Chapter 11
I walked out of the hospital and never looked back.
A week later, I heard Cassandra had been resuscitated–barely. The stroke left her paralyzed.
+25 BONUS
Deke lost it. Stormed into Anita’s hospital room and beat her. She was still weak from surgery, so yeah, it got ugly.
That was her breaking point. She called the cops.
Deke got arrested for assault. While he was locked up, no one took care of Cassandra.
I still had his key. One day, curiosity won.
The place reeked. Rotting food, stale air–made me gag. And there she was, Cassandra, limp in bed, eyes dull, body unmoving. Not even a sip of water nearby.
Then she saw me. Her eyes flickered–desperate. She tried to speak, to beg. Nothing came out.
Leaning against the doorframe, I smiled.
“I’m just here to return the key. Don’t worry, Deke will be out in two days.”
Then I turned and left.
By the time he got out, Anita had filed for divorce. The same day he got the papers, he showed up at my office with a diamond ring.
I watched from a distance. He stood there, waiting.
I felt nothing but disgust. No anger. No sadness. Just… nothing.
Perfect.
Didn’t bother seeing him. Called security instead.
Deke had played himself. One bad move led to another, and now? Game over.
I’d never look back. Never forgive.
He was utterly stunned.
He didn’t get it. Stood outside my office for hours, clutching that stupid ring box. By nightfall, he finally gave up.
Anita skipped town, cut him off completely. If they’d just been honest from the start, maybe it wouldn’t have crashed like this. But they were too selfish, too greedy.
After his arrest, Deke lost his job. With his paralyzed mom at home, he had no choice but to stay and take
