Seeing the determination in her eyes, Lionel was convinced that Cassandra had indeed changed. She was a different woman than before.
She was now calmer, more sensible and tactful.
"You have changed so much, Cassandra,"
Lionel muttered, looking at her in blank amazement.
"People change. That's natural. I wish you'd catch up and mature as well,"
Cassandra said, putting much weight on her words. Lionel's unwillingness to give her up tired her out.
"Cassandra, I love you, I really do. Ivy plotted against you and put you in a bad light. I thought you pushed her downstairs. Had I known the truth, I would not have made the impulsive decision to divorce you,"
Lionel explained. Cassandra, though, did not care for the past anymore. Going back to it did not interest her.
"It's all over, Lionel. It's time to forget the past and look forward. Now, you have a heavy burden upon you. You should consider my suggestion,"
Cassandra said with finality and then turned to leave. The coffee on the table was still steaming hot when they arrived. And by the time Cassandra left, it was warm and untouched.
Lionel thought about Cassandra's words carefully as he watched the coffee turn cold, little by little.
What he did not realize was that someone was watching him. He followed him in the dark and secretly took pictures of him and Cassandra using his mobile phone.
It was a sick habit of the people in this city. They liked to spread gossip about each other. Deception and fraud were part of their culture and no one really knew when the light would come.
Ivy squinted at the video and pictures Joel sent her as a sinister smile curled at the corners of her mouth.
"So Lionel is still unwilling to give up Cassandra?"
Ivy smiled disdainfully. She could not believe that he actually indulged himself with the fantasy that Cassandra would come back and marry him again.
"I think so. My friend followed him all the way but Cassandra refused him,"
Leo said as he looked at Cassandra's image lustfully. Greed filled his eyes as he looked at her with desire.
Cassandra's stunning face made Joel swallow.
"Can you get more of the drugs you used before?"
Ivy asked suddenly, confusing him.
"What drugs?"
was talking about. He
Didn't you
brother. Lines of displeasure
My friend has
knows the source,"
I need it. It will be of great
expression that marked impending chaos. Her eyes were cold and looming.
appear everywhere I go. I'll make sure you'll prove useful to me once
well…I also need your
Ivy and hesitated. He was not sure if he wanted to
have something to say, say it. No one
to feel a bit ratty. She anticipated that he was
the thing. My friend and I met some girls, and I want to invite them to have a party here. Could you lend me
carefully observing Ivy's facial
do you want to
the back of her hand. Surely, he didn't
was rich. So...we need the villa to keep
threw his arm around his sister's shoulder
Can you do something grown-up
acting like it was no big
Why are you being so stingy? My
smarts nor skills, but he was loyal to his
trouble here. And get the drugs for me as soon as possible,"
and proceeded to go upstairs. Joel happily pranced around
Guess what? My
to hide his excitement at the thought of those pretty female college students. He
"Really? Bravo, Joel!"
one who sweet-talked the two girls and gained
way, do you still have the aphrodisiac you gave me last time? The extremely potent one. I need it urgently now. Give me
said, remembering what his sister
Last time I got some for
very satisfied with its performance because she never got back to him
Get some for
reminded Adrian
those girls. I dare
his friend was planning to drug the girls and told him
about? It's not for me. It's for someone else! Someone else needs the drugs. Don't worry. You
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