Chapter 272

"That's right," Cassandra replied. "I love you, Cassie." Victoria ended up spending almost the whole day with Cassandra. As time passed, Tristan started showing up around them more and more. Victoria caught the silent message Tristan was sending. It was time for her to leave. Not wanting to intrude, she quickly made up an excuse and quietly slipped away. … After a few days of rest, Cassandra finally returned to work. Almost immediately, Kelvin called her into his office. "Cassandra, you missed your scheduled meeting with the client the other day. They were extremely upset and have already filed a complaint with me. Given your recent performance, do you really think you have a future here?" Cassandra's gaze cut through him like a knife. "Mr. Jones, you knew exactly why I missed that meeting. So why didn't you say a word when Mr. Freeman came asking about it?" She was bluffing, of course. Her goal was to intimidate Kelvin and make it clear that she wasn't someone to be messed w