In the dimly lit bar, a volatile atmosphere hung heavy, threatening to erupt at any moment after the initiating punch had already landed. Before Matteo could retort, Andrew picked up a bottle from the bar, and smashed it against his shoulder, making him crumple to the floor as he shouted;"That'll show you, you rascal!" Although he had been aiming for the back of his neck, he had missed the target, but it seemed like it had still worked anyway. The patrons, initially gathered for a typical Friday night of drinking and dancing, found that they had become involuntary witnesses to a dramatic confrontation.The storm had already been set into motion by Andrew and Connor, who had responded to the provocation without bothering to know the identity of the person they were targeting.The two were fueled by anger and a misguided sense of justice for defending the dignity of someone who had already lowered herself enough. Stunned and disoriented, Matteo tried to stand up on his own legs, st
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
Moria whirled around the moment she heard Mark's voice, feeling like her throat was suddenly lined with thorns.Before Connor could get a word out of his mouth, the tension on her face melted away into a wide smile. For a second, this left Connor utterly confused, but everything started to make sense as soon as she rushed towards Mark with her hand pressed against her chest."Brother- in- law! I'm so relieved that you're finally here!"With a pitiful look on her face, she latched onto his arm, "I don't know if you know this, but Co- Connor was also involved in that accident and I rushed here as soon as I could, to stop him from fleeing!Had I known about your identity earlier, brother- in- law, I would have told you the truth forever ago to bring the culprits to justice!I- I was told to stay silent by my grandmother, and you know how powerful she is within our family."She blinked softly, with her big eyes filled with tears that were just about to fall off- to show how helpless she
They two of them hadn't even taken two steps, when Mariella yelled again;"Try, try! Try as much as you can, but always remember, that you may fool my granddaughter, but not me!"That's it! That was the end of Mark's patience, which snapped right then and there. He turned around and walked towards her once again, letting go of Cassie's wrist."Really? And how do you think I am fooling her?""I know that you only chose to come closer to her because you doubted that her brother Andrew had killed your brother, isn't it-""Oh, really? So that's what you think!"Mark tried to tame his anger, knowing that the lady standing in front of him was just trying to provoke him… otherwise, she also knew well enough that when he had met Cassie for the first time, he wasn't aware of her family background at all.But while he was trying to control his emotions, he heard her voice, challenging him once again. "Why? Why can't I think about what the reality is! Because let me tell you, I am just making
Doubts, hopelessness and uncertainties were the main reasons for anxiety and panic attacks in Mark's case.And while holding the door of his car, the moment he thought that he was going to experience another one of them now, he felt a hand on his left shoulder.That touch made him look back, bringing him face- to- face with another set of eyes. It took a minute for him to realize that he wasn't dreaming, but it was really Cassie who was standing in front of him.For a moment, they both stayed silent as their gazes locked with each others'.They both stayed stuck in the dilemma of what they should say next.But then when Mark had finally found the words to ask her why… why did she have to betray him like this, when he had clearly asked her to stay away from her family?He had clearly told her that they were not the kind of people she thought them to be.And they didn't like it, which was also apparent to her.Then why did she have to betray him like this, after lying to him and escapi
Mark stabilized himself as the voice fell in his ears, and it sounded really similar to Alex's voice.And as he turned around, he saw none other than Alex standing there, in the flesh!He almost could not believe his eyes as he got up and circled around the swing to hug his best friend, who was standing with his hands at his hips. "Alex, you're here!""Of course, you dumbhead! I know my best friend is so scatterbrained that he wouldn't remember to inform me about the day's events let alone invite me over, at least not until the adrenaline would wear off at midnight.So I just took the initiative to show up on my own and force you to formally apologize later."He added with a sassy shrug as Mark let go of him and stepped back. Whatever Alex said, Mark knew that him showing up here was the only thing that could get his mind off things.Otherwise, until he had given him a jump scare two minutes ago, he hadn't even realized that it was already past dusk!All of a sudden, as if he had ju
It took a few moments for Cassie to realise who he was, and where she had met him.The confusion didn't seem to last longer in the section of his identity, but rather, the words he was mumbling were not only confusing but bordering on the territory of being offensive.Because there was nothing to be congratulated about, on the worst day of her life! Yes, it was indeed true that she had become the Managing Director of her family's company… but at what cost?! And while she stood there, completely frozen in her state of confusion, he spoke again;"Oh, c'mon! Sister-in-law, I know it's just the second time we are meeting, but once, again your dear husband is the one to blame here.Because trust me, if he had not forbidden me to meet you, we would already have been a formidable team.But nevermind, it's never too late, I will be in a team with the new one!""New one?"Finally, Cassie realized that his indications were nothing regarding her professional life, but everything was completely
The words and demands of this man, both were thought- provoking for Connor.He hadn't even got a chance to move on from the fact that Mariella Holmes was the one who had pocketed all the money he had paid up to take care of this matter… Till now, he had been thinking that he was the one who benefited during every interaction with them, mostly financial but also social. But it was the first time that he was being made to stand in front of the reality… or was it even the reality? Maybe this person was trying to fool him.Because as far as he knew Andrew, he knew that that dumbo was good for nothing! And Moira was someone who indeed pretended that she was very clever, but in reality, she was nowhere to be found even in the vicinity of cleverness.And at last, Cassie was just a pure soul who couldn't even imagine something bad happening to someone, let alone doing it… then how could their grandma be this cunning!? And while he was busy in his thoughts, he heard the stranger's voice onc