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Chapter 18
Chapter 18: Supportive Husband?Having no other choice despite her loud protests, Zora eventually agreed to take Cassian to the hospital. She walked ahead quickly, clearly irritated, while Cassian followed beside her looking completely relaxed, like he was going on a casual outing instead of walking into a tense family situation.“You are seriously a pain,” Zora muttered as they reached the car.Cassian opened the passenger door smoothly and looked at her with a grin. “That hurts. I’m out here trying to save your grandfather and strengthen family bonds while you insult me. Marriage really changes people.”Zora rolled her eyes immediately.“Shameless.”Cassian nodded proudly. “Thank you. I work hard at it.”Zora almost regretted agreeing on the spot.He got into the car still grinning while she shut the door harder than necessary before moving to the driver’s seat. The entire ride was quiet on her side, but Cassian looked completely at ease, casually observing the city outside like
Chapter 17
Looking back, both of them saw Cassian strolling into the office like he owned the place. No rush or hesitation, just that same lazy walk, hands in his pockets, eyes half-lidded like everything in the room was mildly boring to him. He didn’t even look surprised to see Jackson there. If anything, it felt like he had been expected.Jackson was the first to react.He smiled and then laughed.“Well, look at that,” he said, clapping lightly as if something amusing had just walked in. “The useless husband came to help. What is it? You here to beg on her behalf?”Cassian let out a low chuckle, stopping a few steps inside the office as his gaze settled on Jackson. He didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he looked him up and down slowly, like he was assessing something that didn’t quite meet the standard.“Tell me something,” Cassian said calmly. “If you put half the effort you spend harassing other people’s wives into your family business… do you think the Harthwone name would’ve made it pas
Chapter 16
Jackson laughed the moment she asked what he wanted, the sound loud and careless as he walked further into the office like he had all the time in the world. “What do I want?” he repeated, dropping into the chair opposite her desk without waiting for permission, one leg crossing over the other while his gaze stayed locked on her. “How could I not come? I hear the woman I’ve been waiting for… my future wife… suddenly got married to some random man. Of course I had to see it for myself.”His eyes moved over her slowly, openly, without any attempt to hide the intention behind it. Zora sat there in her usual composed posture, her figure sharp and defined, every line controlled yet impossible to ignore.Jackson’s grin widened slightly, that greedy look settling deeper in his eyes as if he had already decided something in his head.Zora’s expression didn’t change much, but her brows tightened just enough to show her displeasure.“I am not your wife,” she said firmly, her voice calm “And I
Chapter 15
Meanwhile at Zora’s company, she sat behind her desk with a file open in front of her, one leg crossed over the other while her fingers slowly flipped through the pages. The room was quiet, the kind of controlled silence she preferred, yet her attention was locked entirely on the document. It was the information she had requested the night before, everything available on Cassian Vane, compiled neatly and delivered without delay.At first glance, it looked perfect. His background, his education, his years as a househusband, even small daily habits were recorded with clean precision. There were no gaps, contradictions, sudden disappearances or strange overlaps. Everything followed a straight line from one point to the next, like a life that had never gone off track.And that was exactly the problem.Zora’s brows drew together slightly as she leaned back, letting the file rest lightly against her fingers. If she had to describe it, she would stamp one word across the entire report...
Chapter 14
Asher frowned slightly after hearing Cassian’s suggestion, his brows pulling together as he thought it through carefully. He wasn’t someone who spoke just to speak, so when he did, it meant he had already weighed the risks. “Master,” he began slowly, “If we release that kind of rumor, it won’t stay small for long. People will dig, they always do, and if even one thread leads back to you, your identity might be exposed. And once that happens, those families won’t sit still. They’ll start moving again, maybe even faster this time, because they’ll know you’re watching.” He paused for a second before adding, “And if they eventually realize it was just bait… they won’t take that lightly. They’ll act.”Cassian turned slightly, looking at him with that same calm face that always made it hard to tell what he was really thinking.Then he laughed, not loudly, but enough to make it clear that he wasn’t worried at all. “Act?” he repeated, like the word itself amused him. “Five years ago, th
Chapter 13
Chapter 13: The Pawns Cassian glanced at the screen before answering the call.“Speak.”“Master,” the old man, Asher's voice came through, controlled but carrying a faint edge of excitement. “We have made progress.”Cassian leaned back slightly in his chair, one leg crossing over the other.“Progress is a dangerous word,” he said lazily. “It usually means people are about to die or lie.”A brief pause.“You should come then, master,” Asher said.Cassian smirked faintly. “I’ll be there.”He ended the call without waiting for more, then looked down at his plate.“See?” he muttered to himself. “Even revenge waits for breakfast. Priorities.”He continued eating like nothing urgent existed, like a man who controlled his time instead of chasing it. When he was done, he cleaned up without rush, wiped his hands, grabbed a random car key from the set Zora had thrown at him, and walked out.—The engine purred smoothly as the car moved through the city. Cassian drove with one hand on the wheel
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