CassandraWhat could I do?I asked myself that again and again, and finally I realized that when he kept pressuring me and acting like I was an object, not a person, I had to act just as crazy as he was. That way I could show him he couldn’t behave however he pleased.I knew I didn’t truly have the great courage to face that looming dark shadow that seemed ready to swallow me; I didn’t want to do it again.But in the end I spoke to him firmly.“You think I wouldn’t dare, Sebastian?” I clenched my fist hard.I wanted to really put pressure on him, to see the side of him that this time looked so panicked, his eyes unfocused and his lips trembling.I hadn’t expected it to work, but it did. And he grabbed my shoulders.“Don’t ever think of leaving again, Sandra.” His voice was dry. “Don’t ever take medicine like you did before.”I glanced at Dylan; he looked surprised by my statement, but I knew he would understand what I was doing.I smiled at him, a smile that sent a shiver through Seba
DylanI had been holding myself back for so long, so Cassandra wouldn’t be more afraid. But when I couldn’t reach her, it made me extremely restless.I tried to find out what happened, until finally I learned that that man had taken Cassandra to meet his grandpa.As you guessed, I don’t like what Sebastian did. He wants Cassandra, he doesn’t deserve her.I know he will make Cassandra suffer again.Yesterday, Cassandra finally contacted me. She said Sebastian’s grandpa would try to help take this matter to court.I honestly didn’t care about that; I only wanted to destroy Sebastian. I couldn’t hold myself back any longer because Cassandra must be scared. Especially Miles.Today I came to their house, causing a scene because those damn bodyguards tried to block my way.“A famous lawyer walks into someone’s yard like he doesn’t understand the law.”I stared at that man sharply. His condescending way of speaking, as always, was nauseating.I let out a small laugh. “You kidnapped someone.”
POV 3Being in a new place, unexpectedly Miles wasn’t too bad. Here, with an uncle he had just gotten to know, he was playing together.At first, he felt a little uncomfortable, but as time passed, he became calmer. After receiving a phone call from Dylan, he felt even happier knowing that everything was fine.He had just finished breakfast and was holding Sebastian’s hand.Overwhelmed by happiness, he finally leaned against Sebastian, who was being gentle with him.“Uncle, how did you meet Mommy?” Miles asked as he lifted his head.Sebastian deliberately furrowed his brows, as if thinking, and then smiled. “We’ve known each other since childhood. You know, she was very cute back then.”That memory was like a thorn piercing his heart, making him fall silent at that moment. How deep Cassandra’s meaning was to him, and yet he had somehow forgotten about it.Miles moved, changing the expression on his face.“Wow, really? Mom never talked about her childhood.” His voice sounded excited.S
POV 3A moment ago, the man had passed through the bodyguards’ inspection, which left him surprised. So when he finally entered, he fixed his gaze intently on his friend’s face.Well, he had come here because he wanted to know something.“You locked her up here?” His eyes met Sebastian’s, who had been ignoring him all this time.The last time they met, the man in front of him had looked a mess. In fact, for the past few years, he often seemed to be living chaotically. Sometimes Sebastian even got into fights, and it was Alden and Adrian who handled those problems.These past few years had been difficult for Sebastian. And Adrian realized that Cassandra turned out to be such an important figure in his friend’s life.At first, he didn’t believe it—he kept denying it, until he finally saw that Sebastian truly loved her. Then, weighed down by guilt and his own feelings for Isabella, he still chose to keep that woman by Sebastian’s side.On the other hand, he was also the one who introduce
Cassandra“Shut your fucking mouth, Sebastian.”I couldn’t accept him claiming himself as Miles’s father. He was nothing more than the man who raped me.Were my words too harsh? Because that man forced himself on me at that time.I had once longed for us to make love, thinking it would be wonderful and become a beautiful memory. But what he did was nothing less than him raping me.He did it without thinking about me.I tried to focus, but anger pushed me to step closer and jab my finger against his chest.Even though I no longer remembered everything clearly from that night, I still didn’t want him to acknowledge himself as Miles’s father.“Cassandra Moonclaire, what I said is the truth.”My mouth opened, a stiff voice slipping out. “Moon—Moonclaire?” I sneered.Back then, he never even allowed me to use that name. He always said Isabella was the one worthy of it. So every moment, I kept thinking I was full of flaws. Every time I looked in the mirror, the insecurity inside me only gre
Cassandra“Grandpa, aren’t you going to ask me something?”I looked at him gently, now facing the person who had always been kind to me. He felt like my own grandpa, giving me so much.When Sebastian and Isabella’s marriage didn’t happen, it was Grandpa who arranged the marriage with the Bellamy family. He even offered me the chance to marry Sebastian. And because I loved him so much back then, I thought it was something truly wonderful.Grandpa taught me many things. He gave me books about law, and there was even a time when he wanted to make me his granddaughter. He always said that his only grandson—Sebastian, was annoying and stubborn, very much like his father, who had left him long ago.With his kindness, how could I possibly ignore the news that his condition wasn’t good?Care isn’t only about blood relations. I grew up under Grandpa’s influence, and I’ve considered him more of my family than my own.That gentle face of his made me not want to hurt him. All this time, he kept h