Riccardo POV: I was in a meeting when I received a call from Cassandra. She got mad that I changed her apartment door lock without her permission. I didn't usually accept insults from anyone. So, when Cassie called me an arsehole on the phone, I had to endure the agony of suppressing my anger inside, especially when I was in front of twenty employees of RX Corp right now. This woman was a bit ungrateful sometimes. Ernesto informed me how she picked a few new clothes this morning at the mansion. Instead of thanking me for buying her new clothes, she cursed at me. I didn't want the argument to be long so I just told her to give the phone to Dome. Certainly, I had given the new apartment keycard to Dome. The bodyguard also knew the password to the door lock. But I didn't want Cassie to know it or have the keycard by herself or else she might return to live there again. It was not safe. Besides, I intended to resell the building later. I thought the issue was settled but then about an
Riccardo POV:The next morning, I took a day off from the office. Since I didn't go to work, Cassie did the same too. Surely after spending ten million dollars of my money yesterday, I did take something in return from Cassie. The lovemaking last night was so intense that she ended up glaring at me the whole time today.We were hanging out by the pool at the back of the mansion. Cassie was wearing a turquoise bikini she bought yesterday at the mall, having a sunbath while relaxing on a lounge chair. I called Sergio to come. I needed someone to hang out with and also to vent my frustration from yesterday."Wine right in the morning?" Sergio joshed. We were sitting at a patio table on one side of the pool, staring at Cassie from afar. She was on the other side of the pool. When she noticed our stares, she shot me an icy glare."She's such a headache," I replied slowly, pulling down my gaze, avoiding looking at that woman."I thought you said you could handle her," Sergio taunted me ligh
Cassandra POV:Marry him? He must be crazy enough to bring up that topic after just meeting me again like a week ago. As he said previously, seven years was a very long time. I was sure he was not the same Ricky as the one that became my boyfriend during college. And now he simply proposed to me casually at a dining table during lunch? He ruined my appetite.Honestly, it was not that I didn't want it. Who would be dumb enough to reject someone like Ricky? Certainly, not me. I got a deadly prank from his ex. That was enough proof that he was such a catch. His ex dared to go to that extent of trying to kill me, surely I won't just let Ricky go after getting such a threat. He was right. I won't be safe without him. But that was actually the big downside.If he make that proposal seven years ago, I would never hesitate to say yes. I would agree right away and happy ending for us. But now? I didn't even know him anymore. The Ricky now was different. I could sense something about him that I
Cassandra POV:The party reached its peak during the cake-cutting ceremony. Everyone clapped their hands as Don Luigi made the cutting. He made a short speech later, thanking everyone for coming to his birthday celebration. But the thing that caught my intention was how he made a special thanks to Ricky.Don Luigi said something about uniting the family, how he was a bit disappointed that it couldn't happen. But then he said that Ricky's choice was not bad either and it was understandable. Instantly, everyone glanced at Ricky and me after Don Luigi ended his speech and raised their wine glasses high as if honouring something that Ricky did.I didn't understand. When such a thing happened with all those people having their eyes on me, that made me feel like I was some kind of offering to be sacrificed later. You knew when you watched a horror movie and some evil guy kidnapped a virgin to be sacrificed to the devil? Well, right now this situation kind of giving me that vibe.Thankfully,
Cassandra POV:"No, no, no..." Nicola was still laughing, covering her mouth as if about to crack up loudly."I'm Leo's distance relative. Five times cousin actually. My parents were somewhat related to Don Luigi. They died in a car crash when I was just five. Don Luigi took me in and raised me like his own daughter. I knew I was one of the candidates for Don Xavier's future wife. But honestly, I don't really want it. We never connect in any way. Plus, I'm always in love with Leo. He is such a reliable man, the one that had been protecting me all this time. Leo and Don Xavier are close. So, Leo stepped away from having a relationship with me until Don Xavier made his choice. After Carina announced that she would be engaged with Don Xavier, Leo finally pursued me seriously. That's why he got panicked when the engagement was cancelled."How should I do this? My inside was too overwhelmed to have a conversation with Nicola. She was nice, but the type of topic we were discussing right now
Cassandra POV:"You're a woman too, so you got to understand my sister a little. It's not easy being in her position, wasted two years of her youth with Don Xavier only to be replaced that easily by some unworthy bitc..." Cristian deliberately didn't finish his words, but I knew well enough what he meant to say."They almost got engaged, you know... Funny how no one knows why Don Xavier cancelled the engagement back then. But tonight, he simply publicized the reason to everyone. Now... everyone knew it was because of you. Don't you feel scared, Miss Moore? Do you even know who Don Xavier was?" Again, another provocation from Cristian.This time, I felt like my heart almost burst in anger. My head slowly turned to face him, giving him my fearless expression. The way he addressed Ricky as Don Xavier spoke volumes. It was obvious that Cristian was scared of Ricky."My sister said that you're such a rotten bitch who tried to steal her man," Cristian didn't stop taunting me yet. He really
Riccardo POV: I didn't hit women or children unless they really deserved it. But most of the time, they didn't. I was different from my father. When I took over his secret organization, I made sure to put an end to any illegal activities that involved women and children. I even hindered drugs from being sold in my region. I didn't care about the other regions, I'm just going to make sure that my region was clean from any of those shit. Prostitution and organ selling, these two were the main activities that terrorized women and children as their sources. These were not my cup of tea, so none of Xavier's men was allowed to do these. For those who dared to do it behind my back, I won't hesitate to kill them without mercy. That was why despite Carina trying hard to seduce me in this room, I still remained calm. Honestly, it was disgusting. I felt like kicking her. If only she was a man, I would have done it without a second thought. "Cassandra is just a temporary thing. You'll get bore
Cassandra POV: "It's not what you think it is." He said it fast, probably because he already had that thing in mind, that he was about to do something wrong in there. My eyes rolled down to see his pants, checking if Carina managed to unbuckle them. And he followed my gaze. Five seconds later and we locked eyes again. He must have sensed my disappointment, his hand tried to reach my shoulder but I dodged my body quickly. I didn't want that filthy hand to touch me. My heart was racing and I glanced at Carina who was standing about three meters behind him. She gave me the look of a slut, licking her lips in such an abhorrent way. This was so disgusting. My face began to feel hot and my eyes were blurring with tears that weren't falling yet. I looked at Ricky again and he shook his head lightly as if telling me to calm down. "No... nothing happens. Don't make a scene, Cassie," he said with a low voice, yet sounded intimidating enough like an order. Don't make a scene? Really? Was th