One more night episode 12

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Owned and written by:- Racheal Dennis.

Episode twelve 🎄

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Cassandra’s pov 🎋🎄

“We’re here, miss” the cab driver said.

His words snapped me out of my thoughts, I looked out the window and saw our apartment a few steps away from us.

I quickly alighted and reached for my purse, I searched in,side and pulled out a few notes, I paid the driver.

“Thank you, sir” I told him and turned to leave.

But he stopped me with a horn, I turned slightly as I waited for him to speak.

“You’re leaving your change behind” he said.

I waved him off. “Don’t bother about it, keep the change” I told him.

It’s not as if I have too much money to spare, but I couldn’t help myself.

I overheard him talking to his wife on the phone earlier, it seemed like his son is in the hospital and needed an operation, but that don’t have enough money.

That’s why I left the change, it’s a little contribution from me,,,I pray they find a helper.

He started thanking me and blessing me, I gave him a small smile and headed towards our apartment.

After walking a few steps, I stopped at the door. I rampaged in,side my purse to get my key, but unfortunately couldn’t find it.

It seemed like I’ve lost it, I reached for the doorbell instead.

“Who’s there?” I heard Vero shouted from in,side.

“It’s me” I said.

“Cassie?!”

I waited a few seconds, the door snapped opened and Vero pulled me into a very tight hug.

“Oh my goodness!” she exclaimed. “You gave me quite a scare, Cinderella!”

“I’m fine” I told her.

I wrapped my arms around her and pat her back, we hugged for a moment before we pulled away.

“Let’s go in,side, Brad’s been panicking” she said.

“He’s back?” I asked.

She nodded. “Yeah, he came back this morning and he was very mad when he didn’t see you” she replied.

I rolled my eyeballs, Brad can exaggerate little things.

I tilted my head and peeped in,side, I couldn’t see him, I guess he wasn’t sitting on my line of view.

“He left last night because his dad was involved in an accident, how’s his dad now?” I asked.

“His dad was in an accident? I didn’t know about that, so I didn’t ask,,,, now I understand why he was angry when he came in” she said.

“Oh”

I remembered Vero was having a drinking competition when he left, she didn’t know he went to see his dad at the hospital.

“Let’s go in”

“Ok” I replied.

We both walked in together, Brad was sitting on a sofa with his phone tightly held in his hands, he’s staring at his phone as if he’s expecting a very important call.

He looked like a man who’s wife ran away, I sniffled a laugh.

“Brad” I called him.

He lifted his head at immediately he heard my voice, he faced me. I didn’t realized when he leaped off the sofa, and pulled me into a hug.

“Sweetheart, you’re back!” He said.

“Yeah” I replied and chuckled lightly.

He took deep breaths and hugged me tighter, like I said, he’s always exaggerating things, but I didn’t push him away though.

I simply let him be, I think he’s hugging me this way because he needed some comfort,,, maybe his father’s condition isn’t that good.

If only he knew I needed some comfort too, my heart was broken before it could even start beating.

“Where did you go? I was worried sick”

“I’m fine, Jayden took me home last night” I told him.

Saying Jayden’s name just seemed to make my heartache more, but I kept my cool, I can’t lash out on anyone,,, nobody forced me to crush on him.

He pulled away from the hug, he started looking at me all over, as if he’s searching for any injuries.

“Did he touch you? Tell me what he did to you, show me where he had touched you” he said.

Touch me? Why do I feel like his own touch is different from mine?
But I shook my head anyway, to answer whichever touch he meant.

“He didn’t do anything to me, I was too drunk” I replied him.

“Are you sure?” he asked again.

“Yeah”

He stared at me briefly, then shook his head in disagreement.

“No, no, think again, maybe you’re too drunk and didn’t remember clearly,,,,are you having a hangover?”

“No, I,,,,,”

“Of course” he interrupted me. “you always have hangovers after drinking all night, I’ll make a hangover cure for you and you’ll think again”

I held his shoulders and led him back to the sofa he was sitting, I helped him sat down.

“Brad, I’m fine, really”

“But,,,,”

I placed a finger on his l-ips, hushing him.

“He didn’t do anything to me, I’m fine, Jayden isn’t a bad guy” I assured him.

He stared directly in my eyes for a moment, then gulped and nodded.

“Alright”

“Yeah”

There’s a moment of silence, Vero came to my side and sat down. After a few moments, I decided to break the silence.

