Riccardo POV: She was scared. I could feel it. I wasn't that clueless to not notice the change in her attitude after I took out my gun. I didn't really mean to scare her. The gun really messed with my posture when I sat. It was pinching my back. Initially, I had no intention to show it to her. But then again, she would see it anyway if I am to take a shower later. She would freak out even more if she saw it without me around. She probably would think that I might try to kill her. The last thing I want was to come out of the bathroom and get hit by some object from her. So, it was better that she knew it this way. Save me a lot of unnecessary trouble and she too looked more obedient now. Cassandra told me to go take a shower. Well, I guessed that was her hint that I'm allowed to stay for the night. I left her alone in the kitchen and went to her bedroom, using her personal bathroom. Certainly, there was another bathroom in that apartment. It was a three-bedroom and two-bathroom reside
Cassandra POV:I dreamt about the first time I made love with Riccardo. Strangely, even after seven years, that memory was still intact in my mind. Every single emotion, every single gesture I felt that day was still fresh like it just happened yesterday. And last night, the same beautiful memory happened again for real. I didn't even know why I allowed it to happen, but maybe it was true that I'm still in love with Ricky even after seven years.That morning, I woke up in shock because I realized that it was nine o'clock right now. Ricky was nowhere inside the bedroom. Did he seriously just leave after what happened last night? He didn't even wake me up? I'm late for work now. That inconsiderate guy!Okay, this was maddening. Maybe I was expecting too much from him, thinking that he would stay and wait for me to wake up like during our first time making love before. That was seven years ago, Cassie! Why would you expect him to behave the same way like seven years ago? Now, I'm feeling
Riccardo POV:Cassandra refused to talk to me. We were just silent inside the car, heading to the restaurant. I texted my men to clear the management in Rosette Apartment and changed our people to work there. Cassie kept peeking at me when I was texting, maybe thinking that I might contact other women again. That was the only thing inside her thought whenever she saw me using my phone. Like I would have that much time to waste entertaining other women. I was barely able to entertain her properly, let alone other women. Trust me, I won't have a chance to do such a thing. My schedule was very tight with a lot of important stuff to do.We arrived at a fine dining restaurant and the hostess brought us into a private dining room where Sergio was already waiting for my arrival."The missus looked mad," Sergio remarked while giving me a handshake. He glanced a bit at Cassie who was behind me, wearing a sulky face."She agreed to share the apartment," I deliberately announced the reason why s
Cassandra POV:I came back to the table and suddenly the atmosphere turned a bit stiff. The two men were looking stern for some reason. Honestly, I didn't care. I'm still pretty pissed off about this morning when Ricky tried to steal my house. But then, the things they talked about before I left was catching my attention.Who the heck was Don Luigi? Never heard of that name before. If he was someone who worked inside the company, then maybe I would know about it. Or if he was a client that Ricky was approaching, then I would know too. But I never heard anything about this person. I tried to search for that name on the internet but only a cartoon character came up, Luigi the Super Mario's twin brother. Okay, that was a stupid move.After lunch, Ricky and I finally headed to the company. We worked as usual and our routine was normal like yesterday. Nothing unusual happened, but I felt slightly uneasy today. Am I having an affair with my boss? I didn't know how to explain the type of rel
Cassandra POV:I ran to the door and opened it quickly. After having a heartfelt conversation with Dome inside the car before, I sort of trusted him now. So, I did not felt hesitated at all to open the front door when he called me out."What happened?" I asked while my hand clenched on the cardigan right in front of my chest to cover my revealing collarbone.Well, technically the sleeping gown that I wore before was like a thin singlet. It was not see-through but still too sexy to go out like that. Before Dome could answer me, the PA system of the building made a baffling announcement."Attention! Attention to all residents of Rosette Apartment. Please leave your units immediately within fifteen minutes. I repeat! Leave your units immediately in fifteen minutes! We received a lethal threat that there's a bomb inside the building. It might blow out any moment now. Leave the building immediately and use the stairs!"What? A bomb? My eye widened as I stared at Dome in disbelief. He notic
Riccardo POV:The time on my watch showed almost six. Cassandra had left like an hour ago. I guessed she probably had arrived home by now. I had no intention to stop working yet, probably going to stay in the office until midnight.My phone which was in silent mode kept vibrating since morning, receiving calls from Carina. I avoided answering any of those calls because I didn't have the mood to argue with Carina right now. Surely, all her calls must be because of Cassandra. Don Luigi had announced his birthday party, so Carina must have wanted to know who was my plus one for the party later. She probably wanted to persuade me to make her my partner. Hell, no. Sergio said I should bring Cassie to that party. So, Cassie it was.My eyes suddenly caught something unusual on my phone screen. There were just calls before. But now, I saw Carina sent me a message with some pictures attached. That was a bit uncanny. Did she try to blackmail me with some of our intimate photos now? So, I opened
Cassandra POV:Ricky gave no response to my question. He was just keeping his mouth shut and a moment later, he looked away from me. Slowly, I released his arm and pretended to run back to the apartment building."Wait! Where are you going?!" The man got annoyed. I expected him to chase after me, and he did.My steps were probably too tiny, it only took seconds for him to grab my body again. Without words, he just dragged me and shoved me into the black car that sent me home before. One of his men entered the driver's seat without being told and started the engine. Ricky told him to drive a bit far away from the scene, so the driver drove about two buildings away from Rosette Apartment. Initially, the car was parked right in front of the apartment building."Get out. I need some privacy," Ricky told the driver when the car halted by the roadside, leaving only me and him inside."Who's Carina? Why were your men all around the apartment? What's with the bomb? Was that meant for you? Is
Cassandra POV:Ricky didn't answer me. Instead, he gave me his cold look as if he dislike my question. I didn't have the mood to continue this argument. All I wanted was to go back into my apartment unit and continued watching television so my mind could forget what happened. I could sense that he was still following me. I tried to enter Rosette Apartment again but the two police officers that stood by the entrance stopped me, requiring me to give a few statements to them."Miss, I'm sorry to bother you but we need to ask you if you have any idea who might be the one behind this prank. If you know anything at all, please tell us," the first officer said."Do you know any of the former management employees of this apartment? I asked almost every tenant and they all noticed that the management had changed their entire employees this morning, including the janitor. Have you had any idea why this happen? This might help the case," the second officer added.No, it's not. That won't help th