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?"
what Ivy was
pretend! Didn't you drug Cassandra
her brother. Lines of displeasure marred her
friend
the source," Joel replied.
for me. I need it. It
expression that marked impending chaos. Her eyes were cold and looming.
teeth in anger, 'You appear everywhere I go.
well…I also need
at Ivy and hesitated. He was not sure
to say, say it. No one
feel a bit ratty. She anticipated that he was going to ask her for money
I want to invite them to have a party here.
observing Ivy's
do you want
of her hand. Surely, he didn't just want to throw
told others that his family was rich. So...we
around his sister's shoulder and put on a
friend he is. Can you do
but Joel was acting like
You have fifty million! This means big bucks for both of us! Why are you being so
had neither smarts nor skills, but
to cause trouble here. And get the drugs for me as
upstairs. Joel happily pranced around and took out his phone to
Guess what?
his excitement at the thought of those pretty female college students. He
"Really? Bravo, Joel!"
was the one who sweet-talked the two girls and gained their trust. He
way, do you still have the aphrodisiac you gave me last time? The extremely
remembering what his sister asked
of good efficacy. Last time I
have been very satisfied with its performance because
some for me.
Adrian
don't think we need to drug those girls.
planning to drug the girls and told him it
for someone else! Someone else needs the drugs. Don't worry.
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