( Jordan's POV )I woke up with a banging headache. I groan and flutter my eyes open. The sun seeping into the room makes me shut my eyes back the moment I open it.My eyes hurt. After a while of keeping it shut, I open it again.I see a feminine hand wrapped around my body and I turn to my side to see the girl beside me sleeping soundly. I suddenly remember what happened last night, how I brought the girl from the party to my villa.I sigh heavily and pick up my phone from the stand to see the time. It is past 8 am already. I curse silently and throw the girl's arms away together with my phone before jumping down from the bed.I pick up my phone again to check if there is any message from Chloe but there is none. The girl stirs in her sleep and I realize I don't even know her name.I didn't bother to ask for her name, we only went straight to business.I rush into the bathroom to take a bath, thinking of what excuse to give to Roland. I don't even know if he is coming for an appointm

( Jordan's POV )Damien's present is indeed the best birthday present ever. I was still in a trance after watching the video till the end, trying to comprehend some things and asking myself how he got to Tessa when I received my mother's call. She called to wish me a happy birthday and I told her I was coming over to the house.I am on my way to the house now, smiling inwardly for having tangible evidence to present to my father so he would stop supporting Tessa and stop pestering me about getting married to her. I feel the video is enough to convince dad of how slutty, and unworthy she is to become my wife.All I need to do is to get to the house on time before father leaves for work and show him the video.When he is done watching it, I want to know what he will say and I want to see his reaction to it. I am hoping this will make him change his mind and help me find another way to win the award without Tessa and her father's help. I don't need them.I grin at the thought once again

( Cassie's POV )Mother left for work after dropping the bombshell.My marriage with Jordan has an expiry date. Is this like a contract or what?I don't even know whether to be happy or sad. Happy because I won't spend forever with Mr. Arrogant and sad because I will get divorced at an early age. I am just 24 and in the next 6 years, I will be 30. I am sad that I am going to get a divorce at 30.I see divorce as a bad thing.The separation of parents causes emotional trauma to the child. Pamela is a close example. Pamela rarely talks about her mother but her love for her father is out of the world. I know she is blaming her mother for the divorce of her parents.Pamela has been through a lot of trauma silently, without telling anyone the cause, including me. And she dealt with the trauma alone. Pamela is always there for me despite the gap in the social class of our parents and I always try my best to be there for her.If my baby turns out to be as sensitive as Pamela, what will I te

( Cassie's POV )Mom is ransacking my closet for a decent dress to wear before Jordan comes to pick me up to his mother's home. I am laying quietly on the bed watching her. She is excited and I am happy that she is happy about the turn of events.The only joy I am deriving from this is that my child will be born within the confines of her father and mother's marital home and I don't need to go long distances to search for her father whenever she requests to see him.I know my mother wants this too. She doesn't want my daughter or son to be like me. I am fatherless but I am not too bothered, probably because I had always thought my father was long dead. I know she is also excited about this because of how our lives will change for the better.We deserve it, don't we?I have always dreamed of growing up, going to school for mom, and landing myself a good job with good pay so I can put an end to mom's suffering. She is suffering for me but she doesn't show it. I guess doing this for her

( Jordan's POV )I can remember my mother said father shouldn't know about Cassie yet until our plan has been executed and that plan will be executed on the award night. Mother and I have a lot to talk about but we couldn't talk because of the presence of Cassie.From what we discussed with mother the last time, I need to pretend like I want Tessa too but I know it is going to be hard doing that since I hate pretense. If I let my father think I am agreeing to his term, he will tell Tessa's father and they will help me. But if I don't, I won't get any help even though I wish I can get the help from somewhere else and not from my selfish, monstrous father.Now I remember my mother's bandaged arm as I stand with Cassie by the doorway. I want to rush to him and punch the living hell out of my father but I know I can't. I need to control myself. I need to be calm so I won't ruin things way too fast. I seriously need to get my mother out of this hellhole."Jordan", he calls again as he appr