Haruka entered the room. She saw Cassandra was getting ready for the meeting. "Are there any missing documents?" asked Haruka, she saw her boss was flipping through the documents belonging to the Xavier family.
Carlos Xavier, Cassandra thought.
Xavier's company is engaged in real estate. They were the best in their city, but Cassandra's company was the best in the whole country. The Xavier family is asking to work with C&D, Cassandra's company.
Cassandra's brow furrowed as she looked at the documents on the table. "I think there's one name that hasn't been added to the Xavier family register," Cassandra pretended. Actually she was just making sure whether Carlos already had a wife or not. That's why she wanted to know if there was a missing name that Haruka had given her.
"Lady Cassandra, I've included all of Xavier's family member on the file." Haruka was confused, she didn't understand why her boss would ask her that.
To convince herself whether Carlos was married or not, Cassandra asked, "Really? Does Mr. Carlos don't have a wife yet? I think he's at the right age to get married," Cassandra was deliberately fishing. In her heart, she hoped that what Haruka said was true.
Once again, Haruka shook her head. She knows how to do the job properly. Therefore she replied, "I am absolutely sure that the information I have obtained is valid. I can guarantee that the data I have collected is correct."
After saying that, Haruka didn't notice that Cassandra had a faint smile on her face. "Fine, then. I was just checking," Cassandra said seriously.
Haruka had never heard that her boss had a special relationship with a man. During the time she worked with Cassandra, not even once did Haruka see Cassandra in a romantic relationship with a man.
Cassandra socializes with men everyday, some of them keep wanting to marry her, but she only treats them as business partners and never more than that.
But the question from Cassandra this morning made Haruka think that there was something about Mr. Carlos. Does Lady Cassandra have a crush on him?
Haruka had met Carlos once. She had a crush on the handsome man. He was a handsome rich young man in his mid 20's, and his stature was able to drive women crazy. He was a fantasy for women everywhere. He has a well built body, eyes are calm, and his cheerful demeanor is always able to conquer the hearts of women.
Haruka was still standing in front of Cassandra, she was still waiting for orders or just questions from her superiors, but Cassandra didn't say anything else. She sat in her chair while her gaze stopped on the photo of a woman with heavy makeup that looks familiar.
Tears were about to fall when she saw the photo of Mrs. Sara in the documents.
Haruka noticed the changes in her boss's expression. Sensing being watched, Cassandra hastily raised her head and said, "I've finished studying the documents, in fifteen minutes I'll be heading to the meeting room."
Haruka nodded.
Not long after Haruka came out, Cassandra couldn't hold back her tears. She remembered the time he was framed by his mother-in-law.
***
"Damn you!" Carlos shouted, he found Cassandra on the bed wearing only underwear while sleeping with Niko, the village boy, and it looked like they had a hot romance last night.
Cassandra was still unaware of what is happening, she felt dizzy and heavy.
Last night, she drank the drink Mrs. Sara had given her. Cassandra didn't have the slightest suspicion of Mrs. Sara, so she just accepted and drank it quickly. Half an hour later, Cassandra felt the effect of the drug, her body became hot, she began to undress herself and only her underwear was left. Cassandra doesn't remember what happened next, she just wondered why Niko was next to her in bed.
"Slut!" Carlos snapped, his face flushed with anger. Mrs. Sara was behind him and smiled with satisfaction. She didn't say anything, but just enjoying the game. Carlos walked quickly towards Cassandra, and pulled Cassandra's hand quite hard.
"We have a lot to talk about!" Carlos said sternly to Cassandra. There was hatred in Carlos' eyes. Their marriage was on the verge of collapse.
It was completely out of Cassandra's plan, she didn't mean to sleep with Niko. She really didn't know what happened so she was confused plus blaming herself even though she doesn't know what she did wrong.
The next morning, Cassandra found that Carlos was not in their room. Cassandra was looking for him everywhere, she had to quickly straighten out what was really going on.
The sound of laughter stopped Cassandra's steps. "That woman is so stupid, she always falls into the traps we set," said Mrs. Sara.
Cassandra stood outside, her body stiff. Her heart was beating fast.
In her heart, is she the one her mother-in-law is currently talking about? Cassandra tried to moisten her very dry throat. Even his saliva tasted bitter in her throat.
"That woman is an idiot! she was easily victimized last night," said Mr. Oscar, laughing heartily.
Cassandra's heart ached so much, she wondered if she was the one the elderly were talking about.
"Fernanda is a slum dog who will soon die," replied Mrs. Sara which made Cassandra's tears to flow.
It turned out that Cassandra's guess was right, she's the one her in -laws are referring to.
"Your plan turned out well, Carlos believed that her stupid wife had an affair with the villager!" Sara couldn't help but laugh, her stomach was tingling.
Tears welled up in Cassandra's eyes. She wanted to get angry and confront the two but she couldn't, she doesn't have enough courage back then.
She felt that she had no place in that house anymore so she thought of leaving, but because of her love for Carlos and the child in her womb, she decided to stay which further aggravated her situation.