did not give Marcus Rover some extra protocols, then he might have to face further problems because of the past behavior he has shown towards him.Hence, he was already on his knees as soon as he heard that Marcus Rover had shown up at his door. He was about to run down the stairs from his office to receive him, not knowing that there were still a few people left in the city, who were living under a rock.And one of his employees also belonged to the same group, as he had been posted overseas since the last three months for some tr
Mariella knew that now, she had no chance to save herself from getting caught in her own web of lies… but at the same time, she couldn't just leave things in such a mess and flee, without even trying, right?After all, even if she had to lose, then she would be losing after giving it her best shot. And no one could make her- Lady Mariella Holmes- leave the battlefield before she had inflicted the damage that would haunt Mark and Cassie for their entire life, at the very least. Hence, she decided to play the game of defamation, knowing that it has always worked in her favor. It gave her a special sense of achievement too, after all, it was the first game she had played in order to separate her son and Eleanor. She has been successful in that as well, to some extent. It was just that… if Cassie's mother had not been so stubborn and had not insisted on searching for the evidence of Neil being innocent, then they would never have been united… and none of this would be going on at this