All Chapters of The Mafia King's Only Love: Chapter 51 - Chapter 54

CASSANDRA'S POV~I walked out of the hospital with my shoulders heavy, dragging behind me. My feet moved, but my spirit didn’t follow. It stayed somewhere back in that office, crushed beneath the weight of a suspension letter and pitying glances.God, I hated this feeling.The same old, soul-sucking feeling that clung to me like a shadow—like I was never enough. Never smart enough. Never strong enough. Never anything enough.And as if the universe hadn’t mocked me enough already today, thunder cracked violently across the sky. A warning. But I didn’t flinch.The rain followed almost instantly, pouring in thick sheets, drenching my scrubs and hair within seconds. I didn’t run. I didn’t even blink. I just stood there, arms limp at my sides, and let it soak me. Maybe, if I stood still long enough, the storm would wash this pain off me—scrub away the shame, the helplessness, the cruel sense of déjà vu that clung to my chest like a noose.I tilted my head back and closed my eyes. The rain

CASSANDRA'S POV~I swallowed hard, yanking Adriano’s sleeve a little harder now as I silently begged him not to do something reckless—like bash Dario’s head into the concrete. “Please,” I whispered under my breath, “for the love of God, just walk away. Don’t give these people a show.”Cameras were out. Phones lifted. The internet was probably live-streaming this circus. Two men fighting over me? No, thank you. That’s not the kind of viral I wanted to be.Thankfully—miraculously—Adriano threw one last glare at Dario that looked like it could murder three generations of his bloodline, then turned sharply to me. Without a word, his hand clamped around my wrist, his grip firm but not painful, and he dragged me out of the restaurant like I was some briefcase.I looked back over my shoulder, only to see Dario standing there, smiling like a damn lunatic and waving at me like we were old friends parting after brunch. My throat tightened. I wanted to punch that smugness off his stupidly handso