Chapter 387

"I had Emma James call Mrs. Hooper and tell her you're staying over at her place tonight," he said, glancing up at her with a faint smirk. "Oh, great. That works," Cassandra immediately felt relieved. She and Emma were close, so saying she was crashing at her place wouldn't raise any red flags. Lately, since Mara Hawthorne had been causing trouble, she hadn’t dared visit Emma in person, worried she might get her involved. They’d only kept in touch through calls and video chats. "Yeah? Then our sweet Cassie can go stay at 'Emma's' place more often," Damien added with a meaningful tone. "Uh, nope, definitely not!" She pretended to miss his hint entirely, shaking her head earnestly. "Even if Emma and I are tight, staying over there all the time just makes it look like things are bad at home — like I'm escaping or something." In her head, she was already putting up boundaries. No more late-night meetings with this man. And even if they did meet, she would never let him give her a ride home