Chapter 15

Cassandra still remembered that day vividly. Gregory had sat by her hospital bed and gripped her hand tightly. His eyes were red-rimmed, and his face was drawn in a look of deep affection. He'd said, "It doesn't matter even if I lose my general manager position, Cass. I can't let you suffer for me anymore." Back then, she'd been deeply moved and convinced she'd married the best man in the world. But looking back now, she knew if he'd cared just a little about her health, he never would have let her leave the hospital without his approval. She'd been so weak she could barely get off the bed. Love wasn't in what someone said. It was in what they did, and what had Gregory done? The second she requested to be discharged, he immediately arranged the discharge procedures and sent her back to the research lab the next day. Gregory knew her too well and understood how much she loved him. All he had to do was frown, and she would do her best to give him the world. That was how he used her