Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divorce and Regret, His Ex-wife is a Billionaire: Kabanata 491 - Kabanata 500

Cassandra’s POV Blaire was thrilled to see us at the palace, as I knew she’d be. Antoinette was her usual self, snide and dismissive of me. But the palace was so big, we rarely crossed paths. And her attitude towards me didn’t actually bother me that much. On the surface, it felt like a nice little retreat. Sebastian was on his best behavior. But in hindsight, things were off the moment we arrived. I just didn’t see it at the time. The first afternoon we were there, I ‘lost’ my phone. I swore I put it on the dresser, but it somehow went missing. Sebastian said I must have misplaced it, and we called and called it trying to locate it. He assured me not to worry, it was bound to show up somewhere, right? I mean, phones can’t just disappear. Except that they can…when someone takes them. I honestly thought that I just lost it. He promised to order me a new one. Besides, I still had my computer, of course, which I could us

Cassandra’s POV The emojis were our distress text.It was a system we had put in place in case either of us was ever in trouble. A secret code that only we knew about.We’d created it years ago in college one night after Stella had gotten too drunk at a party and almost put herself in a compromising situation. She’d tried to call me, but I hadn’t answered. Luckily, she’d managed to call a cab to get herself out of there. But the next morning, we’d come up with the star and mushroom emoji idea. It had been a long time ago though. We’d never really used it. Would she remember? Oh god, Stella. Please remember, I prayed to myself. Sebastian reached around and took the phone from my hands. I let him. He chuckled. “What the hell is this?” he asked, seeing the emojis. “I was…I was trying to text her but my hands were shaking. I hit those by accident,” I said. “Tsk, tsk,” he said, clucking his tongue. “Th

Cassandra’s POV It’s hard to describe what it was like living in the palace with Sebastian. I felt like I was walking on egg shells, just biding my time, trying not to upset him. I was also painfully aware that he was watching me through cameras wherever I went. I wasn’t sure if there were cameras outside as well, but I assumed there were. So when Blaire approached me out in the garden, I was really on edge. “Cassandra. You look like a dream today. Like a little birdy with wings made out of cotton candy.” I was clipping roses. I stopped as she approached, a basket of roses at my feet. A little birdy in a cage, I thought to myself but didn’t say out loud. I wasn’t sure how much Blaire knew about Sebastian and his abusive nature. She was kind and elegant, and I’d liked her from the moment I met her at lunch all those months ago. However, she’d raised a monster, and now I found myself liking her less

Jordyn’s POV            The moment I shut down the Zoom call, an awful feeling washed over me. Cassandra was a mess. Her face was bruised and her lip was split. She’d tried to cover it with make-up, that much was obvious.           But so was the lie she’d told.           I knew her, and I could tell by her voice that something was seriously wrong.   &n

Jordyn’s POV            I could tell by the expression on Stella’s face that it was serious.           “We only use it in case of a real emergency,” Stella explained. “I have a really bad feeling about this. It’s a secret code. Which means she didn’t want anyone else to know. Oh my god, do you think…maybe her texts are being monitored?”           “Could be,&r