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
"Not okay? Why? What happened to you?"Mark asked in panic once again as he stepped towards Cassie, holding her by her shoulders. He proceeded to examine her thoroughly from head to toe, keeping her absolutely still. Meanwhile, his hands were gripping the sides of her waist gently, as if he was examining the wings of a butterfly, while at the same time with so much intensity in his eyes as if she might flutter away at any moment. Cassie was too stunned to react, let alone say anything to him or even move, but this was when Violet laughed out loud, saying;"Of course, you idiot! How do you think that a woman can be okay, if her husband suddenly storms into their own house like an enraged bull, and starts assaulting the person who has just saved her?Don't you think she might be considering dying out of shame-""Violet!"Mark raised his voice to shut Violet out, and tried to ask once again."Cass! Honey, you sure you okay? Mariella didn't hurt you by any means -""Yes! I am absolutely
Earlier, Mark had decided to reveal everything to Cassie after making sure that she was in the state to understand everything without going into deep shock. At that moment, he saw the condition that was going on and he couldn't hold it anymore.But after he broke the news he thought Cassie would be the one who will be in great shock, but it was Violet whose voice was the loudest as she screamed;"What !?" Mark turned towards Violet, but before he could have asked her what happened, he noticed that Cassie's legs were shaking.And before anyone could understand what happened, she almost fainted in Mark's arms.Violet quickly rushed towards the nearest table where a jar of water was placed and rushed back while grabbing the jar in her hands.Sprinkling the water on Cassie's face, she screamed;"George, please call both the ambulance and the police. I can't tolerate the presence of this lady in this house anymore, and can't see my sister in law in this condition either.""Cass, Cass !
"Tell me! Tell me!! What have I ever done to you, when have I ever wronged you? Everytime… every single time, whenever I felt like I have been treated unfairly by you, or wrongly accused by Andrew or Moira, I have always thought that it's just in my head. I stopped myself from thinking that you can be wrong, assuring myself that it can't be true, because… because you are my grandmother…!"Cassie gasped in order to regulate her breathing, even as tears flowed freely down her face, and continued without missing a beat;"A grandmother who loves me so much… loves me so much, just like she loves Andrew and Moira… but no, I was just so wrong.So wrong! Because you have never loved me in the first place. Let's also leave the word 'love' out of here for context, because you never loved me in the first place. I should have understood this the moment I came to know about Moira's conspiracies about me, and seeing that you were still taking her side.But again, as I said that I am also ready to
Mariella laughed out loud as she completed her statement, admitting to her own filthy crime of killing her son and daughter in- law. Her maniacal. Laughter made a shudder run through the spine of everyone else present in the room, as they were not able to digest the fact that someone could be this cruel too."You are sick!"Mark spoke, as he tried to hold Cassie as tightly as he could. So far, as the story was progressing with each of Mariella's words, Cassie was growing weaker and weaker.She really had gone through many things, losing her parents at a very young age, being cheated by her own family, and the person whom she loved the most and had bet everything on, had also hidden his identity from her for so long.Mark knew that he was also a culprit who had committed a grave offense, but he was also aware of the fact that his offense could never jump to the level of felony Mariella has committed.This was when Cassie spoke up;"Really? Are you even hearing what you are saying… you
"Proof…! And you? You can't have any proof! There isn't any… you can't have any proof, because there isn't any proof against me."Mariella lashed out once again, revealing her evil smirk. With time, as her smile faded, the fear became completely evident on her face; as there were not just shades of deep gray that were lurking on her forehead.Rather, the signs of her getting panicked with every passing second were also marking their presence on her face.Till this point, she had been speaking everything freely and narrating the entire story with this confidence, because she knew that there was nothing that could prove the felony committed by her in the past.So, what was the harm in telling them the truth and letting some weight off her chest? This is why, even if she would tell all the truth to Cassie, even then, there was nothing that could go wrong for her.After all, the court would not accept their statement without any evidence or unless she repeated this very same story in fr
Mark smiled after looking at Cassie, as he really was not ready for this reply from her side. But now that he had really got the green flag from her, all he had to do was to go and make the required arrangements and announce the changes.This was when Cassie spoke again;"Mark, do you mind if I join you there? I want to support you …but if you don't want me to do that, then also I can understand everything -""Shut up! What are you thinking silly! Just get ready, as we might have to hurry."Mark interrupted her and she smiled while adding. "Just give me five minutes." After a total of ten minutes, they were on their way to the company's headquarters. The afternoon sunlight was touching the city at its peak, when Mark held Cassie's hand in his own. It took almost a total of fifteen minutes of driving for them to reach the office for both of them and as they stepped into the hushed corridors, preparing to confront those who had orchestrated this grand deception.The atmosphere in t
Cynthia's words made Robert little calm, as he asked;"What do you mean by you are joining us again…I mean where have you been …like you just disappear out of nowhere-""Ohh that, actually I got an offer from a really company in my hometown, so I had already moved there, it's just that I got a notice to submit all the reports of my past quarters on an urgent basis, so I have to return.In any case I am not here for so long-""Oh, that's so nice to hear."Sylvia jumped in the conversation as she was finally able to get the sigh of relief, but then only she realized that he statement might have sounded little wrong and she quickly mended it;"It's nice to hear that you are here today, after all you didn't even give us a chance to say farewell and bid goodbye.""It's okay Sylvia, probably you will get that chance today.. but right now we should leave for conference room or else we are going to be late.""Yes, you are right."Robert spoke as she took two steps forward in confidence that n