The love within

pte

stress

ing a warm glow on Cassandra's delicate, porcelain-like face. She slowly ope

ched, her limbs felt leaden, and her head throbbed dully. Gritting her teeth, she forced herself to roll ov

confirmed her worst fear: her clothes were in disarray, barely cove

Without hesitation, she kicked the man beside her off the bed, scrambled to grab her clothes, and hastil

you take advantage of me while

al kick, then by a flurry of blows. His temper erupted like a volcano. In one s

you have a

s her eyes locked onto the devastatingly handsome face before her-one that could make both god

man who had assaulted her last night... was her bo

he coldly shoved her away,

to seduc

at

und and accuse her of seducing him? A wave of bitter injusti

you were the one who-" who forced y

, looking down at her with disdain. "Sneaking into my office in the middle of the night, stripping naked-wasn't that your

guessed she'd pull a stunt like this? He had to admit, she wa

through her. Last night had been pitch-black; to avoid alerting security, she hadn't turned on

iarized herself with the layout yet. Good grief, might a

ce, Tony said expression

andra looked

actually expect me to take responsibility? Go buy emergency contraception later." Last night had been the f

ss. Still, the words stung. Had five years as his s

yet now she was being painted as som

rs, her clear eyes meeting his defiantly. "Keep yo

egin? Let him think what he wanted. As long as sh

'd bought it with a loan shark breathing down her neck. If

r teeth against the soreness in her body, C

pale skin still bore marks from his frenzy the night before. The memory o

couldn't explain. Watching the delicate sway of her sl

e thinking? Suppressing the restless hea

ed by

ssy hurriedly put on her cl

seemed he would help cover the surgery fees. Once they left the storage room, T

when a group of people in white coats approached. The man le

eration was successful. A nurse will brief you on post-op care sh

e Phoebe Andy-only to be shoved aside by Phoebe Wendy. "Wh

aded urgently, "I ju

y pulled her aside and whispered, "Linda, go home f

ase take care of Dad for me." With one last wor

he collided with someone at the corner. She opened her mouth

round?" Tony narrowed his eyes, his words cru

only humiliate her further. Remembering his earlier help, she forced out a polite

self." His gaze was mocking. "Cons

wn he had a talent for cutting people down witho

ing around him-only for him to block her path. "Did I say

out submission. "If I recall correctly, you're no long

"Did I agree to this? Disappearing for a whole day without reason

disbelief. "I embarrassed the comp

. Despite his obvious disdain f

Your private life disgusts me, but your professional skills just

n my desk by eight tomorrow, don't bother coming in." He hesitated, then adde

of gratitude, but his last rem

. As she approached her doorstep, neighbors whispered and pointed. Her fists clenched at her sides, knuck

begin her revenge, the des

ulating online, Cassandra felt like vomiting blood. Lydia had gone beyond the public humiliation-

dra spat out their names l

ck with reproach. "What would Dad say if

s are fake! I dated him for five years, but I've always been care

t, though his expression remained stern.