Chapter 40

"How do you know about my father?" Cassandra probed. Simon's voice was clearly laced with mockery. "You've been married to my son for so many years. Do you think I know nothing about you?" Her expression turned grave as her hand tightened around the phone. "What did you mean just now? What does my father's hotel have to do with you?" "The ownership of your father's hotel is in my hands now." "What?" "The people who set up your father back then gambled their money away over the years. They lost everything and even racked up huge debts. In the end, they sold the hotel to me at a dirt-cheap price." Cassandra was immediately on high alert. Ryan had warned her before that these so-called parents-in-law of hers were anything but saints. If she went over alone, there was no telling what might happen. Simon kept convincing her over the phone, saying, "Come over, and let's talk face-to-face. I might consider giving the hotel back to you. As long as you agree to divorce my son, everythin