Cassie looked at Mariella with shock; because according to what Mariella had said to her, she had already cut all ties with Andrew.But if she had already cut all ties, then why was she meeting him? And the bigger question was when and how- because as far as she remembered, Mariella had not left the house in her presence.Then was Violet saying the truth, and her grandmother was lying to her?There were so many questions that had popped up in her mind.But before she could have voiced any one of them, Mariella spoke again. "Yes, I did go to meet him but it was all in the past-""Oh, so now you realise that there is one more aspect of time, that is known as the past."Violet replied, not stretching the conversation any longer as she didn't want to cause any kind of tension to Cassie.And that's why she dismissed Mariella completely as she turned to face Cassie, whose previous hostility had decreased to some extent, but it was clear that she was still wary of her.But she knew she coul
Mark's POV: Nolan was saying that there might be no one who can tell me about Cassie's past; but to me, it sounded an awful lot like saying that there is nothing I can do to help Cassie.This was when he spoke again. "But there is something… or say, someone who might know many things about this. Nyla… probably Nyla is her name.She used to be Mariella Holmes' assistant not too long ago, but the girl was really clever. She has dug out a lot of information that was very crucial for Mariella.And probably started blackmailing her with it… but no one knows where she is today-""What do you mean that no one knows where she is!?"I heard my voice interrupting Nolan's words in the middle, as I was getting impatient."Because she left the city six years ago… as there were many charges on her-""So you're telling me that the only person who knows anything about my wife's childhood is an absconded criminal?""No, she isn't a criminal, in fact she was the victim."Nolan interrupted my sentence
Mark's POV:Thank God, grandpa's arrival didn't bring another chaos, even though the manner in which Violet delivered news of his arrival to me, was as chaotic as it could possibly be. At first, I was afraid that he might be inclined to come here and stay with us because he still didn't trust Cassie completely. But I was totally wrong, and he was here just because he was worried about Cassie's safety.No matter how harmless his intentions were, his abrupt arrival and fifteen days' stay did have their own side- effects. As I have to admit, I was unable to find anything about Cassie's past during this time.However, there was one plus point as well, because I saw Mariella not trying to do anything suspicious, either.I was not sure about what had caused this sudden change and how, because I know for sure that she had no idea about any of my plans.Nor was she aware of any of the things that I had already found out.In fact, she didn't even try to go and meet Andrew during this time, b
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
Everything was so different from the inside out, that it was the perfect set- up to fool anyone in this world.Because after entering the house at first, Mark was sure that no one in this entire world can know that there may be any sign of a living person present there in this house after looking at this house from the outside.Thinking this, he took two steps forward. But suddenly, the perfectly well lit room, that was giving a really adorable and warm, cottage feel till now… Suddenly it went into a complete black out.All the lights that had been on till now, suddenly went off.And not only this, but the already few sources of the light that were allowing the day light to enter, had also somehow vanished within seconds.Mark was unable to understand what was going on with him, but there was one thing he knew for sure. If someone had asked him to come there with the hope of telling him the exact thing that he was looking for, then it was not someone who was trying to prank or defra
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
The moment Mark accepted that he wasn't going to go back on his words the girl spoke up."Great! Then I guess there is no harm in helping you, here you go."Mark felt a file be placed beside his right hand, and he reached out in the dark and grabbed it before it could fall down.But then, another thought appeared in his mind. How could the girl just trust him on his words alone, without any contractual obligations in place? He asked, getting more curious about the situation than he had initially been. "But how do you trust me? I mean, you haven't even asked me to sign any type of contract or anything -"He hadn't even finished his sentence when the same sound of laughter echoed in the cottage once again."Hahaha! Now I think I should be afraid of your forgetfulness, Mr. Rover. Because as far as I remember, just few minutes ago, you had accepted that you are a man of your word and won't be backing off from that-"Mark frowned. "Yes! I had indeed accepted that, but how am I going to
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