“Brad, how’s your dad?” I asked.

Brad sighed.

“Not so good, but he couldn’t speak, he asked to see you today”

“He asked to see me?” He nodded. “Do you know why?” I asked.

He shook his head.

“Alright, I’ll go with you to visit him this evening”

“He’d really love that, I’m sure he’s been missing you”

I smiled. Mr White (Brandon’s) father is my benefactor, I’m very grateful to him and his family.

I don’t know where I would have been or what would have happened to me, if they hadn’t took me in.

After my parents died, I didn’t wanna acknowledge anyone as my dad or mom, else I would have called him dad,,,but I do see him as a father figure in my life.

After all, he sponsored my education. I just hope his injuries aren’t that serious, he should stay alive until I repay his kindness.

“You must be hungry, I’ll go make you something to eat” Brad said.

“Thank you” I replied.

He leaned forward and placed a k-ss on my forehead, then rushed off to the kitchen.

Vero scoffed immediately he left.

“He should really stop giving you these small k-sses everytime, he ain’t your boyfriend!” she snapped.

“He’s just being an older bro” I told her.

“I don’t care, other might misunderstand him, Cinderella”

I laughed at her words, she scoffed again and threw a glare towards the kitchen,,,she must have already stabbed Brad to death in her head.

As if she’s a light switch, she turned back to me with a very suspicious sweet smile, she gave me weird looks that sent shivers down my spine.

My instincts began telling she’s about asking questions about my night at Jayden’s place, I trust my instincts cause they’ve never lied to me.

“How was your night with Mr hottie?” she asked.

I rolled my eyeballs and gro-ned, I opened my arms and called her in.

“I need a hug” I told her.

“No, you don’t, tell me about it,,,did something happened between you two?” she asked.

I shook my head dejectedly, she frowned slightly.

“Don’t even go there” I replied.

“Don’t even go there? What happened?” she asked again.

“Nothing happened”

Her frown deepened, she pushed my arms away and faced me completely.

“Nothing happened? You spent the night with such a hottie, but nothing happened? How’s that possible?” she asked, sounding perplexed.

“He’s a hottie, but he’s been lying to me, I stumbled upon his secret” I said.

“What secret?” she asked again.

I leaned back on the sofa with my legs folded in a triangle in front of me, I threw my head back and heaved a sigh.

“Do you know what I found out about him?”

I closed my eyes, all I could see was his kid’s smiling face, her innocent eyes were staring back at me accusingly.

“Stop beating around the bush and say something, what happened? what did you found out?” she asked anxiously.

Another sigh left my mouth, this time it’s louder and longer than before.

“It’s just a wishful thinking, it was just my own wishful thinking, we can never be together” I said.

“Why? Why can’t you?”

“He’s married!” I dropped the bombshell.

She released a surprise gasp, her hand flew to her mouth as she stared at me with a shocked expression.

“H-he’s married?” she stuttered.

“Yeah, and he’s got a kid too” I replied.

“Oh my goodness!”

She leaped off her sofa, she quickly pulled me into a hug and pat my back reassuringly.

“He’s looking so hot, young and all, it didn’t strike me he’d be married already” she said.

“Me too”

I thought he’s a bachelor, I thought there’s gonna be a chance for us,,,but it was all a bluff.

“He’s married, I’m really sorry, Cinderella”

“You shouldn’t be sorry, it’s not your fault”

“I know, but you must be hurting a lot right now” she said.

I shook my head.

“That didn’t hurt me, what actually hurt me was the fact that he hid his identity from me” I told her.

“He hid his identity from you?” she asked, I nodded. “Who’s he?”

I let out a hysterical laugh, pulled away from the hug, threw my head back on the sofa and let hot tears flowed down my cheeks.

“He’s my new boss”

“Your new boss?!” she exclaimed.

I laughed dryly.

“Shocking, right?”

“You mean,,,,, ” she trailed off, waiting for me to finish her words.

“He’s the CEO of JJ construction!”

“OMG!” she exclaimed, her jaw dropped.

Her mouth was slightly opened as she’s staring blankly at me, a lot of thoughts must be running through her head right now.

Then she broke into a smile, she wiped my tears but they won’t stop coming,,,I don’t know why.

“Look at it at the bright side, you got to know his personality, he isn’t the show off type” she said.

