MasukDante’s POVAfter I walked out of Margaret’s room, my face hardened with anger as the realization hit me that she had fooled me for years. I felt stupid..humiliated, that it had taken me barely a month to see who she truly was.How could I have been such a fool not to notice?“And now she’s dragging Cassandra into her games,” I muttered in frustration, because it was taking far too long to uncover something solid on Margaret. It was almost as if heaven itself was helping her cover her tracks.As I stormed down the hospital corridor, I overheard some nurses gossiping, and what they said immediately caught my attention.“Did you know the woman admitted today is faking her sickness?” one of the nurses said.“Yes, the woman in the VIP ward. I can’t believe she was so keen on spending that much money while insisting we don’t step foot in her ward,” the other replied. “She refused to see a doctor, claiming she just needed the hospital bed for her baby’s growth.”My steps slowed.They were d
Margaret’s POVMy palms grew clammy with sweat as I watched Julio approach me, my mind scrambling through different lies to tell him about why I had attacked him with a vase. It was all so presumptuous, reckless.“Hi… I didn’t..I swear…” I rasped, but he grabbed my chin roughly, forcing me to look at him. I blinked profusely in fear as my gaze locked with his.“Margaret, why do you keep disappointing me?” he said through gritted teeth. My throat went dry with fear as I struggled to think of the right words to pacify his anger.“I—listen to me, Julio. I don’t know what you’ve heard, but everything is working perfectly,” I lied, because I couldn’t let him know what Dante thought of the prank I had pulled.“How dare you think of lying to me, Margaret?” he roared. “Does the man who just left this room look like someone who bought your lies?”He pulled out his gun, and I instinctively clutched my stomach, trembling violently.“Please, don’t shoot me, Julio!” I begged.“Really?” he asked co
Margaret’s POVMy lips curled into a victorious smirk as I watched Cassandra walk out of the hospital room, while Dante stood there looking like he had just been drenched with cold water. I was over the moon that my plan had worked out perfectly, and it was all thanks to Julio.After my meeting with Cassandra at Dante’s place, I knew she was going to dig some dirt on me, which was exactly why I had set a trap for her first. Asking an informant to approach her was the best move, then turning everything she believed in against her.Of course, she would lose her mind seeing everything fall apart, but the highlight of it all was her so-called affair with Sergio. I couldn’t care less if they fucked or not, but their appearance together had looked suspicious enough. It was easy to plant doubt in Dante’s mind, and that was all I needed.“Dante, are you alright?” I asked softly, forcing concern into my tone while discreetly asking my assistant to excuse us.Dante walked toward me and took a s
Cassandra’s POVMy face darkened when Margaret accused me of forgery, but I quickly regained my composure. Relief washed over me when I saw Mira walk into the hospital room. I had called her earlier, and seeing her now gave me a bit of courage to counter Margaret’s claims.“Have you lost your mind? Why would I forge a result? You know I’m not lying, and this is just your plot to get out of it,” I counterattacked sharply, but Dante placed a calming hand on my arm.“What’s going on?” he whispered, but I told him he would find out later.“Do you think I’m lying?” Margaret asked calmly, then ordered her assistant to play a video for us. It was a recording of a doctor claiming he was assaulted because he refused to forge a test result. As he described the man involved, fear crept into my chest..I feared he was describing Sergio.I didn’t want to believe it, but the evidence was glaring. Still, I swallowed my rising panic and focused on defending my honour.“This… I don’t know anything abou
Cassandra’s POV Two days had passed since the day I visited the motel with Sergio, and unlike how I had feared, nothing came up during those times. It had been rather quiet, almost eerily so. Sergio had also confirmed the legitimacy of the result that man gave us. Dante had been able to take care of his company’s crisis as well, and I knew it was time to stir up some trouble. I hadn’t told Dante what I found out about Margaret yet, but I knew it was time to tell him, before Margaret started telling him that he needed to marry her because she was carrying his child. “Daddy,” I called in a sultry voice as I got out of bed, seeing that Dante was getting ready for work. His eyes squinted with a question as he saw me rush over. “Is there something wrong?” he asked, wrapping his hands around my waist, and I shook my head. “Not at all. I just want to tell you something,” I breathed softly. “What’s that? Can it not wait?” he asked, his voice filled with urgency, and I knew he was rushi
Cassandra’s POVWe both walked into the motel, and we were directed to the room booked by the informant. As we walked down the quiet hallway, I felt creeped out, as if someone was watching me, and everything about the place felt eerie, but I managed to keep my cool and not show it on my face.“We are here, but I must warn you, don’t think of tearing anybody up,” Sergio warned, and I rolled my eyes in frustration.What exactly did he think of me?“I understand,” I replied calmly, and he escorted me inside. We both entered the empty, old room, but no one was inside yet.I looked around the cramped space. The walls were stained, the bedspread was stained, and there were remnants of release on it. Had they not changed the bedspread after customers checked out?“Looks like passionate people like you and your sugar daddy used this place,” he taunted, and I sneered at him in disgust.“Stop joking around. Where’s that man—” I was saying, but the door to the room crept open slowly, and a man w







