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Chapter 7- Reality (4)

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CHAPTER 7- REALITY (Part 4)

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"Please leave. I have to speak with my husband," Cassia calmly implored.

"Husband, huh? Well, that marriage contract and the ring is all you're going to get from him anyway. He's still mine," the woman said in heavily accented French.

Cassia felt the threat of tears in her eyes so she blinked them away quickly.

"Mademoiselle, I am not looking for a fight this morning. I just want to speak with Nikos. So if you could please leave us...that would be great," Cassia tried to stay calm as she said the words.

The woman inclined her head and slowly sat up on the bed. She shrugged then rose from the bed in all her naked glory. She even stretched before reaching for a robe beside the bed. Cassia saw red when she saw Nikos watching his mistress flaunt her body.

"I don't really know what he saw in you. Hmm...then again, maybe it's because of all the money to your name," Marietta told her with ice in her voice before she started to walk across the room.

"All right. Get out!" Cassia shouted. "Nikos, we need to talk."

"You don't have to tell me anything. Your grandfather already said all you wanted to say," Nikos replied in a bored tone.

"What? What did he say?!"

"That you don't want to live with me...you don't want to be my wife. You want to receive a big monthly allowance. Does that sum it up?"

"What? I never said that!"

Nikos threw back his head and laughed.

"Do not lie to me Cassia. I am perfectly agreeable with your terms. I thank you for letting me keep my mistresses. So quit the wounded wife act at seeing me here with Marietta. You practically gave your consent for this."

"What?! I never said anything like that! In fact, I am wondering how you could jump from my bed to another's in such a short span of time!"

The man even had the gall to laugh.

He gave her a patronizing glare and spoke, "I have no wish to discuss my personal affairs with you. I don't even know why you are acting like this when you told your grandfather that I can keep my mistresses so long as I am discreet about it."

"Nikos...I didn't say that! Can't you see that Costas is lying to you like he's been doing right from the start?"

"As they say, the fruit never falls far from the tree."

Cassia flinched as if she's been slapped.

"Nikos...please. Listen to me. I don't know what happened but Costas must've heard of my plans of divorcing you—"

"Divorce? Dear gods, where did you get that idea, wife?" Nikos asked in a mocking tone.

He finished dressing and turned to glare at her. He wrapped his arms around his chest and then casually leaned his hip on the side of the desk.