“But he’s made a fool outta me, I don’t know how to face him, I’m so embarrassed” I cried.

“It’s fine, it’s fine, Cinderella, there’s nothing to be embarrassed of”

“You don’t get it, I was wasted last night and slapped him, I gave him a sleepless night,,,, isn’t that embarrassing?”

“No, you didn’t know he’s your boss, it’s not your fault”

I gave her a ‘what the heck?’ look, I shook my head.

“I don’t even wanna see him, I’m not gonna work at JJ construction anymore”

“What?”

“I’m gonna submit my resignation letter on Monday” I said.

He’s a married man and he hid that fact from me, he’s my boss and he also hid it from me,,, doesn’t that make me a joke to him?

“No, no, you can’t do that” she said.

I gave her a confused look.

“You can’t submit a resignation letter, have you forgotten how you’ve been waiting for two years to work there? Are just gonna throw it all away because you’re heartbroken?”

“I’m not heartbroken” I said.

She scoffed.

“Don’t tell me you’re quitting a job you haven’t even started working yet, because your boss hid his identity,,,I ain’t gonna buy that sh*t”

“Of course, that’s the only reason” I said.

“You’re heartbroken, Cinderella, you didn’t expect he’s married already, that’s why you’re heartbroken”

“It’s not it, I’m not heartbroken”

She rolled her eyeballs.

“Fine, you’re not heartbroken, but just know this,,,, you’re a very beautiful girl, there’s someone out there who’s gonna love you and protect you with he’s got”

Someone out there? When is he gonna find me? I’m tired of being alone, I wanna have a boyfriend already!

“Don’t ever think of quitting your job, don’t let your feelings be your judge”

“My feelings aren’t my judge, you don’t understand”

“I understand, you,,,”

Vero cut herself off when she saw Brad approaching us, I quickly wiped my tears, don’t want Brad to see them or he’s gonna bombard me with questions.

“Milady, your spaghetti has arrived” he said.

But his brows furrowed when he saw my face, he quickly rushed to my side and traced the tear lines on my cheeks.

“What’s wrong? Why’s Cassie crying?” He asked.

He dropped plate of spaghetti on the table, he reached forward and rested my head on his chest.

“Vero, what happened?” He asked Vero.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw Vero glaring at him, she placed her hands on her wa-ist.

“Did you know Jayden’s the CEO of JJ construction?” she asked him.

“Huh?”

Vero scoffed.

“Of course, you know that, he’s your boss after all” she said, sounding as if she’s blaming him.

Well, she’s blaming him, she always find every means to blame Brad.

“Wait,,, what’s going on?” Brad asked.

“You saw Jayden at the club last night, why didn’t you open up to Cassie that Jayden’s the CEO of JJ construction?” she asked.

“What?”

“Why did you have to let her find out on her own?” She blamed Brad.

The truth is, Brad isn’t to be blame, he didn’t do anything wrong, he doesn’t know I’m ignorant of Jayden’s identity.

It’s my fault for not doing my research, I didn’t even know who the CEO of my dream company is,,,, isn’t that my shame?

“Oh, is that why she’s crying?” Brad asked.

“Of course” Vero replied.

Brad sighed, he lifted my head and wiped my cheeks.

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, I thought you knew about him” he said.

“It’s fine, Brad” I smiled at him. “It’s not your fault”

A yawn suddenly escaped my mouth, this is a perfect excuse to go to my room.
I hopped off the sofa, reached for the spaghetti and sighed.

“I’m gonna go get some sleep, I didn’t get to sleep until this morning” I said.

“Cassie,,,”

Ignoring Vero, I rushed towards my room, I just wanna be alone for now.

•••••••••

FFF’s hospital.

“Dad would be so happy to see you” Brad said.

“Yeah” I replied quietly.

We stopped in front of a door, he grabbed the handle and pushed it open, then we entered.

Mrs White was feeding Mr White some food, I wanted to sneak up on her but decided against it, it’s just gonna give her a scare.

Can’t afford giving her a heart attack, this isn’t the right time to sneak on her.

“Aunt!” I shouted happily as I ran towards her.

She turned immediately she heard my voice, she broke into a very wide smile and dropped the food she was holding on the table.

“Oh, my sweet daughter is finally here!” she said.

She opened her arms and I rushed in, she hugged me tight and pampered my face with warm k-sses.

