Cassian swept his wet hair lightly in front of the mirror, causing the droplets to splatter on the floor.
What should he do?
What should he do to win Yerniaâs heart?
Perhaps, he needed to do a little more.
Thatâs what he thought about all the time in the shower.
Cassian was aware he was beginning to shake Yerniaâs emotions.
His actions seemed to agitate her and do her act out of character.
âWhy were you avoiding me?â
âSpeak straight. Itâs hard to understand.â
âYou told me I just have to do it in front of the woman. Now, tell me why!â
When Vihani attempted to get out of his ship, Cassian recklessly dragged her away to prevent her from leaving.
For a moment, he pondered whether he should break her wrist or not.
But Yernia was still on this ship.
So, he tried to be patient and regarded Vihani with boredom.
âWhy should I not avoid you? I donât even know your name.â
âBecause I like you.â
Cassian threw his head back and laughed.
He didnât even recall who Vihani was until she reappeared in his life.
He had no good reason to remember her name.
Unfortunately, he remembered her face.
This woman used to stalk him back at the academy.
âWhat do you want me to do? I hate you to the point of disgust.â
Vihani broke into the menâs dormitory and stole Cassianâs stuff in the past.
She even put Yernia in a lot of trouble by spraying water and dropping flowerpots over her head.
It was crazy that every time Yernia was in danger, he would always witness such a situation.
He knew it was a trick to get his attention on purpose.
At that time, Cassian tried his best to pull Yernia aside and hold her in his arms to avoid the falling flowerpot and the water.
Despite these threats, Yernia only fell and scratched her knees and hands once before everything stopped.
Cassian eventually forced Vihani to transfer to another academy.
Yernia was foolish to think it was all a coincidence.
âArenât you afraid that I will do something to your wife? Didnât I say itâs alright for you to have a girlfriend?â Vihani murmured without noticing the black energy surrounding him.
Should he just kill this b*tch?
He had never met someone this annoying!
The world would be better if he got rid of her existence.
If only he could throw this woman to a monster and make her its prey without further enduring her company.
Wait a minute.
Cassian was raising a monster inside him.
No.
Not a monster but an Esper.
He was the monster.
At that moment, he heard footsteps.
When Cassian raised his head, he saw the hair before seeing her face.
It was pink.
His brow furrowed because he could tell who it was, so he regained his power.
âListen up.â Cassian tugged at Vihaniâs arm.
Then, he tucked a stray strand behind her ear.
Her cheeks were flushed as if she liked the sudden contact.
âYou have a hidden child, right?â
â!â
âIt would be great if Marquis Raymond learned about your past before marrying him. Donât you think so?â
This thick-skinned woman never cared about other peopleâs lives at all.
She must have assumed she could easily step on Yernia just because she was younger, meeker, and more sympathetic, but if it were someone else, she would not have left Vihani alone for talking to him like she was his lover in front of his legal wife.
Cassian would bury her in any form.
Vihani might not care about Yernia.
But what about her child?
After she approached him on his wedding day, Cassian did some background checks on her.
No wonder she looked familiar.
She was the crazy woman who stalked him.
According to the reports, she sent financial support to her relatives watching over her child.
Cassian also learned that Vihani didnât visit her children anymore after hearing it from Marquis Raymond when he bragged about his wife at a party.
Vihani couldnât attend at that time because she was sick.
When someone jealous of him quarreled about whether he was his wifeâs second husband or not, Marquis Raymond laughed and responded it was her first marriage.
The Marquis must not have known of Vihaniâs past because if he had, Vihani wouldnât have turned this pale right now.
âIf you want to protect your child and your new family, stay away from me.â
Cassian had no intention of letting her off the hook.
Cassian glanced at Yernia as she hid in the corner while staring blankly in their direction.
Then, she hurriedly turned around and ran just before their eyes met.
Cassian didnât think twice about chasing after her, but he barely grabbed the wall when he saw her escape her hiding spot.
Despite his multiple threats, Vihani sat next to him as if she was out of her mind.
It felt uncomfortable but he tried not to think too much about it.
However, his rising ire cooled down completely because of Yernia.