LOGINCassandraI sat there watching him. Grandpa always treated me kindly, while my gaze toward Sebastian was quite sharp.It turned out that he had already been awake for the past few minutes and was pretending to be unconscious just so I would continue taking care of him. I mean, did he deliberately do that just to trouble me?I knew I shouldn’t think carelessly like that, but with his bad past, negative thoughts like that couldn’t be avoided. I wouldn’t be lying if I said that sometimes I saw him as a man who was very skilled at lying.“You have to eat this, Sandra.” With extraordinary care, Grandpa placed many cakes in front of me.The cakes had cute and tempting shapes, but it was far too much for me to enjoy alone. And honestly, I had very little appetite right now—even one cake wouldn’t be finished.“I’m the one who’s sick. Why are all those cakes only given to Sandra, Grandpa?”Like a child feeling jealous after seeing something, he protested.At that moment, I had already raised m
DylanToday is the day of my meeting with an old friend, Professor Johnson.I’ve been really looking forward to this meeting because it’s been a long time since we last saw each other, and I feel guilty for often ignoring his messages.I let out a long sigh.“Dad, is Professor Johnson coming?” Miles tugged on the sleeve of my suit, looking up at me with sparkling eyes.I knew this made him excited because he had also met Professor Johnson many times. Even though he called him the same way we did, he always regarded Professor Johnson as his own grandfather.Thinking back to the past, when Sandra was struggling, Professor Johnson was even involved in taking care of Miles. He changed his diapers and played with him. He truly deserved to be called his grandpa.“Yes. He’ll be here soon.”I lied a little, because in reality, Professor Johnson was already twenty minutes late. He had never been like this before, he was always someone who was punctual.He could truly be called an old soul.But
CassandraAn invitation from Sir Aston, a party that would likely draw everyone’s attention, perhaps toward me, since I’ve been the subject of gossip lately.But I couldn’t ignore it. I would still attend his party. Perhaps I would also meet Professor Johnson there.As I opened my wardrobe, a long sigh escaped my lips.“It seems I need to buy a new dress.”I didn’t like crowds. I rarely attended parties because I tended to avoid them, and also because my work kept me extremely busy. As a result, I owned very few party outfits. And as Professor Johnson’s student, I had to show my respect.“Maybe I should go buy one.”That was why, this afternoon, I immediately went to a boutique. Fortunately, there weren’t many people there, and I was able to shop quickly.As I got back into the car, I saw Iker with his phone pressed to his ear.“Yes, Sir.”“Now he’s back again.”Iker glanced at her uneasily. It must have been very awkward for him to talk about me while I was right there. That man was
SebastianThose rumors were extremely irritating for me to hear and read. I had already given them warnings, responded to them, and tried to turn the situation to Cassandra’s advantage.But still, there would always be people who thought with their filthy minds.At the bar, while I was trying to calm myself so I wouldn’t sink too deep after Miles said he hated me, my time was disturbed by a conversation not far from me.“Isn’t this that woman?”The three men there were talking very loudly. They’d been rowdy for a while, which had already been bothering me, but I was too lazy to say anything.I just kept drinking and drinking.“Sir, would you like me to throw them out?” Alden seemed to notice.I said nothing—not even looking at him, and took another swallow of my drink. As I’d grown older, it turned out there were many things that had to be done. Just because I did something extraordinary didn’t mean I never felt tired at all.I just always acted as if I didn’t feel it. That often happ
CassandraThis wasn’t actually my wish, to be here. My body had been severely drained of energy over the past few days with everything that had happened.But in the end, I came, because once again I had to admit that I couldn’t completely ignore Grandpa’s request.In the past, he had been very kind to me. He had defended me and helped me, even though back then it still couldn’t make Sebastian let Isabella go.Now, I let out a breath. The beautiful lunch that had been so attractively arranged had turned into something unpleasant to look at. I kept cutting, moving, and pushing the food around, but I wasn’t eating it at all.I had no appetite whatsoever.“I’m sorry for asking you to come here, Sandra.”Grandpa’s voice finally snapped me back to awareness. I felt a little confused for a few seconds and glanced around me.My earlier behavior—just playing with the food, really wasn’t good.“Yes, Grandpa,” I replied.“You must be thinking about Miles.” He looked sad. “It’s only natural for h
CassandraThe first day without Miles felt incredibly empty.Honestly, I wanted to hold him back, to keep him close to me, by my side, because I was the one who found it hardest to be apart from him. But I knew that the recent situation had been chaotic, and he needed some peace and quiet.I couldn’t stop him, because I didn’t want to make things heavier for him. The pressure was worrying. It wasn’t that I doubted Miles, only that it was better not to complicate the situation further and risk everything falling apart in the end.Genna had handed me a cup of warm coffee fifteen minutes ago, yet I still didn’t feel truly calm. I sat there, gently stroking Nakka’s head.The dog had grown bigger now, and he didn’t seem very energetic either, perhaps because Miles wasn’t around.Taking time like this to calm myself down—I was quite fortunate, since I didn’t have a packed schedule. My work was done, and there were no court hearings scheduled in the near future.I let out a long breath as I