“Aunt has missed you so much, do you miss me too?” she asked.

“Of course, I miss you soooo much, aunt” I replied.

She hugged me even tighter for a moment, before I pulled away from the hug, then faced Mr White.

Looking at him, he’s not as badly injured as Brad made it this morning.

“Uncle, what happened? Weren’t you driving carefully?” I asked, I squatted by his bedside.

He reached forward and pat my back, he smiled at me.

“I’m fine”

“Yeah, you’re fine but badly I injured” I said.

Actually, I wanted to know if he’s badly injured as Brad made it.

“I’m not badly injured, I only dislocated my ankle and broke my right arm,,,but the doctor said I’ll be fine after a week’s rest” he explained.

“Really?”

I threw a glare at Brad, he looked away from me and avoided my eyes at all cost.

“Yeah, uncle haven’t seen you for two months, let me see how beautiful you’ve grown” he said.

I rolled my eyeballs.

“Uncle, just two months won’t make me change”

“That’s not true, a lot can happen in two months, you can get yourself a fiance and he’d soon come ask your hand in marriage” he joked.

We all laughed at his joke, well, except Brad, he cleared his throat.

“Dad, Cassie don’t need a fiance, I’m here for her” he said.

I frowned. “I need a fiance, don’t you want me to get married and give you some nieces and nephews?”

“You can get married to me and give me some sons and daughters” he said.

I chuckled. “You’re joking”

“No, I’m not”

There was an awkward silence, I was staring in Brad’s eyes to know if he’s serious. Judging from his expression, he’s pretty serious.

I released an awkward laugh.

“Aunt and uncle’s not gonna agree to that, you’re basically my brother”

“Brother? Is that all I am to you?” He asked.

There’s a glint of sadness in his eyes, I looked away from him and faced aunt, she’s looking at me expectantly.

She reached for my hand.

“Cassie, we actually wanted you and Brad to get married, we wanted to make you our daughter-in-law, but now you,,,,” she trailed off.

Uncle cleared his throat, I faced him and gave him my attention.

“It’s not as if we are forcing you or something, it’s just that Brad truly loves you, it you’re attentive enough you’d notice it in his behaviors towards you,,, ”

I took a glance at Brad, if he loves me why didn’t he tell me earlier? Why is he letting his parents tell me? Isn’t this like indirectly forcing me to date him?

“,,,, we don’t wanna lose you to another family, you’ve stayed in our family and we’ve gotten used to you, that’s why we wanted you to marry Brad,,, besides, he really loves you” uncle said.

“But I’ve always seen Brad as a brother”

Aunt turned me to her, she held my face in her palm and smiled at me.

“I know, but he’s not your brother, that’s the fact. He’s got a totally different blood running in his veins, you’re not in anyway related,,, just give him a chance and he’s gonna treat you right,,, we’ll treat you right” aunt said.

Her eyes are begging me to say yes, or should I say they’re forcing me to say yes.

I turned to Brad, he’s also staring at me pleadingly, even uncle was also staring at me pleadingly.

“We don’t wanna lose you to another family, please consider our son” aunt said.

“But aunt,,,,”

Brad knelt before me, he collected my hands from aunt and squeezed them gently.

“I really do love you, I don’t care whatever reason mom and dad has as to wanting you to marry me, but I do love you, my reason is love” he said.

Brad’s my benefactor, I wouldn’t have made it to this day if he hasn’t taken me to his home that day,,, I’d be dead by now.

I’m grateful to his family, they are my saviors. If marrying their son is the only way to repay their kindness, then I would do it.

After all, the man I wanted to ask out is married, I should focus on myself too.

“Sweetheart, trust me, I really love you and,,,,”

“Fine” I cut him off. “I’ll marry you”

He tensed at my words, I guess he wasn’t expecting I’d say yes.

“Y-you said yes?”

I nodded, I’m repaying a favor.

“Yes”

Aunt pushed him away and pulled me into a hug, I laughed.

“Oh my sweet baby, she agreed, she’s gonna be my daughter-in-law!” She shouted.

I looked at Brad through my lashes, he’s grinning from ear to ear. He rushed to uncle and hugged him, they’re all happy at my response.

The joy on their faces made me feel content, though it’s not my wish to marry Brad, but at least I’ve put a smile on their faces.

I’m repaying their favor, it’s not bad to sacrifice my happiness.

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