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Chapter 139: Trouble AgainThe next morning, the two of them went to work as usual.Cassian drove Zora to the company first, but when he pulled up outside the building, he did not immediately unlock the doors for her. Instead, he switched off the engine and glanced towards the entrance.Zora unfastened her seat belt, then noticed he was still sitting there.“What?”Cassian looked at her calmly. “I’m coming in with you today.”Her hand paused on the door handle.“You’re what?”“I said I’m coming in.”Zora frowned and turned properly towards him. “Why?”Cassian gave her a completely serious look. “I’ve been thinking.”“That already sounds dangerous.”He ignored the comment. “I should probably start being a more loving husband.”Zora’s eyes narrowed.Cassian continued as though he had not noticed the warning. “After all, yesterday you were such a loving wife. Begging me sweetly, calling me handsome, acting all...”Zora immediately leaned over and covered his mouth.“Don’t.”Cassian’s eye
Chapter 138
Chapter 138: She Learned QuicklyAfter Zora left, Cassian remained in the living room for a while.He pulled out his phone and casually turned it in his hand, his thumb hovering over Asher’s contact. For a brief moment, he considered calling the old man and asking him to investigate Zora’s stepmother properly. With Asher’s network, digging into one woman’s past would not be difficult. If there was anything suspicious buried in her history, it probably would not remain buried for long.Cassian stared at the screen for a few seconds.Then he shook his head and smiled.“No.”He locked the phone and placed it beside him.If he stepped in every single time Zora encountered a problem, then what was the point?He could easily deal with most of the trouble around her. One call to Asher could solve the investigation problem. Another order could deal with the people sabotaging the company. If he wanted, he could probably put enough pressure on everyone involved to make them expose themselves be
Chapter 137
Chapter 137: Three PossibilitiesAfter everything was settled, Cassian and Zora finally headed back home.The drive was quiet, but Zora’s mind clearly was not. She spent most of the way staring outside the window, thinking about dinner, her stepmother’s reaction and what Cassian had said before taking her grandfather upstairs for treatment. By the time they reached the house, she had already gone over the entire evening several times in her head.Cassian, on the other hand, looked completely relaxed.The moment they entered the living room, Zora stopped and turned towards him.“What exactly do you suspect about my stepmother?”Cassian glanced at her while removing his jacket.“Nothing.”Zora stared at him as Cassian calmly placed the jacket aside.Her eyes narrowed. “Cassian.”“Yes?”“Talk normally.”He looked mildly confused. “Wasn’t I talking normally?”Zora let out a frustrated sigh and rubbed her forehead. She should have expected this. Whenever Cassian did not want to answer some
Chapter 136
Chapter 136: Beneath the SurfaceZora looked at her father and answered calmly, “It’s true.”Her father’s frown deepened. He glanced at Cassian briefly before returning his attention to Zora, clearly trying to understand how so many problems could have appeared around the company within such a short time.“This is all too sudden,” he said after a moment. “The suppliers, the trucks, then the deadline being extended almost immediately. Something doesn’t feel right.”Zora did not interrupt him. She only watched his expression carefully.Her father leaned back slightly, his face becoming more serious. “I’ll look into this properly.”Zora nodded. “That would be better.”Beside him, her stepmother remained calm and continued eating as though the conversation did not concern her. If Zora had not seen that brief change in her expression earlier, she might have started doubting herself again.But she had seen it and Cassian had seen it too.The meal continued after that without anyone bringing
Chapter 135
Chapter 135: A Small TestSoon enough, they arrived at the old man’s house.Zora’s father and stepmother were already there when they entered, and since her grandfather had not yet eaten dinner, he insisted that everyone sit down first. Whatever reason Zora had called them over could wait until after they had eaten.The dining room was unusually quiet at first. Zora’s father occasionally spoke with the old man, while her stepmother remained composed beside him, eating calmly as though she had not been summoned without much explanation. Zora said little herself. She had already decided she would not rush into accusing anyone tonight. She wanted to watch first.Cassian, on the other hand, appeared completely relaxed.Halfway through dinner, he glanced at the old man and casually asked, “How have you been feeling lately?”Zora’s grandfather looked up from his food and smiled. “Not as good as I would like.”Cassian’s attention settled on him. “What’s wrong?”“I don’t even know.” The old m
Chapter 134
Chapter 134: Straight to the SourceCassian looked at Zora for a moment before asking, “Why would you say something like that?”Zora leaned back slightly in her chair, but there was no hesitation in her expression. She had clearly been thinking about it for some time.“I’m not saying it because I hate her,” she replied. “And it has nothing to do with jealousy either. I know what kind of person my stepmother is.”Cassian remained quiet, waiting.Zora folded her arms. “She has wanted control of the company for a long time. She has never hidden that properly, even when she pretends otherwise.”Cassian’s eyes narrowed faintly. “And your father?”“That’s where I’m not certain.”She paused for a moment before continuing.“My father could be involved too, but I don’t want to say that without proof. He has made enough bad decisions for me to question him, but wanting the company has never really been his main issue.”Cassian gave a small nod.Zora looked down at the documents still spread acr
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